State Housing Element law (Government Code Section 65580 et. seq. ) mandates that local governments adequately plan to meet the existing and projected housing needs of all economic segments of their communities. The City's current Housing Element was adopted by City Council on February 11, 2014 via Resolution No. 8168. On October 25, 2016, City Council amended the Housing Element via Resolution no. 8471. One of the responsibilities of the Development Services Department is to implement the City's General Plan Housing Element. This page is where information regarding the development of housing within the City may be accessed. Implementation of the Housing Element is ongoing, so please check back often as this page will be continually updated.
The City's 2013 - 2021 Housing Element ( Housing Element Appendices only ) (6.8 MB; last update 12/2016).
On March 5, 2014, the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) certified that the adopted 2013-2021 Housing Element (5th Cycle) complies with State Housing Element law. HCD Certification Letter .
On March 14, 2017, HCD informed the City that the 5th Cycle Housing Element complies with State Housing Element law: HCD Compliance letter .
Initial Study : Negative Declaration (Environmental Document)
Click here to download the City's 2008-2013 Housing Element , adopted February 28, 2012 (1.5 MB)`
Goal A: To Designate Sufficient Land to Accommodate Placerville's Share of El Dorado County's Future Housing Needs
Goal B: To Facilitate the Development of Housing for Special Needs Households
Goal C: To Facilitate the Development of Housing Affordable to Lower-and Moderate-Income Households
Goal D: To Promote Equal Housing Opportunity for all Residents
Goal E: To Preserve the Existing Housing Stock
Goal F: To Conserve Existing Affordable Housing Opportunities
Goal G: To Promote Residential Energy Conservation
An important requirement of State Housing Element Law is that each city and county plan for its share of the region's future housing needs. In the six-county greater Sacramento area, the Sacramento Area Council of Governments ( SACOG ) prepared a Regional Housing Needs Plan (September 2012) that determines the regional housing needs for El Dorado County and the cities within the County. SACOG determines a projection of the amount of affordable housing El Dorado County will need for each planning period and then distributes that number among its participating jurisdictions. Placerville is a member of SACOG, and as such is subject to a Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) requirement. Under the SACOG plan, El Dorado County and its cities are responsible for accommodating an additional 5,136 housing units between 2013 and 2021, of which Placerville is responsible for 372. Of the 372 units, 39 of them are expected to be affordable to extremely-low-income households, 39 to very-low-income households, and 55 to low-income households.
The following table shows the number and percentage of housing units identified in the SACOG Regional Housing Needs Plan for Placerville, by income category, for the planning period between 2013 and 2021.
Regional Housing Needs Plan for Placerville (2013-2021)
Income Category | RHNP Allocation | |
---|---|---|
Number | Percent | |
Extremely Low | 39 | 10.5% |
Very Low | 39 | 10.5% |
Low | 55 | 14.8% |
Moderate | 69 | 18.5% |
Above Moderate | 170 | 45.7% |
Total | 372 | 100% |
Source : Regional Housing Needs Plan, Sacramento Area Council of Governments, September 2012
Although Placerville is not directly responsible for the actual construction of these units, the City is responsible for creating a regulatory environment in which these housing units can be built. The development of affordable units can be encouraged through adoption and implementation of General Plan policies, zoning policies, and the provisions of financial and regulatory incentives.
City of Placerville
Planning Division
3101 Center Street
Placerville CA 95667
(530) 642-5252