General Plan Policy Document (Adopted 7-11 ... - City of Wheatland

HOUSING, Chapter 4SECTION V:CONSISTENCY WITHTHE GENERAL PLANThis section discusses the coordination of this Housing Elementwith other elements of the Wheatland General Plan. Housingelement law requires the California Department of Housing andCommunity Development (HCD) to review local housing elementsfor compliance with State law and to report its written findings tothe local government. The Housing Element must be consistentwith all other parts of the Wheatland General Plan (CaliforniaGovernment Code, Section 65302).Housing Element policies and programs were developed subject tothe constraints of the policies and programs contained in the otherGeneral Plan elements. Of all the other General Plan elements, theHousing Element is most closely related to the Land Use Elementin the General Plan because the Land Use Element specifies thelands within the City that may be utilized for housingdevelopment.Areas available for residential development along with the range ofallowable densities and direction on appropriate housing types aredesignated through the Land Use Diagram and the land usedefinitions in the Land Use Element, thereby laying the foundationfor all other goals, policies, and programs related to the provisionof housing. The Land Use Element also provides further detail inthe implementation of housing policies. The Housing Elementupdate was conducted concurrently with the rest of the GeneralPlan update for Wheatland in 2004-2006.Other elements in the General Plan also discuss policy directionsfor residential development. For example, the Circulation Elementwill identify new streets and these streets will be designed toaccommodate new residential developments The Noise Elementwill ensure new residential neighborhoods will not be exposed tointrusive sound. The Safety Element will ensure the location ofnew residential neighborhoods will not be exposed to geologichazards or surface hazards (wildfires).These policies and programs have been taken into consideration inthe preparation of the Housing Element update. Any futureamendments to the General Plan will maintain consistency withpolicies and programs in the Housing Element.Wheatland General Plan Policy Document, Part II 4-18July 11, 2006