HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE
CITY OF AMERICAN CANYON MARCH 1, 2022
OVERVIEW OF HOUSING ELEMENTS & RHNA
SITES INVENTORY & OTHER NEW LAWS
SELECT AMERICAN CANYON DEMOGRAPHICS
PROJECT TIMELINE AND NEXT STEPS
QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION & COMMUNITY INPUT
AGENDA
AGENDA
Subregional Technical Assistance Program Funded by REAP Grant Information, Collaboration, Best Practices, Website Resources (NSC-Housing.org)
Regional Fair Housing Analysis w/ AFFH Section for Each City Equity Working Group
Developer Panel to Validate Sites
Napa Sonoma Subregional Housing Collaborative
General Plan & Housing Element Update Team:
Brent Cooper, AICP; William He, Jim Holley & Nicolle Jones – City of American Canyon Della Acosta & Nina Bellucci – Rincon Consultants | Jim Harnish – Mintier Harnish Housing Element Update Website & Community Survey:
Website: https://stories.opengov.com/americancanyonca/published/oD3fjKDBX Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QLFTLPW?lang=en
Encuesta: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QLFTLPW?lang=es
What is a Housing Element?
General Plan Element
Covers 8-year planning period 2023-2031
Sites Inventory w/zoning to meet Regional Housing Need Allocation (RHNA) Policies and Programs
Many Statutory Requirements - Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH), Review & Revise, Constraints to Building All cities and counties must plan for the housing needs of the community
Regional Housing Need Determination (RHND)
New Bay Area RHND:
441,176 housing units
More than half affordable
Increase of almost 135%
Reflects housing crisis
Consistent with increases around the state
Current Bay Area RHND:
187,990 housing units
Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA)
Final Regional Housing Need Allocation 2023 - 2031
Projection of additional housing units needed to accommodate household growth at all income levels by 2031 Must zone for “fair share” of region’s identified housing need Affordability assumptions linked to density and zoning
VERY LOW INCOME
LOW INCOME
MODERATE INCOME
ABOVE MODERATE INCOME
TOTAL
American Canyon
112
65
75
194
446
Calistoga
31
19
19
50
119
Napa (City)
504
291
319
825
1,939
St. Helena
103
59
26
66
254
Unincorporated Napa County
369
213
120
312
1,014
Yountville
19
11
12
30
72
1,138
658
571
1,477
3,844
RHNA Process & Timeline
RHNA and the Housing Element
NEW STATE HOUSING LAWS
New Housing Element Laws
Sites
Constraints
HE Compliance
Fair Housing
Homelessness
Land use
Housing needs section
AB 1397
(2017)
AB 879
(2017)
AB 101
(2019)
AB 686
(2018)
AB 2162
(2018)
SB 330
(2019)
AB 139(2019)
SB 6
(2019)
AB 1483
(2019)
AB 72
(2017)
AB 101
(2019)
AB 671
(2019)
AB 686
(2018)
AB 1486
(2019)
AB 215
(2021)
AB 139
(2019)
AB 1763
(2019)
AB 725
(2020)
SB 166
(2017)
SB 9
(2021)
Presumption of legal adequacy if litigated
Avoids litigation and Attorney General involvement
Maintain discretionary review over housing projects
Maintain eligibility for State funding (Housing, parks, transit, bike lanes, pedestrian improvements, etc.)
BENEFITS OF STATE (HCD) CERTIFICATION
State Requirements: Inventory of land suitable & available w/in 8 yrs Accommodate RHNA by income level Adequate sites with appropriate zoning City’s default density is 20 units/acre Local jurisdictions must ID enough housing sites Sites must meet new state requirements Strong justification for non-vacant sites Locations must affirmatively further fair housing State Objective: Adequate, suitable sites for housing remain available during entire 8-year planning period AB 1397
INVENTORY OF HOUSING SITES
AFFIRMATIVELYFURTHERING FAIR HOUSING (AFFH)
Programs must constitute meaningful actions to address disparities in housing needs and in access to opportunities Sites for lower income housing with AFFH lens:
Sites dispersed throughout community
High opportunity areas
Sites in lower income areas need to be accompanied by programs creating opportunity (schools, jobs, etc.)
