(a) Inventory the supply of buildable lands within the city and determine the housing capacity of the buildable lands; and
(b) Conduct an analysis of the city’s existing and projected needed housing under statewide planning goals and rules related to housing by type, mix, affordability and density range to determine the number of units and amount of land needed for each needed housing type for the next 20 years.
(2) The housing capacity and needed housing analysis conducted under this section must be adopted as part of the city’s comprehensive plan no later than one year after completion of the needed housing analysis.
(3) If the housing capacity and needed housing analysis conducted under this section demonstrates a housing need, the city shall amend its comprehensive plan or land use regulations to include new measures that demonstrably increase the likelihood that development of needed housing will occur for the type, mix, affordability and densities sufficient to accommodate needed housing for the next 20 years. [2021 c.164 §2]