Date: December 11, 2025
To: Lake County Planning Commission
From: Mireya G. Turner, Community Development Director
Michelle Irace, Senior Planner
Subject: 9:35 a.m.- PUBLIC HEARING- 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 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. 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. Staff is now requesting that the Planning Commission recommend approval of a Policy for HE-6 (Attachment 1) and a Draft Ordinance (Attachment 2) related to Housing Element Implementation Policies HE-38, 38, HE-59, HE-60, HE-61, HE-71, HE-72 and HE-73.
Recommendation: Staff requests that the Planning Commission recommend the Board 1)adopt the Draft Ordinance for implementation of HE-38, 38, HE-59, HE-60, HE-61, HE-71, HE-72 and HE-73 (Attachment 1); and 2) Adopt the internal CDD policy for implementation of HE-6 (Attachment 2).