Housing Sites Inventory
LAW
GOAL
DATA
Limitations around reusing sites that have been used in past planning periods such as by-right housing provision when reusing sites – AB 1397 Identifying sites that are feasible for development w/in 8 years AND that developers & builders are interested in Sites used in previous planning periods and vacant or non-vacant status (even an unused parking lot is considered non-vacant) Increased scrutiny for using sites that are too small (1/2 acre) or too large (10 acres) – AB 1397 Identifying sites that have a realistic potential to develop for affordable housing. For example, can sites smaller than ½ acre accommodate affordable housing? Parcel size, uses, history of completing affordable projects on small or large sites Sites need to be identified throughout the community in a manner that affirmatively furthers fair housing – AB 686
Identifying sites in both areas of opportunity as well as concentrated areas of poverty & pairing w/place- based strategies and anti-displacement policies Location of sites in relation to neighborhoods, amenities and resources such as jobs, schools, services, transit, etc.
Summary: Usable Sites vs RHNA
RHNA
SITES
Agencies must replace any site in inventory for low-income housing if it develops as something else Intent is to ensure an adequate supply of appropriately-zoned land through the entire 8-year housing element period AB 72 allows HCD and the AG to intercede if local agency fails to uphold these provisions SB 166
“NO NET LOSS”
Strengthens Housing Element Law
Gives HCD broad authority over housing elements and their implementation HCD may revoke compliance (certification)
AND
May refer case to Attorney General for non-compliance with Housing Element Law
Housing Accountability Act
“No Net Loss” law
Density bonus law
Anti-discrimination laws
Rezoning within one year
SB 35 & streamlining
AFFH in Sites Inventory
AB 72 AND AB 215 (NEW):EXPANDED ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY
STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Government Code 65583(c)(7) requires: "The local government shall make a diligent effort to achieve public participation of all economic segments of the community in the development of the housing element, and the program shall describe this effort.“ The housing element must include meaningful community engagement throughout the update process.
The housing element must include discussion of which groups participated, general comments received, and how comments were incorporated into the housing element.
SELECT DEMOGRAPHICS
AMERICAN CANYON
Population Trends, 1990-2020
CA DOF E-5 POPULATION AND HOUSING UNIT ESTIMATES
Population by Race, 2000-2019
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, 2010; ACS 2019 5-YEAR ESTIMATES
Population by Race
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, 2010; ACS 2019 5-YEAR ESTIMATES
Population of Resource Areas by Race
ACS 2019 5-YEAR ESTIMATES
Population Age Trends
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, 2010; ACS 2019 5-YEAR ESTIMATES
Households by Presence of Children
ACS 2019 5-YEAR ESTIMATES
Disability by Type – Adults (18 and over)
ACS 2019 5-YEAR ESTIMATES
Households by Tenure
ACS 2019 5-YEAR ESTIMATES
Housing Tenure by Age
ACS 2019 5-YEAR ESTIMATES
Housing Tenure by Housing Type
ACS 2019 5-YEAR ESTIMATES
Households by Household Size
ACS 2019 5-YEAR ESTIMATES
Household Type
ACS 2019 5-YEAR ESTIMATES
Housing Units by Number of Bedrooms
ACS 2019 5-YEAR ESTIMATES
Households by Household Size
ACS 2019 5-YEAR ESTIMATES
Households by Household Income Level
HUD CHAS 2017
Cost Burden by Tenure
HUD CHAS 2017
Cost Burden by Income Level
HUD CHAS 2017
THE HOUSING ELEMENT NEEDS
IDENTIFIED HOUSING NEEDS & RHNA
COMMUNITY INPUT
STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS, NEW LAWS, AFFH
POLICIES, PROGRAMS AND SITES
PROJECT OBJECTIVES2023 HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE
Meet Local Housing Needs
Cater programs and policies to community needs
Ensure Adequate Sites
Reviewing inventory of sites to accommodate RHNA allocation More, creative policies will allow broader range of site options Must review site locations through AFFH lens
Achieve State Certification
Outreach & Community Input (ONGOING)
Data Collection + Issues, Constraints, Opportunities
Draft Housing Strategy & Preliminary Sites Inventory
Fair Housing Analysis & AFFH Program of Actions
Draft Housing Element & Public Review
HCD Review (90 Days) & Adoption Hearings
NEXTSTEPS
Work Plan
Work Plan & Community Input
Collaborative Workshop
Website & Email; Begin Community Surveys & Stakeholder
Interviews
Data Collection
Begin Housing Strategy
Additional Outreach Activities
Preliminary Site Assessment
Public Workshop
CEQA Documentation
Draft Housing Element for HCD Review
Revisions As Needed
HCD 90 Day Review
PC Hearing to Adopt
(Recommendation)
CC Hearing to Adopt
HCD Certification
01/31/2023
= Community Input Opportunity
Questions?DiscussionPublic Comment