Arvin City Council
January 28, 2025

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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 cultural

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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,

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and additional project to support greening efforts in the business community.

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 nonprofit 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-efficienthousing.

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 lowincome 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’s residents.

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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Table 62
REVIEW OF THE 2013-2023 HOUSING ELEMENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS Program Objectives Achievements & Effectiveness

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
Progress: In October 2015, the city
conducted a community clean-up
workshop to answer questions

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code compliance, home health and
safety. The city will arrange for
provisions of Spanish translation
materials and provide interpreters at
community workshops.
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.

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

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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 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

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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.

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

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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 AtRisk Projectsa) 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 LowIncome Housing1) 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 lack of
staffing and no state grant funding. This
project is a continuing effort.

Appropriateness: Program

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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.

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.
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.

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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 R4 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.

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.

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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.

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

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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.

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 forprofit 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.

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Appropriateness: Since additional affordable
units are still needed, program implementation
remains appropriate for the Housing Element
update.

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
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Meyer Street. The first phase
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primarily serve farmworkers
started in 2020 with constru
consisting of 40 units comple
2022.

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created with the filing of Pha
and 11D.Appropriateness: P
implementation remains app
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.

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COVID-19 pandemic, and oth
program was not active duri
planning period.

Effectiveness: The program w
implemented; however, the
explore other funding oppor
the State and collaboration w
Appropriateness: Program im
remains appropriate for the
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
housing inquiries to Greater
Assistance (GBLA) and Califo
Assistance (CRLA). CRLA con
office space (Arvin Veterans
to provide fair housing servic
residents.

Effectiveness: This project is
Appropriateness: Program im
remains appropriate for the
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
adequate sites to meet the R
requirements.

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updated with the 2023-2031
Element and is listed as Appe
continues to provide adequa
the regional needs during th
cycle.

Appropriateness: Program im
remains appropriate for the
Element update.

B. Evaluation of The Effectiveness of Goals, Policies & Related Actions in Meeting the Housing Need of Special Needs
Populations
Seniors/Persons with Disabilities:

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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 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

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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 lowincome 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.

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 stated in Program 13 e).

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

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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 more 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 the 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 re-designated 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 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- 486 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.

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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 Evaluation 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 Evaluation 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
th Street – 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% twobedroom 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.

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;

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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.

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 households 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

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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:

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 through the 2023-2031 planning period, the Housing Plan contains several programs that address housing production for all income groups, all types of housing, and ameliorate fair housing issues. As mentioned in Chapter III, Constraints, the city has amended the Zoning Code by adopting Ordinance No. 2023-486. Additional zoning code amendments planned for will provide the necessary support for the continued development of affordable housing in the city. Programs are being crafted with specific actions and timelines 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

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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 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.

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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.

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:

Incentives:

The City has provided incentives for development by amending the Zoning Code (Ordinance No. 2023- 485) to promote affordability and fair housing objectives as follows:

1. Modified development standards: Through Ordinance 2023-485, the city has increased building height from 2 ½ to three stories and decreased front yard requirements from 25 to 15 feet in the R-2 and R-3 zones. Existing lots that do not meet the minimum lot size requirements shall be allowed to develop permitted residential uses subject to density requirements.

2. Pursuing funding: The City is awaiting the funding for an affordable housing project upon certification of housing element. Numerous housing programs have been included in the housing element to seek funding annually for such projects.

3. Making ADU prototype plans available: The city is nearly completing three pre-approved design plans for the construction of ADUs, which will save thousands of Dollars to the applicant which will serve as an incentive to build ADUs. See Housing Program 13 e).

4. Proactive marketing and establishing points of contact to ease permitting processes: The housing programs include publication of pre-approved plans and procedures on the city’s website providing a one-stop permit processing contact.

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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 moderateincome 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 request from the public.

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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.

Policy 4.1: Improve access to fair housing information, including education and 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

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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 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 has also passed a 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.

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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 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.

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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: Annually during 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.

Metrics: Prepare brochure/leaflet outlining housing programs and distribute at city hall for the benefit of all property owners and publish the same on the city’s website such that at least 100 property owners could avail the information every year.

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.

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Objective: The City 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 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.

Metrics: Provide one (1) Home Maintenance Counseling Session by the Arvin Housing Commission every year as stated above.

Geo. Targeting Citywide.

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.

Metrics: 2 times a Year; Benefit 50 units annually.

4. Arvin Housing Advisory Committee
The City will continue to establish an Arvin Housing 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

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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 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. Funding Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation of Single-Family and Multi- Family Housing ; 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.
xi. Program 4 – Arvin Housing Advisory Committee to monitor Housing Programs.

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 housingrelated 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 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

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access for persons experiencing homelessness in Arvin and Lamont. Should volunteers 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). In addition, the city will seek private funding sources to support this housing program.

Metrics: The city will continue to apply for these funds every year.

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.

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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.

Metrics: Five (5) units per year.

Geo. Targeting Citywide

7. Funding Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation of Single-Family and Multi- Family Housing
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 multifamily 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.

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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 OwnerOccupied 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.

Metric: 3 or 4 units, annually.

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

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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.

Geo. Targeting Citywide.

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 mobile homes.

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 mobilehome; • Acquisition and construction of a new mobilehome park as a response to a natural disaster.

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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 mobile homes will be awarded to an eligible applicant who then may award those funds as grants to eligible residents.

Objective: 1). Work with non-profits in utilizing the MORE Program where appropriate to ensure that Mobilehome Parks remain a safe and affordable homeownership option.
2). Invite in writing all five (5) Park Owners and all Residents for a workshop on exploring funding opportunities, eligible activities, and applicant eligibility. Process 3 to 5 MORE applications, every year, for individual mobile home residents, depending on funding availability. 3). Provide assistance to Park Owners to fill-out MORE Program applications. 4). Work in partnership with HCD to get funding for eligible activities, if funds are available.
5). The City will conduct a study by December 2025 on the feasibility to establish a Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance, and if found feasible, adopt an ordinance for the same by December 2026.
6). Amend the Zoning Code to establish a Mobile Home Overlay District to preserve existing mobilehome parks in the city by December 2026.

Agency: Planning Division and Grants Division
Financing: HCD MORE Program
Time Frame: Annually
Metrics: The city will contact, once every December, all the five (5) Mobilehome Park Owners and all Residents to assist them as outlined herein.

Item 5 above: Citywide; Item 6 above: Existing Mobilehome Park parcels.

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 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

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Objective: Continue participating in the HACK Section 8 program.

Agency: City of Arvin CDD and HACK
Financing: Section 8 Vouchers
Time Frame: Annually.

Geo. Targeting: Citywide.

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’s ability to access governmental and private funding opportunities.

