Regional Housing Needs Allocation

Cycle 6 Regional Housing Needs Plan

On September 22, 2022, the San Joaquin Council of Governments (SJCOG) Board of Directors approved the draft Regional Housing Needs Plan for 2023-2031.

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SJCOG and its member jurisdictions are addressing the housing shortage by using the Housing Connect Tool to visualize data and understand regional housing needs better. This tool aids in planning by providing interactive maps and insights into housing development trends. The collaborative effort across the region aims to promote diverse and affordable housing, with the support of Fuse Corps and Chan Zuckerberg initiative Grant Funding, emphasizing unity and shared resources for a more inclusive future.

  1. Background
  2. Responsibilities

California state law recognizes that local governments play a vital role in developing affordable housing. In 1969, the state-mandated that all California cities, towns and counties must plan for the housing needs of our residents—regardless of income.

This state mandate is called the Housing Element and Regional Housing Needs Allocation, or RHNA. As part of RHNA, the California Department of Housing and Community Development, or HCD, determines the total number of new homes San Joaquin County needs to build—and how affordable those homes need to be—in order to meet the housing needs of people at all income levels. SJCOG, working with the Ad Hoc RHNA Committee, then distributes a share of the region’s housing needs to each city, town and county in the region. Each local government must then update the Housing Element of its general plan to show the locations where housing can be built and the policies and strategies necessary to meet the community’s housing needs.

Visit the HCD website and get the full RHNA details. 

View the 2014 Regional Housing Needs Plan [PDF].