Housing Element for Public Review

On June 8, 2026, the City prepared a draft revision to specific chapters of the Housing Element to identify additional Housing Opportunity Sites and describe implementation progress. The public comment period for the draft Housing Element amendment was open between June 8 to June 15, 2026.

On June 24, 2026, the City made additional revisions to the Housing Element in response to public input and submitted the draft to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), where it provided preliminary comments on the draft.

On August 12, 2026, the City incorporated additional revisions in response to HCD comments, to share progress on program implementation, update the sites inventory, and identify policies that address Environmental Justice Issues.

The revised public review draft of the Housing Element will be available for public comment August 12 through August 19, 2026. The public can provide comments on the revised public review draft by:

• Providing comments in the comment box on this page.

• Emailing your comments to neighborhoods@costamesaca.gov

Previous versions of the Housing Element, including the latest updated draft Housing Element amendment, are available on the City’s website at: https://www.costamesaca.gov/government/departments-and-divisions/economic-and-development-services/planning/housing-element-update