The City of Sonoma Planning Department is pleased to announce that the HCD Review Draft Housing Element was submitted to the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for review on October 26, 2022. HCD has 90-days to review the draft Housing Element and provide comments to the City. During this time, community members, residents, … Continued
Help us shape the future of our community’s housing needs by taking the Housing Needs and Priorities survey. Taking this survey will automatically give you a chance to win a $50 gift card! The City of Sonoma is in the process of updating the Housing Element of the General Plan for the 2023-2031 period as … Continued
The City of Sonoma (City) is seeking feedback from the community to inform its 6th Cycle Housing Element Update, which provides the City’s plan to accommodate and encourage housing development, rehabilitation, and preservation from 2023-2031 and to promote equitable access to housing and resources. The City has several tools available on the City’s website to … Continued
Want to be notified when affordable units located in the City of Sonoma become available? Submit your email address on our new Affordable Housing page to receive an email directly to your inbox when property managers notify the City that an affordable unit is accepting applications. The City does not build affordable housing units itself. Rather, … Continued
Learn how Sonoma can meet its housing goals using Balancing Act – an easy, online, simulation that allows you to create a Housing Plan by exploring how different housing densities can help the city meet its housing goals, envisioning where that housing might go, and providing input on where they want to see new housing … Continued
On January 25th, the City Council and the Planning Commission will hold a virtual, joint public “Town Hall” meeting to discuss the preparation of the new Housing Element and receive a report on steps taken to date by staff and the City’s Housing Element consultant. The agenda includes: Housing Element Basics – what a Housing … Continued
On Thursday, December 16th, the ABAG Executive Board conducted a public hearing and adopted (Resolution No. 13 – 2021) the “Final RHNA Plan” for its member jurisdictions for the 6th Cycle Housing Element update process. For the City of Sonoma, this means that the Housing Element that is to be prepared and adopted by the … Continued
A partnership of the City of Sonoma and the nonprofit organization Friends in Sonoma Helping (F.I.S.H.) for rental assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic helped 233 local families and individuals during the months of May – July. Eighty percent of those assisted through the rental assistance partnership live and/or work in the City of Sonoma, while … Continued
All of the cities and towns within Sonoma County are partnering with the Sonoma County Community Development Commission to prepare an Assessment of Fair Housing, required under state and federal law. The Assessment looks at policies, practices and conditions that shape disparities in housing and opportunity for protected groups under the Fair Housing Act (people … Continued
The City of Sonoma has set aside a fund and partnered with the local organization Friends In Sonoma Helping (F.I.S.H.) to provide rental and utility assistance to residents of Sonoma and those who work (or would be working but for the Coronavirus pandemic) in the City and Sonoma Valley. Already in May, the City and … Continued
