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SITE INVENTORY GUIDEBOOK FRAMEWORK

Housing Element Sites Inventory Guidebook (AB 1397) · 2026 edition · updated 2026-09-22 · California

The following is a Guidebook designed to assist a jurisdiction through the site inventory analysis required by Housing Element Law. Use of the Guidebook is not required for a determination of compliance by HCD. The Guidebook is intended to facilitate the jurisdiction in determining if adequate sites are available by income category to accommodate the jurisdiction’s share of the RHNA or if rezoning or other program actions are needed. Areas of the law that are newly added since the beginning of the 5[th] housing element cycle are marked with the designation NEW.

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▸Contents — Housing Element Sites Inventory Guidebook (AB 1397)

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