The California Department of Housing and Community Development
(HCD) has published the SB 2 Planning Grants Technical Assistance
Accelerating Housing Production webpage. The interactive map
shows which cities and counties have applied for housing planning
grants and received technical assistance. Sonoma and Tehama
Counties are the first two counties to submit an SB 2 planning
grant application, with an additional nine counties already
working on draft proposals.
The webpage includes new resources, tools, and the first-ever
statewide peer-to-peer sharing map, which is intended to help
cities and counties accelerate housing production and streamline
approvals.
The interactive map demonstrates what cities and counties are
doing to accelerate housing production, including:
Rezoning to permit by-right housing
Promoting accessory dwelling units
Developing objective design and development standards
Implementing CEQA streamlining strategies
Planning adaptation strategies to address wildfires, sea
level rise, residential adaptation, and floods
The webpage will be updated regularly to include policies and
implementation strategies from other cities and counties
throughout the state, as well as additional toolkits and
resources to help speed up housing production and approvals.
The webpage will soon include:
A collection of customizable model ordinances and code
amendments with an emphasis on by-right zoning. Model ordinances
will include:
Accessory dwelling units
Reasonable accommodation
Density bonus
Incentive zoning
A variety of housing-type ordinances
An objective design and development standards toolkit with
examples of infill and multifamily development for rural and
urban jurisdictions.
An accessory dwelling unit toolkit with a web-based
calculator and permit-ready concepts.
CSAC encourages counties to utilize these tools and to apply for
the planning grants available. Counties can find their technical
assistance regional liaisons at
this link for help with planning grant applications.
