City of Arcata Applies for HUD Pro Housing Grant

This is a press release from the City of Arcata:

The City of Arcata is applying to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) competitive grant. The goal of PRO Housing is to support communities who are actively taking steps to remove barriers to affordable housing. 

The City of Arcata’s proposal will be to, first, update the City’s Land Use Code to align with updates to the General Plan 2045 including updates related to the Gateway Area Plan, second, create an ADU ordinance and third create a form-based code for Infill Opportunity Zones. The funding request will range from $1,000,000 to $1,500,000. 

The draft application will be published on the City of Arcata’s website on or before noon on Friday, Oct. 20 and will be navigable from the home page. The draft application will also be sent to the Long-Range Planning and Community Visioning “Notify Me” listserv that the city maintains. Anyone can subscribe to this listserv by visiting cityofarcata.org/list.aspx. The city will be accepting comments at the City Council Joint Study Session with Planning Commission on Tuesday, Oct. 24 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Arcata City Hall. The city also welcomes comments to Kiko Barr, Community Development Specialist I by emailing [email protected] or mailing to Attn: Kiko Barr, City of Arcata, 736 F St. Arcata, CA 95521.