Step 1: NEW Sites Used in Previous Planning Periods Housing Elements Government Code…

Determine if the site identified to accommodate the low- and very low-income RHNA pursuant to Part A, Step 6 was used in the previous planning period[4] . Generally, previously identified sites refer to parcels that were identified in a previous housing element’s site inventory to accommodate any portion of any income category of the jurisdiction’s RHNA, as follows:

For a nonvacant site : Included in a prior planning period’s housing element (e.g., 5[th] cycle housing element)

For a vacant site (see definition of vacant site on page 21): Included in two or more consecutive planning periods (e.g., 5[th] cycle and 4[th] cycle housing element)

If Yes: move to Step 1A

If No: move to Step 2