Agency: Planning Department and Grants Manager
Financing: General Fund
Metrics: 1) Conduct one (1) annual outreach with five (5) developers and five (5) nonprofit corporations to identify development opportunities; funding avenues; and city incentives including flexibilities in consolidation of small lots, mergers, and subdivision of large lots to promote low-income housing – Yearly during the planning cycle.
2) Subject to receiving applications and funding availability, support two to three non-profit corporations in their efforts to file the applications to make housing more affordable to extremely low-, very low-, and low-income households. This effort may include:
a. assistance in filling out complicated grant applications, b. identifying available sites for housing development through Program 18, Adequate Sites Monitoring; and
c. priority permit and building inspection services for site development/rehabilitation.

12. Clean Energy Program and 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.

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Objective: 1. Increase energy efficiency of new homes and to reduce housing operating costs.

2. 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.

Agency: City of Arvin CDD
Financing: General Fund, and other grant funds (if available) Time Frame: Annually update energy conservation library.

Metrics: Contact 10 businesses in Arvin during the planning cycle.

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) and Ordinance No. 2023-485 dated July 25, 2023.
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 of 16 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) and Ordinance No. 2023-485 dated July 25, 2023.
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.

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

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Financing: General Fund and SB-2 Funding from HCD
Time Frame: Completed. Resolution No. 2023-44 (GPA 2023-01 and 2023-02) and Ordinance No. 2023-485 dated July 25, 2023
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
e) Accessory Dwelling Unit Strategy
Objective: Amend the Zoning Code permitting ministerial approval of ADUs, preapproved design, and development standards, and further amend the ADU regulations, as may be required by HCD upon review of the ADU regulations.

Conduct educational workshops, campaigns, or outreach events to inform and promote ADU development in the city to residents and developers.

Grant Funds from PLHA for Construction of ADU: The City of Arvin has been awarded a Permanent Low Housing Assistance Program (PLHA) in the amount of $800,000.00. The program is administered by Self Help Housing via contact with the City of Arvin. The annual allocation for this program is approximately $135,000.00 per year. The program provides a loan of $20,000 to $25,000.00 to qualified households. The City anticipates funding up to five (5) loans per year over the next four (4) years and continue funding subject to future funding.

Agency: City of Arvin Planning Division, City Manager;
Financing: General Fund and PLHA Funding.

Time Frame: 1. Ministerial Approval: Ordinance No. 2023-486 was adopted by the city on October 24, 2023, which was reviewed by HCD. The city has further revised the ADU ordinance and is awaiting final approval from HCD.

2. Preapproved ADU Designs:

The City has four (4) pre-approved ADU plans that are available to Arvin residents:

1. 479 Cango - 479 Sq. Ft. Studio and One Bath Plan.

2. 479 Lena - 479 Sq. Ft. Studio and One Bath Plan.

3. 498 Canoga – 498 Sq. Ft. One Bed and One Bath Plan.

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4. 498 Lena - 498 Sq. Ft. One Bed and One Bath Plan.

5. 749 Canoga - 749 Sq. Ft. Two Bed and One Bath Plan.

6. 749 Lena - 749 Sq. Ft. Two Bed and One Bath; Plan.

3. Contact at least four community or neighborhood organizations to host workshops and/or disseminate information and hold at least two workshops about ADUs with housing developers and/or real estate professionals, by December 2030.

4. Provide up to 5 loans per year for the next 4 years till 2028. The City will apply for additional funding for the continuance of the program in 2027.

Geo. Targeting: Citywide with focus on census tract 63.01 and 63.02 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.

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 (Govt. Code Section 6595 – 65918).

Agency: City of Arvin
Financing: General Fund
Time Frame: By June 2025.
i) Ministerial Approval of multi-family developments without CEQA review and CEQA Streamlining Objective: 1, Amend Zoning Code provisioning for the Approval of multi-family

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developments, ministerially and exempt from CEQA review.

2. Amend Zoning Code to add section on CEQA Streamlining.

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.
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.

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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 of 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 in compliance with state laws concerning parking requirements for Multi-family housing, Single Room Occupancies, Studio Apartments, Residential Care 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 to ensure the inclusion of the Residential Care Facilities, including Group Homes (for seven or more persons) in all zones that allow residential use similar to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone.
• Amend Title 17 Zoning, Chapter 17.48 Automobile Parking Requirements by reducing existing parking requirements for all uses mentioned in the title of the program, for example require 1 space per multi-family unit, SROs. And Studios.

Agency: City of Arvin Planning Division
Financing: General Fund.

Time Frame: By June 2025.
p) Annual Monitoring to Ensure consistency between Housing Element, and Other General Plan Elements
Objective: To achieve internal consistency and compatibility between Housing Element and other General Plan Elements, the city will annually monitor the general plans and with other codes such as zoning and subdivision codes.

Agency: City of Arvin.

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Financing: General Fund.

Time Frame: Annually.
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 allow emergency shelters in the R-3 and MUO zones by right. 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 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.
t) The City will 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 (Government Code Section 65583(a)(5)).

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Agency: City of Arvin Planning Division.

Time Frame: June 2025.

Financing: General Fund.
u) The City will amend zoning code (section 17.60.040 B) or such references elsewhere in the code regarding “peace, morals, comfort or general welfare of persons” as criteria for review of development permit applications.

Agency: City of Arvin Planning Division.

Time Frame: June 2025.

Financing: General Fund.
13 v) In compliance with Government Code Section 65583.2 c), the City will amend the zoning code to allow by right development of Assessor Parcel 192-170-06, currently identified to meet the lowerincome RHNA requirement, or any other parcel listed in the prior two cycles for the purpose of meeting the 6th cycle lower-income RHNA obligations, given that the development include 20 percent affordable units for lower-income households. The City shall permit appropriate densities of at least 20 units per acre on such parcels.

Agency: City of Arvin Planning Division.

Time Frame: This program shall take effect upon adoption of the housing element and will be supplemented by administrative procedures by December 31, 2025.

Financing: General Fund.
13 w) ADU Outreach Meeting and Incentives: The City will conduct (1) outreach meetings to provide information on ADU developments; (2) prioritize approval of applications for affordable ADU, ahead of other ADU applications; and (3) Consider and pursue additional incentives to all ADUs or ADUs that could be deed restricted for meeting extremely low-income households.

Agency: City of Arvin Planning Division.

Time Frame: (1). Outreach meetings - By December 31, 2025, and every year thereafter. (2). Prioritize approval of applications for affordable ADU, ahead of other ADU applications – Every year.
(3). Consider and pursue additional incentives – By December 31, 2025.

Financing: General Fund.
13 x) Amend Zoning Code to Permit Religious Institution-Affiliated Housing.

Amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow religious institution-affiliated housing development projects by right as accessory to permitted religious institution uses, consistent with Assembly Bills 1851 and 2244. The California legislature passed AB 1851 in 2020 and AB 2244 in 2022, which encourage the use of religious facility sites (including parking lots) for housing developments and prohibit jurisdictions from requiring replacement parking when used for qualified development. State law

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defines “religious institution affiliated housing” as housing that is on religious institution property and is eligible for a State density bonus, meaning it has elements of affordability.

