The City of Merced collaborates on

A Multi-Jurisdictional Housing Element 

The Merced County region is developing a multi-jurisdictional housing element (MJHE) for the sixth cycle housing element update. Jurisdictions participating in the joint effort are the City of Merced, County of Merced, and the cities of Atwater, Dos Palos, Gustine, Livingston, and Los Banos. The Merced County Association of Governments is helping to coordinate the effort.

A website has been developed that will be the primary source for materials related to the Merced MJHE, including project documents, community workshop information, reports, and resources, and provide the community with ways to provide feedback on the project.

Click here to Go Directly to the Merced MJHE Website.

** SEPTEMBER 2025 ** - PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT - MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HOUSING ELEMENT 

The Updated Public Review Draft of the Multi-Jurisdictional Housing Element is available for review & comment. Click here to read the City of Merced's -Housing Element (APPENDIX G) to see the SEPTEMBER 2025 Public Review draft. 

The Public Review Comment Period window is open - September 26 to October 3, 2025.

 Please send all comments to Leah Brown at brownl@cityofmerced.gov by 5 pm, Friday, October 3, 2025.

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To see the entire set of Public Review documents for each agency involved in this Multi-Jurisdictional Housing Element  - Click Here!

The first public comment window closed in June of 2024 for the first draft, the comments received on the draft are linked below.

 The second public comment window closed in April 2025 for the revised draft, the comments received on the draft are linked below.

Click here for Housing Element Addendum to General Plan EIR - for a printable version of the Housing Element

Addendum.

For questions regarding the Housing Element or rezoning, please contact Leah Brown, Management Analyst, Development Services at brownl@cityofmerced.gov or Jonnie Lan, Principal Planner, Planning at lanj@cityofmerced.gov.