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City Council Adopts Housing Element
On January 7th, 2025, the City Council of the City of Fullerton adopted the Housing Element for the 6th Cycle. The Housing Element is a mandatory section of the City's general plan (The Fullerton Plan) and is an 8-year roadmap designed to identify the city's housing needs, review past accomplishments, and to develop strategies to encourage new housing development. The housing element was a development of a collaborative process between residents, elected officials, property owners, committees, local agencies, and staff, which commenced in 2021.
Please click on the link to review the Adopted Housing Element:
Housing Incentive Overlay Zone (HIOZ)
The Housing Incentive Overlay Zone (HIOZ) is a zoning tool that is applied to selected properties that are only zoned for commercial or industrial uses. This “overlay” zone permits the development of housing on the property that incorporates a requirement for 20% of the units to be maintained at 'Affordable' levels.
The purpose of the HIOZ is to provide optional standards and incentives for the development of a wide variety of housing developments in addition to the base zone. The HIOZ does not change the existing or underlying zoning classification of a property. Nor does it require the development of housing. Instead, it overlays a additional housing zoning classification on top of the existing zoning classification. The property can continue operating as it does today, or it can be redeveloped or improved within current zoning regulations.
Approved HIOZ Documents:
The following video summarizes the City's HIOZ zoning program
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