In the interim period until the County completes updating the Zoning Ordinance, the County recognizes and will comply with any State law that supersedes any local laws and regulations pertaining to allowing religious institution-affiliated housing in base zoning districts and specific plan areas. Furthermore, to promote the development of religious institution-affiliated housing, the County will continue to conduct outreach to faith-based organizations during the planning period to discuss the possibilities of developing affordable housing on land they own or lease and provide technical assistance as needed. The County previously communicated with faith-based organizations during the first quarter of 2024 to this effect during the preparation of this Housing Element.

Agency: City of Arvin Planning Division.

Time Frame: December 2026 - Reach out to faith-based organizations by December 2025 to inform them/enable participation in the Zoning Ordinance amendment process; reach out to faith-based organizations to discuss the possibilities of developing affordable housing on land they own or lease by December 2026.

Financing: General Fund.

Geo. Targeting City-wide

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 lowerincome 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: Completed. Adopted Resolution No. 2023-11, dated 3/28/2023.

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
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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 non-profit organizations, technical assistance and incentives for mixed used developments.

Agency: City of Arvin CDD.

Financing: General Fund.

Time Frame: Annually.

Metrics: Aim for 40 extremely low and very low-income units annually.

Provide incentives to two (2) lower-income housing developments.

16. 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 certification of the housing element and provide incentives and assistance as developments as submitted to Department.

Metrics: Contact 10 affordable housing developers by email and all property owners to inform them about the availability of incentives by publish such

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information on the City’s website.

Geo. Targeting Citywide with focus on census tract 63.01 and 63.02

17. Promote Variety of Housing
The city shall maintain an ongoing conversation with the community and with for- profit and nonprofit 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 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: 1. 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 by December 2026.

2. Provide information on housing opportunities on City websites, and in brochures distributed by December 2026.

3. Promote opportunities for people with special needs and their families to obtain safe and affordable housing by collaborating with employers, nonprofit organizations, service providers, housing developers and government agencies by December 2026.

4. 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 by December 2026.

5. Amend the Zoning Code to allow tiny homes as a permitted use in residentially zoned properties and in zones where residences are permitted by December 2026.

Agency: City of Arvin (City Manager and CDD), HACK.

Financing: Community Development Block Grant, and/or another grant funding as available
Time Frame: As noted above under “objectives”.

Metrics: Contact 10 affordable housing developers by email and all property owners to inform them about the availability of incentives by publish such information on the City’s website.

Geo. Targeting Citywide

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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-byproject 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-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).

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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 6 th Cycle
Housing Element period and publish on city’s website by June 2025 the availability of reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities.

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

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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) Time Frame: Within 1 year of adoption of this housing element.

Metrics: 1. Conduct at least one (1) outreach meeting in a year.

2. Contact 5 farm housing developers or non-profits in a year.

3. Publish information on incentives available on the city’s website.

4. Apply for grant funds every 5 years, or earlier if an opportunity exists.

5. Construct and rehabilitate a total of 80 farm worker housing units during the 6th Cycle planning period.

Geo. Targeting: Citywide

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

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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.

Metrics: Prepare an incentives package by June 2025 for 10 applicants in a year.

Geo. Targeting: Citywide

22. Equal Housing Opportunity 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) 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 concentrated 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.

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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 mixedincome 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.

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.

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:

10. Update the Housing Element adequate sites inventory to determine the amount, type and size of vacant and underutilized parcels suitable for residential development.

11. Develop a formal ongoing (project-by-project, parcel-by-parcel) evaluation procedure pursuant to Government Code Section 65863.

12. Report on the number of extremely low, very low, low, moderate and above moderateincome housing units constructed annually.

13. 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.

14. 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

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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 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32.

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 nonprofit 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
Expand affordable housing
opportunities across the
board, while recognizing
that the city has several
affordable housing projects
run by the Housing

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affordable housing
availability.

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, annually, for construction of affordable housing during the entire 6th Cycle.

Metrics: Target the construction of 100 affordable housing, especially for Low and Very Low-Income households.

Geo. Targeting: Citywide
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:
i. Facilitate land divisions, lot line adjustments, voluntary mergers resulting in parcel sizesthat 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. • Develop an incentive program such as deferral or waiver of fees related to the subdivision for projects affordable to lower income households:
• Providing technical assistance to acquire funding, and • Modification of development requirements, as needed.

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: 1. Develop informational flyers by June 2025;

2. Develop incentive program by December 2025.

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3. Investigate the possibility of assisting deed restricted affordable housing projects with fee deferral loans, which could offer a term of up to 55 years accruing at a simple interest rate of 3 percent per year. The loan could be recorded against the property and can be notarized. Complete the investigation/study and decision by December 2025.

4. Provide incentives to two (2) affordable housing developments during the planning cycle.

5. Target the construction of 100 affordable housing units, especially for Low and Very -Low Income households (also see Program 24).

Metrics: Contact owners of all vacant property holding > 10 acres by email/regular mail Geo. TargetingCitywide with focus on Census Tracts 63.01 and 63.04).

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 will adopt a comprehensive 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:

1. The request for reasonable accommodation will be used by an individual with a disability protected under fair housing laws.

2. The requested accommodation is necessary to make housing available to an individual with a disability protected under fair housing laws.

Objective: Facilitate the development, maintenance and improvement of housing for 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

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28. State Legislation to Permit Cities and Counties to Collect Tax Increment Financing to Promote Affordable Housing and Administration.

The cancellation of Redevelopment Agencies and its powers to collect tax increment financing has dried up, in part, funds available to cities and counties to advance housing development. The lack of funds for housing, in light of the enormity of the housing demand in the state, and ever increasing RHNA and concomitant demands on local governments need enormous funds to administer a successful housing program. Tax increment financing should be limited to the administration of housing, production of affordable housing, and to provide financial incentives to applicants.

Objective: Tax increment funding of Affordable housing administration and proving incentives housing production.

Agency: City Council/City Manager/League of Cities and Counties.

Funding: General Fund
Timing: Annual effort to canvass for legislation.

29. Place-Based Neighborhood Revitalization.

Objective: The City will carry out a variety of neighborhood improvement efforts to revitalize the Arvin community and promote fair housing and access to resources and opportunities in all parts of Arvin.

The City will improve neighborhoods and places that are most in need of place-based planning and improvement strategies, as well as places with the greatest capacity for accommodating housing for lower income households. Efforts will include, but are not limited to, the following:

Planning 1. The City will identify local streets in need of improvement using the City of Arvin 2017 Pavement Management Plan, and identity resources such as SB 1 funds and other additional resources to repair local streets, giving priority to targeted areas with higher levels of poverty.

Planning 2. Identify addresses and compile mailing list and email addresses to focus outreach to neighborhoods with higher concentrations of low-income and minority residents to prioritize services in these areas by 2027.

Planning 3. Prepare a study on transit needs for Arvin residents and identify actions to address those needs, focusing on the commuting needs of low-income residents. Work with Arvin Transit to expand transit services that connect Arvin to other nearby cities or newly developing areas such as the Tejon Ranch shopping business center near Grapevine by 2027.

Implementation. The City will continue to prioritize the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), annually, and seek additional funding and other resources toward community revitalization in targeted areas. Additionally, the City will continue to pursue concurrent efforts to improve infrastructure capacity in opportunity areas and in areas in need of capital improvements.

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Partnerships. As part of ongoing and regular coordination with regional housing advocates, the City will seek new partnerships with agencies and grant funding opportunities to implement neighborhood improvements as part of new housing projects.

Agency: City Administration/City Manager or designee
Funding: Departmental budget, grant funding (as available) Timing: Identify programs for implementation by 2027, prioritize CIP funding annually.

Geo. TargetingCitywide with focus on Census Tracts 63.01 and 63.04).

30. AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM INVENTORY AND GRANT APPLICATIONS Objective: Assist and cooperate with nonprofit, private, and public entities to maximize opportunities to develop and preserve affordable housing.
• Annually explore public and private financial funding sources available to:
o Purchase affordability covenants on at-risk projects, o Transfer ownership of at-risk projects to public or non-profit agencies, o Purchase existing buildings to replace at-risk units, o Construct replacement units, or
o Construct new units.
• Apply for the following grants for potential financial assistance:
o Project to assist in the provision of housing accessible for disabled residents (either new housing or retrofit of existing low-income housing), o Grants to assist in the provision of housing for farm workers, o Grants to assist the rehabilitation of existing low-income housing, o Grants to assist the rehabilitation of housing within TCAC Areas of High Segregation & Poverty and other priority areas in Census Tracts with high poverty o Grants to assist the provision of housing for large families and reduce overcrowding.
o Note: Not including the housing units assisted by rehabilitation grants targeting TCAC Areas of High Segregation & Poverty mentioned above, and target grants to the “Highest
Resource Areas” as identified in the Resource Opportunity Map. • If funding assistance is available for a specific project, the City will assist in the preparation of an application to the applicable program.

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• 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:
o Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Affordable Housing Program (assistance for rehabilitation costs and closing costs for lower income households); o Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) (for rehabilitation of lower income and senior housing);
o HUD Single-Family Property Disposition Program (for rehabilitation of owner occupied housing);
o Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program (for development of rental housing and preservation of existing affordable housing for large family units); o Mercy Loan Fund (for new housing or for rehabilitation of housing for the disabled and lower-income households);
o Multi-family Housing Program (MHP) (for new construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of lower income housing through deferred loan payments); o Neighborhood Housing Services (for rehabilitation of housing for lower income households);
o Proposition 84 (for development or conversion and rehabilitation of existing facilities for migrant farm worker housing);
o Rural Community Assistance Corporation (for new rental housing or rehabilitation of apartments for farm workers and lower-income households); o Section 8 Housing Assistance (rent subsidies for very low-income households); o Section 223(f) Mortgage Insurance for Purchase/Refinance (for acquisition and development of new rental housing);
o Section 241(a) Rehabilitation Loans for Multi-Family Projects (for energy conservation and rehabilitation of apartments); and
o World/BRIDGE Initiative (lower interest construction financing for lower income and farm worker housing).

Agency: City Manager or designee; Grants Manager
Funding: General Fund
Timing: 1. Inventory: Ongoing—at least annually.

Metrics: 1. Grant applications: Starting in 2025 and at least every other year thereafter.

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31. PRIORITIZE RESOURCES TO AREAS OF HIGH SEGREGATION & POVERTY Objective: Assist and cooperate with nonprofit, private, and public entities to maximize opportunities to develop and preserve affordable housing.

The City will prioritize resources to address housing needs in Census Tracts 63.03 and 63.04, both with high segregation and poverty, hereinafter called “priority neighborhoods.” The City will:
• Facilitate the rehabilitation or replacement of housing units in need of rehabilitation or replacement in the priority neighborhoods, such as through building/code enforcement. City staff will help connect property owners to resources to address habitability issues (e.g., water, power, mold, weatherization).
• Apply for grants targeting housing needs in these priority neighborhoods, such as rehabilitation. • Target rehabilitation funding to these priority neighborhoods, to assist at least 15 units rehabilitated.
• Target at least 10% of funding from sources identified in Program 30 to these priority neighborhoods to facilitate housing for lower-income households. • Do a targeted distribution of fair housing information to housing units in these priority neighborhoods at least once every 2 years.
• The City will first make improvements and repairs to parks and public space (recreation, streets, sidewalks, drainage, and other infrastructure) in the prioritized neighborhoods. The current and future improvements and repairs to parks and public spaces that have already been prioritized and are currently being planned and/or built in the prioritized neighborhoods. • During development of the next comprehensive General Plan update, develop a bicycle and pedestrian plan for the entire City limits that includes the priority neighborhoods and that emphasizes safe routes to schools.

Agency: Planning Department, Public Works Department
Implementation Schedule: Ongoing; provide annual report; apply for grants starting by 2025.

Funding Source: General Fund and other sources if available.

32. FIRST-TIME HOME BUYER PROGRAM ASSISTANCE

1. The City will prepare a program brochure explaining first time home buyer assistance and/or other housing assistance programs that are available from different sources such USDA, Housing Authority of the County of Kern, private banks, developers offering USDA zero down financing, etcetera. The brochure will be published on the city’s website, distributed through public library, and mailed to the on-site Manager of all affordable housing projects within the city, and realtors working in the city.

2. The City will direct Section-8 Voucher recipients to the Housing Authority of the County of Kern (HACK) to avail first-time home buyer funding available to Section 8 Voucher recipients.

3. The City will conduct one housing workshop, annually, for at least five residents, disseminating information on housing resources.

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Agency: Grants Manager
Funding: General Fund/CDBG
Timing: 1. Program Brochure preparation and dissemination: Every year beginning December 2025.

2. Direct Section 8 recipients to Grant applications: Every year beginning December 2025.

3. Conduct one housing workshop annually for at least 5 residents of the city, and invite realtors to the meeting to disseminate information on housing resources.

33. INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS & OTHER INCENTIVES TO FACILITATE

HOUSING FOR LOWER & MODERATE-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS & SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATIONS.

Use CDBG funds and available federal, state, and local housing development programs for infrastructure improvements and other incentives to support the development of housing for lowerand moderate-income households and special needs populations, such as seniors, large households, single-parent households, farm workers, persons with disabilities including developmental disabilities, and those that have recently experienced homelessness. The City will:
• Utilize its PLHA funds for construction of ADU’s and infrastructure in support of affordable housing (See Program 13 e, Accessor Dwelling Unit Strategy). • Promote ADU development in a disadvantaged area of the community funded by PLHA. • Target Census Tracts 63.03 and 63.04, the tracts with the highest poverty, as Priority Areas for use of funds for public improvements.
• Utilize REAP funding for infrastructure in support of affordable housing – 2024/2025 REAP is funding is programed for the pre-construction of the 50 units of affordable housing and the utility connections.
• Continue to pursue wastewater infrastructure funding at least annually on an ongoing basis and until the City’s infrastructure issues related to wastewater capacity are resolved in order to provide for future development of housing for low- and moderate-income households and special needs populations.
• Continue its program of improving ADA ramp infrastructure in all neighborhoods. • 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:

Implement strategies as provided state density bonus law to encourage housing for farmworkers, supporting funding applications, prioritizing entitlements and establishing appropriate zoning and development standards.
• Continue its program in the pursuit of road improvements throughout the community.

