Memorandum
Date: January 13, 2026
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Mireya G. Turner, Community Development Director
Michelle Irace, Senior Planner
Subject: SECOND READING - Consideration of Ordinance to Amend Chapter 21, Articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 27 and 68 of the Lake County Zoning Code to Implement General Plan Sixth Cycle Housing Element Policies HE-38, 38, HE-59, HE-60, HE-61, HE-71, HE-72 and HE-73; and a Policy for Implementation of HE-6
Executive Summary: The Housing Element (HE) is a chapter of the Lake County General Plan. It is updated every seven years, as required by state law. The HE describes the County housing demographics, identifies obstacles to housing development, and lists policies and actions to take to lower these obstacles, and encourage housing development.
The Lake County General Plan Housing Element (Sixth Cycle, 2019-2027), was approved by the Board on March 26, 2019, and found to be in substantial compliance with Housing Element Law by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) on September 16, 2020.
The Housing Element contains numerous policies and programs to support housing development in the unincorporated areas of the county. Department Staff have been in ongoing contact with HCD regarding the implementation of a number of Housing Element policies and actions. Policy HE-58 is the first of six HE Implementation Actions to be accomplished within the next few months. HCD requested HE-58 be separated from the larger implementation project in order to lessen its timeline. As such, on November 13, 2025, Staff brought a Draft Ordinance for the Planning Commission's recommendation to the Board of Supervisors regarding implementation of Policy HE-58. On November 18, 2025, the Board approved the first reading of the ordinance, with adoption following on December 9, 2025.
This draft ordinance and policy complete the County's list of implementation tasks f...
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