El Dorado County Housing Plan released and public comment period open

El Dorado County’s housing plan is available for public comment and has been
submitted to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for review. The “2021-2021 Housing Element Update” is the County’s plan for addressing the housing needs of residents of all income levels in the unincorporated areas of the county (outside of the City of South Lake Tahoe and Placerville).

The Public Review Draft of the 2021-2029 Housing Element Update is available on the County Long Range Planning website at www.edcgov.us/government/LongRangePlanning.

The major updates and required changes are centered on the revised housing allocations based on the Regional Housing Needs Assessment, an update of the inventory using the General Plan land use designations, addressing Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing in accordance with state law, and a review of the success in meeting the goals and objectives of the previously adopted element.

The Planning and Building Department will accept public comments through July 8, 2021, which will be incorporated into the final draft document for the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors review. The Housing Element is tentatively scheduled for approval by the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors
in August 2021.

Public comment may be submitted in writing by email to Cynthia.freeland@edcgov.us or by mail to C.J. Freeland, Planning and Building Department, 2850 Fairlane Court, Bldg. C, Placerville CA 95667.

A public workshop is scheduled as a joint meeting of the Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission on Monday, July 19, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. via Zoom. Instructions on how to join the meeting and participate will be published in the meeting agenda.

More information about the Housing Element of the County General Plan is available at www.edcgov.us/government/LongRangePlanning. For additional information call (530) 621-5159.