Geographically, we w i l l target infrastructure improvements and incentives to achieve new affordable housing units.

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Agency: City Manager, Grants Manager, Community Development Funding: PLHA Funds
Timing: At least annually and ongoing; apply to use PLHA funds and at least every other year and ongoing.

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 Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation of Single-Family and Multi- Family Housing), 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:

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 (New
Constr.)
62 62 79 971 1174
Additional New Construction 0 50 50 0 1071
Rehabilitation 1 2 2 0 5
Conservation/Preservation (MH
Park)
0 0 224 0 224
Total Housing Obligations 63 114 355 971 2474
Source: RHNA Allocation – Kern Council of Governments; City of Arvin.

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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. RHNA Moderate & Above Moderate = (268 Moderate Units + 703 Above Moderate Units = 971). • 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 (124 units) qualifies as 62 ELI units) • Total Housing obligations include estimated number of units that could be facilitated above RHNA requirements.

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APPENDIX A

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APPENDIX B

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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
InfrastructurePrior
HE?
Environ.

Constraints
Flood
Zone Oil/Gas
189-351-15
189-354-07 LDR R-1 4-10 162.20 Moderate 649 Y Y AO
189-352-25 RR RS 4-10 30.21 Moderate 121 Y Y AO
189-352-26 RR RS 4-10 30.21 Moderate 121 Y Y AO
189-352-27 RR RS 4-10 30.21 Moderate 121 Y Y AO
189-352-28 RR RS 4-10 30.21 Moderate 121 Y Y AO
189-352-29 RR RS 4-10 30.19 Moderate 121 Y Y AO
189-352-30 RR RS 4-10 30.21 Moderate 121 Y Y AO
189-352-31 LDR R-1 4-10 20.53 Moderate 82 Y Y AO
189-351-55
189-354-05 LDR R-1 4-10 3.43 Moderate 14 Y Y AO
191-020-03 LDR R-1 4-10 1.75 Moderate 7 Y Y AO
191-020-02 LDR R-1 4-10 1.75 Moderate 7 Y Y AO
189-351-74
189-354-06 LDR R-1
4-10

1.35 Moderate 5 Y Y AO
189-760-01 LDR R-1
4-10 1.66 Moderate 7 Y Y AO
189-760-02 LDR R-1
4-10 5.78 Moderate 23 Y Y AO
189-760-03 LDR R-1 4-10 5.13 Moderate 21 Y Y AO
189-960-04 LDR R-1 4-10 3.92 Moderate 16 Y Y AO
190-355-01 LDR R-1 4-10 0.53 Moderate 2 Y Y AO
191-020-27 LDR R-1 4-10 0.48 Moderate 2 Y Y AO
189-445-08 LDR R-1 4-10 0.40 Moderate 2 Y Y AO
192-332-24 LDR R-1 4-10 0.39 Moderate 2 Y Y AO
191-112-06 LDR R-1 4-10 0.32 Moderate 1 Y Y AO
192-110-11 LDR R-1 4-10 0.32 Moderate 1 Y Y AO
193-140-36 LDR R-1 4-10 0.31 Moderate 2 Y Y AO
192-301-01 LDR R-1 4-10 0.26 Moderate 1 Y Y AO
192-052-25 LDR R-1 4-10 0.22 Moderate 1 Y Y AO
192-042-15 LDR R-1 4-10 0.21 Moderate 1 Y Y AO
191-092-03 LDR R-1 4-10 0.19 Moderate 1 Y Y AO
192-081-15 LDR R-1 4-10 0.19 Moderate 1 Y Y AO
192-130-42 LDR R-1 4-10 0.18 Moderate 1 Y Y AO
192-320-36 LDR R-1 4-10 0.17 Moderate 1 Y Y AO
189-721-10 LDR R-1 4-10 0.17 Moderate 1 Y Y AO
190-344-05 LDR R-1 4-10 0.16 Moderate 1 Y Y AO
192-320-34 LDR R-1 4-10 0.16 Moderate 1 Y Y AO
191-201-01 LDR R-1 4-10 0.16 Moderate 1 Y Y AO
191-112-05 LDR R-1 4-10 0.16 Moderate 1 Y Y AO
192-032-06 LDR R-1 4-10 0.16 Moderate 1 Y Y AO
192-130-20 LDR R-1 4-10 0.16 Moderate 1 Y Y AO
191-211-11 LDR R-1 4-10 0.15 Moderate 1 Y Y AO
191-093-15 LDR R-1 4-10 0.15 Moderate 1 Y Y AO

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APN
General
Plan Zone Density
Lot Size
Acres
Income
Level
Potential
New
Units –
Realistic
Capacity
InfrastructurePrior
HE?
Enviro
nment
al
Constr
aints
Flood
Zone Oil/Gas
191-030-32 LDR R-1 4-10 0.15 Moderate 1 Y Y AO
191-030-21 LDR R-1 4-10 0.15 Moderate 1 Y Y AO
191-030-14 LDR R-1 4-10 0.14 Moderate 1 Y Y AO
Total LDR 394.58 1589
191-152-06 MLDR R-2 10-16 0.16 Moderate 2 Y Y AO
191-153-08 MLDR R-2 10-16 0.16 Moderate 2 Y Y AO
191-162-01 MLDR R-2 10-16 0.32 Moderate 3 Y Y AO
191-162-13 MLDR R-2 10-16 0.20 Moderate 2 Y Y AO
190-071-09 MLDR R-2 10-16 0.39 Moderate 4 Y Y AO
190-073-02 MLDR R-2 10-16 0.14 Moderate 1 Y Y AO
190-083-03 MLDR R-2 10-16 0.16 Moderate 2 Y Y AO
190-110-26 MLDR R-2 10-16 0.14 Moderate 1 Y Y AO
190-120-01 MLDR R-2 10-16 0.39 Moderate 4 Y Y AO
190-120-02 MLDR R-2 10-16 0.20 Moderate 2 Y Y AO
190-120-09 MLDR R-2 10-16 0.20 Moderate 2 Y Y AO
190-151-02 MLDR R-2 10-16 0.08 Moderate 1 Y Y AO
190-151-14 MLDR R-2 10-16 0.13 Moderate 1 Y Y AO
192-130-70 MLDR R-2 10-16 0.17 Moderate 2 Y Y AO
192-130-72 MLDR R-2 10-16 0.15 Moderate 2 Y Y AO
192-130-73 MLDR R-2 10-16 0.17 Moderate 2 Y Y AO
192-130-74 MLDR R-2 10-16 0.21 Moderate 2 Y Y AO
189-352-08
Portion MLDR R-2 10-16 13.74 Moderate 137 Y N AO
Total MLDR 17.12 172
190-260-02 MDR R-3 16-24 2.9 Moderate 42 Y Y AO
191-010-18 MDR R-3 16-24 0.26 Moderate 4 Y Y AO
191-040-33 MDR R-3 16-24 1.12 Moderate 18 Y Y AO
191-040-41 MDR R-3 16-24 0.27 Moderate 4 Y Y AO
190-240-04 MDR R-3 16-24 1.57 Moderate 25 Y Y AO
192-190-16 MDR R-3 16-24 2.42 Moderate 39 Y Y AO
Total MDR 9.64 132
189-353-03 HDR R-4 24-30 10.70 VL to Low 257 Y Y AO
191-070-08 HDR R-4 24-30 0.20 Moderate 5 Y Y AO
191-320-18 HDR R-4 24-30 0.43 Moderate 10 Y Y AO
192-170-06 HDR R-4 24-30 17.97 Moderate 431 Y Y Oil Well 189-352-08
portion HDR R-4 24-30 7.0 Moderate 168 Y N AO
Total HDR 36.29 871
Total LDR, MLDR, MDR,
HDR 457.63 2764
Source: City of Arvin, Precision Engineering, and Realty Planners Group.

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Notes:

Environmental Constraints:

FEMA Flood Zones:

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.

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.

Publicly owned properties are not included in Appendix B, Vacant Residential Opportunity Parcels Over 6000 SF

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FAIR HOUSING ANALYSIS
Prepared by: Realty Planners Group, Inc. 3258 Alta Vista Drive, Fallbrook, CA 92028

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2023-2031 HOUSING ELEMENT
APPENDIX – C: FAIR Housing Analysis
JANUARY 2025
Adopted by the City Council on: January __, 2025

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Table of Contents
I. OUTREACH AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION…………………………………………….…...1 a. ARVIN HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE……………………………………………………….….….2 b. CITY OF ARVIN WEBSITE…………………………………………………………………………………….….2 c. GENERAL MULTI-LINGUAL ADVERTISEMENTS………………………………………………..…..…3 d. CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP…………………………………….….….3 e. COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS………………………………………………………………………………..….3 f. STAKEHOLDER INPUT……………………………………………………………………………….…….….….4 g. OUTREACH AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - MOVING FORWARD …………………..….……4 II. ASSESSMENT OF FAIR HOUSING ISSUES……………………………………………………….….…4 a. KEY DATA AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION……………………………………………….……..4 b. FAIR HOUSING ENFORCEMENT AND OUTREACH CAPACITY…………………………….…….5 c. INTEGRATION AND SEGREGATION PATTERNS AND TRENDS………………………………..10 d. RACIALLY OR ETHNICALLY CONCENTRATED AREAS OF POVERTY (RECAP)……………31 e. RACIALLY CONCENTRATED AREAS OF AFFLUENCE (RCAA)……………………………………32 f. DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES………………………………………………………..32 g. DISPROPORTIONATE HOUSING NEEDS AND DISPLACEMENT……………………………….47 h. DISPLACEMENT RISK……………………………………………………………………………………………60 III. SITES INVENTORY……………………………………………………………………………………….….……66 a. FUTURE HOUSING NEEDS INCLUDING SEGREGATION/INTEGRATION………..………..67 b. R/ECAPS and CAAs……………………………………………………………………………….……………..68 c. ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY……………………………………………………………………………………69 d. DISPROPORTIONATE HOUSING NEEDS……………………………………………………………..…70 e. SITES INVENTORY FINDINGS…………………………………………………………………………..……70 IV. IDENTIFICATION OF CONTRIBUTING FACTORS AND FAIR HOUSING PRIORITIES AND GOALS………………………………………………………………………………….……75 V. LOCALIZED PERSPECTIVE AND OVERALL SUMMARY OF TRENDS AND PATTERNS……………………………………………………………………………………………………………78
APPENDIX 1 - OUTREACH

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Table 1 Compliance with Fair Housing Laws.........................................................6 Table 2A Population by Race by Hispanic Origin Over Time..................................11 Table 2B Population by Race by Hispanic Origin ..................................................11 Table 3 Racial Dissimilarity Index Values for Kern County ..................................19 Table 4 Disability by Type for the Population with a Disability (Detailed)...........20 Table 5 Households by Size ...............................................................................24 Table 6 Households by Type ..............................................................................25 Table 7 Kern County – Farm Labor (2017)..........................................................26 Table 8 Senior Households by Tenure................................................................27 Table 9 Income by Household Types..................................................................28 Table 10 Households in Poverty over Time ..........................................................28 Table 11 Poverty Status of Families by Family Type and Marital Status................29 Table 12 Age Distribution and Dependent Population – Year 2020......................29 Table 13 Median Household Income by Race or Hispanic Origin..........................32 Table 14 Domains and List of Indicators by Factors..............................................36 Table 15 Opportunity Resource Levels by Census Tract .......................................37 Table 16 Industry in which the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over is Employed............................................................................................. 40 Table 17 Employment by Occupation ..................................................................41 Table 18 Arvin Households Overpaying for Housing by Income Level – 2018 .......42 Table 19 Kern County Office of Education Student Performance by Ethnicity2021-22………………………………………………………………………….……..43
Table 20 Overcrowded Households in Arvin - 2020..............................................47 Table 21 Overcrowded Households in Arvin by Tenure – 2010-2020 ...................48 Table 22 Privately Owned Farm Worker Housing Kern County.............................51 Table 23 Publicly Owned Farm Worker Housing Kern County ..............................52 Table 24 Arvin Households with Housing Problems - 2019 ..................................53 Table 25 Arvin Households Overpaying for Housing by Income Level - 2018........54 Table 26 Overcrowded Households in Arvin - 2020..............................................55 Table 27 Overcrowded Households in Arvin by Tenure – 2010-2020 …… ………..... 55 Table 28 Housing Units by Year Built ...................................................................56 Table 29 Housing Authority Facilities...................................................................58 Table 30 Facilities for Special Needs....................................................................58 Table 31 Arvin’s RHNA 2023-2031 By Income Level .............................................67 Table 32 AFFH Census Tracts Analysis Summary..................................................71 Table 33 Potential Housing Units 2023-2031 .......................................................74 Table 34 Fair Housing Issues and Contributing Factors ........................................75

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Figure 1 City of Arvin Annexation & Sphere of influence .......................................12 Figure 2 Census Tract Boundaries.........................................................................14 Figure 3 Housing Choice Vouchers by Census Tract and Subsidized Housing .......15 Figure 4 Public Housing Building, LIHTC And Multifamily Properties ...................16 Figure 5 Linguistic Isolation Percentile ................................................................17 Figure 6 2018 Diversity Index..............................................................................18 Figure 7 Predominant Population by Census Tracts ............................................21 Figure 8 Racially Concentrated Areas of Affluence/Poverty ................................22 Figure 9 Percent of Population with A Disability .................................................23 Figure 10 Percent of Population Over 18 Living with Spouse.................................34 Figure 11 Median Income and Percent of Children in Married Couple…………………….

