Prohousing Designation

Increasing the availability of housing statewide is critical to bettering the quality of life of all Californians and to ending homelessness. 

The 2019-2020 Budget Act provided a spectrum of support, incentives, and accountability measures to meet California’s housing goals, and provided for the establishment of the Prohousing Designation Program.

Benefits to Applying

Receiving a Prohousing Designation documents a jurisdiction’s commitment to implementing local policies that remove obstacles to new housing and recognizes the work that has already been done by a jurisdiction to address California’s severe housing shortage and affordability crisis. Applicants seeking to build affordable housing projects in local governments that receive the Prohousing Designation can receive priority processing or funding points when applying for several funding programs, including Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC), Infill Infrastructure Grant (IIG), Transformative Climate Communities (TCC), and more.

Draft Application and Public Comment

The County's application reflects adopted policies, as well as the programs identified in the Housing Element and General Plan to be implemented in the next two years. To receive a Prohousing designation, a jurisdiction must receive a minimum of 30 points.

The public can view and comment on the draft Prohousing Designation Application for 30 days, from November 13, 2024, until December 12, 2024. Comments can be emailed to Principle Planner Tyler Barrington, Tyler.Barrington@nevadacountyca.gov.

The draft Prohousing Designation Application and the Resolution were presented to the Board of Supervisors at the publicly noticed meeting on November 12, 2024.