Housing Element

Summary

The Housing Element is part of the City’s General Plan and sets forth the policies and programs to address the housing needs of all households in Sacramento. It is the City’s 8-year housing strategy and commitment for how it will meet the housing needs of everyone in the community. State law (Government Code Sections 65580-65589.8) requires that every city and county in California adopt a Housing Element, subject to State approval, as part of its General Plan. Per SB 375 (Statutes of 2008), the planning period for the Housing Element is eight years. This places the Housing Element Cycle on a different timeline than the City’s regular 5-year updates to its General Plan.

On August 17, 2021, City Council adopted the 2021-2029 Housing Element and associated environmental review. The City submitted the 2021-2029 Housing Element to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for a 90-day review and certification period on August 20, 2021. An amendment to the adopted Housing Element was requested by HCD in November 2021, and the City Council adopted this requested amendment on December 14, 2021.

2021-2029 Housing Element

Appendix H-1 Community Profile

Appendix H-2 Land Inventory

Appendix H-3 Fair Housing Assessment

Appendix H-4 Housing Program Resources

Appendix H-5 Constraints

Appendix H-6 Opportunities for Energy Conservation

Appendix H-7 Evaluation of Past Housing Element

Appendix H-8 Outreach Meeting Summaries

Appendix H-9 Glossary

Sites Inventory Table

Housing Element GIS Hub

photo of a map showing the 2021-2029 housing element sites inventory and potential public surplus lands available for housing in sacramento

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Open the Housing Element GIS Hub to view Sacramento’s inventory of land suitable for housing development as well as the City’s housing production numbers. Housing Element GIS Hub

2021-2029 Housing Element Resources

Housing Element Annual Progress Reports

Every April, the City is required to submit an Annual Progress Report to the California Department of Housing and Community Development. This report includes housing production numbers for the prior calendar year as well as progress on the implementation programs committed to in the City’s Housing Element. See the City’s annual progress reports for the current planning period below.

2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (Housing Production and Program Updates)

2023 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (Housing Production and Program Updates)

2022 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (Program Updates)

2021 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (Program Updates)