State Requests Revisions to Danville Housing Element

The Town of Danville adopted its 2023-2031 General Plan Housing Element on January 17, 2023, and submitted it to the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) before the statuary deadline, on January 31, 2023. HCD is required to review and determine if the Housing Element meets all requirements of State Housing law within 60 days.

Danville, along with the vast majorities of cities and counties, has since received a comment letter from HCD. In its letter, the State determined that Danville’s Housing Element met many, but not all, of the statutory requirements. Specifically, HCD believes that many of the Town’s housing development standards – particularly those associated with height and parking requirements - must be less restrictive. The Town is working to address the comments received, with the goal of re-submitting to HCD by the end of summer.

As a reminder, for the upcoming 2023-2031 planning period, the Town is expected to accommodate 2,241 new homes, regardless of available land capacity. To date, just 15 cities out of the 101 cities and 9 counties in the San Francisco Bay Area have a State-certified Housing Element.

The community's participation in the Housing Element process continues to be a high priority for the Town. The full review letter is available here. Any comments or questions regarding the letter or the Housing Element review process can be directed to David Crompton, Chief of Planning, at dcrompton@danville.ca.gov or 925-314-3349.