Staff Report to Approve Eng Report & Set Public Hearing for LLMD No. 2_May 14, 2024
CITY OF ARVIN
Staff Report
Meeting Date: May 14, 2024
TO: Arvin City Council
FROM: Oscar Fuentes, City Engineer
Jeff Jones, City Manager
SUBJECT: Consideration and Approval of A Resolution to Approve the Engineer’s Report for Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2 and Consideration and Approval of A Resolution Declaring Its Intention to Levy and Collect Assessments Within Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2 Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code, and Appointing A Time and Place for Hearing Objections Thereto.
BACKGROUND:
At its April 23
rd
, 2024 meeting, the City Council adopted a resolution to initiate proceedings for an update to Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2. The resolution authorized the preparation of an Engineer’s Report with assessments for the existing lots in the district. The Engineer’s Report has since been completed and filed with the City Clerk. It recommends the assessments take effect for Fiscal Year 2024-2025.
The next step in approving and processing a reassessment for existing parcels would be to adopt a resolution of intent that approves the Engineer’s Report and schedules a public hearing on the proposed assessments. Currently, there are no substantial changes to the limits of the district, and no annexations are proposed.
The resolution of intent included with this staff report, proposes the Council’s May 28th, 2024 meeting for the public hearing. At the close of the hearing, the Council will likely be asked to adopt a third and final resolution that orders the revised assessments.
Should the City Council approve the provided resolution, the City Clerk shall then advertise the notice of public hearing as soon as possible in a local paper.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact with the recommended actions. There is a 3.4% fee increase for FY 2024-2025. The funds from the Maintenance District will be collected by the Kern County Assessor’s Office and disbursed to the City as a special assessment. When collected, these assessments will go into a fund that shall be used to pay for the maintenance and operation of the lighting, landscaping, walls, drainage, and administration of the district.
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Attachment: Staff Report to Approve Eng Report and Set Public Hearing for LLMD No. 2 FY 24-25_051424 (Resolution to Set Hearing Date and
Staff Report to Approve Eng Report & Set Public Hearing for LLMD No. 2_May 14, 2024 RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a resolution to approve the engineer’s report for Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2 and adopt a separate resolution declaring its intention to levy and collect assessments within Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2 pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, part 2 of division 15 of the California streets and highways code, and appointing a time and place for hearing objections thereto.
ATTACHMENTS:
• Resolutions
• Exhibit F
• Notice of public hearing
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Attachment: Staff Report to Approve Eng Report and Set Public Hearing for LLMD No. 2 FY 24-25_051424 (Resolution to Set Hearing Date and
Reso Setting Public Hearing for LLMD No. 2 FY 24/25
RESOLUTION NO. _______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARVIN
DECLARING INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS
WITHIN LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
NO. 2 COMMENCING FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 PURSUANT TO THE
LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972, PART 2 OF DIVISION 15 OF THE CALIFORNIA STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE, AND
APPOINTING A TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING OBJECTIONS
THERETO
WHEREAS, the City of Arvin is a municipal corporation duly created and existing pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of California; and WHEREAS, the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (“Act”) requires the review of annual assessment of existing Districts; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Arvin previously formed Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2 (“District”), pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code (commencing with Section 22500) (the “Act”); and
WHEREAS, assessments levied within the District provide revenue for the purposes of 1) financing the repair, replacement, maintenance, and operating expenses associated with all street lights within the district’s boundaries; 2) the servicing, operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of the designated landscaping, including park landscaping, sound walls and appurtenant facilities with the district’s boundaries; and 3) the servicing, operation, maintenance and repair of specified regional storm water retention basins; and WHEREAS, on April 23
rd, 2024, pursuant to the provisions of the Act, the City Council initiated proceedings by adopting a Resolution describing improvements and ordering the City Engineer to file a report with regard to the District for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Article 4 of Chapter 1 of the Act, the Engineer prepared and filed such report (the “Engineer’s Report”) with the City Clerk, and the City Clerk has presented the Engineer’s Report to the City Council; and WHEREAS, on May 14
th, 2024, the City Council adopted a Resolution approving the Engineer’s Report, as filed, pursuant to Section 22623 of the Act, and WHEREAS, it is required to post a written notification regarding the proposed reassessments, in the places designated by the City, for a public hearing at least 10 days before the public hearing for those affected property owners previously within the district boundaries.
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 22624 of the Act, the City Council now desires to declare its intention to levy and collect the assessments within the District for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, and to call a public hearing relating thereto; and
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Attachment: Reso to Set Public Hearing for LLMD No. 2 FY 24-25_051424 (Resolution to Set Hearing Date and Time for LLMD No. 2 FY 24/25)
Reso Setting Public Hearing for LLMD No. 2 FY 24/25
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Arvin as follows:
1. Recitals. The above recitals are true and correct, and are hereby incorporated herein by this reference.
2. Findings and Declarations. The City Council hereby (1) finds that the public interest and convenience requires, and (2) declares its intention, to order the levy of and to collect assessments against the assessable lots and parcels of property within an existing assessment district designated “Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2” (“District”) pursuant to the provisions of the Act, for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2025, to pay for the costs and expenses of the improvements described below in Section 4 of this Resolution.
3. Purpose. The purpose of Landscaping and Lighting District No. 2 is for the operation and maintenance of street lighting, public landscaping, and all related appurtenances located within public right-of-way, dedicated easements, or dedicated public properties of the tracts and public lands in the City of Arvin.
4. Improvements. The proposed improvements which are provided for the within Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2 by and through the assessments levied annually thereon shall include improvements and maintenance and service of landscaping and public lighting facilities located within public areas or easements of the described district, as well as clearing and the grubbing of regional storm water retention basins for identified sumps. Landscaping includes include trees, shrubs, turf or other ornamental vegetation, related plumbing and irrigation facilities, related ornamental structures, fences, walls, and lighting which are intended to beautify and aesthetically enhance the environment of the district. Public lighting facilities includes lights, poles, standards, overhead or underground wiring, distribution facilities, and related paving or foundation improvements.
5. Assessments. The assessments to be levied and collected against the assessable lots and parcels of property within the District for Fiscal Year 2024-25 are proposed to increase
3.4% from the assessments levied and collected for Fiscal Year 2023-24.
6. Report. By previous resolution, the City Council directed the City Engineer to prepare and to file an Engineer’s Report pursuant to the provisions of the Act. The Engineer has prepared and filed a written report with the City Clerk that is titled “Engineer's Report and Assessment, City of Arvin Landscaping And Lighting Maintenance District No. 2, FY 2024-25” and by previous resolution the City Council approved the Engineer’s Report as filed. Reference is made to the Engineer’s Report on file in the Office of the City Clerk and open to public inspection for a full and detailed description of the improvements, the boundaries of the District, and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the District. The Office of the City Clerk is located at 200 Campus Drive, Arvin, CA 93203.
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Attachment: Reso to Set Public Hearing for LLMD No. 2 FY 24-25_051424 (Resolution to Set Hearing Date and Time for LLMD No. 2 FY 24/25)
Reso Setting Public Hearing for LLMD No. 2 FY 24/25
7. Time and Place of Hearing; Notice is hereby given that the City Council designates May 28
th
, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 200 Campus Drive, Arvin, CA 93203, as the date, time, and place for the hearing of the future levy and collection of assessments on Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2 commencing Fiscal Year 2024-2025. All interested persons shall be afforded the opportunity to hear and be heard. The City Council shall consider all oral statements and all written protests or communications made or filed by any interested person.
Prior to the conclusion of the hearing, any interested person may file a written protest with the City Clerk or, having previously filed a protest, may file a written withdrawal of that protest. A written protest shall state all grounds of objection. A protest by a property owner shall contain a description sufficient to identify the property owned by the signer. Written protests may be delivered in person to the City Clerk or may be mailed to the City Clerk at City Hall, 200 Campus Drive, P.O. Box 548, Arvin, CA 93203. Any written protest that is mailed must be received at City Hall at or prior to 4:30 p.m. on May 27th, 2024.
8. Notice. The City Clerk shall give notice of the aforesaid date, time, and place of the hearing in accordance with law.
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Attachment: Reso to Set Public Hearing for LLMD No. 2 FY 24-25_051424 (Resolution to Set Hearing Date and Time for LLMD No. 2 FY 24/25)
Reso Setting Public Hearing for LLMD No. 2 FY 24/25
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arvin at a regular meeting thereof held on the 14th day of May, 2024 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST:
CECILIA VELA, City Clerk
CITY OF ARVIN
By:
DANIEL BORRELI, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM
By:
NATHAN HODGES, City Attorney
Hodges Law Group, LLP
I, ___________________________, City Clerk of the City of Arvin, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and accurate copy of the Resolution passed and adopted by the City Council of the City on the date and by the vote indicated herein.
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Attachment: Reso to Set Public Hearing for LLMD No. 2 FY 24-25_051424 (Resolution to Set Hearing Date and Time for LLMD No. 2 FY 24/25)
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CITY OF ARVIN
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ARVIN CITY COUNCIL will hold a public hearing in the Council Chambers at 200 Campus Drive, Arvin, CA, on Tuesday, May 28th, 2024 at 6:00 pm for the consideration and possible adoption of:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARVIN TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS ON LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS No. 1 AND No. 2 PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972 FOR THE
MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING OF LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING AND SETTING THE TIME AND PLACE OF THE PROPOSED LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS.
ALL INTERESTED PARTIES are invited to attend said HEARING and express opinions or submit evidence for or against the subject outlined above. The flat rate assessment, as adjusted by the previously approved Consumer Price Index (CPI), for Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Districts No. 1 and No. 2 in the City of Arvin for Fiscal Year 2023-24 will be continued for the parcels currently in the Districts.
The purpose of these Districts is for the maintenance, servicing and operation of the landscape, lighting and storm drain basin improvements within the District.
The engineer’s report was accepted by the City during the April 23 rd, 2024 council meeting, and
publication of this notice complies with Sections 22552 and 22553 of the California Streets and Highways Code.
This hearing may be conducted remotely (via telephone, video conferencing, or other means that would allow public participation without in-person attendance) consistent with state, local, or executive orders related to the state of emergency associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Agenda for the hearing will be updated as necessary to provide further information regarding remote hearing measures and means of attendance, and the Agenda should be reviewed for additional information prior to attendance.
FURTHER INFORMATION on the public hearing subject may be obtained or viewed at City Hall or by telephone (661) 854-3134.
NOTICIA DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA
CIUDAD DE ARVIN
POR ESTE CONDUCTO SE NOTIFICA QUE EL CONCEJO MUNICIPAL DE ARVIN conducirá una audiencia pública en la Cámara del Concejo Municipal localizada en 200 Campus Drive, Arvin, Ca, el Martes, 28 de Mayo, 2024 a las 6:00 pm de la tarde para la consideración y posible adopción de lo siguiente:
UNA RESOLUCIÓN DEL MUNICIPIO DE LA CIUDAD DE ARVIN PARA EVALUAR Y
RECAUDAR EVALUACIONES EN EL DISTRITOS DE MANTENIMIENTO DEL PAISAJE E ILUMINACIÓN No. 1 Y No. 2 DE ACUERDO CON LA LEY DE PAISAJISMO Y ALUMBRADO DE 1972 PARA EL MANTENIMIENTO Y SERVICIO DE ILUMINACIÓN Y PAISAJE Y CONFIGURACIÓN DEL TIEMPO Y LUGAR DE LA POBLACIÓN PROPUESTA Y RECOGIDA DE EVALUACIONES.
TODAS LAS PARTES INTERESADAS están invitadas a asistir a dicha AUDIENCIA y expresar opiniones o presentar evidencia a favor o en contra del tema descrito anteriormente. La evaluación de la tarifa plana, ajustada por el índice de precios al consumidor previamente aprobado, para Mantenimiento
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Attachment: Public Hearing Notice LLMD 1 and 2_English and Spanish (Resolution to Set Hearing Date and Time for LLMD No. 2 FY 24/25) de Paisajes e Iluminación El Distritos No. 1 y No. 2 en la Ciudad de Arvin para el Año Fiscal 2023-24 continuará para las parcelas actualmente en los Distritos. El propósito de estos distritos es para el mantenimiento, el servicio y la operación de las mejoras en el paisaje, la iluminación y la cuenca de desagüe pluvial dentro del distrito.
El reporte del ingeniero fue aceptado por la ciudad durante la reunión del Consejo el 23 de April de 2024, y la publicación de este aviso cumple con las secciones 22552 y 22553 de las calles de California y Código de Carreteras.
Esta audiencia puede llevarse a cabo de forma remota (por teléfono, videoconferencia u otro medio que permita la participación pública sin asistencia en persona) de acuerdo con las órdenes estatales, locales o ejecutivas relacionadas con el estado de emergencia asociado con la pandemia COVID-19. La Agenda para la audiencia se actualizará según sea necesario para proporcionar más información sobre las medidas de audición remota y los medios de asistencia, y la Agenda debe ser revisada para obtener información adicional antes de la asistencia.
INFORMACIÓN ADICIONAL sobre el tema de la audencia pública se puede obtener o examinar en el Ayuntamiento de la Ciudad de Arvin o llamando al teléfono (661) 854-3134.
POSTED: May XX, 2024
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Attachment: Public Hearing Notice LLMD 1 and 2_English and Spanish (Resolution to Set Hearing Date and Time for LLMD No. 2 FY 24/25)
CITY OF ARVIN
Staff Report
Meeting Date: May 14, 2024
TO: Arvin City Council
FROM: Christine Viterelli, Grants Manager
Jeff Jones, City Manager
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARVIN
CONSENTING TO THE SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION AND
APPLICATION DOCUMENTS TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION FOR THE LOW CARBON TRANSIT OPERATIONS
PROGRAM (LCTOP); AND AUTHORIZING RELATED ACTIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING PROJECT: ARVIN ELECTRIC BUS INFRASTRUCTURE
INSTALLATION PROJECT $ 52,847.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Arvin would like to submit to the 2023-2024 Low Carbon Transit Operations grant program. The grant request is to fund a matching grant for the renewable microgrid infrastructure.
This is the City’s fourth grant request to LCTOP to provide rollover funds for the purchase of electric buses and infrastructure. Arvin’s 99313 allocation is $ 51,722 and Kern COG is contributing their 99314 allocations of $ 1,125. Arvin’s LCTOP apportionment in total is $ 52,847.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the resolution.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
ATTACHMENTS:
2023-2024 Kern COG Program of Projects allocations
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Attachment: Staff Report LCTOP 05.14.24 (Reso Consenting to the submittal of the LCTOP Program 23-24)
Reso Consenting to submittal of grant application and application docs to CalTrans for LCTOP and authorizing related action.
RESOLUTION NO. _______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARVIN
CONSENTING TO THE SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION
AND APPLICATION DOCUMENTS TO THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE LOW CARBON
TRANSIT OPERATIONS PROGRAM (LCTOP); AND AUTHORIZING
RELATED ACTIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING PROJECT: ARVIN
ELECTRIC BUS INFRASTRUCTURE INSTALLATION PROJECT
$52,847.
WHEREAS, the City of Arvin is an eligible project sponsor and may receive state funding from the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) for transit projects; and WHEREAS, the statutes related to state-funded transit projects require a local or regional implementing agency to abide by various regulations; and WHEREAS, Senate Bill 862 (2014) named the Department of Transportation (Department) as the administrative agency for the LCTOP; and WHEREAS, the Department has developed guidelines for administering and distributing LCTOP funds to eligible project sponsors (local agencies); and WHEREAS, the City of Arvin wishes to delegate authorization to execute these documents and any amendments thereto to Jeff Jones, City Manager, and WHEREAS, the City of Arvin wishes to implement the LCTOP project listed above, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT: The City Council of the City of Arvin does hereby resolve as follows:
Section 1: The City Manager, Jeff Jones, is hereby authorized and empowered to execute in the name of the City of Arvin all grant documents including, but not limited to, applications, agreements, amendments and request for payments, necessary to secure LCTOP grant funds and implement the approved grant projects from the Caltrans Department of Transportation (Caltrans), subject to approval as to legal form by the City Attorney.
Section 2: That the City of Arvin agrees to comply with all conditions and requirements set forth in the Certification and Assurances and the Authorized Agent documents and applicable statutes, regulations, and guidelines for all LCTOP-funded transit projects.
Section 3: That it hereby authorizes the submittal of the following project nominations and allocation requests to the Department in FY 2023-2024 LCTOP funds:
1) Arvin Electric Bus Infrastructure Installation Project: $ 52,847.
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Attachment: Reso LCTOP 05.14.24 (Reso Consenting to the submittal of the LCTOP Program 23-24)
Reso Consenting to submittal of grant application and application docs to CalTrans for LCTOP and authorizing related action.
Benefit to a Priority Population: Arvin is a disadvantaged community whose residents will benefit by reducing greenhouse gases as a result of transitioning from diesel buses to electric buses and renewable energy.
Amount to Benefit Priority Populations: $ 47,562.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arvin at a regular meeting thereof held on the 14th day of May 2024 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST
CECILIA VELA, City Clerk
CITY OF ARVIN
By:
DANIEL BORRELI, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By:
NATHAN HODGES, City Attorney
Hodges Law Group
I, ______________________________, City Clerk of the City of Arvin, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and accurate copy of the Resolution passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arvin on the date and by the vote indicated herein.
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Attachment: Reso LCTOP 05.14.24 (Reso Consenting to the submittal of the LCTOP Program 23-24) Agency 99313 99314 Total apportionment
Arvin $51,722 $1,125 $52,847
California City $39,317 $466 $39,783
Delano $137,166 $5,060 $142,226
GET $1,475,607 $106,514 $1,582,121
Kern Transit $412,156 $21,633 $433,789
McFarland $36,456 $219 $36,675
Ridgecrest $73,944 $2,884 $76,828
Shafter $56,530 $1,042 $57,572
Taft $18,496 $6,521 $25,017
Tehachapi $31,715 $512 $32,227
Wasco $70,594 $577 $71,171
Estimated Regional Totals $2,403,703 $146,553 $2,550,256 Regional Surplus Regional Surplus Amt.
FY 2023/2024 Low Carbon Transit Operations Program Apportionment
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Attachment: Copy of Attachment A 2023-24 LCTOP Final Apportionment (Reso Consenting to the submittal of the LCTOP Program 23-24) 2023
-2031 HOUSING ELEMENT &
Fair Housing Analysis
City Council, May 14, 2024
6:00 P.M.
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Attachment: Presentation Adoption HE Fair Housing_051424 A housing element is a City’s vision and a plan on how best to provide housing for all income groups within the City and affirmatively furthering fair housing.
The housing element must be updated every eight years.
2 What is a Housing Element?
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Attachment: Presentation Adoption HE Fair Housing_051424 What is Fair Housing Analysis?
1. Outreach
2. Assessment of Fair Housing
a. Key Data and Background Information
b. Fair Housing Enforcement and Outreach Capacity
c. Integration and Segregation Patterns and Trends
d. Racially or Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty e. Disparities in Access to Opportunity
f. Disproportionate Housing Needs in the Jurisdiction
g. Displacement Risk
3. Sites Inventory
4. Identification of Contributing Factors, Goals and Actions 3 4.B.1
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH
4 Workshop – July
28, 2022
Workshop – Oct.
18, 2022 EJ and
HE
Public Review -
Draft HE & Fair
Housing
June 20, 2023
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FINDINGS
5 The Major Findings of the Housing Element
Analysis and Fair Housing Analysis are as follows:
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Attachment: Presentation Adoption HE Fair Housing_051424 DEMOGRAPHIC DATA ▰ Population (2020) – 19, 456 ▰ Hispanic or Latino – 94% ▰ Households (2016-2020) – 4,711 ▰ Owner occupied (2016-2020) – 50.3% ▰ Persons per HH (2016-2020) – 4.48 ▰ Median HH Income (2016-2020) - $39,750 ▰ Poverty – 32% 6 4.B.1
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FAIR HOUSING INDICATORS
7 1. Diversity Index (Racial and Ethnic Diversity):
A higher diversity index with several pockets with
large concentration of non-white population (>80%), primarily containing Hispanic populations.
2. GINI Index (Income Disparity):
City of Arvin’s Gini index is 0.371, out of 1, while
that for California is 0.487. An index of 0 will represent perfect equality.
3. Dissimilarity Index (uneven distribution of racial or ethnic populations in different neighborhoods). Index is available at County level (0.50 out of 1). Hispanic majority compared to non-Hispanic population would show a large dissimilarity.
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Attachment: Presentation Adoption HE Fair Housing_051424 Diversity Index
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FAIR HOUSING INDICATORS
10 4. Racially or Ethnically Concentrated area of Poverty (R/ECAP).
The correlation assumes that the lower the income,
the higher the diversity of population. No correlation was found for Arvin.
5. Racially Concentrated Areas of Affluence (RCAA):
There is no census block in the city with a median
household income of $125,000 and a population that is 80 percent or more white. As such, Arvin has no RCAAs.
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Attachment: Presentation Adoption HE Fair Housing_051424 Racially Concentrated Areas of Affluence/Poverty
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FAIR HOUSING INDICATORS
12 6. Disparities in Access to Opportunities:
Census tracts are categorized as Highest
Resource, High Resource, Moderate Resource, Moderate
Resource (Rapidly Changing), Low Resource, or areas of High Segregation and Poverty.
Arvin has low levels of access to opportunities --
Low Resource, High Segregation and Poverty. No census
tracts of the city have the highest levels of opportunity or even moderate levels of opportunity. The city is generally served by lower performing schools. The city is also disproportionately burdened by and vulnerable to multiple sources of
environmental pollution.
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Attachment: Presentation Adoption HE Fair Housing_051424 TCAC/HCD Opportunity Map
– High Segregation
and Poverty
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– Area Map
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FAIR HOUSING INDICATORS
15 7. Disproportionate Housing Needs.
Some 44.6% of the households are overpaying for
housing at a cost burden over 30 percent, while 19.5 percent of the households have cost burdens greater than 50 percent MFI (Median Family Income). 49.7% of households in Arvin are renter occupied. To mitigate these burdens, a variety of affordable housing for the above section of the population, especially housing for low income and female headed
households are required.
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FAIR HOUSING INDICATORS
16 8. Displacement
Displacement occurs when households are forced to
move because they are evicted or their building was torn down, often to make way for new and more expensive development. No potential risk of loss or displacement was identified in the City.
9. Site Inventory
The RHNA sites are generally accommodated
throughout Arvin and are not concentrated in areas with high racial or ethnic populations, persons with disabilities, female-headed households, senior households, or Low-and-moderate income (LMI) households.
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FAIR HOUSING INDICATORS
17 10. Identification of Contributing Factors, Goals and Actions:
The programs in the Housing Element previously
discussed are created in light of the findings of the fair housing analysis and needs of the community.
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Attachment: Presentation Adoption HE Fair Housing_051424
HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAM AREAS
Arvin’s housing programs address the following five major areas: ➢1. Maintaining and preserving the existing affordable housing stock; ➢2. Assisting in the provision of housing; ➢3. Removing governmental constraints, as necessary; ➢4. Providing adequate sites to achieve a variety and diversity of housing; and ➢5.Promoting equal housing opportunity. 18 4.B.1
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HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAMS
Specific Programs Proposed in the Housing Element: ➢1. Housing Information Outreach ➢2. Home Maintenance Counseling ➢3. Neighborhood “Clean-Up/Fix-Up” Campaigns ➢4. Arvin Housing Element Advisory Committee ➢5. Code Enforcement Program ➢6. Residential Rental Unit Inspection and Maintenance Program ➢7. Funding Single-Family Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation and Multi - Family
Rehabilitation Programs
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HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAMS
Specific Programs Proposed in the Housing Element: ➢8. Maintain and Update Inventory of At-Risk Housing ➢9. Preserving Mobile-home Parks ➢10. Section 8 Rental Assistance ➢11. Development of Extremely Low-Income Housing ➢12. Energy Conservation Library ➢13. Update and Amend the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance ➢14. Adequate Infrastructure for Affordable Housing 20 4.B.1
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HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAMS
Specific Programs Proposed in the Housing Element:
➢15. Facilitate Production of Affordable Housing
➢16. Facilitating Large Parcels and Land Consolidation (Continue existing program). ➢16 A. Lot Consolidation Program
➢17. Promote Variety of Housing (Continue Program)
➢18. Adequate Sites Monitoring Program (Continue Existing Program). ➢19. Reasonable Accommodation Information (Continue Existing Program). ➢20. Farmworker Housing (Continue existing program).
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HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAMS
Specific Programs Proposed in the Housing Element: ➢21. Outreach for Persons with Developmental Disabilities ➢22. Equal Housing Opportunity Program (Continue program). ➢23. Housing No Net Loss Program (Continue Program). ➢24. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing ➢25. Large Site > 10 Acres ➢26. Level of Service ➢27. Reasonable Accommodation Ordinance 22 4.B.1
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QUANTITATIVE HOUSING OBJECTIVES
23 Housing/Type Extremely
Low Income
Very Low
Income
Low
Income
Moderate &
Above
Moderate
Income
Total
RHNA 6th Cycle Allocation 17 107 79 971 1174
Remaining Obligations from 5th
Cycle
199 197 177 133 706
Total Housing Obligations 216 304 256 1104 1880
New Construction 216 304 256 1104 1880
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Please send your comments by mail or email to the City of Arvin as follows:
Mail: Housing Element Update, City of Arvin, 200 Campus Road, Arvin, CA 93203
Email: [email protected]
City Hall Contact Number: (661) 854-3134
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Staff Report re 2023-2031 Housing Element – May 14, 2024
CITY OF ARVIN
Staff Report
Meeting Date: May 14, 2024
TO: Arvin City Council
FROM: Chris Soriano, City Planner
Issac George, Planning Consultant
Jeff Jones, City Manager/Finance Director
SUBJECT: A Public Hearing (General Plan Amendment - GPA 2024-01) to Consider A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arvin to Adopt the 2023-2031 Housing Element and the Fair Housing Analysis, Exhibit A, and Authorize Staff to submit the Housing Element to the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development for Final Review and Accept CEQA Determination of a Notice of Exemption of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
BACKGROUND:
The City Council on July 11, 2023 conducted a public hearing and at the conclusion of the hearing, the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2023-42 Accepting the Draft 2023-2031 General Plan Housing Element Authorizing Staff to forward the Housing Element to the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development for Review (GPA 2023-04); Accepted CEQA Determination of a Notice of Exemption of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA; and continue the public hearing to October 24, 2023, Attachment 1.
City Staff and Consultant forwarded the Draft 2023-2031 Housing Element to the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for their review. HCD provided several comments and recommendations to be included in order for HCD to certify the housing element. Staff and Consultant conducted zoom meetings with HCD Staff, provided various updates to HCD which responded to the HCD review and comments, provided opportunities for public review and comments from July 2023 to May 14, 2024, posted the 2023- 2031 Housing Element on the City’s website, placed the updated documents at the City Clerk’s Office, Planning Office, Kern County Library for public review and opportunity for public comments. As of the preparation of this staff report no further comments have been received.
The only comments and feedback received are from the State of California, Department of Housing and Community Development Department. As a result of the communications, Staff and Consultant have updated various sections of the Housing Element and the Fair Housing Analysis and are recommend for adoption. The May 14, 2024 Housing Element and the Fair Housing Analysis reflects the updated and modified documents to be adopted by the city.
REVIEW BY STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (HCD): Upon adoption, the City will mail the adopted 2023-2031 Housing Element to HCD as is required by state law. Once transmitted to the HCD, the state has Ninety (90) days in which to either certify the Housing Element or recommend additional modifications and amendments. Should additional modifications and/or amendments
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Staff Report re 2023-2031 Housing Element – May 14, 2024 be required, Staff and Consultant will update as necessary. Should there be additional modifications and/or amendments, the city will be required to readvertise and conduct additional public hearings that will include any potential amendments to the May 14, 2024 housing element.
CITY COUNCIL HEARING/PROJECT PRESENTATION:
• Open the public hearing.
• Receive Staff/City Consultant to present the Staff Report and PowerPoint presentation. • Provide opportunity to receive public comments.
• Close the public hearing.
• Act upon Staff’s Recommendation as noted below.
Tribal Consultation:
Prior to the Planning Commission and City Council hearings, the City of Arvin requested consultation pursuant to SB 18, Government Codes Sections 65352.3 and 65352.4. These code sections require local governments to consult with California Native American tribes identified by the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) for the purpose of avoiding, protecting, and/or mitigating impacts to cultural places when creating or amending General Plans, Specific Plans, and Community Plans.
Additionally, pursuant to AB 52, Public Resources Codes Sections 21080.3.1 and 21080.3.2, as the lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the City of Arvin extended an invitation to consult on the CEQA review of the proposed Implementation – General Plan Amendments/Rezones & Development Code Text Amendment Projects for the purpose of avoiding, protecting, and/or mitigating impacts to tribal resources as defined by Public Resources Codes Section 21074(a).
Resulting responses from the Tribal Consultation concluded that no further consultation was requested from the tribes contacted.
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE:
Public hearing notice was posted on May 2, 2024 at the three (3) designated sites; city clerk’s office, planning office, and police department, posted on the city’s website, providing a 10-day review, in accordance with Government Code Sections 36933, 65854, and 65090. (Public Hearing Notice and Posting Certification are on file at the City Clerk’s Office). The public notice includes intent to adopt a Notice of Exemption as provided by CEQA Guidelines, General Rule Exemption Section 15061(b)(3).
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
The 2023-2031 Housing Element is a policy document. The project is exempt per Section 15061(b)(3) (General Rule) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines because the project is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. The 2023-2031 Housing Element is covered by the commonsense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. The Housing Element, a policy document,
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Staff Report re 2023-2031 Housing Element – May 14, 2024 and does not propose any physical development will not affect any scenic highway or resources, propose development on a hazardous waste site which is included on any list compiled pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code, does not affect any site that could qualify as historical resources and no structures are to be demolished, nor would the project have a significant adverse impact on a historic resource.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt General Plan Amendment - GPA 2024-01- A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arvin to Adopt the 2023-2031 Housing Element and the Fair Housing Analysis, Exhibit A, and Authorize Staff to forward the adopted Housing Element to the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development for Final Review and Accept CEQA Determination of a Notice of Exemption of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The adoption of the 2023-2031 Housing Element is a matter of high importance. The adoption of the Housing Element is prerequisite for the city to receive grant monies for various city applications pending award by the State of California. An adopted Housing Element is a critical document required for future grant applications. The city relies on various grant programs to further the implementation of the goals and policies of the General Plan and assists in meeting the adopted budget of the City.
Exhibits:
Exhibit A – May 2024 – 2023-2031 Housing Element.
Attachment:
1. DRAFT Notice of Exemption (To be filed with Kern County Clerk and State of California after adoption of the 2023-2031 Housing Element)
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Reso for GPA 2024-01 - 2023-2031 Housing Element – CC Mtg of May 14, 2024.
RESOLUTION NO. ________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARVIN TO ADOPT THE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT - GPA 2024-01 - 2023-2031
HOUSING ELEMENT AND THE FAIR HOUSING ANALYSIS DATED
MAY 2024; AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO SUBMIT THE HOUSING
ELEMENT TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (HCD) FOR FINAL
REVIEW; AND ACCEPT THE NOTICE OF EXEMPTION PER THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)
WHEREAS, the City of Arvin (the “City”) has an adopted General Plan; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 2023-13 on June 20, 2023 which recommended the City Council schedule a public hearing for the 2023-2031 Housing Element update (GPA 2023-04); and
WHEREAS, the City of Arvin authorized the update for the period 2023-2031 (Sixth Cycle) AND replaces the 2013-2023 Housing Element; and
WHEREAS, the 2023-2031 Housing Element has been prepared by an outside consultant with assistance from City Staff in accordance with State Housing Element Law and Guidelines of the State Department of Housing and Community Development Department (HCD); and WHEREAS, the funding for the 2023-2031 Housing Element update is funded by the State of California grant funding and City of Arvin General Fund; and WHEREAS, upon adoption of the 2023-2031 Housing Element by the City Council, the City Council directs staff will send the adopted element to California HCD for review; and WHEREAS, HCD may approve the 2023-20231 Housing Element or may submit comments requiring further update, or approve the draft conditioned upon clarifying or requiring further changes and provide a finding of statutory compliance; and WHEREAS, time allocated for HCD’s review is 90 days and upon submittal of any revisions by the City, an additional 60 days is provided for review and comments; and WHEREAS, the public hearing notice was posted at the three (3) designated sites; city clerk’s office, planning office, and police department and was posted on the city’s website on May 2, 2024 providing a ten (10) day review period, in accordance with Government Code Sections 36933, 65854, and 65090. The public notice includes intent to adopt a Notice of Exemption as provided by CEQA Guidelines, General Rule Exemption Section 15061(b)(3); and WHEREAS, proof of the posted public hearing notice is on file at the City Clerks’ office consists of the Public Hearing Notice and Posting Certification; and
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Reso for GPA 2024-01 - 2023-2031 Housing Element – CC Mtg of May 14, 2024.
WHEREAS, copies of the GPA2024-01, 2023-2031 Housing Element and supporting documents were made available for public inspection during public review period at the City Clerk’s office and the City of Arvin Community Development Department, 141 Plumtree Drive, Arvin, California and on the City’s website; and,
WHEREAS, during the public review period the city received no inquires requesting additional information; and
WHEREAS, the project, including General Plan Amendment 2024-01 - 2023-2031 Housing Element, is consistent with the underlying intent and purpose of the General Plan; and NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Arvin (the “Council”) find, determine, resolve and order as follows:
1. The above recitals are true and correct.
2. Based on the foregoing, the City Council adopts the 2023-2031 Housing Element dated May 14, 2024 and adopts the Notice of Exemption as provided by CEQA Guidelines, General Rule Exemption Section 15061(b)(3).
3. The City Clerk located at 200 Campus Dr, Arvin, CA 93203 serves as the custodian of all documents or other material which constitutes the record of proceedings upon which the adoption of the Notice of Exemption is based.
4. The City Manager or designee shall execute and file the Notice of Exemption with the Kern County Clerk and State of California within five business days of the effective date of this resolution.
5. A copy of the adopted May 14, 2024 - 2023-2031 Housing Element to be submitted to HCD for Certification within five business days.
6. The City Council finds that it is in the public interest to adopt the General Plan Amendment 2024-01 and the City Council adopts the 2023-2031 Housing Element dated May 14, 2024, as reflected in Exhibit A.
7. This Resolution shall become effective immediately.
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Reso for GPA 2024-01 - 2023-2031 Housing Element – CC Mtg of May 14, 2024.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arvin at a regular meeting thereof held on the 14 th day of May 2024 by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST
CECILIA VELA, City Clerk
CITY OF ARVIN
By:
DANIEL BORRELI, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By:
NATHAN HODGES, City Attorney
Hodges Law Group
Exhibit A – 2023-2031 Housing Element Update dated May 2024 I, ______________________________, City Clerk of the City Council of the City of Arvin, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and accurate copy of the resolution passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arvin on the date and by the vote indicated herein.
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2023-2031 HOUSING ELEMENT
MAY 2024
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2023-2031 Housing Element
MAY 2024
Adopted City Council of the City of Arvin Resolution
May 14, 2024 Resolution No. 2024-XX
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Table of Contents
I. INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................1 A. PURPOSE OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT ...................................................1 B. CONSISTENCY WITH STATE LAW ............................................................1 C. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER ELEMENTS AND PLANS .................................1 D. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ..........................................................................3 II. HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT ..................................................7 A. CITY OVERVIEW ......................................................................................7 B. POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS ............................................................9 C. HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS ............................................................14 D. EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS .........................................................18 E. HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS .................................................................19 F. SPECIAL NEEDS.......................................................................................31 G. ASSISTED HOUSING INVENTORY ...........................................................47 H. ASSISTED HOUSING AT-RISK OF CONVERSION......................................49 I. REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT............................................53 III. HOUSING CONSTRAINTS.........................................................62 A. NON-GOVERNMENTAL CONSTRAINTS ..................................................62 B. GOVERNMENTAL CONSTRAINTS ...........................................................71 IV. HOUSING RESOURCES .......................................................... 101 A. HOUSING DENSITIES ........................................................................... 101 B. VACANT LAND..................................................................................... 104 C. RECYCLING.......................................................................................... 108 D. POTENTIAL HOUSING GROWTH ......................................................... 108 E. MOBILE HOME PARKS......................................................................... 108 F. SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES .................................................................. 109 G. AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES
IN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL ZONES .......................................................110 H. FINANCIAL RESOURCES.......................................................................111 I. ENERGY CONSERVATION....................................................................116 J. KERN REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION 6th PLAN...................................118
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V. REVIEW & EVALUATION OF EXISTING HOUSING PROGRAMS...119 A. CURRENT HOUSING ELEMENT (2008-2013) .........................................119 B. EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF GOALS, POLICIES & RELATED ACTIONS IN MEETING THE HOUSING NEEDS OF SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATION .....132 VI. 2023– 2031 HOUSING PLAN.................................................141 A. HOUSING ELEMENT PLAN...................................................................141 B. ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS AND RESOLUTIONS.................143 C. HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAMS ........................................................144 D. SUMMARY OF QUANTIFIED OBJECTIVES ............................................171 APPENDIX A: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
APPENDIX B: ARVIN VACANT PARCELS
APPENDIXC: FAIR HOUSING ANALYSIS
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List of Tables
Table1 Arvin Population Growth Trends................................................................9 Table2 Populationby Age Groups (Total) ............................................................11 Table3 Age Distribution and Dependent Population - Year 2020........................11 Table4 Population by Race 2020 ..........................................................................12 Table 5 Population by Race by Hispanic Origin Over Time ...................................13 Table6 Household Growth 1990-2020 .................................................................14 Table7 Households by Size ...................................................................................15 Table8 Average Household Size by Tenancy ........................................................16 Table9 Average Household Size by Tenancy over Time.......................................16 Table 10 Median Household Income ......................................................................16 Table 11 Median Household Income ......................................................................17 Table 12 Income by Household Types ....................................................................17 Table 13 Household in Poverty over Time ..............................................................18 Table 14 Industry in which the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years ................18 Table 15 Employment by Occupation .....................................................................19 Table 16 Total Housing Units over Time .................................................................20 Table 17 Total Housing Units by Type .....................................................................21 Table 18 Total Occupied Housing Units by Year Built.............................................22 Table 19 Arvin Housing Survey 2008.......................................................................23 Table 20 2012 Housing Conditions Analysis Overview............................................26 Table 21A Housing Units by Tenure ..........................................................................28 Table21B Housing Units by Tenure over Time .........................................................28 Table22 Households by Type..................................................................................29 Table 23 Home Sales Prices.....................................................................................29 Table 24 Gross and Median Rent ...........................................................................30 Table 25 Special Needs Population .........................................................................31 Table26A Disability by Type by Age for the Total Population ..................................35 Table 26B Disability by Type for the Population with a Disability.............................36 Table 27 Senior Households by Tenure……………...........……………………………………….37 Table 28 Kern County – Farm Labor 2017...............................................................39 Table 29 Privately Owned Farm Worker Housing Kern County ..............................40 Table 30 Publicly Owned Farm Worker Housing Kern County................................41 Table 31 Households by Type..................................................................................43 Table 32 Poverty Status of Families by Family Type and Marital Status.................43 Table 33 Housing Authority Facilities......................................................................46 Table 34 Facilities for Special Needs.......................................................................47 Table35 Low Income Public Housing – Housing Authority of the County of Kern.48
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Table36 Arvin Public Housing.................................................................................48 Table37 Non-Hack Affordable Housing Projects in Arvin.......................................49 Table38 Estimated Construction Cost for Affordable Housing ..............................52 Table39 Arvin’s 5th Cycle RHNA 2013-2023............................................................54 Table 40 Housing Units Developed in Arvin 2013-2022 (5th Cycle).........................54 Table 41 Arvin’s RHNA 2023-2031 By Income Level ...............................................55 Table 42 Arvin Households with Household Problems -2019.................................56 Table 43 Arvin Households Overpaying for Housing by Income Level -2018 .........57 Table 44 Overcrowded Households in Arvin -2020.................................................58 Table 45 Overcrowded Households in Arvin by Tenure 2010-2020 .......................59 Table 46 National Annual Average Mortgage Interest Rates..................................64 Table 47 Residential Land Use Categories – Existing and Proposed.......................72 Table 48 Current Development Standards..............................................................83 Table 49 Right-of-Way Standards............................................................................85 Table 50 Surplus Properties ....................................................................................86 Table 51 Permitted and Conditionally Permitted Uses...........................................90 Table 52 Fees and Improvements...........................................................................91 Table 53 Estimated Residential Development Fees................................................93 Table 54 Permit and Processing Procedures...........................................................95 Table 55 Realistic Density (Units per Acre) ...........................................................104 Table 56 Vacant Developable Land .......................................................................105 Table 57 Mobile Home Parks ................................................................................108 Table 58 School Sites …………………………………………………………………………………… 109 Table 59 Affordable Housing Projects in Multi-Family Zones...............................111 Table 60 Housing Affordability by 2020 Income Level ………………………………………112 Table 61 Low Income Housing Tax Credit Affordable Housing Projects ..............115 Table 62 Review of the 2013-2023 Housing Element Accomplishments..............120 Table 63 Quantified Objectives 2023-2031...........................................................172
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List of Figures
Figure1 Regional Map6…………………………………………………………………………………….…7 Figure2 City of Arvin Boundary and Sphere of Influence .......................................8 Figure3 Total Population and Percentage Change 1980-2020............................. 10 Figure4 Population by Race by Hispanic Origin 2000-2020..................................13 Figure5 CDBG Survey ............................................................................................ 24 Figure6 Housing Conditions..................................................................................25 Figure7 Housing Conditions 2012.........................................................................27 Figure8 City of Arvin Annexation & Sphere of Influence...................................... 60 Figure9 White Wolf Fault......................................................................................65 Figure 10 FEMA Flood Zone.....................................................................................69 Figure11 General Plan Land Use............................................................................. 81 Figure12 Vacant Residential Lots............................................................................107
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♦ Introduction 1
I. Introduction
A. Purpose of the Housing Element
The 2023-2031 City of Arvin Housing Element (Housing Element) focuses on the quality, quantity, condition, and occupancy of the city's dwelling units. It is evident that, by the adoption of this Housing Element into the Arvin General Plan, the City Council and the Planning Commission of the City of Arvin reflect the concern of the citizens that clean, fair and upgraded housing be of primary importance in the development of the community. The authority for producing this Housing Element is provided in Government Code Section 65580 et. seq. The Housing Element considers the current condition in affordable housing as a key issue that needs immediate attention. It is the intent of this Housing Element to assure that every attempt is being made to provide suitable housing for all members of the Arvin community regardless of income, age, race, color, religion, gender, ethnic background or disability. The City of Arvin seeks to promote free housing choices for all its citizens as well as to provide guidance for municipal decisions on the quality, inventory and conservation of its existing housing.
B. Consistency with State Law
This Housing Element must be consistent with the State Law (Government Code Section 65583) which requires all housing elements to identify and analyze existing and projected housing needs and establish goals, policies, quantified objectives, financial resources and scheduled programs for the preservation, improvement, and development of housing in the city. The housing element is also required to identify adequate sites for housing, including rental housing, factory-built housing, and mobile-homes, and make adequate provision for the existing and projected needs of all Arvin residents, regardless of income, age, race, religion, gender or ethnic background.
C. Relationship to Other Elements and Plans
Government Code Section 65300.5 requires that the General Plan and elements and parts there of comprise an integrated, internally consistent and compatible statement of policies for the adopting agency. This update of the Housing Element has been prepared in a manner making it consistent with other elements and areas of the General Plan. The Housing Element is implemented primarily by the Arvin Municipal Code (Municipal Code). The Municipal Code contains ordinances, including those that pertain to the subdivision regulations, zoning, and building code. Implementation of the Housing Element also benefits from special activities and programs authorized by the Arvin City Council, and the Successor Agency of the Arvin Community Redevelopment Agency.
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General Plan Amendments and Related Resolutions
Since the adoption of the 2013-2023 Arvin Housing Element in March 27, 2018 (Resolution 2018- 23), the city has updated and amended the Arvin General Plan as it relates to housing through the following resolutions:
Resolution No. 2018-23. The Resolution adopting the 5th Cycle Housing Element included a policy of providing priority infrastructure service to housing projects affordable to lower-income households. Concurrent with the 6th Cycle Housing Element Update, the city has passed a Resolution specifying sewer connection priority to low-income housing developments. The Arvin Community Services District will be requested to pass its own resolution to provide priority water service to low-income developments.
Resolution No. 2018-68. The Arvin City Council Approved Resolution No. 2018-68 introducing two Sphere of Influence (SOI) alternative expansion areas in 2018. In 2019, LAFCO approved the expansion of the city’s Sphere of Influence (SOI) to include 2,085 acres. The Edmonson Tract, a disadvantage community northeast of the city was added to the SOI. The city’s General Plan and Zoning Map were updated to reflect the expanded SOI.
Resolution 2019-03. Safety Element and Conservation Element were amended to address flood and high fire hazards.
Resolution 2019-09. Land Use element was amended to address unincorporated islands or fringe communities.
As part of the 6th Cycle Amendments, the City is currently amending the General Plan Land Use Element and the Zoning Code to reflect increased densities, as discussed in Table 47.
Municipal Code Amendments
In addition to housing-related amendments to the General Plan, the Arvin Municipal Code was amended through the following ordinances.
Ordinance No. 2019-456. The city Council adopted Ordinance No. 2019-456 amending the Municipal Code, including the Density Bonus Ordinance to comply with State law. As part of the 6th Cycle amendments, the density bonus ordinance will be updated to reflect current density bonus laws, as explained in Chapter VI. C. Housing Element Programs.
Ordinance No. 2019-456. Adopted Ordinance No. 2019-456 amending the Municipal Code, including the Transitional and Supportive Housing.
Ordinance No. 2019-456. Adopted Ordinance No. 2019-456 adding a new definition of “Family” to comply with State law.
Ordinance No. 2019-456. Adopted ordinance regarding removal of minimum unit size (Minimum Units/Acre and Units/Site) in R-3 and R-4 zones to comply with State law.
Ordinance 2018-445. Adopted ordinance to rezone land to accommodate the shortfall of
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affordable housing from the 2008-2013 Housing Element period.
As part of the 6th Cycle updates, the city is concurrently amending the General Plan Land Use Element and the Zoning Code to reflect increased densities, as discussed in Table 47.
Ordinance No. 2019-456. As part of the Housing No Net Loss Program, the City adopted Ordinance No. 2019-456 amending the Municipal Code Section 17.12.25: "Other uses may be permitted as authorized by the Municipal Code where equal to, or greater, land area is provided to replace and/or provide a residential development of at least 16 units per acre concurrent to or prior to development of the other use."
D. Public Participation and Outreach
Section 65583(c)(9) of the Government Code explains that the local government shall make a diligent effort to achieve public participation of all segments of the community in the development of the Housing Program, and the Program shall describe this effort. Meaningful community participation is also required in connection with the City’s Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH).
Residents, businesses, and interest groups were provided the opportunity to participate in the Housing Program Update process and were an important component of the overall program.
Notice of Public Hearing and 30-Day Notice of Availability of Housing Element and Fair Housing Analysis for review and public involvement during the preparation and adoption of this Housing Program is provided in Appendix A – Public Participation. Besides, the city has published a hearing before the City Council, and a Notice of combined Workshop on the Environmental Justice Element and Housing Element. A 7-day notice on the revised initial draft was also published.
As part of the 6th Cycle Housing Program Update, a public outreach plan was developed to inform the community of the intent to Update the Housing Program as well as the proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Analysis, Appendix A. The Public Outreach Plan included various forms of outreach and notification efforts including physical notification such as posting at businesses, pamphlets, brochures, newspapers articles, workshops and the City’s website. The electronic notification utilizes various automated platforms such as the City’s website, the City’s Planning Department phone line.
Several public outreach participation methods were used (i.e., public workshops, public comment periods) to discuss the Arvin Housing Program Update and solicit input from the community.
Copies of the draft Housing Program were disseminated for review throughout the community at locations including City Hall, Arvin Public Library, and the City’s website.
Following the public workshops, the Planning Commission hearing, and City Council meeting, the draft Housing Program was submitted to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for review. The Housing Program was revised to address comments received by HCD. The Housing Program are to be scheduled at a public hearing held by the City Council. All public hearings will be duly noticed, posted in the local newspaper. For further information regarding the public participation program as well as to view pamphlets distributed, and tools used for engagement and obtaining feedback, please see Appendix A.
The City of Arvin remains committed to providing a diversity of housing options for all income
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levels, encouraging development throughout the community to help overcome patterns of segregation and foster inclusive communities free from barriers that restrict access to opportunity based on protected characteristics. The vast majority of the City’s Housing Programs designed to address fair housing will be implemented on an ongoing basis, with annual progress reports and programs evaluations to ensure they are achieving the City’s objectives.
Additional Discussion – Public Participation:
1) The attendees, except for one person, at the first workshop, July 28, 2022, did not speak to nor provided any comments or recommendations to be incorporated in the proposed housing element. The one person that spoke at the workshop, in summary “appreciated the city moving forward with any programs that will make housing more accessible.” Therefore, no additional modifications or revisions were required. 2) The City Staff prepared a workshop flyer and distributed the flyer to local merchants, churches, Arvin Library, and schools advertising the upcoming workshop. The workshop flyer was posted at the City Hall, Planning, Police Department, and City Council Chambers.
No responses and recommendations were received by the city – See Revised Appendix A – Workshop Flyer English and Spanish and Distribution List by City Staff.
The city published the 30-day Notice of Availability of the Housing Element for public review and a public hearing before the Planning Commission at its meeting on June 20, 2023 prior to submitting the Draft for review and comments by HCD. The Draft Housing Element Amendment was available for public review on the city’s website starting in May 2023.
Notices for the community workshops/meetings/hearings were published in the Arvin Tiller. All workshop notices were posted at City Hall and the library. The city also notified local organizations of the community workshops. The community workshop notices (English and Spanish), presentation material, list of attendees.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), any resident in need of special assistance to participate in these workshops could contact the Office of the city Clerk by phone or email. Additionally, to involve as many participants as possible at the community workshops, a Spanish interpreter was available for the presentation and public comments.
Known barriers to public participation can be impeded by language barriers, transportation, meeting times and childcare. Spanish interpreters were available at all meetings; transportation was not considered an issue since the entire city is walkable (4.8 square miles).
MOVING FOREWARD - Implementation– OUTREACH AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
Expand the membership of the Arvin Housing Advisory Committee to include representatives of lower-income and special needs households in future public outreach efforts, Arvin Navigation Center. Arvin Navigation Center goals include programs to provide 24/7 access for persons
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experiencing homelessness in Arvin and Lamont.
ARVIN HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The City has made multiple attempts during the 5th cycle Housing Element to establish the Arvin Housing Element Advisory Committee. It has been difficult to get commitment from special needs groups and community-based organizations to join the committee. The City will continue to work towards having an Arvin Housing Element Advisory Committee that will include stakeholders and community-based organizations (i.e., California Coalition of Rural Housing, California Rural Legal Assistance, Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability, Lideres Campesinas, Committee for a Better Arvin, and the Arvin Navigation Center (ANC) etc.) to advise the city on various Housing Element programs. The Housing Element Advisory Committee will actively participate in the city’s efforts to prioritize and implement various housing opportunitiesincluding those for special needs groups. The Arvin Planning Commission duties may be expanded to function as the AHEAC. The AHEAC make up may consist of the five (5) members of the Planning Commission and appoints of stakeholders including the Arvin Navigation Center that may wish to participate. A new program will be added to reflect this City commitment.
As part of the public outreach effort, the city has taken the following actions:
CITY OF ARVIN WEBSITE
City of Arvin website(https://www.arvin.org/166/City-Planning) serves as the main conduit of information for individuals who can access material online. The website is regularly updated to reflect ongoing community input opportunities, advertise draft housing element, and answer commonly asked questions.
The website includes the following information: • Upcoming meeting information • Housing Element Workshops (Spanish and English) • Notices of Public Hearing • Linksto Housing Element and other planning documents
GENERAL MULTI-LINGUAL ADVERTISEMENTS
The city utilized a variety of methods to advertise the project, engage the community, and solicit input on the Housing Element. These efforts are summarized herein to demonstrate the City’s meaningful commitment to community collaboration. The city has held public meetings with the City Council and Planning Commission and the public to provide an overview of the Housing Element Update, invite input on housing-related needs and priorities, and to give the community another opportunity to identify housing-related concerns.
COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS
As part of the public outreach effort, the city has conducted two community workshops on the Housing Element. The first virtual stakeholder workshop was held on July 28, 2022, and the second public workshop was conducted on October 18, 2022, as part of the Planning Commission meeting at Arvin City Hall, 200 Campus Drive, Arvin. The community workshop discussed housing issues facing the city and received input for the development of the Housing Element.
Notices for the community workshops/meetings were published in the Bakersfield Californian. All workshop notices were posted at City Hall and the library. The city also notified local organizations of the community workshops. The community workshop notices were sent out (English and Spanish), and in compliance with
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the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), any resident in need of special assistance to participate in these workshops could contact the Office of the city Clerk by phone or email. Additionally, to involve as many participants as possible at the community workshops, a Spanish interpreter was available for the presentation and public comments.
STAKEHOLDER INPUT
City staff sought input from community stakeholders on housing issues in Arvin and to discuss the proposed housing programs. The stakeholders consulted included representatives from: • Delores Huerta Foundation • Committee for a Better Arvin • Lideres Campesinas to discuss and clarify the proposed housing programs
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II. Housing Needs Assessment
A strategy to determine the existing and projected housing needs of a community must be based on an understanding of its socio-economic and housing characteristics. This entails a review of the city’s population and employment base, an analysis of housing conditions, and the special housing needs of groups within the population. This information provides a database upon which decisions concerning policies and programs for the provision of adequate housing can be based. It should be noted that U.S. Census 2020 population and American Community Survey demographic and economic indicators are used. The ACS data are five-year estimates and therefore, demographic numbers may vary. Pre-approved Housing Element data packet from the State Housing and Community Development (HCD) obtained through Kern Council of Governments (Kern COG) was used in this document enabling faster review of this document by HCD.
