Draft 4 Housing Element for Housing & Community Development (HCD) Review: Public Comment Period through May 9, 2024

The draft Housing Element and Appendices for the Town of Woodside were transmitted to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) on July 17, 2022 (Draft 1). Review the Draft 1 submittal to HCD.

On October 14, 2022, HCD provided written comments on the Draft 1 Housing Element to be addressed by the Town.

The Town Council received public input and discussed the comments from HCD at the Town Council meetings of December 13, 2022, January 10, 2023, and January 31, 2023. On January 31, 2023, the Town Council provided direction to Town staff to revise the draft Housing Element in response to HCD's comments and submit Draft 2 for HCD review. On March 15, 2023, the Town submitted Draft 2 Housing Element, along with public comments, to HCD for review after a seven-day public comment period. Review the Draft 2 submittal to HCD.

On May 12, 2023, HCD provided written comments on the Draft 2 Housing Element to be addressed by the Town (see related documents below).

Since receipt of the May 12, 2023, comments, Town staff has met with HCD staff on several occasions, in addition to receiving informal comments from HCD staff for the Town to address. The latest Matrix created by HCD on January 11, 2024, outlining the remaining comments that need to be addressed in the Draft 3 Housing Element is included in the related documents below with summary response from Town staff outlining how each of the comments have been addressed.

The Draft 3 Housing Element was submitted to HCD on March 15, 2024. On April 9, 2024, HCD provided preliminary mid review comments that required additional revisions to the Housing Element. On April 17, 2024, Town staff met with HCD staff to review the comments and determine the revisions necessary to create a Housing Element that can be certified by HCD. The Matrix attached in the Related Documents below includes the remaining comments from HCD highlighted in yellow and red with Town responses in the righthand column.

Prior to submittal of the Draft 4 Housing Element to HCD, the Town has posted the Response to HCD Comments Matrix, a complete Draft 4 Housing Element including appendices for a 7-day public comment period between May 3, 2024, and May 9, 2024. Any comments during this 7-day public comment period may be submitted to Town Hall, located at 2955 Woodside Road, Woodside, CA, 94062; or, may be emailed to the Planning Director, Sage Schaan. The changes made between the Draft 3 Housing Element and the new Draft 4 Housing Element only affects Chapter 3, Appendix F, and Appendix G. All other Chapters and Appendices remain unchanged from Draft 3. The Related Documents below include the complete Draft 4 Housing Element and a separate document that only includes Chapter 3, Appendix F, and Appendix G easily identify the changes made in Draft 4. All changes are shown in an underline and strikethrough format.

At the end of the 7-day public comment period, the Draft 4 Housing Element, and any comments received during the 7-day comment period, will be submitted to HCD for review.

For more information, please email Sage Schaan, Planning Director.