The Public Review Draft Plan was available for public comment from August 20 to September 22, 2021. The draft plan was submitted to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for review, which was completed on December 13, 2021. The City prepared revisions based on HCD's comments. On February 9, 2022, the Planning Commission considered the revised draft, conducted a public hearing, and adopted a resolution recommending that the City Council adopt a mitigated negative declaration for and approve the City of Rialto 2021-2029 (Sixth Cycle) General Plan Housing Element Update. On March 8, 2022, the City Council considered the revised draft, conducted a Public Hearing, adopted a Mitigated Negative Declaration and approved the City of Rialto 2021-2029 (Sixth Cycle) General Plan Housing Element Update. The revised draft was submitted to HCD for a second review, which was completed on June 3, 2022. HCD's review found that additional revisions were necessary to comply with State Housing Element Law. The City completed a third draft of the Housing Element Update, which is now available for public review.
The revised draft Plan to House Our Rialto: 2021-2029 Housing Element Update is available for review by following this link.
The Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration, the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration, and associated Appendix A - Candidate Housing Sites were available for review and comment from January 7, 2022 through February 7, 2022.