2020 Housing Action Plan
What is RHNA?
The Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) is mandated by State Housing Law as part of the periodic process of updating local housing elements of the General Plan. The RHNA quantifies the need for housing within each jurisdiction during specified planning periods. The 6th cycle RHNA allocation is currently under preparation and will cover the planning period October 2021 through October 2029.
The RHNA process has several milestones before the adoption of the final allocation plan. First, the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) provides a regional housing need determination to the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), our region’s council of governments. For the 6th cycle, this number is 1,341,827 units for the SCAG region.
SCAG is in the process of determining how to allocate or distribute the final HCD regional determination to each individual jurisdiction in region. For Newport Beach, SCAG’s draft methodology results in a RHNA allocation of 4,832 dwelling units that the City must plan for in the October 2021-October 2029 Housing Element planning period. Every jurisdiction must plan for its RHNA allocation in its housing element of its General Plan by ensuring there is enough sites and zoning to accommodate their RHNA allocation.
Housing Action Plan
The Housing Action Plan was designed with a purpose to “firmly challenge and plan to comply.” The action plan identifies four objectives: (1) Facilitate compliance with mandated deadlines and requirements; (2) appeal to reduce the City’s RHNA number; (3) focus the General Plan update on housing; and (4) collaborate regionally. Each of the objectives has tasks beneath to accomplish the overlying objective.
RHNA Appeal
- Overview of Draft Appeal Procedures Presented by SCAG - 05/13/2020
- RHNA Appeal
- Response to Comments Submitted by the Public Law Center Regarding the City of Newport Beach Appeal 01/13/2021
Housing Exhibits
- Draft Schedule for Updating the Housing Element - 03/03/2020
- Map of Potential Development Constraints - 02/04/2020
Letters Regarding the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) Process
- Letter from Mayor Avery to Interim Director Gustavo Velasquez - Conflicting State Priorities Affecting Cities Ability to Meet Sixth Cycle RHNA -07/12/2021
- Letter from Mayor Will O'Neill to SCAG Legislative/Communications & Membership Committee - Support of Legislation to Protect Local Jurisdictions from Outside Agency Oversight Affecting Housing Development - 10/30/2020
- Letter from Mayor Will O'Neill to HCD - Amended Request for Assistance Related to Final RHNA Methodology - 04/23/2020
- Letter from Mayor Will O'Neill to SCAG - Public Comment on Final RHNA Methodology - 03/03/2020
- Letter from Mayor Will O'Neill to HCD - Request for Assistance Related to 6th Cycle Housing Element - 03/03/2020
- Letter from Mayor Will O'Neill to SCAG - Public Comment on Final RHNA Methodology - 02/21/2020
- Letter from Megan Kirkeby, Asst Deputy Director for Fair Housing to SCAG - Review of RHNA Methodology - 01/13/2020
- Letter from Mayor Will O'Neil to the Department of Housing and Community Development 12/23/2019
- Letter from CDD Director Seimone Jurjis to SCAG - Regional Council Agenda Item 4 - RHNA Methodology - 11/06/2019
- Letter from CDD Director Seimone Jurjis to the Community Economic and Human Development Committee - Agenda Item 1 - Recommended Draft RHNA Methodology 10/21/2019
- Letter from CDD Director Seimone Jurjis to SCAG - Comments on Proposed 6th Cycle RHNA Methodology- 09/13/2019
- Letter from CDD Director Seimone Jurjis to SCAG - Support of SCAG Objection to HCD 6th RHNA Cycle Allocation - 09/04/2019
- Letter from CDD Director Seimone Jurjis to Community Economic and Human Development Policy Committee - 06/05/2019
- Letter from CDD Director Seimone Jurjis to RHNA Subcommittee - 06/03/2019
Assembly Bill AB 1063 Information
- AB 1063 (Introduced by Assemblywoman Petrie-Norris) - Amended in Senate June 29, 2020
- AB 1063 Fact Sheet
- Draft Support Letter
- Letter to Assemblywoman Petrie-Norris - Supporting AB 1063 (Petrie-Norris) - 07/09/2020
Legislative Position Letters
- Letter to Honorable Sharon Quirk-Silva - Oppose AB 2221 - August 23, 2022
- Letter to Honorable Buffy Wicks - Oppose AB 2011 - May 12, 2022
- Letter to Honorable Miguel Santiago - Oppose AB 1976 - May 10, 2022
- Letter from the League of California Cities to Governor Newsom - Veto SB 9 - September 10, 2021
- Letter to Honorable Anthony Portantino - Oppose AB 989 - August 19, 2021
- Letter to Honorable Christopher Ward - AB500 (Notice of Opposition unless Amended - June 15, 2021
- Letter to Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins - SB 1 (Atkins) - Oppose Unless Amended - June 4, 2021
- Letter to Honorable Nancy Skinner - SB-8 Housing Crisis Act of 2019 - May 21, 2021
- Letter to Honorable Tasha Boerner Horvath - AB 964 May 4, 2021
- Letter to Honorable Scott Wiener - Oppose SB 10 - April 23, 2021
- Letter to the Honorable Bill Quirk - Oppose AB 537 - April 23, 2021
- Letter to the Honorable Ben Hueso - Oppose SB 556 - April 13, 2021
- Letter to Senator Atkins - Oppose SB 9 (Atkins) - 02/17/2021
- Letter to Assemblywoman Petrie-Norris - Request for Legislative Amendment to Enable Local Compliance with State Housing Element Law (Default Site Criteria) - 01/04/2021
- Letter to Senator Skinner - Oppose SB 1085 (Skinner) - 08/19/2020
- Letter to Senator Caballero - Oppose SB 1385 (Caballero) - 07/22/2020
- Letter to Assemblymember Bloom - Oppose AB 3107 (Bloom) - 07/22/2020
- Letter to Senator Wiener - Oppose SB 899 (Wiener) - 07/10/2020
- Letter to Senator Atkins - Oppose SB 1120 (Atkins) - 06/08/2020
- Letter to Senator Wiener - Oppose SB 902 (Wiener) - 05/19/2020
- Letter to Assemblymember Wicks - Oppose AB 725 (Wicks) - 05/18/2020
- Letter to Assemblywoman Petrie-Norris - Comments on HCD Draft Guidelines and Examples of Alternative Sites Projects - 03/03/2020
- Letter to Assemblywoman Petrie-Norris - Request for Legislative Amendments to Enable Local Compliance with State Housing Laws - 02/14/2020
- Letter to Senator Moorlach - Request for Legislative Amendments to Enable Local Compliance with State Housing Laws - 02/14/2020
- Letter to Senator Wiener - Oppose Unless Amended SB 50 (Wiener) Planning and Zoning Housing Development Incentives - 01/22/2020
- Letter to Governor Gavin Newsom - Request for Veto AB 68 (Ting) Accessory Dwelling Units - 09/30/2019
- Letter to Governor Gavin Newsom - Request for Veto AB 1763 (Chiu) Density Bonuses: Affordable Housing 09/26/2019
- Letter to Governor Gavin Newsom - Request for Veto SB13 (Wieckowski) Accessory Dwelling Unit - 09/24/2019
- Letter to Governor Gavin Newsom - Request for Veto SB330 (Skinner) Housing Crisis Act of 2019 - 09/24/2019
- Letter to Governor Gavin Newsom - Request for Signature SB 5 (Beall/McGuire/Portantino) Affordable Housing and Community Development Investment Program 09/23/2019
- Letter to Governor Gavin Newsom - Oppose Unless Amended AB 881 (Bloom) Accessory Dwelling Units - 09/16/2019
Presentations
External Reference Links
Housing and Community Development (HCD)
Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)
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SCAG Letter Requesting a 6-Month Extension to Housing Element Submission Deadline - 06/08/2020
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Connect SoCal (Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy)
Contact Information
Jaime Murillo, Principal Planner
jmurillo@newportbeachca.gov
949-644-3209
Ben Zdeba, Senior Planner
bzdeba@newportbeachca.gov
949-644-3253