Households...........................................................................................34 Figure 12 Median Income by Census Block Group.................................................35 Figure 13 Percent of Population Below Poverty Level ...........................................35 Figure 14 TCAC/HCD – High Segregation and Poverty 2023 ..................................39 Figure 15 Vacant Residential Lots .........................................................................50 Figure 16 TCAC/HCD Opportunity Area Map for Arvin ..........................................62 Figure 17 Percent of Children in Female Householder ..........................................62 Figure 18 SB 535 Disadvantaged Communities .....................................................63 Figure 19 Housing Burden Percentile....................................................................63 Figure 20 Unemployment Percentile ....................................................................64 Figure 21 Education Percentile .............................................................................64 Figure 22 Cumulative Impacts ..............................................................................65 Figure 23 Pollution Burden Percentile ..................................................................65 Figure 24 Arvin Census Tracts...............................................................................72

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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) Racially Concentrated Areas of Affluence
f) Disparities in Access to Opportunity
g) Disproportionate Housing Needs in the Jurisdiction
h) Displacement Risk

3. Sites Inventory

4. Identification of Contributing Factors, Goals and Actions While this section provides a focused analysis of fair housing issues in Arvin, several other sections of the Housing Element address these issues and are included in this section by reference.

I. 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 requires local 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

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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 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 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 ongoing community input opportunities, advertise draft housing element, and answer commonly asked questions. The website includes the following information:

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Attachment: Exhibit A1- Exhibit C of Arvin_HE_Jan 2025 (2) (Public Hearing: 2023-2031 Housing Element) City of Arvin, 2023-2031 Housing Element | AFFHA Page 3 i. Upcoming meeting information
ii. Housing Element Workshops (Spanish and English)
iii. Notices of Public Hearing
iv. 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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Attachment: Exhibit A1- Exhibit C of Arvin_HE_Jan 2025 (2) (Public Hearing: 2023-2031 Housing Element) City of Arvin, 2023-2031 Housing Element | AFFHA Page 4 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 lowerincome 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.

II. 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) Racially Concentrated Areas of Affluence
f) Disparities in Access to Opportunity
g) Disproportionate Housing Needs in the Jurisdiction
h) Displacement Risk
a) KEY DATA AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Arvin is a participating city with Kern County and is served 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.

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Attachment: Exhibit A1- Exhibit C of Arvin_HE_Jan 2025 (2) (Public Hearing: 2023-2031 Housing Element) City of Arvin, 2023-2031 Housing Element | AFFHA Page 5 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 mixed-income 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 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

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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 landuse 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
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 program evaluation and funding
decisions.

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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 housing needs.

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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Subdivision
Standards (Gov.

Code, §
65913.2.)
Provides that, in exercising its authority to
regulate subdivisions a city, county, or city and
county shall:

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.

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.

Refrain from imposing standards and criteria for
public
improvements including, but not limited to,
streets, sewers, fire stations, schools, or parks,
which exceed the standards and criteria 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.

Compliance is achieved through the
implementation of a fair and equitable
development review process which is
administrated consistent with the
Excessive Subdivision Standards Act.

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 description of the city’s or county’s
appropriate share of the regional need for
housing.

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.

A description of how the public health, safety,
and welfare would be promoted by such
adoption or amendment.

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.

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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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Attachment: Exhibit A1- Exhibit C of Arvin_HE_Jan 2025 (2) (Public Hearing: 2023-2031 Housing Element) City of Arvin, 2023-2031 Housing Element | AFFHA Page 10 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 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 centralwest area of the city, mostly south of E-Bear Mountain Boulevard and West of South Darby Street. 94% 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 counties throughout California is crucial to understanding the shifting demographics of race and 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 85 represent 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 non-Hispanic 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 non-white 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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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 87.50% 17,892 92.70% 19,952 94.00% Not Hispanic or Latino 1,615 12.50% 1,412 7.30% 1,268 6.00% White Alone 1,276 9.80% 985 5.10% 803 3.80%
Black Or African American Alone 68 0.50% 102 0.50% 126 0.60% American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 33 0.30% 41 0.20% 9 0.00% Asian Alone 132 1.00% 135 0.70% 305 1.40%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
Alone 2 0.00% 2 0.00% 0 0.00%
Some Other Race Alone 16 0.10% 30 0.20% 0 0.00%
Two Or More Races: 88 0.70% 117 0.60% 25 0.10%
Two Races Including Some Other Race 0 0.00%
Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, And
Three Or More Races 25 0.10%
Source: 1990 US Census; 2000 US Census; 2010 US Census, 2016-2020 ACS Table 2B
Population by Race by Hispanic Origin
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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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 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.

Figure 1
City of Arvin Annexation & Sphere of influence

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Attachment: Exhibit A1- Exhibit C of Arvin_HE_Jan 2025 (2) (Public Hearing: 2023-2031 Housing Element) City of Arvin, 2023-2031 Housing Element | AFFHA Page 13 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 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

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Attachment: Exhibit A1- Exhibit C of Arvin_HE_Jan 2025 (2) (Public Hearing: 2023-2031 Housing Element) City of Arvin, 2023-2031 Housing Element | AFFHA Page 14 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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Attachment: Exhibit A1- Exhibit C of Arvin_HE_Jan 2025 (2) (Public Hearing: 2023-2031 Housing Element) City of Arvin, 2023
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FIGURE 2 CENSUS TRACT BOUNDARIES

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Attachment: Exhibit A1- Exhibit C of Arvin_HE_Jan 2025 (2) (Public Hearing: 2023-2031 Housing Element) City of Arvin, 2023-2031 Housing Element | AFFHA Page 16 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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Attachment: Exhibit A1- Exhibit C of Arvin_HE_Jan 2025 (2) (Public Hearing: 2023-2031 Housing Element) City of Arvin, 2023-2031 Housing Element | AFFHA Page 17 FIGURE 4: PUBLIC HOUSING BUILDING, LIHTC AND MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES

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Attachment: Exhibit A1- Exhibit C of Arvin_HE_Jan 2025 (2) (Public Hearing: 2023-2031 Housing Element) City of Arvin, 2023
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FIGURE 5: LINGUISTIC ISOLATION PERCENTILE

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Attachment: Exhibit A1- Exhibit C of Arvin_HE_Jan 2025 (2) (Public Hearing: 2023-2031 Housing Element) City of Arvin, 2023
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FIGURE6: 2018 DIVERSITY INDEX

