HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE OF THE GENERAL PLAN

PUBLIC WORKSHOP

The City of Lakeport is updating the Housing Element of the General Plan and requests your help in identifying housing issues facing the City, as well as needs of special populations. The City of Lakeport is holding a Public Workshop on Monday, March 10, 2014, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Council Chambers at City Hall, 225 Park Street. Stakeholders (agencies and organizations providing housing services or services to the special needs population and housing developers) and members of the public are encouraged to attend.

The Housing Element is the main document that establishes the City's housing policies, and is intended to ensure that decent, safe, affordable shelter is provided for all residents in the City. The Housing Element Update is an opportunity for all City residents, businesses, and organizations to be involved in determining the types of housing needed in the City, the best locations for housing, measures to address obstacles to housing, and an action plan that identifies goals, measureable objectives, policies, and specific implementation steps to improve housing programs and policies to provide more affordable, accessible, and safe housing for all residents.

In addition to addressing housing needs for all economic segments of the population, the Housing Element addresses housing for special needs groups, which include seniors, farmworkers, persons with disabilities (including developmental disabilities), single parents, large families, and the homeless.

If you have any questions, please contact Andrew Britton, Planning Services Manager at (707) 263-5613 x28 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .