The State of California requires that each jurisdiction's housing element be updated every eight (8) years and certified by the State. The City has updated its Housing Element for the 2021-2029 period. A major component of this update is the 6th Cycle Regional Housing Needs Assessment ("RHNA"), in which the State estimates each region's housing needs for all income groups.
If you have specific questions or would like to be added to the contact list for the Housing Element Update please email longrange@beverlyhills.org.
IMPORTANT UPDATES
CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF REVISED HOUSING ELEMENT
At their regular meeting on March 18, 2024, the City Council adopted the revised version of the 2021-2029 Housing Element. The resolution adopting the Housing Element can be found here:
HOUSING ELEMENT DOCUMENTS
ADOPTED 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENTS
| DATE ADOPTED | ADOPTED VERSIONS OF 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT |
| March 18, 2024 | March 18, 2024: Adopted Revised 2021-2029 Housing Element |
| February 21, 2023 |
On February 21, 2023, the City Council adopted amendments to the 2021-2029 Housing Element (via a revised resolution presented at the meeting and inclusive of the corrections noted in the record) for the 2021-2029 (6th Cycle) planning period, and an addendum to the adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND). February 21, 2023: Amendments to 2021-2029 Housing Element Additional Documents: Adopted Amended Housing Element 2021-2029 (2-21-2023) Redline Adopted Amended Housing Element 2021-2029 (2-21-2023) Adopted Addendum to MND for 2021-2029 Housing Element Amendments Housing Element - Public Notice for 2-21-2023 Meeting |
| October 12, 2021 | October 12, 2021: 2021-2029 Housing Element |
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW DOCUMENTS (ceqa)
- Comments on the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration were accepted up until October 11, 2021, and responses to the comments have been included as exhibits to the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration.
| DATE ADOPTED | ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT (CEQA) |
| March 18, 2024 |
Addendum to Mitigated Negative Declaration 2021-2029 Housing Element |
| February 21, 2023 | Addendum to the Adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Amendments to the Adopted 2021-2029 Housing Element |
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October 12, 2021 |
Adopted Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the 2021-2029 Housing Element |
HOUSING ELEMENT SUBMITTALS TO HCD
| DATE | TYPE OF SUBMITTAL | SUBMITTALS OF HOUSING ELEMENT TO HCD | |||||||||||||||||||||
| March 19, 2024 | Re-Adopted Housing Element |
After the City Council adopted the revised 2021-2029 Housing Element at their March 18, 2024 meeting, the City submitted the following documents to HCD on March 19, 2024: |
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| February 14, 2024 | Revised Housing Element |
City staff has been working to revise the Housing Element document in response to the HCD comment letter dated December 15, 2023, and will submit the revised Housing Element to HCD on February 14, 2024. Please find below the revised redline versions of each section of the Housing Element, as well as the clean (non-redline versions). An email notification was sent out to the Housing Element interested parties list to notify the availability of this document. Minor technical errata were identified and incorporated into the revised Housing Element documents, as noted below. A memorandum regarding these errata was prepared and can be found below. The previous versions of the Housing Element dated 2-6-24 can also be found below for reference.
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| October 18, 2023 | Revised Housing Element | Revised Housing Element submitted to HCD on 10-18-2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| March 13, 2023 | Re-Adopted Housing Element | Adopted Amended Housing Element submitted to HCD on 3-13-2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| September 28, 2022 | Revised Housing Element | Revised Housing Element submitted to HCD on 9-28-2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| October 18, 2021 | Adopted Housing Element | Adopted Housing Element submitted to HCD on 10-18-2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| June 3, 2021 | Draft Housing Element | Draft Housing Element submitted to HCD on 6-3-2021 |
HCD COMMENT LETTERS ON SUBMITTED HOUSING ELEMENTS
| DATE | COMMENT LETTERS FROM HCD |
| March 18, 2024 | The City resubmitted a revised draft version of the 2021-2029 Housing Element in response to the HCD letter dated December 15, 2023 on February 14, 2024. HCD provided a letter dated March 18, 2024 indicating the submitted revised version of the Housing Element is in substantial compliance with statutory Housing Element requirements described in the December 15, 2023 HCD letter. |
| December 15, 2023 | The City resubmitted a revised draft version of the Housing Element in response to their May 12, 2023 letter on October 18, 2023. HCD provided further comments on the City's revised 2021-2029 Draft Housing Element in a letter dated December 15, 2023. |
| May 12, 2023 | The City resubmitted the recently adopted version of the Housing Element (adopted by City Council on February 21, 2023). HCD provided further comments on the adopted 2021-2029 Housing Element in a letter dated May 12, 2023. |
| November 28, 2022 | The City resubmitted a revised version of the Housing Element in response to their January 14, 2022 letter on September 28, 2022. HCD provided further comments on the City's revised 2021-2029 Housing Element in a letter dated November 28, 2022. |
| January 14, 2022 | HCD provided further comments on the City's adopted 2021-2029 Housing Element in a letter dated January 14, 2022. |
| July 30, 2021 | The state Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) provided comments on the City's draft 2021-2029 Housing Element in a letter dated July 30, 2021. |
UPCOMING EVENTS
No upcoming events are scheduled at this time. Please check back for future updates.
PAST EVENTS & PUBLIC MEETINGS
| MEETING DATE | MEETING TYPE | TOPIC AND LINK |
| March 18, 2024 | City Council Formal Meeting |
The City Council adopted the revised version of the 2021-2029 Housing Element. Please find copies of these documents here, which were submitted to HCD on March 19, 2024:
Meeting Materials: |
| February 29, 2024 | Planning Commission Special Meeting |
The Planning Commission reviewed a revised version of the 2021-2029 Housing Element that was last adopted on February 21, 2023. The majority of revisions incorporated into this version were prepared in response to the comment letter from the State Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) dated December 15, 2023. |
| November 9, 2023 | Planning Commission Regular Meeting | |
| February 21, 2023 | City Council Formal Meeting |
The City Council reviewed and adopted amendments to the adopted 2021-2029 Housing Element, and an Addendum to the adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration. *Please skip ahead to Item F-1 (timestamp: 4 hours, 0 minutes).
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| September 20, 2022 | City Council Study Session |
City Council informed of Draft 2021-2029 Housing Element submittal to HCD. *Please note that the City Council did not discuss this item, but it was placed on the agenda as an informational item only. |
| August 25, 2022 | Planning Commission Regular Meeting | |
| October 12, 2021 | City Council Formal Session |
City Council reviewed the Housing Element document, and adopted a resolution to adopt the 2021-2029 Housing Element and to adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration. *Please skip ahead to Item F-3 (timestamp: 3 hours, 22 minutes). |
| October 12, 2021 | City Council Study Session |
City Council reviewed and discussed the revised Housing Element document |
| September 23, 2021 | Planning Commission Regular Meeting |
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| June 1, 2021 | City Council Study Session |
Council informed of Draft 2021-2029 Housing Element submittal to HCD. *Please note that the City Council did not discuss this item, but it was placed on the agenda as an informational item only. |
| May 27, 2021 | Planning Commission Study Session | |
| April 28, 2021 | Community Meeting | |
| March 11, 2021 | Planning Commission Study Session |
Update on RHNA, Outreach, Timeline, and Potential ADU Ordinance |
| February 1, 2021 | Community Meeting | Community Meeting on Housing Element Update |
| November 12, 2020 | Planning Commission Study Session |
RHNA, Constraints on Housing Production and Housing Policy Strategies |
| October 22, 2020 | Planning Commission Study Session | |
| August 13, 2020 | Planning Commission Study Session |
HOUSING ELEMENT TIMELINE OF MILESTONES
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ACTION / MILESTONE |
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3/19/2024 |
Submitted adopted Housing Element to HCD for review |
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3/18/2024 |
Received letter from HCD on revised version (2/14/2024 version) indicating that the version substantially complies with statutory Housing Element requirements described in December 15, 2023 HCD letter |
