California Government Code ARTICLE 10.6 - Housing Elements

  • Section 65580.
    The Legislature finds and declares as follows:(a) The availability of housing is of vital statewide importance, and the early attainment of decent housing and a suitable...
  • Section 65581.
    It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article:(a) To assure that counties and cities recognize their responsibilities in contributing to the attainment of...
  • Section 65582.
    As used in this article, the following definitions apply:(a) “Community,” “locality,” “local government,” or “jurisdiction” means a city, city and county, or county.(b) “Council of governments” means...
  • Section 65582.1.
    The Legislature finds and declares that it has provided reforms and incentives to facilitate and expedite the construction of affordable housing. Those reforms and incentives...
  • Section 65583.
    The housing element shall consist of an identification and analysis of existing and projected housing needs and a statement of goals, policies, quantified objectives, financial...
  • Section 65583.1.
    (a) The Department of Housing and Community Development, in evaluating a proposed or adopted housing element for substantial compliance with this article, may allow a city...
  • Section 65583.2.
    (a) A city’s or county’s inventory of land suitable for residential development pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 65583 shall be used to...
  • Section 65583.2.a.
    (a) A city’s or county’s inventory of land suitable for residential development pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 65583 shall be used to...
  • Section 65584.
    (a) (1) For the fourth and subsequent revisions of the housing element pursuant to Section 65588, the department shall determine the existing and projected need for housing...
  • Section 65584.01.
    For the fourth and subsequent revision of the housing element pursuant to Section 65588, the department, in consultation with each council of governments, where applicable,...
  • Section 65584.02.
    (a) For the fourth and subsequent revisions of the housing element pursuant to Section 65588, the existing and projected need for housing may be determined for...
  • Section 65584.03.
    (a) At least 28 months prior to the scheduled housing element update required by Section 65588, at least two or more cities and a county, or...
  • Section 65584.04.
    (a) At least two years prior to a scheduled revision required by Section 65588, each council of governments, or delegate subregion as applicable, shall develop a...
  • Section 65584.05.
    (a) At least one and one-half years prior to the scheduled revision required by Section 65588, each council of governments and delegate subregion, as applicable, shall...
  • Section 65584.06.
    (a) For cities and counties without a council of governments, the department shall determine and distribute the existing and projected housing need, in accordance with Section...
  • Section 65584.07.
    (a) During the period between adoption of a final regional housing needs allocation and the due date of the housing element update under Section 65588, the...
  • Section 65584.09.
    (a) For housing elements due pursuant to Section 65588 on or after January 1, 2006, if a city or county in the prior planning period failed...
  • Section 65584.1.
    Councils of government may charge a fee to local governments to cover the projected reasonable, actual costs of the council in distributing regional housing needs...
  • Section 65584.2.
    A local government may, but is not required to, conduct a review or appeal regarding allocation data provided by the department or the council of...
  • Section 65584.3.
    (a) A city that is incorporated to promote commerce and industry, that is located in the County of Los Angeles, and that has no residentially zoned...
  • Section 65584.6.
    (a) The County of Napa may, during its current housing element planning period, identified in Section 65588, meet up to 15 percent of its existing share...
  • Section 65585.
    (a) In the preparation of its housing element, each city and county shall consider the guidelines adopted by the department pursuant to Section 50459 of the...
  • Section 65587.
    (a) Each city, county, or city and county shall bring its housing element, as required by subdivision (c) of Section 65302, into conformity with the requirements...
  • Section 65588.
    (a) Each local government shall review its housing element as frequently as appropriate to evaluate all of the following:(1) The appropriateness of the housing goals, objectives, and...
  • Section 65589.
    (a) Nothing in this article shall require a city, county, or city and county to do any of the following:(1) Expend local revenues for the construction of...
  • Section 65589.3.
    In any action filed on or after January 1, 1991, taken to challenge the validity of a housing element, there shall be a rebuttable presumption...
  • Section 65589.4.
    (a) An attached housing development shall be a permitted use not subject to a conditional use permit on any parcel zoned for an attached housing development...
  • Section 65589.5.
    (a) (1) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(A) The lack of housing, including emergency shelters, is a critical problem that threatens the economic, environmental, and...
  • Section 65589.6.
    In any action taken to challenge the validity of a decision by a city, county, or city and county to disapprove a project or approve...
  • Section 65589.7.
    (a) The housing element adopted by the legislative body and any amendments made to that element shall be immediately delivered to all public agencies or private...
  • Section 65589.8.
    A local government which adopts a requirement in its housing element that a housing development contain a fixed percentage of affordable housing units, shall permit...

Last modified: October 22, 2018