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PRESS RELEASE and HISTORICAL LINKS and PODCAST. From the San Mateo County Planning and Building Department and other sources.
From Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council (PMAC) councilmember, Patrick Horn, with KPDO’s (KZSG) Catherine Peery. (10 minutes).
San Mateo County 2023-0231 Housing Element / March 2024 Public Review Draft
- Programs committing to:
- A new Rural South Coast Housing Study and Strategy
- A comprehensively updated Farm Labor Housing Study and Strategy
- An initial study of a Community Plan for Pescadero
- A site-by-site assessment of the feasibility of developing farm labor housing in the County’s Coastal Zone
- Encouraging the use of local labor and provide publicly-available labor resources
- Creation of an ADU resource center to facilitate and incentivize the creation of accessory dwelling units
- Various other expanded programs committing to the development of housing and housing assistance to various special needs populations, including farm laborers, the homeless, low-income seniors, large families, and female-headed households.
Pescadero-Related Document Reference Points from 2023-2031 Housing Element
- Page 53. HE 22.4 Support the development of housing for farm laborers, and monitor the quality and safety of farm labor housing sites.
- Page 56. HE 22.5 Rural South Coast Housing Assessment and Strategy
- Page 57. HE 22.6 Farm Labor Housing Study and Strategy
- Page 57. HE 22.7 Preliminary Pescadero Community Plan Assessment
- Page 58. HE 22.8 Farm Labor Housing Sites Analysis and Regulatory Streamlining
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Pescadero Community and Housing Background Links
Agricultural Advisory Commission Farmers, Seeing a Huge Decline in Half Moon Bay and South Coast Farming, Ask “Are We Short Farmworker Housing? Do We Need an Audit?”
SURVEY for the Pescadero Plaza Community Space ~ What Do You Think?
Leadership Council of San Mateo County Presents to the PMAC on the Issues of Water Availability in Pescadero, as Relates to Housing, Education and Equity
Pescadero’s Workforce Housing Organization Publishes Report 25 Years in the Making
From the Pescadero Community Foundation website and f
County of San Mateo South Coast Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Report
From San Mateo County August 2022.
Pescadero Community Sewer Project – October 2008
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Sewerage system called “critical” for Pescadero
Advisory board calls for community input.
From the Half Moon Bay Review, by Greg Thomas, July 9th, 2008
What is the Housing Element?
The Housing Element is a component of the County’s General Plan, which establishes the goals and policies for the future development of the unincorporated County. The Housing Element is a required component of the General Plan, mandated by State Law, and the Housing Element must be periodically updated, on a schedule established by State law.
The Housing Element is the primary document that assesses the County’s housing needs and establishes policies and programs to address those needs, for the next eight years, from 2023 to 2031.
The Housing Element must also demonstrate that the unincorporated County has sufficient developable or redevelopable sites to meet the County’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation, the amount of housing that the State of California and the regional Association of Bay Area Governments determines is needed over the next eight years.
The County’s Housing Element only covers unincorporated portions of the County; each City within the County also has its own Housing Element, which must be updated on the same schedule.
Once the Housing Element is updated, it must be reviewed by the County Planning Commission, adopted by the Board of Supervisors, and submitted to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for review and approval.
More information on the requirements for the Housing Element, the update process, and other elements of State law are available on the HCD website.
What is the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA)?
The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) determines the amount of housing needed for the Bay Area as a whole, over the eight years covered by the Housing Element. The Association of Bay Area Governments then allocates this total housing need among all the jurisdictions in the Bay Area, including each city and county. Each jurisdiction’s amount is its Regional Housing Need Allocation or RHNA. The total RHNA for each jurisdiction is also divided by income level, showing the amount of housing needed for various income categories.
The RHNA process is described in more detail on HCD’s website, and the allocations for Bay Area jurisdictions are available on ABAG’s website, as well as a description of the process for creating the allocations, and other information on the RHNA process.
A key component of the County’s Housing Element will be an inventory of sites available for the development of housing at appropriate income levels, demonstrating that there is sufficiently available land to meet the County’s RHNA.
What is the Process for Updating the Housing Element?
The Housing Element update is in its early stages. The process will include information gathering and data collection on current housing conditions and housing needs, challenges, and barriers; analysis of available sites for housing development; public outreach, input, and engagement, including various public workshops and forums; creation and assessment of housing policies and programs; draft documents; Planning Commission review, Board of Supervisors approval, and ultimately submittal to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for review and approval. A proposed schedule and information on these steps will be posted here as the update proceeds.
Opportunities for Input
The Housing Update will be based on community input, and there will be a variety of opportunities to participate in public forums and hearings, and to provide direct input by other means. Input opportunities will be posted to this page as the update proceeds. To receive email updates, please sign up using the form on this page.
2024 Election
The 2024 Board of Supervisors, from left: Ray Mueller (D3), Noelia Corzo (D2) Warren Slocum (D4, BOS President), David J. Canepa (D5, BOS Vice President) and Dave Pine (D1, outgoing BOS President).
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