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3/18/2024 |
City Council Public Hearing to review Housing Element, and adopted a resolution to adopt the updated 2021-2029 Housing Element |
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2/29/2024 |
Planning Commission Public Hearing to review revisions to the Housing Element, in response to HCD comments |
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2/14/2024 |
Submitted revised Housing Element to HCD for review |
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12/15/2023 |
Received comment letter from HCD on revised version (10/18/23 version) |
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10/18/2023 |
Submitted revised Housing Element to HCD for review |
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5/12/2023 |
Received comment letter from HCD on adopted version |
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3/13/2023 |
Submitted adopted Housing Element to HCD for review |
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2/21/2023 |
City Council Public Hearing to review revised Housing Element; adopted a resolution to adopt the amended 2021-2029 Housing Element |
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11/28/2022 |
Received comment letter from HCD on revised version |
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9/28/2022 |
Submitted revised Housing Element to HCD for review |
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9/20/2022 |
City Council Study Session: revised Housing Element on agenda as C Item (informational only) |
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8/25/2022 |
Planning Commission Public Hearing to review revisions to the Housing Element, in response to HCD comments |
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1/14/2022 |
Received comment letter from HCD on adopted version (10/12/21 version) |
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10/18/2021 |
Submitted adopted Housing Element to HCD for review |
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10/12/2021 |
City Council Public Hearing to review Housing Element, and adopted a resolution to adopt the updated 2021-2029 Housing Element |
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9/23/2021 |
Planning Commission Public Hearing to review Housing Element; adopted resolution recommending approval to the City Council |
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7/30/2021 |
Received comment letter from HCD on draft version |
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6/3/2021 |
Submitted draft Housing Element to HCD for review |
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6/1/2021 |
City Council Study Session: draft Housing Element on agenda as C Item (informational only) |
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5/27/2021 |
Planning Commission Study Session: Review of draft Housing Element |
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4/28/2021 |
Community Meeting |
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3/11/2021 |
Planning Commission Study Session: Update on RHNA, Outreach, Timeline, and Potential ADU Ordinance Changes |
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2/1/2021 |
Community Meeting |
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12/3/2020 |
Design Review Commission – Housing Element Info Item |
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11/12/2020 |
Public Works Commission Meeting – Housing Element Info Item |
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11/12/2020 |
Planning Commission Study Session: RHNA, Constraints on Housing Production, and Housing Policy Strategy |
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11/10/2020 |
Charitable Solicitations Commission Meeting – Housing Element Info Item |
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11/5/2020 |
Traffic and Parking Commission Meeting – Housing Element Info Item |
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11/4/2020 |
Rent Stabilization Commission Meeting – Housing Element Info Item |
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10/26/2020 |
Health and Safety Commission Meeting – Housing Element Info Item |
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10/26/2020 |
Recreation and Parks Commission Meeting – Housing Element Info Item |
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10/22/2020 |
Planning Commission Study Session: Existing Conditions and Context |
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10/21/2020 |
Architectural Commission Meeting – Housing Element Info Item |
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10/15/2020 |
Human Relations Commission Meeting – Housing Element Info Item |
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10/14/2020 |
Cultural Heritage Commission Meeting – Housing Element Info Item |
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10/13/2020 |
Arts and Culture Commission Meeting – Housing Element Info Item |
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8/13/2020 |
Planning Commission Study Session: Housing Element/RHNA Intro |
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
We want to hear from you!
Please take this brief survey that discusses the topic of Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) regulations in the City.
Relevant documents, public meeting notices and other resources will be posted here, check back often. Send us an email at housingelement@beverlyhills.org so that we can add you to our mailing list for information and updates regarding the Housing Element Update.
What is the Housing Element?
