Implementation of the County’s Housing Element

The median sales price of single- family homes in the County exceeded $600,000 in February 2006. Less than 10% of the County’s households can afford to buy housing at this price. In response to the affordable housing shortage the County revised its Housing Element with 15 programs that encourage the production and protection of the County’s affordable housing stock. Three of the programs call for the County consider new or revised housing ordinances; a new mobilehome park conversion ordinance, a new condominium conversion ordinance and a revision to the secondary dwelling ordinance.