Housing Element Update Implementation

The Housing Element is part of the County's General Plan designed to address the existing and projected housing needs of all economic segments of the community.

Placer County’s Housing Element was updated in 2008 and formally adopted by the Placer County Board of Supervisors in May 2009.

Placer County is responsible for implementing Housing Element-related programs and initiatives for the unincorporated portions of Placer County.

The Housing Element contains a series of goals related to new construction, rehabilitation, preservation, and housing assistance. In coming months, and over the next several years, the programs contained in the Housing Element and the specific actions that Placer County proposed to carry out over the Housing Element cycle to satisfy the community’s housing needs and meet the requirements of State law will be implemented.

Pending and Approved Programs

Housing Element Program B-14: Publicize Foreclosure Assistance Programs

Information has been placed on the County website about existing toll-free foreclosure assistance hotlines, foreclosure counseling, foreclosure prevention programs, and other resources available to residents facing possible foreclosures.

Status: Complete
County Staff: Christopher Schmidt, Senior Planner (530) 745-3076

Housing Element Program G-2 and Program G-3: Zoning Text Amendments

Placer County has updated the Zoning Ordinance to bring the Code into compliance with State housing law for emergency shelters, transitional housing, and supportive housing. The approved amendments will establish definitions for Emergency Shelters, Transitional Housing, and Supportive Housing as well as identify appropriate zoning districts where these uses will be allowed.

Status: Complete
County Staff:  Jennifer Byous, Senior Planner (530) 745-3008
Documents:  Emergency Shelter Staff Report, Emergency Shelter Ordinance 

Housing Element Program G-4: Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Units

The County proposes to amend the Zoning Code to define Single Room Occupancy (SRO) units and explicitly allow SROs as a residential use in certain zones. These zones could include the Multi-Family Residential (RM), Highway Service (HS), and Resort (RES) zoning districts.
Status:  Under Development
County Staff:  Catherine Donovan, Housing Specialist (530) 745-3170
Documents: Summary, Proposed Changes
Eligible Parcels by MAC District

Housing Element Program F-4: Zoning for Farmworker Housing

The County proposes to amend the Zoning Ordinance to ensure that permit processing procedures for farmworker housing do not conflict with Health and Safety Code Section 17021.6 which states that “Any employee housing consisting of no more than 36 beds in a group quarters or 12 units or spaces designed for use by a single family or household shall be deemed an agricultural land use designation for the purposes of this section. For the purpose of all local ordinances, employee housing shall not be deemed a use that implies that the employee housing is an activity that differs in any other way from an agricultural use. No conditional use permit, zoning variance, or other zoning clearance shall be required of this employee housing that is not required of any other agricultural activity in the same zone.” The County shall also ensure that such procedures encourage and facilitate the development of housing for farmworkers.

Status:  Under Development
County Staff:  Chris Schmidt, Senior Planner (530) 745-3076
Documents: Summary, Proposed Changes
Eligible Parcels by MAC District