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San Francisco Bay Area Draft Regional Housing Needs Allocation, 41h Revision Therefore, the HMC recommends that each local jurisdiction with the land-use permitting authority in a SOl should plan for the housing needed to accommodate housing growth, existing employment and employment growth in such areas. A 100 percent allocation of the housing need to the jurisdiction that has land use control over the area would ensure that the jurisdiction that plans for accommodating the housing units also receives credit for any built units during the RHNA period. There are differences in whether a city or county has jurisdiction over land use and development within unincorporated SOls. In response to these variations, the HMC recommends the following SOl rules: I. In Napa, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma Counties, the allocation of housing need generated by the unincorporated SOl will be assigned to the cities. 2. In Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, the allocation of housing need generated by the unincorporated SOl will be assigned to the county. I 3. In Marin County, 75 percent of the allocation of housing need generated by the unincorporated SOl will be assigned to the city; the remaining 25 percent will be assigned to the county. The HMC recognizes that, although these guidelines reflect the general approaches to SOls in each county, adjustments may be needed to better reflect local conditions. Requests for SOl allocation adjustments may arise during the RHNA comment or revision period. Therefore, the HMC recommends that the methodology include the following criteria for handling such requests: I. Adjustments to SOl allocations shall be consistent with any pre-existing written agreement between the city and county that allocates such units, or 2. In the absence of a written agreement, the requested adjustment would allocate the units to the jurisdiction that has permitting authority over future development in the SOl. 4. Transfer of Units After the initial allocation, each local jurisdiction may request that it be allowed to transfer units with willing partner(s), in a way that maintains total need allocation amongst all transfer parties, maintains income distribution of both retained and transferred units, and includes a package of incentives to facilitate production of housing units. This transfer rule would allow the transfer of allocated housing need between willing jurisdictions in conjunction with financial and non-financial resources, while maintaining the integrity of the state's RHNA objectives by preventing any jurisdiction from abdicating its responsibility to plan for housing across all income categories. Transfers done in this manner may facilitate increased housing production in the region. The HMC recommends the following criteria for responding to requests for revisions that transfer units among local jurisdictions: ] The County of San Mateo (fanned a RHNA subregion) and the City and County of San Francisco (irrelevant) have been omitted. November 2006, Page 13