A. City Overview
The city of Arvin is located in Kern County approximately 15 miles southeast of the city of Bakersfield. Figure 1 shows the location of Arvin from a regional perspective. Arvin is situated in one of the most fertile and productive agricultural areas of the San Joaquin Valley. Much of this agricultural land is protected by the Williamson Agricultural Preservation Act, which sets forth strong financial incentives for maintaining agricultural uses on the land. Incorporated in 1960, the City of Arvin’s growth, like many of the surrounding cities in Kern County, is driven by its agricultural community. Agricultural crops such as cotton, grain, carrots, potatoes, almonds, oranges, and grapes, surround the city as well as numerous private dairies and farmland. Figure 2 presents a map of the city, which totals 4.8 square miles in size.
Figure 1
REGIONAL MAP
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ARVIN HOUSING ELEMENT AREA 2023-2031 AND SPHERE OF INFLUENCE Figure 2
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B. Population Characteristics
Population Growth Trends
All indicators point out that Arvin’s population has been in continual growth since the 1970s till 2010. This trend was mostly a result of the increase in farm workers, and the availability of affordable housing in Arvin up until 2010. As presented in Table 1 and in Figure 3, between 1970 and 1980, the city’s population grew by 32 percent; 35.5 percent by 1990; 39.5 percent by 2000; and 49 percent by 2010. While the residential population in Arvin has continued to increase in recent years, the rate of growth dipped significantly after 2010. According to U.S. Census, the 2020 residential population of Arvin was 19,495 – a percentage change of 0.99 percent over the course of ten years from the 2010 population. Considered in terms of simple annual percentage change, Arvin’s population grew by an average of 4.9 percent per year during the 2000-2010 period; after 2010, the growth rate dropped to an average of 0.09 percent per year. This pattern of continued growth from 1970 to 2010, followed by a dramatic drop in growth rates in recent years, was also witnessed in Kern County as a whole.
Table 1
ARVIN POPULATION GROWTH TRENDS
Year Total Percent
Change
Annual
Percen
t
Change
1970 5,199 -- --
1980 6,863 32.0% 3.2%
1990 9,286 35.3% 3.5%
2000 12,956 39.5% 4.0%
2010 19,304 49.0% 4.9%
2020 19,495 0.99% 0.09%
Source: U.S. Census 1990, 2000, 2010, 2020, ; Social Explorer tables for Census 2020.
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10 Figure 3
TOTAL POPULATION AND PERCENT CHANGE OVER TIME – 1980-2020 Age Composition
The age distribution of the population is an important determinant of housing demand in an area.
Young adults (18-34 years of age) tend to favor apartments, low to moderate cost condominiums, and smaller single-family units. The population of 35 to 64 years of age represents the major market for moderate to relatively high-cost condominiums and single-family homes. People over 65 years of age tend to generate demand for low to moderate cost apartments and condominiums, group quarters, and mobile homes. Table 2 shows that Arvin has a relatively younger population compared to the County averages.
It has a higher proportion of population up to 24 years of age and lower proportion from 24 years and up compared to the County averages for these age groups. This indicates a shift in population trend with more younger families moving into Arvin compared to the rest of the County. A reason would be the lower property prices in the area. In 2020, residents 5 to 17 years represented the largest age group in Arvin, followed by the 25-34-year age group. The prime working age groups (18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54 and 55 to 64 combined) account for 56.22 percent of the city’s total population, lower than the Kern County total of 60.6 percent for these two age groups. As shown in Table 2, whilst the 5-24 age groups are higher than the County percentages for these groups, the 35-64 age group is lower than the County proportion. Arvin comprisesa significantly higher proportion of minors under the age of 18 years as compared to the County’s proportion of the same age group. Kern County is significantly higher than Arvin in the 65 years and older age group.
Overall, Arvin has a younger population than the County with a median age of 23.7 years as compared to 30.7 years countywide, and two out of three Arvin residents are younger than the age of 35, and 38.5 percent are minors under the age of 18.
Total Population and Percent Change Over Time (1980 to 2020) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010; Social Explorer tables for Census 2020. 6,863
9,286
12,956
19,304 19,495
35.31%
39.52%
49.00%
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20%
30%
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Population by Age Groups (Total).
City of Arvin City of Arvin Kern County Kern County
Total: 21,220 892,458
Under 5 Years 2,500 11.8% 69,067 7.7%
5 to 17 Years 5,733 27.0% 189,092 21.2%
18 to 24 Years 2,459 11.6% 90,462 10.1%
25 to 34 Years 3,074 14.5% 139,092 15.6%
35 to 44 Years 2,771 13.1% 113,896 12.8%
45 to 54 Years 2,147 10.1% 99,726 11.2%
55 to 64 Years 1,485 7.0% 93,259 10.4%
65 to 74 Years 653 3.1% 59,261 6.6%
75 to 84 Years 212 1.0% 27,691 3.1%
85 Years and Over 186 0.9% 10,912 1.2%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table B01001.
Table 3
AGE DISTRIBUTION
AND DEPENDENT POPULATION - YEAR 2020
Age Group Arvin Kern County
Under 5 11.8% 7.7% 5-17 27.0% 21.2%
18-34 26.1% 25.7%
35-64 30.2% 34.4%
65+ 5.0% 10.9%
Median Age 24.7 31.9
Age Dependency Ratio 77.8 66.4
Child Dependency Ratio 69.0 48.1
Old-Age Dependency Ratio 8.8 18.2
Source: 2020 ACS 5-Yr Est. Table S0101
The dependency ratio, which is the ratio of the population under 18 and over 65 years of age to the population 18 to 64, is an indicator of the reliance of children and senior citizens on the working age population. The lower the dependency ratio, the lesser the “burden” is on a community’s working age residents. Table 3 shows that on average, a working age individual in the City of Arvin must support more dependents (0.77) than a working age resident in Kern County
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12 (0.66), which again indicates the need for dependent care and support systems for young children and youth. Within the composite age dependency ratio, the proportion of minor-age dependents versus dependent populations over the age of 65 differ between the city and County averages, reflecting the relatively younger population in Arvin and the greater proportion of seniors in the countywide total population. In addition to Arvin having a higher dependency ratio than the County average, the data indicates that the types of services needed would skew more towards childcare and other youth-targeted amenities, with relatively less demand for seniorservices.
Race and Ethnicity
The racial and ethnic composition of a community determines the household characteristics and influences housing needs. The City of Arvin is a predominantly Hispanic/Latino community, of which nearly 9 out of 10 city residents are Hispanic. Table 4 presents estimates of the 2020 race/ethnic composition of Arvin's population. Compared to the County, the Arvin comprised a smaller proportion in all ethnic and racial categories except with the Hispanic/Latino population.
Table 4:
Population by Race - 2020
City of
Arvin
Percent
Kern
County
Percent California Percent
Total: 21,220 892,458 39,346,023
White Alone 15,501 73.0% 603,368 67.6% 22,053,721 56.1% Black or African American Alone 144 0.7% 48,530 5.4% 2,250,962 5.7% American Indian And Alaska Native
Alone 90 0.4% 8,462 0.9% 311,629 0.8%
Asian Alone 329 1.6% 43,381 4.9% 5,834,312 14.8%
Native Hawaiian And Other Pacific
Islander Alone0 0.0% 1,380 0.2% 149,636 0.4%
Some Other Race Alone 3,897 18.4% 112,122 12.6% 5,623,747 14.3% Two Or More Races: 1,259 5.9% 75,215 8.4% 3,122,016 7.9% Two Races Including Some Other
Race 1,226 5.8% 48,130 5.4% 1,472,235 3.7%
Two Races Excluding Some Other
Race, And Three Or More Races 33 0.2% 27,085 3.0% 1,649,781 4.2% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table B02001.
Table 5 and Figure 4 depicts the growth rates of different racial/ethnic categories within Arvin and Kern County between 2000 and 2020. During this period, the total population of Arvin grew by 50.47 percent, however, growth in the last decade between 2010 and 2020 was a mere 0.99 percent.
Arvin’s Hispanic population was 87.5 percent of the total population in the year 2000. By 2020, the Hispanic population comprise of 94 percent of the population.
The changing ethnic characteristics of a community, coupled with shifting in age composition, lead to changes in household composition and ensuing housing needs.
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Population by Race by Hispanic Origin Over Time
2000 Percent 2010 Percent 2020 Percent
Total: 12,956 19,304 21,220
Hispanic or Latino 11,341 87.5% 17,892 92.7% 19,952 94.0% Not Hispanic Or Latino: 1,615 12.5% 1,412 7.3% 1,268 6.0% White Alone 1,276 9.8% 985 5.1% 803 3.8%
Black Or African American Alone 68 0.5% 102 0.5% 126 0.6% American Indian And Alaska Native
Alone 33 0.3% 41 0.2%9 0.0%
Asian Alone 132 1.0% 135 0.7% 305 1.4%
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific
Islander Alone2 0.0%2 0.0%0 0.0%
Some Other Race Alone 16 0.1% 30 0.2%0 0.0%
Two Or More Races: 88 0.7% 117 0.6% 25 0.1%
Two Races Including Some Other
Race0 0.0%
Two Races Excluding Some Other
Race, And Three Or More Races 25 0.1%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 & 2010, ACS16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table B03002.
Figure 4: Population By Race By Hispanic Origin 2010-2020 Providing a range of affordable housing can help foster more inclusive communities and increase access to opportunities for persons of color, persons with disabilities, and other protected classes. The programs included in the housing element show that the City intends to complete the necessary actions to meet the State AFFH requirements. These actions are intended to alleviate the main issues identified in the 0 5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
2000 2010 2020
Two or More Races
Non-Hispanic
Native Hawaiian and
Other Pacific
Islander Alone NonHispanic
Asian Alone NonHispanic
American Indian and
Alaska Native Alone
Non-Hispanic
Black or African
American Alone
Non-Hispanic
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14 Assessment of Fair Housing and the City intends to implement these and all the programs outlined in this Housing Plan during the 2023-2031 planning period. In addition, the city intends to monitor the AFFH actions on an annual basis in conjunction with the preparation of the Annual Progress Report (APR) to ensure the goals are being met. If any action items are not being achieved, the city will adjust its metrics, timeframes, and commitments as necessary to ensure it meets its AFFH goals.
C. Household Characteristics
The census defines a “household” as all persons who occupy a housing unit. This includes persons living alone, families related through marriage or blood, or unrelated persons sharing a housing unit. Persons living in retirement or convalescent homes, school dormitories, or other group living situations are not considered households, but are considered part of the group quarter category.
Household characteristics are an important indicator of the type of housing needed in a community.
Household Growth
According to California DOF estimates presented in Table 6, household growth in Arvin was consistently higher than that of the County in the period 1990 to 2010. During the 1990s, the number of households in Arvin grew by over 26 percent as compared to 15 percent growth experienced countywide. During the following decade Arvin and Kern County populations increased to 40.5 percent and 22 percent, respectively. After 2010, household growth in both jurisdictions dropped significantly, with the County growth rate exceeding than that of the city.
Arvin households total 4884 in 2020 DOF estimates, an increase of 15.5 percent from 2010 levels.
Considered in terms of simple annual percentage change, households in Arvin increased by an average of 1.55 percent per year during these 10 years; this is a significant drop from the simple annual percentage change of 4.1 percent between 2000 and 2010, and 2.6 percent between 1990 and 2000.
Kern County households total 301,009 in 2020 DOF estimates, an increase of 18.2 percent from 2010 levels.
Table 6
HOUSEHOLD GROWTH 1990-2020
Jurisdiction 1990 2000 2010 2020 %
Change
1990-
2000
%
Change
2000-
2010
% Change
2010-2020
Arvin 2385 3010 4228 4884 26.2% 40.5% 15.5%
Kern County 181,480 208,655 254,610 301,009 15.0% 22.0% 18.2% Source: DOF Series E-8 1990 and Series E-5 estimates, 2000, 2010, 2020
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15 Household Type
The household characteristics of a community, to an extent, determine the existing and future type and size of housing needs. According to Table 7, family household population (related persons and/or married couples living together) represented 92.9 percent of Arvin’s total households. This compares to 73.8 percent countywide. In addition, the proportion of the non- family households (group quarter population, which includes many senior residents, accounted for 7.1 percent of the total households in Arvin, which is lower than the countywide total of
26.2 percent.
Household Size
Household size is the number of persons per occupied dwelling unit. Over the decades, the County and the State have experienced a continued increase in household size. This trend is the result of factors such as larger families, which reflect the changing demographics and the shift in the ethnic composition of the region, as well as a consolidation of families necessitated by the increase cost of living.
Table 7: Households by Size
City of
Arvin
Percent
Kern
County
Percent California Percent
Total: 4,711 273,556 13,103,114
Family Households: 4,377 92.9% 201,939 73.8% 8,986,666 68.6% 2-Person Household 613 13.0% 63,848 23.3% 3,209,170 24.5% 3-Person Household 849 18.0% 42,009 15.4% 2,054,635 15.7% 4-Person Household 1,145 24.3% 46,904 17.1% 1,945,127 14.8% 5-Person Household 731 15.5% 27,461 10.0% 1,006,126 7.7% 6-Person Household 596 12.7% 12,948 4.7% 433,324 3.3%
7-Or-More Person
Household 443 9.4% 8,769 3.2% 338,284 2.6%
Nonfamily Households: 334 7.1% 71,617 26.2% 4,116,448 31.4% 1-Person Household 258 5.5% 57,077 20.9% 3,114,819 23.8% 2-Person Household 76 1.6% 12,251 4.5% 774,224 5.9%
3-Person Household0 0.0% 1,137 0.4% 135,683 1.0%
4-Person Household0 0.0% 674 0.2% 59,938 0.5%
5-Person Household0 0.0% 341 0.1% 19,730 0.2%
6-Person Household0 0.0% 24 0.0% 6,805 0.1%
7-Or-More Person
Household0 0.0% 113 0.0% 5,249 0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table B11016
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16 Table 7 shows that 15.5 percent of family households and zero percent of the non-family households in Arvin were composed of five or more persons, which by the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) definition is considered “large households”. This is more than the countywide proportion of large household, 10 percent of total family households and 0.1 percent of the non-family households in the County. This indicates a need for larger housing units for large households in the city.
Average household size over time in Arvin (Table 9) remained more or less the same between 2010 and 2020 at 4.57 and 4.48, respectively, in line with the household size for Kern County during the same periods measuring at 2.89 percent and 2.94 percent, respectively.
Household size of owner occupied and renter occupied households in Arvin were 4.51 and 4.45, respectively, while that for the County was 3.13 and 3.18, as shown in Table 8.
Table 8:
Average Household Size by Tenancy
City of Arvin Kern County California
Total: 4.48 3.15 2.94
Owner Occupied 4.51 3.13 3.01
Renter Occupied 4.45 3.18 2.85
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table B25010 Table 9:
Average Household Size Over Time
2010 2015 2020
City of Arvin 4.57 4.45 4.48
Kern County 3.14 3.21 3.15
California 2.89 2.96 2.94
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 06-10, 11-15, 16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table B25010 Household Income and Poverty
Table 10 shows that the median household income of the city is $39,750, which is only 72.5% of the median income made by a household in Kern County. Household Income by race of people are provided in Table 11.
Table 10:
Median Household Income
City of
Arvin
Kern
County
City % of
County
Median Household Income
in The Past 12 Months $39,750 $54,851 72.5%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table B19013.
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Median Household Income by Race
City of Arvin Kern County
White Alone Non-Hispanic $37,969 $66,163
Black or African American Alone Non-Hispanic $47,059 $39,422 American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Non-Hispanic $49,412 Asian Alone Non-Hispanic $74,021
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Alone Non-Hispanic $73,750 Some Other Race Alone Non-Hispanic $43,442 $49,168
Two Or More Races Non-Hispanic $31,588 $49,484
Hispanic Or Latino of Any Race $39,469 $47,095
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table B19013.
Notes: Data for all racial groups, except White, are not available by Hispanic origin for this metric; therefore, only Black or African American Alone, American Indian And Alaska Native Alone, Asian Alone, Native Hawaiian And Other Pacific Islander Alone, Some Other Race Alone, and Two or More Races are not shown by Hispanic or Not Hispanic ethnicity.
Table 12
Income by Household Types
Type Median ($) Mean ($)
Households 39,750 49,056
Families 40,459 48,841
Married
Families
45,413-
Non-Families 20,208 27,272
Source: US Census 2020 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1901)
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the estimated poverty threshold for a four-person household was approximately $26,496 in 2020. For two-person households, the threshold was $15,659 if the householder was age 65 or older, and $17,413 for householders under 65 years.
Approximately one-third (29.6%) of the 2020 households in Arvin were below the poverty level, while 16.7 percent of the County’s households were below the poverty level (Table 13). For senior citizen households (ages 65 years and over) the percentage of those below the poverty rate was 22 percent and for children under 18 the poverty rate is 40% in Arvin.
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HOUSEHOLDS IN POVERTY OVER TIME
2010 2020
Households with Income in the Past 12 Months below
Poverty Level 1,045 1,294
Total Households 3,497 4,377
Percent of Households in Poverty 29.9% 29.6%
Percent Change of Households in Poverty 0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table B17019. HCD Data Packet D. Employment Characteristics
As shown in Table 14, 54.5 percent of Arvin’s population ages 16 and over were employed in 2012, with no residents employed in the armed forces. In Kern County, 51.2 percent of the working age population were employed in the civilian sector and one-half percentage point were in the armed forces. The unemployment rate within the civilian labor force was higher in Arvin than within the County, 9.3 percent and 7.7 percent, respectively. In total, Arvin had a higher work force participation rate than Kern County; 36.2 percent of the working age population of Arvin was not in the labor force compared to the countywide rate of 40.6 percent.
Table 14
Industry in which the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over is Employed 2010 Percent 2015 Percent 2020 Percent
Total: 6,457 100.0% 7,689 100.0% 7,511 100.0%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting,
and Mining 3,027 46.9% 4,210 54.8% 3,565 47.5%
Construction 451 7.0% 310 4.0% 393 5.2%
Manufacturing 184 2.8% 251 3.3% 363 4.8%
Wholesale Trade 205 3.2% 287 3.7% 262 3.5%
Retail Trade 591 9.2% 519 6.7% 726 9.7%
Transportation and Warehousing, And
Utilities 417 6.5% 212 2.8% 459 6.1%
Information 36 0.6% 15 0.2%7 0.1%
Finance and Insurance, And Real Estate,
and Rental and Leasing 71 1.1% 77 1.0% 26 0.3%
Professional, Scientific, And Management,
and Administrative, And Waste Management
Services 148 2.3% 287 3.7% 195 2.6%
Educational Services, And Health Care and
Social Assistance 912 14.1% 825 10.7% 924 12.3%
Arts, Entertainment, And Recreation, And
Accommodation and Food Services 241 3.7% 417 5.4% 155 2.1% Other Services, Except Public
Administration 117 1.8% 147 1.9% 309 4.1%
Public Administration 57 0.9% 132 1.7% 127 1.7%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table C24050.
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19 Agriculture plays a major role in the lives of Arvin’s residents. Classified in terms of industry, 3,565 individuals were employed in agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining positions, representing 47.5 percent of the total civilian employed population ages 16 and older of 7,511. In comparison, the Kern County average for these economic sectors was 14.7 percent. Table 15 shows the occupational distribution of the residents of Arvin in 2020. Almost half (47.7%) of the employed individuals were occupied in the Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance Sector, compared to less than twenty percent for Kern County as a whole. At the same time, the proportions of Arvin workers in the Management, Business, Science, and Arts categories were less than a third of the Countywide average.
Table 15:
Employment by Occupation
Percent Percent Percent
City of Arvin
City of
Arvin
Kern
County
Kern
County
California California
Total: 7,511 346,787 18,646,894
Management, Business,
Science, And Arts Occupations: 723 9.6% 97,672 28.2% 7,517,770 40.3% Service Occupations: 794 10.6% 65,082 18.8% 3,376,613 18.1% Sales And Office Occupations: 762 10.1% 66,376 19.1% 3,903,884 20.9% Natural Resources,
Construction, And Maintenance
Occupations: 3,762 50.1% 67,998 19.6% 1,638,447 8.8%
Production, Transportation, And
Material Moving Occupations: 1,470 19.6% 49,659 14.3% 2,210,180 11.9% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table 24050.
E. Housing Characteristics
Housing Growth Trends
Kern County experienced a prolonged housing boom between 2000 and 2006; however, the U.S. economy went into one of the greatest recessions in history in 2007. Through 2007 and 2008, the U.S. housing bubble burst as housing prices dropped dramatically. Nationally, the median price for resale homes declined more than 12 percent in 2008. It was the largest year-over-year drop for records going back to 1979.
In Kern County, the median housing price plummeted by approximately 14 percent. Though the number of units sold in 2008 was 1,011 more than in 2007, there was a decrease in housing value.
Along with these staggering sales and drop in housing prices, the number of permits issued for construction of new privately-owned dwelling units fell in 2008.
This housing crisis could be attributed to the soaring rate of unemployment and large number of foreclosures. Of the Kern homeowners receiving default notices, 1,512 lost their homes. Similarly,
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20 6,960 more workers were unemployed in 2008 than in 2007—raising the unemployment rate by
1.5 percent. The level of unemployment had a direct effect on housing values. The unprecedented housing crisis at the local and national level, which continued through about 2012, was a multifaceted problem of falling housing prices, loss of equity, high foreclosure activity, and lack of refinancing opportunity. Despite the housing slump during this period, the County continues to experience a growth in population.
Regardless of the setback the housing industry experienced in the 2007-2008 period, as evidenced in Table 23, the median value of owner-occupied homes has been on the rise. There was a 121% increase from 2000 to 2010 (from the median value of 76,500 in 2000 to 169,000 in 2010), although the prices increase was significantly less at about 4% between 2010 and 2020. In 2020, the median value of an owner-occupied home was 176,400 as per ACS 2016-2020 data.
Although prices have been on the rise, making it less affordable to residents in Arvin, across the board, the silver lining in the cloud in Arvin was that housing production was also on the rise, as explained in Table 16 below.
Current market listings in Arvin offers an approx. 1400 sq. ft., four-bed, two-bath, house at $350,000 and a 1350 sq. ft., four-bed, two-bath house at $319,000 (Source: Zillow 2023). The current market rate rent for a 936 sq. ft., three-bedroom, one-bath, house is 1,375.00 (Source:
Home Owner).
Table 16 presents the continual housing growth trends in Arvin since 1980s. Arvin has experienced approximately 42 percent growth between 2000 and 2010 and about 12 percent since then.
During the 2000-2010 decade, the population grew by 49 percent(Table 1), and the housing production lagged behind the percentage of growth in population. This suggested that there was an overcrowding or shortage of housing in the City of Arvin. However, the imbalance has normalized as a result of the low population growth of 0.99 percent between 2010 and 2020. Table 16 Total Housing Units Over Time
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
Total Units 1,946 2,450 3,145 4,476 4,992
Percent Change 25.90% 28.37% 42.32% 11.53%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 1980(STF1:T65), 1990(STF1:H1), 2000(SF1:H1); ACS 16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table B2001
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21 Type and Size of Units
As presented in Table 17, there were 4,992 total housing units in the City of Arvin in 2020, three- quarters were single-family dwelling units – both detached and attached units, which is similar to the countywide proportion of single-family units (72.3%). A clear difference between Arvin and the County occurs when comparing mobile homes and multiple dwelling units with five or more units. According to the estimates, there were 219 mobile homes in Arvin and 22,085 in the whole of Kern County. These numbers represent approximately 4.4 percent of Arvin’s total housing stock, and 7.4 percent countywide. About 7.3 percent of Arvin’s housing stock were multi-family dwelling units with over five units; In Kern County, this category represented 9.1 percent of the total housing stock compared to 23.6% in California. Overall, both City of Arvin and Kern County have significantly less number of multi-family dwelling units compared to the State. The City of Arvin has more detached dwellings (78.7%) compared to the County (72.3% or the State (57.7%).
Vacant land is available to accommodate multi-family dwelling unit developments, however, the City has not received much interest from developers.
TABLE 17
Total Housing Units by Type
City of
Arvin
Percent
Kern
County
Percent California Percent
Total 4,992 299,179 14,210,945
1, Detached 3,928 78.7% 216,329 72.3% 8,206,621 57.7%
1, Attached 82 1.6% 7,605 2.5% 1,009,488 7.1%
2 98 2.0% 8,083 2.7% 339,846 2.4%
3 or 4 288 5.8% 17,214 5.8% 773,994 5.4%
5 to 9 125 2.5% 10,498 3.5% 840,296 5.9%
10 to 19 35 0.7% 5,853 2.0% 721,132 5.1%
20 to 49 69 1.4% 3,363 1.1% 705,450 5.0%
50 or More 136 2.7% 7,628 2.5% 1,083,247 7.6%
Mobile Home 219 4.4% 22,085 7.4% 515,666 3.6%
Boat, Rv, Van, Etc. 12 0.2% 521 0.2% 15,205 0.1%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table B25024 Housing Conditions
The condition of any city’s housing stock is a function of its age and how well the units have been maintained over the years. Arvin’s housing stock can generally be characterized as “aging” and in poor condition. Building age is a significant factor in the deterioration and health and safety risks of structures. In general, homes built over 30 years ago are likely to require structural renovation and maintenance. According to Census data presented in Table 18, approximately one-quarter (24.3%) of the homes in Arvin were built prior to 1970. Homes built after 1970, which account for three-quarters (75.7%) of the city’s housing stock, should meet most of the existing building code standards. 1971 was a landmark year because significant changes were made to standard building codes, particularly for those requirements related to seismic safety as a result of the building failures experienced from the Sylmar earthquake.
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22 TABLE 18
Total Occupied Housing Units by Year Built
City of Arvin Percent
Kern
County
Percent California Percent
Total: 4,711 273,556 13,103,114
2014 Or Later 159 3.4% 8,679 3.4% 294,667 2.2%
2010 To 2013 199 4.2% 6,244 4.2% 234,646 1.8%
2000 To 2009 1,048 22.2% 50,348 22.2% 1,432,955 11.0%
1990 To 1999 899 19.1% 40,394 19.1% 1,448,367 11.1%
1980 To 1989 518 11.0% 45,689 11.0% 1,967,306 15.1%
1970 To 1979 748 15.9% 43,060 15.9% 2,290,081 17.5%
1960 To 1969 460 9.8% 27,662 9.8% 1,740,922 13.3%
1950 To 1959 352 7.5% 28,089 7.5% 1,767,353 13.5%
1940 To 1949 211 4.5% 12,071 4.5% 763,029 5.8%
1939 Or Earlier 117 2.5% 11,320 2.5% 1,163,788 8.9%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table B25036 In fall of 2008, a parcel-by-parcel survey was conducted to assess the exterior condition of the existing housing stock. For the purpose of identifying areas of potential rehabilitation and recycling within the city, the city used the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) survey form to determine the condition of the buildings. This survey, which is presented in Figure 5, included a scoring system for the foundation, roofing, siding, windows and electrical condition of residential units. Based on the calculated total sum of each score, the structure received a “Sound”, “Minor”, “Moderate”, “Substantial” or “Dilapidated” condition ranking. An example of evaluated residential structure using the CDBG criteria is presented below:
Needed Improvements
Needs partial foundation
Shingles missing on roof
Siding needs patching and repainting
Windows need replacement
Minor Electrical repair
TOTAL SCORE
Score
1555
105
40 Example of Arvin Housing in Sound Condition
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23 Housing Condition
Sound:
Minor:
Moderate:
Substantial
Dilapidated:
Scoring
9 or less
10 – 15
16 – 39
40 – 55
56 and over
Example of Arvin Housing in Dilapidated
Condition
In the example shown above, a structure scoring a total of 40 indicates that the structure needs substantial improvements. For the purposes of this study, structures scoring 40-55 points (Substantial) or 56 points and over (Dilapidated) were considered as physical blight and requiring significant rehabilitation or demolition. The result of the survey is illustrated in Figure 6, showing the various conditions of building structures throughout the city.
The results of the survey are presented in Table 19. It shows that 3,400 parcels zoned are residential. Of these surveyed parcels, 2,158 parcels (63.5%) had housing that was in good condition, 195 parcels (16.8%) exhibit minor to moderate conditions and 308 parcels (9.1%) are in substantially deteriorated conditions. There are also 360 (10.6%) vacant parcels. Over 1300 dwelling units have been constructed since the survey.
Table 19
ARVIN HOUSING SURVEY 2008
No. Units Percent
Sound: 9 or less 2,158 63.5%
Minor: 10 to 15 195 5.7%
Moderate: 16 to 39 379 11.1%
Substantial: 40 to 55 139 4.1%
Dilapidated: 56 and over 169 5.0%
Vacant* 360 10.6%
Total 3,400 100.0%
Source: GRC Associates Inc. Survey
*Vacant land in all zoning designation
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24 Figure 5
CDBG SURVEY
ARVIN REDEVELOPMENTPARCELSHEET -- HOUSINGCONDITIONS
APN#: Map Page
Address: Added Area
Mixed-Use Existing Project Areas
No. Units:
GarageAttached: Detached: None: Photo Numbers:
BuildingAge
Construction Type: Wood
Masonry
Mobile
Frontage Improvements: Curbs
Paved Street
Gutters
Modular Sidewalk
Driveway
Adequate Site Drainage
DILAPIDATED UNIT:A unit suffering from excessive neglect, where the building appears structurally unsound and maintenance is nonexistent, not fit for human habitation, may be considered for demolition or ata minimum, major rehabilitation required
YES NO
FOUNDATION ROOFING
Existing foundation in good condition Good condition
Repair needed Shingles missing
Needs partial foundation Chimney needs repair
No foundation or needs complete foundation Needs re-roofing Roof structure needs replacement or re-roof
SIDING/STUCCO WINDOWS
Good condition Good condition
Needs re-painting Broken window panes
Needs to patching and re-painting Needs repair
Needs replacement and painting Needs replacement
Asbestos/Lead-Based
ELECTRICAL SCORE
Good condition Sound: 9 or less
Minor repair Minor: 10-15
Repair main panel Moderate: 16-39
Substanital: 40-55
Dilapidated: 56 and over
ECONOMIC BLIGHT
Vacancy Security Bars/Doors/Barbed Wire
High Crime* Graffiti
Evidence of Homeless
Comments
For Sale/RentPhone No.: Rent
Source: HCD: Building Blocks
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25 ARVIN HOUSING ELEMENT 2023-203
Figure 6 HOUSING CONDITIONS
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26 In 2012, a Housing Conditions Analysis was conducted by Kern Council of Governments for inclusion in the Kern Regional Housing Data Report. Rather than a windshield survey of individual parcels, the 2012 Analysis utilized sampling data, GIS modeling, and existing data sets 3 to
determine generalized housing conditions within the cities and unincorporated areas of Kern County. This sampling method creates assumptions about generalized housing conditions on a per-parcel basis based upon the improved value (value of the residential structure only without the land value) of single-family residential units within the County. Table 20 summarizes the five categories of housing conditions designated by the 2012 Analysis, including the range of assessed improved value and the general assumptions made for residential structures within each category.
Table 20
2012 HOUSING CONDITIONS ANALYSIS OVERVIEW
Category Improved
Value/SF Generalized Housing Conditions Assumptions
Standard
Condition $0
-$11 Residential unit has conforming roof, windows, paint/siding, structure, foundation, and yard.
Minor
Rehabilitation $11.01
-$28
Residential unit could require repairs to small roof section; broken windows or doors; repairs to mechanical equipment; peeling and chipping paint/siding.
Moderate
Rehabilitation $28.01
-$45 Replacement of roof, doors, outdated windows, and/or mechanical equipment required; cracked, faulted, or missing exterior surfaces.
Major
Rehabilitation $45.01
-$55
Residential unit could have sagged roof; missing fascia; broken, missing, or severely damaged windows and doors; faulted, cracked, or missing exterior structures; cracked or sagging foundation.
Demolition
Needed $55.01+
Roof is missing, severely sagging, or structurally unsound; windows and doors are missing or boarded up; missing or faulted foundation; residential structure is partially missing, tilted, or dilapidated.
Source: Kern COG, Kern County Regional Housing Data Report 2012 Figure 7 displays the results of the 2012 Analysis by Split Block Group. Housing conditions within the southern half of Arvin were noticeably better, with over three-fourths of residential units deemed standard conditions and the remainder deemed mostly in need of minor rehabilitation.
The majority of the homes in the northwest portion of the city also had housing conditions that were standard or in need of minor rehabilitation. Housing condition issues were most prevalent in central and northeast parts of Arvin.
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27 ARVIN HOUSING ELEMENT 2023-2031 Figure 7 HOUSING CONDITIONS 2012
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28 Housing Tenure
An examination of household tenure in Arvin in recent decades shows the city’s homeownership rate fluctuated over time. Table 21 shows that the share of owner occupied, and renter occupied households are nearly equal at about 50 percent. Table 22 presents Arvin’s household tenure between 2010 and 2020. The approximately 53.5 percent homeownership rate in 2010 decreased to 50.3 percent by 2020. In the same period, renter-occupied households increased, accounting for 46.5 percent and 49.7 percent, respectively, reflecting an inverse relationship between housing production and renting. There is a need for quality rental housing that is affordable to all economic segments of the community.
Looking at trends and patterns of housing tenure over time, the current percentage of owner occupied units (50.3%) is greater than in 1980 (45.6%) but has been trending down since 2000 (55.7%). The percentage of owner-occupied units is also less than in Kern County (58.9%) and California (55.3%). This trend can be mainly attributed to the significant increase in house prices since 2000, as the median house value increased from $76,500 in 2000 to $176,400 in 2020. The most significant was a 121% increase in median home values between 2000 and 2010, a significant increase compared to the other decades since 1980.
TABLE 21A
Housing Units by Tenure
City of
Arvin
Percent
Kern
County
Percent California Percent
Total Units 4,711 273,556 13,103,114
Owner
Occupied: 2,370 50.3% 161,113 58.9% 7,241,318 55.3%
Renter
Occupied: 2,341 49.7% 112,443 41.1% 5,861,796 44.7%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table B25042 TABLE 21B
Housing Units by Tenure Over Time
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
Total Units 3,735 2,385 3,010 4,228 4,711
Owner
Occupied: 1,702 1,167 1,676 2,261 2,370
Owner-Occupied 45.6% 48.9% 55.7% 53.5% 50.3%
Renter
Occupied: 2,033 1,218 1,334 1,967 2,341
Renter-Occupied 54.4% 51.1% 44.3% 46.5% 49.7%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 1980(SF1), 1990(SF1), 2000(SF1); ACS 16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table B25042
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29 TABLE 22
Households By Type
Home Prices and Rents
As demonstrated in Table 23, the 2000-2010 period saw the highest increase in decades resulting in increase of approximately 121 percent. In absolute terms, the increase was from $76,500 to 169,000. However, the market cooled down resulting in an increase of only 4.38 percent by the year 2020. Although the absolute home prices having been increasing in Arvin, Median Housing Value of $176,400 in Arvin is cheaper compared to those in Kern County ($226,600) and the State ($538,400), according to ACS 2016-2020 five-year estimates.
Table 23
HOME SALES PRICES
(Median Housing Value Over Time of Owner-
Occupied Units)
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
Median Value (Dollars) of Owner-
Occupied Homes $ 35,800 $ 56,700 $ 76,500 $ 169,000 $ 176,400 Percent Change 58.38% 34.92% 120.92% 4.38%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 1980(ORG STF1), 1990(STF3), 2000(SF3); ACS 06-10, 16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table B25077 The median monthly rents in Arvin were $963 in 2021. This compares with a countywide median of $1,103, which was approximately 115 percent of Arvin’s rent or 15 percent higher. Table 24 summarizes the monthly rents in Arvin. 53.9% of occupied rental units pay less than $1,000 a month in rent and another 37.5% pay less than $1,500 a month. However, the overall median
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30 income in the City of Arvin is so low that 54.9% of households pay more than 35% of their gross household income in rent. The city will work with the County and the State to improve economic development opportunities for its residents.
TABLE 24
GROSS AND MEDIAN RENT
GROSS RENT Estimate Percent
Occupied units paying rent 2,136 2,136
Less than $500 152 7.1%
$500 to $999 999 46.8%
$1,000 to $1,499 800 37.5%
$1,500 to $1,999 167 7.8%
$2,000 to $2,499 18 0.8%
$2,500 to $2,9990 0.0%
$3,000 or more0 0.0%
Median (dollars) 963 (X)
No rent paid 18 (X)
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE
OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (GRAPI)
Occupied units paying rent
(excluding units where GRAPI
cannot be computed) 2,116 2,116
Less than 15.0 percent 233 11.0%
15.0 to 19.9 percent 66 3.1%
20.0 to 24.9 percent 200 9.5%
25.0 to 29.9 percent 294 13.9%
30.0 to 34.9 percent 161 7.6%
35.0 percent or more 1,162 54.9%
Not computed 38 (X)
Source: US Census, 2021- ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profile, Table DP04
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31 F. Special Needs
There are certain categories of households that, because of their physical or economic condition, need for particular space or support services requirements, or other factors, are “special needs households”, which may have some difficulties in finding affordable housing. The State of California Government Code, Section 65583(a)(7) defines ‘special needs population’ as the elderly, persons with disabilities, large families, farmworkers, single parent headed households, and persons needing emergency shelter.. The City of Arvin has entrusted Kern County and the Housing Authority of Kern County (HACK) to administer most housing programs for the city. Many of these services and facilities may not be located in the City of Arvin but are nearby.
This chapter provides information and data to better understand the needs of these demographic groups. Table 25 provides an overall summary of the special needs population in the city.
Table 25:
Special Needs Population
Special Needs Group Persons Households
Percent of Total
Households or
Population
ELI Households 820 17.41%
Renters 695 14.75%
Owners 125 2.65%
Elderly Households 536 11.38%
Renters 176 3.74%
Owners 360 7.64%
Persons with Disabilities 1067 5.06%
Under 18 Years 87 0.41%
65 Years and Older 322 1.53%
Large Households 1770 37.57%
Renters 870 18.47%
Owners 900 19.10%
Female Headed Households 848 18.00%
Below Poverty Line 594 12.60%
Owners
Farmworkers
20,469 (Kern
County)
Homeless
1,603 (Kern
County)
Sheltered 875
Unshelterred 728
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 1980(ORG STF3), 1990(STF3), 2000(SF3); ACS 06-10, 16-20 (5-year Estimates), U.S. HUD 2020 Reports
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32 Poverty, Homelessness and Extremely Low-Income Households As per the 2016-2020 ACS, approximately 29.6 percent of City of Arvin households have income below the poverty level. This percentage has not changed since 2010. 16.7% of households in Kern County and 9% of households in California have incomes below the poverty level. The median household income in Arvin City is $39,750, compared to $54,851 in Kern County and $78,672 in California. The median monthly housing cost in 2020 was $1,048 in Arvin, compared to $1,096 in Kern County and $1,688 in California. Residents in City of Arvin are under more housing stress compared to Kern County given the difference in median income levels between the two.
The 2022 Point in Time Count Report released in April 2022, identified 1,603 individuals experiencing homelessness in Kern County. 875 (55%) of individuals had shelter, while 728 (45%) were unsheltered. The City’s Zoning Ordinance permits emergency shelters by right in the M-2 (light industrial) zone.
17.4% (820 households) of the households in City of Arvin are Extremely Low Income (ELI) households. With the high median monthly housing cost in the City, ELI households experience substantial financial challenges to afford market rate rental units. 85% of ELI households (695 households) are renters. 66% of ELI households experience housing cost burden >50% of income and 86% of ELI households face at least one housing problem.
The City of Arvin has recognized the need for ELI households to have access to affordable housing.
Land inventory identified that under the existing zoning, the city can accommodate an additional 662 lower income households. Given only a marginal increase in population in Arvin between 2010 and 2020, and based on local knowledge, the city is confident that land availability is not a constraint to accommodate construction of ELI housing. The challenge the city has is in the development of ELI and low-income housing.
Program 11 has been amended to provide clear cut timelines to accomplish the objective. The program is expected to meet the following specific objectives:
1. Assist and cooperate with nonprofit, private, and public entities to maximize opportunities to develop and preserve affordable housing.
2. Annually explore public and private financial funding sources available to:
3. Purchase affordability covenants on at-risk projects,
4. Transfer ownership of at-risk projects to public or non-profit agencies,
5. Purchase existing buildings to replace at-risk units,
6. Construct replacement units, or
7. Construct new units.
8. Apply for the following grants for potential financial assistance:
9. Project to assist in the provision of housing accessible for disabled residents (either new housing or retrofit of existing low-income housing),
10. Grants to assist in the provision of housing for farm workers,
11. Grants to assist the rehabilitation of existing low-income housing,
12. Grants to assist the provision of housing for large families and reduce overcrowding.
13. All available federal, state, local, and private affordable housing programs for new housing and for the conservation and/or rehabilitation of existing housing will be pursued, including, but not limited to, the following:
Commented [JB1]: Check on these additions
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33 14. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Affordable Housing Program (assistance for rehabilitation costs and closing costs for lower income households);
15. Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) (for rehabilitation of lower income and senior housing);
16. HUD Single-Family Property Disposition Program (for rehabilitation of owner- occupied housing);
17. Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program (for development of rental housing and preservation of existing affordable housing for large family units);
18. Mercy Loan Fund (for new housing or for rehabilitation of housing for the disabled and lower- income households);
19. Multi-family Housing Program (MHP) (for new construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of lower income housing through deferred loan payments);
20. Neighborhood Housing Services (for rehabilitation of housing for lower income households);
21. Proposition 84 (for development or conversion and rehabilitation of existing facilities for migrant farm worker housing);
22. Rural Community Assistance Corporation (for new rental housing or rehabilitation of apartments for farm workers and lower-income households);
23. Section 8 Housing Assistance (rent subsidies for very low-income households);
24. Section 223(f) Mortgage Insurance for Purchase/Refinance (for acquisition and development of new rental housing);
25. Section 241(a) Rehabilitation Loans for Multi-Family Projects (for energy conservation and rehabilitation of apartments); and
26. World/BRIDGE Initiative (lower interest construction financing for lower income and farm worker housing).
City has the following programs and initiatives to support ELI households:
1. Grant funding – e.g., CDBG
2. Work with County on rent subsidies, emergency shelters and other low-income housing programs
3. Establish the Housing Element Advisory Committee and partner with Arvin Navigation Center
4. Work with State of California and ensure zoning ordinances support Single Room Occupancy, ADUs.
Chapter III Housing Constraints analyzed environmental constraints which include Flood Hazard, Seismic Hazard, Water Supply and Quality, Sewer System, Hazardous Material, Oil and Gas Wells.
The General Findings concluded that:
Land availability is not a constraint in the City of Arvin. Sufficient land is available to develop extremely low income and low-income residential units. Construction costs and availability of financing are major impediments for low income and extremely low-income households in the city. The city does have environmental constraints; however, these are not considered a major impediment in comparison to the challenges with regard to construction costs and financing for low-income households.
Substandard housing analysis should discuss tenure (renter vs owner), location of SH units, and evaluate disparities in areas of the City, including programs targeted to these areas to address factors.
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34 Disabled Persons
A disabled individual is defined as a person who has been determined to have some kind of impairment to their ability to function in a manner consistent with the general population. The 1990 Census defines three types of disabilities: work, mobility, and self-care limitations.
Disabilities are defined as mental, physical or health conditions that last over six months. The Census tracks the following disabilities. ▪ Work disability - Refers to a condition lasting more than six months that restricts a person’s choice of work and prevents that person from working full-time. ▪ Mobility limitation - Refers to a physical or mental condition lasting more than six months that makes it difficult for a person to go outside the home alone. ▪ Self-care limitation - Refers to a physical or mental condition lasting more than six months that makes it difficult to take care of one’s personal needs. This impairment is expected to be of definite duration and is of such a nature that the person’s ability to live independently could be improved by more suitable housing conditions.
Approximately 1067 persons (5.06%) have one or more disabilities in the City of Arvin compared 98,426 (11.4%) in the County as a whole (U.S. Census Bureau 2020). 10.7% of California’s population have disabilities. Arvin has a significantly lower proportion of the population with disabilities compared to the county.
As per the 2020 American Community Survey (Table 26A), among Arvin’s population between the ages of 18 and 64, 5.6 percent were classified as having a disability. About 4.7 percent of the total population were aged 65 and older, of which about 33 percent were found to have one or more forms of disability. Table 26B shows that five percent of the total population are reported to be disabled, among whom the most prevalent disability was ambulatory difficulties (53.8%). The mobility limitation does not necessarily indicate a need for special need/supportive housing and statistics on the total number of disabled persons needing supportive housing in the city is not available. Using the national standard of one to three percent of the total disabled population needing supportive housing, it can be estimated that the city has approximately 15 to 45 disabled individuals in need of supportive housing.
36.7% of the 1067 of persons with disabilities in Arvin have cognitive difficulties, 33.8% have self care difficulties and 27.4% have independent living difficulties. 195 persons live in the home of a parent/family/guardian (Source: DDS Quarterly Consumer Report, December 2021). The special needs of disabled persons result from limited and often fixed incomes; shortage of accessible housing; and higher health care costs.
To assist disabled individuals in providing adequate housing to meet their needs, the State of California, in 1984, mandated Title 24, of the Uniform Building Code. Title 24 provides regulations for adaptability and accessibility of apartment units to provide for the safety and welfare of physically disabled inhabitants and visitors. An adaptable apartment is one that is accessible for entry and circulation and that can at any future point, be adapted to meet the specific needs of a person with disabilities. These improvements would include the installation of wider doors, grab
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35 bars, lower cabinets, lower light switches and sidewalk-to-front door ramps.
The living arrangement of disabled persons depends on the severity of the disability. Many live at home independently or with other family members. To maintain independent living, disabled persons may need assistance. This can include special housing design features for the disabled, income support for those who are unable to work, and in-home supportive services for persons with medical conditions among others. Services are typically provided by both public and private agencies.
Table 26A:
Disability by Type by Age for the Total Population
City of
Arvin
City of
Arvin
Kern
County
Kern
County
California California
Total: 21,096 864,023 38,838,726
Under 18 Years - Total
Population 8,233 39.0% 257,756 29.8% 8,942,907 23.0%
Under 18 Years - One Type 35 0.4% 5,792 2.2% 207,793 2.3% Under 18 Years - Two or More
Types 52 0.6% 3,272 1.3% 99,013 1.1%
Under 18 Years - No Disability 8,146 98.9% 248,692 96.5% 8,636,101 96.6% 18 to 64 Years - Total
Population 11,881 56.3% 510,141 59.0% 24,347,395 62.7%
18 to 64 Years - One Type 388 3.3% 29,490 5.8% 1,077,809 4.4% 18 to 64 Years - Two or More
Types 270 2.3% 23,435 4.6% 866,771 3.6%
18 to 64 Years, No Disability 11,223 94.5% 457,216 89.6% 22,402,815 92.0% 65 Years and Older - Total
Population 982 4.7% 96,126 11.1% 5,548,424 14.3%
65 Years and Older - One Type 178 18.1% 16,593 17.3% 803,463 14.5% 65 Years and Older - Two or
More Types 144 14.7% 19,844 20.6% 1,092,102 19.7%
65 Years and Older - No
Disability 660 67.2% 59,689 62.1% 3,652,859 65.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table C18108
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Disability by Type for the Population with a Disability (Detailed) City of
Arvin
Percent
Kern
County
Percent California Percent
With One or More Types of
Disability 1,067 98,426 4,146,951
Hearing Difficulty 211 19.8% 23,470 23.8% 1,147,500 27.7% Vision Difficulty 115 10.8% 19,029 19.3% 778,145 18.8%
Cognitive Difficulty 392 36.7% 36,914 37.5% 1,585,969 38.2% Ambulatory Difficulty 574 53.8% 51,480 52.3% 2,118,765 51.1% Self-Care Difficulty 361 33.8% 21,131 21.5% 964,579 23.3% Independent Living Difficulty 292 27.4% 35,762 36.3% 1,654,210 39.9% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table B18102 - B18107.
For persons with mental illness, the Mental Health Services Department provides a full range of services throughout the County. Services include initial assessment, crisis services, ongoing case coordination, case management, and counseling services, among others. Hospitalization and inpatient treatment and placement programs may be contracted for the Department with private providers.
Several County programs assist persons with physical disabilities. The Community Development Program Department operates the Home Access Program, providing grants for home accessibility improvements. In addition, HACK has made five percent of the affordable public housing stock accessible to persons with physical disabilities (45 units), and two percent of units adaptable to the sensory impaired (18 units).
Chapter 507, Statutes of 2010 (SB 812), which took effect January 2011, requires that housing elements analyze the special housing needs of persons with developmental disabilities. A "developmental disability" is defined as a disability that originates before an individual becomes 18 years old, continues, or can be expected to continue, indefinitely, and constitutes a substantial disability for that individual. This includes mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and autism.
According to the California Department of Developmental Services’ consumer count in zip code 93203 (Arvin) in June 2016, there were 142 residents with developmental disabilities. Of this total, 56 percent were ages 17 or under and approximately 90 percent lived in the home of their parents, family, or guardian. Additional information from the California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division, indicate that there is a licensed Adult Residential Facility (ARF) that is located at 14150 Sunset Boulevard, which is in the unincorporated area adjacent to the Arvin city limits. As defined by the Department of Social Services, an ARF provides 24-hour non-medical care for adults ages 18 years through 59 years old who are unable to provide for their own daily needs. ARFs include board and care homes for adults with developmental disabilities and mental illnesses.
In addition, for persons with developmental disabilities, the Kern Regional Center located at 3200 North Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, provides diagnostic, assessment, placement, and case management services. In addition, the Kern Regional Center contracts with various service
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37 providers for structured day programming, employment help, residential facilities, placement, evaluation, equipment, and other necessities. Several service providers throughout the County also aid people with disabilities. The National Association for People with Disabilities (NAPD) operates activity centers in Bakersfield with day programs and special services. Haven Counseling Center located at 730 Chester Avenue, Bakersfield, provides a group home for people who are severely handicapped and need 24-hour supervision and care. They also have nine apartment units for persons with developmental disability who are able live independently.
Elderly Persons
Another population segment that requires special consideration is the elderly -- the population over 65 years of age. Their concerns are related to housing, health care, their fixed-income and transportation. In 2012, 796 residents in Arvin were reported as 65 years or older, comprising
4.4 percent of the total population. As shown in Table 27, there were 563 elderly households in the city in 2020 and about two-thirds (67.2%) lived in owner-occupied units. This compares to
50.3 percent of the total household in the city residing in owner occupied units. It is also important to note that about 33 percent of the elderly in Arvin are identified as disabled.
TABLE 27
Senior Households by Tenure
The percentage of senior households in Arvin is 11.4% and is significantly lower than 21.2% in the County and 24.4% in California. The owner occupied senior households in Arvin is 67.2% and is lower than in Kern County (76.4%) and California (73.2%). The renter occupied senior households in Arvin is 32.8%, which is greater than 23.6% in Kern County and 26.8% in California.
There are many programs to accommodate the special needs of seniors, including but not limited to congregate care, supportive services, rental subsidies, shared housing, and housing rehabilitation assistance. For the elderly, or those with disabilities, housing with functional design features that accommodate disabilities can help ensure continued independent living. Elderly with mobility/self-care limitations also benefit from transportation alternatives. Senior housing with supportive services can be provided for those who require assistance with daily living.
The Senior Citizens Information and Referral Service provides seniors with information on available services in the County, including Social Security, Medicare, Medi-Cal, nutrition sites, discount cards, and transportation information, among other things. The Office on Aging also operates 27 senior nutrition sites at senior and community centers throughout the County. Home delivered meals are also available upon request. In Arvin, the senior nutrition site is located at the City of Arvin City of Arvin Kern County Kern County California California Total: 536 11.4% 58,117 21.2% 3,198,850 24.4%
Owner Occupied: 360 67.2% 44,406 76.4% 2,340,689 73.2%
Householder 65 To 74 Years 273 75.8% 26,393 59.4% 1,350,393 57.7% Householder 75 To 84 Years 21 5.8% 13,340 30.0% 688,443 29.4% Householder 85 Years And Over 66 18.3% 4,673 10.5% 301,853 12.9% Renter Occupied: 176 32.8% 13,711 23.6% 858,161 26.8%
Householder 65 To 74 Years 135 76.7% 8,690 63.4% 484,266 56.4% Householder 75 To 84 Years 41 23.3% 3,505 25.6% 234,067 27.3% Householder 85 Years And Over 0 0.0% 1,516 11.1% 139,828 16.3% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table B25007
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38 Arvin Senior Center located at 800 Walnut Drive.
Large Families
Large families are defined as households with five or more members. Many large families are forced to occupy inadequately sized units because housing units that meet their needs are either unavailable or beyond their ability to pay. Table 7 shows that 37.6% percent of family households and zero percent of the non-family households in Arvin were composed of five or more persons, which by the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) definition is considered “large households”. This is significantly more than the countywide proportion of large households of 17.9%, and State of California’s proportion of 13.6% large households. Also, 61.9% of households in Arvin have 4 or more persons compared to 35% in Kern County and 28.4% in the State of California. This indicates a need for larger units for large households in the city. To address overcrowding, communities can provide incentives to facilitate the development of affordable apartments with three or more bedrooms to meet the needs of large households.
The shortage of large rental units can be alleviated through the provision of affordable ownership housing opportunities, such as homeownership assistance and self-help housing (through Habitat for Humanity and other organizations). In addition, Section 8 rental assistance provided by HACK can enable large families to rent units they otherwise cannot afford. HACK currently operates 941 public housing units, of which 123 are single-family units that can accommodate larger families.
The County has also contributed CDBG and HOME funds to assist in the development of housing for large families.
Farmworkers
Agriculture is a key economic industry in Kern County, and particularly in Arvin. Agriculture plays a major role in the lives of Arvin’s residents. Classified in terms of industry, 3,565 individuals were employed in agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining positions, representing 47.5 percent of the total civilian employed population ages 16 and older of 7,511. In comparison, the Kern County average for these economic sectors was 14.7 percent. Almost all of those Arvin residents employed in this sector were in agriculture.
Farmworkers are defined as persons whose primary source of income is derived from seasonal agricultural labor. Farmworkers are typically categorized into three groups: 1) permanent, 2) seasonal and 3) migrant. Permanent farmworkers are typically employed year-round by the same employer. A seasonal farmworker works on average less than 150 days per year and earns at least half of their earned income from farm work. Migrant farm workers are seasonal farm workers who have to travel to do the farm work. They are unable to return to their permanent residence within the same day.
