4.2 Regional Housing Needs Allocation

In January 2021, ABAG adopted a Draft RHNA Methodology, which is currently being reviewed by HCD. For Belvedere, the proposed RHNA to be planned for this cycle is 160 units, a slated increase from the last cycle.

RHNA Summary

Belvedere’s share of the regional housing need for the seven-year period from 2023 to 2031 is 160 units, which is a 1,000 percent increase over the 16 units required by the 2015 to 2023 RHNA. The housing need is divided into the five income categories of housing affordability. Table 4-1, Belvedere’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation – 2023–2031, shows Belvedere’s RHNA for the planning period 2023 through 2031.

Progress to Date

The RHNA planning period for the 2023-2031 Housing Element (6th Cycle) is June 30, 2022 through December 31, 2030. The statutory adoption date for the 6th Cycle Housing Element is January 1, 2023—a full six months after the beginning of the planning period. To account for this discrepancy, the City of Belvedere achieves credit for the number of housing units permitted in this six-month period prior to adoption of the 6th Cycle Housing Element and this number of units will apply towards meeting the 2023-2031 RHNA. The units permitted between June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2022 count towards the 2023-2031 planning period RHNA and are subtracted from the 6th Cycle RHNA. Table 4-2, Belvedere’s Adjusted RHNA, shows the City of Belvedere’s adjusted RHNA, which accounts for progress made prior to the adoption of the updated Housing Element document.