Housing Element

Additional Resources

Use the headings to the right to find additional resources from public meetings and other reference materials on housing and the Housing Element. Also be sure to visit the “Library” page to review existing documents, like the General Plan and other master plans.

The Housing Element & the General Plan

• What is a Housing Element?

• ABCs of Housing

• What is a General Plan?

• Lafayette Housing Element (adopted 2015)

• Housing Element Law Overview (Western Center on Law & Poverty)

Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) & Opportunity Sites

• 12/15/20 General Plan Advisory Committee meeting - Housing Element and the Regional Housing Needs Allocation: Meeting Recording and Presentation Slides

• Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Update on the RHNA Methodology and Jurisdiction Allocations (December 2020)

• Lafayette 2020 RHNA Annual Progress Report

• RHNA Visualization Tool

• CA Dept. of Housing and Community Development Housing Element Site Inventory Guidebook (44 pg)

  • Summary document (11 pg)

Real Estate Development

• Density Guide (JHP Architecture and Urban Design) - examples of different housing densities

• Lafayette Major Development Projects Map

• Economics of Development (3/16/2020 GPAC meeting) - presentation slides and recording