Sausalito- Regional Housing Needs Allocation

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Fundamental to the Housing Element Update is how the City addresses its assigned fair-share of regional housing needs. This fair-share is determined through a regional housing needs allocation process. HCD, with input from the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), determines the region’s total housing need for the 2023-2031 period. ABAG then determines the housing allocation for each Bay Area city and county through the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation. The Housing Element Update must identify enough potentially developable land zoned for residential use to accommodate the City’s new RHNA allocation.

Sausalito needs to plan for 724 new homes (draft allocation) in the next 8 years. Sausalito’s Draft RHNA of 724 units is an 816% increase from the 2014-2022 RHNA of 79 units. The 2023-2031 RHNA is broken down by income group as shown in the table below. ABAG is in the process of holding workshops and meetings to discuss the draft allocation and plans to adopt the final allocation in December 2021.

To read more about the RHNA allocation methodology and process, visit ABAG’s RHNA & Housing page https://abag.ca.gov/our-work/housing/rhna-regional-housing-needs-allocation(External link).

Income Group
% of Median
Household Income
Income Range
(4-person household)
Proposed RHNA Allocation
(Housing Units)
Very Low Income< 50%$0 - $91,350200
Low Income51% – 80%$91,351 - $146,350115
Moderate Income81% - 120%$146,351 - $179,500114
Above Moderate Income (Market Rate)120% +$179,500 +295
Total

724

Source: Regional Housing Needs Allocation Draft Methodology: San Francisco Bay Area, 2023-2031, Association of Bay Area Governments, February 2021

Fundamental to the Housing Element Update is how the City addresses its assigned fair-share of regional housing needs. This fair-share is determined through a regional housing needs allocation process. HCD, with input from the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), determines the region’s total housing need for the 2023-2031 period. ABAG then determines the housing allocation for each Bay Area city and county through the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation. The Housing Element Update must identify enough potentially developable land zoned for residential use to accommodate the City’s new RHNA allocation.

Sausalito needs to plan for 724 new homes (draft allocation) in the next 8 years. Sausalito’s Draft RHNA of 724 units is an 816% increase from the 2014-2022 RHNA of 79 units. The 2023-2031 RHNA is broken down by income group as shown in the table below. ABAG is in the process of holding workshops and meetings to discuss the draft allocation and plans to adopt the final allocation in December 2021.

To read more about the RHNA allocation methodology and process, visit ABAG’s RHNA & Housing page https://abag.ca.gov/our-work/housing/rhna-regional-housing-needs-allocation(External link).

Income Group
% of Median
Household Income
Income Range
(4-person household)
Proposed RHNA Allocation
(Housing Units)
Very Low Income< 50%$0 - $91,350200
Low Income51% – 80%$91,351 - $146,350115
Moderate Income81% - 120%$146,351 - $179,500114
Above Moderate Income (Market Rate)120% +$179,500 +295
Total

724

Source: Regional Housing Needs Allocation Draft Methodology: San Francisco Bay Area, 2023-2031, Association of Bay Area Governments, February 2021

Page published: 01 Nov 2021, 02:19 PM