General Plan | Housing

Housing Element Update

Contact Information

Please contact the Housing Section Section for more information.

Department of Regional Planning
Housing Section
320 W. Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Phone: (213) 974-6417
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After being adopted by the Board of Supervisors on August 5, 2008, the 2008 Los Angeles County Housing Element was certified by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) on November 6, 2008. Click here to download the certification letter from HCD.

The Housing Element is a component of the Los Angeles County General Plan, which is the outline for growth and development in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. The purpose of the Housing Element is to analyze existing, and to plan for future needs for all unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. The Housing Element must address the housing needs of all income levels and accommodate a diversity of housing types and special needs. The planning period for the Housing Element is July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2014.

Each county and city within the State of California is required to prepare and adopt a Housing Element. Jurisdictions located within the region covered by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), including the County of Los Angeles, were required to submit their adopted Housing Elements to the State Department of Housing and Community Development by July 1, 2008.

Water and Sewer Service Priority for Affordable Housing

With the passage of SB 1087, all local jurisdictions are required to provide a copy of their adopted Housing Elements to all water and sewer providers that serve the jurisdiction. The State law also requires that water and sewer providers prepare policies and procedures for granting priority for service allocations to proposed developments that include housing units affordable to lower-income households. To learn more about SB 1087, click here to read a memorandum from the California Department of Housing and Community Development. To read the letter sent from the Department of Regional Planning notifying water and sewer providers of this requirement, click here.

Documents

County of Los Angeles General Plan Housing Element - Adopted on August 5, 2008

Appendix A (Adequate Sites Inventory - Adopted on August 5, 2008)

List of Vacant Sites (Part 1) (PDF)
List of Vacant Sites (Part 2) (PDF)
List of Underutilized Sites (Part 1) (PDF)
List of Underutilized Sites (Part 2) (PDF)
Mobilehome Analysis 33MB (PDF)
TOD Analysis (PDF)
Map of Vacant and Underutilized Properties (PDF)

Adopted Initial Study and Negative Declaration Revised Draft, June 12, 2008

Background Information

Board of Supervisors Hearing

On August 5, 2008, the Los Angeles County 2008-2014 Housing Element was adopted by the Board of Supervisors. The adopted Housing Element was then submitted to the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for a 90-day certification review.

Regional Planning Commission Meetings

View memoranda from RPC meetings, which discuss the status of the Housing Element Update.

November 28, 2007 Memo (PDF)
June 6, 2007 Memo (PDF)

Previous Housing Element 1998-2005

The previous Housing Element was adopted by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on October 23, 2001. Click here to download the PDF document.

Housing Element Progress Reports

As part of the General Plan Annual Progress Report, DRP staff prepares a yearly update regarding the progress toward implementing the goals, policies and programs of the adopted Housing Element.