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68℉2023-2031 Housing Element
This page provides the Housing Element document and shows its progression through the phases of public feedback.
Following several rounds of public engagement, in late 2022, City staff submitted the Draft 2023-2031 Housing Element to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for review. Upon completing its review, HCD issued a formal comment letter to the City. Read the letter.
Staff addressed the comments made by HCD in its letter, creating a Revised Draft 2023-2031 Housing Element, which was adopted by the San José City Council on June 20, 2023. HCD issued a second comment letter on Aug. 28, 2023.
Staff addressed the comments made by HCD in their Aug. 28, 2023 letter as well as comments made by stakeholders. This resulted in revisions to the Council-adopted 2023-2031 Housing Element, which stands as the “Adopted 2023-2031 Housing Element, Revised as of November 29, 2023” shown below.HCD certified the 6th Cycle Housing Element on January 29, 2024. Drafts of the Housing Element are available below:
To further help orient you to the document, we have created this short video.
The slide deck for this video is also available in Spanish and Vietnamese.
PROCESS
Staff conducted three phases of community engagement leading up to the release of the first Draft 2023-2031 Housing Element:
- Fall 2019 to Spring 2020 - City staff engaged the public on Part 1 of the Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH).
- Fall 2021 to Spring 2022 - City staff began Part 2 of the AFH, introduced the public to the Housing Element Update process, and asked for feedback on housing needs and goals.
- Spring 2022 to Summer 2022 - City staff engaged the public on draft goals, strategies, policies, programs, and actions and continued the dialogue about fair housing concepts.
Staff also conducted data analysis and stakeholder engagement related to housing needs, progress with implementing the current 5th Cycle Housing Element, constraints on housing production, potential land to include in the residential site inventory, and other Housing Element requirements.
For more information, please see the main Housing Element Update page.
Dwellings, the official podcast of the San José Housing Department, interviewed Ruth Cueto (Planning Division, Supervising Planner) and Kristen Clements (Housing Department, Division Manager) to explain what the Housing Element is, and how the update will impact San José's future. Listen to Dwellings Episode 9: San José’s Housing Element to learn more.
We also made a this short video that walks you through the Housing Element document. The slide deck for this video is available in Spanish and Vietnamese.
We’re partnering with "Let's Talk Housing"
All 15 cities and towns in Santa Clara County are updating their housing elements. With funding support from the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), the planning departments of these cities have formed a collaborative, Let's Talk Housing, to support public education on the Housing Element process. You can learn more about how housing elements work at www.LetsTalkHousingSCC.org.
DOCUMENTS & RESOURCES
City of San José
- Information Memo, Sept. 25, 2023: Update on the preparation of the 2023-2031 Housing Element and the California Department of Housing and Community Development’s second review of the document.
- Public Letters and Web Comments Received During the first and second Public Review Period of Draft 2023-2031 Housing Element (July - December 2022)
- Public Letters and Web Comments Received During the Public Hearing process (May - June 2023)
- Information Memo, Feb. 9, 2023: Update on Draft 2023-2031 Housing Element and status of staff response to HCD comments.
- City of San José Final 2014-2023 Final Housing Element
- October 2020 Housing Element Council Memo
- 2020 RHNA Informational Memo: This memo provided an update to City Council on changes to state laws and their impact on San José’s Housing Element update.
- City of San José Adopted Housing Element 2007-2014 and Final Annual Progress Report for the 2007-2014 Housing Element
- Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) to the Envision San José 2040 General Plan EIR for the 2023-2031 Housing Element Update.
State Housing and Community Development Department (HCD)
- Housing Element Sites Inventory Guidance Memo: HCD interpretation of recent amendments to the State Housing Element Law and its implications for local jurisdictions.
- HCD AB 686 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: HCD interpretation of AB 686, its Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing requirements, and implications for local jurisdictions.
Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)
- RHNA webpage: ABAG’s RHNA methodology, its development, and local allocations.
- Housing Technical Assistance Program webpage: ABAG's program to help local jurisdictions during the housing element update process.