There were 1,731 farms located in Kern County according to the USDA 2017 Census of Agriculture.
Some 22 percent of the farms employed only a single farm worker; some 46 percent employed between two and nine workers, and some 32 percent were larger farms employing ten or more workers. Table 28 also indicates that migrant workers totaled 6,062, representing approximately 30 percent of total farm workers.
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39 Farmworkers are generally considered to have special housing needs because of their limited income and their seasonal and migratory nature of their work.
Housing options that are currently available to farmworkers include privately- and publicly- owned farm worker housing, which are described below. Table 28 Kern County – Farm Labor (2017).
Category Farms Percent Workers Percent
Farms with 1 worker 186 22.01 186 0.91
Farms with 2 workers 130 15.38 260 1.27
Farms with 3-4 workers 125 14.79 429 2.10
Farms with 5-9 workers 135 15.98 860 4.20
Farms with 10 or more 269 31.84 18734 91.52
Total farms and workers 845 100 20469 100
Migrant workers/ hired 84 85.71 5779 95.33
Migrant
workers/contract
14 14.29 283 4.67
Total migrant workers 98 100 6062 100
Source: USDA 2017 Census of Agriculture zhttps://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/AgCensus/2017/Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapter_2_County_Level/California/ Privately-Owned Farm Workers Housing. Table 29 identifies 18 camps, 12 of which are year- round camps and six of which are seasonal, and provide housing for 474 farm workers. The County of Environmental Health Services Department indicates that the demand for lettuce, and that most agricultural workers in the County are full-time residents or seasonal workers.
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40 Table 29
PRIVATELY OWNED FARM WORKER HOUSING KERN COUNTY
Name Number of Farm
Workers
Months of
Occupation/Year
Bonanza Farms 16 12
Wheeler Highway 999 12
Wheeler Adobe7 12
Paramount 275 12
Paramount Belridge 28 12
Opal Frye 15 12
Westfarmers8 12
Cauzza7 12
Jimmie Icardo7 12
Spring Farms6 12
Belridge Drilling8 12
San Emigdio5 12
GVC 37 727-10
GVC 23B 1207-10
GVC 10A 117-10
GVC 10B 907-10
Kovacevich Clark 156-8
Kovacevich Hildebrand 456-8
Total 474
Source: Kern County Regional Housing Allocation Plan, May 2001
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41 Publicly-Owned Year-Round Farmworker Housing. Public housing for farmworkers has been subsidized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development (USDA-RD) and was developed to provide housing for persons with a minimum annual income of $5,753 from farm labor. As shown in Table 30, HACK owns and/or
manages eight year-round developments of this
type, located in Delano, Shafter, Arvin,
Bakersfield, Wasco and Lamont/Weedpatch. The
48-unit Sun Garden located at 701 Meyer Street is
the only farmworker housing currently in Arvin.
Others in the vicinity of Arvin include Lamont H.R.
Olson Homes and Ruben J. Blunt Village in the
communities of Lamont and Weedpatch, which
are located approximately six miles to the
northwest of Arvin.
Sun Garden Village
As presented in Table 30 there are 10 (ten) year-round farmworker housing developments with 729 units and two seasonal housing developments with 172 units.
Table 30
PUBLICLY OWNED FARM WORKER HOUSING KERN COUNTY
Name Location Number of Units
Year-Round Housing
Almond Village Lost Hills 81
Sun Garden Village Arvin 48
International Village Delano 50
Shafter Shafter 99
Beckes Street Apartments Wasco 57
Lamont H.R. Olson Homes Lamont 50
Ruben J. Blunt Village Lamont/Weedpatch 50
Casa del Valle Delano 35
Greenfield Homes Bakersfield 35
Rosaleda Wasco 224
Migrant Seasonal Housing
North Shafter Farm Labor Center #5 Shafter 84
Arvin Farm Labor Center #26 Lamont/Weedpatch 88
Source: https://kernha.org/farm-worker-housing-locations/
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42 Migrant Seasonal Farm Worker Housing (Labor Centers). Under contract with HCD, HACK operates a total of 172 seasonal farm labor units in two migrant housing centers. The centers are open for approximately six months each year, from April to October. Residents must be seasonal farm laborers whose permanent residence is at least 50 miles away from the centers. The North Shafter Farm Labor Center #5 is located in the City of Shafter and includes 84 units. The Arvin Farm Labor Center #26 is located approximately five miles west of Arvin and has 88 units available for migrant farm workers.
In response to the need for farmworker housing and to comply with State Housing law, the City of Arvin adopted Ordinance No. 241 in July 2015, which amended the Zoning Ordinance to permit by-right housing reserved for person employed in various industries – though agriculture is the industry most often used in this category. Since agriculture is a key industry in Arvin, this ordinance is especially important for farmworker housing. This ordinance permits by right up to six unrelated individuals to legally live in the same residential unit.
Housing options that are currently available to farm workers include privately- and publicly- owned farm worker housing. As explained earlier, the 48-unit Sun Garden Village located at 701 Meyer Street is the only farmworker housing currently in Arvin. The Arvin Farm Labor Center #26 is located approximately five miles west of Arvin and has 88 units available for migrant farm workers.
Employee Housing
The Employee Housing Act (California Health & Safety Code, commencing with Section 17000) specifies that any employee housing providing accommodations for six or fewer employees should be deemed a single-family structure with a residential land use designation. The Housing Plan includes a program to address employee housing as part of the Zoning Code update.
Female Heads-of-Household
As shown in Table 7, of the 4,711 total households in Arvin, 4,377 or 92.9 percent were classified as family households, which consisted of two or more individuals who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption, although they also may include other unrelated people. Nonfamily households consist of people who live alone or who share their residence with unrelated individuals.
Table 31 includes details of the general household composition in the city totaling 4,711 households. According to the 2020 ACS data, 3,043 households in Arvin were married-couple households of which 42.2 percent were households with one or more children under the age of
18. Cohabiting couple households accounted for 467 or 9.9 percent. Female householders with no spouse or partner present accounted for 848 households or 18 percent. Male householders with no spouse or partner present comprised of 353 households or 7.5 percent. Families with female heads of household typically display a need for housing assistance due to the demand for day care services and lower wages earned, and is therefore identified as a special needs group.
While 18% of total households in Arvin are Female Headed Households, this is significantly lower than 24.5% in Kern County and 26.2% in the State of California.
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43 Table 32 shows that among married couple households, only 20.08 percent were below the poverty line, whereas among households with no spouse present, 60.8 percent were below the poverty line.
Single individuals with dependent children face a variety of housing problems. Single parent renters often have difficulty finding suitable housing due to the high cost of rent compared to income, as well as discriminatory housing practices. These problems are of particular concern for family households with a single female householder. Though the majority of female households were in the labor force, this segment of the community generally represents one of the lowest categories of wage earners as compared to other householders.
Table 31
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Table 32
POVERTY STATUS OF FAMILIES BY FAMILY TYPE AND MARITAL STATUS Poverty Married
-couple With no spouse present
Below Poverty Line 611 20.08% 594 60.8%
Above Poverty Line 2432 79.92% 383 39.2%
Total 3043 100% 977 100%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table B17010 Note: The Census Bureau uses a federally defined poverty threshold that remains constant throughout the country and does not correspond to Area Median Income.
Homeless
Over the last several decades, the homeless population and its attendant social problems have become issues of national significance. Lack of affordable housing can exacerbate homelessness and its negative impacts and hinders a community’s ability to effectively address these challenges.
A homeless family or individual as defined by federal regulations is a person or family that lacks a fixed and regular nighttime residence. The homeless population can be divided into two major
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44 groups, the sheltered and the unsheltered homeless. Sheltered homeless are those families or individuals whose primary residence is an emergency shelter, transitional housing, a domestic violence shelter, a shelter for runaway children, or people living in a motel/hotel under a voucher arrangement. Unsheltered homeless are those individuals whose primary residence is a place not designated for sleeping. Unsheltered homeless are typically chronically transient homeless persons, usually de-institutionalized mental health patients. They are often alcohol/substance abusers, although mental illness, respiratory infections and malnutrition are common contributors to the general poor health of these individuals. They are predominantly male and usually know how to utilize available charitable and government services.
Families become homeless for different reasons than transient persons do. A certain percentage of homeless families come from other areas seeking employment. Their efforts are hampered, in part, by outdated skills. They are usually able to find employment in minimum wage jobs; however, they rarely make enough money to support their families. In other situations, medical illness has depleted a family’s savings and other assets. Commonly, these families are living on the “economic edge.” Rent payments for shelter in some of these cases are two thirds of a family’s monthly income, leaving insufficient amounts for food and other necessities, such as medical care.
If a wage earner in this type of situation loses his/her job, the family cannot pay their rent and are evicted. They resort to living in their cars and depend upon community service programs and churches for food and shelter.
The 2022 Point in Time Count Report was released on April 27, 2022, and identified 1,603 unduplicated individuals experiencing homelessness, as compared to 1,580 identified in the last in-person data collected in 2020. Countywide, 875 (55%) of individuals experiencing homelessness had shelter, as compared to 576 in 2020. While 728 (45%) were unsheltered, sleeping in parks, empty buildings, cars and other places not meant for human habitation, as compared to 1,004 in 2020 (Source: Bakersfield Kern Regional Homeless Collaborate).
In response to the needs of the homeless in Arvin and to comply with State law, the city adopted Ordinance No. 421 in July 2015, which amended the Zoning Ordinance to permit emergency shelters by-right in the M-2 zone. The ordinancesstates:
Emergency Housing is intended for homeless persons, for a stay of up to six months in any given year. This type of housing will be permitted in the Light Industrial (M-2) zone, subject to certain development standards, including: ▪ Number of beds: It is recommended that the maximum number of beds in an emergency housing facility be set at 20 beds.
▪ Parking: It is recommended that a parking standard be established that an emergency housing facility provides one on-site parking space per employee on the maximum shift, plus one space per six beds. This standard recognizes that many homeless people do not own a vehicle.
▪ An On-site Manager must be present at alltimes.
▪ On-site security must be provided at all times.
▪ Outdoor security lighting must be provided.
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45 ▪ Occupancy is limited to a maximum of six months during any one-year period. ▪ Storage space for resident’s belongings shall be provided at a rate of 10 square feet per bed.
▪ An operational plan must be provided for City review and approval. ▪ The facility must be licensed by the State of California Though the City of Arvin does not have any homeless programs, the County does provide aid for the homeless. Formed in 1999, the Kern County Homeless Collaborative was formed to combat the problem of homelessness. Under the Collaborative, eight committees contribute to alleviating homelessness. The committees include needs assessment, resource assessment, evaluation, service integration, sustainability and development, advocacy/public relations, rural issues, and continuum of care. The chairs of each committee meet as a steering committee to exchange information and set direction for the collaborative, while the collaborative meets quarterly.
Three types of facilities provide shelter for homeless individuals and families: emergency shelters, transitional housing, and permanent housing. These facilities are defined below and presented in Table 33. Facilities for persons with special needs are shown in Table 34. ▪ Emergency Shelter – A facility that provides overnight shelter and fulfills a client’s basic needs (i.e. food, clothing, medical care) either on-site or through off-site services. The permitted length of stay can vary from one day at a time to three months. The major providers of emergency shelter in the County are the Bakersfield Homeless Center and the Bakersfield Rescue Mission. The Bakersfield Homeless Center has capacity for 110 beds for men, 9 beds for women, 27 beds for families, and an additional 25 beds for men or women depending on the need. The Bakersfield Rescue Mission has space for approximately 40 women and children, and 80 men. The Mission has capacity for 138 persons per meal, and serves two meals per day.
▪ Transitional Housing – A residence that provides housing for up to two years. Residents of transitional housing usually include supportive services designed to assist the homeless in achieving greater economic independence and a permanent, stable living situation.
Services may include mental and physical health care interventions, substance abuse treatment, job training and employment services, individual and group counseling and life skills training. Currently, HACK operates the only transitional housing facility in Kern County. The program includes seven units in the unincorporated area near Bakersfield.
Other services exist throughout the County to assist individuals and families with making the transition from emergency shelter to permanent housing. Bethany Services’ Transitional Services Center provides support services for residents of supportive housing and homeless persons not in supportive housing. Recreation Community Project, Inc. (RCPI) provides transitional housing and support services targeted toward adult men and women with dependent children in inner-city neighborhoods. Also, some substance abuse programs offer limited transitional housing services in addition to treatment. ▪ Permanent Housing – Service enriched permanent housing that is linked with on-going supportive services (on-site or off-site) and designed to allow formerly homeless clients to live at the facility on an indefinite basis. Units operated by HACK, as well as the Section 8 program provide some housing. However, the large demand may prevent many
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46 residents from gaining access to permanent housing. Other facilities in the County are geared toward homeless populations with special needs. Living Connections, Inc. ▪ operates two board and care homes for persons with mental illness, as well as 21-unit and 25-unit apartment complexes.
The Housing Authority of the County of Kern provides quality housing with supportive services to homeless individuals and emancipated foster youth who are at immediate risk of becoming homeless, partnering with local community organizations to provide housing, rental assistance, and supportive services to qualifying individuals. The agency operates a number of residential sites as well as rental assistance programs specially-designed to serve the needs of local residents who are homeless, mentally ill, or disabled.
The Shelter Plus Care (S+C) program provides rental assistance to homeless disabled individuals and families who receive ongoing supportive services and case management from community organizations to help them remain in housing and increase their income. The Bakersfield Homeless Center, Flood Bakersfield Ministries, Independent Living Center, Clinica Sierra Vista and the California Veteran Assistance Foundation refer homeless persons to the Housing Authority to receive the S+C assistance.
Table 33
HOUSING AUTHORITY FACILITIES
Facilities Address Service Provided
Green Gardens 2300 South Union
Avenue, Bakersfield, CA
93307
104-unit single room occupancy facility
that houses formerly homeless persons
with disabilities referred to the site by the
Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery
Services.
Plymouth Rock 100 Plymoth Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93308
Eight (8) units providing temporary housing
for homeless families returning from the
Bakersfield Homeless Center.
Haven Cottages 68 E. White Lane,
Bakersfield, CA 93307 24 one
-bedroom affordable rental homes
for homeless individuals with mental
illness.
Building Blocks
Transitional
Program
1807 Belle Terrace,
Bakersfield, CA 93307
12-unit Transitional Housing Program for
emancipated foster youth (ages 18-21) who
are homeless or at immediate risk of
becoming homeless.
Source: https://kernha.org/housing-for-homeless/
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47 Table 34
FACILITIES FOR SPECIAL NEEDS
Facilities Address Service Provided
Bakersfield Homeless
Center
1600 E. Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93305
Healthcare, Counseling, Food, Shelter, Job
placement, emergency services, child care,
Home Assistance
Bakersfield Rescue Mission 724 E. 21st Street
Bakersfield, CA 93305
Case management and referrals to
community resources such as Human
Services, Mental Health, Disabled Services,
and Medical Services
Alliance Against Family
Violence and Sexual
Assault
1921 19th Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Shelter Service, Counseling, Education
Services, Meal Services, Substance Abuse
Counseling
Bethany Services’
Transitional Services
Center
1600 East Truxtun
Bakersfield, CA 93305
Rent, Utilities, Referrals, Food, & Shelter for
Women, Children & Families
Source: Kern County Housing Element
G. Assisted Housing Inventory
The Housing Authority of the County of Kern currently provides several housing programs in the city. These programs include Low-Income Public Housing (LIPH), senior housing and farm worker housing. There are also affordable housing projects that are not affiliated with Kern County and HACK.
Low-Income Public Housing
This federally-funded program is administered at 15 low-income public housing complexes, owned and operated by HACK. Table 35 presents the names, addresses, and the number of units that are available. Rents are based on 30 percent of the tenant’s monthly net adjusted income or ceiling rents, based on the size of the unit – whichever is less. Families must pay a minimum of $50 for rent each month. There is a total of 941 LIPH units in Kern County. Three of the facilities are located in Arvin and total 114 units. All three are located at 701 Meyer Street. Table 35 lists the three housing facilities in the City of Arvin.
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LOW INCOME PUBLIC HOUSING -- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF KERN Name Location Number of Units
Adelante Vista 1104 South Robinson St. Bakersfield 142 Units Baker Street Village 1015 Baker Street, Bakersfield 37 Units Valle Vista 327 Dover Place, Delano 62 Units
Monte Vista 701 Meyer Street, Arvin 50 Units
Little Village (2 complexes) 714 Smith Street, Bakersfield 155 Units Terra Vista 300 Terra Vista, Shafter 35 Units
Plaza Towers and Annex 3015 Wilson Road, Bakersfield 200 Units Parkview 701 Meyer Street, Arvin 28 Units
Homer Harrison 1910 Garces Highway, Delano 50 Units
Haciendas del Sol 701 Meyer Street, Arvin 36 Single-family Homes Milagro del Valle 106 11th Street, McFarland 46 Single-family Homes Maganda Park 312 S. Austin, Delano 20 Single-family Homes Greenfield 403 Boomerang Drive, Bakersfield 4 Units
Park 20th 20th Street, Downtown Bakersfield 55 Units
Almond Village Lost Hills 21 Single-family Homes
Source: http://kernha.org/wp/affordable-housing/find-housing/low-income-public-housing-liph Table 36
ARVIN PUBLIC HOUSING
Name Date Built Total Units 1/BR 2/BR 3/BR 4/BR
Monte Vista 1951 50 10 24 124
Parkview 1986 28 28000
Haciendas del Sol 1999 360 12 14 10
Total 114 38 36 26 14
Source: Housing Authority of Kern County, http://kernha.org/wp/affordable-housing/ Housing for Seniors and the Disabled
There are four housing complexes totaling 299 units available to senior that are operated by HACK countywide. Of the four senior apartments, Village Congregational Community located at 112 Richard Street is located within Arvin. The apartments are owned by HACK and consist of 60 units for seniors and the disabled. There are 25 studios and 35 one-bedroom apartment units.
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49 Other Housing
The 12-unit Grove Apartments is located at 332 Grove Street, Arvin, is also owned by HACK. It is for very low to moderate-income farm labor families or non-farm labor families. As previously mentioned in Section F (Special Needs), there are also publicly-owned farm worker housing for year-round and seasonal workers.
Non-HACK Affiliated Affordable Housing
There are 12 affordable (income-restricted) rental housing projects in the city that are not affiliated with HACK. These housing projects are listed in Table 37. In addition, in 2007 Habitat for Humanity constructed four low-income units located on Arvin Avenue between C Street and Tejon Highway in the city. These projects are not affiliated with HACK.
H. Assisted Housing At-Risk of Conversion
State law requires an analysis of existing assisted rental units that are at risk of conversion to market rate. This includes conversion through termination of a subsidy contract, mortgage prepayment, or expiring use restrictions. The following at-risk analysis covers the period of 2023- 2031.
Table 37
NON-HACK AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS IN ARVIN
Projects Address
Arvin Apartments 1410 Hood Street
Bear Mountain Apartments 128 Monroe Street
Caliente Creek 909 Meyer Street
Casa de Paloma (Arvin Family Apts.) 1301 Haven Drive 4-Units Habitat for Humanity Arvin Avenue Hood Street Family Apartments 1400 Hood Street
La Amistad 1001 Walnut Drive
Summer View Apartments 225 Meyer Street
Summerset Apartments 668 Comanche Road
Sycamore Family Apartments I and II 740 Sycamore Road
Walnut Apartments 293 Walnut Street
Villa Del Comanche 1507 Bear Mountain Boulevard
Source: http://kernha.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/AffordableHousingDevelopmentsList-10-28-151.pdf According to the California Housing Partnership (CHP), there are four possible affordable housing projects in Arvin (two funded through HUD and two funded through USDA) that may be at-risk of
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50 conversion to market rate within the next ten years. The first HUD project is the 60- unit Village Congregational Community (112 Richard Street) senior housing complex owned by HACK. This project was funded by HUD’s Section 202 Program. In communication with HACK, the HUD Section 202 fund agreement was extended in 2008 and is not considered at-risk at this time. The second HUD assisted-housing project identified as a possible at-risk candidate is the 57-unit Villa Del Comanche (1501 Bear Mountain Boulevard). The property management company for Villa Del Comanche indicated that the HUD use agreement restricts the units at affordable levels until October 2031. Therefore, Villa Del Comanche is not considered at-risk at this time. The Bear Mountain Apartments (128 Monroe Street) were awarded tax credits in 2012, and therefore, the possible conversion to market rate is far beyond the next ten years. The CHP list indicates that the Walnut Apartment (293 Walnut Street) expired in 2010, however, the 32-unit apartments are being subsidized and the program is still being used.
The city contacted property managers of the different affordable housing projects within the city.
All housing project managers indicated that none of the units were at-risk of converting to market- rate housing.
Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
The Housing Authority of the County of Kern (HACK) administers the federally funded Housing Choice Voucher Program, also known as Section 8, whereby eligible participants including very low income families, the elderly, and the disabled are awarded vouchers enabling them to find housing in the private sector.
The Housing Authority contracts with landlords to subsidize the participants’ rents. Housing must meet HUD Housing Quality Standards for the Agency to enter into a Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) Contract with the property owner. The subsidy is the difference between 30% of tenant income and the Section 8 Payment Standard amount for Kern County or the gross rent, whichever is lower.
HUD establishes income limits annually, based on family size for the area in which the Housing Authority is located. Currently, 75% of eligible applicants must have income that does not exceed 30% of the median area income. The remaining 25% may have income limit up to 80% of the area median. Agency staff processes applications, determines eligibility, completes criminal background checks, and works with tenants and landlords.
According to HACK, as of January 2023, there are 13 tenant-based voucher holders and 59 HUD project-based voucher holders in the City of Arvin. Countywide, there are approximately 11,456 residents on the HACK waiting list to enter the program.
Preservation and Replacement Options
Preservation or replacement of at-risk projects can be achieved in several ways: 1) transfer of ownership to non-profit organizations; 2) provision of rental assistance to tenants using other funding sources; 3) replacement or development of new assisted multi-family housing units; 4) purchase of affordability covenants; and/or 5) refinance of mortgage revenue bonds on bond funded units. These options are described below, along with a general cost estimate for each.
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51 Transfer of Ownership
Cities can make efforts to transfer ownership to other organizations, such as non-profit corporations, in order to help manage and keep from units being at risk.
Rental Assistance
The future availability of Section 8 funding is uncertain. In the event that Section 8 funding is no longer available, rent subsidies can be used to maintain affordability, by using local, state, or other funding sources. The subsidies can be structured to mirror the Section 8 program, whereby tenants receive the difference between the Fair Market Rent (determined by HUD and the local housing authority) and the maximum affordable rent of the tenant (30% of household income).
The feasibility of this alternative depends on the property owners’ willingness to accept rental vouchers. In this case, the owners are likely to accept vouchers given that non-profit corporations own all three projects, and the projects currently maintain renal subsidies.
Construction of Replacement Units
The construction of new low-income housing units is a means of replacing at-risk units that are converted to market rate. The cost of developing housing depends upon a variety of factors, including density, the size of the units, location, land costs, and the type of construction.
Table 38 shows the housing cost of replacing and constructing affordable units in the city. If the parcels meet the minimum lot size for its zone, the development standards generally do not constrain a project from achieving the maximum number of units. The R-4 zone is the most accommodating of housing for lower income households. The cost of developing an affordable unit in the R-4 zone averages about $137,500 per unit or a monthly rental cost of $850.
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52 Table 38
ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Items Cost
Hard Cost* $70,000
Soft Costs* $17,500
Financing Cost $17,500
Other Cost $17,500
Total $122,500
Land $15,000
Total Cost per Units $137,500
Monthly Rental Cost
Monthly Payment $664
Insurance $83
Monthly taxes $103
Total $850
Source: GRC Associates,
* Estimates taken from sample survey for construction cost Purchase of Affordability Covenants
There are various methods that may be used to calculate affordability covenants. One method of preserving at-risk units is to purchase the affordability covenants. The cost of purchasing the covenants is calculated by determining the difference between the market rate rent and the current rent for a comparable unit at Arvin Apartments, and extending the rent differential for 55 years.
Currently, the market rent for a two-bedroom apartment unit in Arvin is approximately $664 per month and the current rental rate for a two-bedroom unit at the Arvin Apartments is $565 per month, which calculatesto a difference of $99 per month. Assuming rents increase by two percent annually, the total rent differential over a 55-year period is approximately $117,100. With an assumed net present value at a discount rate of seven percent, the estimated value of covenant per unit is $22,050.
Another option that will preserve the affordability of at-risk projects is providing an incentive package to owners to maintain the units as low-income housing. Incentives could include an interest rate write-down on the remaining loan balance, or supplementing the Section 8 subsidy to achieve market rents. The feasibility of this option depends on both the physical and financial condition of the complex. If the complex requires rehabilitation or is too highly leveraged, the cost of affordability covenants goes up. However, by providing lump sum financial incentives, on-going subsidies of rents, or reduced mortgage interest rates, the city can ensure that at-risk units remain affordable.
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53 Potential Preservation Finance Sources
The city is limited in its economic ability to provide funding for the acquisition, preservation and/or rehabilitation of at-risk projects. The city’s current General Fund is balanced to the extent that it provides for mandated and necessary services to the community. However, since redevelopment set-aside funds are no longer available and the city no longer participates in the County CDBG funding, future funding is anticipated through the State CDBG program to help provide for affordable housing and provide alternative rental subsidies for at-risk units if Section 8 contracts are not renewed in the future.
I. Regional Housing Needs Assessment
State law requires that the community provide an adequate number of sites to allow for and facilitate production of the city’s regional share of housing. To determine where the city has sufficient land to accommodate its share of regional housing needs for all income groups, the city must identify “adequate sites.” Under the State law (California Government Code section 65583[c][1], adequate sites are those with appropriate zoning in and development standards, with service and facilities, needed to facilitate and encourage the development of housing for all income levels.
The State Department of Housing and Community Development makes a periodic evaluation of statewide housing needs based on population trends, demographic changes, migration patterns, etc., and the Kern Council of Governments Regional Housing Needs Assessment (Kern COG RHNA) quantifies the housing needs for each jurisdiction between 2023 and 2031. The RHNA does not necessarily encourage or promote growth, but rather allows communities to anticipate growth.
The RHNA produces information on number of households and housing units, households paying over 30 percent of income for housing, and projections of future needs. All RHNA estimates are broken down into five income categories, with the County median as a baseline, and according to owner and renter occupancy.
2013-2022 RHNA Housing Requirement (5th Cycle)
The City of Arvin’s previous 2013-2023 Housing Element (5th Cycle), that was adopted by the city in 2012, complied with State housing element law. It identified adequate sites available to accommodate the city’s share of the regional housing need during the 2008-2013 planning period.
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54 The city’s 5th Cycle RHNA obligations were as follows:
Table 39
ARVIN’S 5th CYCLE RHNA 2013-2023
According to the Arvin Building Department’s Building Permit System and presented in Table 40 between January 2013 and August 2023, final building permits (units constructed) were issued on 74 residential units available to Low-Income households; 450 units in the Moderate and Above Moderate category accounting for a total of 524 units Table 40
HOUSING UNITS DEVELOPED IN ARVIN
2013-2023 (5th Cycle).
Income Levels
Year
Extremely
Low Very Low Low
Moderate and
Above
Total
Units
2015 26 60 86
2016 24 29 53
20176 79 85
20180 102 102
2019000 52 52
202000033
2021000 47 47
2022008 27 35
2023 (till August
2023)
10 51
Total 2013-20230074 450 524
Source: City of Arvin
2023-2031 RHNA Requirement (6th Cycle).
Arvin’s future housing needs as projected in the Kern COG RHNA for the 2023-2031 planning period indicates a need for 1,174 units. As presented in Table 41, the total housing needs include 62 units for extremely low- Extremely
Low* Very Low Low Moderate
Above
Moderate Total
Units 199 199 239 183 349 1,169
Percent 17.0% 17.0% 20.5% 15.6% 29.9% 100.0%
Source: Kern COG RHNA, 2013-2023 Assessment
* Extremely Low Income represents 50% of the RHNA Very Low- Income allocation
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55 income (50% of the RHNA Very Low-Income allocation), 124 units for very low-income, 79 units for low- income, 268 units for moderate-income, and 703 units for above moderate-income. Housing for lower- income households represents 37.5% of the above housing needs.
Table 41
ARVIN’S RHNA 2023-2031 BY INCOME LEVEL
Extremely
Low* Very Low Low Moderate
Above
Moderate Total
Units 62
1 124 79 268 703 1,174
Percent* 17.0% 20.5% 15.6% 29.9% 100.0%
Source: Kern COG RHNA, 2013-2023 Assessment
1 Extremely Low Income represents 50 % (approx. 62 units) of the RHNA Very Low - Income allocation of
124 units’
The City of Arvin has prepared an analysis of vacant land available for residential development for the 2023- 2031 Planning Cycle, Section B. Vacant Land; prepared map entitled Figure 12- City of Arvin Residential Opportunity Sites, and prepared an inventory of specific parcels that are currently, 2023, vacant and are available for residential development, Appendix B – Vacant Residential Parcels Over 6,000 Square Feet.
The 2023-2031 RHNA Allocation to the City of Arvin, Table 41- Arvin’s RHNA 2023-2031 By Income Level which identifies the number of housing units needed for the planning cycle.
Appendix B - Vacant Residential Parcels Over 6,000 Square Feet – Table identifies number of units, and Income Level. The table identifies that 456.15 Acres of land is readily available for residential development. Of which,
36.29 acres are zoned R-4. The potential unit range is 431 Units that could serve the Extremely Low, Very Low- and Low-Income level residents.
The total unit estimate, based in AppendixB, is 2,730 units.
The vacant residential lands available for development meets the anticipated need of the 2023-2031 RHNA requirements for all income groups.
Housing Problems
Through the Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) database, HUD provides estimates of households with one or more of four types of housing problem. The four housing problems are incomplete kitchen facilities, incomplete plumbing facilities, overcrowding (more than 1 person per room), and overpayment (housing cost burden in excess of 30 percent of household income).
Table 42 depicts housing problems among Arvin households in 2019, detailed by tenure and income level. Of an estimated total of 4865 households, 2900 households (59.6%) had housing problems. On the basis of tenure, 71.8 percent of renter households experienced housing problems, compared to 46.8 percent of owner households. On the basis of tenure, among the
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56 extremely low-income households, 84.1 percent of the renter households experienced housing problems, compared to 94.1 percent of the owner households.
According to ACS 2016-2020 estimates, 1.1 percent of total Arvin households lacked complete plumbing facilities and 1.4 percent lacked complete kitchen facilities.
Table 42
ARVIN HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSING PROBLEMS - 2019
Tenure
Extremely
Low
<30% of MIF
Very Low
30-50% of
MIF
Low
50-80% of
MIF
Moderate
80-100% of
MIF
Above
Moderate
>100% of MIF Total
Owner Households 170 440 805 270 695 2380
w/ Hsg. Problem 160 325 415 130 80 1115
Percent 94.1% 73.9% 40.4% 48.1% 11.5% 46.8%
Renter Households 725 835 605 110 210 2485
w/ Hsg. Problem 610 670 375 70 65 1785
Percent 84.1% 80.2% 62.0% 63.6% 31.0% 71.8%
Total Households 895 1275 1410 380 905 4865
w/ Hsg. Problem 770 995 790 200 145 2900
Percent 86.0% 78.0% 56.0% 52.6% 16.0% 59.6%
Source: HUDuser website, CHAS Data Query Tool (2015-2019).
Housing Overpayment. Overpayment and Overcrowding conditions are examined in detail below.
To determine existing housing needs, it is necessary to examine the relationship between the cost of home ownership or renting to a household’s ability to pay for housing. The distinction between housing affordability for renters and owner households is important, because while homeowners may overextend themselves financially to purchase a home, they retain the option of selling.
Renters, however, are limited to the rental market and are generally required to pay the rent established in that market.
According to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), housing affordability is the expenditure of no more than 30 percent of gross household income on housing costs. For owner households, this includes mortgage payments, utilities, association fees, insurance, and real estate taxes. For renter households, housing cost is gross rent (contract rent plus utilities).
Overpayment occurs when the housing cost burden exceeds 30 percent of gross household income, and a cost burden in excess of 50 percent of gross household income is considered severe overpayment.
Table 43 depicts overpayment conditions among Arvin households in 2018, detailed by tenure and income level. Out of the estimated 4,865 households, 2170 households (44.6%) were overpaying for housing at a cost burden over 30 percent, while 950 households (19.5 percent) had cost burdens greater than 50 percent MFI (Median Family Income). Median family income is calculated based on the income of the householder and all other individuals 15 years old and over
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57 in the household who are related. A household could just have the householder, while a family household will have more than one person (the householder and all other individuals 15 years old and over in the household who are related).
Table 43
ARVIN HOUSEHOLDS OVERPAYING FOR HOUSING
BY INCOME LEVEL - 2018
Household Income
Owner Renter Total
Number% Number% Number%
Less than 30% MFI 170 725 895
Cost Burden >30% 150 88.2% 610 84.1% 760 84.9%
Cost Burden >50% 130 76.5% 435 60.0% 565 63.1%
30-50% MFI 440 835 1275
Cost Burden >30% 325 73.9% 555 66.5% 790 62.0%
Cost Burden >50% 155 35.2% 185 22.2% 340 27.0%
50-80% MFI 805 605 1410
Cost Burden >30% 355 44.0% 230 38.0% 585 41.5%
Cost Burden >50% 30 3.7% 15 2.5% 45 3.2%
80-100% MFI 270 110 380
Cost Burden >30% 35 13.0%0 0.0% 35 9.2%
Cost Burden >50%0 0.0%0 0.0%0 0.0%
More than 100% MFI 695 210 905
Cost Burden >30% 10 1.4%0 0.0% 10 1.1%
Cost Burden >50%0 0.0%0 0.0%0 0.0%
Total 2380 2485 4865
Cost Burden >30% 875 36.8% 1395 56.1% 2170 44.6%
Cost Burden >50% 315 13.2% 635 25.6% 950 19.5%
Source: HUDuser website, CHAS Data Query Tool (2015-2019).
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58 Among the 2170 overpaying households, 875 were owner-occupied and 1395 were renter- occupied; therefore, the ratio of overpaying households by tenure was approximately 36.8 percent owners to 51.6 percent renters. Table 43 shows that the extremely low income (less than 30% MFI) and low income (30 - 50% MFI) households pay the highest overpayments among all households by tenure and income levels.
Housing Overcrowding. The Census defines an overcrowded unit as one occupied by 1.01 persons or more per room (excluding bathrooms and kitchens). Units with more than 1.5 persons per room are considered severely overcrowded. Overcrowding can take a variety of forms. Many overcrowded households may include three generations or extended families. More than two families may share the same units, or a family may be renting living space to non-family members.
Overcrowding results directly from lack of affordability, as large households find that they are unable to afford units of sufficient size to meet their needs and are forced to economize beyond modern acceptable standard.
Table 44 shows that in 2020, 1218 households in Arvin were living in overcrowded and severely overcrowded conditions. These households represented 26.4 percent of the total 4711 households in the city. Table 45 shows that renters comprised 35.9 percent of the overcrowded and severely overcrowded households within the city’s total occupied housing stock. With the high percentage of overcrowding and severe overcrowding and the high number of households in low and extremely low-income household, there is a need to provide assistance in to develop programs to address affordability and overcrowding.
Table 44
OVERCROWDED HOUSEHOLDS IN ARVIN - 2020
City of Arvin
City of
Arvin
Kern
County
Kern
County
California California
Total 4,711 273,556 13,103,114
0.50 or Less 1,025 21.8% 146,558 53.6% 7,507,254 57.3%
0.51 to 1.00 2,410 51.2% 101,834 37.2% 4,520,122 34.5%
1.01 to 1.50 971 20.6% 17,723 6.5% 680,753 5.2%
1.51 to 2.00 247 5.2% 5,432 2.0% 287,225 2.2%
2.01 or More 58 1.2% 2,009 0.7% 107,760 0.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table B25014
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59 Table 45
OVERCROWDED HOUSEHOLDS IN ARVIN BY TENURE– 2010-2020
2010 2010 2015 2015 2020 2020
Total 3,991 4,533 4,711
Owner Occupied 2,069 51.8% 2,085 46.0% 2,370 50.3%
Owner - 0.50 or Less 566 27.4% 513 24.6% 661 27.9%
Owner - 0.51 to 1.00 1,207 58.3% 1,259 60.4% 1,273 53.7% Owner - 1.01 to 1.50 261 12.6% 260 12.5% 346 14.6%
Owner - 1.51 to 2.00 35 1.7% 47 2.3% 51 2.2%
Owner - 2.01 or
More0 0.0%6 0.3% 39 1.6%
Renter Occupied 1,922 48.2% 2,448 54.0% 2,341 49.7%
Renter - 0.50 or Less 394 19.0% 412 16.8% 364 15.5%
Renter - 0.51 to 1.00 732 35.4% 1,286 52.5% 1,137 48.6% Renter - 1.01 to 1.50 651 31.5% 632 25.8% 625 26.7%
Renter - 1.51 to 2.00 103 5.0% 118 4.8% 196 8.4%
Renter - 2.01 or
More 42 2.0%0 0.0% 19 0.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 06-10, 11-15, 16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table B25014 Localized Perspective and Overall Summary of Trends and Patterns.
Appendix C– City of Arvin-Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Analysis is prepared to comply with California State Law AB 686 which created new requirements for all housing elements revised on or after January 1, 2021, to contain an Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) analysis consistent with the core elements of the analysis required by the federal Affirmatively Further Fair Housing Final Rule of July 16, 2015. These requirements have been prepared to ensure that the obligation to affirmatively further fair housing is a part of City of Arvin’s planning process and guiding documents for community development. The Housing Element analysis of AFH provides an analysis of Racially Concentrated Areas of Affluence, and patterns and trends at both a local and regional scale.
No fair housing complaints were submitted from the City of Arvin during the previous housing cycle.
While this can be considered a positive sign, it is also equally likely residents do not have adequate information or know their rights regarding fair housing to submit complaints. The Kern County Fair Housing Coordinator has information and a hotline for residents to access at any time.
The majority of subsidized and supported housing (Subsidized housing, LIHTC assisted housing developments, assisted multifamily development, rural housing developments and public housing) are located in the central-west area of the city, mostly south of West Bear Mountain Boulevard and West of South Derby Street.
Arvin’s Hispanic population was 87.5 percent of the total population in the year 2000. By 2020, the Hispanic population comprised of 94 percent of the population. The changing ethnic characteristics of a community, coupled with shifting in age composition, lead to changes in household composition and ensuing housing needs. The percentage of population that are White residents decreased from 9.8% in
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60 2000 to 3.8% in 2020. The overall non-Hispanic population decreased from 12.5% in 2000 to 6% in 2020.
The majority of the Arvin City Council and Planning Commission are of Hispanic origin.
City Council Members: Planning Commission Members:
Olivia Trujillo, Hispanic Joshlyn Horton, Caucasian
Daniel Borreli, Hispanic Anaiza Prado, Hispanic
Donny Horton, Caucasian Rubi Carmona, Hispanic
Susana Reyes, Hispanic Fatima Arellano Gonzalez, Hispanic Juan Murillo, Hispanic Manuel Leon, Hispanic
The areas include housing that was present when the city was originally incorporated in 1960 all the way to the present day is older housing stock and may need repair and maintenance. Areas within the two subject areas were annexed in every decade from 1960 and the last annexation in the area occurred in 1990.
Figure 8
City of Arvin Annexation & Sphere of influence
The condition of housing in the area varies from excellent to poor, generally based on the age of the housing. Some 24% of the housing is built before 1970. Overall, the condition of the neighborhoods is fair with all neighborhoods connected to water and sewer and with much of the city developed with curb, gutter, and sidewalks. The city has applied for and received grant from Cal Trans which developed a Safe Routes to School. The city is being proactive in seeking grants to create safe routes to schools.
Where new development is approved, the city requires the installation of curbs, gutters and sidewalks.
The Arvin Transit provides express service to the Tejon Ranch for Arvin’s residents. The City of Arvin Transportation Department is known for providing safe and reliable transportation for residents and
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61 visitors alike. With convenient schedules that run from 4 am to 4:30 pm, the Transportation Department also provides round trip bus service to Lamont, Tejon Ranch, and Bakersfield. As the City of Arvin grows, the Transportation Department is keeping pace, researching key areas and studying possible new bus routes as riders' needs expand. Their modern fleet is equipped with lifts and bike racks and provides comfortable transport for a wide range of patrons. As is the case throughout the City, the residents of these areas have access to Arvin Transit and Dial-A-Ride programs for public transportation. The city currently has 18 local stops. There are a number of Arvin’s residents employed at the Kern County’s Tejon Ranch commercial center.
The City has considered trends and patterns related to integration and segregation based on racial and ethnic factors, disability, family status, seniors, and median household income. City of Arvin faces some unique challenges compared to Kern County as a whole, as a significantly higher proportion of Arvin’s households are under the poverty line (29.6%). 94% of the city’s population are Hispanic/Latino compared to 54% in Kern County and 39% in California. As a result, there is very high linguistic isolation that needs to be addressed.
Arvin has a very low percentage of people with disabilities <5%), compared to 11% in Kern County and California. 92.9% of the households in Arvin are Family Households, which is much greater than
73.8% in Kern County and 68.6% in the State. Arvin also has a very high proportion of married couple households (64.6%) compared to 50.5% in the County and 49.6% Statewide. 18% of the households in Arvin are female headed households which is much lower than the 24.5% Countywide and 26.2% Statewide. However, 60.8% of female headed households in Arvin are below the poverty line. There are some patterns of isolation or segregation apparent especially with female headed households.
Segregated areas with higher poverty levels are to the south of East Bear Mountain Boulevard and north of Sycamore Road.
Some 37.6% of the households in Arvin are large family households with 5 or more persons compared to 17.9% Countywide and 13.6% Statewide. 61.9% of the households have 4 persons or more compared to 35% in the County and 28.4% in the State. This demonstrates the need for large housing units in the City. The city also has a significant need for dependent care and support systems for young children and youth, as 11.8% of the population are under 5 years old and 27% of the population are between the ages of 5 and 17. This is significantly higher than 7.7% and 21.2% of the population respectively in the County.
Only 11.4% of the households in Arvin are senior households compared to 21.2% in the County and 24.4% in the State. Arvin will continue to participate in the implementation of Kern County housing programs and the Housing Plan. The city will continue to considerthese findings in relation to program funding and resources to further reduce poverty levels, any patterns of isolation and segregation and work collaboratively with the County and State to increase access to housing, particularly for female headed households and large family units.
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62 III. Housing Constraints
As a requirement of the Government Code, the Housing Element must address constraints that are likely to impede the city from reaching its quantified housing goals. There are two sets of constraints that must be addressed. The first set is non-governmental constraints that is largely outside the influence of City officials, but nonetheless contribute to the challenges and obstacles the city faces in meeting the housing needs of its residents. Governmental constraints are generally those which community leaders have a measure of involvement and control.
A. Non-Governmental Constraints
Land Availability
The amount of available land to be developed directly affects a City’s ability to meet housing demand. Regardless of how land is zoned or how the General Plan designates it, many cities face a decreasing supply of both vacant and underutilized sites, which makes it difficult to meet the communities’ housing needs. However, analyzed further in the Housing Resource section, Arvin still has a vast amount of vacant land that is designated for residential use. The majority of new dwelling units in Arvin will be added on land designated for LDR development in the southern portion of the city, while HDR development is anticipated to take place in the northwest portion.
These vacant sites have potential to exceed the Kern COG RHNAprojections.
Construction Costs
Construction costs can be a major impediment to the ability of a community to augment its housing stock, and influence rents and sale prices when new units are placed on the market.
According to the National Association of Home Builders,the average single-family home sales price in the 2019 NAHB Construction Cost Survey was $485,128, the highest average sales price (not adjusted for inflation) in the survey’s history. The Census Bureau’s series shows the average price for new single-family homes sold increasing steadily after the Great Recession, going from $267,900 in 2011 to $384,900 in 2017, and leveling off at $385,000 in 2018. The average single- family home size in the 2019 NAHB Construction Cost Survey is 2,594 square feet of finished floor space, the smallest square footage since 2011. Historically, average square footage in the NAHB survey has tended to move in the same direction as in the Census Bureau’s series with a lag, and with wider fluctuations, as you would expect from the smaller sample size. The average home size dropped from 2,716 square feet in 2009 to 2,311 square feet in 2011, as demand eroded after the Great Recession. As the economy recovered, it rose steadily and peaked at 2,802 square feet in 2015. Since then, the average square footage has trended downward, dropping to 2,776 in 2017 and to 2,594 in 2019.
5 National Association of Home Builders,Cost of Constructing a Home, Special Studies, January 2, 2020, https://www.nahb.org/-/media/8F04D7F6EAA34DBF8867D7C3385D2977.ashx
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63 Availability of Financing
Financial constraints affect the decisions of consumers and developers alike. Nearly all homebuyers must obtain a loan to purchase property, and loan variables such as interest rates and insurance costs play an important role in the decisions of homebuyers. Homeowners also consider the initial costs of improvements following the purchase of a home. These costs could be related to making necessary repairs or tailoring a home to meet individual tastes. While the city does not control these costs directly, City activities, such as code enforcement, are related to the maintenance of housing stock.
Mortgage rates also have a strong influence over the affordability of housing. The availability of financing affects a person’s ability to purchase or make improvements on a home. Increases in interest rates decrease the number of persons able to afford a home purchase, while decreases result in more potential homebuyers being introduced into the market.
Interest rates are determined by economic conditions and policies developed at the national level.
Since local jurisdictions cannot affect interest rates, they can offer interest rate write- downs to extend home purchase opportunities to targeted resident segments, such as lower income households. Local governments may also insure mortgages, which would reduce down payment requirements.
Recent mortgage interest rates for new home purchases are in the four percent range for a 30- year loan. According to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation’s (Freddie Mac) survey of 30-year fixed-rate mortgage presented in Table 46, the national annual average interest rate remained stable between 3 to 4 percent; however, later part of 2022 has seen volatile rates increasing to almost seven percent towards the end of 2022 as a result of the federal reserve to tame increasing inflation recorded at 7.7% for the 12 months ending October 2022, compared to
0.7% in 2015 and 1.4% in 2020 Changes in the national housing and financial markets and economic policies could cause rates to differ significantly in the future.
According to the Federal Reserve, “prime” mortgages are offered to persons with excellent credit and employment history and income adequate to support the loan amount. “Subprime” loans are loans to borrowers who have less-than-perfect credit history, poor employment history or other factors such as limited income. By providing loans to those who do not meet the credit standards for borrowers in the prime market, subprime lending can and does serve a critical role in increasing levels of homeownership. Households that are interested in buying a home but have blemishes in their credit record, insufficient credit history or nontraditional credit sources might otherwise be unable to purchase a home. The subprime loan market offers these borrowers opportunities to obtain loans that they would be unable to realize in the prime loan market.
Subprime lenders generally have interest rates that are higher than those in the prime market and often lack the regulatory oversight required for prime lenders because they are not owned by regulated financial institutions. In the past decade, however, many large and well-known banks became involved in the subprime market either through acquisitions of other firms or by initiating loans that were subprime directly.
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64 Table 46
NATIONAL ANNUAL AVERAGE MORTGAGE
INTEREST RATES
Year
a Average Interest Rates
2016 3.65%
2017 3.99%
2018 4.54%
2019 3.94%
2020 3.11%
2021 2.96%
2022 5.08%
Source: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation a
30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage, not incl. discount points; https://www.freddiemac.com/pmms/pmms30 Most subprime loans provide families with payments for the first few years at a low “teaser” rate.
After that, the loans reset every six months or year to a higher, fully indexed rate, which can cost borrowers hundreds of extra dollars each month.
6 This extra expense has increased the housing
cost burden of many families and for many has ultimately resulted in foreclosure.
Environmental Constraints
Environmental constraints can make an entire site unsuitable for residential development.
Consideration was given to such constraints during site selection. The site inventory includes those parcels that are 6000 sq.ft. or greater. In some instances, environmental constraints affect sites or only affect a portion of a site. The City has taken this into consideration in the Municipal Code to minimize and mitigate environmental risks staff included such sites provided the site is readily accessible and otherwise suitable for development. The City also considered other regulations that could limit or preclude residential development, such as the Williamson Act contracts. There are no parcels subject to Williamson Act programs.
County of Kern maintains a GIS database that includes environmental constraint layers. The City of Arvin checks the environmental constraints before planned rezoning or development of a particular parcel of land.
Flood Hazard
FEMA has defined flood zones according to varying levels of flood risk. According to Figure 9, which shows designated FEMA flood zones, the majority of the developed area of the city falls within the AO flood zone, which is considered to be high-risk areas. The AO zone is defined as “a river or stream flood hazard area, and areas with a one percent or greater chance of shallow flooding each year, usually in the form of sheet flow, with an average depth ranging from one to three feet. These areas have a 26 percent chance of flooding over 30 years. Average flood depths derived from detailed analyses are shown within these zones. The city is also under the A zone
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65 and X zone. The A zone also represents areas of 1 percent annual change of flooding, but detailed analyses are not performed, and no depths or base flood elevations are available. The X zone represents areas of moderate flood hazard, usually the area between the limits of the 100- year and 500-year floods.
In order to minimize any potential flooding impacts and pursuant to FEMA requirements, the Arvin Municipal Code, Chapter 15.32 (Floodplain Management) has established flood-resistant standards for building anchoring, construction materials and methods, storage of materials, utilities and land subdivisions. In addition, the ground floor must be raised at least 24 inches above the highest adjacent grade. With these development standards, any potential flooding risks would be mitigated. According to Arvin’s Building Engineer, grading fill material costs approximately $5 per square yard. Though grading cost will depend on a site-by-site basis, in a typical single-family home, the cost for grading would be approximately $5,000 to $10,000 and less for new housing projects on vacant land.
Seismic Hazard
Earthquake safety is important to all California residents, especially to the residents and workers of the Arvin, which is in a region of active faults. In 1952, an earthquake along the White Wolf Fault, which is located less than three miles east of the city, caused immense and widespread damage to the city and the region. This 7.5 magnitude earthquake resulted in many deaths and damaged buildings beyond repair. The location of the White Wolf Fault is illustrated in Figure 9.
Figure 9
WHITE WOLF FAULT
Source: Kern County GIS
6Christie, L. (2007, March 22). Subprime risk: Most vulnerable markets: 2.2 million homeowners are endangered by the subprime crisis. Which markets may be hardest hit? CNN Money.
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ARVIN HOUSING ELEMENT 2023-
2031
Figure 10
FEMA FLOOD ZONE
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67 The age of a building is an important risk consideration when it is in a seismically active area. Older buildings generally require greater maintenance, which results in higher costs to the owner. These older structures often violate building code standards and lack safety features such as fire suppression, home security devices and seismic safety retrofits. In fact, stringent seismic safety codes were not developed until after the 1971 Sylmar earthquake. After that event, many building codes were revised to ensure that structures could withstand seismic activity of similar magnitude. New construction would not be affected because seismic safety is a requirement under the State Building Code.
Water Supply and Quality
The city’s water service is provided by the Arvin Community Service District (ACSD), a publicly-owned utility company created November 26, 1956. The ACSD service area encompasses approximately five square miles and includes all of the City of Arvin and a few small residential tracts and individual services that are located in the surrounding unincorporated area of the County. In September 2021, the ACSD Board of Directors adopted the 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP), which is required by the State Water Resources Board to address the following key requirements:
a. Identify the existing and planned water resources of the ACSD b. Describe the reliability of the groundwater supply and its vulnerability to seasonal or climactic shortage
c. Address the consistency of the ACSD’s water supply
d. Discuss the ACSD’s demand management measures
e. Describe the ACSD’s anticipated water supply projects f. Project the ACSD’s water use
g. Project the water use/demand for lower income families h. Prepare the ACSD’s water shortage contingency plan
i. Assess the water supply reliability
j. Present the District’s Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan The 2020 UWMP is available for review at the District Office at 309 Campus Drive, Arvin, California.
According to the 2020 UWMP, the ACSD’s depends on groundwater for its water supply through seven active water wells. The eighth well is scheduled to go online mid-year 2023. Seven of these wells are less than 10 years old, one is 30 years old. Well water is also supplemented with above-ground water storage, with two water storage / booster pumping facilities totaling 1.5 mg of above-ground storage. The total combined capacity of the wells is approximately 7,000 gallons per minute (g.p.m), which can produce at total of approximately 11,000 acre-feet per year. Actual water demand is about 3,000 acre-feet per year.
The groundwater supply is stabilized by the groundwater recharge program operated by Arvin Edison Water Storage District (AEWSD).
In 2020, water production totaled 837 million gallons (mg) with 763 mg of water delivered to 4,163 water connection throughout the service area (95% of service area is within the City of Arvin). By 2025, total water demand is projected to increase to 1,057 mg. Included in this water demand is the demand from Arvin's low-income residents. It is estimated that 37% of Arvin’s families with children under 18 years of age earn less than Federal Poverty Level income. Arvin is a Severely Disadvantaged, Low-Income Community. The UWMP estimates the 2020 water demand for Arvin's low-income residents at 282 mg and the year 2025 water demand at 391 mg.
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68 According to ACSD, Arvin's water demand in 2025 can be adequately accommodated by the projected water supply from its existing water sources. At this time none of the ACSD’s wells are in danger of going dry. A single dry year usually has a minimal effect on groundwater levels in Kern County. However, as stated in the UWMP, multiple dry years do have an effect and this is due to several reasons: 1) Increased pumping of groundwater by those who have temporarily lost their surface water supplies; 2) Lower groundwater levels resulting from the reduction in / absence of surface water for direct recharge; 3) Reduced groundwater recharge from excess surface water application to crops and landscaping; and 4) Reduced groundwater recharge due to the absence of rainfall, resulting in reduction or absence of stream and river flows. Therefore, it is necessary that municipal water purveyors that depend on groundwater to assure that adequate groundwater recharge occurs and that wells are sufficiently deep in order to provide water during times of extended drought (occasionally pumps must be lowered in the wells due to changes in groundwater levels.)
The ACSD has not experienced a severe water supply shortfall due to drought conditions in its 63 years of existence because the groundwater resource underlying the ACSD has remained stable as a result of importation of surface water by Arvin Edison Water Storage District (AEWSD). Therefore, the ACSD has been able to pump 100 percent of its water demand in years of drought. An extended drought increases the possibility that the ACSD will have to lower its pumps to even deeper depths to maintain a stable supply of water.
The cost of water is a factor that governs water use, and this is particularly applicable in a disadvantaged community. The ACSD is 100 percent metered. Each residence is billed monthly according to its water use. The residents are more aware of their water costs than in more affluent communities, where the monthly water bill is a smaller part of the monthly budget. Therefore, the community is involved in policing itself and residents frequently report to the Board about water waste in the community.
Water from the City of Arvin’s sewer treatment facility is also recycled for irrigation of forage crops on lands west of ACSD. This use of the recycled water generated from ACSD’s groundwater is used to replace water that would otherwise be pumped from the groundwater basin. Therefore, ACSD benefits from the City of Arvin’s recycled water, resulting in reduced depletion of the groundwater resource that would otherwise be used by irrigators, and therefore, the benefit is shared by both agriculture and domestic water users. The wastewater has not been considered a candidate for tertiary treatment and reapplication on lands within ACSD’s service area or for human consumption.
The District’s Arsenic Mitigation Project, in which six new wells were drilled to achieve Title 22 Drinking Water Compliance, is nearly complete. A seventh well is schedule to go on-line in September 2023. The District had been under an Administrative Order set by US EPA Region 9 in 2015 due to its arsenic levels being above the maximum contaminant level set by State. All six old wells with high concentrations of arsenic were abandoned. The District then had to achieve a full year of compliance from July 2020 – July 2021 to complete the Administrative Order. On October 12, 2021 US EPA Region 9 granted ACSD with completion of its project and released its Administrative Order. A press conference was held on October 12, 2021 in which the USEPA congratulated the District for its achievement in mitigating the arsenic problem in Arvin.
The City of Arvin and surrounding County properties, now has a plentiful water supply of safe drinking water provided by the Arvin Community Services District.
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69 Sewer System
Arvin’s wastewater system is serviced by the city, and according to the city, the existing system is adequate to meet the needs of its residents and businesses. Most of the city has sewer lines that connect to the municipal sewer system; however, a few parcels are still dependent on septic tanks for sewer disposal. The majority of the parcels on septic tanks are located in the industrial areas along Derby Street. The city is currently examining the adequacy of the municipal sewer system for all Arvin residents and the cost of connecting the few remaining units to the system.
Located in the southwest portion of the city, the Arvin wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) is a 2-MGD rated facility that currently treats approximately 1.1 MGD of wastewater. The water conservation efforts across the city has reduced per capita wastewater flow by about 47% resulting in increased organics loading to the WWTP. The Arvin WWTP provides secondary treatment using oxidation ditches with the treated water being used for irrigating farmland. The solids generated from the WWTP are thickened and hauled away to a compost facility that is approximately 29 miles away. The WWTP is contract-operated by the Veolia West Operating Services (VWOS).
The City did a study in 2019 to review its wastewater management processes and finalized a master plan- Arvin Wastewater Treatment Plant Master Plan. This study conducted by Stantec found that ‘based on projected population growth rate of 2% and per capita water consumption rate of 51 gal/person/day, the wastewater flow to the Arvin WWTP is expected to reach 1.7 MGD in next 20 years. This shows that the existing treatment plant has more than sufficient capacity to accommodate future growth.
All future housing developments will be adequately connected to the existing wastewater system using funds collected through development fees currently established by the city.
Hazardous Material
Superfund Site. United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National Priorities List (NPL) identifies properties with the highest priority for cleanup and hazardous waste site identified under this list receives priority remediation under the Superfund Program.
In the City of Arvin, the Brown and Bryant site (APN 193-130-11) located on Derby Street is identified on the NPL. This site, which covers approximately five acres, contains formulated liquid agricultural chemicals. As a result of poor handling practices by the company and the contamination of the soil and groundwater with numerous pesticides such as dinoseb, ethylene dibromide and other fumigants, EPA listed the site in the NPL in 1989. This contaminated site is 1,500 feet from the City of Arvin Well #1 and within three miles of other public and private wells, which provide drinking water to 7,200 people and irrigate 19,600 acres of cropland. This site is also identified on the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Information System (CERCLIS, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) Calsites or Site Mitigation and Brownfields Reuse Programs Database (SMBRPD), and the Hazardous Waste and Substances Site List (Cortese List AB 3750).
The most recent inspection of the remedial systems at the site was performed by URS on behalf of the California Environmental Protection Agency Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) in June 2015 and maintenance activities were completed in September 2015. Maintenance
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70 included fence and cap repairs, and animal burrow mitigations. Inspection of the site is performed annually. Because remediation measures are in place for the Superfund site and its location in the industrial area, this would not constrain housing development in the rest of the city.
Oil and Gas Wells. The City of Arvin has numerous active, capped, and abandoned oil and gas wells within its jurisdiction and Sphere of Influence. As required by State law, the abandonment of oil wells falls within the jurisdiction of the California Department, Division of Conservation, Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR). Oil wells are subject to regulations and oversight by DOGGR. Additionally, DOGGR provides regulations regarding the placement of structures on abandoned oil well sites. Abandoned wells must be vented to the atmosphere and plugged. A well is plugged by placing cement in the well-bore or casing at certain intervals as specified in California laws or regulations (Abandonment/Re-abandonment Guidelines) published by and regulated by the DOGGR.
Prior to the development of lands where abandoned or activity wells exist, the city will contact the DOGGR for assistance in the development review process. The Department of Conservation, Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources is charged with implementing Section 3208.1 of the Public Resources Code (PRC). As a result, DOGGR developed the Construction Site Well Review Program to assist local permitting agencies in identifying and reviewing the status of oil or gas wells located near or beneath proposed structures.
Before issuing building or grading permits, local permitting agencies review and implement the DOGGR’s preconstruction well requirements. Interaction between local permitting agencies and DOGGR helps resolve land-use issues and allows for responsible development in oil and gas fields.
California Public Resources Code Section 3208.1 intent is to prevent, as far as possible, damage to life, health, and property. The operator responsible for plugging and abandoning deserted wells under Section 3237 shall be responsible for the re-abandonment as provided in Section 3208.1(a).
In 2018, the City of Arvin adopted Zoning Code amendments to Chapter 17.46, Oil and Gas Code expanding development criteria and limitations for future oil and gas well occurring within the community as planned for in the 5th Cycle Housing Element.
The Housing Element has identified four properties as residential opportunity sites (Appendix B) that currently have active, capped, or abandoned oil wells. To ensure that these potential housing sites within the city were safe from hazardous waste and toxic substances, two hazardous sites data sources were reviewed. These sources included the State Water Resource Control Board (SWRCB) GeoTracker that tracks regulatory data on sites that require cleanup, such as Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) sites, and the Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC) EnviroStor that tracks cleanup, permitting, enforcement and investigation efforts at hazardous waste facilities and sites with known contamination or sites where there may be reasons for further investigation. None of the four identified sites have been identified as hazardous sites. It should also be noted that properties with existing oil wells within the city have been developed with residential uses in the past. For example, the Sycamore Family Apartments, a 119-unit lower- income apartment complex located at the northeast corner of Sycamore Road and Meyer Street (APN 192-170-07) was developed on a property with a capped well.
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71 General Findings
Land availability is not a constraint in the City of Arvin. Sufficient land is available to develop extremely low income and low-income residential units. Construction costs and availability of financing are major impediments for low income and extremely low-income households in the City. The City does have environmental constraints, however, these are not considered a major impediment in comparison to the challenges with regard to construction costs and financing for low income households.
B. Governmental Constraints
Housing affordability is affected by factors in both the public and private sectors. Actions by the city can have an impact on the price and availability of housing in the city. Land use controls, building codes, fees, and other local programs intended to improve the overall quality of housing may also serve as a constraint to housing development.
Land Use Controls
The Land Use Element of the Arvin General Plan sets forth the policies for guiding local development. These policies, together with existing zoning regulations, establish the amount and distribution of land to be allocated for different uses within the city. Housing supply and costs are affected by the amount of land designated for residential use and the density at which development is permitted. The General Plan land use map and zoning ordinance identify those areas of the city that are to be developed with residential uses, and what standards apply to the different types of residential uses. Such standards are a necessary tool in an effort to promote and ensure a healthy, compatible, and high-quality living environment. Over 50 percent of the acreage in Arvin is designated for residential use. The Zoning Ordinance allows for a wide range of residential uses, with densities ranging from a maximum of 6 units per acre in lower density residential areas, up to 24 units per acre in the higher density multi-family and mixed-use overlay zones (see changes proposed in Table 47. Existing density bonus ordinance allows a developer to request a density bonus of up to 35 percent over the maximum density that is allowed by the zone in which the project is located if the developer agrees to reserve a certain percentage of the units as available to lower income households and/or senior citizens. A Program has been added to amend the Density Bonus Ordinance to be compatible with new changes in law, as applicable, as shown in Chapter VI. C. Table 47 summarizes the existing general plan designations, existing zoning categories, existing densities, and residential types allowed. The city has updated the General Plan Land Use Element and the Zoning Code providing for the land use categories and densities. The Land Use Element states that all densities are to be calculated based on net acreage. .
Commented [JB2]: Check where to add sample project
approval (from March 7 document, Govt. Constraints)
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72 Table 47
RESIDENTIAL LAND USE CATEGORIES – EXISTING AND PROPOSED General
Plan Land
Use
Category
Zoning
Designation
Minimum and
Maximum Density
(du/ac)
1 Realistic Capacity
(du/ac)
Existing
Residential Types
Estate
Residential
E1, E-2, E-3, E-
4 and E-5
E-1: 1 du/12000 sf
E-2: 1du/18,000 sf E-3: 1 due/24,000
sf
E-4: 1 due/1 ac
E-5: 1du/2.25 ac
2 0.8 Single Family plus
ADUs
4 Residential
Reserve
RS-1, A-1 and
A-2
1 du/ac 0.8 Single Family plus
ADUs
Low
Density
Residential
R-1 Min. 4-10 du/ac4. Single Family plus
ADUs
Medium-
Low
Density
Residential
R-2 Min. 10-16 du/ac 10 Single Family and
Two Family
Medium
Density
Residential
R-3 Min. 16-24 du/ac 16. Higher Density
Multi-family
High
Density
Residential
R-4 Min. 24-30 du/ac 24. High Density
Multiple-Family.
Also allows
Medium Density
Residential on
MUO (Mixed-Use
Overlay Zones)
Source: City of Arvin General Plan and Zoning Ordinance , adopted on July 11, 2023.
1. General Plan Land Use requires that density be calculated based on net acres.
2. Discrepancy exists in General Plan Land Use with regards to maximum lot area allowed in the E zone. A program has been added to rectify the discrepancy.
3. Single family calculated at 80% to account for infrastructure and Multi -Family Zones at the Minimum density
since the General Plan Land Use stipulates the Minimum Density requirement.
4. ADUs allowed by operation of State housing laws, including SB 9 requirements.
Each existing residential land use designation is illustrated in Figure 10 and is defined as follows:
Estate Residential.
Estate Residential (Maximum Density: 1 unit per 12,000 Square Feet to 1 unit per 2.5 Acres.
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73 The Estate Residential land use designation provides for a development pattern characterized by a single-family residential unit on a lot sizes as large as 2.25 acres. All residential development in this designation shall be served by City sewer and water services and shall have full urban improvements. This land use is appropriately used when developments are desired to promote larger-lot homes and where the overall density of an area should be limited because of public facilities, safety or aesthetic concerns. Typical Zoning Designations are: E-1 permitting 1 Dwelling per 12,000 square feet; E-2 permitting 1 Dwelling per 18,000 square feet; E-3 permitting 1 Dwelling per 24,000 square feet; E-4 permitting 1 Dwelling per 1.0 Acres; and E-5 permitting 1 Dwelling per 2.5 Acres. Residential Reserve. (Maximum Density: 1 dwelling unit per acre). The Residential Reserve land use designation is applied to lands that are being actively farmed, or have the capacity to be, but are within the planning area and proposed to be eventually developed.
This designation could also be applied to lands that contain agriculturally-related uses, such as packing houses, cold storage operations or agriculturally- related businesses. The purpose of this designation is to protect agriculture from urban encroachment, maintain land in agriculture until the time is appropriate for conversion to urban uses, and to ensure that conflicts do not arise between agriculture and urban uses. Typical Zoning Designation is RS-1 with the limitation of a maximum density of 1 unit per acre.
Low Density Residential. (Maximum Density: 6 units to 10 units per acre) The Low-Density Residential land use designation allows traditional single-family and two-family homes in the City of Arvin with one to ten dwelling units per acre. . Typical parcel sizes may range from 4,356 to 10,890 square feet. This type of use is recognized as the backbone of the community and is the largest land use designation in the city. Residences in this category consist generally of single- family detached houses with private yards. Primary access must be from secondary, collector and local streets. Access from major streets or major highways should be considered only when special design features are included. The typical zoning designation is R-1.
Medium Density Residential. (Density Range: 16 to 24 units per acre) The Medium Density Residential land use designation is established to allow for quality multifamily living environment. This category typically includes higher density multi-family units, such as apartments, or condominium units. The minimum residential density development shall be 16 units per acre. Should development be proposed at a lower minimum density, it shall be the responsibility of the developer to add additional lands to the Medium Density Residential Land Use Designation and rezone alternative sites to offset the loss of housing opportunities for affordable housing. The replacement of the site(s) for housing opportunity shall occur prior to or concurrent with the development of lower density residential or alternative land use development. The typical zoning designation is R-3. The Mixed-Use Overlay Zone permits mixed use development combing the base zone district with residential. The MUO zone district will permit Medium Density Residential development in conjunction with the primary zone district.
High Density Residential. (Density Range: 24 to 30 units per acre) High Density Residential developments typically consist of multi-family housing projects such as apartments and condominiums. Areas designated High Density Residential are to be integrated thorough the community adjacent to transportation, community services, and commercial developments. A minimum residential density development shall be 21 units per acre. Should
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74 development be proposed at a lower than minimum density, it shall be the responsibility of the developer to add additional lands to the High-Density Residential Land Use Designation and alternative sites to offset the loss of housing opportunities for affordable housing. The replacement of the site(s) for housing opportunity shall occur prior to or concurrent with the development of lower density residential or alternative land use development. The typical zoning designation is R-4. The Mixed-Use Overlay Zone permits mixed use development combing the base zone district with residential. The MUO zone district will permit Medium Density Residential development in conjunction with the primary zone district. A program has been added to amend the zoning code to allow ADUs in the MOU zone.
Analysis of Land Use Controls
The City of Arvin exercises several land use controls that directly affect housing development.
Some controls place certain restrictions on housing development; others encourage housing production. These land restrictions and incentives are discussed below.
Development Standards
The five basic residential zoning districts in the City of Arvin are: Estate; Residential Reserve; Low; Medium; and Medium High. Table 47- Residential Land use Categories – Existing and Proposed lists the City’s General Plan Land Use Categories, Zoning, Minimum and Maximum Density. The City of Arvin (Zoning Ordinance) establishes various standards for structures in each residential zoning district. Table 48 – Current Development Standards - presents development standards for residential zoning districts. Parking requirements for each residential zoning district are under Residential Development Standards.
The proposed updated zoning codes for the R-1 allow lot sizes of 4,000 square feet (General Plan Land Use Element), reduction from the existing 6,000 square foot minimum, will accommodate compact single-family residences, garden court homes, and duplexes. Development standards in the commercial zones [General Commercial (GC), Neighborhood Commercial (NC) and Restricted Commercial (C-1), and Professional Office (C-O) are generally larger and less restrictive than residential development standards. These include height limits ranging up to 50 to 75 feet, zero setback for side yards, zero setback for rear yards when not adjacent to a street or residential zoned property, and minimum site area is 6,000 square feet. There is a minimum and maximum residential density per acre, and there is no floor area ratio for all residential development in residential zones in accordance with the General Plan.
Residential Zones: The Zoning Code Development Code does not specify minimum dwelling unit sizes for residential zones.
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs): According to California state ADU law, all single-family homes in zones that allow a residential primary use can construct at least one ADU on their property. In addition, single-family parcels that are owner-occupied may construct one ADU and one Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit (JADU) on their property. Furthermore, multi-family parcels may add up to two ADUs or one ADU per every four existing legal residential units. ADUs may be new construction or converted from existing space. JADUs must be converted from existing enclosed space. All zones that allow residential primary use can build ADUs. In October 2023, the City of Arvin passed Ordinance 2023-486 amending Title 17 (Zoning Ordinance) to be compliant with the changes in state law pertaining to ADUs and JADUs that have
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75 occurred since 2019. The changes to State law include those from 2019 (Assembly Bill 68, Assembly Bill 881, Senate Bill 13), 2020 (Assembly Bill 3182), 2021 (Assembly Bill 345), and 2022 (Senate Bill 897, Assembly Bill 2221). The ordinance was transmitted to HCD for review in October 2023. Chapter VI 2023-2031 Housing Programs include a work program to update the ADU as may be needed upon response from HCD.
Growth Controls- Arvin does not have growth controls, including none of the following:
• Systematic (area-wide) residential down-zoning
• Urban limit line, growth boundaries, or perimeter greenbelt • Annexation restrictions • Building permit or other residential development caps • Voter approval for rezoning, general plan changes, or development projects • Legislative super-majority for up-zoning, rezoning or general plan changes • Systematic changes to local height and floor area ratio regulations • Adequate public facilities ordinances • Growth control • Inclusionary ordinance • Short-term rental ordinances State Density Bonus Law
California State Assembly Bill 1763 (AB 1763) increased the maximum bonus that could be achieved by certain 100% affordable unit projects (discussed below). In addition, effective January 1, 2021, California State Assembly Bill 2345 (AB 2345) increased the maximum density bonus for certain affordable unit projects from 35% to 50%.
In accordance with AB 1763, if a developer proposes a housing project with 100% affordable units with at least 80% of the units reserved for lower income households and 20% of the total units reserved for moderate income households, the project would therefore be entitled to a density bonus of 80%. Furthermore, if the 100% affordable residential development is located within 0.5 miles of a major transit (e.g., bus, light rail, train) stop [as defined in Public Resources Code §21155(b)], the project is entitled to an unlimited percentage density bonus subject to some limitations.
AB 682 expands density bonus law to include shared housing or co-housing buildings that include qualifying affordable housing units. Shared housing or co-housing means residential or mixed-use structures that contain 5 or more shared housing units and one or more common kitchens and dining areas designed for permanent residence of more than 30 days. AB 682 was effective on January 1, 2023.
AB 1551 allows commercial developers a development bonus [e.g., increase in intensity, floor area ratio (FAR], or building height) when the applicant enters into an agreement to provide affordable housing. The affordable housing must be within the same jurisdiction, near amenities, and within one half mile of a major transit stop. Codified in Gov. Code §65915.7, AB 1551 was
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76 effective on January 1, 2023, and sunsets January 1, 2028.
Incentives and Concessions:
The DBL requires local agencies to grant incentives and concessions to projects eligible for a density bonus. In addition, a developer may request specific incentives or concessions that result in “identifiable and actual cost reductions to provide for affordable housing costs.” (Gov. Code §65915(k)(1)). Incentives and concessions can be requested in addition to waivers and reductions noted below.
The number of incentives and/or concessions that must be granted by an agency is as follows: • One incentive or concession - where a project reserves at least 10% of the housing units for low-income households; 5% of the housing units for very low- income households; or, 10% of the housing units for persons and families of moderate income; • Two incentives or concessions - for projects reserving at least 17% of the total units for low-income households, at least 10% for very low-income households, or at least 20% for persons and families of moderate income in a common interest development; • Three incentives or concessions - for projects reserving at least 24% of the total units for low-income households, at least 15% for very low-income households, or at least 30% for persons and families of moderate income in a common interest development; • In accordance with AB 1763, effective January 2020, four incentives or concessions for 100% affordable projects are described above.
In addition, an agency may offer additional incentives and concessions beyond those mandated by State law. A residential developer may qualify a project for a density bonus for the purpose of obtaining incentives or concessions but is not required to construct any additional dwelling units allowed under California density bonus law.
An agency can decline to grant an incentive or concession upon demonstrating that approving a given concession and/or incentive will result in a specific, adverse impact upon public health, safety, or the environment and for which there is no feasible method to mitigate or avoid the specific adverse impact or the incentive or concession does not result in identifiable and actual cost reductions to affordable housing or rents for the targeted units, or the incentive or concession would be contrary to state or federal law.
Waivers and Reductions
The DBL requires local agencies to grant waivers or reductions of any development standard that will have the effect of physically precluding the construction of a development meeting State density bonus law. Waivers or reductions can be requested in addition to concessions and incentives identified above, except in the limited circumstances explained below.
In accordance with AB 1763, 100% affordable projects that are located within 0.5 miles of a major transit stop are eligible to receive a height increase of up to three additional stories, or 33 feet.
However, where a residential developer proposes such a project, the project is not eligible for a waiver or reduction other than the additional height increase previously discussed in this chapter.
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77 An agency can decline to grant a waiver or reduction where it can demonstrate that approving a given waiver or reduction will result in a specific, adverse impact upon public health, safety, or the environment and for which there was no feasible method to mitigate or avoid the specific adverse impact.
A residential developer may request a density bonus for the purpose of obtaining waivers and reductions but is not required to construct any additional dwelling units allowed under California Density Bonus Law.
The existing City of Arvin Density Bonus program was adopted in 2019, 2013 -2023 Housing Programs. The density bonus program is applicable to all zone districts permitting residential development. The process for the implementation of a density bonus requires the applicant to submit the request for incentives in writing and provide reasoning for the density bonus request.
The Density Bonus Ordinance was last updated in 2019 and does not reflect the most recent changes in California Density Bonus Law. To address this inconsistency, Program 13- Update and Amend the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance; h). Density Bonus is included in the 2023-2031 Housing Plan.
Other Locally Adopted Ordinances
Arvin does not have any other locally adopted ordinances that would impact on the cost and supply of housing. Arvin does not have an inclusionary housing ordinance. Arvin does not have a short-term rental ordinance. Any potential for short-term rentals would not remove housing units that would otherwise be available for housing.
Website Publication of Development Standards
Gov. Code §65940.1(a) requires a city with a website to publish “All zoning ordinances and development standards adopted by the city or county…” and update this information within 30 days of any changes. The Development Code (Zoning Ordinance) are published on the City’s web page www.arvin.org.
Land Use Controls Potential Impacts on the Cost and Supply of Housing In general, City of Arvin development standards are comparable to development standards in surrounding cities such as Shafter and Wasco and are not a constraint to the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing. The following is a discussion of Arvin’s development standards: • City parking standards may affect the cost of multi -family housing, in that it establishes
minimum parking requirements and requires one of the required spaces to be covered in a carport. However, the City does not require enclosed garages and specifies reduced parking requirements if senior housing is proposed or a density bonus is requested. In general, parking requirements are consistent with or less stringent than other cities in the San Joaquin Valley and therefore should not be considered a constraint to residential development in the City of Arvin. • The maximum building height is 40 feet in all residential zones which will allow 3-story multifamily residential development and is not a constraint to residential development in the City of Arvin.
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78 • Maximum lot coverage by structures ranges from 50% in the single-family residential zones, and up to 70% in the multifamily residential zones. These are comparable to other nearby cities and are not a constraint to residential development in Arvin. • Minimum residential unit size requirements are modest, typical of other cities in the San Joaquin Valley, and do not unreasonably add to housing cost or constrain supply in Arvin.
• Minimum setback standards are typical of other cities in the San Joaquin Valley, and do not unreasonably add to housing cost or constrain supply in Arvin. • With the passage of Ordinance 2023-486, City of Arvin Accessory Dwelling Unit standards will be consistent with state law and are not a constraint on the development of ADUs.
• With the 2023-2031 Housing Program, the preparation of an Ordinance to implement SB 9 will be consistent with state law and will not be a constraint on the development of single family dwellings for single family residential lots and the implementation of up to 4 units and an administrative land division of a single family zoned parcel.
Implementation Actions to Address Constraints
Programs are included in Chapter VI to address potential constraints to the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing arising from land use controls: • Update the Density Bonus Ordinance provisions to be consistent with the changes in state Density Bonus Law from 2019, perhaps by incorporating direct references to state statutes.
• Maintain an updated Zoning Code on the City’s website, and post on the City’s website City ordinances that affect land use within 30 days of passage. • Implementation of ADU ordinance and pre-approved plans • Adoption and Implementations SB 9 Urban Lot Splits and two-dwelling units Approval Time and Requests for Lesser Densities
If requests are received to develop housing at densities below those identified in the sites inventory, and the length of time between receiving approval for a housing development and submittal of an application for building permits that may potentially hinder the construction of a locality’s share of the regional housing needs. The City has analyzed this scenario and undertook a review of its zoning ordinance.
Title 17 Zoning, Chapters 17.10, 17.12, and 17.14 require a minimum high residential density to be developed within the R-2, R-3, and R-4 Zoned properties. The high-density residential developments are permitted by right with minimum density as established by the zone district. If an applicant wishes to develop high density residential designated lands at a lesser density or alternative land use, the applicant is required to provide or replace equivalent land area to off- set the alternative use. The municipal code states “Other uses may be permitted as authorized by the Municipal Code where equal to, or greater, land area is provided to replace and/or provide a residential development of at least (minimum) units per acre concurrent to or prior to development of the other use.” The replacement areas may be a result of annexation along with
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79 general plan land use amendment and rezoning or by the utilization of existing lands within the incorporated area via general plan land use amendment and rezoning of lands that are designated as Low Density Residential, Commercial, Industrial or Agriculture lands.
Therefore, it is concluded with the provision of offset land, City’s overall ability to meet regional housing needs are not diminished. Arvin’s approval timeframes are comparable to regional timelines and the City doesn’t believe that approval requests for lesser densities impact this.
Below is a sample project approval, which shows acknowledgement to various land use controls.
Project Approval: On July 26, 2023, the City Planner approved Permit No. 2023-4th Street Chavez Muti Family Development.
Project description: The development will be a total of 51 units, 50 affordable and 1 manager’s unit comprised of 20% one-bedroom units, 55% two-bedroom units, and 25% three-bedroom units. The project will be 2- story massing, multi-story buildings, meeting the State of California’s energy codes, to include energy-efficient appliances, charging stations, and solar carports with room for additional EV Charging stations, Dog Park, Sports Court, Tot Lot, BBQ/Lounge/Community Garden, Laundry Facilities, External Rest Rooms. Circulation is off 4th Street and provides for future extension to the west to accommodate future development. Off- street parking is provided through a combination of open-air parking and carports on the easterly and northly portions of the project site.
Application Review: The application was reviewed as established by Chapter 17.055 Multiple Family Residential Design Review Ministerial Permit for a multiple family residential development project. The proposed project application is consistent with the adopted objective multiple family residential development standards contained in Chapter 17.72 Multiple Family Residential Design Review. “Chapter 17.72 Multiple Family Residential Design Review, Section 17.72.030 Multiple Family review Objective Development and Design Standards, Subsection C Vehicular Circulation and Parking
1. Vehicular circulation shall comply with any applicable adopted standards.
2. Pedestrian circulation shall comply with any applicable adopted standards.
3. Parking shall be provided pursuant to the Zoning Ordinance for multiple family uses (Section 17.48.020 – Minimum number of parking spaces) unless reduced or otherwise exempted by State law.
4. Driveways and Site Access shall comply with any applicable adopted standards.
Off-Street Parking Imposed per Chapter 17.48 Automobile Parking Requirements 17.48.020 Minimum number of parking spaces:
The following minimum number of parking spaces shall be required of the nonresidential uses specified below. The minimum size of each parking stall shall be nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet, exclusive of aisle width:
N. Residential uses:
1. Multiple-family uses (duplex, apartments, condominiums, housing projects):
one and one-half (1.5) spaces per dwelling unit. In the case of fractional figure, the number shall be rounded up to the next whole integer.
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80 2. Single-family uses (standard patio homes, village and zero lot line): two (2) spaces per dwelling unit.
The project, Permit No. 2023-4th Street Chavez Multi Family Development, was found compliant with all the following and is approved:
1. Proposed use is permitted in the underlying zone district and density is permitted within the underlying planned land use. The project is zoned R-3 and has a density of 22.6 units per acre. Permitted density is 16 to 24 units per acre.
2. Proposed use will be in compliance with all adopted objective multiple family residential development standards contained in Chapter 17.72 Multiple Family Residential Design Review.
3. Proposed use will comply with all other applicable provisions of the Zoning Ordinance.
4. Proposed use will comply with all policies and standards identified in the General Plan and any specific plan, as applicable; and
5. Approval of the project will not violate any existing policy, regulation, mandate, or law.
The project review, based upon the project application, supporting documents, and consultation, is found to meet the requirements of Chapter 17.055 Multiple Family Residential Design Review Ministerial Permit and Chapter 17.72 Multiple Family Residential Design Review and is Approved. “Per Section 17.055.070 Building permits—Clearances Prior to Issuance of Certificate of Occupancy, that the proposed structures and/or building location is in conformity with the requirements of the Multiple Family Design Review application as established under Chapter
17.72 Multiple Family Residential Design Review.” Building permits may be submitted for processing. Prior to final inspection or issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy issued by the Building Official, the City Planner shall certify that the site has been developed in accordance with the Multiple Family Residential Design Review criteria.”
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81 ARVIN HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE 2023-2031 Figure 1
1 Arvin Land Use Diagram – 2023
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82 Residential Development Standards
The city regulates the type, location, density, and scale of residential development primarily through the Zoning Ordinance. Zoning regulations are designed to protect and promote the health, safety and welfare of local residents, as well as implement the policies of the General Plan.
The Zoning Ordinance also serves to preserve the character and integrity of existing neighborhoods through development standards that include density, lot area, lot coverage, and parking requirements.
The existing standards are presented in Table 48, described in detail below; however, the city is currently updating the standards allowing smaller lot sizes, increased densities, etc., when adopted, will be submitted to HCD.
▪ Site Requirements. Minimum lot size and maximum density limit the number of units constructed on a given lot. Lot variesfor all residential zones, however all residential zones have at least a minimum lot size of 6,000 square feet. With the exception of the R-3 zone, front yard and side yard requirements for residential zones are identical. In most residential zones, front yard has a minimum requirement of 25 feet, except R-3 zone, which has a front yard minimum of 15 feet. All residential zones have a side yard minimum of 5 feet and 10 feet for corner lots. ▪ Parking Requirements. In multiple-family residential zones, one and one-half (1.5) spaces per dwelling units are required. For single–family uses two (2) spaces per dwelling units are required. Front lawns cannot be used as parking spaces. The City has updated the land-use zoning ordinance and illustrative designs for high density residential development and parking standards and criteria in accordance with state law.
▪ Unit Sizes. The Zoning Ordinance requires a single-family unit, such as R-1 and Estate zones, to have a size of at least 775 square feet. In the R-2-7.5 zone a unit must have at least 1,200 square feet, and in all others residential zones there are no minimum of unit size. This Housing Element includes Housing Program 13(f) to eliminate the R-2-7.5 zone’s minimum unit size.
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Minimum unit size may be considered a housing development constraint due to the added cost per unit (adds more cost to smaller homes), and therefore, increasing the overall cost of housing and limits lower price housing. As mentioned above, Arvin's zoning code excludes any minimum unit size for all residential zones other than the R-1 and R-2-7.5. Since affordable housing is generally available in multi-family developments, housing in the R-2, R-3, and R-4 zones are not considered a constraint to affordable housing. The recent adoption of Ordinance No.421 now permits SROs in the multi-family residential zones (R-2, R-3, and R-4).
In 2014, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC), the California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA), and the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee (CDLAC) prepared the Affordable Housing Cost Study, Analysis of the Factors that Influence the Cost of Building Multi-Family Affordable Housing in California. A few of the key findings from the study indicated: ▪ Affordable housing is characterized by economies of scale, with larger projects costing less per unit than smaller projects. For each 10 percent increase in the number of units, the cost per unit declines by 1.7 percent.
▪ Different types of units have different development costs. Larger units, such as those with 3 or more bedrooms, clearly cost more per unit to develop. Smaller units, such as single room occupancy (SRO) units, cost less per unit but more per square foot to develop. The report suggests that SROs were approximately 31 percent less expensive per unit to construct relative to large family units, while units for seniors were about 18 percent less expensive per unit relative to large family units.
On and Off-Site Improvements
According to service providers and utility companies, the city’s present infrastructure is adequate to accommodate planned growth. If the city determines that a street dedication or improvement is required, the city shall be in accordance with the width, standards and right of way lines of the city’s General Plan Circulation Element, which are presented in Table 49. Costs for dedication are not directly imposed on the housing developed in the neighborhood where the street is located.
However, the city’s engineer recently estimated improvement costs for a 10.4-acre, 40-lot single- family subdivision, at approximately $688,000 for street improvements, $101,000 for sewer improvements, $161,000 for water improvements, and miscellaneous cost
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Table 49
RIGHT-OF-WAY STANDARDS
Street Classifications Right
-of-Way Width
(feet)
Major Street 110
Secondary Street 90
Collector Street 60
Local Street 60
Alley 20
Source: Arvin General Plan Circulation Element
The City of Arvin’s development requirements for off-site improvements are standard for small communities within Kern County. Required off-site improvements within and adjacent to residential developments include the following: • Standard street widths shall be designed and built in accordance with specified standards identified in the City of Arvin General Plan Circulation Element. Street widths are the minimum needed.
• Curbs, gutters, and sidewalks shall be constructed in accordance with Title 24 of the Uniform Building Code and in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The requirements are the minimum needed to provide drainage of the public right-of-way and pedestrian safety. • Water and sewer lines are required to be connected to the nearest Arvin Community Services District water and City of Arvin’s sewer main lines and designed and constructed in accordance with applicable Municipal Code and Water District standards. • Landscaping ranging from 10 to 14 feet in width (including sidewalk) is required for arterial and major and minor collector streets. Generally, the largest subdivisions (which more easily absorb the cost) will require these types of streets (and homebuyers generally expect these improvements in a desirable neighborhood), thus the public parkway landscaping requirement is not a constraint to the development of housing.
The Circulation Element of the General Plan has the goal to maintain the roadway and highway system to operate at a Level of Service C on a daily and peak hour basis. As Arvin is a small city with low traffic volumes physically separated from other nearby cities, the construction of housing units equivalent to the City’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation is not expected to exceed these Level of Service thresholds.
However, as Level of Service is generally considered to be an obsolete metric, a program is included in Chapter VI 2023-2031 Housing Plan, Section C Housing Element Program to review the impact of City Level of Service standards on housing development prior to the next comprehensive General Plan update, which is expected to occur within the next five years. Existing infrastructure and facilities within the City of Arvin would not hinder future residential development capacities to accommodate the City’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation.
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Housing Element law specifies that jurisdictions must identify adequate sites through appropriate zoning and development standards, to encourage the development of various types of housing.
This includes single-family housing, multi-family housing, mobile homes, emergency shelters, and transitional housing, among others. The various housing types permitted under residential zones in Arvin are summarized in Table 51. In compliance with State Housing Law, the city will permit ADUs and JADUs within the City. Currently, the city is amending the Zoning Code to permit accessory dwelling units, ministerially, as stated in Housing element Program 13 (e).
Since the 2018-2013 Housing Element, the city has adopted amendments to the Municipal Code to include residential care facilities, emergency shelters, transitional and supportive housing, single-room occupancy (SRO), and employee/farmworker housing as a permitted use under various zones.
Since the 2013-2023 Housing Element, in compliance with the Surplus Lands Act, the city published in 2021 surplus lands available for possible low to moderate housing development.
The city website is up to date with the most recent General Plan, Municipal Code, application and impact fee schedules.
Table 50
SURPLUS PROPERTIES
APN Location/Land Use
Designation
Existing
Use
Potential
Units
Parcel
Size
(acres)
Resolution
Number
190-270-01 Bear Mountain Blvd.
(Commercial/PUD) Vacant
0 0.135 Reso. No. 2021-54
190-270-03 Bear Mountain
Blvd. (Commercial/PUD) Vacant
0 0.205 Reso. No. 2021-54
190-270-05 Bear Mountain
Blvd. (Commercial/PUD) Vacant
0 0.766 Reso. No. 2021-54
190-270-06 Bear Mountain
Blvd. (Commercial/PUD) Vacant
0 4.04 Reso. No. 2021-54
190-250-03 Bear Mountain
Blvd. (Commercial/PUD) Vacant
0 1.8 Reso. No. 2021-54
190-250-04 Bear Mountain
Blvd. (Commercial/PUD) Vacant
0 1.89 Reso. No. 2021-54
190-250-05 Bear Mountain
Blvd.(Commercial/PUD) Vacant
0 2.07 Reso. No. 2021-54
191-010-01
Bear Mountain
Blvd./Commanche-
(Commercial)
Vacant0 0.38 Reso. No. 2021-54
192-110-16 816 Sycamore St.
-(Zoned
R-1 Adjacent to R-3)
Vacant2 0.164 Reso. No. 2021-54
190-260-06
Walnut St./Grapevine
Dr.- GPA-ZC 2023-01
4 th Street and Campus
Drive
Vacant 212 5.27 Reso. No. 2021-54
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Fees and Improvements
The city assesses various development fees in order to cover the costs of permit processing, as well as the costs of providing public services to the developments shown in Table 42. Most of the fees charged by the city are flat fees based on the cost of services, with a few fees dependent on the value of the project. Many of the planning and entitlement fees for both single- and multiple- family developments are the same and are calculated for the entire project.
Building permit fees are calculated on a valuation of type of construction and on a case-by-case basis depending on the building square foot valuation. According to the city's calculation for housing valuation, a single-family unit is valued at $98.99 per square foot, a garage at $36.91 per square foot and a covered porch at $15.00 per square foot. For a multiple-family homes, the value is based on $88.82 per square foot for the unit, with the garage and porch value factors the same as single-family units. Therefore, a typical 2,000-square foot single-family home witha 400 square foot garage and 120-square foot porch would be valued at $214,464.
The city applies a fee factor of 1.9 percent to the total value of the home to determine the building permit fee. Thus, the building permit fee for a typical square foot single-family home is approximately $4,075 that is paid to the city.
As shown in Table 52, total development fees for a typical 2,000-square foot single-family unit would be $33,452.61. From this total fee, $13,080 of school fees would go to the Arvin Union and Kern High School Districts. For a typical 1,200- square foot multiple-family unit, the total fee would be $24,041.46, with school fees totaling $7,848 (There has been a reduction of $1.70 per square-foot in school fees which reduces the total development fees required. The reduction was a result of Kern High School District using a lower Level-1 fee of 1.68 per square-foot.
On March 3, 2015 the Arvin City Council adopted Resolution No. 2015-12, amending the city’s traffic impact fee program to reduce the traffic impact fees for new residential development projects. This amendment was intended to encourage residential development within the city.
Any negative economic and fiscal effects of reducing development impact fees would be of offset by increased sales tax and property tax revenues to the city’s General fund and the creation of new jobs for City residents. New traffic impact fees are $3,942.84 for a single-family residential unit and $2,739.80 for a new multi-family unit. These are significant reductions from the previous traffic impact fees of $7,646 per single-family unit and $5,313 per multi-familyunit.
Effective December 14, 2018, the Park fee has increased from $2500 to $3,565 per City Council Resolution No. 2018-45 for single family and multi-family units based on a park impact fee study.
Fees also are paid to outside agencies include the Indirect Source Rule (ISR) and Dust Control Fees that are charged by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. The purpose of the Air District's ISR Program is to reduce emissions of NOx and PM10 from new development projects for projects 50 units or more. Indirect Source Review fees are not set, but are based on the
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Attachment: 3- Exhibit A - Housing Element May 14 2024 (Public Hearing: Adoption of GPA 2024-01 - 2023-2031 Housing Element and Fair 88 calculation of the amount of NOx and PM10 emissions. Fees will vary depending on the amount of emissions. Dust Control Plan fees (Rule 3135 and Rule 8021) are for project size of over 50 units or 10 or more acres. In order to mitigate harmful dust because of construction and vehicle movement on unpaved surfaces, the Air District requires a $367 flatfee.
Other agency fees include: ▪ Arvin Community Service District (water connection fee): $4,160 unit for single -family
and $4,160 for multi-family units (depending on the scale of the landscaping plan). ▪ Arvin Union and Kern County High School Districts (school impact fee): $6.54 per square foot.
Evaluation of Fee Impacts
Arvin city assesses various development fees in order to cover the costs of permit processing, as well as the costs of providing public services to the developments. The building permit fee for a typical square foot single-family home is approximately $4,075 that is paid to the city. Table 52- Estimated Fees (Deposits and Flat Fees) and Improvements identifies total development fees for a typical 2,000-square foot single-family unit would be $33,452.61. From this total fee, $13,080 of school fees would go to the Arvin Union and Kern High School Districts. For a typical 1,200- square foot multiple-family unit, the total fee would be $24,041.46, with school fees totaling $7,848 (There has been a reduction of $1.70 per square-foot in school fees which reduces the total development fees required. The reduction was a result of Kern High School District using a lower Level-1 fee of 1.68 per square-foot. On March 3, 2015 the Arvin City Council adopted Resolution No. 2015-12, amending the city’s traffic impact fee program to reduce the traffic impact fees for new residential development projects.
Tabel 53 - Estimated Residential Development Fees documents the total estimated fee for a Single-Family Unit (2000 Sq. Ft.) is $33,500.00 and for a Multiple-Family Unit (1200 Sq. Ft.) is $25,000.00.
Although local governments have little influence on market factors such as interest rates and availability of funding for development, local governmental policies and regulations placed upon land and housing ownership and development can affect price and availability of housing and the provision of affordable housing. Land use controls, site improvement requirements, development impact fees, permit processing costs and timing, and other factors may constrain maintenance, development, and improvement of housing. Since governmental actions can constrain housing development and affordability, California State law requires the Housing Element to “address and, where appropriate and legally possible, remove governmental constraints to the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing.” In addition to City governmental constraints to the development of affordable housing, State and Federal regulations (over which the City of Arvin has no control) can be constraints to housing development. For example, State and Federal environmental regulations and building codes also can adversely impact housing costs and availability.
The typical estimated overall cos of development of a Single-Family Dwelling unit is estimated at $315,000.00. The City of Arvin estimated fee, building permit fees, impact fees, etc. is estimated at 33,500.00. The Estimated portion of fee cost to overall development cost is 9.5%. A 5-Unit
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Attachment: 3- Exhibit A - Housing Element May 14 2024 (Public Hearing: Adoption of GPA 2024-01 - 2023-2031 Housing Element and Fair 89 Apartment Building estimated fee is $142,000.00 per unit. The City of Arvin estimated fee, building permit fees, impact fees, etc. is estimated at $25,000.00. The estimated portion of the fee to the overall development cost is 17%. As these fees are at or below 10-20% of overall development costs, development fees are not currently a constraint to the development of new housing.
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Attachment: 3- Exhibit A - Housing Element May 14 2024 (Public Hearing: Adoption of GPA 2024-01 - 2023-2031 Housing Element and Fair 90 Table 51
PERMITTED AND CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED USES
Housing Type
Zone Category
R-1R-2R-3R-4 E (1,2,3,4,5)C-ON-CC-1C-2M-1M-2M-3A-1A-2 PUD PD MOU Single-FamilyPPPPP
Multi-FamilyPPPPPP
Mobile HomesPPPPP
Second UnitsPPPPP
Emergency Hospitals (6 or more beds)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
Hospitals, Conval. Homes and
Sanitariums (all sizes)
CCCPCCCCCCCCCCCC
Boarding Schools/HomesCCCPCCCCCCCCCCCC
Family Day Care HomesCCCPCCCCCCCCCCCC
Adult Care Facilities/Assisted LivingCCCPCCCCCCCCCCCC
Residential Care FacilityPCCCP
Storage Facility Caretaker QuartersPPPPP
Emergency SheltersP
Transitional HousingP
Supportive HousingP
Single Room OccupancyPPP
Employee/Farmworker HousingP
P=Permitted and C=Conditional Use Permit
R-S : All permitted uses and regulations in the R-S zone are the same as those in R-1 Source: Arvin Municipal Code
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Attachment: 3- Exhibit A - Housing Element May 14 2024 (Public Hearing: Adoption of GPA 2024-01 - 91 Table 52 ESTIMATED FEES (DEPOSITS AND
FLAT FEES ) AND IMPROVEMENTS
Service Arvin
Single-
Family
Arvin
Multiple-
Family
Bakersfield
Service Arvin Single-
Family
6 Bakersfield Single Family Bakersfield Multi Family
Site Plan Review (Staff Level) $1,500 $1,500$737-$10,341 Maximum of $0.001726*valuation Site Plan Review
(Commission/Council)
$2,500 $2,500 $0.001726*valuation $0.001726*valuation
Tentative Parcel Map $2,000 $2,000 $7,856 $7,856
Tentative Tract Map $5,000 $5,000 $9,285 $9,285
Final Parcel Map $2,500 $2.500 $1600+$55/lot $1600+$55/lot Final Tract Map $2,500 $2,500 $1600+$55/lot $1600+$55/lot Lot-Line Adjustment/Parcel Map
Merger
$1,500 $1,500 $2,893 $2,515 each
Conditional Use Permits $3,000 $3,000 $2,730 or $7,123 $2,730 or $7,123 Zone Variance $1,500 $1,500 $1,739 each/$73 per hour $1,739 each/$73 per hour Zone Change $5,000 $5,000$$8,880-$9,532$8,880-$9,532 plus 73/hour Specific Plan and General Plan
Amendment
$5,000 $5,000$10,741-$14,294 10,741-$14,294
Building Permit Fee
1 Building
valuation 1.9%
Building
valuation
1.9%
$226+$0.0048 per
valuation>$40,000
$226+$0.0048 per
valuation>$40,000
Parks impact Fee $3,565/unit $3,565/unit $2,095 per unit $2,095 per unit Police Service Fee $150/unit $100/unit
Traffic Impact Fee $3,942.84/unit$2,739.80/u
nit
$7,747 per unit (Core) -
$12,870 per unit (Non-Core)
$3,740 per unit (Core) - $6,213 per
unit (Non-Core)
Building Standard Fee $1.00/$25,00 0 building
valuation
$1.00/$25,
000
building
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Strong Motion Instrumentation Fee Building
valuation
0.01%
Building valuation 0.01%
Environmental Impact Report $10,000
minimum
$10,000
minimum
Actual Cost +administration Actual Cost +administration Negative Declaration $2,000
minimum
$2,000
minimum
$1,614 each $1,614 each
School Fees (Arvin Union and Kern
High School Districts)
$6.54/SF $6.54/SF$3.18-$6.85/SF$3.18-$6.85/SF
Indirect Source Review and Dust
Control Fees (Air District)
Based on
Emissions
valuation and
50 units or
more. Dust
Control Plan
fee
$367
Based on
Emissions
valuation
and 50 units
or more.
Dust Control
Plan fee
$367
Water Connection Fee (Arvin
Community Services District)
$4,160 $4,160
2 Sewer Connection Fee $4,400 $3,960 $5,000 per unit 14 or less fixtures- $3,181 per unit 2 or more bathrooms - $3,600 per
unit
Source: City of Arvin
1 Building Valuation Calculations
2 May vary depending on the scale of the
landscaping plan
Single-family unit
$98.99/SF; garage
$36.91/SF;
patio/porch
$15.00/SF Multi-
family unit
$88.82/SF; garage
$36.91/SF;
patio/porch
$15.00/SF
Single-family unit $98.99/SF; garage $36.91/SF;
patio/porch $15.00/SF Multi-family unit
$88.82/SF; garage $36.91/SF; patio/porch
$15.00/SF
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Attachment: 3- Exhibit A - Housing Element May 14 2024 (Public Hearing: Adoption of GPA 2024-01 - 93 Table 53
ESTIMATED RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT FEES
Fees Single Family Unit
(2,000 SF)
Multiple Family Unit
1 (1,200 SF)
Building Plan Permits $4,074.82 $1,597.55
Strong Motion Instrumentation $21.45 $12.61
Permit Issuance Fee $23.50 $23.50
Sewer Permit Fee $35.00 $35.00
Traffic Impact Fee $3,942.84 $2,739.80
Park Fee $3,565.00 $3,565.00
Public Services (Police) Fee $150.00 $100.00
School Fee
2 $13,080.00 $7,848.00
Water Connection Fee (Arvin
Community Services District)
$4,160.00 $4,160.00
3 Sewer Connection Fee $4,400.00 $3,960.00
Total $33,452.61 $24,041.46
1 Multiple
-Family represents 4 units or more
2 School Fee $6.54/square foot
3 May vary depending on the scale of the landscaping plan Table 52 – Estimated Fees (Deposits and Flat Fees) and Improvements and Table 53 – Estimated Residential Development Fees list fees associated to development costs for single-family and multi-family units. Table 53 compiles the pertinent development fees and exactions required of a development for public facilities associated with a residential development. The City of Arvin charges two types of fees: development impact fees and planning processing fees. Planning-related fees are collected at time of project application submittal; development impact fees are collected at the time of building permit issuance and are primarily assessed based upon a per unit/lot basis.
Permit and Processing Procedures
The City of Arvin complies with the requirements of providing transparency in development regulations. City regulations and City’s permit applications are available on the city’s website at https://www.arvin.org/166/City-Planning. Undue delays in processing a development application can increase the developer’s cost, thereby being a potential constraint on development. The city's development review procedures are relatively uncomplicated. Depending upon the permits requested, approvals may be required by City staff, the Planning Commission, and the city Council.
There are no Architectural or Design Review Boards involved in the development review process.
Housing projects that do not require entitlements and are consistent with the zoning code, follow a standard procedure for approval, which includes:
1. Preliminary construction drawings, including site, floor and design plans, and exterior
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2. Planning staff conducts field review; notes, comments and corrections are transmitted to project applicant;
3. Construction drawings, revised as directed by Planning Staff, re-submitted to Planning Division;
4. Planning Staff reviews revised construction drawings for accuracy and completeness;
5. Approved construction drawings are submitted to Building Division for plan check.
These procedures do not require a public hearing or a planning commission approval.
The city requires site plan review for all housing projects requiring entitlements (tract or parcel map approval, general plan amendments, zone change, variance or conditional use permit), as well as all multi-family developments of four units or more. For projects that require entitlements the standard procedure for approval includes:
1. Formal application and fees submitted by project applicant to the city's Planning and Building Department;
2. Preliminary construction drawings, including site, floor and design plans, and exterior elevations, submitted to Planning and Building Department;
3. Planning staff conducts field review, and notes, comments and corrections are transmitted to project applicant;
4. Construction drawings, revised as directed by Planning staff
5. Planning staff reviews revised construction drawings for accuracy and completeness;
6. Planning staff completes environmental review pursuant to applicable CEQA timeline; if project qualifies for categorical exemption -- following review by agencies such as Fire, Sheriff, utility providers, etc. -- then, the Planning Staff reviews agency comments and schedules Planning Commission public hearing; and
7. Public hearing is held; resolution for approval is considered by the Planning Commission.
All proposed multi-family developments costing more than $25,000 in multi-family zones (R-3, R- 4 and PUD) require the review and approval of a site development permit by the Planning and Building Director and the Arvin Planning Commission. Information for the site development permit must include the proposed use, dimensions of the lot; the size, placement and materials of the structures; pedestrian and vehicular access and parking; and exterior elements such as landscaping, lighting, signage and fencing. The information enables the city to determine if the proposed development project complies with the city's General Plan policies, the Municipal Code, and the CEQA requirements. The full application requirements are outlined in Municipal Code Section 17.60.020 and 17.60.030. Decisions by staff and the Planning Commission are appealable to the City Council. Once the complete application and fees have been submitted to the Planning and Building Department, the application is reviewed by the Planning and Building Director and considered for approval by the Planning Commission based on the following: ▪ Compliance with all General Plan policies and the permitted uses and development standards in the Zoning Ordinance;
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Attachment: 3- Exhibit A - Housing Element May 14 2024 (Public Hearing: Adoption of GPA 2024-01 - 2023-2031 Housing Element and Fair 95 ▪ Compliance with all applicable City ordinances duly adopted by a majority vote of the planning commission or the City Council; and
▪ Conformance to latest accepted planning and engineering standards covering the following are: site layout, building appearance and structural design, landscaping, water and sewer service and other utilities, surface drainage and erosion control, fire protection, access, traffic circulation and parking.
The time schedule for single and multi-family permit and processing is presented in Table 54. The precise development plan approval follows the CEQA environmental clearance process. Approval of a precise development plan and accompanying Negative Declaration by the Planning Commission typically requires four months, and a plan with an Environmental Impact Report requires eight to 12 months.
Planning Commission meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month. Plans must be submitted ten days in advance of each meeting in order to be considered. Meetings are open to the public.
Table 54
PERMIT AND PROCESSING PROCEDURES
Process Required Time Period Review and Approval
Single-Family Multi-Family
Design Review1-2 Weeks1-2 Weeks Planning and Building Dept.
Check and Building
Permit
1 3 Weeks 3 Weeks Planning and Building Dept.
Conditional Use Permit None required None required Planning Commission and City Council
Variance5-9 Weeks5-9 Weeks Planning Commission and
City Council
Subdivision4-6 Months4-6 Months Planning Commission and City Council
Zone Change w/
EIR and Public Hearing
6-9 Months8-12 Months Planning Commission and
City Council
General Plan
Amendment w/ EIR and
Public Hearing
6-9 Months8-12 Months Planning Commission and
City Council
Source: Arvin Planning Department
Evaluation of Design Review and Site Development Permit Process The city has no Architectural or Design Review Boards involved in the development review process. Housing projects that do not require entitlements and are consistent with the zoning code follow a standard set of procedures, and do not require a public hearing or a planning commission approval.
