加州总检察长宣布与Monterey达成住房要素法和解：30万美元罚款注入保障房基金
加州总检察长 Rob Bonta 与加州住房与社区发展部（HCD）11月5日在 Oakland 宣布，已与位于加州的 Monterey 县达成和解，了结该县未能按州《住房要素法》制定合规住房规划一案。这也是加州推动全州各地 100% 遵守该法的最新一步。
按州《住房要素法》，加州每一个市和县都必须定期更新本地的住房规划，承担本地区与全州住房需求中应分担的份额。加州目前处于第六个「住房要素更新周期」，各地须为全州约 250 万套新增住房做好规划。Monterey 县没有在 2023 年 12 月 15 日的法定期限前通过合规的住房规划；HCD 曾直接向该县提供指导和提醒，确认县领导清楚其提交合规住房要素供 HCD 审查的法定义务。
经此次和解，Monterey 县已经通过合规的住房要素，并在 2026 年 11 月 3 日期限前完成了强制性的重新分区（rezoning），同时采取了其他相关行动。
「州《住房要素法》就是要让地方政府为建起自己应分担的那份住房担责，」总检察长 Bonta 说。「县和市负有同样的义务，要为本社区的住房需求做好规划。我的办公室将继续致力于确保每一个辖区都尽到自己的责任，为全州加州人提供更多可负担、可获得的住房机会。」
「今天的行动再次表明，本届政府对地方政府遵守州住房法有多认真，」HCD 部长 Gustavo Velasquez 说。「每一个市和县都必须制定规划，满足各个收入水平的住房需求。我很感谢 Monterey 县迈出了这关键一步——完成必要的重新分区、拨出保障性住房资金，并承诺在下一个住房要素周期做得更好。」
按和解条款，Monterey 县将：落实其经县监事会批准通过的第六周期住房要素重新分区行动；按《参议院第 1037 号法案》（SB 1037，Wiener，2024）支付 30 万美元罚款，罚金存入该县本地住房信托基金、用于保障性住房项目，罚金源于其第六周期住房要素通过逾期；为编制第七周期住房要素拨足规划资源，包括确保至少一名县规划人员专职负责起草与协调第七周期住房要素，并在第七周期法定期限前的两个财政年度在县预算中列出充足的专项资金；提前于法定期限把第七周期住房要素草案提交 HCD；并确认其对加州《住房要素法》的积极遵守。若该县违反和解条款，州政府有权强制执行和解协议。
总检察长办公室介绍，在该县逾期未通过住房要素后，HCD 曾多次联系 Monterey 县。2026 年 7 月，总检察长办公室对另外五个违规辖区提起五宗诉讼，并宣布州政府将加大力度——无论是技术协助还是执法——以确保地方政府在年底前实现全州全面合规。此后 Monterey 县代表很快联系 HCD，商讨并承诺了走向合规的路径。
另据公布，Bonta 还于 11 月 3 日致信 Monterey 县，告知其总体规划不符合州规划法的若干要求——这些要求涉及满足弱势非建制社区的基础设施与服务需求、防范洪水风险与气候变化、促进开放空间的公平享有与环境正义，并邀请该县与总检察长办公室会面、商讨合规计划。
总检察长办公室表示，此前已先后与 Hollister、Artesia、La Habra Heights、Malibu、Fullerton、Coronado、San Bernardino 等地政府达成同类和解，Monterey 县为最新一例，各地均承诺让本地住房规划回归合规。
（来源：加州总检察长办公室）
California Attorney General Announces Housing Element Settlement With Monterey County: $300,000 Penalty to Fund Affordable Housing
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announced in Oakland on November 5 a settlement with Monterey County, in California, resolving the county's failure to adopt a housing element in compliance with California's Housing Element Law. The settlement is the latest in California's efforts to achieve 100% statewide compliance with the law.
Under the state's Housing Element Law, every city and county in California is required to periodically update its housing plan to meet its share of regional and statewide housing needs. California is currently in the sixth housing element update cycle, which requires local governments to plan for approximately 2.5 million additional homes statewide. Monterey County failed to adopt a compliant housing plan by its statutory deadline of December 15, 2023. HCD provided direct guidance and reminders to the county, confirming its leaders were fully aware of their legal obligations to submit a substantially compliant housing element for HCD's review.
As a result of the settlement, Monterey County has adopted a compliant housing element and completed its mandatory rezoning by the November 3, 2026 deadline, in addition to taking other related actions.
"The state's Housing Element Law is in place to hold local governments accountable for building their fair share of housing," said Attorney General Bonta. "Counties have the same obligation that cities do to plan for their communities' housing needs. My office remains committed to ensuring that every jurisdiction does its part to provide Californians with more affordable and accessible housing opportunities statewide."
"Today's action demonstrates once again how seriously this administration takes accountability to state housing law for local governments," said HCD Director Gustavo Velasquez. "Every city and county must create a plan to meet housing need at all income levels. I am grateful Monterey County has taken this critical step toward completing the necessary rezoning, setting aside funding for affordable housing, and committing to doing better in the next housing element cycle."
Under the settlement, Monterey County will commit to its sixth cycle housing element rezoning actions approved and adopted by the County Board of Supervisors; agree to pay Senate Bill 1037 (Wiener, 2024) monetary penalties of $300,000 for its untimely adoption of a Sixth Cycle housing element, and deposit the penalties into its local housing trust fund to be used for affordable housing projects; allocate adequate planning resources for developing its Seventh Cycle housing element, including ensuring at least one county planner is dedicated to drafting and coordinating it and including sufficient dedicated funding line items in the county's budget for the two fiscal years preceding the Seventh Cycle deadline; submit a draft Seventh Cycle housing element to HCD in advance of the statutory deadline; and acknowledge its affirmative compliance with California's Housing Element Law. The state will have the authority to enforce the settlement agreement if the county breaches its terms.
The Attorney General's Office said HCD contacted Monterey County on several occasions after it failed to adopt a housing element on time. In July 2026, the Attorney General's Office filed five petitions against other jurisdictions in violation of the Housing Element Law and announced that the state intends to apply additional effort, whether technical assistance or enforcement, to ensure total statewide compliance by the end of the year. Representatives from Monterey County then quickly contacted HCD to discuss and commit to a pathway towards compliance.
Separately, on November 3, 2026, Bonta issued a letter to Monterey County notifying it that the county's general plan was out of compliance with state planning laws that require local governments to address the infrastructure and service needs of disadvantaged unincorporated communities, protect the community from flood hazards and climate change, and advance equitable access to open space and environmental justice. The letter invited the county to meet with the Attorney General's Office to discuss its plan to comply.
The Attorney General's Office said it has previously reached settlement agreements with the governments of Hollister, Artesia, La Habra Heights, Malibu, Fullerton, Coronado and San Bernardino, and now Monterey County, securing commitments from these jurisdictions to bring their housing plans into compliance.
(Source: California Attorney General's Office)
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