Housing Element Update

2023-2031 Housing Element Update

Frequently Asked Questions

The Housing Element is a component of the City’s General Plan and includes analysis of the community’s housing needs, opportunities and constraints, impediments to fair housing, as well as policies and programs to facilitate the construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of housing for all economic segments of the community and persons with special needs. All jurisdictions in Santa Barbara County are required by State law to prepare an updated Housing Element for the 2023-2031 planning period.

City of Carpinteria’s Council adopted Housing Element is linked in the section below

County of Santa Barbara’s Housing Element Update and Interactive Map

Past Meetings & Updates

The agendas, staff reports, and meeting recordings are archived here, unless otherwise noted:  Agendas & Meetings

• City Council Meeting / April 10, 2023 City Council Staff Report  [Attachment A  /  Attachment B  /  Attachment C  /  Attachment D]
• Planning Commission Special Meeting / March 20, 2023
  • • • Staff Report
        • • Attachment A: HCD Review Letter
          • Attachment B-1: Revised Draft Housing Element – Redline Copy
          • Attachment B-2: Technical Report – Redline Copy  [ Appendix A /  Appendix B  /  Appendix C   / Appendix D ]
          • Attachment C-1: Revised Draft Housing Element
          • Attachment C-2: Technical Report  [  Appendix A    / Appendix B   / Appendix C  /  Appendix D  ]
• State Department of Housing and Community Development submitted letter in response to the City’s Draft Housing Element (February 2023)
• City of Carpinteria’s November 2022 Draft Housing Element
• Santa Barbara County South Coast Workshop / November 17, 2022
  For more information: https://www.countyofsb.org/3177/Housing-Element-Update
• City Council and Planning Commission / October 17, 2022
• Planning Commission / August 1, 2022
• South Coast Housing Workshop / June 22, 2022
• Planning Commission / June 6, 2022