City of Richmond 6th cycle Housing Element Update Open For Public Comments

City of Richmond 6th cycle Housing Element Update Open For Public Comments News Marina Bay Beacon 2022
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Public comments are now open for the city of Richmond's Housing Element 6th Cycle draft. Click here to view and respond thru November 21, 2022. 

Feedback may be submitted in three ways: 

  • Email Andrea Villarroel at [email protected] 
  • Contact Form
  • Address letters to City of Richmond Planning Department, Attn: Andrea Villarroel, 450 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond, CA, 94804

What are the seven goals of the housing element?

  1. Meet the Richmond Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA)'s needs for affordable and equitable housing options. 
  2. Accommodate different housing needs to promote fairness and inclusivity.
  3. Remove constraints to housing development.
  4. Create housing opportunities for Richmond's diverse community, including people with special needs, persons with disabilities, unhoused individuals, seniors, single-parent households, and first-time homebuyers.
  5. Stabilize the housing stock to ensure community resilience and stability.
  6. Promote fair housing access to all people.
  7. Encourage sustainable practices for building and upgrading housing to improve its environmental impact.

Targeted outreach has included the following thus far: 

  • 6 community pop-ups events where 144 Richmond residents or constituents were surveyed 
  • 27 stakeholder interviews with leading community organizations, representatives from the city and county, as well as housing justice groups
  • 1 virtual group interview with for-profit and nonprofit developers that work in Richmond
  • 3 listening sessions with groups representing first-generation students of color in Richmond, unhoused residents, and other multicultural stakeholders
  • 1 Resident Advisory Council (RAC)