City Of Piedmont: Housing Element EIR Preparation

Press release from the City of Piedmont:

02/16/2022

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, as the Lead Agency overseeing this project's environmental review, the City of Piedmont is soliciting comments on the scope and content of the EIR for the proposed Housing Element Update. 

The Housing Element is one of the seven state-mandated elements of the local General Plan and is required to be updated every eight years. The City of Piedmont is preparing the 2023-2031 Housing Element Update to comply with the legal mandate that requires each local government to identify adequate sites for housing to meet the existing and projected housing needs for varying income-levels in the community. It is intended to provide the city with a comprehensive strategy for promoting the production of safe, decent and affordable housing, and affirmatively furthering fair housing during the housing cycle. The Housing Element Update establishes goals, policies, and actions to address the existing and projected housing needs in Piedmont. The project is applicable to the entire City of Piedmont (citywide).

Additional information is available on the City’s housing policy website.

Members of the public and public agencies are invited to provide comments in writing as to the scope and content of the EIR before Friday, March 18, 2022. Please mail your comments to Kevin Jackson, Planning & Building Director, City of Piedmont, 120 Vista Avenue, Piedmont, CA 94611; or send via email to kjackson@piedmont.ca.gov. 

A Scoping Meeting will be held by the Planning Commission on March 1, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held via video and teleconference. Interested parties should check the Planning Commission web page for information on how to join the meeting and to confirm the meeting date, time, and agenda.

This press release was produced by the City of Piedmont. The views expressed here are the author’s own.