2023 - 2031 HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE

The City of Tracy is currently updating the Housing Element. The Housing Element is one of the State-required chapters of the City of Tracy's General Plan and provides a blueprint for opportunities to develop housing for all income levels in the community.

The City of Tracy received a compliance letter from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) on April 23, 2025, indicating HCD’s tentative approval of the City’s 6^th cycle Housing Element update for the 2023 – 2031 planning period.

The 6^th cycle Housing Element update has been driven by the State’s goal to increase and expedite housing production in California, including requiring local jurisdictions to prove that local policies and processes are not constraints on housing development. The City’s 6^th cycle Draft Housing Element update went through five rounds of review with HCD prior to receiving tentative approval in April 2025. The Draft Housing Element addresses the City’s regional housing needs allocation (RHNA) for the 2023–2031 planning period, which is 8,830 housing units, spread among different income categories.

Staff anticipates holding a public hearing with the Planning Commission in late May and a public hearing with the City Council in July or August to consider adoption of the Housing Element. Once the City adopts the Housing Element, the document will be submitted to HCD for certification.

Following certification of the Housing Element, the City will also need to complete the Housing Element implementation measures, which include rezones and General Plan Amendments affecting over 100 properties and totaling approximately 200 acres spread throughout the City, as shown in the Draft Housing Element. A Public Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the rezones and General Plan Amendments is anticipated to be released this June or July for a 45-day public review period. The public hearing process for the Planning Commission and the City Council to consider the rezones and General Plan Amendments is anticipated for late 2025 or the first quarter of 2026.  The City’s Housing Element will be considered out of compliance by HCD until the rezones and General Plan Amendments are complete.

 Housing Element Memo

 HCD Compliance Letter

 May 2025 Housing Element Adoption Draft

For questions on the housing element, please contact:

Craig Hoffman, Senior Planner at (209)831-6426 or craig.hoffman@cityoftracy.org.

The previous five Drafts of the Housing Element are available below:

VIEW NOVEMBER 2023 DRAFT HOUSING ELEMENT

 VIEW JULY 2024 DRAFT HOUSING ELEMENT

VIEW SEPTEMBER 2024 DRAFT HOUSING ELEMENT

VIEW NOVEMBER 2024 DRAFT HOUSING ELEMENT

VIEW APRIL 2025 DRAFT HOUSING ELEMENT

APRIL 2025 REVISED PAGES

APRIL 2025 APPENDICES

VIEW NOP CITY OF TRACY REZONE AND GP AMENDMENT DRAFT EIR