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Housing Element Implementation
RHNA Implementation
For the years between 2021 – 2029, the County is required to have developable land for the following number of units. See the progress of housing units built in the chart below.
Placer County's RHNA Progress Updated: 7/19/2021 | |||||
| Very Low Income | Low Income | Moderate Income | Above Moderate Income | Total | |
| Housing Units Needed | 2,127 | 1,282 | 1,319 | 3,126 | 7,854 |
| Housing Units Built | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX |
| % of Need Met | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How is the assigned RHNA calculated?
For example, the Town of Springfield must accommodate 3,000 Very Low/Low Income Units, 1,500 Moderate Income Units, and 3,000 Above Moderate-Income Units as part of its RHNA. Like Placer County, Springfield is a Metropolitan Jurisdiction, so the land suitable for Very Low/Low Income development must allow at least 30 units per acre. Springfield must also identify properties that have existing infrastructure (water, sewer, etc.), and that property’s area is added to the amount of land required. If Springfield assumes that all its identified sites will develop to 80% of its possible capacity, it will need to have a total of 125 acres zoned for 30 acres or more to meet the Very Low/Low Income RHNA. It will also have to make sure it has land available to meet its Moderate and Above Moderate RHNA, but there are no requirements for the allowed density set by the state. The example breakdown is shown below:
| RHNA Category | Units Needed | Allowed Units Per Acre | Total Acres Required (Units/Min. Density/80%) |
| Very Low/Low Income | 3,000 | 30 | 125 |
| Moderate Income | 1,500 | 15 | 125 |
| Above Moderate Income | 3,000 | 2 | 1,875 |
| Total | 7,500 | -- | 2,125 |
Housing Program Implementation
Check out the current progress of each of the 49 housing programs in the chart below.
Housing Program Progress Tracker Updated: 7/19/2021 | |||
| Program | Objective | Current Progress | Timeframe |
| HE-1: Rezone to Meet the RHNA (NEW) | 1,107 lower-income units | May 2024 | |
| HE-2: Housing Opportunity Sites | - | Ongoing | |
| HE-3: Minimum Density Standard | - | 2024 | |
| HE-4: Zoning Standards for Multifamily Development | 50 lower-income and 50 moderate- income units | 2021 | |
| HE-5: Objective Design Standards (NEW) | - | 2022 | |
| HE-6: Subdivision Standards (NEW) | 50 moderate- income units | 2022 | |
| HE-7: Standards for Infill Development (NEW) | - | 2022 | |
| HE-8: Incentives for Infill Development (NEW) | - | 2022 | |
| HE-9: Expand Public Water and Sewer Capacity for Housing | - | Ongoing | |
| HE-10: Prioritize Infrastructure Improvements for Affordable Housing | 75 lower-income, 40 moderate- income units, and 35 above moderate- income units | 2021 | |
| HE-11: Sewer Infrastructure Planning in North Auburn (NEW) | 337 lower-income units | Dec 2022 | |
| HE-12: Construction Labor Force (NEW) | - | Ongoing | |
| HE-13: County Fee Structure (NEW) | - | 2026 | |
| HE-14: Legislative Initiatives | - | Ongoing | |
| HE-15: Support Affordable Housing Development | 250 extremely low-income; 500 very low-income; 500 low-income units | Ongoing | |
| HE-16: Affordable Housing and Employee Accommodations (NEW) | 80 very low-income; 80 low-income; and 40 moderate-income units | 2021 | |
| HE-17: Update Density Bonus Law (NEW) | 75 very low-income; 50 low-income units | 2021 | |
| HE-18: Establish Permanent Funding for Affordable Housing | 1,056 lower-income units | 2023/Ongoing | |
| HE-19: Community Conversations on Housing | - | Ongoing | |
| HE-20: Encourage Shared Housing | 50 households | 2021/Ongoing | |
| HE-21: Landlord Training Seminars | 50 households | Ongoing | |
| HE-22: Rental Assistance Program | 27 low-income households | 2021 | |
| HE-23: Housing Choice Vouchers Program | 250 lower-income households | Ongoing | |
| HE-24: Affordable Housing on Surplus Land (NEW) | 80 lower-income units | Ongoing | |
| HE-25: Adaptive Reuse and Conversion of Existing Properties (NEW) | 25 households | Ongoing | |
| HE-26: Dollar Creek Crossing Site (NEW) | 20 above moderate-income, 40 moderate-income, and 80 lower-income units | Early 2023 | |
| HE-27: ADU Promotional Campaign (NEW) | 700 ADUs | 2021 | |
| HE-28: Prototype ADU Plans | 70 ADUs | Dec 2021 | |
| HE-29: ADU Loan Program (NEW) | 70 ADUs | 2023 | |
| HE-30: Monitor ADU Affordability (NEW) | 300 lower-income units | Annual Monitoring | |
| HE-31: Remove Modular Housing Constraints (NEW) | - | Ongoing | |
| HE-32: Zoning for Missing Middle Housing Types (NEW) | 150 moderate-income units | 2024 | |
| HE-33: Promote Missing Middle Housing Types (NEW) | 125 moderate-income units | 2022/Ongoing | |
| HE-34: Zoning for Residential on Religious Property (NEW) | - | 2023 | |
| HE-35: CDBG Rehabilitation Funds | 25 lower-income units | Ongoing | |
| HE-36: At-Risk Properties | - | Ongoing | |
| HE-37: Wildfire Housing Risk Reduction Program (NEW) | 25 lower-income units, 20 moderate-income units, 20 above moderate -income units | 2022 | |
| HE-38: TRPA Code Changes | 30 lower-income units | Ongoing | |
| HE-39: New Mechanisms for Achievable Housing | 290 achievable housing units | Ongoing | |
| HE-40: Emergency Shelters | - | Ongoing | |
| HE-41: Zoning Code Amendments for Emergency and Supportive Housing (NEW) | - | 2022 | |
| HE-42: Group Homes (NEW) | - | 2022 | |
| HE-43: Placer County Homeless Strategy (NEW) | - | Dec 2024 | |
| HE-44: Reasonable Accommodation Ordinance | - | 2021 | |
| HE-45: Fair Housing Information | - | Ongoing | |
| HE-46: Promote Affordable Housing in High-Resource Areas (NEW) (NEW) | - | June 2022 | |
| HE-47: Improve Low-Resource Areas Access to Opportunities | - | Ongoing | |
| HE-48: Housing Assistance Programs | - | Ongoing | |
| HE-49: Analyze Potential Tenant Protections (NEW) | 150 households | June 2025 | |