Nov 4, 2024
The city of Belmont has taken a step to address housing needs by adopting an updated 2023-2031 Housing Element, a blueprint that aims to improve housing availability and affordability over the next seven years.
The City Council adopted the plan on Sep. 10, 2024, and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) recently certified it as compliant with California’s Housing Element Law.
This law requires local governments to plan to meet their existing and projected housing needs, as well as the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) process. Belmont’s updated plan aims for 1,785 new housing units by 2031, nearly quadrupling its obligations from the 2015-2023 plan.