ABAG Issues Final RHNA Plan

From the Association of Bay Area Governments notice:

“Government Code Section 65584.05(e)(2) requires ABAG to issue a final Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) plan following the conclusion of the RHNA appeals process. The Final RHNA Plan integrates content from the Draft RHNA Plan and updates from the RHNA appeals process as described below. The Final RHNA Plan is available online.

In September and October 2021, the ABAG Administrative Committee conducted a public hearing to consider the RHNA appeals submitted by local jurisdictions, pursuant to Government Code Section 65584.05. Visit the Appeals Process page on the ABAG website for more details about the appeals submitted, the comments received about those appeals, and the public hearing.

On November 12, 2021, the ABAG Administrative Committee ratified a written final determination on each appeal. The Committee denied all appeals submitted by local jurisdictions, with the exception of the appeal submitted by the County of Contra Costa. The Administrative Committee partially granted the appeal for the County because an area annexed to Pittsburg in 2018 was incorrectly included as part of unincorporated Contra Costa County in the Plan Bay Area 2050 Final Blueprint (the baseline allocation for RHNA methodology). As allowed by Government Code Section 65584.05(e)(1), the Administrative Committee determined that 35 RHNA units should be transferred to the City of Pittsburg, and this transfer of units has been reflected in the Final RHNA Plan. The appeals process did not affect the allocations for any jurisdictions other than the County of Contra Costa and the City of Pittsburg.

On December 16, 2021, the ABAG Executive Board will conduct a public hearing to consider adoption of the Final RHNA Plan. Please visit the ABAG meetings page for the agenda for the Executive Board meeting and public hearing. If you have additional questions, please send them to rhna@bayareametro.gov.”