RHNA is the State-mandated housing allocation that is provided to each local jurisdiction, which is required to be addressed in the Housing Elements of all local General Plans. The housing allocations from RHNA is applied to the city as whole. There is no “allocation” that is applied to or assigned to PDAs. Therefore, there is … Continued
First, a Priority Development Area or “PDA” is a place that has convenient public transit service that is prioritized by local governments (cities/counties) for housing, jobs and services. PDAs range from Downtowns to Main Streets to aging shopping malls. Second, a PDA is a funding and planning tool. If a local jurisdiction voluntarily nominates an … Continued
While a PDA is an area earmarked and prioritized for housing, jobs and services, the designation, in itself, has no impact on maintaining or preserving the small-town character of a community. If preserving the small town character is a key community goal, the community-driven planning process required by a PDA designation would control building scale, … Continued
No, the designation of a PDA for an area does not mean that high rise buildings will be developed in the community. A PDA designation is a funding and planning tool; it does not zone for or authorize land development. A PDA would help fund a community-driven planning process which would look at the density, … Continued
No. A PDA is a planning tool and does not zone, authorize or approve new development or other physical changes. Rather, a PDA provides access to funding to construct needed and/or planned infrastructure improvements aimed at addressing traffic issues. Additionally, PDAs also provide access to funding to help facilitate a community-driven planning process that would better plan … Continued
