May 3, 2022
General Plan
Annual Report
and
Housing
Element Update
Workshop
A Housing Element is required by State Law
It must:
Affirmatively Further Fair Housing
Provide for the housing needs for all economic segments and needs of the community.
Allow for all types of housing including multifamily rental housing ,supportive housing, single-room occupancy units, emergency shelters, and transitional housing.”
Provide sites zoned to accommodate Regional Housing
Need (RHNA); and
There are Consequences for non-compliance.
What is a
Housing
Element?
Consequences: Failure to Adopt is a Violation of State Law. • Loss of State funding for parks, transportation ,
affordable housing (millions of dollars lost to City of Alameda.)
• Lawsuits (millions in legal costs)
April 20, 2022 - Housing group sues six Southern California cities over failure to plan for housing.
• Fines: $10,000 and $600,000 per month
• Loss of Land use Control
• Court can approve projects that do not conform to
Alameda Zoning.
Affirmatively
Furthering
Fair Housing
Alameda City Charter Article 26.
• Citywide prohibition of multifamily housing (the most affordable housing type) • Citywide prohibition on residential densities above 22 units/acre (the densities that support affordable housing).
November 29, 2021 Letter from State of California:
• Article 26 “conflicts with state law and is unenforceable” • Article 26 “denies fair housing and is fundamentally contrary to furthering fair housing”
April 2022 Draft Housing Element:
• No justification to prohibit housing types and densities that are affordable housing types.
• Remove multifamily prohibition and residential density prohibition from shopping centers, Park street and Webster street and R-2 though R-6 zones.
Height Limits Commercial Stations: Change to height of adjacent residential district.
Park Street:
• Existing height Limit: 5 stories, 4 stories on side
streets
• Housing Element: 5 stories on side streets.
Webster Street:
• Existing: 3 stories
• Housing Element: 5 stories
Shopping Centers: No change, unless less than 5
stories.
Residential Districts: No Change
RHNA: 5,353 units
Plus Buffer (10-30%)
(“strongly recommended”)
With 10%: 5,888
With 20%: 6,424
Ten Projects: 2,200 (no buffer -
McKay/AAPS)
Alameda Point: 1,482 (no buffer -
• Site A (4 votes needed)
• West Midway/RESHAP
Shopping Centers: 1,200 (No buffer
Zoning changes)
• South shore: 800
• Harbor Bay: 300
• Alameda Landing: 100
Park/Webster 100-400 (Zoning changes)
ADUs: 328-400
Residential Districts 400- 720 (Zoning changes)
Total: 5,710-6,413
2022
Housing
Element
Next Steps
May Complete changes and send HE to HCD
June - August HCD reviews HE
June – August Planning Board Public Hearings: Zoning
Aug - Sept Planning Board Public Hearings: review
HCD comments/revise HE
October Planning Board Public Hearings:
transmit HE and Zoning to City Council
Nov.- Dec. City Council Public Hearings: action on
HE and Zoning Amendments
Questions,
Public
Comment
+
Discussion