Plain English Breakdown
The official text states 'as defined' for key terms but does not include the actual definitions in this summary.
Reporting on Housing for Elderly Congregate Care
This law allows planning agencies to include specific low-income congregate care units for the elderly in their annual reports starting with the seventh revision of the housing element.
What This Bill Does
- Applies only during the seventh and each subsequent revision of a local housing element.
- Authorizes planning agencies to list approved congregate care units for the elderly at or below 100% of the area median income in their annual report.
- Limits these counted units so they can represent up to 15% of a jurisdiction's regional housing need allocation for any income category.
Who It Names or Affects
- Local planning agencies that prepare general plans and annual reports.
- Cities, counties, or city-county governments with assigned regional housing needs.
Terms To Know
- Congregate care
- A type of living arrangement for the elderly that includes approved units counted in this report.
- Area median income
- The middle point of incomes in a specific area, used here to define affordability at or below 100%.
- Housing element
- A required part of a city or county's general plan that addresses housing needs and is revised on a schedule.
Limits and Unknowns
- The rule only applies starting with the seventh revision cycle.
- The bill uses terms like 'elderly' and 'area median income' as defined by existing law, but does not provide those specific definitions in this text.
- This change authorizes agencies to include these numbers; it does not mandate that they must build new housing.