State law requires each jurisdiction to adopt a General Plan, which is a comprehensive, long-term plan for its physical development. General Plans include several "elements" that address various topics. The Beverly Hills General Plan includes the following elements:
- Land Use
- Historic Preservation
- Economic Sustainability
- Open Space
- Circulation
- Conservation
- Noise
- Safety
- Public Services
- Housing
While most portions of a General Plan are updated every 20-25 years, State law requires that the Housing Element be updated every 8 years. Housing Element planning periods are sometimes referred to as "cycles". The City's current Housing Element covers the planning period extending from 2014 to 2021, which is referred to as the "5th Housing Element cycle" in reference to the five required updates that have occurred since the comprehensive revision to State Housing Element law in 1980. All cities in the Southern California Association of Governments ("SCAG") region are required to prepare a Housing Element update for the 6th Housing Element cycle, which spans the 2021-2029 period. The SCAG region includes Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, and Imperial counties.
The City's 2014-2021 Housing Element focused on the following goals:
- Conserve and improve the existing housing stock
- Provide new housing opportunities
- Promote equal housing opportunities for all residents
- Mitigate potential governmental constraints
The Housing Element portion of the General Plan Annual Report provides information on the City's progress on these goals. The most recent report can be accessed here. With public input and direction from the Planning Commission and the City Council, these goals will be updated for the 2021-2029 Housing Element.
Check this page often for updates. Relevant documents, public meeting notices and other resources will be posted here.
For more information, see the Housing Element Update FAQ.
What is the Timeline for the Housing Element Update?
What is the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA)?
The Regional Housing Needs Assessment ("RHNA") is a part of State housing element law that determines the projected and existing housing needs for each jurisdiction in the State. In its Housing Element, the City must demonstrate to the State that there are no unnecessary barriers to the housing approval process in order to meet the RHNA allocation for the City.
On September 3, 2020, SCAG released its final draft allocation of housing units for each jurisdiction in its region, which can be found here. The City has received a final allocation (click here for more information) of 3,104 new units for this upcoming planning period. Additional information on RHNA can be found at Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and at California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
SCAG has prepared pre-certified housing data for the City, which can be found here. This data was utilized as baseline information for the updated Housing Element.
safety Element update
As required by state law, the City is now working to prepare an updated version of the Safety Element of the General Plan. The Safety Element is a chapter of the General Plan that analyzes potential risks related to natural disasters and public emergencies, and includes goals and policies to help prepare and mitigate such hazards. The City's last update of the Safety Element occurred as part of the General Plan comprehensive update in 2010, and can be found here. The City's Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (covering the period from 2017-2022) was adopted in 2019, and is a subsection of the Safety Element focused on disaster prevention. The updates to the Safety Element will include an assessment of climate change risks and resiliency methods, and the risk of fire for land in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, among other topics.
ADOPTED 2022 SAFETY ELEMENT
At its May 10, 2022 meeting, the City Council adopted the updated Safety Element, and it will now become part of the City's General Plan document. The revised Safety Element document may be viewed here.
PAST PUBLIC MEETINGS
| DATE | MEETING DESCRIPTION |
| November 18, 2021 | Planning Commission Study Session - At this meeting, staff presented a brief overview of the Safety Element Update project. |
| January 13, 2022 | Planning Commission Study Session - At this meeting, staff presented a brief overview of the Safety Element Update project and the next steps regarding submittal of the draft Safety Element to state agencies for review. |
| March 24, 2022 | Planning Commission Meeting - At this meeting, staff presented the revised Safety Element documents, which includes revisions per the comments provided by CAL Fire and the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection. The Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 1977 recommending approval of the Safety Element to the City Council. |
| May 10, 2022 | City Council Meeting - At this meeting, the City Council adopted the revised Safety Element document. |
QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions regarding this project, please contact:
Chloe Chen, Senior Planner
phone: (310) 285-1194
email: cchen@beverlyhills.org
