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ABAG Frequently Asked Questions about RHNA (July 2020) 4 <br />●RHNA and local Housing Elements must affirmatively further fair housing. According to <br />HCD, achieving this objective includes preventing segregation and poverty concentration <br />as well as increasing access to areas of opportunity. HCD has mapped Opportunity Areas <br />and has developed guidance for jurisdictions about how to address affirmatively <br />furthering fair housing in Housing Elements. As required by Housing Element Law, ABAG <br />has surveyed local governments to understand fair housing issues, strategies, and <br />actions across the region. <br />•There will be greater HCD oversight of RHNA. ABAG and subregions must now submit <br />the draft allocation methodology to HCD for review and comment. HCD can also appeal <br />a jurisdiction’s draft allocation. <br />•Identifying Housing Element sites for affordable units will be more challenging. There are <br />new limits on the extent to which jurisdictions can reuse sites included in previous <br />Housing Elements and increased scrutiny of small, large, and non-vacant sites when <br />these sites are proposed to accommodate units for very low- and low-income <br />households. <br />How can I be more involved in the RHNA process? <br />Public participation is encouraged throughout the RHNA process especially at public meetings <br />and during official public comment periods following the release of discussion documents and <br />board decisions. Visit the ABAG website to: <br />•Learn about the Housing Methodology Committee <br />•View upcoming meetings <br />•Sign up for the RHNA mailing list <br />Is ABAG’s prior RHNA available to review? <br />Yes, you can find more information about the 2015-2023 RHNA on the ABAG website. You can <br />also view documents from the 2007-2014 RHNA and 1999-2006 RHNA. <br />REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS DETERMINATION (RHND) FROM HCD <br />What is the Regional Housing Needs Determination? <br />The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) identifies the total <br />number of homes for which each region in California must plan in order to meet the housing <br />needs of people at all income levels. The total number of housing units from HCD is separated <br />into four income categories that cover everything from housing for very low-income households <br />all the way to market rate housing. ABAG is responsible for developing a methodology to <br />allocate a portion of this housing need to every local government in the Bay Area. <br />811