They can include single family homes in their housing elements, typically as "above moderate income" - code for "market rate". Or they can also include them as

They can include single family homes in their housing elements, typically as "above moderate income" - code for "market rate". Or they can also include them as "low income" if they are zoned at-or-above the Mullin Density, which is mostly 30 du/ac around the Bay Area. It's a small parcel, but you can build a SFH on 1452 sqft. Also the intent of the HAA is spelled out in the HAA itself, and it explicitly states that it is for "all economic segments": The Legislature’s intent in enacting this section in 1982 and in expanding its provisions since then was to significantly increase the approval and construction of new housing for all economic segments of California’s communities by meaningfully and effectively curbing the capability of local governments to deny, reduce the density for, or render infeasible housing development projects and emergency shelters. That intent has not been fulfilled. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&sectionNum=65589.5 https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySectio...