City Services and Departments City of Piedmont Form

Instructions and help about City Services And Departments City Of Piedmont

hello my name is kevin jackson and i'm the planning and building director at the city of piedmont the city is currently undertaking a project to update the housing element of its general plan and today's video will serve as an introduction into that process with which the city needs your help so let's get started you might ask what is the housing element and why does it have to be updated well all california cities need to create a plan every eight years for how they will help meet the future housing needs of everyone in the community this is called the housing element a general plan is divided into several elements which is like a chapter the elements address specific issues such as transportation land use safety community service and housing like other elements in the city's general plan the housing element includes goals policies and programs that guide decision-making including increasing the supply of affordable housing and retaining the beauty of existing neighborhoods deciding w