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General Plan Housing Element
The Housing Element is part of Fairfield’s General Plan that serves as a blueprint for housing the City’s residents, at all economic levels including low income and households with special needs.
The Housing Element has detailed requirements as prescribed by State law – it presents an inventory of sites suitable for residential development in Fairfield; an assessment of financial and programmatic resources; and an analysis of constraints, both governmental and non-governmental, to housing production in Fairfield. This data and systematic analysis provide the basis for policies and actions to meet Fairfield’s housing needs for the future.
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2023 - 2031 Housing Element Table of Contents and Introduction
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2023 - 2031 Housing Element Chapter 2: Community Profile and Needs Assessment (1/2)
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2023 - 2031 Housing Element Chapter 2: Community Profile and Needs Assessment (2/2)
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2023 - 2031 Housing Element Chapter 3: Assessment of Fair Housing (1/2)
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2023 - 2031 Housing Element Chapter 3: Assessment of Fair Housing (2/2)
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2023 - 2031 Housing Element Chapter 4: Housing Resources and Opportunities
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2023 - 2031 Housing Element Appendix A: Evaluation of Prior Housing Element
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2023 - 2031 Housing Element Appendix B: Community Outreach
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2023 - 2031 Housing Element Appendix C: Sites Inventory
Regional Housing Needs Allocation
The foundation for the Housing Element is the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA), a State-mandated requirement that all California cities provide for their fair share of the regional housing need for all income levels. RHNA “assignments” for each city are determined by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG). As part of the RHNA process, local jurisdictions have the opportunity to form a sub region to conduct an allocation process that parallels — but is separate from — the regional process.
Fairfield is part of the Solano County sub region for the 2023-2031 RHNA cycle. Once each sub region receives its share of the total housing need by income, it must meet the same statutory requirements and follow the same steps as the regional allocation process. Final RHNA numbers for Fairfield will be determined at the end of 2021.