Housing Element Update

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The 2023-2031 Housing Element Update

The Housing Element is one of the Town’s General Plan Elements. It is a policy document that identifies where, how, and how much housing Fairfax is mandated to plan for to accommodate existing and projected future housing needs for people of all income groups. In accordance with State law, the Town of Fairfax, must update its Housing Element every 8 years. This is the sixth time the Town will have updated its Housing Element and may also be referred to as the 6th Housing Element Cycle or 6th Cycle.

In the 2023-2031 6th Cycle update, the Town is expected to accommodate a minimum of 490 new homes. The draft update for this will be reviewed for certification by the state agency, Housing and Community Development (HCD). While the Town Council is appealing its assigned number of new homes, we are tasked with completing the update on schedule, regardless of development constraints. With your participation and input – we will plan for this growth while minimizing impacts on Fairfax’s unique culture and character.

Milestone Tasks

Following are the milestone tasks that make up the total Housing Element update process. As we get further into the process of preparing documents related to each milestone, new links will be provided for each individual task:

• Site Inventory- current opportunity sites plus new alternatives will be considered in order to meet existing and future housing needs. To review the current draft site inventory please see the document widget to the right of the page.
• Safety Element - updates to the safety element may be required to match what may be changed in the housing element update.
• Housing Element - programs, policies, and possible zoning changes will be considered and drafted through this process towards HCD certification.
• California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) - any update to the General Plan requires some amount of environmental review and it will be determined as soon as possible whether the Housing Element update actions will require a full Environmental Impact Report (EIR) or an Initial Study.