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Attachment: 3- Exhibit A - Housing Element May 14 2024 (Public Hearing: Adoption of GPA 2024-01 - 2023-2031 Housing Element and Fair 96 For housing projects that require entitlements (tract or parcel map approval, general plan amendments, zone change, variance or conditional use permit), as well as all multi-family developments of four units or more, the city requires site plan review. Following planning staff review, a public hearing is held; and resolution for approval is considered by the Planning Commission
The City identified the constraints and undertook the following Municipal Code amendments to provide more clarity on the permit procedures for multi-family developments and design review processes:
(1) Code amendments in 2023 to Title 17 Zoning adopted Chapter 17.05 Uses Permitted Subject to Administrative Approval. The ordinance establishes a review procedure, and Findings required for approval of an Administrative Permit. The addition of Chapter
17.055 Multiple Family Residential Design Review Ministerial Permit establishes the review procedure, decision on the application is deemed ministerial should the following standards are complied with:
1. Proposed use is SB35 compliant and meets the eligibility criteria for streamlined review.
2. Proposed use is permitted in the underlying zone district and density is permitted within the underlying planned land use.
3. Proposed use will be in compliance with all adopted objective multiple family residential development standards contained in Chapter 17.72 Multiple Family Residential Design Review.
4. Proposed use will comply with all other applicable provisions of the Zoning Ordinance.
5. Proposed use will comply with all policies and standards identified in the General Plan and any specific plan, as applicable; and
6. Approval of the project will not violate any existing policy, regulation, mandate, or law.
7. The ministerial approval of multiple family projects complying with Chapter
17.055 do not require public hearing notices, but should the applicant disagree with the decision of staff, they may appeal to the Planning Commission. The ministerial projects are exempt from the requirements of CEQA. (2) Code amendments in 2023 to Title 17 Zoning adopted Chapter 17.72 Multiple-Family Residential Design - The regulations set forth in this chapter shall apply to multiple family residential development, the residential component of mixed-use residential development projects, and projects meeting Senate Bill 35 (SB35) eligibility requirements. Multiple family residential development is defined as a building or portion thereof used or design as a residence for two (2) or more families living independently of each other and doing their own cooking in the building, including apartment houses, duplexes, garden apartments, senior housing developments, condominiums, and may be multi-story buildings, but not including motels or boarding houses.
Appendix A – Outreach documents the effort the city pursued to solicit input into the preparation of the 2023-2031 Housing Element and Appendix C– Furthering Fair Housing. As noted, no public or organizations commented on the proposed housing update. The City Arvin attempted to solicit public input, unfortunately no comments were received. Therefore, no further documentation is required.
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Attachment: 3- Exhibit A - Housing Element May 14 2024 (Public Hearing: Adoption of GPA 2024-01 - 2023-2031 Housing Element and Fair 97 Chapter III Housing Constraints, Section B Governmental Constraints, (page 71) Permit and Processing provides the permit and processing procedures that are currently adopted by the City of Arvin. The City of Arvin has two types of housing development application process:
The first is the Administrative Permit process where Staff has approval authority where it is found that the permit application meets the submittal requirements and meets the development standards. The Administrative Permit process is not subject to the CEQA process. In general, the Administrative Permit process upon the submittal of an Administrative Permit application is generally approved within 15 to 20 working days, upon determination that the application is complete. Title 17 Zoning adopted Chapter 17.05 Uses Permitted Subject to Administrative Approval. The ordinance establishes a review procedure, and Findings required for approval of an Administrative Permit. The addition of Chapter 17.055 Multiple Family Residential Design Review Ministerial Permit establishes the review procedure, decision on the application is deemed ministerial.
The second is the Site Development Permit application where the residential project does not meet the Design Standards as established under Chapter 17.72 Multiple-Family Residential Design and Chapter 17.055 Multiple Family Residential Design Review Ministerial Permit. The Site Development Permit is a discretionary application and is normally subject to the CEQA process.
Table 54 - Permit and Processing Procedures summarizes the processing time periods following the CEQA environmental clearance process. Approval of a Site Development Plan process and accompanying Negative Declaration or Mitigated Negative Declaration by the Planning Commission typically requires four months, and a plan with an Environmental Impact Report requires eight to 12 months.
As noted above the typical time for processing a discretionary application is eight (8) to twelve (12) months. The City of Arvin’s review and processing of applications are within the timelines established by the Permit Streamline Act and CEQA.
The City will continue to review and identify constraints to the development of housing. Section C Housing Element Programs has listed a number of programs to ensure that the City addresses any identified constraints to housing. Program 13- Update and Amend General Plan and Zoning Code, f). Adopt Objective Design Standards with Ministerial Approval; i). Ministerial Approval of multiple-family developments without CEQA review. No additional housing programs have been identified.
APPROVAL FINDINGS NEEDED FOR THE DESIGN REVIEW:
The City Planner, in accordance with Section 17.-55.020-Application for approval – Review Procedures, shall accept and review the application submittal to determine completeness.
Within 30 working days the City Planner shall make a determination regarding the completeness of the application. If complete, the City Planner, after consultation with public purveyors, shall within 45-days state in writing either approval or denial of the proposal based solely on compliance with the adopted objective standards identified in Chapter 17.72 Multiple Family Residential Design Review. The City Planner shall sign and certify the applicant’s agreement to the findings and requirements as stated in Section 17.055.030 Grant of application—Findings required on a form provided by the City Planner. The City Planner’s decision, Section 17.055.040, Commented [JB3]: Is this the right placement?
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1. Proposed use is SB35 compliant and meets the eligibility criteria for streamlined review.
2. Proposed use is permitted in the underlying zone district and density is permitted within the underlying planned land use.
3. Proposed use will be in compliance with all adopted objective multiple family residential development standards contained in Chapter 17.72 Multiple Family Residential Design Review.
4. Proposed use will comply with all other applicable provisions of the Zoning Ordinance.
5. Proposed use will comply with all policies and standards identified in the General Plan and any specific plan, as applicable; and
6. Approval of the project will not violate any existing policy, regulation, mandate, or law.
Residential Care Facilities and Group Homes
California Health & Safety Code §1566 et seq. governs local regulation of residential care facilities.
Residential care facilities are licensed facilities that serve children, adults, or the elderly with disabilities or ongoing care needs in a residential setting, including group homes. Among other provisions, 1) no conditional use permit, zoning variance, or other zoning clearance shall be required of a residential facility that serves six or fewer persons that is not required of a family dwelling of the same type in the same zone and 2) any development standards for building heights, setback, lot dimensions, or placement of signs of a residential facility that serves six or fewer persons are identical to those applied to other family dwellings of the same type in the same zone.
The City of Arvin Title 17-Zoning Code, Chapter 17.08 R-1 One-Family Dwelling Zone; Chapter
17.16 R-S Suburban Residential Zone, and Chapter 17.18 Estate Zones permit by right Transitional housing; Supportive housing; Residential care facilities; and Employee housing Chapter 17.17.05 Uses permitted Subject to Administrative Permit, permits Residential care facilities with seven (7) or more persons will be allowed with administrative approval in any zone district. Chapter 17.24 - C-1 Restricted Commercial Zone and Chapter 17.26 - C-2 General Commercial Zone permits by right rest home, convalescent home, adult care facility, residential care facility as defined in Section 15026 of the Health and Safety Code of the state of California. Chapter 17.48 Automobile Parking Requirements, Subsection G identifies parking requirements for Institutional, indoor, recreational and special residential uses. Parking spaces for Group Homes, Transitional Housing, Supportive Housing are not listed in the city code. The lack of clear off-street parking requirements for various types of residential care facilities for seven or more persons may be a constraint as the community need for various types of residential care facilities. In addition, there are gaps in the existing use categories which inadvertently exclude care facilities serving more than six and fewer than twelve residents in residential zones. The City of Arvin Zoning Code is not consistent with these requirements and should be updated to be consistent with State law.
The City of Arvin defines a family as “ shall be defined by the maximum number of individuals permitted in a given residential space per the standards of the Uniform Housing Code and/or the
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Attachment: 3- Exhibit A - Housing Element May 14 2024 (Public Hearing: Adoption of GPA 2024-01 - 2023-2031 Housing Element and Fair 99 California Building Code as applicable; generally defined as an individual or a group of individuals, related or unrelated, living together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit, not including a fraternity, sorority, club, or other group of persons occupying a hotel, lodging house, or institution of any kind” As the City does not have a definition or use category for group homes, unlicensed group homes and group living arrangements, without regard to the number of persons, would fall under the definition of a “family,” able to live in any family dwelling unit in any zone permitted in the City.
A program is included in Chapter VI to amend the code to resolve irregularities in the existing code and parking requirements for such uses.
Building Codes and Enforcement
In addition to land use controls, the local building codes also affect the cost of housing. The city has adopted the Uniform Building Code (UBC), which establishes the minimum standards for new construction. While the city can impose more stringent standards, the minimum standards must be the standards of the UBC. The city also has adopted the California Green Buildings Standards Code, and Appendices A4 and A5 (California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 11).The city enforces a Property Nuisance Ordinance to maintain neighborhood upkeep. Eligible property owners are informed of assistance available to correct deficiencies under the city’s home repair programs. Though most building codes are enforced through inspection by the building inspector and the planning staff, nuisance issues are often enforced by the local law enforcement agency.
Constraints to Housing for Persons with Disabilities
Housing that accommodates individuals with disabilities can require the incorporation of special features, such as front door ramps, special bath facilities, grab bars, and lower cabinets and light switches. Generally speaking, the uncommon nature of these features makes them potentially expensive and difficult to implement, especially if they are retrofitted into an existing structure.
State law requires that residential care facilities that serve six or fewer residents be considered a residential property and be treated the same as a single-family home. This means that local government can impose on these facilities only those local use restrictions or fees which apply to other single-family residences. In July 2015, the city adopted Ordinance No. 421 amending the Arvin Municipal Code (MC 17.08.020) to comply with State law as it applies to residential care facilities.
The City of Arvin has adopted and currently enforces the 2016 California Building Code, and is planning to adopt the 2022 Building Code. Arvin has not added any standards or restrictions that substantially differ from those used throughout the State, meaning that all regulations specified in Title 24 regarding the accessibility and adaptability of housing units for person with disabilities currently are applied to all residential development in the city.
Request for Reasonable Accommodation
The City of Arvin adopted Ordinance No. 421 which amended its Municipal Code by adding procedures for requests for reasonable accommodation with respect to zoning, building code
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compliance or permit processing (MC 17.54.160). Furthermore, all visitors to the Planning and Building Department are informed that they are entitled to request a reasonable accommodation if they feel that they qualify for one under the provisions of the federal Fair Housing Act, and that such requests will be reviewed by City staff. The request will be approved or denied once staff has made determinations that the individual is qualified to make the request, that the accommodation is necessary, and that it will not place an undue financial or administrative burden on the city.
The procedures for acting upon applications for modifications require no notice of public hearing if such modification request is accompanied by the consent of owners of property abutting and directly across the street from subject property. Appeals of planning commission decision shall be made to the city council, in the same manner as the appeal for a variance.
Family is defined by ‘the maximum number of individuals permitted in a given residential space per the standards of the Uniform Housing Code and/or the California Building Code as applicable; generally defined as an individual or a group of individuals, related or unrelated, living together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit, not including fraternity, sorority, club or other group of persons occupying a hotel, lodging house, or institution of any kind’. Dwelling unit means ‘a building or portion thereof or a mobile home, designed for residential occupancy by one person or a group of two or more persons living together as a domestic unit. Under these definitions, a group home or 7 or more persons is not precluded, and will be treated as a dwelling unit.
A program has been added to amend Ordinance No. 421 to reasonable accommodation requests and definition of family comply with State Law.
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IV. Housing Resources
In accordance with Government Code Section 65583, the Housing Element is to provide “an inventory of land suitable for residential development, including vacant sites and sites having potential for redevelopment, and an analysis of the relationship of zoning and public facilities and services to these sites.” Opportunities for residential development in the city fall into one of two categories: vacant land and sites where there is a potential to recycle. In 2008, Arvin conducted an inventory of its dwelling units to determine the potential for residential growth; all properties were analyzed to determine the maximum number of dwelling units that could be constructed, in light of the development standards for each respective zone. In addition, as part of the Arvin Annually Housing Element Progress Report to HCD, the city updates its land use inventory to determine the availability of vacant land within the city.
A. Housing Densities
General Plan and Zoning
Arvin’s current General Plan includes six residential land use designations: Estate, Residential Reserve, Low Density Residential, Medium Density Residential, High Density Residential, and Planned Unit Development. However, the city is proposing to add a Medium Low Density Residential Category (R-2) with a proposed density of 10-16 units allowing low-density multiple family residential units. Table 47 presents the existing and proposed General Plan land use designations and their corresponding zoning.
The General Plan land use allows a density range for the Low-Density Residential designation from 4 to 10 units per acre. The PUD designation accommodates mixed land uses, densities, and various specific zoning regulations.
To promote affordable housing in the city, the General Plan Land Use Element was updated (Resolution No. 2012-34), which established a new Medium Density Residential land use designation with a corresponding zoning of R-2 (10 to 16 units per acre), and medium-high density residential with a corresponding zoning of R-3 (16 to 24 units per acre). In addition, the permitted maximum densities of both the High Density Residential and Planned Unit Development land use designations were increased from 16 -24 units per acre to 24-30 units per acre. The maximum densities for the corresponding zones reflect the increases. Multiple-family housing projects on property designated High Density Residential and Plan Unit Development that adhere to specific plans or development standards of the underlying residential zone are permitted by-right without a CUP or any other discretionary action in accordance with Government Code Section 65583.2(h) and (i).
In addition, the recent the Zoning Ordinance was recently amended (Ordinance No. 411) to include a Pedestrian-Oriented Mixed-Use Overlay zone to permit densities up to 24
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units per acre, and Ordinance No. 421 established a density bonus ordinance allowing the city to consider granting a bonus or increase in the number of units that a developer can build if a certain number of the units are available to lower-income households and/or senior citizens. Previous Figure 10 presents the General Plan Land Use map.
The city has started the process of updating its General Plan Land Use Element to include the land use amendments mentioned above. The Land Use Element is currently scheduled for adoption in the summer of 2023, with the corresponding Zoning Ordinance subsequently amended within six months.
Realistic Capacity
Government Code Section 65583.2(c) requires, as part of the analysis of available sites, a local government to calculate the projected residential development capacity of the sites identified in the housing element that can realistically be achieved. The housing element must describe the methodology used to make this calculation. Jurisdictions have two options to make this calculation.
• Utilize minimum densities (Step 1)
• Utilize adjustment factors (Step 2)
Step1: Utilizing minimum densities to calculate realistic capacity of sites Government Code section 65583.2(c)(1) . If the jurisdiction has adopted a law, policy, procedure, or other regulation that requires the development of a site to contain at least a certain minimum residential density, the jurisdiction can utilize that minimum density to determine the capacity of a site.
For the purpose of this analysis, the use of either gross or net acreage is acceptable but should be consistent with the standard the jurisdiction typically uses for determining allowable units for a residential development project.
For example: Site Description Value Size of site (Gross acreage) 3 acres Zoning Residential Multifamily Allowable density 20 (required minimum) – 30 dwelling units per acre
Realistic capacity utilizing minimum 3 X 20 = 60 units
Please note, to meet this standard on a zone that allows for multiple uses, the general plan or zoning must require the specified minimum number of residential units on the identified sites regardless of overlay zones, zoning allowing non-residential uses, or other factors potentially impacting the minimum density. Otherwise, the capacity of the site must be calculated using the factors outlined in Step 2.
Step 2: Utilizing factors to calculate realistic capacity of sites Government Code section 65583.2(c)(2) .
The housing element must describe the methodology used to determine the number of units calculated based on the following factors:
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• Land use controls and site improvements requirements, • *NEW* The realistic development capacity for the site, • *NEW* Typical densities of existing or approved residential developments at a similar affordability level in that jurisdiction,
• *NEW* The current or planned availability and accessibility of sufficient water, sewer, and dry utilities.
The realistic capacity of each zone was calculated based on the minimum lot area per dwelling unit specified by the city’s Zoning Ordinance or the densities of recent housing developments.
The city also examined multi-family development standards, on-site improvement requirements and recent development densitiesto calculate realistic densities in R-3 and R-4 zones. An example of a recent multi-family development in an R-3 zone is the 43-unit Summer View
Apartments located on a three-acre lot at 225 Meyers Street. The imposition of 15 feet front yard, 5 feet side yard, 35 feet height requirement, and 1.5 parking spaces per unit parking requirement allowed for a development density of approximately 14 units per acre. The approval of this affordable housing project did not require a variance or exceptions to achieve the 14 units per acre density.
In 2006, the 60-unit Summer view Apartment Homes low-income housing project was completed on 3.2 acres of land zoned R-3, which calculates to an actual density was 18.8 units per acre. The current zoning ordinance permit maximum densities of 24 units per acre and 30 units per acre in the R-3 and R-4 zones, respectively. Additionally, the City has adopted Minimum Units Per Acre and Minimum Units Per Site, which requires a minimum density of 16 residential units per acre in the R-3 zone and 24 units per acre in the R-4 zone.
The Mixed-Use Overlay (MUO) Zone is a zone district established in 2013. The MUO zone was placed on the Jewett Square and the Sycamore and Meyer Area:
The Jewett Square area was owned by the redevelopment agency and the site was transferred to the Kern Community College District for the development of college campus. The site is no longer available for residential development.
The Sycamore and Meyer Area lands are privately owned and the lands have a 2003 Development Agreement that supersedes the establishment of the MUO zone.
1.8-acre Commercial site located at the northwest corner of West Sycamore Road and Meyer Street.
2.10-acre R-4 Zone located adjacent to the 8-acre commercial site.
The MUO zone provides an opportunity for mixed use development and permits the development of the lands with or without residential units.
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Table 55 presents the realistic capacities of residential zones.
Table 55
REALISTIC CAPACITY
(Units per Acre)
Zoning Density Realistic Capacity R-1 and R-S 4-10 units/acre, 1unit/6000 sq.ft
4 R-2 10-16 units/acre 10
R-3 16-24 units/acre 16
R-424 30 units/acre 24
MUO24-30 units/acre 24
Source: Realty Planners Group, Inc.
B. Vacant Land
Based on a recent survey of existing land uses within the city boundaries, there are over 75 parcels totaling over 456 acres of vacant land zoned for residential uses. Many of the parcels include land that are zoned for residential uses but are currently used for agricultural purposes. They also include land zoned for commercial uses, but have a Pedestrian-Oriented Mixed-Use Overlay (MOU) zone, which permits residential uses up to 24 units per acre. All the parcels are greater than the minimum lot size standard of 6,000 square feet required for residential development. It should be noted that the Kern Community College District (KCCD) has proposed a new community college center on the former Jewett Square site that includes 35.2 acres of vacant land zoned R-3 and 3.7 acres of vacant land zone C-O MUO. The city and KCCD are in the process of negotiating and approving a development agreement for the site, and therefore, the four vacant parcels (APNs 190-020-14, 190-020-46, 190-020-48, and one-half of 190-240-04) are not included in the vacant opportunity sites list (Appendix B).
In addition, in 2003, a development agreement was executed between the city and Sycamore Development LLC on the four contiguous vacant parcels (APNs 189-351-36, 189-351-37, 189- 351-58, and 189-351-67) located at the southwest corner of Sycamore Road and Meyer Street. The development agreement restricted development of four parcels to the standards governing development of those outlined in the 1988 General Plan, which also allows for single-family home development within the R-3 and R-4 zones.
As a result of this development agreement, this Housing Element has not included these four parcels in the vacant opportunity site list. Figure 12 illustrates the locations of vacant land in Arvin suitable for residential development and the parcels affected by the city/KCCD and the city/Sycamore Development LLC development agreements. Table 56 is a summary of the potential number of units that can be developed on vacant land designated for residential uses. Appendix B is a list of all vacant opportunity sites that can accommodate new housing.
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The city’s vacant opportunity sites could potentially accommodate 2,730 new units. Of the total potential units, 431 multi-family units (16%) could be available to lower-income households and 2,299 single and multi-family units (84%) to moderate- and above- income households. This assumes realistic residential densities of 10 units per acre for parcels zoned R-2, 18 units per acre for the R-3 zone, and 22 units per acre for R-4 and MUOzones.
Table 56
VACANT DEVELOPABLE LAND
General Plan Zone Acres
Potential New Units by Income
Lower
Moderate and
Above Total
LDRR-1, R-S 396.930 1,597 1,597
MLDRR-2 17.120 172 172
MDRR-3 6.740 90 90
HDRR-4 36.29 431 440 871
Total 456.15 431 2,299 2730
* Parcels designated Public Facilities permit residential development if zoned MUO
SMALL AND LARGE LOTS
Government Code Section 65583.2(c) requires, as part of the analysis of available sites, a local government to demonstrate the projected residential development capacity of the sites identified in the housing element can realistically be achieved.
Appendix B -Vacant Residential Opportunity Parcels Over 6,000 Square Feet has identified the following number of parcels in each zone:
LDR (R-1 Zone) - The parcels vary in size from 0.14 to 162.20 Acres, with 6 parcels larger than 10 acres. These lands are identified as providing housing opportunities for the moderate-income households.
MLDR (R-2 Zone) - The parcels vary in size from 0.08 to 0.39 Acres, with one (1) parcel larger than 10 acres (13.74 acres) with the potential of 137 units. The site was rezoned from agricultural to R-2 in 2021 and these lands are identified as providing housing opportunities for the moderate-income households. MLDR properties are meant to be developed with 1 to 4 units or subdivided and developed to allow at least minimum density.
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MDR (R-3 Zone) – 0 parcels are larger than 10 acres in size and these lands are identified as providing housing opportunities for moderate–income households. There are only two smaller lots varying in size from 0.26 to 0.27 Acres which allows at least 5 units on each lot.
HDR (R-4 Zone) – 2 parcels are larger than 10 acres. Appendix B Vacant Lots. AB1397 identifies general size requirements for candidate housing sites of greater than 0ne-half acre and less than 10 acres in size. One parcel is 10.70 acres and has the potential of accommodating 235 units. The other parcel is 17.97 acres and has the potential of accommodating 395 units. See Programs 16, 16A, and 25, Facilitating Large Parcels and Consolidation of Small Parcels (a continuing program from the last cycle) providing guidelines and incentives on lot mergers, lot splits, and promoting affordable housing on large lots. An additional program has been added (Program 25) specifically for lots > 10 acres with the proposed Arvin Housing Advisory Committee to have oversight.
The City has recently amended its zoning ordinance, as contained in Table 47, increasing the densities in multi-family zones that will promote additional units on small lots, making small lots viable for higher densities. At the same time Housing Program 16 will provide incentives to lot splits and promote affordable housing.
The City will play an active role in facilitating division of larger parcels and lot consolidations, particularly as it relates to parcels listed in Appendix B – Arvin Vacant Parcels. For example, the City will work with non-profit developers and owners to identify and consolidate parcels. and divisions of larger parcels to facilitate the development of housing affordable to lower-income households. The lot consolidation procedure and land division procedures will also be posted on the City website and discussed with developers during the preliminary review team process. Lot consolidation and land divisions of larger sites will include allowing the potential for development of extremely low, very-low and low-income housing. See Programs 16, 16A, and 25.
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FIGURE– 12: VACANT RESIDENTAL OPPORTINITY SITES
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C. Recycling
Recycling is the development of land occupied by deteriorated and/or dilapidated buildings in an effort to create a healthy, viable mix of housing for different income groups and household sizes. It can involve the construction of new dwelling units in addition to those that are replaced, since parcels with blighted structures, for a variety of reasons, frequently have not been developed to their maximum potential density.
Recycling, then, can have the dual benefit of both augmenting the city’s housing supply and improving the quality of dwelling units and neighborhoods.
In 2009, a housing conditions survey was conducted in Arvin and the results from the survey identified those parcels exhibiting conditions of physical blight, which indicated that they were candidates for recycling. Those blight parcels identified in the 2009 survey were revisited in 2015. The updated results indicated that eight of those parcels in two areas of the city that were zoned for multi-family units (R-2 and R-3) continued to exhibit condition of blight. Many of the existing structures on these sites exhibited signs of deterioration and substandard construction and/or were in violation of existing building code standards.
D. Potential Housing Growth
The city’s housing stock could increase as a result of new development on existing vacant land, and through the consolidation of property and recycling of blighted properties zoned for multi- family residential uses to higher densities. Population changes will also affect the growth in due course,
E. Mobile Home Parks
Table 57
MOBILE HOME PARKS
Name Address No. of Units
Shady Court 409 Wilson Street 10
Fallbrook Mobile Village 157 Fallbrook Avenue 34
Arvin Mobile Home
Estates
200 5th Avenue 82
Sycamore Gardens 801 Schipper Street 83
Bear Mountain Trailer
Park
364 North A Street 15
Mobile homes provide housing for various household income level, especially those households in need of affordable housing. Below are the five mobile home parks in the city of Arvin:
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All five of the mobile home parks are zoned either R-2 or R-3, and therefore, could be recycled to higher densities. However, it is important to conserve this type of affordable housing in the city’ housing stock. In January 2016, HCD released a Notice of Funding Available (NOFA) for the Mobile home Park Rehabilitation and Resident Ownership Program (NPRROP). This program loans funds to facilitate converting mobile home park ownership to park residents or to a qualified nonprofit corporation, and assist with repairs or accessibility upgrades meeting specified criteria.
F. Schools and Churches
Schools and churches are an important part of the city. There are six schools (K through 12) sites that account for approximately 129 acres. Four school sites are zone R-1 and two sites are zoned School with a CUP (SCH-CUP). There are also ten churches zoned for residential uses within the city. The closure of church and school sites are not short-term options for future housing development. These sites could be utilized for housing development if demographic conditions change resulting in fewer students or churches decide to move to other locations.
As presented in Table 58, four of the school sites totaling 40.3 acres are zoned R-1.
Assuming a realistic density of 5 units per acre, there is a long-term potential for an additional 201 units on existing school land within the city. The other two sites are zoned SCH-CUP, which allows for only educational institutions, but with a CUP could grant a large-scale neighborhood housing projects on a site with a minimum gross area of 20 acres. The Arvin High School site, which is 75.2 acres, could accommodate a housing development totaling a potential of 376 units. Therefore, if the student population significantly declines in the future or current schools are relocated to other locations and existing sites become available, there could be a potential for some conversion of school land for residential uses.
Table 58
SCHOOL SITES
School Acres Zoning Potential Units
Bear Mountain Elementary School 13.9 ac. School CUP0
El Camino Real Elementary School 11.0 ac.R-1 55
Sierra Vista Elementary School 14.0 ac.R-1 70
Grimmway Academy (Charter) 6.5 ac.R-1 32
Haven Drive Middle School 8.8 ac.R-1 44
Arvin High School 75.2 ac. School CUP 376
Total 129.4 ac. 577
Source: Arvin Planning Dept.
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G. Affordable Housing Opportunities in Existing
Residential Zones
Zoning for Lower-Income Households/
All residential zones in the city is capable of accommodating low-income housing units, provided that the structures containing the units meet all development standards specified under the zoning ordinance. Currently, the maximum density permitted under the R-3 and R4 zones is 21 to 24 units per acre, which is proposed to be increased to the 24 to 30 units per acre (See Zoning Code Amendments that are proposed in the Housing Element Programs Section). The adoption of the Pedestrian-oriented Mixed-Use Overlay (MUO) zone allows for mix of residential and non-residential uses, with the maximum density being the underlying residential. If the MUO's underlying zone is commercial, then the maximum density of the residential component will be 24 to 30 units per acre, a density that would potentially create more affordable housing.
Most lower-income households can only afford rental units. The 2023 rent for an income qualifying apartment unit in Arvin is approximately $592 for a two-bedroom unit and 657 for a three-bedroom unit for a family of four who are at 40% AMI. A family could reasonably expect to pay this amount, plus a slight premium for a new-construction rental unit. Apparently, there are no market rate rental apartments in Arvin, having to rely on subsidized housing. The market rate single-family housing of two-bedroom, one bath, costs approximately $1300/month.
To illustrate the ability of the R-3 and R-4 zones to accommodate affordable units, Table 59 lists examples of affordable housing projects in these two zones. In addition to those presented in the table, the proposed 81-unit Jewett Place Apartments are located in the R-3 zone.
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Table 59
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS IN MULTI-FAMILY ZONES
Project Name Address Zoning
Arvin Square Apartments 1410 Hood StreetR-3
Bear Mountain Apartments 128 Monroe StreetR-4
Caliente Creek 909 Meyer StreetR-3
Casa de Paloma 1301 Haven DrR-3
Haciendas del Sol 701 Meyer StreetR-4
Hood Street Family Apartments 1400 Hood StreetR-3
La Amistad 1001 Walnut DriveR-3
Monte Vista 701 Meyer StreetR-4
Parkview Senior Building 701 Meyer StreetR-4
Summer View Apartments 225 Meyer StreetR-3
Summerset Apartments 669 Comanche RoadR-4
Sycamore Family Apartment (I and II) 740 Sycamore RoadR-4 Walnut Apartments 293 Walnut StreetR-3
Villa Del Comanche 1507 Bear Mountain BlvdR-3
Village Congregational 112 Richard StreetR-3
Source: Housing Authority of County of Kern
According to Table 60, in 2020, a low-income household of four persons could afford a single-family home priced at approximately $137,700 and a moderate-income household could afford a home priced at approximately $275,500. Therefore, the average priced new home in Arvin could be purchased by lower and moderate-income households. This assumes that housing expenses are 30 percent of the income.
Previous Table 38 showed the financial feasibility of constructing affordable housing in the R-3 and R-4 zones. This table summarizes the various costs associated with construction of an average 1,000-square foot multi-family unit. For example, hard cost, which includes construction materials and labor, is approximately $70,000 per unit. Soft cost, which includes items such as architectural/engineering and administration averages approximately $17,500 per unit. Adding land and financing costs, the average cost is approximately $137,500 per unit. This translates to a monthly rental cost of approximately $850, which includes monthly payments, insurance costs and taxes.
H. Financial Resources
Most of the housing financial resources for the city of Arvin was administered through the Kern County Community Development Department, Housing Authority of the County
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of Kern, or the Arvin Community Redevelopment Agency (now dissolved). In June 2015, the city elected not to continue its participation with the Kern County Community Development Department on the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) programs. Thus, the city no longer receives its funding allocation through the County.
However, it is the city’s intent to participate in receiving federal funds through the State CDBG, HOME and ESG programs. The city will continue to receive additional funds through USDA programs.
The following section describes the resources and programs that are available to the city in providing housing and supportive services for its residents.
Table 60
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY BY 2020 INCOME LEVEL
(Maximum Sales Price of Owner-Occupied Home
by Income Level and Number of Bedrooms)
Income Levels 2 Bedrooms 3 Bedrooms 4 Bedrooms
Extremely Low $31,500 $38,100 $43,300
Very Low $70,900 $81,800 $90,500
Low $110,200 $125,500 $137,700
Moderate $225,000 $253,000 $275,500
Above Moderate >$225,000 >$253,000 >$275,500
Source: HCD Housing Affordability Calculator, Tools to Help for APR Completion, https://www.hcd.ca.gov/planning-and-community-development/annual-progress-reports Former Redevelopment Agency Housing Set-Aside
Until the dissolution of Community Redevelopment Agencies under AB X1 26, Housing Set-Aside funds were one of the primary sources of financing used for preserving, improving and developing affordable housing. As of 2013, Housing Set-Aside funds are no longer available for Agency use, as all tax increment that previously went to the Agency is diverted to the underlying taxing entities under AB X1 26. A portion of this tax increment is deposited in the City of Arvin’s general fund.
According to the city’s Recognized Obligation Payments Schedule (ROPS); no portion of the Housing Set-Aside funds remains dedicated to low- and moderate-income housing activities in the city of Arvin.
Community Development Block Grant
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program is a flexible program that provides communities with resources to address a wide range of unique community development needs.
The CDBG program works to ensure decent affordable housing, to provide services to the most vulnerable residents and to create jobs through the expansion and retention of businesses.
Eligible activities include, but are not limited to, housing programs, public facility improvements,
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single-family and multi-family home rehabilitation, public services, acquisitions, relocation, and homeownership programs for low- and moderate-income households.
HOME Investment Partnership Program
The HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) is a HUD program designed to expand the supply of affordable housing. HUD allocates the funds by formula to eligible cities and states.
HOME funds are required to be matched with 25 percent of non- federal funds from participating cities. HOME funds allow for homebuyer assistance, rehabilitation, new construction, tenant based rental assistance and acquisition.
Emergency Solutions Grants
The Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) program provides homeless persons with basic shelter and essential supportive services. It can assist with the operational costs of the shelter facility, and for the administration of the grant. ESG also provides short-term homeless prevention assistance to persons at imminent risk of losing their own housing due to eviction, foreclosure, or utility shutoffs. ESG funds are available for the rehabilitation or remodeling of a building used as a new shelter, operations and maintenance of the facility, essential supportive services (e.g., case management, physical and mental health treatment, substance abuse counseling, childcare, etc.), homeless prevention, and grant administration.
Section 8 Rental Assistance
The Housing Authority of the County of Kern administers the Section 8 Rental Assistance program throughout Kern County. The Section 8 program provides rental subsidies to low- income families that spend more than 30 percent of their gross income on housing costs. The program pays the difference between 30 percent of the recipients’ monthly income and the federally approved payment standard. Section 8 participants are able to find their own housing, including single- family homes, townhouses and apartments. Participants are free to choose any housing that meets the requirements of the program and are not limited to units located in subsidized housing projects. In 2015, Section 8 voucher were issued to 16 Arvin residents.
Farm Worker Housing Program
This program is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development and was developed to provide housing for persons who derive a minimum of $5,753 of their annual income from farm labor. HACK owns and/or manages eight developments of this type located in Arvin, Bakersfield, Delano, Lamont, Shafter, and Wasco. Currently, the Farm Worker Program subsidizes Sun Garden Village, a 48-unit farm worker housing development in Arvin.
Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program
The Self-help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) awards grant funds to eligible national and regional non-profit organizations and consortia to purchase home sites and develop or improve the infrastructure needed to set the stage for sweat equity and volunteer- based homeownership programs for low-income persons and families. SHOP funds must be used for eligible expenses to develop decent, safe and sanitary non-luxury housing for low- income persons
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and families who otherwise would not become homeowners. Homebuyers must be willing to contribute significant amounts of their own sweat equity toward the construction or rehabilitation of their homes. Currently, 20 households are participating in a self-help housing program administered through Self-Help Enterprises. Twenty single-family housing permits have been issued by the city under this program. These units were construction in 2016.
HOPE I Home Ownership Program
Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere (HOPE I) is a HUD program that is administered by HACK to assist low-income individuals buy public housing units. HOPE 1 provides funds that nonprofit organizations, resident groups, and other eligible grantees can use to develop and implement homeownership programs. This program funds a wide range of homeownership activities that help public housing residents develop the skills, resources, partnerships, and strategies needed to buy homes, including:
1. Economic development planning, including job training and other activities that promote economic self-sufficiency for potential homebuyers.
2. Financial assistance to homebuyers, including interest rate buy-downs and down payment assistance.
3. Rehabilitation of properties.
4. Relocation of residents who elect to move.
5. Administrative costs; legal fees, and architectural and engineering work.
6. Replacement housing and replacement reserves.
7. Resident and homebuyer counseling and training.
The overall amount of an implementation grant is not capped, although there are specific cost caps on eligible activities. Implementation grants generally require a $1 for $4 match from nonfederal sources.
Low Income Housing Tax Credit
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program is a significant source of equity for rental housing development administered by California Tax Credit Allocation Committee. The credit serves as a valuable income tax benefit to corporate investors. Investors will contribute cash for the development cost of a low-income project in order to obtain these dollars for dollar tax benefits from the federal government. Over the last two decades, the LIHTC program has funded ten housing projects in the City of Arvin. Those housing projects are listed in Table61.
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Private Resources/Nonprofit Resources
Government resources cannot solve all the city’s affordable housing needs. The city believes that these limited government funds should be used to supplement and, wherever possible, leverage resources provided by the private sector.
Table 61
LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS
Project Name Address
Construction
Type
Housing
Type
Low Income
Units
Arvin Square Apartments 1410 Hood Street Rehab. At-Risk 50 Bear Mountain 128 Monroe Street Rehab. At-Risk 70
Caliente Creek 909 Meyer Street New Const. Large Family 45 Casa de Paloma 1301 Haven Drive New Const. Large Family 42 Hood Street Family Apt. 1400 Hood Street New Const. Large Family 26 La Amistad 1001 Walnut Drive New Const. Large Family 79 Summer View Apartments 225 Meyer Street New Const. Large Family 60 Summerset Apartments 669 Comanche Road New Const. Large Family 60 Sycamore Family
Apartments 740 Sycamore Road New Const. Large Family 48 Sycamore Family
Apartments II Sycamore and Meyer New Const. Large Family 71 Source: California Tax Credit Allocation Committee http://www.treasurer.ca.gov/ctcac/projects.asp
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I. Energy Conservation
The 2016 California Building Code (including the Energy Code) was adopted by the city which is planning to adopt the 2022 Building Codes. As of January 1, 2023, every new home is expected to be electric-ready, which means that electrical circuits will be available for each appliance. The battery storage and solar standards that were first implemented in the 2019 updates are becoming broader in scope to make sure that they apply to additional nonresidential and residential buildings.
Affordable energy is an essential component to affordable housing. Energy cost to the consumer has increased dramatically to more than 100 percent since the 1970’s. Due to California’s energy conservation standards, houses constructed after 1975 use about half as much energy as homes built prior to 1975. More recent standards and amendments are even stricter in mandating energy-efficient building methods, for new housing; State conservation standards, implemented as part of the Uniform Building Code, substantially reduce the cost of energy for homeowners.
New housing must meet or exceed certain minimum conservation levels.
Arvin is currently developing many new residential units, which are up to code with the State conservation standards. Pacific Gas and Electric Corporation (PG&E), Arvin’s utilities provider, has implemented The Residential New Construction Program (RNCP). This program targets new residential housing using both PG&E and third-party industry specialists to provide delivery of energy efficiency programs. It will include statewide elements as well as elements specifically targeted to the residential new construction developers and contractors in PG&E’s service area.
This program will include both single-family and multi-family new construction homes. PG&E in partnership with third party organizations propose to address barriers and opportunities for energy efficiency building design and construction industry practices in the multi-family new construction market. This program aims to address the market barriers by offering developer rebates, verification rebates, design team rebates, design assistance, sales staff training, engineering analysis of design option paybacks and energy savings. The program will be performance based for which participating multi-family developments will be eligible to receive the California Energy Star New Homes (Energy Star) designation. PG&E will be implementing the single-family program component. Single-family builders will also have the option of participating in the performance-based Energy Star program.
According to PG&E, both the single-family and multi-family programs will remain consistent with the statewide Investor-Owned Utility program offering the Energy Star program. Residential structures can be retrofitted with conservation measures that provide the energy savings achieved with new construction. Many can also be retrofitted with passive design measures, such as the addition of solar units and south facing windows. Energy conservation can also be promoted by locating residential developments in proximity to schools, employment centers, public transit and services.
Arvin’s Land Use Element and Housing Element policies make concerted efforts to balance residential land uses with accessibility to various amenities and services, which helps to reduce vehicular traffic and greenhouse gas emissions. In 2012, the city updated its General Plan which included land use policies to create high-quality walkable neighborhoods that exemplify sustainability. These policies include:
Policy LU-2.1 Require new development, wherever possible, to provide convenient, direct and safe bicycle and pedestrian connections.
Policy LU-2.2 Create active neighborhood districts that cluster jobs, services, goods and
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cultural and recreational uses within walking distance of residences to create a focus for community activity.
Policy LU-2.3 Develop the Jewett Square and Meyer/Sycamore opportunity sites as walkable neighborhoods, with assets and amenities that contribute positively to Arvin's quality of life and civic identity.
Policy LU-4.2 Promote uses that address daily needs within the city and close to neighborhoods, reducing the need for residents to travel long distances to access jobs, goods and services.
Policy LU-4.3 Coordinate development with existing, planned and potential transportation investments, with new growth oriented toward major streets and transit corridors.
Policy LU-7.1 Locate new medium and high-density residential developments within walking distance of local retail, services and community facilities.
Policy LU-7.2 Encourage or facilitate the inclusion of complementary land uses not already present within a neighborhood district such as grocery markets, daily services and parks.
Policy LU-7.3 Incorporate green building practices such as on-site solar energy generation, water conservation and environmentally friendly building materials as part of new residential development.
In 2013, the city adopted a Climate Action Plan which included local strategies for reducing Arvin’s greenhouse gas emissions from municipal operations. The Climate Action Plan was funded through the California Department of Conservation Community Sustainable Communities Planning Grant.
In addition, the city amended it Zoning Ordinance to establish a Pedestrian-Oriented Mixed Use Overlay zone on two key opportunity areas within the city to promote infill walkable residential/commercial neighborhoods.
In addition, the City of Arvin, with the help of Strategic Energy Innovations (SEI), San Joaquin Valley Clean Energy Organization (SJVCEO), the Stockton Chambers of Commerce, the Kern COG, PG&E, the Southern California Gas Company and Valley CAN, is developing and implementing a comprehensive clean energy program known as the Green Arvin program. Green Arvin demonstrates the role that increased use of clean energy can play in improving quality of life and addressing air quality challenges in the city. Part of the goals of the Green Arvin program is to address energy conservation. Some energy conservation activities include:
1. Undertake activities with up to 10 businesses in Arvin to “green” their operation. This includes conducting a sustainable energy pilot project within a prominent Arvin small business and providing resources savings assessments in up to 10 businesses. This effort expects to directly reach up to 10 percent of all businesses in the city. For example, Bear Mountain Pizza, a local pizzeria, was selected as a sustainable showcase of both energy efficiency and onsite renewable (solar power) generation.
2. Implement specific areas for greening of the General Plan, by implementing policies, programs, and additional project to support greening efforts in the business community.
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3. Identify and use resources from project partners (state, non-profits, utilities, and Federal agencies) and others.
Another strategy to promote energy conservation is to incorporate the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association’s (CAPCOA) Model Policies for Greenhouse Gas in General Plans.
CAPOA is a non-profit association of the air pollution control officers from all 35 local air quality agencies throughout California. The CAPOA aims to implement principles to reduce greenhouse gasses. The key opportunities and constraints in the Housing Element related to GHG reduction include:
1. Identify sites for higher density housing closer to employment centers, retail and services, and transit facilities
2. Identify sites for affordable housing for workers close to employment centers;
3. Establish or support programs to assist in the energy-efficient retrofitting of older affordable housing units; and
4. Balance additional upfront cost for energy efficiency and affordable housing economic considerations by providing or supporting programs to finance energy-efficient housing.
J. Kern Regional Transportation Plan
The 2022 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) is a 24-year blueprint that establishes a set of regional transportation goals, policies, and actions intended to guide development of the planned multimodal transportation systems in Kern County. It has been developed through a federally required continuing, comprehensive, and cooperative planning process, and provides for effective coordination between local, regional, state and federal agencies. Included in the 2022 RTP is the Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) required by California’s Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act, of Senate Bill (SB) 375. The California Air Resources Board (ARB) set targets for Kern’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions from passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks at 9 percent per capita by 2020 and 15 percent per capita by 2035 as compared to 2005. The Kern region has outperformed the 2020 state GHG target and this plan shows we are on track to achieve the 2035 target, but it will not be easy. The easy reductions have been achieved and the region needs to fully implement the remaining strategies identified in this plan to achieve the target. In addition, SB 375 provides for closer integration of the RTP/SCS with the Regional Housing needs Allocation (RHNA) ensuring consistency between low-income housing need and transportation planning. Kern COG closely coordinated the RHNA and RTP/SCS development process using the same oversight committee for both. Local jurisdictions will use the RHNA to identify locations to provide sufficient housing for all economic segments of the population and ensure that the state’s housing goals are met.
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V. Review and Evaluation of Existing Housing
Programs
A. Current Housing Element (2013-2023)
State Housing Element law requires that cities review their housing elements and evaluate the progress and achievements of their adopted housing programs. The city’s fifth-cycle 2013-2023 Housing Element was adopted in by the Arvin City Council and certified by HCD. The Housing Element sets forth programs in the areas of new housing, including provision of adequate affordable housing; improvements and conservation of the existing housing stock; and meeting the financial assistance needs of the city’sresidents.
The city’s 2013-2023 Housing Element provided guidelines for the future development and rehabilitation of Arvin’s housing stock. The city goals were to provide an adequate supply of sound affordable housing in a safe and satisfying environment for residents and others who wish to live in Arvin.
The 2013-2023 Housing Element identified three key housing goals:
▪ Goal 1 – To increase the supply of sound housing at prices affordable by all segments of the community through the construction of new units.
▪ Goal 2 – To increase the supply of sound housing at prices affordable by all segments of the community through the rehabilitation of currently substandard dwelling units. ▪ Goal 3 – To maintain the supply of sound housing in the city through the conservation of the currently sound housing stock, as well as newly constructed and rehabilitated units.
Table 62 presents a performance summary of the 2013-2023 Housing Element programs and objectives since its adoption. In general, the city met the objectives related to the increase of new affordable housing and the conservation and improvement of the existing housing stock.
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1. Housing Information Outreach Program Promote property owner awareness and interest in available residential
rehabilitation programs through the
city website and print media in public
buildings.
Progress: In October 2015, the city updated its website http://www.arvin.org/ to include links to housing programs administered by the Housing Authority of the County of Kern (HACK). In addition, material on HACK housing programs
were made available on the city Hall counter. In partnership with Self Help Enterprises, the city used PLHA and other COVID-related funds to create a COVID assistance program for rent, mortgage, and utility payment assistance in 2021.
Self Help Enterprises is managing the implementation of the program and, outreach to include posters and large banners strategically placed throughout the city, social media posts across various platforms, in-person tabling event on October 1, 2021, and multiple online workshops with translations services available.
Effectiveness: This objective was implemented and will be continued through the 2023-2031 Housing Element cycle. The city will continue the outreach efforts. As a policy of the Housing Element, the city will continue to provide Spanish translation services for notices of public meetings and provide interpreters at public meeting related to Housing Element information when requested.
Appropriateness: Program implementation remains
appropriate for the Housing Element update.
2. Home Maintenance Counseling Program The city Hall will conduct one counseling workshop a year on home
maintenance to answer question on
code compliance, home health and
safety. The city will arrange for
provisions of Spanish translation
materials and provide interpreters at
community workshops.
Progress: In October 2015, the city conducted a community clean-up workshop to answer questions regarding code
compliance, carports, disabled vehicles, unpermitted
structures, storage rooms, and property setbacks. The home maintenance program was not implemented during the
remainder of the planning cycle.The city continues to work on implementing the program.
Effectiveness: This objective is a continuing effort. The city is preparing to launch Year Two of PLHA funding to assist with potential ADU upgrades for residents. The City will arrange for provisions of Spanish translation materials and
provide interpreters at community workshops.
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Appropriateness: Program implementation remains
appropriate for the Housing Element update.
3. Neighborhood "Clean-Up"/Fix-Up"
Campaigns
The City will conduct "neighborhood
clean-up/fix-up day" at least twice a
year and announce the event on the
city’s website and flyers published in
the local newspaper and posted at
City Hall and other public facilities.
Flyers and notices of this event will
be in English and Spanish and will be
distributed to the school district to
involve students in this clean-up
campaign.
Progress: Due to staffing shortages, the COVID-19
pandemic, and related constraints the city prioritized
outreach for COVID economic relief and other beneficial programs for the public such as grant applications for park and recreational spaces. The City listened to resident
concerns and acted to "fix up" parks and public spaces by implementing an urban greening CALFIRE grant and planting over 170 trees. In 2021, the city applied and was awarded over $1.9 million in Prop 68 funds for park renovations.
Additional planning activities took place in 2022 for Clean Up/Fix-Up campaign events for the following year. The City also conducted a neighborhood clean-up event at both
DiGiorgio Park and Kovacevich Park.
Effectiveness: This objective will continue in future years. Due to staffing shortages, the COVID-19 pandemic, and related constraints the city prioritized outreach for COVID economic relief and other beneficial programs for the public such as grant applications for park and recreational spaces.
Appropriateness: Program implementation remains
appropriate for the Housing Element update.
4. Arvin Housing Element Advisory Committee Establish the Arvin Housing Element Advisory Committee within six
months from adoption of the
Housing Element Amendment.
Progress: City used internal resources to create an outreach plan and timeline for the Arvin Housing Advisory Committee but implementation was halted due to sudden staff
shortages. The City has not been able to establish a
permanent Committee, but in preparation for the 6th Cycle housing element, the city has conducted public meetings with stakeholders and the public. The city proposes to
designate the Arvin Planning Commission as the Arvin
Housing Advisory Committee in 2024. The city staff will prepare Arvin Advisory Housing Committee By-Laws and
recommend that the City Council identify the makeup of the committee. The Arvin Housing Advisory Committee is
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proposed to meet in concurrence with the meeting dates of the Arvin Planning Commission.
Effectiveness: The objective was not accomplished due to staff shortages, COVID, and lack of community interest. The city will restructure the organizational concept by
appointment of the Arvin Planning Commission as the core members of the Arvin Housing Advisory Committee and will recommend the City Council adopt by-laws identifying the duties and responsibilities of the AHAC and member make up.
Appropriateness: Program implementation remains
appropriate for the Housing Element update. The program will be restructured and implemented during the 2023-2031 planning cycle, with the Committee to also support fair housing programs with membership from Arvin Navigation
Center.
5. Code Enforcement Program 1) Hire full-time Code Enforcement officer; and 2) Identify and address
approximately 150-200 code
violation cases per year.
Progress: The City hired a full-time Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer in late 2021 funded by the General
Fund. Prior to this full-time position being filled, the city had a part-time building inspector/code enforcement officer for the earlier part of 2021 year.
Effectiveness: Due to staff shortages and transition of employees the implementation of the code enforcement
program was not aggressively pursued. The code
enforcement is implemented via a complaint-based
approach and is not proactive. Housing code violations have been the focus of the code enforcement program and has
not been proactive where health and safety violations exist.
Appropriateness: Program implementation remains
appropriate for the Housing Element update and has been modified to reflect the limited staffing and potential state funding to support the program.
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6. Residential Rental Unit Inspection and
Maintenance Program
Adopt a Residential Rental Unit
Inspection and Maintenance
Program.
Progress: Due to staffing shortages, the COVID-19
pandemic, and other constraints this program was not
active.
Effectiveness: The program was not implemented due to
lack of funding, shortage of staffing, COVID, and funding.
City continues to explore other funding opportunities from the State.
Appropriateness: Program implementation remains
appropriate for the Housing Element update.
7. Funding Single-Family Owner-Occupied
Rehabilitation and Multi- Family Rehabilitation
Programs
Secure HUD funds through the State
and initiate the Single-Family
Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation and
Multi-Family Rehabilitation
Programs. The number
rehabilitation loans to be approved
will depend on the CDBG and/or
HOME allocation amount and the
maximum loan improvement
amount per program.
Progress: The City prioritized outreach for COVID-related economic relief programs in 2021 to include options for homeowners. CDBG funds allocated in 2021 included a
homeless navigation center in Arvin, additional COVID-19 relief support for businesses and residents, and older
applications that rolled over for capital improvement
projects. In 2022, the city applied to CDBG program for funding for home rehabilitation, and funding for the Arvin Homeless Navigation center. Both applications are currently pending.
Effectiveness: Due to staffing shortages, the COVID-19
pandemic, and other constraints this program was not
active during the 2013-2023 planning cycle. The City
continues to explore other funding opportunities from the State.
Appropriateness: Program implementation remains
appropriate for the Housing Element update.
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8. Maintain and Update Inventory of At-Risk
Projects
a) Develop a preservation strategy for at-
risk projects; and (b) Maintain and
update at-risk project inventory and aid
at-risk project owners.
Progress: The City maintains a list of at-risk housing projects in the city.
Effectiveness: The city contacted property managers of the different affordable housing projects within the city. All housing project managers indicated that none of the units were at-risk of converting to market-rate housing.
Appropriateness: Program implementation remains
appropriate for the Housing Element update.
9. Preserving Mobile Home Parks 1) Notify mobile home park residents and associations of the Mobile Home Park
Rehabilitation and Resident Ownership
Program (MPRROP) and provide
information material on the city’s
website; and 2) Mail flyers to mobile
home park owners regarding regional,
State and Federal resources and funds.
Progress: Due to staffing shortages, the COVID-19 pandemic, and other constraints this program was not implemented.
Effectiveness: The city continues to explore other funding opportunities from the State.
Appropriateness: Program implementation remains
appropriate for the Housing Element update.
10. Section 8 Rental Assistance Continue participating in the Housing Authority of Kern County (HACK) Section
8 program.
Progress: City continues to participate in the program. The City refers all Section 8 Rental Assistance program enquiries to the Housing Authority of the County of Kern (HACK) at its website https://kernha.org/. There are 13 tenant-based
voucher holders and 59 HUD project-based voucher holders in Arvin.
Effectiveness: This project is a continuing effort.
Appropriateness: Program implementation remains
appropriate for the Housing Element update.
11. Development of Extremely Low-Income
Housing
1) Facilitate the construction of 198
extremely-low income housing units
during the 2016-2023 Planning Period;
and 2) Prepare a development
guide/marketing package and provide it
on the city's website and mail it to local
and regional for-profit and non-profit
housing developers.
Progress: City continues to compile pertinent information on HCD programs that support and facilitate extremely low- income housing construction. This information has been
made available for internal purposes and interested parties.
The city is pursuing grants to develop such units (Arvin Town Center Project), but funding is currently pending.
Effectiveness: The program has not been implemented due to
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lack of staffing and no state grant funding. This project is a continuing effort.
Appropriateness: Program implementation remains
appropriate for the Housing Element update.
12. Energy Conservation Library Increase energy efficiency of new homes and to reduce housing operating
costs
Progress: The City continues to collect updated information on energy conservation and efficiency from the Hero
Program ([email protected]), Kern Energy
Watch (www.kernenergywatch.com) and in partnership with San Joaquin Valley Clean Energy Organization. Due to
successful community engagement workshops for
homeowners regarding consumer protection for solar
installation the city issued 104 building permits for solar installation on residences.
Effectiveness: Information is available to the public at the City Hall counter and local library.
Appropriateness: Program implementation remains
appropriate for the Housing Element update.
13. Update and Amend the General Plan and
Zoning Ordinance
Create opportunities for at least 269
lower income households
Progress: Items 13. (a) through (h) describes briefly the general plan and ordinance changes made during the 5th
Cycle Housing Element period.
Effectiveness: The program implementation by adoption of ordinances and other plan amendments have met the
program objective, and hence demonstrate program
effectiveness.
Appropriateness: The program implementation remains
appropriate for the Housing Element Amendment.
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13. Update and Amend the General Plan and
Zoning Ordinance
(a). Sphere of Influence
1) Adoption of the MSR by LAFCO and
expansion of Arvin’s SOI to accommodate
future economic and housing development;
2) Assess potential impacts of expanding
the SOI and economic development on
Arvin’s affordable housing stock; 3) Update
General Plan and Zoning Map to reflect SOI
expansion.
Completed in February 2019, the City Council adopted
Ordinance No. 2019-456 amending the Municipal Code,
including the Transitional and Supportive Housing ordinance to comply with State law.
13. Update and Amend the General Plan and
Zoning Ordinance
(b). Density Bonus
Amend the current density bonus
ordinance
Completed in February 2019, the City Council adopted
Ordinance No. 2019-456 amending the Municipal Code,
including the Density Bonus Ordinance to comply with State law.
13. Update and Amend the General Plan and
Zoning Ordinance
(c). Transitional & Supportive Housing
Amend the zoning ordinance to comply
with State law on transitional and
supportive housing
Completed in February 2019, the City Council adopted
Ordinance No. 2019-456 amending the Municipal Code,
including the Transitional and Supportive Housing ordinance to comply with State law.
13. Update and Amend the General Plan and
Zoning Ordinance
(d). Definition of Family
Amend the Municipal Code to redefine
“Family”.
Completed in February 2019, the City Council adopted
Ordinance No. 2019-456 amending the Municipal Code,
including the definition of Family to comply with State law.
Family" shall be defined by the maximum number of individuals permitted in a given residential space per the standards of the Uniform Housing Code and/or the California Building Code as applicable; generally defined as an individual or a group of individuals, related or unrelated, living together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit, not including a fraternity, sorority, club, or other group of persons occupying a hotel, lodging house, or institution of any kind.”
13. Update and Amend the General Plan and
Zoning Ordinance
(e). Minimum Unit per Acre and Units per Site
Amend the development standards in
the R-3 and R-4 zoning ordinances.
Completed in February 2019, the City Council adopted
Ordinance No. 2019-456 amending the Municipal Code,
including the Minimum Units/Acre and Units/Site ordinance to comply with State law.
13. Update and Amend the General Plan and
Zoning Ordinance
(f). Remove Minimum Unit Size
Amend the development standard of R-
2-7.5 zoning ordinance.
Completed in February 2019, the City Council adopted
Ordinance No. 2019-456
amending the Municipal Code, including the removal of
Minimum Unit Size to comply with
State law.
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13. Update and Amend the General Plan and
Zoning Ordinance
(g). Rezone Land to Accommodate the Shortfall
of Affordable Housing from the 2008-2013
Housing Element
Amend zoning for APN 190-030-48 from
R-3 to R-4
Completed in 2018, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2018-445.
13. Update and Amend the General Plan and
Zoning Ordinance
(h). General Plan Consistency
1) Amend the Safety and Conservation
Elements of the General Plan to include
policies regarding fire and flood hazard
management, and the Land Use Element
to address disadvantaged communities;
2) Prepare the General Plan Progress
Report.
Completed in January 2019, the City Council adopted
Resolution No. 2019-03 updating the Safety Element and
Conservation Element to address flood and high fire hazards and in February 2019, Resolution No. 2019-09 was adopted to address unincorporated island or fringe communities.
14. Adequate Infrastructure for Affordable
Housing
Amend the Housing Element to include a
policy to provide water and sewer
service priority to affordable housing
projects
Progress: The existing housing element has a policy to provide priority infrastructure service to affordable housing.
Effectiveness: A Resolution providing priority service to low- income housing was adopted in 2023, Resolution No. 2023-11 dated March 28, 2023, concurrent with the 6th Cycle Housing Element Update.
Appropriateness: Program implementation remains
appropriate for the Housing Element update.
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15. Local Plan and Standard Review Facilitate the production of affordable for-sale and rental housing
Progress: In 2021 the city designated ten separate parcels as surplus land according to the Surplus Lands Act and released a Request for Proposals for Surplus Lands Public Sale, Lease, or Exchange. City is actively working with interested parties regarding the parcels available to include mainly affordable housing developers. Additionally, using LEAP and SB2 funds, the city is updating its Land Use Element and Zoning Ordinance regarding multi-family units and creating an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Program to facilitate additional affordable housing options.
Effectiveness: Highly successful.
Appropriateness: Since additional affordable units are still needed, program implementation remains appropriate for the Housing Element update
16. Facilitating Large Parcels Facilitate development along Sycamore Road between Meyer Street
and Stockton Avenue.
Progress: In 2019, the city approved the construction of the Auburn Oaks housing project (Tract 5816-11) on the vacant property (APN 189-351-58 and 189-351-67) located near the southwest corner of Sycamore Road and Meyer Street. This 140-unit project is funded by the USDA and will primarily serve farmworkers. Site preparation was started in 2020 with construction proposed in 2021 and 2022. As of December 31, 2021 permits have not been issued for the construction on the units. Phase C and D final maps are being processed (October 2023). Phase 11A consisting of 40 single family dwelling units was completed. Phases 11B, 11C, and 11D final maps are being processed.
Effectiveness: 40 units completed– pending final maps is anticipated to occur in 2024 – potential construction of an additional 100 units during the 2023-2031 planning cycle.
Appropriateness: Since additional affordable units are still needed, program implementation remains appropriate for the Housing Element update.
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17. Promote Variety of Housing Provide the development
guide/marketing package on the city's
website and mail the marketing
package to local and regional for-
profit and non- profit housing
developers
Progress: As discussed in Program 15, the city was awarded LEAP, PLHA, and SB2 funding to develop an ADU Program,
pre-approved plans, and a corresponding ordinance to
facilitate ADU construction. Additionally, in 2021, in
compliance with the Surplus Lands Act, the city published surplus lands available for possible low to moderate housing development. The city website is up to date with the most recent General Plan, Municipal Code, application and impact fee schedules.
Effectiveness: This project is a continuing effort.
Appropriateness: Program implementation remains
appropriate for the Housing Element update.
18. Adequate Sites Monitoring Program 1) Maintain an up-to-date inventory of adequate housing sites for each income
category on the city’s website; and 2)
perform an annual evaluation to
determine whether sites are being
utilized for residential development and
monitor the effectiveness of programs
and incentives.
Program Completed. An annual land use survey was
conducted by the city to monitor the development of vacant land identified in the Arvin 2013-2023 Housing Element.
Results of the visual survey are on file with the Arvin Community Development Department. In summary, new
development on previously vacant land mainly occurred in the northeast (vicinity of Varsity Avenue and Tejon Highway). (See APR Table A2 for a list of sites issued Certificate of
Occupancy).
Effectiveness: The site inventory is on file with the City; however, the city has not been able to place it on the city’s website. The site inventory was updated with the 2023- 2031 Housing Element and provided as Appendix B.
Appropriateness: Since additional affordable units are still needed, program implementation remains appropriate for the Housing Element update
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19. Reasonable Accommodation Provide information on the reasonable accommodation ordinance on the city's
website and at City Hall and at the
Building and Planning counter.
Progress: Reasonable accommodation information is available at City Hall but was not posted on the website due to the lack of staffing, COVID, and competing priorities of the city.
Effectiveness: The program was partially implemented. The program is ongoing and is continued.
Appropriateness: To ensure that persons with disabilities are informed of this Ordinance, the Housing Element Amendment will include a program to provide information in both English and Spanish and have it available at City Hall and posted on the city’s website.
20. Farmworker Housing Develop information packages on
developing farmworker housing and
procedures to priority processing
farmworker housing projects
Progress: In 2019, the city approved the construction of the Auburn Oaks housing project (Tract5816-11) on the vacant property (APN 189-351-58 and 189-351-67) located near the southwest corner of Sycamore Road and Meyer Street. The first phase (40 Units) of the 140-unit project is funded by the USDA and will primarily serve farmworkers. Site preparation started in 2020 with construction of Phase 11A consisting of 40 units completed in 2021 and 2022.
Effectiveness: 40 units have been completed and an
additional 100 units to be created with the filing of Phases 11B, 11C, and 11D.Appropriateness: Program
implementation remains appropriate for the Housing
Element update.
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21. Outreach for Persons with Developmental
Disabilities
Develop an outreach program
providing information on housing
options for persons with
developmental disabilities through a
variety of traditional and electronic
media, as well as through face-to-face
interaction.
Progress: Due to staffing shortages, the COVID-19 pandemic, and other constraints this program was not active during the 2013-2023 planning period.
Effectiveness: The program was not implemented;
however, the city continues to explore other funding
opportunities from the State and collaboration with non- profits.
Appropriateness: Program implementation remains
appropriate for the Housing Element update.
22. Equal Housing Opportunity Program 1) Continue to refer fair housing inquires to GBLA and provide fair
housing information at City Hall, on
the city's website, and at other public
buildings; 2) Host a community
meeting in the in the city during the
development of the State AFH; and 3)
Support the recommendations of the
San Joaquin Valley Fair Housing and
Equity Assessment.
Progress: The city continues to refer fair housing inquiries to Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance (GBLA) and California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA). CRLA continues to rent office space (Arvin Veterans Hall) from the city to provide fair housing services for Arvin residents.
Effectiveness: This project is a continuing effort.
Appropriateness: Program implementation remains
appropriate for the Housing Element update.
23. Housing No Net Loss Program Develop an evaluation procedure to implement Government Code Section
65863 ensuring that adequate sites
remain available to meet the regional
housing needs during the planning
cycle. ..
Progress: The city monitors the availability of adequate sites to meet the RHNA requirements.
Effectiveness: The site inventory was updated with the
2023-2031 Housing Element and is listed as Appendix B and continues to provide adequate sites meeting the regional needs during the next planning cycle.
Appropriateness: Program implementation remains
appropriate for the Housing Element update.
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B. Evaluation of The Effectiveness of Goals, Policies, And Related Actions in Meeting the Housing Need of Special
Needs Populations
Seniors/Persons with Disabilities:
Seniors and persons with disabilities share certain similarities, particularly in the context of their housing needs and challenges, such as housing accessibility, supportive services, and availability of affordable housing. 5% of the population in Arvin has a disability. Among seniors aged 65 and older in Arvin(11.4% of the households), the most prevalent disability is ambulatory disability and independent living, and it affects approximately 32.8% of the senior population(Table 26A- Disability by Type Age for the Total Population). There are four housing complexes totaling 299 units available to seniors that are operated by HACK countywide. Of the four senior apartments, Village Congregational Community located at 112 Richard Street is located within Arvin. The apartments are owned by Housing Authority of Kern County (HACK) and consist of 60 units for seniors and the disabled. There are 25 studios and 35 one-bedroom apartment units.
Approximately 3,305 of the 4,711 of Arvin’s housing stock was constructed prior to the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (AD) in 1990. Ensuring accessibility for people with disability and the aging population requires the rehabilitation and physical improvement of these housing units.
Section VI 2023-2031 Housing Plan Program, Program A – New Construction Policies, housing Rehabilitation Policies, Housing Preservation Policies, Fair Housing Policies, have been established to support rehabilitation efforts. These programs are successful in that Arvin is continuing to be a cooperative city providing residents access through various state and federal grants. These include the following:
1. Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) - beginning in 2020, the City of Arvin is implementing a strategic use of its PLHA funds to support its residents by targeting individuals and families facing homelessness or earning at or below 30% of the Area Median Income.
Assistance includes coverage for rental, mortgage, or utility expenses with the goal of preventing evictions or foreclosures. The City of Arvin also plans to use its PLHA funds to enhance the quality and availability of ADUs within the city aimed at tenant safety and expanding affordable housing options.
2. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program - $116,166 was allocated in 2020 to help residents at risk of homelessness. $422,720 was invested to establish Arvin Homeless Navigation Center to offer a range of services to those without shelter. $500,000 was allocated in 2022 to provide financial assistance to low-income owner-occupied homeowners for necessary home repairs. An additional $500,000 was awarded to Arvin Navigation Center in 2022 to support essential services – meals, clothing, personal grooming services, showers, dental services, and support for behavioral health and substance abuse disorders.
3. Transformative Climate Communities– Arvin has applied for this grant to fund a
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comprehensive housing and sustainability project that includes 50 affordable housing units with EV charging stations and solar PV to promote ecofriendly transportation options. Arvin’s application is still pending.
4. California Department of Conservation’s Sustainable Communities Planning Grant (CSCPG) – City of Arvin developed Climate Action Plan utilizing the grant funding. Focus of the plan is renewable energy, energy efficiency, and transportation.
5. Senate Bill 2 Planning Grant Program - Arvin used SB2 Planning Grants funds of $160,000 for a series of targeted actions, primarily focusing on updates and amendments to Title 17 Zoning. These actions are designed to facilitate and streamline high-density residential development in the city by amending zoning regulations, establishing site development standards for high density residential projects, streamlining approval process etc.
6. Local Early Action Planning Grant (LEAP) - the City of Arvin used $150,000 funding from the Local Early Action Planning Grant to boost housing production and infill development. A key focus was on the development of an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) ordinance and the creation, of objective design standards for ADUs, including ADU Jr., attached and detached units. The city also plans to implement an ADU program, where residents can select from three pre-approved templates for ADU construction.
7. Regional Early Action Planning Grant (REAP) -$5,690,482 awarded in August 2023. involves the development of the Arvin Family Apartments, a significant affordable housing project targeting low-income and very low-income households. The Arvin Family Apartments, located in a Disadvantaged and Historically Underserved Community, are designed to affirmatively further fair housing. The project includes 50 new housing units, positioned within a quarter mile of essential amenities like grocery stores, schools (including Bakersfield College Arvin Campus and Arvin High School), parks, a library, a medical clinic, transportation paths, and a bus stop. Additionally, the project is adjacent to a Qualified Census Tract, where 50% of households earn less than 50% of the country's median income.
8. Community Engagement and Outreach - From 2016 to 2023, the City of Arvin has demonstrated a strong commitment to community engagement and outreach. This period saw the city conducting public workshops and meetings, organizing outreach events, and engaging in door-to-door canvassing. These efforts, targeting a rural community of 4,400 households, focused on crucial issues like housing, energy, air pollution, transit needs, and tree planting. 15 meetings were held between June 2022 and July 2023, with 5 meetings focused on housing and 1 focused on transportation.
9. Code enforcement is an ongoing basic function of the City and the City Building Official/Code Enforcement Officer continues to monitor the housing stock for property maintenance and compliance with the California Building Codes and the City of Arvin’s Municipal Codes and will continue to assist residents to address violations and rehabilitate their properties, Program 5 – Code Enforcement Program.
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Affordable housing options are also crucial for seniors and persons with disabilities who often have restricted incomes. The City of Arvin is implementing accessory dwelling units as an affordable housing option, adoption of Ordinance No. 2023-486 on October 10, 2023. The ADU Ordinance has been submitted to HCD for review, ADU0002444-ADU Ordinance Review on October 30, 2023. Should amendments be required by HCD’s review, the City shall move forward with all needed amendments.
As seniors and persons with disabilities tend to occupy deed-restricted affordable housing, preservation of affordable housing is important to these groups. Section G Assisted Housing Inventory identifies the existing affordable housing opportunities. The units are income restricted and provide support and information on rental assistance and federal initiatives aimed at supporting seniors and persons with disabilities. Additionally, the City implements Program 19 – Reasonable Accommodation to accomplish the housing needs of persons with disabilities.
By establishing processes such as reasonable accommodation and allowing for residential care facilities in accordance with State regulations, Arvin demonstrates its ongoing commitment to promoting inclusive housing options and enhancing medical care for individuals with disabilities.
These efforts will provide additional financial opportunities and incentives for developers, non- profits, and medical business owners to provide individuals with disabilities access to suitable housing and receive the necessary support for their specific needs./ As state laws evolve, Arvin will adapt and update its programs to ensure continued compliance and effectiveness in meeting the housing and healthcare needs of individuals with disabilities.
Large Households:
Families consisting of five or more members often face challenges in finding affordable and adequately sized housing options. In Arvin, approximately 1,218 households have five or mor persons per household. Table 44-Overcrowded Households in Arvin-2020. Overcrowding is also prevalent in Arvin, 19% of owner-occupied household and 35% of renter-occupied households are overcrowded, with 3% of all households severely overcrowded. Table 45- Overcrowded Households in Arvin by Tenure – 2010-2020.
1. The needs of large households and overcrowding can be most effectively addressed with he construction of new housing units. From 2010 through 2020, 516 residential units were built in Arvin, Table 16 – Total Housing Units Over Time. The Kern County LAFCo approved the City of Arvin’s Sphere of Influence, Resolution No. 19-21 dated June 26, 2019 which makes unincorporated land available for residential development through the annexation process.
2. The City has utilized SB2 grant funding for the purpose of providing additional opportunities for housing, in line with the goals contained in the Arvin General Plan and 2021-2023 Housing Element and the 2023-2031 Housing Element. The facilitation of affordable housing is being implemented by the City of Arvin by amending the General Plan Land Use Element. The City has redesignated 8.86 acres from Public Facilities to High Density Residential and rezoned, GPA 2033-01 (4th Street and Campus Drive). The property was rezoned, ZC 2023-01 (4th Street and
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Campus Drive) from PF- Public Facilities to R-3. The project provides an opportunity for up to 212 residential units.
3. The City adopted Ordinance No. 2023- amending various sections of Title 17 Zoning to increase densities for the R-2, R-3, and R-4 Zone Districts, amended the zoning code to approve high density projects administratively when in compliance with adopted standards, amended the zoning code establishing standards for high density residential development. The code amendments are as follows;
i. Deleting of and Addition of Chapter 17.05 Uses Permitted Subject to Administrative Approval establishes the application process for approval- review procedure by the City Planner.
ii. Adding Chapter 17.055 Multiple Family Residential Design Review Ministerial Permit establishes and regulates the ministerial review and approval of Multiple family residential development in compliance with Chapter 17.72 Multiple Family residential Design Review.
iii. Amending Chapter 17.10 R-2 Two-Family Dwelling Zone establishes Permitted Uses, Other Uses Permitted, modifies the front yard setback, modifies lot coverage; and establishes minimum lot size.
iv. Amending Chapter 17.12 R-3 Limited Multiple-Family Dwelling Zone establishes Permitted Uses, Other Uses Permitted, modifies the front yard setback, modifies lot coverage; and establishes minimum lot size. v. Amending Chapter 17.14 R-4 Multiple-Family Zone establishes Permitted Uses, Other Uses Permitted, modifies the front yard setback, modifies lot coverage; and establishes minimum lot size, and establishes Environmental Justice Site Elevation Process
vi. Amending Chapter 17.60 Site Development Permits establishes Permitted Uses, Other Uses Permitted, modifies the front yard setback, modifies lot coverage; and establishes minimum lot size, and establishes Environmental Justice Site Elevation Process.
vii. Adding Chapter 17.72 Multiple-Family Residential Design Review establishes objective standards for review and approval by City Staff.
4. Upon adoption of Ordinance No. 2023-485, dated July 25, 2023, the City Staff administratively approved, as authorized by Chapter 17.0 Uses Permitted Subject to Administrative Approval, Permit No. 2023-4
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– Chavez Multi-Family Development on July 26, 2023. The development will be a total of 51 units, 50 affordable and 1 manager’s unit comprised of 20% one-bedroom units, 55% two-bedroom units, and 25% three-bedroom units. The project will be 2- story massing, multi-story buildings, meeting the State of California’s energy codes, to include energy-efficient appliances, charging stations, and solar carports with room for additional EV Charging stations, Dog Park, Sports Court, Tot Lot, BBQ/Lounge/Community Garden, Laundry Facilities, External Rest Rooms. The project provides 25% of the 50 units with 3 bedrooms that will accommodate large families.
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5. The City adopted Ordinance No. 2023-486 on October 24, 2023, establishing Chapter 17.51 Accessory Dwelling Units. The City of Arvin received a grant from the State of California Housing and Community Development Department to prepare an Accessory Dwelling Unit ordinance, to prepare pre-approved construction plans for accessory dwelling units, and to prepare handouts, both in English and in Spanish, for use by the residents of Arvin.
The ADU ordinance has been delivered to HCD, ADU0002444, October 30, 2023, for compliance review. Should any changes be required, per HCD’s staff review, the city will cause the changes to be amended. The Accessory Dwelling Unit Handbook published by the California Department of Housing and Community Development- Updated July 2022, provides a comprehensive review of the state legislation and HCD’s interpretation. The handbook contains a section relating to questions and answers for use by local government and residents. It also contains legislative mandates requiring cities and counties to abide by in the implementation of the state laws.
The following definitions provide a general overview of the Accessory Dwelling Unit legislation.
Structure: Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) is accessory to a primary residence and has complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and has a few variations:
Detached – the unit is separated from the primary structure; Attached – the unit is attached to the primary structure; Converted Existing Space – Space (e.g., master bedroom, attached garage, storage area, or similar use, or an accessory structure) on the lot of the primary residence that is converted into an independent living unit.
Junior ADUs: We are required to allow these smaller ADUs, only in single-family homes, and less than 500 square feet of existing space.
Separate sale of JADUs: Government Code Section 65852.26 was added which allows, under certain circumstances, the separate sale of a JADU when the property is constructed and owned by a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The JADU must, among other requirements, remain affordable for a minimum of 45 years, and the owner of the single-family home must reside within the home.
6. Recent State legislation has also incentivized housing development by providing funding and construction waivers for developers that provide affordable housing. Encouraging the construction of ADU’s and implementation of SB9 Urban Lot Splits and two dwelling units on all single-family zoned properties. The City through HCD grant is in the process of causing pre- approved construction drawings for ADU’s and potential funding for the construction of ADU’s within the City of Arvin. These are among the measures included in the 2023-2031 Housing Action Plan to expand the housing supply and accommodate the needs of large households.
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Single-Parent Households (Female-Headed)
Single-Parent households, Chapter II Housing Needs Assessment, F. Special Needs, identifies that the City of Arvin has entrusted Kern County and the Housing Authority of Kern County (HACK) to administer most housing programs for the city. Households, particularly those headed by females, often face financial hardships due to low incomes and increased family expenses. Table 25- Special Needs Population identifies that Female Headed Households make up 18% of the total hosueholds with 60.8% of the Female Headed Households below the poverty line. In addressing the needs of these households and other low-income individuals and families, programs such as 17 – Promote Variety of Housing objective is to collaborate with Kern County and the Regional Housing Authority to promote special needs housing (Seniors, Farmworkers, Female Headed Households, Persons with Disability, Youth) programs targeted to areas of the county where such housing is most needed. Promote opportunities for people with special needs and their families to obtain safe and affordable housing by collaborating with employers, non-profit organizations, service providers, housing developers and government agencies. This continuous collaboration will assist in the development of affordable housing; Program 19- Reasonable Accommodations that may be necessary to afford a person with a disability the equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling; Program 20 Farmworker Housing - identify opportunities to partner with profit and nonprofit housing developers to provide additional farmworker units; Program 21 – Outreach for Persons with Development Disabilities; and Program 24-Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing by facilitating equal and fair housing opportunities by taking meaningful actions to affirmatively further fair housing and address impediments. Programs in the 2023-2031 Housing Element are focused on encouraging and prioritizing lower-income housing. These programs offer support to lower-income households, including single-parent families, in their pursuit of affordable housing. The City remains proactive in addressing the housing challenges faced by vulnerable populations, including single-parent households, through the implementation of these programs.
Homeless
The insufficient availability of affordable housing for individuals with low- and moderate-incomes has led to an increase in the number of people falling below the poverty line and facing housing insecurity, including homelessness. The City of Arvin, in cooperation with the Arvin Navigation Center (ANC) of Flood Ministries was established in 2022 and is funded through grants from HCD of $422,720. This center is a significant step towards addressing homelessness in the city, offering a range of services and support to those without shelter. The Arvin Navigation Center services Arvin and Lamont communities and is dedicated to the work of reducing homelessness and transforming lives through the building and strengthening of relationships. Through the targeting of services, they are achieving success in overcoming certain barriers to housing, providing continued support systems that contribute to retention to housing. From August 2022 through September 2023, the Arvin Navigation Center has achieved the following:
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- Total Meals and Food Packs – 1,804
- Hygiene Kits – 460
- Laundry Services – 116
- Medi-Cal Acquire – 20
- Vital Documentation (includes PRC) – 105
- Immigration Services -9
- Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services – 33
- Homeless Prevention (Self-Help) – Shelter Placements – 36 and Housed (Bakersfield) -8 Arvin Navigation Center (ANC) Goals include: • Continually grow as a service provider in the Community. Mobile showers will be added and are expected to expand the number of services provided.
• Seek to establish a reliable transportation system and form collaborations to ensure that our guests are transported to and receive regular services from primary care providers. • Provide 24/7 access for persons experiencing homelessness in the Arvin and Lamont Communities.
However, to effectively expand the supply of affordable housing, it is necessary to update Title 17- Zoning through the 2023-2031 planning period, as mentioned in Chapter III Constraints and Program 13 – Update and Amend the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance. Further updates will provide necessary support for the continued development of affordable housing. Programs are being revised with actions in the 6th Cycle to promote the development of affordable housing.
Farmworkers
As mentioned in Chapter II Housing Needs Assessment, D. Employment Characteristics, Table 14- Industry in which Civilian Employed Population, out of the total employed civilian population over the age of 16 in Arvin, over 47% individuals were employed in agricultural, forestry, fishing, hunting, and mining sectors. While the City has undertaken certain initiatives to address the need for affordable housing, including housing for the special needs’ population, the demand still surpasses the available resources. During the 5th Cycle report period. The City’s Program 19 of Table 63 – Review of the 2013- 2023 Housing Element Accomplishments, documents the city’s approval the final map submitted by the Auburn Oaks housing project (Tract5816-11) on the vacant property (APN 189-351-58 and 189- 351-67) located near the southwest corner of Sycamore Road and Meyer Street. This 140-unit subdivision is funded by the USDA and will primarily serve farm workers. Site preparation was started in 2020 with construction proposed in 2021 and 2022. The first phase, Tract 5816A, consists of 40 parcels that have been developed and sold 2022. The City will continue to work with the developers in completing the remaining 80-unit development. The City will continue to assist the preservation of and or development of housing for farm workers, Chapter IV Housing Resources, H. Financial Resources, Farmworker Housing has identified that this program is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture- Rural Development. Housing Authority of Kern County (HACK) owns and manages eight developments
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of this type located in Arvin, Bakersfield, Delano, Lamont, Shafter, and Wasco. The directives to coordinate with the County and organizations serving farm workers, and to seek funding, prioritize funding, and offer technical assistance and regulatory incentives as appropriate for farmworker housing, are included in Program 20– Farmworker Housing of the 2023-2031 Housing Program.
Program 20 – Farmworker Housing of the 2023-2031 Housing Program directs the City to apply for grants to assist the provision of farmworker housing. Furthermore, Program 20 – Farmworker Housing of the 2023-2031 Housing Program includes amending Title 17 – Zoning code to be consistent with the State Code requirements for farm worker housing. By incorporating these programs and updating the Municipal Code, Arvin aims to provide suitable housing options for farm laborers and address the housing needs specific to this sector.
Reasonable Accommodation
The City of Arvin Title 17 Zoning Chapter 17.02 Title and Definitions, Section 17.02.520 (a) "Reasonable accommodation" means providing disabled persons flexibility in the application of land use and zoning regulations and procedures, or even waiving certain requirements, when necessary to eliminate barriers to housing opportunities. It may include such things as yard area modifications for ramps, handrails, or other such accessibility improvements; hardscape additions, such as widened driveways, parking area or walkways; building additions for accessibility; tree removal; or reduced off-street parking where the disability clearly limits the number of people operating vehicles. Reasonable accommodation does not include an accommodation which would (1) impose an undue financial or administrative burden on the city or (2) require a fundamental alteration in the nature of the city's land use and zoning program. (Ord. No. 421, § 1, 7-7-2015)
The City adopted Chapter 17.54 Variances, Modifications, and Zone Changes in 1965 and last updated in 2008 adding Section 17.54.160 Reasonable accommodations standards. A request for reasonable accommodation from any zoning provision, rule, practice, or policy may be made by any person with a disability, their representative, a developer of housing for individuals with disabilities, or a provider of residential care to individuals with disabilities. A reasonable accommodation may be approved only for the benefit of one or more individuals with a disability.” Section 17.54.160 Reasonable Accommodations Standards details the application process and clearly establishes the authority of the City Manager to render the decision based on the ordinance.
Reasonable accommodation under the Fair Housing Acts is permitted use for residential dwellings.
Section 17.54.160 designates the City Manager the authority to approve applications for reasonable accommodation. To apply for reasonable accommodation, the applicant would submit a request for reasonable accommodation in writing to the City Manager, and no specific fee has been set for the processing of an application for Reasonable Accommodation. However, the city’s adopted fee schedule provides that where a specific fee is not adopted, an application shall be processed on a full cost recovery for time expended by City Staff and or consultants in the processing of such application.
The ordinance requires the City Manager to make a decision on an application submitted for Reasonable Accommodation within 30 days of receipt. If a decision is not rendered within the 30-day time period, the application for the Request for Reasonable Accommodation is approved. Should the City Manager disapprove the request, the applicant has a 10-day period in which to appeal the decision of the City Manager.
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The City of Arvin code is somewhat confusing and Chapter 17.54 Variances, Modifications, and Zone Changes lumps the procedures under one chapter. The text does is not clearer written to clearly separate application processes, findings, appeals.
To further remove barriers to reasonable accommodation, the code is proposed to be revised to streamline and clarify the procedure. and to make the reasonable accommodation procedure broadly applicable to all existing and proposed types of housing. A program has been included in Chapter VI to amend the code to make improvements to the reasonable accommodation provisions:
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VI. 2023-2031 Housing Plan
In accordance with State Housing Element law, this section presents a statement of goals, policies and priorities. The statement is intended to convey to the community at large Arvin’s plan to provide a variety of housing types for all economic segments of the community. In addition, the goals, policies and priorities also serve as a framework or foundation for the evolution, initiation and implementation of specific programs and actions to improve the existing housing stock; facilitate new housing construction; provide financial assistance; promote affirmatively furthering fair housing goals, policies, programs, and projects; and to mitigate the adverse impacts of economic and market constraints.
A. Housing Element Plan
New Housing Construction Policies
To increase the supply of sound housing at prices affordable by all segments of the community through construction of new units.
Policy 1.1: Encourage the development of a balanced housing stock in the community, including a variety of housing types, ownership configurations and prices.
Policy 1.2: Encourage the development of additional sales and rental housing units for low and moderate-income households.
Policy 1.3: Promote the development of additional housing units in areas where residential use is consistent with land use patterns as established by the city’s General Plan and other guiding documents.
Policy 1.4: Encourage more widespread use of such favorable home purchasing techniques that might become available through public and private agencies and institutions.
Policy 1.5: Enforce the State Energy Conservation Standards for both Residential and Commercial uses.
Policy 1.6: Encourage in-fill development when possible.
Policy 1.7: Promote the construction of additional housing units for moderate and above- moderate income households.
Policy 1.8: Ensure that adequate infrastructure service is provided to meet the City's housing needs and that priority is given to facilitate affordable housing development.
Policy 1.9: Continue to provide Spanish translation services for notices of public meetings and provide interpreters at public meetings related to Housing Element information upon
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request from the public.
Housing Rehabilitation Policies
To increase the supply of sound housing at prices affordable by all segments of the community through the rehabilitation of existing substandard dwelling units.
Policy 2.1: Encourage both homeowners and landlords to rehabilitate substandard residential properties throughout the city.
Policy 2.2: Aggressively pursue the acquisition of grant monies to finance rehabilitation program activities.
Policy 2.3: Make rehabilitation assistance available wherever needed throughout the community.
Policy 2.4: Cooperate with county, state, federal, and other appropriate agencies, including lending institutions, in the design, administration and implementation of a rehabilitation program.
Housing Preservation Policies
To maintain the supply of sound housing in the city thought the conservation and preservation of the currently sound housing stock, as well as newly constructed and rehabilitated units.
Policy 3.1: Promote increased awareness among property owners and tenants of the importance to long-term housing quality of continuous property maintenance.
Policy 3.2: Encourage owners and occupants of sound housing to maintain that housing on a continuous basis in order to prevent deterioration and costly repairs.
Policy 3.3: Promote community self-help efforts in support of housing conservation.
Policy 3.4: Form a Housing Advisory Committee to review and implement place-making strategies for conservation and preservation of neighborhoods. Examples of programs that could be added to housing programs in the city would include improving safety for pedestrians and quality of life by focusing sidewalk revitalization projects in low resource areas, expanding mobility by continuing to develop greenway facilities and new bike lanes in the city, etc.
Fair Housing Policies (New Policy).
To implement fair housing policies in issue areas such as outreach, fair housing enforcement and outreach capacity, segregation and integration, racially and ethnically concentrated areas of poverty, disparities in access to opportunity, especially for persons with disabilities, disproportionate housing needs, including displacement risks, and sites inventory.
Policy4.1: Improve access to fair housing information, including education and
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enforcement assistance for residents and persons interested in renting or purchasing housing in Arvin and education for property owners, managers, and other housing providers regarding fair housing laws and their responsibilities to ensure fair access to housing opportunities in coordination with Kern County Fair Housing Division and Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, Inc.
Policy 4.2 Housing mobility enhancement to increase access to opportunities and improve access to affordable housing throughout the community. Housing mobility strategies may include providing affordable and accessible transportation options to enhance access to education and economic development opportunities.
Policy 4.3 Improve City’s focus on implementation of housing element and affordable housing programs. Strategies may include establishing Arvin Housing Element and Affordable Housing Advisory Committee that include community stakeholders and community-based organizations focused on affordable housing.
B. Zoning Ordinance Amendments and Resolutions
The Housing Element contained a number of programs designed to facilitate affordable housing production, remove constraints on housing production, and ensure equal housing opportunities.
Several of these programs called for amendments to the Municipal Code to create zoning for certain housing types or to remove obsolete or restrictive provisions.
Since the adoption of the 2013-2023 Arvin Housing Element in March 27, 2018 (Resolution 2018-23), the city has amended and updated the Arvin General Plan as it relates to housing through the following resolutions.
Resolution No. 2018-23. The Resolution adopting the 5th Cycle Housing Element included a policy of providing priority infrastructure service to housing projects affordable to lower-income households. Concurrent with the 6th Cycle Housing Element Update, the city has passed a Resolution specifying sewer connection priority to low-income housing developments. The Arvin Community Services District will be requested to pass its own resolution to provide priority water service to low-income developments.
Resolution No. 2018-68. The Arvin City Council Approved Resolution No. 2018-68 introducing two Sphere of Influence (SOI) alternative expansion areas in 2018. In 2019, LAFCO approved the expansion of the city’s Sphere of Influence (SOI) to include 2,085 acres. The Edmonson Tract, a disadvantage community northeast of the city was added to the SOI. The city’s General Plan and Zoning Map were updated to reflect the expanded SOI.
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Resolution 2019-03. Safety Element and Conservation Element were amended to address flood and high fire hazards.
Resolution 2019-09. Land Use element was amended to address unincorporated islands or fringe communities.
Municipal Code Amendments
In addition to housing-related amendments to the General Plan, the Arvin Municipal Code was amended through the following ordinances.
Ordinance No. 2019-456. The city Council adopted Ordinance No. 2019-456 amending the Municipal Code, including the Density Bonus Ordinance to comply with State law.
Ordinance No. 2019-456. Adopted Ordinance No. 2019-456 amending the Municipal Code, including the Transitional and Supportive Housing.
Ordinance No. 2019-456. Adopted Ordinance No. 2019-456 adding a new definition of “Family” to comply with State law.
Ordinance No. 2019-456. Adopted ordinance regarding removal of minimum unit size (Minimum Units/Acre and Units/Site) in R-3 and R-4 zones to comply with State law.
Ordinance 2018-445. Adopted ordinance to rezone land to accommodate the shortfall of affordable housing from the 2008-2013 Housing Element period.
Ordinance No. 2019-456. As part of the Housing No Net Loss Program, the City adopted Ordinance No. 2019-456 amending the Municipal Code Section 17.12.25: "Other uses may be permitted as authorized by the Municipal Code where equal to, or greater, land area is provided to replace and/or provide a residential development of at least 16 units per acre concurrent to or prior to development of the other use." C. Housing Element Programs
This section of the Housing Element defines the actions the city will implement to achieve the identified housing policies during the 2023-2031 planning period. Arvin’s housing programs address the following five major areas:
1. Maintaining and preserving the existing affordable housing stock;
2. Assisting in the provision of housing;
3. Removing governmental constraints, as necessary;
4. Providing adequate sites to achieve a variety and diversity of housing; and
5.Promoting equal housing opportunity.
The housing plan for addressing unmet needs, removing constraints, and achieving quantitative objectives is described in this section according to the above five areas. The housing programs
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discussed in this section are partly a continuation of existing programs as well as new programs that have been added to address the unmet housing needs.
1. Housing Information Outreach Program
In the past, Arvin residents and local organizations that participated in the Housing Element’s community outreach effort indicated that housing-related information should be available to all residents. The information should include current and future Arvin housing programs, such as the proposed Code Enforcement Program, the Residential Rental Unit Inspection and Maintenance Program, and the Single-Family Owner Occupied and Multi-Family Rehabilitation Loan/Grant Program that are identified in this Housing Element. Please note that implementation of these programs is contingent upon the city receiving Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and/or Home Investment Partnership (HOME) funds from the State. In addition, housing information should include programs administered by HACK, as well as local, county, state and federal financial, technical and legal assistance programs.
The housing information will be available to Arvin residents via the city’s new website at http://arvin.org/ and available in print at City Hall and other public institutions. As a policy of the Housing Element, the city will continue to provide Spanish translation services for notices of public meetings and provide interpreters at public meetings related to Housing Element information upon public request.
Objectives: Promote property owner awareness and interest in available housing programs through the city website and print media in public buildings. Implementation of the Housing Advisory Committee to further community support and outreach. Provide annual report to City Council Housing Element Implementation.
Agency: Planning Division, Grants, City Manager, Planning Commission; HACK.
Financing: General Fund
Time Frame: Continuance for the planning period 2023-2031, beginning the 1st year after the certification of the Housing Element by HCD. Spanish Translation Services to be Provided at meetings upon request. City Clerk to coordinate translation services when requested.
2. Home Maintenance Counseling Program
Increased awareness and knowledge of home maintenance needs, warning signs and techniques are important for the conservation of sound housing. This Home Maintenance Counseling program will be a part of the technical assistance component of the city's rehabilitation program to prevent the deterioration of housing. Annual workshop, May to July 1 of each year, conduct meetings to present and provide materials and resources that will assist homeowners in the maintenance programs.
Objective: The City will conduct one counseling workshop a year on home
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maintenance to answer question on code compliance, home health and safety. The City will arrange for provision of Spanish translation materials and provide interpreters at community workshops.
Agency: City of Arvin CDD
Financing: General Fund, State CDBG, HOME funds (if available) Time Frame: Beginning one year after the Housing Element is certified by HCD, the Home Maintenance Counseling Program will be incorporated in the Annual Housing Element Implementation presentation and report to the City Council. Anticipated frequency May to July 1 of each year to coincide with the budget adoption.
3. Neighborhood “Clean-Up/Fix-Up” Campaigns
This program promotes neighborhood clean-up and maintenance and stimulates rehabilitation activities. The program will designate two days a year as “neighborhood clean- up/fix-up” days. The city will outreach to those neighborhoods with the greatest need of improvements. The city will provide these neighborhoods with special trash pick-ups and similarservices.
Objective: The City will conduct “neighborhood clean-up/fix-up day” twice a year and announce the event on the city’s website and flyers published in the local newspaper and posted at City Hall and other public facilities. Flyers and notices of this event will be in English and Spanish and will be distributed to the school district to involve students in this clean-up campaign.
Agency: City of Arvin CDD and the Arvin Union School District Financing: General Fund
Time Frame: Neighborhood Clean Up/Fix-Up Campaigns to be conducted twice a year; potential schedules are: After the holidays (January or February) and August of each year.
4. Arvin Housing Element Advisory Committee
The City will continue to establish an Arvin Housing Element Advisory Committee that will include stakeholders and community-based organizations (i.e., California Coalition of Rural Housing, California Rural Legal Assistance, Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability, Lideres Campesinas, Committee for a Better Arvin, Arvin Navigation Center, etc.) to advise the city on developing and implementing various Housing Element programs, especially to implement the Fair Housing Programs listed below. The Housing Element Advisory Committee will actively participate in the city’s efforts prioritize and implement the following strategies:
1. Research, identify, and apply for funds available through the CDBG and HOME
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Programs, Mobile home Park Rehabilitation and Resident Ownership Program (MPRROP), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Cap-and-Trade Program, and other funding sources that support affordable housing development and preservation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency, homeownership, code enforcement, farmworker housing, etc.
2. The Housing Advisory Committee shall review and implement place-making strategies for conservation and preservation of neighborhoods. Examples of programs that could be added to housing programs in the city would include improving safety for pedestrians and quality of life by focusing sidewalk revitalization projects in low resource areas, expanding mobility by continuing to develop greenway facilities and new bike lanes in the city, etc.
3. Implement the following Housing Programs:
i. Program 5 - Code Enforcement Program, with a full-time building/code enforcement officer and a part-time code enforcement officer; ii. Program 6 - Residential Unit Inspection and Maintenance Program; iii. Program 7 - Single-Family Owner Occupied and Multi-Family Rehabilitation Loan/Grant Program;
iv. Program 8 - Inventory of “At-Risk” projects;
v. Program 9 - Preserving Mobile home Parks;
vi. Program 15 – Facilitate Production of Affordable Housing vii. Program 16 – Facilitating Large Parcels
viii. Program 18 - Adequate Site Monitoring Program;
ix. Program 22 - Equal Housing Opportunity Program
x. Program 24 - Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing.
4. Foster partnerships with non-profit affordable housing developers and experts within the community-based organization’s membership.
5. Engage the community by “getting the word out” on key community planning meetings, informing the public on available housing programs, and translating affordable housing-related materials and interpreting at community workshop in Spanish and Mixtec. The city will arrange for provisions of Spanish translation materials and provide interpreters at community workshops.
Objective: The City to establish an Arvin Housing Element and Affordable Housing Advisory Committee to include representatives of lower-income and special needs households in future public outreach efforts. The City will solicit a member from Arvin Navigation Center. The Arvin Navigation Center goals include programs to provide 24/7 access for persons experiencing homelessness in Arvin and Lamont. Should volunteers
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not come forward to participate in the AHAC, the City Council will appoint the Arvin Planning Commission as a Special Committee to serve as the AHAC. The City Council will provide appropriate amendments to allow appointments to the Special Committee -AHAC where appropriate.
Agency: City of Arvin CDD
Financing: General Fund
Time Frame: June 2025
5. Code Enforcement Program
The city hired a full-time Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer in late 2021 funded by the General Fund. Provide ongoing inspection services to review code violations on a survey and complaint basis.
Examples of code violations include families living in illegal units, such as garages and recreational vehicles, construction of illegal buildings, households living in unsafe buildings, abatement of vehicles, and water conservation violations.
Objective: Elimination of code violations within City of Arvin. Through complaints and observations while out in the field the City will maintain current information on housing conditions to assist in targeting rehabilitation programs. The City will continue to monitor the housing stock for property maintenance and compliance with the California Building Code and the City’s Municipal Code and will assist residents to address violations as they occur.
Agency: Building Division, Planning Division, Grants Manager, City Manager Financing: General Fund, County, Federal, State CDBG (if available). If the city is not awarded any of the funds this year (2023), the city will continue to apply for these funds every year. In addition, the city will seek private funding sources to support this housing program.
Time Frame: Ongoing- 2023-2031
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6. Residential Rental Unit Inspection and Maintenance Program To ensure that tenants live in well maintained, safe and sanitary residential rental units, the city will establish a Residential Rental Unit Inspection and Maintenance Program with the use of private, County, State, Federal funds, if available. The City is not in a fiscal position to fund nor administer the program. Funding from outside sources will be needed to implement the program. The intent of this program is to safeguard and preserve Arvin's housing stock of decent, safe and sanitary residential rental units. Program will require that:
1. Each rental property owner register with the program and those not registered will be subject to administrative penalties.
2. Registered properties with the program will be inspected by a City official, and if code violations are found, the owner will be required to correct the substandard condition within a set time period. Thereafter, the property owner will continue to comply with the program through a self-certification process.
3. Tenant that are required to temporarily vacate the unit during the correction period or permanently vacate the unit because of demolition, will be afforded relocation benefits by the property owner in accordance with state and federal relocation law.
4. If, however, code violations are not corrected within a set time period, the city may proceed with all remedies available under the Arvin Municipal Code.
5. The city will work with the Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance and other local low- income housing legal advocates to target any repeat offender landowners who consistently fail to provide decent habitable housing to tenants.
Once the Residential Rental Unit Inspection and Maintenance Program is established, information on the program will be available on the city's website and written material available at City Hall. Written material on the program will be available in English and Spanish.
Objective: Adopt a Residential Rental Unit Inspection and Maintenance Program by the year 2026.
Agency: City of Arvin CDD and Grants Manager
Financing: CDBG (if available). If the city is not awarded CDBG funds the year (2025), the city will apply for these funds each cycle provided by HCD. In addition, the city will seek other funding sources to support this housing program.
Time Frame: Begin coordination with HCD Grant Cycle for funding of the program.
7. Funding Single-Family Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation and Multi- Family Rehabilitation Programs
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The City of Arvin recognizes the opportunity to apply for available state and federal funds for housing preservation and improvement. The city will seek CDBG and Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funds as Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) becomes available. These funds will be used for a new Single-Family Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program and a Multi-Family Rehabilitation Program. Implementation of the Single-Family Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program, if CDBG and/or HOME funds are awarded, will provide increased opportunities to maintain housing affordable to Arvin’s lower-income owners and larger households. The city will give priority to homes with three or four bedrooms or to home improvement projects that include room additions to alleviate overcrowding for lower-income households and benefit larger households. The Multi-Family Rehabilitation Program will apply to rental uses and benefit both the owner and renters of the multi-family units. Both the Single-Family and Multi-Family Rehabilitation Programs, if awarded, will be advertised through brochures available at the city’s Community Development Department and on the city website. The brochures will be in English and Spanish. Program information will be annually updated to indicate changes in income- qualifying requirements.
If CDBG and/or HOME funds are available for this program, the city will prepare a processing procedure for the rehabilitation loan and grant program, which will be adopted by the city Council, and will be consistent with established HUD guidelines. This processing procedure will include program eligibility and requirements, applicant evaluation, and loan/grant documentation, maintenance and accounting.
Owners of multi-family units that receive a loan or grant through the city's rehabilitation program and require tenants to temporarily or permanently vacate those units as a result of the home improvements, must provide temporary relocation assistance as required by state and federal law. Information on the relocation assistance process and tenant rights will be provided by the owner prior to the temporary displacement. The city will arrange for provisions of Spanish translation materials.
Objective: Secure HUD funds through the State and initiate the Single-Family Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation and Multi-Family Rehabilitation Programs. The number rehabilitation loans to be approved will depend on the CDBG and/or HOME allocation amount and the maximum loan improvement amount per program.
Agency: City of Arvin CDD and Grants Manager.
Financing: General Fund, CDBG, and HOME (if available). If the City is not awarded CDBG and/or HOME funds this year (2024), the city will apply for these funds next year and each following year. In addition, the city will seek other funding sources to support this housing program.
Time Frame: Annually subject to funding.
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8. Maintain and Update Inventory of At-Risk Housing Projects According to the California Housing Partnership, there are four possible affordable housing projects in Arvin at-risk of converting to market-rate housing. The at-risk housing projects include the Village Congregational Community Senior Housing (112 Richard Street), Villa Del Comanche (1501 Bear Mountain Boulevard), Bear Mountain Apartments (128 Monroe Street), and Walnut Apartments (293 Walnut Street). As the Housing Element indicates, contact with the property owners or managers of these housing projects confirm that HUD agreements to maintain the units at affordable rates have been extended beyond the next ten years. - Annually review and update AB 987 table of housing units with affordability deed restrictions. - Maintain regular contact with the Housing Authority of Kern County (HACK), Self Help Enterprises, and with any other public or non-profit agencies that express an interest in purchasing and/or managing units at-risk and assist them in the acquisition or establishing management of the units if they are sold, including assisting with funding, supporting funding applications and other forms of assistance. - Where needed, educate owners of lower -risk rental units and comply with state
preservation notice law requirements (Gov. Code §65863.10, §65863.11, §65863.13). - Monitor the status of:
+HUD receipt/approval of Notices and
+NOI and Plans of Action filed by property owners to convert to market-rate units. - Educate tenants regarding tenant rights, conversion procedures, and ownership possibilities under the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act (LIHPRHA).
The City will consider working with the California Coalition for Rural Housing (CCRH) in this process and provide technical assistance to tenants wishing to pursue resident council ownership. - Assist tenants to obtain special priority Section 8 vouchers reserved for tenants of converted properties (as needed).
Objective: Preserve existing affordable units for households who cannot afford market rate rental housing.
Agency: Planning Division and Grants Division
Financing: General Fund
Time Frame: Monitor at-risk projects annually during the 2024-2031 period.
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9. Preserving Mobile-home Parks
The Department of Housing and Community Development Division of Financial Assistance prepares and provides Notice of Funding Availability – Manufactured Housing Opportunity and Revitalization (MORE) Program.
The Manufactured Housing Opportunity and Revitalization Program (MORE) program helps fund a variety of activities intended to keep Mobilehome Parks a safe and affordable homeownership option. MORE funds can be used for the acquisition, conversion to resident organization ownership, rehabilitation, reconstruction and replacement of mobilehome parks, as well the remediation of health and safety items of both parks and individual mobilehomes.
Eligible Activities: • Acquisition, conversion, rehabilitation, reconstruction, or replacement of a mobilehome park;
• Remediation of mobilehome park health and safety deficiencies; • Financing of individual interest in a mobilehome park; • Rehabilitation or replacement of individual mobilehomes; • Acquisition and construction of a new mobilehome park as a response to a natural disaster.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants typically must be a resident organization, qualified nonprofit housing sponsor, or local public entity. Private mobilehome park owners and nonprofit corporations are eligible to apply under limited circumstances outlined in the current NOFA.
Program funding may be made as Forgivable Loans to eligible applicants. Funding for the rehabilitation or replacement of individual mobilehomes will be awarded to an eligible applicant who then may award those funds as grants to eligible residents.
Objective: Work with non-profits in utilizing the MORE Program where appropriate to ensure that Mobilehome Parks remain a safe and affordable homeownership option.
Agency: Planning Division and Grants Division
Financing: HCD MORE Program
Time Frame: Ongoing- 2023-2031
10. Section 8 Rental Assistance
The Section 8 Rental Assistance program assists low-income households in paying their monthly rent. Under the program, the tenant contributes 30 percent of their monthly income toward rent, while the Section 8 voucher will pay for the remainder of the monthly rental cost. Housing Authority of Kern County (HACK) currently administers rental assistance on
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behalf of the city, and provides assistance to 72 Arvin residents.
The City of Arvin will provide Section 8 Assistance information on its website and informational material in English and Spanish at City Hall and at the public library Objective: Continue participating in the HACK Section 8 program.
Agency: City of Arvin CDD and HACK
Financing: Section 8 Vouchers
Time Frame: Annually.
11. Development of Extremely Low-Income Housing
City continues to compile pertinent information on HCD programs that support and facilitate extremely low-income housing construction. The city is pursuing grants to develop such units (Arvin Town Center Project), but funding is currently pending.
Objective: Maximize the City’s and public ability to access governmental and private housing programs and thereby facilitate achievement of other Housing Program objectives.
Agency: Planning Department
Financing: General Fund
Time Frame: 1) Inventory: Ongoing—at least annually.
2) Grant applications: Ongoing, starting by 2025 and at least every other year thereafter.
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12. Energy Conservation Library
In efforts to educate the public about energy conservation, the city will provide energy conservation information that will to be integrated into the county library system and the city’s website, which will provide developers and individuals the latest available information about design techniques and variety of energy saving features that will educate the public of energy conservation.
Objective: Increase energy efficiency of new homes and to reduce housing operating costs.
Agency: City of Arvin CDD
Financing: General Fund, and other grant funds (if available) Time Frame: Annually
13. Update and Amend the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance a) Amend General Plan and Zoning Code to permit a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 10 units in the Low-Density Residential Designation.
Objective: Majority of existing Low-Density Residential developments amount to 4 to 6 units per acre. The changes will establish a minimum and maximum density.
Agency: City of Arvin Planning Division and Grants Division Financing: General Fund and SB-2 Funding from HCD.
Time Frame: Completed – Resolution No. 2023-44 (GPA 2023-01 and 2023-02) July 11, 2023 and Ordinance No. 2023-485 dated July 25, 2023 .
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b) Add a new Medium-Low Density Land Use and Zoning Classification Objective: Add a new Low-Moderate Density Classification allowing a minimum of 10 units and a maximum of16 units/acre to bridge the gap between Low Density and Medium Density classifications and make concurrent changes in the Zoning Code.
Agency: City of Arvin Planning Division and Grants Division Financing: General Fund and SB-2 Funding from HCD
Time Frame: Completed – Resolution No. 2023-44 (GPA 2023-01 and 2023-02) July 11, 2023 and Ordinance No. 2023-485 dated July 25, 2023 .
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c) Amend General Plan and Zoning Code to permit a minimum of 16 and a maximum of 24 units in the Medium Density Residential Designation.
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Objective: The current density range permitted is 16-21 units per acre. The changes will increase the potential to build additional housing on a per acre basis.
Agency: City of Arvin Planning Division and Grants Division Financing: General Fund and SB-2 Funding from HCD
Time Frame: Completed – Resolution No. 2023-44 (GPA 2023-01 and 2023-02) July 11, 2023 and Ordinance No. 2023-485 dated July 25, 2023 .
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d) Amend General Plan and Zoning Code to permit a minimum of 21 and a maximum of 30 units in the High-Density Residential Designation.
Objective: The current density range permitted is 16-21 units per acre. The changes will permit a minimum of 21-30 units per acre.
Agency: City of Arvin Planning Division, Grants Division, City Manager.
Financing: General Fund and SB-2 Funding from HCD
Time Frame: Completed – Resolution No. 2023-44 (GPA 2023-01 and 2023-02) July 11, 2023 and Ordinance No. 2023-485 dated July 25, 2023 . . JR 11-28- 2023
e) Ministerial Approval of ADU Developments
Objective: Amend the Zoning Code permitting ministerial approval of ADUs, pre- approved design, and development standards.
Agency: City of Arvin Planning Division, City Manager;
Financing: General Fund and SB-2 Funding from HCD
Time Frame: Completed. Ordinance No. 2023-486 Adopting Code Amendment ZCA 2023-04 to Title 17 Zoning – Deleting Chapter 17.50, Section 17.50.060 Additional Dwelling Units and Adopting Chapter 17.51 Accessory Dwelling Units – dated October 24, 2023
f) Adopt Objective Design Standards with Ministerial Approval.
Objective: Amend the Zoning Code incorporating Objective Design Standards to streamline and ministerially approve applications for design review of residential projects that qualify under the provisions of Government Code 65913.4, including transitional and supportive housing, and mixed-use projects with at least 2/3 the square footage of the floor area designated for residential use, within 90 to 180 days of the determination of completeness.
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Agency: City of Arvin Planning Division, Grants Division, City Manager.
Financing: General Fund and SB-2 funding from HCD.
Time Frame: Completed. Ordinance No. 2023-485 dated July 25, 2023. g) New Environmental Justice Element.
Objective: Amend the General Plan to add a new Environmental Justice Element prior to or concurrent with the Adoption of the Housing Element.
Agency: City of Arvin CDD
Financing: General Fund.
Time Frame: Completed. Adopted Resolution No. 2023-10 in 2023 h) Density Bonus.
Objective: Amend the current density bonus ordinance to comply with the State Density Bonus Law. Further, the City shall amend the zoning code to permit transitional and supportive housing as a residential use subject only to those restrictions that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone.
Agency: City of Arvin
Financing: General Fund
Time Frame: By June 2025.
i) Ministerial Approval of multi-family developments without CEQA review.
Objective: Amend Zoning Code provisioning for the Approval of multi-family developments, ministerially and exempt from CEQA review.
Agency: City of Arvin
Financing: General Fund and SB-2 funding from HCD
Time Frame: Completed. Ordinance No. 2023-485 dated July 25, 2023 .
J). Adopt City Policy to provide priority service of sewer and water service to low-income housing concurrent with the 6th Cycle Update.
Objective: Adopt Council Resolution.
Agency: City of Arvin
Financing: General Fund
Time Frame: Completed. City Council Resolution No. 2023-11 dated March 28, 2023. Provide priority sewer service to low-income housing projects. The Arvin Community Services District, water purveyor, has also adopted a Resolution to provide priority water service to low-income housing projects.
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k). Amend Zoning Code to permit, ministerially, as a use by right or right-of-zone permanent supportive housing (Government Code Section 65651), low barrier navigation centers (Government Code Section 65660), and amend the zoning code to address the provision for employee housing.
Objective: Amend Zoning Code provisioning for the use by right or right of zone approval of permanent supportive housing, low barrier navigation centers and employee housing, ministerially
Agency: City of Arvin
Financing: General Fund; SB-2 funds from HCD.
Time Frame: By June 2025. l). Amend the Subdivisions Code Permitting SB -9 Small Lot Subdivisions on Single-family
Zoned Lots.
Objective: SB 9 has the potential to create more small-scale homeownership opportunities that are affordable to moderate-income buyers.
Agency: City of Arvin CDD.
Financing: General Fund
Time Frame: December 2024.
m). Amend General Plan and Zoning Code to correct the discrepancy in the maximum lot area required in the E Zone.
Agency: City of Arvin
Financing: General Fund.
Time Frame: By June 2025.
n). Amend the Zoning Code to permit Accessary Dwelling Units in the MOU Zones where residential uses are permitted.
Agency:City orf Arvin
Financing: General Fund.
Time Frame: Completed. Ordinance No. 2023-486 Adopting Code Amendment ZCA 2023-04 to Title 17 Zoning – Deleting Chapter 17.50, Section 17.50.060 Additional Dwelling Units and Adopting Chapter 17.51 Accessory Dwelling Units – dated October 24, 2023 o). Update Title 17 of Zoning Code to bring the code in compliance with state laws to resolve irregularities in the existing code and parking requirements for Residential Care
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Facilities and Group Homes. Establish definitions, parking requirements etc., to have approval certainty and objectivity for transitional housing and group homes. • Objective: Ensure the Zoning Code is in Compliance with State Laws. • Amend Title 17 Zoning Chapter 17.02 Title 17.02 Title and Definitions to establish definitions for Residential Care Facilities and Group Homes.
• Amend Title 17 Zoning Various Chapters to ensure the inclusion of the Residential Care Facilities and Group Homes throughout the code.
• A mend Title 17 Zoning, Chapter 17.48 Automobile Parking Requirements
Agency: City of Arvin Planning Division
Financing: General Fund.
Time Frame: By June 2025.
p) Ensure consistency between Housing Element, and Other General Plan Elements Objective: Consistency between Housing Element and other General Plan Elements.
Agency: City of Arvin.
Financing: General Fund.
Time Frame: June 2025 and ongoing.
q) Amend Municipal Code and Ordinance No 421 to ensure City’s procedures for reasonable accommodation requests and the definition of family complies with State Law.
Objective:Revise the definition of family that provides zoning code occupancy standards specific to unrelated adults and complies with fair housing law.
Agency: City of Arvin.
Financing: General Fund.
Time Frame: June 2025.
r) Emergency Shelters -
The City shall ensure compliance with Gov. Code §65583(a)(4) to plan to shelter people experiencing homelessness by adopting one of the following:
a. by revising the zoning code to specify an additional appropriate zone(s) to allow emergency shelters by right and/or with approval of a conditional use permit. b. Establish an Emergency Shelter (ES) development standards compliant with Gov.
Code §65583(a)(4). (As described in more detail in the citied statute, a compliant
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location is usually vacant, sized to accommodate the need for emergency shelter identified in this housing program, including at least one year-round emergency shelter, located in a residential zone, or in a nonresidential zone that allows residential use near transportation, amenities, and homelessness services. c. Amend the definition of emergency shelters to be consistent with Gov. Code 65583(a)(4)(C) and ensure appropriate parking requirements limited to employees.
Objective: Compliance with Gov. Code §65583 regarding emergency shelters Agency: Planning Division
Financing: General Fund
Timeframe: June 2025
s)The City shall ensure compliance with Gov. Code §65852.3 and 65852.5. by updating the definitions, 10-year time period, and reviewing compliance for development standards for Manufactured Homes
Objective: Ensure compliance with Gov Codes §65852.3 and 65852.5 Agency:City of Arvin Planning Division.
Time Frame: June 2025.
Financing: General Fund.
14. Adequate Infrastructure for Affordable Housing
Chapter 727, Statutes of 2005 (SB1087) requires that water and sewer providers must grant priority for service allocations to proposed development that include housing units affordable to lower-income households.
Objective: Establish a policy to provide sewer service priority to affordable housing projects. Arvin Community Services, the water purveyor, will adopt its own policy complying with state law.
Agency: City of Arvin CDD.
Financing: General Fund.
Time Frame: Adopted Resolution No. 2023-11, dated 3/28/2023.
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15. Facilitate Production of Affordable Housing
To encourage and facilitate affordable housing development in Arvin, including housing for extremely low income and very low income households, and households with special needs (such as persons with disabilities and farmworkers), the City will provide the following incentives to private developers along with information regarding the availability of funding through federal and State housing assistance.
a. Provide technical assistance to developers regarding zoning and density bonus incentives
b. Provide permit fast-tracking and fee incentives, if feasible, for projects that include units for extremely low income and low income households c. Encourage well planned and designed mixed use development through flexibility in consideration of building heights, parking requirements, floor-space ratio and setbacks.
Objectives: Facilitate the production of affordable housing units for-sale and for rent through outreach to affordable housing developers and nonprofit organizations, technical assistance and incentives for mixed used developments. Aim for 40 extremely low and very low income units annually.
Agency: City of Arvin CDD.
Financing: General Fund.
Time Frame: Annually.
16. Facilitating Large Parcels and Land Consolidation
To assist with the development of housing for lower income households on larger sites, the City will facilitate land divisions, lot line adjustments, and specific plans resulting in parcels sizes that facilitate multifamily developments affordable to lower income households in light of state, federal and local financing programs (i.e., 2-10 acres units). The City will work with property owners and non-profit developers to target and market the availability of sites with the best potential for development. In addition, the City will offer the following incentives for the development of affordable housing including but not limited to:
•Streamlining and expediting the approval process for land division for projects that include affordable housing units,
•Ministerial review of lot line adjustments,
•Provide technical assistance to acquire funding, and
•Modification of development requirements.
Objective: Facilitate the division of larger lots into sites that are approximately 2-10 acres in size to facilitate housing
development for lower income households.
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Agency: Planning Division and Grants Manager
Financing: General Fund
Time Frame: Develop incentive program within one year of adoption of the housing element and provide incentives and assistance as developments as submitted to City.
16A. Lot Consolidation Program
Lot Consolidation Program: The City will play an active role in facilitating lot consolidations, particularly as it relates to parcels listed in Appendix B – Arvin Vacant Parcels. For example, the city will work with non-profit developers and owners of small sites (less than ½ acre) to identify and consolidate parcels to facilitate the development of housing affordable to lower- income households. The lot consolidation procedure will also be posted on the City website and discussed with developers during the preliminary review team process. Lot consolidation will include allowing higher densities and larger parcels once consolidated, flexibility in development standards, expedited processing related to consolidation.
The city will offer the following incentives for lot consolidation, but not limited to:
1. Priority to processing maps that include affordable housing units,
2. Expedited review for the consolidation sites into buildable lots where the development application can be found consistent with the General Plan,
3. Financial assistance (based on availability of Federal, State, Local, and private housing funds), and
4. Modification of development requirements such as reduced parking standards for low income housing, assisted care and special needs housing on a case-by-case basis.
Objective: Facilitate the consolidation of smaller lots into sites that are approximately 2-10 acres in size to facilitate housing
development for lower income households.
Agency: Planning Division
Financing: General Fund
Time Frame: Develop incentive program within one year of adoption of the housing element and provide incentives and assistance as developments as submitted to Department.
17. Promote Variety of Housing (Continue Program)
The city shall maintain an ongoing conversation with the community and with for- profit and non-profit housing developers on the need for affordable housing, and provide a development guide/marketing package that includes the city's development and approval process, relevant ordinances, development fees, incentives, and an inventory of available land for a variety of housing types. This information will be available to housing developers via the City website. To be proactive, the city will also mail the development guide/marketing
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material to local and regional housing developers on an annual basis. Furthermore, the marketing package will include an opportunity for developers to provide feedback on how the city could better facilitate housing development in the city.
Objectives: Collaborate with Housing Authority of Kern County (HACK) to promote special needs housing (Seniors, Farmworkers, Female Headed Households, Persons with Disability, Youth) programs targeted to areas of the county where such housing is most needed. Provide information on housing opportunities on City websites, and in brochures distributed.
Promote opportunities for people with special needs and their families to obtain safe and affordable housing by collaborating with employers, non-profit organizations, service providers, housing developers and government agencies. Publish the development guide/marketing package on the city's website and mail the marketing package to local and regional for-profit and non- profit housing developers.
Agency: City of Arvin (City Manager and CDD), HACK.
Financing: Community Development Block Grant, and/or other grant funding as available
Time Frame: On-going. Continuous.
18. Adequate Sites Monitoring Program (Continue Existing Program).
To ensure that the net future housing capacity can accommodate the city’s RHNA figures, the city will continue to maintain an inventory of adequate housing sites for each income category, especially those properties identified in Appendices B and C of this Housing Element. This inventory will detail the amount, type, size, and location of vacant land, recyclable properties and parcels that are candidates for consolidation to assist developers identify land suitable for residential development. The city will annually update the inventory and the number of net units constructed in each income category for that year. If the inventory indicates a shortage of adequate sites to accommodate the remaining share of the city's regional housing need, the city will identify alternative sites so that there is “no net loss” of residential capacity pursuant to Government Code Section 65863.
To facilitate the annual evaluation, the city will continue to implement a formal ongoing project-by-project procedure pursuant to Government Code Section 65863 which will evaluate the identified capacity in the sites inventory relative to projects or other actions potentially reducing density and identity additional sites as necessary. This procedure and annual evaluation will address land zoned for non-residential or mixed use to determine whether these sites are being developed for uses other than residential. If the city finds non-
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residential uses occurring on mixed use or non-residentially zoned sites, the city will identify and establish additional sites and/or incentives within six (6) months following the annual evaluation to promote residential development, particularly on sites zoned higher density.
Further, as part of the annual evaluation, the city will monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of programs and incentives to encourage lot consolidation and residential development on non-vacant sites sufficient to accommodate the city's housing needs. The evaluation will consider criteria such as interest in development, project proposals and approvals, lot consolidations, proposed and approved densities, impacts on development costs and the development of housing affordable to lower income households. If these programs are not effective in encouraging and facilitating the redevelopment of identified sites to provide sufficient opportunities to accommodate the city’s housing needs, alternative strategies and sites will be identified and established within six months following the annual evaluation.
Objectives: 1) Maintain an up-to-date inventory of adequate housing sites for each income category on the city's website.
2) Perform an annual evaluation to determine whether sites are being utilized for residential development and monitor the effectiveness of programs and incentives.
Agency: City of Arvin (City Manager and CDD).
Financing: General Fund.
Time Frame: Annually evaluation prior to the submittal of the annual Housing Element Progress Report to HCD at the end of March.
19. Reasonable Accommodation Information (Continue Existing Program).
The City has enacted provisions in the Zoning Ordinance, Section 17.54.160 Reasonable Accommodation Standards, to make reasonable accommodation procedures for persons with disabilities in the entitlement application, review, and approval process. In addition, the Zoning Ordinance has been further amended to allow ministerial approval for the development, maintenance, and improvement of housing intended for persons with disabilities, consistent with Senate Bill 520, which was enacted January 1, 2002. Community Development staff will provide information about reasonable accommodation at on the City’s website to increase awareness. The city will provide information to the public on the Reasonable Accommodation Ordinance in both English and Spanish on the City’s website.
Objectives: Remove constraints on the production of housing for disabled residents.
Agency: Planning Division and City Manager.
Financing: General Fund.
Time Frame: Promote reasonable accommodation procedures throughout the planning period.
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20. Farmworker Housing
Provide housing opportunities to meet the special housing needs of farm workers, the City will:
1. Make a specific and at least annual effort to assist in the development of housing for farmworkers and conserve and improve the existing housing stock for farmworkers, including but not limited to: o Contacting nonprofit developers at least every other year to identify opportunities for the development or improvement of housing for farmworkers.
o Coordinating and participating with regional organizations, including non- profit, academic and employers, to raise awareness, share and employ strategies, and identify or target new resources.
o Providing incentives and other strategies beyond state density bonus law to encourage housing for farmworkers, supporting funding applications, prioritizing entitlements and establishing appropriate zoning and development standards.
o Targeting code enforcement and other resources to the existing housing stock with the most need for rehabilitation and sanitary conditions that could be more likely to house farmworkers and work with regional or other organizations to improve living conditions for farmworkers.
2. Seek state and federal monies, as funding becomes available for housing construction and rehabilitation targeted for farm workers. Give the highest priority to seeking funding that serves farm workers, the largest special needs group in the region.
3. Coordinate annually with organizations that serve farm workers (Kern County and non- profits, such as Cesar Chavez Foundation, Self-Help Enterprises, Farm workers Institute of Education and Leadership, and the Housing Assistance Council).
The city will also encourage the development of housing for farmworkers by assisting developers with site identification and providing technical assistance on funding applications. The city will also promote dialogue with farmers and farming advocates to encourage more private development of farmworker housing.
Objective: Develop information packages on developing farmworker housing and procedures to prioritize processing farmworker housing projects. Maximize opportunities to address the housing needs of special needs groups within the city.
Agency: Planning Division, Building Division, and Grants Division Financing: General Fund, Departmental Budgets and State (CDBG or other funds)
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Time Frame: Within 1 year of adoption of this housing element.
21. Outreach for Persons with Developmental Disabilities The housing needs of persons with disabilities, in addition to basic affordability, range from slightly modifying existing units to requiring a varying range of supportive housing facilities.
To accommodate residents with developmental disabilities the City will seek State and Federal monies, as funding becomes available, in support of housing construction and rehabilitation targeted for persons with disabilities, including developmental disabilities.
Arvin will also provide regulatory incentives, such as efficient permit processing and fee deferrals, to projects targeted for persons with disabilities, including persons with developmental disabilities. To further facilitate the development of units to accommodate persons with developmental disabilities, the City shall reach out to developers of supportive housing to encourage development of projects targeted for special needs groups. Finally, as housing is developed or identified, Arvin will coordinate with the County of Kern and reach out to organizations serving special needs groups and developers of housing for special needs groups as funding becomes available (i.e., Kern Regional Center, Self-Help Enterprises, Housing Assistance Council, etc.).
Objective: Apply for funding when appropriate during the planning period to encourage development of units specifically for persons with disabilities.
Agency: Planning Division, Grants, City Manager
Financing: CDBG and General Fund
Time Frame: Reach out annually to developers and offer specific regulatory incentives throughout the planning period, when funding is available.
Initiate a cooperative outreach program with the Kern Regional Center by 2025.
22. Equal Housing Opportunity Program (Continue program).
The City will continue to work with the Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance (GBLA) in helping the general public relating to housing discrimination. GBLA is a non- profit organization under contract with the city to provide fair housing services. All fair housing complaints received by the city will be referred to GBLA. GBLA will document the incidences of housing discrimination and the provide a variety of services to help resolve landlord-tenant disputes.
Other services provided by GBLS include legal counsel, mediation, educational workshops, case management, and referrals for housing and community resources. In addition, the city and GBLA will identify consultation strategies with fair housing and counseling organizations in the city.
Since the city has elected to seek federal funds (CDBG and HOME) through the State, the city will actively participate in the development of the State’s Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH)
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to affirmatively further fair housing in Arvin. The AFH is a new tool and document that assesses the factors that cause barriers to fair housing choice. It will assess four issues: 1) disparity in terms of access to community assets; 2) segregation; 3) racially or ethnically concentration areas of poverty; and 4) disproportionate housing needs. The AFH will also provide goals that the city will undertake to correct these issues.
Furthermore, the city will support the recommendations of the 2014 San Joaquin Valley Fair Housing and Equity Assessment (FHEA) that was prepared by the California Coalition for Rural Housing. The FHEA analyzes patterns in racial and economic segregation, discusses how segregation impacts individuals’ and families’ ability to access housing opportunity, and proposes strategies and recommendations to create more equitable and integrated communities. Some of the recommendations include:
1. Use the data and findings in the FHEA document to guide local Consolidated Planning Processes, ongoing CDBG and HOME funding allocations, Housing Elements Processes, and other city planning documents.
2. Actively seek funding for marginalized or distressed communities, such as Transit Oriented Development Funds, Strategic Growth Council grants, HCD's Housing- Related Parks Program, Safe Routes to School, and Brownfield funding.
3. Develop and implement a proactive code enforcement program that holds property owners accountable and proactively plans for resident relocation when necessary.
4. Consider new technologies and/or products such as modular housing construction to reduce costs and increase access to housing.
5. Prioritize basic infrastructure improvements like water, sewer, and street lights.
6. Support acquisition and rehabilitation programs to combat vacant or blighted properties.
7. Use the FHEA data and the opportunity indices to help guide site selection of affordable housing developments.
8. Use design tools to seamlessly integrate affordable housing development into larger mixed-income developments.
9. Develop a program to educate and encourage landlords to accept Housing Choice Vouchers.
The city will also provide information on fair housing services through printed material to be available at City Hall and on the city’s website. The City will arrange for provisions of Spanish translation materials and provide interpreters at community workshops.
Objectives: 1) Continue to refer fair housing inquires to GBLA and provide fair housing information at City Hall, on the city's website, and at other public buildings.
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Support and implement the recommendations of the San Joaquin Valley Fair Housing and Equity Assessment.
Agency: City of Arvin (City Manager and CDD) and GBLA
Financing: General Fund (if available)
Time Frame: Continuous.
23. Housing No Net Loss Program (Continue Program).
To ensure that the housing opportunity sites identified in the 2023-2031 Housing Element are available throughout the planning period to meet the city’s RHNA, the city will annually implement the following:
1. Update the Housing Element adequate sites inventory to determine the amount, type and size of vacant and underutilized parcels suitable for residential development.
2. Develop a formal ongoing (project-by-project, parcel-by-parcel) evaluation procedure pursuant to Government Code Section 65863.
3. Report on the number of extremely low, very low, low, moderate and above moderate-income housing units constructed annually.
4. Should an approval of development result in a reduction of capacity below the residential capacity needed to accommodate the remaining need for lower-income households, the city will identify and zone sufficient sites to accommodate the shortfall.
5. Should a proposed project result in lesser density than permitted in the R-3 and R-4 zones, as established by the General Plan, the project applicant shall be required to off-set the loss of the residential density as established by the General Plan.
Objective: Develop an evaluation procedure to implement Government Code Section 65863.
Agency: City of Arvin CDD
Financing: General Fund
Time Frame: Annually
24. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
Facilitate equal and fair housing opportunities by taking meaningful actions to affirmatively further fair housing and address impediments. Due to the small size of the city, and with 94% Hispanic population, the fair housing analysis did not find a concentration of minorities in a geographic area, or a racially concentrated area of affluence. The Housing Element includes several programs to redress fair housing issues, especially programs Commented [JB5]: Jake’s document mentions being
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1,2,4,6,7,8,9,10,11,13,14,15,17,18,19, 20,21,22,23, and 25.
FAIR HOUSING ISSUES CONTRIBUTING FACTOR MEANINGFUL ACTIONS Discrimination in the private
market
Private discrimination Provide fair housing
outreach education through
the City Attorney’s office or
contracting through a non-
profit entity. Refer persons
experiencing discrimination
in housing to California
Rural Legal Assistance or
Greater Bakersfield Legal
Assistance, Inc. If number of
complaints merit, the city
will with the Fair Housing
Agency to co-sponsor
workshops on fair housing
laws how victims of
discrimination can address
their grievances.
Limited Outreach Capacity Limited media marketing Expand media marketing through social media, in
addition to providing AFFH
information through the city
website.
Disproportionate Housing
Needs
Rent increases, potential
displacement of residents
due to economic pressures,
need for variety (unit size
and bedrooms) of
affordable housing
availability.
Expand affordable housing
opportunities across the
board, while recognizing
that the city has several
affordable housing projects
run by the Housing
Authority of Kern County
and other non-profit
entities.
Agency: Planning Division and Grants Division
Financing: General Fund, CDBG, HOME, Other Funding
Time Frame: Apply for CDBG, HOME, and other funding for affordable housing during the planning time frame.
25. Large Sites > 10 Acres
To assist with the development of housing affordable to lower income households on large sites ( >10 acres), the City will:
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i. Facilitate land divisions, lot line adjustments, voluntary mergers resulting in parcel sizes that facilitate multi-family developments affordable to lower income households in light of state, federal, and local financing programs (i.e., 2–10-acre sites).
ii. Work with property owners, investors, and non-profit developers to target and market the availability of sites with the best potential for development. iii. Offer incentives for the development of affordable housing including but not limited to:
• Streamlining and expediting the approval process for land division for projects that include affordable housing.
• Ministerial review of voluntary mergers and lot line adjustments.
Objective: Ensure that large sites (>10 acres) are made suitable for development of affordable housing through subdivision or other means.
Agency: Planning Division and Engineering Division
Financing: CDBG Grants and General Fund
Time Frame: Ongoing. Develop informational flyers by June 2024
26. Level of Service
Evaluate and address the potential impact on residential development of the Level of Service goals stated in the General Plan.
Objective: Ensure that the City’s Level of Service standards do not unnecessarily reduce or increase the cost of residential development, particularly on the sites identified in Appendix B Vacant Residential Opportunity Parcels Over 6,000 SF
Agency: Planning Division and Engineering Division
Financing: General Fund and Grant Funds
Timing: Annual monitoring. By the completion of the next comprehensive General Plan update, expected by 2028.
27. Reasonable Accommodation Ordinance
The City of Arvin Title 17 Zoning Chapter 17.02 Title and Definitions, Section 17.02.520 (a) "Reasonable accommodation" means providing disabled persons flexibility in the application of land use and zoning regulations and procedures, or even waiving certain requirements, when necessary to eliminate barriers to housing opportunities. It may include such things as yard area modifications for ramps, handrails, or other such accessibility improvements; hardscape additions, such as widened driveways, parking area or walkways; building additions for accessibility; tree removal; or reduced off-street parking where the disability clearly limits the number of people operating vehicles.
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the city's land use and zoning program. (Ord. No. 421, § 1, 7-7-2015) The City adopted Chapter 17.54 Variances, Modifications, and Zone Changes in 1965 and last updated in 2008 adding Section 17.54.160 Reasonable accommodations standards. A request for reasonable accommodation from any zoning provision, rule, practice, or policy may be made by any person with a disability, their representative, a developer of housing for individuals with disabilities, or a provider of residential care to individuals with disabilities. A reasonable accommodation may be approved only for the benefit of one or more individuals with a disability.” Section 17.54.160 Reasonable Accommodations Standards details the application process and clearly establishes the authority of the City Manager to render the decision based on the ordinance.
Reasonable accommodation under the Fair Housing Acts is permitted use for residential dwellings.
Section 17.54.160 designates the City Manager the authority to approve applications for reasonable accommodation. To apply for reasonable accommodation, the applicant would submit a request for reasonable accommodation in writing to the City Manager, and no specific fee has been set for the processing of an application for Reasonable Accommodation. However, the city’s adopted fee schedule provides that where a specific fee is not adopted, an application shall be processed on a full cost recovery for time expended by City Staff and or consultants in the processing of such application. The ordinance requires the City Manager to make a decision for an application submitted for Reasonable Accommodation within 30 days of receipt. If a decision is not rendered within the 30-day time period, the application for the Request for Reasonable Accommodation is approved. Should the City Manager disapprove the request, the applicant has a 10-day period in which to appeal the decision of the City Manager.
The City of Arvin code is somewhat confusing and Chapter 17.54 Variances, Modifications, and Zone Changes lumps the procedures under one chapter. The text does is not clearer written to clearly separate application processes, findings, appeals.
To further remove barriers to reasonable accommodation, the code is proposed to be revised to streamline and clarify the procedure, and to make the reasonable accommodation procedure broadly applicable to all existing and proposed types of housing. A program has been included in Chapter VI to amend the code to make improvements to the reasonable accommodation provisions:
The city will adopt a written, reasonable-accommodation ordinance to provide exceptions in zoning and land use for housing for persons with disabilities. This procedure will be a ministerial process, with minimal or no processing fee, and will be subject to approval by the City Manager or designee applying following decision-making criteria:
iv. The request for reasonable accommodation will be used by an individual with a disability protected under fair housing laws.
v. The requested accommodation is necessary to make housing available to an individual with a disability protected under fair housing laws.
vi. The requested accommodation would not impose an undue financial or administrative burden on the city.
vii. The requested accommodation would not require a fundamental alteration in the nature of the city's land-use and zoning program.
Objective: Facilitate the development, maintenance and improvement of housing for
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people with disabilities; expedite processing time for reasonable accommodation requests within 30 days of a application.
Agency: City Administration/City Manager or designee
Funding: General Fund
Timing: Adopt zoning ordinance amendments by June 2025
D. Summary of Quantified Objectives
According to Government Code Section 65583 (b), local governments housing elements are required to establish quantified objectives for the maximum number of housing units that can be constructed, rehabilitated, and conserved over a five-year time frame. The objective for units to be conserved should include a subtotal for the number of at-risk units developed pursuant to Government Code Section 65583 (a)(8)(A).
Conservation objectives are not limited to at-risk preservation and may include a variety of activities that promote stability in housing. Examples of programs that have been included addressing conservation objectives include Programs 2 (Home Maintenance Counselling Program), Program 3 (Neighborhood “Clean-Up/Fix-Up” Campaigns), Program 5 (Code Enforcement), Program 6 (Residential Rental Unit Inspection and Maintenance), Program 7 (Funding Single-Family Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation and Multi-Family Rehabilitation), Program 9 (Preserving Mobile-home Parks), and Program 10 (Section 8 Rental Assistance).
The City has sufficient vacant land to accommodate the affordable and moderate and above- income housing allocated by the Kern COG RHNA for the city of Arvin.
Table 63 presents the Housing Element’s quantified housing objectives for the 2023-2031 planning period:
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Table 63
QUANTIFIED OBJECTIVES 2023-2031
Housing/Type Extremely
Low Income
Very Low
Income
Low
Income
Moderate &
Above
Moderate
Income
Total
RHNA 6th Cycle Allocation 17 107 79 971 1174
New Construction 17 107 79 971 1174
Rehabilitation12200
Conservation/Rehabilitation11200
Total Housing Obligations 19 109 81 971 1180
Source: RHNA Allocation – Kern Council of Governments.
Notes: • The “New Construction” objective (in the table above) refers to the number of new units that potentially could be constructed using public and/or private sources over the planning period, given the locality’s land resources, constraints, and proposed programs.
• The “Rehabilitation” objective refers to the number of existing units expected to be rehabilitated during the planning period. • The “Conservation/Preservation” objective refers to the preservation of the existing affordable housing stock throughout the planning period. To determine the number of units to be conserved, a locality could, for example, quantify the number of existing housing units that will be preserved through the provision of more stable zoning for mobile home parks or other affordable housing types
• 50 percent of the regional housing need allocation (RHNA) for very low-income households qualifies as ELI. (62 units) •.
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APPENDIX A
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Appendix B
Vacant Residential Opportunity Parcels Over 6,000 SF
APN
General
Plan Zone Density
Lot Size
Acres
Income
Level
Realistic
Capacity
(Area x
Min.
Density
Infra-
structure
Prior
HE?
Environ.
Constraints
Flood
Zone Oil/Gas
189-351-15
189-354-07 LDRR-14-10 162.20 Moderate 649YY AO
189-352-25 RR RS4-10 30.21 Moderate 121YY AO
189-352-26 RR RS4-10 30.21 Moderate 121YY AO
189-352-27 RR RS
4-10 30.21 Moderate 12
1 YY AO
189-352-28 RR RS4-10 30.21 Moderate 121YY AO
189-352-29 RR RS
4-10 30.19 Moderate 12
1 YY AO
189-352-30 RR RS
4-10 30.21 Moderate
121
YY AO
189-352-31 LDRR-1
4-10 20.53 Moderate 82YY AO
189-351-55
189-354-05 LDRR-14-10 3.43 Moderate 14YY AO
191-020-03 LDRR-1
4-10 1.75 Moderate
7 YY AO
191-020-02 LDRR-1
4-10 1.75 Moderate
7 YY AO
189-351-74
189-354-06 LDRR-1
4-10
1.35 Moderate5YY AO
189-593-30 LDRR-1
4-10 0.90 Moderate
4 YY AO
189-453-17 LDRR-1
4-10 0.71 Moderate
3 YY AO
189-461-08 LDRR-1
4-10 0.54 Moderate
2 YY AO
189-760-01 LDRR-1
4-10 1.66 Moderate
7 YY AO
189-760-02 LDRR-1
4-10 5.78 Moderate 23YY AO
189-760-03 LDRR-1
4-10 5.13 Moderate 21YY AO
189-960-04 LDRR-1
4-10 3.92 Moderate 16YY AO
190-355-01 LDRR-1
4-10 0.53 Moderate
2 YY AO
191-020-27 LDRR-1
4-10 0.48 Moderate
2 YY AO
189-445-08 LDRR-1
4-10 0.40 Moderate
2 YY AO
192-332-24 LDRR-1
4-10 0.39 Moderate
2 YY AO
191-112-06 LDRR-1
4-10 0.32 Moderate
1 YY AO
192-110-11 LDRR-1
4-10 0.32 Moderate
1 YY AO
193-140-36 LDRR-1
4-10 0.31 Moderate
2 YY AO
192-301-01 LDRR-1
4-10 0.26 Moderate
1 YY AO
192-052-25 LDRR-1
4-10 0.22 Moderate
1 YY AO
192-042-15 LDRR-1
4-10 0.21 Moderate
1 YY AO
191-092-03 LDRR-1
4-10 0.19 Moderate
1 YY AO
192-081-15 LDRR-1
4-10 0.19 Moderate
1 YY AO
192-130-42 LDRR-1
4-10 0.18 Moderate
1 YY AO
192-320-36 LDRR-1
4-10 0.17 Moderate
1 YY AO
189-721-10 LDRR-1
4-10 0.17 Moderate
1 YY AO
190-344-05 LDRR-1
4-10 0.16 Moderate
1 YY AO
192-320-34 LDRR-1
4-10 0.16 Moderate
1 YY AO
191-201-01 LDRR-1
4-10 0.16 Moderate
1 YY AO
191-112-05 LDRR-1
4-10 0.16 Moderate
1 YY AO
192-032-06 LDRR-1
4-10 0.16 Moderate
1 YY AO
192-130-20 LDRR-1
4-10 0.16 Moderate
1 YY AO
191-211-11 LDRR-1
4-10 0.15 Moderate
1 YY AO
191-093-15 LDRR-1
4-10 0.15 Moderate
1 YY AO
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APN
General
Plan Zone Density
Lot Size
Acres
Income
Level
Potential
New
Units–
Realistic
Capacity
Infra-
structure
Prior
HE?
Enviro
nment
al
Constr
aints
Flood
Zone Oil/Gas
191-030-32 LDRR-1
4-10 0.15 Moderate
1 YY AO
191-030-21 LDRR-1
4-10 0.15 Moderate
1 YY AO
191-030-14 LDRR-1
4-10 0.14 Moderate
1 YY AO
Total LDR396.93 1597
191-152-06 MLDRR-2 10-16 0.16 Moderate2YY AO
191-153-08 MLDRR-2 10-16 0.16 Moderate2YY AO
191-162-01 MLDRR-2 10-16 0.32 Moderate3YY AO
191-162-13 MLDRR-2 10-16 0.20 Moderate2YY AO
190-071-09 MLDRR-2 10-16 0.39 Moderate4YY AO
190-073-02 MLDRR-2 10-16 0.14 Moderate1YY AO
190-083-03 MLDRR-2 10-16 0.16 Moderate2YY AO
190-110-26 MLDRR-2 10-16 0.14 Moderate1YY AO
190-120-01 MLDRR-2 10-16 0.39 Moderate4YY AO
190-120-02 MLDRR-2 10-16 0.20 Moderate2YY AO
190-120-09 MLDRR-2 10-16 0.20 Moderate2YY AO
190-151-02 MLDRR-2 10-16 0.08 Moderate1YY AO
190-151-14 MLDRR-2 10-16 0.13 Moderate1YY AO
192-130-70 MLDRR-2 10-16 0.17 Moderate2YY AO
192-130-72 MLDRR-2 10-16 0.15 Moderate2YY AO
192-130-73 MLDRR-2 10-16 0.17 Moderate2YY AO
192-130-74 MLDRR-2 10-16 0.21 Moderate2YY AO
189-352-08
Portion MLDRR-2 10-16 13.74 Moderate 137YN AO
Total MLDR 17.12 172
191-010-18 MDRR-3 16-24 0.26 Moderate4YY AO
191-040-33 MDRR-3 16-24 1.12 Moderate 18YY AO
191-040-41 MDRR-3 16-24 0.27 Moderate4YY AO
190-240-04 MDRR-3 16-24 1.57 Moderate 25YY AO
192-190-16 MDRR-3 16-24 2.42 Moderate 39YY AO
Total MDR 6.74 90
189-351-37 HDRR-4 24-30 10.70 Moderate 257YY AO
191-070-08 HDRR-4 24-30 0.20 Moderate5YY AO
191-320-18 HDRR-4 24-30 0.43 Moderate 10YY AO
192-170-06 HDRR-4 24-30 17.97 VL to Low 431YY Oil Well
189-352-08
portion HDRR-4 24-30 7.0 Moderate 168YN AO
Total HDR 36.29 871
Total LDR, MLDR, MDR,
HDR 456.152730
Source: City of Arvin, Precision Engineering, and Realty Planners Group.
Notes:
Environmental Constraints:
FEMA Flood Zones:
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AO represents areas of flood hazard areas with a 1% or greater chance of shallow flooding each year averaging 1-3 feet in depth.
X represents areas of moderate flood hazard, usually the area between the limits of the 100-year and 500-year floods.
A represents areas with a 1% annual chance of flooding and a 26% chance of flooding over the life of a 30-year mortgage.
Because detailed analyses are not performed for such areas; no depths or base flood elevations are shown within these zones. (a) Active, Capped, and Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells: All active, capped, and abandoned wells are subject to regulations and oversight by the California Department of Conservation, Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources. In addition, the city of Arvin is updating its Oil and Gas Ordinance to ensure public protection and oversight of existing and future oil and/or gas exploration.
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APPENDIX C
CITY OF ARVIN - AFFIRMATIVELY
FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING ANALYSIS
APRIL 2024
PREPARED BY: REALTY PLANNERS GROUP, INC
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Table of Contents
1. OUTREACH AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATIONASSESSMENT OF FAIR
HOUSING ISSUES
2. SITES INVENTORY
3. IDENTIFICATION OF CONTRIBUTING FACTORS AND FAIR HOUSING
PRIORITIES AND GOALS
4. APPENDIX 1 - OUTREACH
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AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING ANALYSIS
California State Law AB 686 created new requirements for all housing elements revised on or after January 1, 2021 to contain an Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) analysis consistent with the core elements of the analysis required by the federal Affirmatively Further Fair Housing Final Rule of July 16, 2015. These requirements ensure that the obligation to affirmatively further fair housing is a part of a jurisdiction’s planning process and guiding documents for community development. The Housing Element analysis of AFH must include an analysis of Racially Concentrated Areas of Affluence, and patterns and trends at both a local and regional scale.
Under State law, affirmatively further fair housing means “taking meaningful actions, in addition to combatting discrimination, to facilitate deliberate actions to explicitly address, combat, and relieve disparities resulting from past patterns of segregation to foster more inclusive communities free from barriers that restrict access to opportunity based on protected characteristics”. These characteristics can include, but are not limited to, race, religion, sex, marital status, ancestry, national origin,color, familial status, or disability.
The AFFH analysis must contain the following:
1. Outreach
2. Assessment of Fair Housing
a. Key Data and Background Information
b. Fair Housing Enforcement and Outreach Capacity
c. Integration and Segregation Patterns and Trends
d. Racially or Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty e. Disparitiesin Accessto Opportunity
f. Disproportionate Housing Needsin the Jurisdiction
g. Displacement Risk
3. Sites Inventory
4. Identification of Contributing Factors, Goals and Actions While thissection provides a focused analysis of fair housing issuesin Arvin,several othersections of the Housing Element address these issues and are included in this section by reference.
1. OUTREACH AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
The City of Arvin deeply values the role of public participation in the planning process and inclusively engages with all members of the Arvin community.
Section 65583(c)(9) of the Government Code requireslocal governments make a diligent effort to achieve public participation of all segments of the community in the development of the Housing Program, and the Program shall describe this effort. Meaningful community participation is also required in connection with the City’s Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH). Residents, businesses, and interest groups were provided the opportunity to participate in the Housing Program (that includes the fair housing assessment), update process and were an important component of the overall program. Details regarding opportunities for public involvement during the preparation and adoption of this Housing Program are provided in Appendix 1 – Outreach.
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As part of the 6th Cycle Housing Program Update, a public outreach plan was developed to inform the community of the intent to Update the Housing Program as well as the proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Analysis, Appendix C. The Public Outreach Plan included various forms of outreach and notification efforts including physical notification such as posting at businesses, pamphlets, brochures, newspapers articles, workshops and the City’s website. The electronic notification utilizes various automated platforms such as the City’s website, the City’s Planning Department phone line.
Several public outreach participation methods were used (i.e., public workshops, public comment periods) to discuss the Arvin Housing Program and Fair Housing Update and solicit input from the community. Copies of the draft Housing Program and Fair Housing Analysis were disseminated for review throughout the community at locations including City Hall, Arvin Public Library, and the City’s website.
Following the public workshops, the Planning Commission hearing, and City Council meeting, the draft Housing Program was submitted to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for review.
The Housing Program was revised to address comments received by HCD. The Housing Program updates are to be scheduled at a public hearing held by the City Council. All public hearings will be duly noticed, posted in the local newspaper. For further information regarding the public participation program as well as to view pamphlets distributed, and tools used for engagement and obtaining feedback, please see Appendix A of the Housing Element and Appendix 1 of the Fair Housing Analysis.
The City of Arvin remains committed to providing a diversity of housing options for all income levels, encouraging development throughout the community to help overcome patterns of segregation and foster inclusive communities free from barriers that restrict access to opportunity based on protected characteristics. The vast majority of the City’s Housing Programs designed to address fair housing will be implemented on an ongoing basis, with annual progress reports and programs evaluations to ensure they are achieving the City’s objectives. a) ARVIN HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The City has made multiple attempts during the 5th cycle Housing Element to establish the Arvin Housing Element Advisory Committee. It has been difficult to get commitment from special needs groups and community based organisations to join the committee. The City will continue to work towards having an Arvin Housing Element Advisory Committee that will include stakeholders and community-based organizations (i.e., California Coalition of Rural Housing, California Rural Legal Assistance, Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability, Lideres Campesinas, Committee for a Better Arvin, and the Arvin Navigation Center (ANC). etc.) to advise the city on various Housing Element programs. The Housing Element Advisory Committee will actively participate in the city’s efforts to prioritize and implement various housing opportunities including for special needs groups. The Arvin Planning Commission duties may be expanded to function as the AHEAC. The AHEAC make up may consist of the five (5) members of the Planning Commission and appoints of stakeholders including the Arvin Navigation Center that may wish to participate. A new program will be added to reflect this City commitment. . As part of the public outreach effort, the city has taken the following actions:
b) CITY OF ARVIN WEBSITE
City of Arvin website (https://www.arvin.org/166/City-Planning) serves as the main conduit of information for individuals who can access material online. The website is regularly updated to reflect ongoingcommunity input opportunities, advertise draft housing element, and answer commonly asked questions. The website includes the following information:
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• Upcoming meeting information
• Housing Element Workshops (Spanish and English)
• Notices of Public Hearing
• Linksto Housing Element and other planning documents
c) GENERAL MULTI-LINGUAL ADVERTISEMENTS
The city utilized a variety of methods to advertise the project, engage the community, and solicit input on the Housing Element (including fair housing analysis).These efforts are summarized herein to demonstrate the City’s meaningful commitment to community collaboration. The city has prepared workshop flyers (in English and Spanish), and sent emails to stakeholders requesting involvement and providing flyers and outreach information in English and Spanish.
d) CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP
In June 2023, a public workshop was held with the City Council and Planning Commission to provide an overview of the Housing Element Update, invite input on housing-related needs and priorities, and to give the community another opportunity to identify housing-related concerns. e) COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS
As part of the public outreach effort, the city has conducted two community workshops on the Housing Element. The first virtual stakeholder workshop was held on July 28, 2022 and the second public workshop was conducted on October 18, 2022, as part of the Planning Commission meeting at Arvin City Hall, 200 Campus Drive, Arvin. The community workshop discussed housing issues facing the city and received input for the development of the Housing Element.
The City Staff prepared a workshop flyer and distributed the flyer to local merchants, churches, Arvin Library, and schools advertising the upcoming workshop. The workshop flyer was posted at the City Hall, Planning, Police Department, and City Council Chambers. No responses and recommendations were received by the city – See Revised Appendix A – Workshop Flyer English and Spanish and Distribution List by City Staff.
Notices for the community workshops/meetings were published in the Bakersfield Californian. All workshop notices were posted at City Hall and the library. The city also notified local organizations of the community workshops. The community workshop notices were sent out (English and Spanish), and in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), any resident in need of special assistance to participate in these workshops could contact the Office of the city Clerk by phone or email. Additionally, to involve as many participants as possible at the community workshops, a Spanish interpreter was available for the presentation and public comments.
Discussions included housing element, and fair and accessible housing. The attendees, except for one person, at the first workshop, July 28, 2022, did not speak to nor provided any comments or recommendations to be incorporated in the proposed housing element. The one person that spoke at the workshop, in summary “appreciated the city moving forward with any programs that will make housing more accessible.” With the AFFH analysis, no additional modifications or revisions were required.
The City has experienced a general lack of participation and interest from members of the community (both businesses and members of the public) in spite of outreach through flyers, notices and direct approach to businesses and passersby on the streets. The City has not found any correlation of this lack of participation to a particular economic segment, race, marital status, age, education or other social characteristics.
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f) STAKEHOLDER INPUT
City staff sought input from community stakeholders on housing issues in Arvin and to discuss the proposed housing programs. The stakeholders consulted included representatives from:
• Delores Huerta Foundation
• Committee for a Better Arvin
• Lideres Campesinas to discuss and clarify the proposed housing programs g) OUTREACH AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - MOVING FORWARD
Expand the membership of the Arvin Housing Advisory Committee to include representatives of lower-income and special needs households in future public outreach efforts, Arvin Navigation Center. Arvin Navigation Center goals include programs to provide 24/7 access for persons experiencing homelessness in Arvin and Lamont.
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2. ASSESSMENT OF FAIR HOUSING ISSUES
This section provides an overview of available federal, state, and local data to analyze fair housing issues in Arvin. This data is supplemented with local knowledge of existing conditions in the community to present a more accurate depiction of fair housing issues in Arvin, and a more informed perspective from which to base goals, policies, and programs to affirmatively further fair housing. The following issues are addressed:
a. Key Data and Background Information
b. Fair Housing Enforcement and Outreach Capacity
c. Integration and Segregation Patterns and Trends
d. Racially or Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty e. Disparitiesin Accessto Opportunity
f. Disproportionate Housing Needsin the Jurisdiction
g. Displacement Risk
a) KEY DATA AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Arvin is a participating city with Kern County and isserved by the Housing Authority of Kern County (HACK) which provides low-income residents of Kern County with wide-ranging programs for safe and affordable housing, and with community and economic development programs for self-sufficiency and home ownership.
The city supports the recommendations of the 2014 San Joaquin Valley Fair Housing and Equity Assessment (FHEA) that was prepared by the California Coalition for Rural Housing. The FHEA analyzes patterns in racial and economic segregation, discusses how segregation impacts individuals’ and families’ ability to access housing opportunity, and proposes strategies and recommendations to create more equitable and integrated communities. Some of the recommendations include:
Use the data and findings in the FHEA document to guide local Consolidated Planning Processes, ongoing CDBG and HOME funding allocations, Housing Elements Processes, and other city planning documents.
1) Actively seek funding for marginalized or distressed communities, such as Transit Oriented Development Funds, Strategic Growth Council grants, HCD's Housing-Related Parks Program, Safe Routes to School, and Brownfield funding.
2) Develop and implement a proactive code enforcement program that holds property owners accountable and proactively plans for resident relocation when necessary. 3) Consider new technologies and/or products such as modular housing construction to reduce costs and increase access to housing.
4) Prioritize basic infrastructure improvements like water, sewer, and street lights. 5) Support acquisition and rehabilitation programs to combat vacant or blighted properties. 6) Use the FHEA data and the opportunity indices to help guide site selection of affordable housing developments.
7) Use design tools to seamlessly integrate affordable housing development into larger mixedincome developments. 8) Develop a program to educate and encourage landlords to accept Housing Choice Vouchers.
The city is also committed to providing information on fair housing services through printed material to
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be available at City Hall and on the city’s website. The city makes provisions for Spanish translation of print materials and provides interpreters at community workshops. b) FAIR HOUSING ENFORCEMENT AND OUTREACH CAPACITY
The City’s fair housing services are provided by the Housing Authority of the County of Kern (HACK). HACK provides fair housing education and empowerment services to all residents of Kern County. HACK provides comprehensive fair housing enforcement, education, and outreach services, including:
1. Pre-Purchase Home buying Counseling – one-on-one or group counseling sessions on mortgage readiness, fair housing education, budgeting for a mortgage payment, credit education, money management, and identifying and avoiding predatory lending. Participants who complete 8 – 12 hours of counseling may receive a Homebuyers Certificate of Completion.
2. Rental Assistance – counsel and assist clients with obtaining the information needed to find rent subsidies, access to affordable housing, budgeting for rent payments, education on client and landlords rights, and explanation of the eviction process.
3. Financial Literacy –counsel and assist clients in understanding and utilizing credit, asset building, debt management, budgeting, and understanding basic financial services.
4. Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Education –assist clients in keeping the home they purchased by teaching them to make wise decisions when it comes to budgeting and understanding the new homeowner responsibilities, including taxes and insurance, renovations, managing repairs and being a good neighbor.
5. Services for the Homeless – We assist clients in obtaining information and referrals to an emergency shelter and /or transitional housing.
The City of Arvin’s compliance with fair housing laws and regulations is explained in Table 1 below. The City is unaware of any findings, lawsuits, enforcement actions, settlements, or judgments related to fair housing or civil rights within its boundaries.
Table 1: Compliance with Fair Housing Laws
Law Description Compliance
California Fair
Employment and
Housing Act (FEHA)
The Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) applies to public and private employers, labor organizations and employment agencies and prohibits discrimination in housing and employment on the basis of protected characteristics.
The FEHA prohibits those engaged in the housing business – landlords, real estate agents, home sellers, builders, mortgage lenders, among others – from discriminating against tenants or homeowners on the basis of protected characteristics.
It is also illegal for cities, counties, or other local government agencies to make zoning or land-use decisions, or have policies, that discriminate against individuals based on those traits.
The city complies with employment requirements
through strict enforcement of hiring practices and
regular training of hiring managers and human
resources staff.
All development projects with City funding are
required to comply with FEHA.
Under the Community Development Block Grant
Program, the County of Kern operates a Fair Housing
Program under Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 aimed at combating illegal discrimination in housing.
The City refers all parties with concerns regarding
housing discrimination or believe they have been
unfairly treated in housing matters to Kern County’s
Information Line - (661) 862-5299, both in English and
Spanish.
Also, the City’s policies and land use decisions do not discriminate against individuals based on protected
characteristics
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Table 1: Compliance with Fair Housing Laws
Law Description Compliance
Government Code
Section 65008
Covers actions of a city, county, city and county, or other local government agency, and makes those actions null and void if the action denies an individual or group of individuals the enjoyment of residence, landownership, tenancy, or other land use in the state because of membership in a protected class, the method of financing, and/or the intended occupancy.
For example, a violation under Government Code section 65008 may occur if a jurisdiction applied more scrutiny to reviewing and approving an affordable development as compared to market-rate developments, or multifamily housing as compared to single family homes.
Compliance is achieved by uniform application of the
City’s codes, regulations, policies and practices,
including development standards, design guidelines,
application submittal requirements, fees and approval
findings.
Arvin supports the recommendations of the San
Joaquin Valley Fair Housing and Equity Assessment
and cooperates with the State in the development of the Assessment of Fair Housing
Government Code
Section 8899.50
Requires all public agencies to administer programs and activities relating to housing and community development in a manner to affirmatively further fair housing and avoid any action that is materially inconsistent with its obligation to affirmatively further fair housing.
Compliance is achieved through consultations with
community stakeholders and support agencies as part
of programevaluation and funding decisions.
Government Code
Section 11135 et
seq.
Requires full and equal access to all programs and activities operated, administered, or funded with financial assistance from the state, regardless of one’s membership or perceived membership in a protected class.
Compliance is achieved through promotion/availability
of activities and programs to all persons of all
backgrounds to participate equally in community
programs and activities.
Density Bonus Law
(Gov. Code, §
65915.)
Density bonus law is intended to support the construction of affordable housing by offering developers the ability to construct additional housing units above an agency’s otherwise applicable density range, in exchange for offering to build or donate land for affordable or senior units. Density Bonus Law also provides for incentives intended to help make the development of affordable and senior housing economically feasible.
Compliance is achieved by City of Arvin Ordinance No.
2019-456. The city Council adopted Ordinance No.
2019-456 amending the Municipal Code, including the
Density Bonus Ordinance to comply with State law. As
part of the 6th Cycle amendments, the density bonus
ordinance will be updated to reflect current density
bonus laws, as explained in Chapter VI. C. Housing
Element Programs.
Housing
Accountability Act
(Gov. Code, §
65589.5.)
Provides that a local agency shall not disapprove a housing development project, for very low, low-, or moderate-income households, or an emergency shelter, or condition approval in a manner that renders the housing development project infeasible for development for the use of very low, low-, or moderate-income households, or an emergency shelter, including through the use of design review standards, unless it makes certain written findings, based upon a preponderance of the evidence in the record.
Compliance is achieved through the development
review process consistent with the Housing
Accountability Act. Additionally, the city continually
reviews its development standards and tensure they
facilitate an objective and equitable review of
applicable projects. These are supported by Housing
Programs 4, 8, 11, 13 including the density bonus
ordinance, 17, 22 and 23
No-Net-Loss Law
(Gov. Code, §
65863)
Ensures development opportunities remain available throughout the planning period to accommodate a jurisdiction’s RHNA allocation, especially for lower- and moderate- income households.
The City’s draft Housing Element identifies a surplus of sites with a capacity to accommodate the City’s RHNA
allocation. The city proposes to Update and Amend the
General Plan and Zoning Ordinance to accommodate the
RHNA allocation in the Housing Element. The city
reviews all General Plan and zoning amendment
applications to ensure there is no net loss in density or adequate sites to accommodate its housingneeds.
Least Cost Zoning
Law (Gov. Code, §
65913.1)
Provides that, in exercising its authority to zone for land uses and in revising its housing element, a city, county, or city and county shall designate and zone sufficient vacant land for residential use with appropriate standards, in relation to zoning for nonresidential use, and in relation to growth projections of the general plan to meet housing needs for all income categories as identified in the housing element of the general plan.
Compliance is achieved through the proposed
amendment and implementation of the City’s General
Plan & Zoning Ordinance and the implementation of
Housing Element Housing Plan Programs which commit
the city to ensure adequate sites to accommodate the
City’s RHNA at densities and intensities consistent with those discussed in the Inventory of Residential Sites
section.
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Table 1: Compliance with Fair Housing Laws
Law Description Compliance
Excessive
Subdivision
Standards (Gov.
Code, § 65913.2.)
Provides that, in exercising its authority to regulate subdivisions a city, county, or city and county shall:
(a) Refrain from imposing criteria for design, as defined in Section 66418, or improvements, as defined in Section 66419, for the purpose of rendering infeasible the development of housing for any and all economic segments of the community. However, nothing in this section shall be construed to enlarge or diminish the authority of a city, county, or city and county under other provisions of law to permit a developer to construct such housing.
(b) Consider the effect of ordinances adopted and actions taken by it with respect to the housing needs of the region in which the local jurisdiction is situated.
(c) Refrain fromimposing standards and criteria for public improvements including, but not limited to, streets, sewers, fire stations, schools, or parks, which exceed the standards and criteria Compliance is achieved through the implementation of
a fair and equitable development review process which
is administrated consistent with the Excessive
Subdivision Standards Act.
being applied by the city, county, or city and county at that time to its publicly financed improvements located in similarly zoned districts within that city, county, or city and county.
Limits on Growth
Controls (Gov.
Code, § 65302.8.)
Provides that, if a county or city, including a charter city, adopts or amends a mandatory general plan element which operates to limit the number of housing units which may be constructed on an annual basis, such adoption or amendment shall contain findings which justify reducing the housing opportunities of the region. The findings shall include all of the following:
(a) A description of the city’s or county’s appropriate share of the regional need for housing.
(b) A description of the specific housing programs and activities being undertaken by the local jurisdiction to fulfill the requirements of subdivision (c) of Section 65302.
(c) A description of how the public health, safety, and welfare would be promoted by such adoption or amendment.
(d) The fiscal and environmental resources available to the local jurisdiction
The City’s draft Housing Element and the elements in
the City’s adopted General Plan do not include any
provisions which further limits (relative to the current Housing Element and prior General Plan) the
development of housing, except such provisions as may
be required by state or federal laws.
Housing Element
Law (Gov. Code, §
65583, esp. subds.
(c)(5), (c)(10).)
Section 65583 stipulates that the housing element shall consist of an identification and analysis of existing and projected housing needs and a statement of goals, policies, quantified objectives, financial resources, and scheduled programs for the preservation, improvement, and development of housing. The housing element shall identify adequate sites for housing, including rental housing, factory-built housing, mobile homes, and emergency shelters, and shall make adequate provision for the existing and projected needs of all economic segments of the community.
Subdivision (c)(5) provides that, in order to make adequate provision for the housing needs of all economic segments of the community, the program shall promote and affirmatively further fair housing opportunities and promote housing throughout the community or communities for all persons regardless of race, religion, sex, marital status, ancestry, national origin, color, familial status, or disability, and other characteristics protected by the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Part 2.8 (commencing with Section 12900) of Division 3 of Title 2), Section 65008, and any other state and federal fair housing and planning law.
Compliance is achieved through preparation and
adoption of a Housing Element found to be in
substantial compliance with State Housing Element law
by the California Department of Housing and
Community Development.
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Analysis of Available Federal State and Local Data and Local Knowledge This section presents an overview of available federal, state, and local data to analyze fair housing issues in Arvin. These data sources are supplemented with local knowledge of existing conditions in the community to present a more realistic picture of fair housing concerns in Arvin and a more informed perspective from which to base goals, policies, and programs to affirmatively further fair housing. Figure 2 shows the 2023 Qualified Census Tracts (QCTs) and Difficult Development Areas (DDAs) in the region where City of Arvin is located.
The City of Arvin was incorporated in 1960 and approximately 40% of the housing stock is 40 to 50 years and would need structural renovation and maintenance. 24% of the housing stock was built before 1970.
The last annexation of lands occurred in 1990 and was developed in 2010 through 2017. Homes built after 1970, which account for three-quarters (75.7%) of the city’s housing stock, should meet most of the existing building code standards. The City of Arvin is less than 5 square miles with a population of approximately 21,000, of which 94% of the population is Hispanic as defined by the 2020 Census. There were 4,711 occupied housing units, of which 50.3% were owner-occupied, and 49.7% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.2%.
Due to the small geographic area of the city and the age of housing throughout the city, there is not a need for identifying areas to target housing rehabilitation programs. All programs that the city establishes and/or funded by the county, state, or federal agencies would apply for all areas of the city. The city Building Official/Enforcement Officer responds to housing complaints relating to the health and safety factors. The 2023-2031 Housing Element Policies include Housing Rehabilitation Policies, Housing Preservation Policies and Fair Housing Policies and the Programs list twenty-five programs with program numbers 5 – Code Enforcement Program, and 7 – Funding Single-Family Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation and Multi-Family rehabilitation Programs.
Other Relevant Factors
The city works closely with County of Kern Council of Governments on the Fair Housing Program. It also works closely with the Housing Authority of the County of Kern which administers the Housing Choice Voucher Program. Eligible participants including very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled are awarded vouchers enabling them to find housing in the private sector by paying the difference between 30% of an eligible household's income and the actual cost of renting a unit. Figure 3 shows housing choice vouchers and subsidized housing by census tract. As shown in Figure 4, there are 9 LIHTC-assisted housing developments, 2 assisted multifamily developments, 2 USDA rural housing developments and several public housing buildings located in Arvin.
c) INTEGRATION AND SEGREGATION PATTERNS AND TRENDS
To inform priorities, policies, and actions, an analysis of integration and segregation, including patterns and trends, related to people with protected characteristics. Segregation generally means a condition in which there is a high concentration of persons of a particular race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, or having a disability or a particular type of disability when compared to a broader geographic area. Conversely, integration refers to a condition in which there is a not a high concentration of persons of a particular race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, or having a disability or a particular type of disability when compared to a broader geographic area. The following analysis will analyze levels of segregation and integration for race and ethnicity, persons with disabilities, familial status, age, and income to identify the groups in Arvin that experience the highest levels of segregation. Minorities are often concentrated in impoverished areas and lack access to
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resources such as jobs, educational opportunities, life services and face other disadvantages.
The majority of subsidized and supported housing (Subsidized housing, LIHTC assisted housing developments, assisted multifamily development, rural housing developments and public housing) are located in the central-west area of the city, mostly south of E-Bear Mountain Boulevard and West of South Darby Street. 94% of of Arvin residents are of Hispanic or Latino and there is a very high linguistic isolation as shown in Figure 5.
Figure 2 shows that areas south of East Bear Mountain Boulevard and North of Sycamore Road are areas of high segregation and poverty in the City of Arvin.
Diversity Index
Tracking the diversity of cities and countiesthroughout California is crucial to understanding the shifting demographics of raceand ethnicity in California and the United States. ESRI, a provider of geographic information system (GIS) software, locational intelligence, and mapping, has developed a Diversity Index, which captures the racial and ethnic diversity of a geographic area in a single number, from 0 to 100. Scores less than 55 represent lower diversity in the jurisdiction while scores of greater than 85represent higher diversity. Additionally, scores between 40-55 represent low diversity, 55-70 represent moderate diversity, and 70-85 represent high diversity.
Table 2A (Housing Element Table No.5) depicts the demographic trends of different racial/ethnic categories within Arvin between 2000 and 2020. During this period, the total population of Arvin grew by 50.47 percent, however, growth in the last decade between 2010 and 2020 was a mere 0.99 percent.
Arvin’s Hispanic population was 87.5 percent of the total population in the year 2000. By 2020, the Hispanic/Latino population was 94 percent of the population compared to .54% in Kern County and 39% in California (Table 2B). The changing ethnic characteristics of a community, coupled with shifting in age composition, lead to changes in household composition and ensuing housing needs. The percentage of population that are White residents decreased from 9.8% in 2000 to 3.8% in 2020. The overall nonHispanic population decreased from 12.5% in 2000 to 6% in 2020.
Figure 6 shows that Arvin in general has a lower diversity index with several pockets of very high nonwhite population (>80%). There are some pockets of moderate diversity index scores but mostly these are vacant parcels to the south, northwest and east of the city.
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Table 2A:
Population by Race by Hispanic Origin Over Time
2000 Percent 2010 Percent 2020 Percent
Total: 12,956 19,304 21,220
Hispanic or Latino 11,341 87.5% 17,892 92.7% 19,952 94.0% Not Hispanic or
Latino 1,615 12.5% 1,412 7.3% 1,268 6.0%
White Alone 1,276 9.8% 985 5.1% 803 3.8%
Black Or African
American Alone 68 0.5% 102 0.5% 126 0.6%
American Indian
and Alaska Native
Alone 33 0.3% 41 0.2% 9 0.0%
Asian Alone 132 1.0% 135 0.7% 305 1.4%
Native Hawaiian
and Other Pacific
Islander Alone 2 0.0% 2 0.0% 0 0.0%
Some Other Race
Alone 16 0.1% 30 0.2% 0 0.0%
Two Or More
Races: 88 0.7% 117 0.6% 25 0.1%
Two Races
Including Some
Other Race 0 0.0%
Two Races
Excluding Some
Other Race, And
Three Or More
Races 25 0.1%
Source: 1990 US Census; 2000 US Census; 2010 US Census, 2016-2020 ACS
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Table 2B:
Population by Race by Hispanic Origin
GINI Index
The GINI index is a measure of the extent to which the distribution of income among families/households within a community deviate from a perfect equal distribution. The scale is from 0 to 1, with 0 representing perfect equality and 1 representing the highest possible level of inequality.
Gini coefficient for California is 0.487. City of Arvin’s Gini index is 0.371. City of Delano in Kern County has an index of 0.434, whilst the community of Lamont within the unincorporated area D of Kern County has a Gini index of 0.403 (source: California Open Data Portal – Income Inequality). The lower Gini index in Arvin is reflective of the low median income levels as shown in Figure 12.
Disparities in Access to Opportunities
The condition of housing in Arvin varies from excellent to poor, generally based on the age of the housing. Approximately 40% of the housing stock is 40 to 50 years and are in need of structural renovation and maintenance. Overall, the condition of the neighborhoods is fair with all neighborhoods connected to water and sewer and with much of the city developed with curb, gutter, and sidewalks.
The city has been proactive in seeking grant funding to create safe routes to school, has applied for and received grant from Cal Trans which developed a Safe Routes to School. Where new development is approved, the city requires the installation of curbs, gutter and sidewalks.
The city is isolated from other unincorporated communities of Kern County and located approximately 12 miles for the City of Bakersfield. The Arvin Transit provides express service to the Tejon Ranch for Arvin’s residents. The City of Arvin Transportation Department is known for providing safe and reliable transportation for residents and visitors alike. With convenient schedules that run from 4 am to 4:30 pm, the Transportation Department also provides round trip bus service to Lamont, Tejon Ranch, and Bakersfield. As the City of Arvin grows, the Transportation Department is keeping pace, researching key areas and studying possible new bus routes as riders' needs expand. Their modern fleet is equipped with lifts and bike racks and provides comfortable transport for a wide range of patrons. As is the case throughout the City, the residents of these areas have access to Arvin Transit and Dial-A-Ride programs Population by Race by Hispanic Origin
City of Arvin Percent Kern County Percent California Percent Total: 21,220 892,458 39,346,023
Not Hispanic Or Latino: 1,268 6.0% 411,758 46.1% 23,965,094 60.9% White Alone 803 3.8% 296,505 33.2% 14,365,145 36.5%
Black Or African American Alone 126 0.6% 45,312 5.1% 2,142,371 5.4% American Indian And Alaska Native Alone 9 0.0% 4,149 0.5% 131,724 0.3% Asian Alone 305 1.4% 41,599 4.7% 5,743,983 14.6%
Native Hawaiian And Other Pacific Islander Alone 0 0.0% 1,011 0.1% 135,524 0.3% Some Other Race Alone 0 0.0% 2,024 0.2% 124,148 0.3%
Two Or More Races: 25 0.1% 21,158 2.4% 1,322,199 3.4%
Two Races Including Some Other Race 0 0.0% 2,337 0.3% 98,006 0.2% Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, And Three Or More Races 25 0.1% 18,821 2.1% 1,224,193 3.1% Hispanic Or Latino: 19,952 94.0% 480,700 53.9% 15,380,929 39.1% White Alone 14,698 69.3% 306,863 34.4% 7,688,576 19.5%
Black Or African American Alone 18 0.1% 3,218 0.4% 108,591 0.3% American Indian And Alaska Native Alone 81 0.4% 4,313 0.5% 179,905 0.5% Asian Alone 24 0.1% 1,782 0.2% 90,329 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Other Pacific Islander Alone 0 0.0% 369 0.0% 14,112 0.0% Some Other Race Alone 3,897 18.4% 110,098 12.3% 5,499,599 14.0% Two Or More Races: 1,234 5.8% 54,057 6.1% 1,799,817 4.6% Two Races Including Some Other Race 1,226 5.8% 45,793 5.1% 1,374,229 3.5% Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, And Three Or More Races 8 0.0% 8,264 0.9% 425,588 1.1% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table B03002.
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for public transportation. The city currently has 18 local stops. There are a number of Arvin’s residents employed at the Kern County’s Tejon Ranch commercial center.
Localized Perspective and Overall Summary of Trends and Patterns.
No fair housing complaints were submitted from the City of Arvin during the previous housing cycle. While this can be considered a positive sign, it is also equally likely residents do not have adequate information or know their rights regarding fair housing to submit complaints. The Kern County Fair Housing Coordinator has information and a hotline for residents to access at any time.
The majority of subsidized and supported housing (Subsidized housing, LIHTC assisted housing developments, assisted multifamily development, rural housing developments and public housing) are located in the centralwest area of the city, mostly south of West Bear Mountain Boulevard and West of South Derby Street.
Arvin’s Hispanic population was 87.5 percent of the total population in the year 2000. By 2020, the Hispanic population comprised of 94 percent of the population. The changing ethnic characteristics of a community, coupled with shifting in age composition, lead to changes in household composition and ensuing housing needs. The percentage of population that are White residents decreased from 9.8% in 2000 to 3.8% in 2020.
The overall non-Hispanic population decreased from 12.5% in 2000 to 6% in 2020. The majority of the members of Arvin City Council and Planning Commission are of Hispanic origin.
City Council Members: Planning Commission Members:
Olivia Trujillo, Hispanic Joshlyn Horton, Caucasian
Daniel Borreli, Hispanic Anaiza Prado, Hispanic
Donny Horton, Caucasian Rubi Carmona, Hispanic
Susana Reyes, Hispanic Fatima Arellano Gonzalez, Hispanic Juan Murillo, Hispanic Manuel Leon, Hispanic
The areas include housing that was present when the city was originally incorporated in 1960 all the way to the present day is older housing stock and may need repair and maintenance. Areas within the two subject areas were annexed in every decade from 1960 and the last annexation in the area occurred in 1990.
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Figure 1
City of Arvin Annexation & Sphere of influence
Figure1 shows the City’s annexation and sphere of influence. The condition of housing in the area varies from excellent to poor, generally based on the age of the housing. Some 24% of the housing is built before 1970.
Overall, the condition of the neighborhoods is fair with all neighborhoods connected to water and sewer and with much of the city developed with curb, gutter, and sidewalks. The city has applied for and received grant from Cal Trans which developed a Safe Routes to School. The city is being proactive in seeking grants to create safe routes to schools. Where new development is approved, the city requires the installation of curbs, gutters and sidewalks.
The Arvin Transit provides express service to the Tejon Ranch for Arvin’s residents. The City of Arvin Transportation Department is known for providing safe and reliable transportation for residents and visitors alike. With convenient schedules that run from 4 am to 4:30 pm, the Transportation Department also provides round trip bus service to Lamont, Tejon Ranch, and Bakersfield. As the City of Arvin grows, the Transportation Department is keeping pace, researching key areas and studying possible new bus routes as riders' needs expand. Their modern fleet is equipped with lifts and bike racks and provides comfortable transport for a wide range of patrons. As is the case throughout the City, the residents of these areas have access to Arvin Transit and Dial-A-Ride programs for public transportation. The city currently has 18 local stops. There are a number of Arvin’s residents employed at the Kern County’s Tejon Ranch commercial center.
The City has considered trends and patterns related to integration and segregation based on racial and ethnic factors, disability, family status, seniors, and median household income. City of Arvin faces some unique challenges compared to Kern County as a whole, as a significantly higher proportion of Arvin’s households are under the poverty line (29.6%). 94% of the city’s population are Hispanic/Latino compared to 54% in Kern County and 39% in California. As a result, there is very high linguistic isolation that needs to be addressed.
Arvin has a very low percentage of people with disabilities <5%), compared to 11% in Kern County and California. 92.9% of the households in Arvin are Family Households, which is much greater than 73.8% in Kern County and 68.6% in the State. Arvin also has a very high proportion of married couple
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households (64.6%) compared to 50.5% in the County and 49.6% Statewide. 18% of the households in Arvin are female headed households which is much lower than the 24.5% Countywide and 26.2% Statewide. However, 60.8% of female headed households in Arvin are below the poverty line. There are some patterns of isolation or segregation apparent especially with female headed households.
Segregated areas with higher poverty levels are to the south of East Bear Mountain Boulevard and north of Sycamore Road.
Some 37.6% of the households in Arvin are large family households with 5 or more persons compared to 17.9% Countywide and 13.6% Statewide. 61.9% of the households have 4 persons or more compared to 35% in the County and 28.4% in the State. This demonstrates the need for large housing units in the City. The city also has a significant need for dependent care and support systems for young children and youth, as 11.8% of the population are under 5 years old and 27% of the population are between the ages of 5 and 17. This is significantly higher than 7.7% and 21.2% of the population respectively in the County.
Only 11.4% of the households in Arvin are senior households compared to 21.2% in the County and 24.4% in the State. Arvin will continue to participate in the implementation of Kern County housing programs and the Housing Plan. The city will continue to consider these findings in relation to program funding and resources to further reduce poverty levels, any patterns of isolation and segregation and work collaboratively with the County and State to increase access to housing, particularly for female headed households and large family units.
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FIGURE 2 CENSUS TRACT BOUNDARIES
Source: Office of Policy Development and Research (www.huduser.gov/portal/sadda/sadda_qct.html)
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FIGURE 3: HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS BY CENSUS TRACT AND SUBSIDIZED HOUSING Sources: Kern Council of Governments Housing Needs Mapping Tool/ AFFH HCD 2.0
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FIGURE 4: PUBLIC HOUSING BUILDING, LIHTC AND MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES Sources: California HCD Map Resources
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FIGURE 5: LINGUISTIC ISOLATION PERCENTILE
Sources: CalEnviroScreen 4 Indicator Maps
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FIGURE6: 2018 DIVERSITY INDEX
Sources: Kern Council of Governments Housing Needs Mapping Tool/ AFFH HCD 2.0
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Dissimilarity Index
Another way to measure segregation is by using a dissimilarity index. This index measures how evenly any two groups are distributed across neighborhoods relative to their representation in a city overall.
The dissimilarity index at the jurisdiction level can be interpreted as the share of one group that would have to move neighborhoods to create perfect integration for these two groups.
The dissimilarity index ranges from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate that groups are more unevenly distributed (e.g., they tend to live in different neighborhoods).
Table 3 below provides the dissimilarity index values indicating the level of segregation in Kern County between White residents and non-White residents across four time periods (2010, 2018, 2020, and 2021).
Source: FRED Economic Data (fred.stlouisfed.org)
The high dissimilarity index reflects the increase in non-white population in Kern County. Considering the population distribution in Arvin of 94% Hispanic/Latino, Arvin will also have a high dissimilarity index.
Mapped Patterns of Integration and Segregation
Patterns of integration and segregation are considered for people with disabilities, familial status, and income groups. Relying primarily on data available from the US Census, it is possible to map and consider existing patterns which may indicate historical influences and future trends by census tract and census block groups.
Predominant Racial/Ethnic Population
The predominant race/ethnic population by census tract for Kern County is 56.1% Hispanic or Latino;
31.1% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino; 6% Black or African American; 5.6% Asian; and 2.8% American Indian and Alaska Native. Kern County overall is more diverse than City of Arvin (source: US Census).
Figure 7 shows the predominant racial/ethnic population by census tract for Arvin and surrounds. The predominant population in City of Arvin in 2020 is a Hispanic majority of 94% and 6% non-Hispanic population. Arvin’s Hispanic population was 87.5 percent of the total population in the year 2000. The percentage of population that are White residents decreased from 9.8% in 2000 to 3.8% in 2020.
Concentrations of Race and Ethnicity
Figure 8 provides another look at concentration of race in Arvin by affluence or poverty. It doesn’t show demarcation based on race; however, it does show pockets of poverty south of East Bear Mountain Boulevard. As outlined in Table 2, out of the 94% of the population that are Hispanic/Latino, 69.3% are White Alone, 18.4% are Some Other Race Alone and 5.8% are Two or More Races. As shown in Figure 7, the central and northern areas of the city have pockets of non-white population of greater than 80%.
Out of the 6% Non-Hispanic population, 3.8% are White Alone, 1.4% are Asian and 0.6% are Black or African American Alone.
Figure 6 depicts the diversity index in 2018. There is more diversity around Kovacevich Park, areas north Table 3: Racial Dissimilarity Index Values for Kern County Race 2010 2018 2020 2021
White to Non-White Racial
Dissimilarity
0.49 0.487 0.507 0.50
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of East Bear Mountain Boulevard and areas south of East Bean Mountain Boulevard and west of N Derby St, and mostly these areas have a higher number of vacant land parcels.
Population with a Disability
As shown in Figure 9, the city of Arvin mostly has a disability rate of <10% with the south east portion of the city having a rate of 10-20%. Approximately 5% of the population in Arvin has a disability compared to approximately 11% of the population in Kern County and the state of California. As per the 2020 American Community Survey, among Arvin’s population between the ages of 18 and 64, 5.6 percent were classified as having a disability. About 4.7 percent of the total population were aged 65 and older, of which about 33 percent were found to have one or more forms of disability. Table 4 (Table 26 of Housing Element) shows that of the five percent of the total population with a disability, the most prevalent disability was ambulatory difficulties (53.8%). The mobility limitation does not necessarily indicate a need for special need/supportive housing and statistics on the total number of disabled persons needing supportive housing in the city is not available. Using the national standard of one to three percent of the total disabled population needing supportive housing, it can be estimated that the city has approximately 15 to 45 disabled individuals in need of supportive housing.
Table 4:
Disability by Type for the Population with a Disability (Detailed) City of
Arvin
Percent
Kern
County
Percent California Percent
With One or More Types of
Disability 1,067 5% 98,426 11.4% 4,146,951 10.7%
Hearing Difficulty 211 19.8% 23,470 23.8% 1,147,500 27.7% Vision Difficulty 115 10.8% 19,029 19.3% 778,145 18.8%
Cognitive Difficulty 392 36.7% 36,914 37.5% 1,585,969 38.2% Ambulatory Difficulty 574 53.8% 51,480 52.3% 2,118,765 51.1% Self-Care Difficulty 361 33.8% 21,131 21.5% 964,579 23.3% Independent Living
Difficulty 292 27.4% 35,762 36.3% 1,654,210 39.9%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table B18102 - B18107.
To assist disabled individuals in providing adequate housing to meet their needs, the State of California, in 1984, mandated Title 24, of the Uniform Building Code. Title 24 provides regulations for adaptability and accessibility of apartment units to provide for the safety and welfare of physically disabled inhabitants and visitors. An adaptable apartment is one that is accessible for entry and circulation and that can at any future point, be adapted to meet the specific needs of a person with disabilities. These improvements would include the installation of wider doors, grab bars, lower cabinets, lower light switches and sidewalk-to-front door ramps.
For persons with mental illness, the Mental Health Services Department provides a full range of services throughout the County. Services include initial assessment, crisis services, ongoing case coordination, case management, and counseling services, among others. Hospitalization and inpatient treatment and placement programs may be contracted for the Department with private providers.
Several County programs assist persons with physical disabilities. The Community Development Program Department operates the Home Access Program, providing grants for home accessibility improvements. In addition, HACK has made five percent of the affordable public housing stock accessible to persons with physical disabilities (45 units), and two percent of units adaptable to the sensory impaired (18 units).
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FIGURE 7: PREDOMINANT POPULATION BY CENSUS TRACTS
Sources: Kern Council of Governments Housing Needs Mapping Tool/ AFFH HCD 2.0
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FIGURE 8: RACIALLY CONCENTRATED AREAS OF AFFLUENCE/POVERTY Sources: Kern Council of Governments Housing Needs Mapping Tool/ AFFH HCD 2.0
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FIGURE 9: PERCENT OF POPULATION WITH A DISABILITY
Sources: Kern Council of Governments Housing Needs Mapping Tool/ AFFH HCD 2.0
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Percent of Population 18 Years and Over in Households Living with Spouse Figure 10 identifies the percent of population over the age of 18 years and over in households living with spouse in Arvin. As shown in Table 5 (Table 31 in Housing Element), 92.9% of households in Arvin are family households, which is significantly greater than the averages for Kern County and California.
Arvin also has larger households with more 3,4,5,6 and 7 person households compared to Kern County and the State.
Table 6 shows that 64.6% of total households in Arvin are married couple households, and an additional
9.9% households are cohabiting couple households. This is significantly greater than the average of approximately 50 percentage of households in Kern County and State of California.
Table 5
Households by Size
City of
Arvin
Percent Kern County Percent California Percent
Total: 4,711 273,556 13,103,114
Family
Households: 4,377 92.9% 201,939 73.8% 8,986,666 68.6%
2-Person
Household 613 13.0% 63,848 23.3% 3,209,170 24.5%
3-Person
Household 849 18.0% 42,009 15.4% 2,054,635 15.7%
4-Person
Household 1,145 24.3% 46,904 17.1% 1,945,127 14.8%
5-Person
Household 731 15.5% 27,461 10.0% 1,006,126 7.7%
6-Person
Household 596 12.7% 12,948 4.7% 433,324 3.3%
7-Or-More
Person
Household 443 9.4% 8,769 3.2% 338,284 2.6%
Percent of Children in Married Households
As shown in Figure 11, the percentage of children in married couple households vary across different areas of Arvin. Greater than 60% of households north of East B Mountain Boulevard and South of Sycamore Road have children in married households. Households south of East B Mountain Boulevard and North of Sycamore Road have more single parent female headed households.
Female-headed Households
Figure 12 identifies the percent of population in female-headed households. 18% of total households in Arvin are Female Headed Households compared to 24.5% in Kern County and 26.2% in the State of California. Arvin has a higher number of female headed households south of East Bear Mountain Boulevard and North of Sycamore Road. These are also vulnerable sensitive households with higher levels of poverty. As shown in Table 5 (Table 31 in Housing Element), of the 4,711 total households in Arvin, female householders with no spouse or partner present accounted for 848 households or 18 percent. 60.8% of female headed households with children are below the poverty line. 11.8% of households have their own children under 18 and 4.4% of households living with children under the age of 18 who are not their own.
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Families with female heads of household typically display a need for housing assistance due to the demand for day care services and lower wages earned and is therefore identified as a special needs group. Among married couple households, only 20.08 percent were below the poverty line, whereas among households with no spouse present, 60.8 percent were below the poverty line.
Single individuals with dependent children face a variety of housing problems. Single parent renters often have difficulty finding suitable housing due to the high cost of rent compared to income, as well as discriminatory housing practices. These problems are of particular concern for family households with a single female householder. Though the majority of female households were in the labor force, this segment of the community generally represents one of the lowest categories of wage earners as compared to other householders.
Table 6
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Large Families
Large families are defined as households with five or more members. Many large families are forced to occupy inadequately sized units because housing units that meet their needs are either unavailable or beyond their ability to pay. Table 5 shows that 37.6% percent of family households and zero percent of the non-family households in Arvin were composed of five or more persons, which by the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) definition is considered “large households”. This is significantly more than the countywide proportion of large households of 17.9%, and State of California’s proportion of 13.6% large households. Also, 61.9% of households in Arvin have 4 or more persons compared to 35% in Kern County and 28.4% in the State of California. This indicates a need for larger units for large households in the city. To address overcrowding, communities can provide incentives to facilitate the development of affordable apartments with three or more bedrooms to meet the needs of large households.
The shortage of large rental units can be alleviated through the provision of affordable ownership housing opportunities, such as homeownership assistance and self-help housing (through Habitat for Humanity and other organizations). In addition, Section 8 rental assistance provided by HACK can enable large families to rent units they otherwise cannot afford. HACK currently operates 941 public housing units, of which 123 are single-family units that can accommodate larger families. The County has also contributed CDBG and HOME funds to assist in the development of housing for large families. City of Arvin City of Arvin Kern County Kern County California California Total: 4,711 273,556 13,103,114
Married-Couple Household 3,043 64.6% 138,061 50.5% 6,510,580 49.7% With Own Children Under 18 Years 1,988 42.2% 67,710 24.8% 2,784,123 21.2% With No Own Children Under 18 Years 1,055 22.4% 70,351 25.7% 3,726,457 28.4% Cohabiting Couple Household 467 9.9% 22,789 8.3% 896,192 6.8% With Own Children Of The Householder Under 18 Years 337 7.2% 11,762 4.3% 327,712 2.5% With No Own Children Of The Householder Under 18 Years 130 2.8% 11,027 4.0% 568,480 4.3% Female Householder, No Spouse Or Partner Present 848 18.0% 67,058 24.5% 3,430,426 26.2% Living Alone 83 1.8% 28,466 10.4% 1,722,600 13.1%
With Own Children Under 18 Years 558 11.8% 18,513 6.8% 615,734 4.7% With Relatives, No Own Children Under 18 Years 207 4.4% 17,810 6.5% 858,959 6.6% With Only Nonrelatives Present 0 0.0% 2,269 0.8% 233,133 1.8% Male Householder, No Spouse Or Partner Present 353 7.5% 45,648 16.7% 2,265,916 17.3% Living Alone 175 3.7% 28,611 10.5% 1,392,219 10.6%
With Own Children Under 18 Years 36 0.8% 4,904 1.8% 170,832 1.3% With Relatives, No Own Children Under 18 Years 138 2.9% 8,603 3.1% 414,759 3.2% With Only Nonrelatives Present 4 0.1% 3,530 1.3% 288,106 2.2% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table B11012
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Farmworkers
Agriculture is a key economic industry in Kern County, and particularly in Arvin. Agriculture plays a major role in the lives of Arvin’s residents. Classified in terms of industry, 3,565 individuals were employed in agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining positions, representing 47.5 percent of the total civilian employed population ages 16 and older of 7,511. In comparison, the Kern County average for these economic sectors was 14.7 percent. Almost all of those Arvin residents employed in this sector were in agriculture.
There were 1,731 farms located in Kern County according to the USDA 2017 Census of Agriculture. Some 22 percent of the farms employed only a single farm worker; some 46 percent employed between two and nine workers, and some 32 percent were larger farms employing ten or more workers. Table 7 (Table 28 of Housing Element) also indicates that migrant workers totaled 6,062, representing approximately 30 percent of total farm workers. Farmworkers are generally considered to have special housing needs because of their limited income and their seasonal and migratory nature of their work.
Table 7
Kern County – Farm Labor (2017)
Category Farms Percent Workers Percent
Farms with 1 worker 186 22.01 186 0.91
Farms with 2 workers 130 15.38 260 1.27
Farms with 3-4 workers 125 14.79 429 2.10
Farms with 5-9 workers 135 15.98 860 4.20
Farms with 10 or more 269 31.84 18734 91.52
Total farms and workers 845 100 20469 100
Migrant workers/ hired 84 85.71 5779 95.33
Migrant
workers/contract
14 14.29 283 4.67
Total migrant workers 98 100 6062 100
Source: USDA 2017 Census of Agriculture
https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/AgCensus/2017/Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapter_2_County_Level/California/ In response to the need for farmworker housing and to comply with State Housing law, the City of Arvin adopted Ordinance No. 241 in July 2015, which amended the Zoning Ordinance to permit by-right housing reserved for person employed in various industries – though agriculture is the industry most often used in this category. Since agriculture is a key industry in Arvin, this is especially importance for farmworker housing. This ordinance permits by right up to six unrelated individuals to legally live in the same residential unit. Owners of employee housing are required to obtain a permit from the State Department of Housing and Community Development.
Housing options that are currently available to farm workers include privately- and publicly- owned farm worker housing. The 48-unit Sun Garden Village located at 701 Meyer Street is the only farmworker housing currently in Arvin. The Arvin Farm Labor Center #26 is located approximately five miles west of Arvin and has 88 units available for migrant farm workers.
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Persons 65 Years of Age or Older
11.4% of households in Arvin have a householder 65 years of age or older which is significantly lower compared to 21.2% in Kern County and 24.4% in the State of California. In 2012, 796 residents in Arvin were reported as 65 years or older, comprising 4.4 percent of the total population. As shown in Table 8 (Table 27 of Housing Element), there were 563 elderly households in the city in 2020 and about twothirds (67.2%) live in owner occupied units compared to 76.4% in Kern County and 73.4% in the Stat eof California. There are high levels of home ownership in 65 years or older age group in comparison to 50.3 percent of the total households in the city residing in owner occupied units. 27.5% of the 65 years of age or older households have an income of less than $15,000 per annum. It is also important to note that about 33 percent of the elderly in Arvin are identified as disabled.
There are many programs to accommodate the special needs of seniors, including but not limited to congregate care, supportive services, rental subsidies, shared housing, and housing rehabilitation assistance. For the elderly, or those with disabilities, housing with functional design features that accommodate disabilities can help ensure continued independent living. Elderly with mobility/self-care limitations also benefit from transportation alternatives. Senior housing with supportive services can be provided for those who require assistance with daily living.
The Senior Citizens Information and Referral Service provides seniors with information on available services in the County, including Social Security, Medicare, Medi-Cal, nutrition sites, discount cards, and transportation information, among other things. The Office on Aging also operates 27 senior nutrition sites at senior and community centers throughout the County. Home delivered meals are also available upon request. In Arvin, the senior nutrition site is located at the Arvin Senior Center located at 800 Walnut Drive.
TABLE 8
Senior Households by Tenure
Median Household Income
The median household income of the city is $39,750, which is only 72.5% of the median income made by a household in Kern County and 50.5% of the median household income in the Sate of California. Median and mean incomes by household types in Arvin are shown in Table 9 (Table 12 of Housing Element). Nonfamilies have the lowest median household income of $20,208 and married families have the highest median household income of $45,413. These income levels are significantly lower than Kern County and the State of California.
City of Arvin City of Arvin Kern County Kern County California California Total: 536 58,117 3,198,850
Owner Occupied: 360 67.2% 44,406 76.4% 2,340,689 73.2%
Householder 65 To 74 Years 273 75.8% 26,393 59.4% 1,350,393 57.7% Householder 75 To 84 Years 21 5.8% 13,340 30.0% 688,443 29.4% Householder 85 Years And Over 66 18.3% 4,673 10.5% 301,853 12.9% Renter Occupied: 176 32.8% 13,711 23.6% 858,161 26.8%
Householder 65 To 74 Years 135 76.7% 8,690 63.4% 484,266 56.4% Householder 75 To 84 Years 41 23.3% 3,505 25.6% 234,067 27.3% Householder 85 Years And Over 0 0.0% 1,516 11.1% 139,828 16.3% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table B25007
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Table 9
Income by Household Types
Type Median ($) Mean ($)
Households 39,750 49,056
Families 40,459 48,841
Married
Families
45,413 -
Non-Families 20,208 27,272
Source: US Census 2020 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1901)
The median income by census tract is also low (<$55,000) in Arvin with some areas to the east and northeast having a median income of <$30,000 as shown in Figure 12. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the estimated poverty threshold for a four-person household was approximately $26,496 in 2020. For two-person households, the threshold was $15,659 if the householder was age 65 or older, and $17,413 for householders under 65 years. Approximately one-third (29.6%) of the households (2020 census data) in Arvin were below the poverty level, while 16.7 percent of the County’s households and 9% of the State of California’s households were below the poverty level. As outlined in Table 10 (Table 13 of Housing Element), there are no changes to poverty levels over time in Arvin. Figures 8 and 13 also show the segregated areas with higher poverty levels, south of East Bear Mountain Boulevard and North of Sycamore Road in Census tracts 6029006303 and 6029006304, which are identified as Low-Income Community Opportunity Zones. Median household income, median household value, education (percentage of population with high school diploma), median age is all significantly lower compared to California.
Table 10
Households in Poverty over Time
2010 2020
Households with Income in the Past 12 Months below
Poverty Level 1,045 1,294
Total Households 3,497 4,377
Percent of Households in Poverty 29.9% 29.6%
Percent Change of Households in Poverty 0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table B17019. HCD Data Packet For senior citizen households (ages 65 years and over) the percentage of those below the poverty rate was 22 percent and for children under 18 the poverty rate is 40% in Arvin. 18 percent of households in Arvin are female headed households with children. 60.8% of these households are below the poverty line as shown in Table 11. Patterns of segregated economic wealth, albeit lower income levels, do exist in Arvin as illustrated in Figure 13. Poverty levels are greater than 40% for areas south of East Bear Mountain Boulevard and North of Sycamore Road. This coincides with areas that have a high percentage of female headed households with low median income in line with the higher levels of poverty amongst this group.
The dependency ratio as outlined in Table 12 (Table 3 of the Housing Element), which is the ratio of the population under 18 and over 65 years of age to the population 18 to 64, is an indicator of the reliance of children and senior citizens on the working age population. The lower the dependency ratio, the lesser the “burden” is on a community’s working age residents. Table 12 shows that on average, a working age individual in the City of Arvin must support more dependents (0.77) than a working age resident in Kern
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County (0.66), which again indicates the need for dependent care and support systems for young children and youth.
Table 11
Poverty Status of Families by Family Type and Marital Status Poverty Married-couple With no spouse present
Below Poverty Line 611 20.08% 594 60.8%
Above Poverty Line 2432 79.92% 383 39.2%
Total 3043 100% 977 100%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table B17010 Note: The Census Bureau uses a federally defined poverty threshold that remains constant throughout the country and does not correspond to Area Median Income.
Table 12
Age Distribution and Dependent Population – Year 2020
Age Group Arvin Kern County
Under 5 11.8% 7.7%
5-17 27.0% 21.2%
18-34 26.1% 25.7%
35-64 30.2% 34.4%
65+ 5.0% 10.9%
Median Age 24.7 31.9
Age Dependency Ratio 77.8 66.4
Child Dependency Ratio 69.0 48.1
Old-Age Dependency Ratio 8.8 18.2
Source: 2020 ACS 5-Yr Est. Table S0101
As described in the Housing Element, City of Arvin is committed to supporting the development of fair and affordable housing for lower income households in locations throughout the city. Sites are identified for future growth and development that are designed to promote a more balanced and integrated pattern of household incomes.
Findings
The City has considered trends and patterns related to integration and segregation based on racial and ethnic factors, disability, family status, seniors, and median household income. City of Arvin faces some unique challenges compared to Kern County as a whole, as a significantly higher proportion of Arvin’s households are under the poverty line (29.6%). 94% of the city’s population are Hispanic/Latino compared to 54% in Kern County and 39% in California. As a result, there is very high linguistic isolation that needs to be addressed.
Arvin has a very low percentage of people with disability (<5%), compared to 11% in Kern County and California. 92.9% of of the households in Arvin are Family Households, which is much greater than 73.8% in Kern County and 68.6% in the State. Arvin also has a very high proportion of married couple
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households (64.6%) compared to 50.5% in the County and 49.6% Statewide. 18% of the households in Arvin are female headed households which is much lower than the 24.5% Countywide and 26.2% Statewide. However, 60.8% of female headed households in Arvin are below the poverty line. There are some patterns of isolation or segregation apparent especially with female headed households.
Segregated areas with higher poverty levels are to the south of East Bear Mountain Boulevard and north of Sycamore Road.
37.6% of the households in Arvin are large family households with 5 or more persons compared to 17.9% Countywide and 13.6% Statewide. 61.9% of the households have 4 persons or more compared to 35% in the County and 28.4% in the State. This demonstrates the need for large housing units in the City. The city also has a significant need for dependent care and support systems for young children and youth, as 11.8% of the population are under 5 years old and 27% of the population are between the ages of 5 and 17. This is significantly higher than 7.7% and 21.2% of the population respectively in the County..
Ony 11.4% of the households in Arvin are senior households compared to 21.2% in the County and 24.4% in the State. Arvin will continue to participate in the implementation of Kern County housing programs and the Housing Plan. The city will continue to consider these findings in relation to program funding and resources to further reduce poverty levels, any patterns of isolation and segregation and work collaboratively with the County and State to increase access to housing, particularly for female headed households and large family units.
d) RACIALLY OR ETHNICALLY CONCENTRATED AREAS OF POVERTY (R/ECAP) HUD has developed a census tract-based definition of R/ECAPs to assist communities in identifying racially/ethnically concentrated areas of poverty (R/ECAPs), R/ECAP is defined as a racial/ethnic concentration threshold and a poverty test. The racial/ethnic concentration threshold is straightforward: R/ECAPs must have a non-white population of 50 percent or more. Regarding the poverty threshold, Wilson (1980) defines neighborhoods of extreme poverty as census tracts with 40 percent ormore of individuals living at or below the poverty line. Because overall poverty levels are substantially lower in many parts of the country, HUD supplements this with an alternate criterion. Thus, a neighborhood can be a R/ECAPs if it has a poverty rate thatexceeds 40% or is three or more times the average tract poverty rate for the metropolitan/micropolitan area, whichever thresholdis lower.
According to the HCD AFFH Dataset, there is no R/ECAP in the City of Arvin as shown in Figure 8. There are no racial or ethnic segregation in Arvin. 94% of the population is Hispanic/Latino. Figure 8 shows segregated areas of poverty but these areas have no correlation to race. ethnicity. The segregated areas of poverty (shown in red in Figure 8) to the south of East Bear Mountain Boulevard and north of Sycamore Road.
Comparing Figures 12 and 7 on Household Income and Diversity (Predominant Population by Census Tract), no correlation was found between lower incomes and low diversity. There are no issues found in relation to segregation and integration, lack of access to opportunities or disproportionate impacts as a result of race, ethnicity, or special needs of the population. The City, has two areas of segregation due to poverty within the City boundary (Figure 8 – Racially Concentrated Areas of Affluence Poverty). The two areas are south of West Bear Mountain Boulevard. The Housing Plan includes programs to encourage diversity and support housing needs in the city. Figure 13 also shows that there is income segregation (>40% poverty) in this area.
The City of Arvin is an incorporated small community of approximately 21,000 population and approximately
4.7 square miles in area. It is laid out in a grid system of streets to form residential, commercial, and industrial developments. The city is not adjacent to other unincorporated developments, except for farming and farming industrial operations such as storage and processing facilities of farm produce. The neighborhood conditions, e.g. Housing, Infrastructure, circulation, parks, community facilities, and amenities are expanded
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by the introduction to the Housing Element C. Relationship to Other Elements of the General Plan by providing a subsection, Contents of the General Plan. The goals, policies, and programs of the various elements provide a comprehensive guide for the future development of the community that promotes integration and prevents segregation.
The 2020 US Census data defines Hispanic or Latin populations as persons of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race and defines the White Alone populations as persons having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa, such as persons of Irish, German, Italian, Lebanese, Arab, Moroccan, or Caucasian descent.
According to 2020 Census data, the largest minority population represented in Kern County and the City of Arvin is Hispanic or Latino, which make up 56.1% of the population in Kern County and 94% in the City of Arvin. The City of Arvin has no areas within the city limits that are considered less than 60% non-white.
To counter potential impacts of furthering socioeconomic segregation, and to promote neighborhood equity, stabilization, and housing mobility, the city will implement various programs, including, but not limited to, the following:
Program 3 Neighborhood Clean-Up/Fix-Up” Campaign
Program 4 Arvin Housing Element Advisory Committee
Program 10 Section 8 Rental Assistance
Program 11 Development of Extremely Low-Income Housing
Program 13 Update and Amend the General Plan and Zoning Program 13 (b) Density Bonus
Program 13 (r) Emergency Shelters
Program 14 Adequate Infrastructure for Affordable Housing Program 17 Promote Variety of Housing
Program 21 Outreach for Persons with Disabilities
Program 22 Equal Housing Opportunity
Program 24 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Program 27 Reasonable Accommodations
These programs will allow for the continued development of affordable housing, greater housing opportunities, utilize renter assistance programs, and community engagement strategies to support better integration and neighborhood equity throughout the City
RACIALLY/CONCENTRATED AREAS OF AFFLUENCE (RCAA)
“Segregation is a continuum, with polarity between race, poverty, and affluence, which can be a direct product of the same policies and practices” in accordance with the Guidance Memo issued by the Housing
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and Community Development AFFH. While HCD does not have a standard definition for RCAAs, looking at the percentage of the White population and median household income can provide a good indicator for areas of affluence.
In addition to RECAPs utilized byHUD,scholars attheUniversity ofMinnesotaHumphrey School of Public Affairs created the Racially Concentrated Areas of Affluence (RCAAs) metric to tell the story of segregation more fully in the United States5. RCAAs are defined as census tracts where 1) 80 percent or more of the population is White, and 2) the median household income is $125,000 or greater (slightly more than double the national median household income in 2016).
Table 13 (Housing Element Table No. 4) on Median Household Income by Race or Hispanic Origin in City of Arvin, the median household incomes of White, non-Hispanic residents in City of Arvin are not greater than other races. However, this is not the case for County as whole. There is no census block in the city with a median household income of $125,000 and a population thatis 80 percent ormore white. Assuch, there is no censustract in Arvin that fit these criteria, and it can be concluded that the City has no RCAAs.
Table 13
Median Household Income by Race or Hispanic Origin
City of
Arvin
Kern
County
California
White Alone Non-Hispanic $37,969 $66,163 $90,496
Black Or African American
Alone Non-Hispanic $47,059 $39,422 $54,976
American Indian And Alaska
Native Alone Non-Hispanic $49,412 $60,182
Asian Alone Non-Hispanic $74,021 $101,380
Native Hawaiian And Other
Pacific Islander Alone NonHispanic $73,750 $81,682
Some Other Race Alone NonHispanic $43,442 $49,168 $59,287 Two Or More Races NonHispanic $31,588 $49,484 $76,733
Hispanic Or Latino of Any Race $39,469 $47,095 $62,330
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS16-20 (5-year Estimates), Table B19013. e) DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES
The Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) together with the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC) established the California Fair Housing Task Force to provide research, evidence-based policy recommendations, and other strategic recommendations to HCD and other related state agencies/departments to further the fair housing goals (as defined by HCD).
The TCAC/HCD Opportunity Map was developed showing that the characteristics of neighborhoods – such as poverty rates and the quality of local public schools – substantially impact long-term outcomes for low-income families and children. The TCAC/HCD Opportunity Map identifies areas in every region of the state whose characteristics are most strongly associated with positive economic, educational, and health outcomes for low-income families – particularly long-term outcomes for children – when compared to other neighborhoods in the same region. The map also identifies areas in California that are
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both high-poverty and racially segregated.
In 2017, the California TCAC adopted the TCAC/HCD Opportunity Map and associated policies into the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. Since then, the number of affordable housing developments funded in higher resource neighborhoods has increased.
The opportunity maps are made from composite scores of three different domains made up of a set of indicators. The Task Force analyzed three domains (Economic, Environmental, Education) to establish the resource category for each block group. The Economic Domain analyzes poverty, level of adult education, employment rates, job proximity, and median home value in each block group, while the Education Domain analyzes math/reading proficiency, high school graduation rates, and the student poverty rate. The Environmental Domain looks at the CalEnviroScreen 4.0 Pollution indicators (Exposures and Environmental Effect indicators) and processed values. Figure 15 shows the locations of proposed vacant sites to accommodate the 6th Cycle RHNA. Table 14 shows the full list of indicators.
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Sources: Kern Council of Governments Housing Needs Mapping Tool/ AFFH HCD 2.0
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Sources: Kern Council of Governments Housing Needs Mapping Tool/ AFFH HCD 2.0
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Table 14:
Domains and List of Indicators by Factors
Domain Indicator
Economic • Poverty
• Adult education
• Employment
• Job proximity
• Median home value
Education • Math proficiency
• Reading proficiency
• High school graduation rates
• Student poverty rates
Environmental • CalEnviroScreen
values
4.0 pollution indicator and
Source: California Fair Housing Task Force, Methodology for TCAC/HCD Opportunity Maps, December 2020.
Based on the domain scores, census tracts are categorized as Highest Resource, High Resource, Moderate Resource, Moderate Resource (Rapidly Changing), Low Resource, or areas of High Segregation and Poverty. According to the Task Force’s methodology, the tool allocates the 20% of the tracts in each region with the highest relative index scores to the “Highest Resource” designation and the next 20% to the “High Resource” designation. Each region then ends up with 40% of its total tracts as “Highest” or “High” resource. These 2 categories are intended to help State decision-makers identify tracts within each region that the research suggests low-income families are most likely to thrive, and where they typically do not have the option to live—but might, if given the choice. The remaining tracts are then evenly divided into “Low Resources” and “Moderate Resource”.
Figure 16 identifies the final resource categories of each census block group, as identified on the TCAC/HCD Opportunity Map. No census block groups of the city have the highest levels of opportunity with a small block showing moderate levels of opportunity. City of Arvin is mostly identified has high segregation and poverty.
Table 15 identifies the opportunity resources levels by census block group and the corresponding scores for economic, educational, and environmental indicators.
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Table 15: Opportunity Resource Levels by Census Tract
Census
Tract
Block Group Resource Level Economic Score Environmental Score Education Score 6029006301 1 Low Resource 0.477 0.084 0.224
6029006301 2 Low Resource 0.57 0.084 0.196
6029006303 1 High Segregation
and Poverty
0.421 0.103 0.224
6029006303 2 High Segregation
and Poverty
0.29 0.103 0.327
6029006304 1 High Segregation
and Poverty
0.243 0.252 0.224
6029006304 2 High Segregation
and Poverty
0.393 0.252 0.224
6029006304 3 High Segregation
and Poverty
0.654 0.252 0.327
6029006202 1 Moderate Resource 0.589 0.047 0.393
Source: California Department of Housing and Development, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Data and Mapping Resources, accessed May 24, 2023 The City of Arvin has one census block group designated as moderate resource area on the TCAC/HCD Opportunity Map. A large portion of the city is designated as high segregation and poverty, and low resource area as shown in Figure 16. Figure 17 shows percentage of children in Female Householder and this area coincides with the high segregation and poverty areas shown in Figure 14.
Sites to accommodate the City’s lower-income 6th Cycle RHNA are generally located in low resource, and high segregation and poverty opportunity tracts. Given that the city does not have any high or highest resource areas, the City has no choice but to look at areas with lower levels of resources in order to accommodate new development. The City’s intent is to support new development by providing incentives to private investors through revised city ordinances and by committing to prioritize city investments in infrastructure (e.g., water supply and sewerage) to support these developments. Also, the City has distributed these units throughout the available resource levels to promote more equal and equitable patterns of opportunity.
The City of Arvin experienced a very small percentage of around 1% growth in population between 2010 and 2020. It has the highest percent of Hispanic or Latino population,94%, compared to Kern County and State of California. Excerpts from the Environmental Justice Element identify the City of Arvin as a LowIncome Community (EJ Element-2023). The City of Arvin is identified as a “disadvantaged community” as per Senate Bill 1000 (2016), it is considered a low-income community as per AB 1550). To facilitate good planning practices and to comply with applicable law, the City added the Environmental Justice Element to its General Plan. The Element will be used by the Arvin City Council, other boards, commissions and agencies, developers and the general public in planning for the physical and socio-economic development of the City.
The City of Arvin residents are in close proximity to schools, parks, and services. The City has parks within walking distance of the existing residential developments and as new developments occur, amenities such as schools and parks will be enhanced. Arvin currently has a park land-to-resident ratio of 2.7 acres
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per 1,000 residents. Although the state does not have any set park ratio standards, the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Act of 2008 (AB 31) considers communities with less than three acres per 1,000 residents as a "critically underserved community". Four parks exist in the Arvin area on a total of approximately 43 acres. These parks include Di Giorgio Park, Kovacevich Park, Di Giorgio Park, Smotherman Park, and another recently open City park that has not yet been named. Figure CO-3 illustrates, Excerpt from the Conservation and Open Space Element, the location of these parks in the context of the City boundaries and other public services.
As outlined in the Housing Element, City of Arvin is committed to facilitating equal and fair housing opportunities by taking meaningful actions to affirmatively further fair housing and address impediments identified in this AFFH analysis. In summary, the city faces challenges in promoting and providing a range of housing types and prices suitable for lower income households. Providing a range of affordable housing can help foster more inclusive communities and increase access to opportunities for persons of color, persons with disabilities, and other protected classes.
In addition, the city intends to monitor the AFFH actions on an annual basis in conjunction with the preparation of the Annual Progress Report (APR) to ensure the goals are being met. If any action items are not being achieved, the city will adjust its metrics, timeframes, and commitments as necessary to ensure it meets its AFFH goals. There are a range of housing programs identified in the housing element that addresses the unmet needs of the community and achieves quantified objectives. These range from preserving the existing affordable housing stock, ensuring adequate availability of vacant land for development to removing governmental constraints with regard to development of ADUs, residential care facilities, employee housing etc.
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TCAC/HCD – HIGH SEGREGATION AND POVERTY 2023
Source: HCD AFFH Data Viewer
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Economic Opportunity
The largest industries in Arvin in 2020 were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, and Mining with 47.5% of total employment in this sector. This was followed by Educational Services, And Health Care and Social Assistance at 12.3%; Retail Trade at 9.7%; Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities at 6.1%; Construction at 5.2% and Manufacturing at 4.8%. As described above, the Fair Housing Task Force calculates economic scores based on poverty, adult education, employment, job proximity, and median home values. As shown in Table 15 above, the overall economic scores in Arvin range from 0.24 to 0.654.
The economic scores vary significantly in the city, with block groups 1 and 2 of census tract 6303, block groups 1 and 2 of census tract of 6304, and block group 1 of census tract 6301 having relatively lower economic scores, which are between 0.24 and 0.477. Three block groups have economic scores ranging from 0.57 and 0.654. Although the predominant racial and ethnic group concentration is similar throughout the city, as shown in Figure 7, census block groups with lower economic scores are also census block groups with a lower median household income. The concentration of low economic opportunity census tracts also shows strong correlations with female headed households.