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Housing Resources Draft Housing Element 4-1 4 Housing Resources State law requires that every housing element include an inventory of land suitable and available for residential development to meet the locality’s regional housing need by income level. This chapter documents the methodology and results of the housing Sites Inventory analysis conducted to demonstrate the City of San Leandro’s ability to satisfy its share of the regional housing need. Infrastructure, services, and financial and administrative resources that are available for the development, rehabilitation, and preservation of housing in San Leandro are also discussed in this chapter. 4.1 Future Housing Needs State law requires every community to undertake all necessary actions to encourage, promote, and facilitate the development of housing to accommodate regional housing needs.1 A jurisdiction must demonstrate in the Housing Element that it has an adequate supply of suitable land to accommodate its share of the region’s projected growth, including housing at all income levels. This section assesses the adequacy of San Leandro’s land inventory in meeting future housing needs. 4.1.1 Regional Housing Needs Assessment Requirement This update of the City’s Housing Element covers the planning period of January 2023 through January 2031 (called the 6th Cycle Housing Element update). Each jurisdiction’s share of the regional housing need is called the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). Councils of governments, including the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), are responsible for developing a methodology for allocating the regional determination to each city and county in its region. This methodology must align with State objectives, including but not limited to:  Promoting infill, equity, and environmental protection  Ensuring jobs-housing balance  Affirmatively furthering fair housing The 6th Cycle RHNA is based on population projections, income distribution, and access to jobs. ABAG released its Draft RHNA allocations to each jurisdiction in the region in May 2021 and Final RHNA allocations were determined in November 2021 after considering appeals. Each jurisdiction must revise the Housing Element of its general plan and update zoning ordinances to accommodate its portion of the region's housing need. San Leandro must identify adequate land with appropriate zoning and development standards to accommodate its RHNA, which is 3,855 housing units for the 6th cycle. As defined by the U.S. Census, a housing unit is a house, an apartment, a group of rooms, or a single room occupied or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters. Residential construction that cannot be counted toward the City’s RHNA allocation include dormitories, bunkhouses, and barracks; quarters in predominantly transient hotels and motels (except those occupied by persons who consider the hotel their usual 1 Government Code section 65100 – 65763, Article 10.6. Housing Elements