The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announced that the city of Claremont now has a housing plan certified by HCD to comply with state housing law. Claremont is the seventh city to regain compliance this year, along with Clovis, Fillmore, Orange Cove, Paramount, Soledad and Jurupa Valley.
Claremont recently rezoned eight areas for multifamily development, opening the potential for development of 200 affordable apartment homes for families and individuals who struggle to make ends meet. In addition, the city adopted a homeless services plan, which outlines actions the city will implement to reduce homelessness in the community.
HCD continues to work with the remaining 41 cities to bring them into compliance so that California is positioned to meet the housing needs of all. California state law AB 72 requires communities to adopt housing plans to meet the needs of the broader region and its economy. Under law, the city’s housing plan must accommodate a fair share of the regional housing needs and provide zoning that encourages development of housing that is affordable to the city’s residents across all income levels, including affordable housing and middle-income housing.