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Attachment: Exhibit A1- Exhibit C of Arvin_HE_Jan 2025 (2) (Public Hearing: 2023-2031 Housing Element) City of Arvin, 2023-2031 Housing Element | AFFHA Page 20 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 B, 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 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
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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Attachment: Exhibit A1- Exhibit C of Arvin_HE_Jan 2025 (2) (Public Hearing: 2023-2031 Housing Element) City of Arvin, 2023-2031 Housing Element | AFFHA Page 21 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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Attachment: Exhibit A1- Exhibit C of Arvin_HE_Jan 2025 (2) (Public Hearing: 2023-2031 Housing Element) City of Arvin, 2023-2031 Housing Element | AFFHA Page 22 City of Arvin, 2023-2031 Housing Element | AFFHA 22
FIGURE 7: PREDOMINANT POPULATION BY CENSUS TRACTS

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Attachment: Exhibit A1- Exhibit C of Arvin_HE_Jan 2025 (2) (Public Hearing: 2023-2031 Housing Element) City of Arvin, 2023-2031 Housing Element | AFFHA Page 23 FIGURE 8: RACIALLY CONCENTRATED AREAS OF AFFLUENCE/POVERTY

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FIGURE9: PERCENT OF POPULATION WITH A DISABILITY

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Attachment: Exhibit A1- Exhibit C of Arvin_HE_Jan 2025 (2) (Public Hearing: 2023-2031 Housing Element) City of Arvin, 2023-2031 Housing Element | AFFHA Page 25 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.

Families with female heads of household typically display a need for housing assistance due to the demand

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Attachment: Exhibit A1- Exhibit C of Arvin_HE_Jan 2025 (2) (Public Hearing: 2023-2031 Housing Element) City of Arvin, 2023-2031 Housing Element | AFFHA Page 26 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 householdsin 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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Attachment: Exhibit A1- Exhibit C of Arvin_HE_Jan 2025 (2) (Public Hearing: 2023-2031 Housing Element) City of Arvin, 2023-2031 Housing Element | AFFHA Page 27 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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Attachment: Exhibit A1- Exhibit C of Arvin_HE_Jan 2025 (2) (Public Hearing: 2023-2031 Housing Element) City of Arvin, 2023-2031 Housing Element | AFFHA Page 28 Persons 65 Years of Age or Older

11.4% of households in Arvin have householders 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 two-thirds (67.2%) live in owner-occupied units compared to 76.4% in Kern County and 73.4% in the State of 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). Non-families 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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Attachment: Exhibit A1- Exhibit C of Arvin_HE_Jan 2025 (2) (Public Hearing: 2023-2031 Housing Element) City of Arvin, 2023-2031 Housing Element | AFFHA Page 29 Table 9
Income by Household Types
Type Median
($)
Mean
($)
Households 39,750 49,056
Families 40,459 48,841
Married
Families
45,413 -
NonFamilies20,208 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 twoperson 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

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Attachment: Exhibit A1- Exhibit C of Arvin_HE_Jan 2025 (2) (Public Hearing: 2023-2031 Housing Element) City of Arvin, 2023-2031 Housing Element | AFFHA Page 30 individual in the City of Arvin must support more dependents (0.77) than a working age resident in Kern 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. TableS0101
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 the households in Arvin are Family Households, which is much greater than 73.8% in Kern

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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.
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 or more 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 that exceeds 40% or is three or more times the average tract poverty rate for the metropolitan/micropolitan area, whichever threshold is 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 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,

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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. e) 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 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 by HUD, scholars at the University of Minnesota Humphrey 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 that is 80 percent or more White. As such, there are no census tracts 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. f) 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).

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In 2017, the California TCAC adopted the TCAC/HCD Opportunity Map and associated policies into the LowIncome 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 Cal Enviro Screen 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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FIGURE 10: PERCENT OF POPULATION OVER 18 LIVING WITH SPOUSE FIGURE 11: MEDIAN INCOME AND PERCENT OF CHILDREN IN MARRIED COUPLE

HOUSEHOLDS

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FIGURE 12: MEDIAN INCOME BY CENSUS BLOCK GROUP
FIGURE 13: PERCENT OF POPULATION BELOW POVERTY LEVEL

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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
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
602900630
1 2 Low Resource 0.57 0.084 0.196
602900630
3 1 High Segregation
and Poverty

0.421 0.103 0.224
602900630
3 2 High Segregation
and Poverty

0.29 0.103 0.327
602900630
4 1 High Segregation
and Poverty

0.243 0.252 0.224
602900630
4 2 High Segregation
and Poverty

0.393 0.252 0.224
602900630
4 3 High Segregation
and Poverty

0.654 0.252 0.327
602900620
2 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 Low-Income 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.

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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-toresident ratio of 2.7 acres 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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Figure 14
TCAC/HCD – HIGH SEGREGATION AND POVERTY 2023
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.

As shown in Table 16, 54.5 percent of Arvin’s population aged 16 and over were employed in 2020, 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;

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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 16:

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.

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 17 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.

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Table 17:

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.

Greater than 50% of total employment for City of Arvin residents are in Natural Resources, Construction and Maintenance compared to 19.6% in Kern County and 8.8% in California. Only 9.6% of employment is in Management, Business, Science and Arts compared to 28.2% in Kern County and 40.3% in the State.

Figure 4 shows census tracts 6303 and 6304 qualify for Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), which is a tax incentive intended to increase the availability of low-income housing. Section 42 provides an income tax credit to owners of newly constructed or substantially rehabilitated low-income rental housing projects.

Table 18 (Table 43 of Housing Element) 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 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). Figure 19 shows the housing burden percentile in Arvin.

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Table 18
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).

Educational Opportunity
TCAC’s education score is based on math proficiency, reading proficiency, high school graduation rates, and the student poverty rate. As shown in Table 15 earlier, the overall education opportunity scores in Arvin range from 0.196 to 0.393. City of Arvin has similar scores to the surrounding region, except for the area outside of the city to the southeast. Figure 21 shows the Education Percentile scores for Arvin which are between 70 and 90 percentiles.

The Arvin Union School District enrolls 2993 students (2021-22 Ed Data Education Data Partnership) from kindergarten through 8th grade (Bear Mountain Elementary school, 1501 Hood Street, Arvin; Sierra Vista Elementary School, 300 Franklin St, Arvin; Haven Drive Middle School, 341 Haven Drive, Arvin; El Camo).

The Kern High School District enrolls students from 9th through 12th grade (Kern Workforce Academy with a 10th grade to 12th grade enrolment of 412 students (2021-22) and Arvin High School, 900 Varsity Road, Arvin with an enrolment of 2893 students (2021-22).

The Kern County Office of Education has an enrolment of 5,490 students (census day) and cumulative enrolment of 7,543 students with an Ethnic Diversity Index of 26. Fluent English Proficiency is 19.96%, Free/Reduced Meals uptake is 73.3%. Chronic absenteeism is reported at 35.3%, Suspension rate of 4.7% and Staff to Student Ratio is not available. The overall CAASPP-Math Standard performance is 17.69% and CAASPP-ELA Standard performance of 32.03%. The Total General Fund Revenue in the school district is

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$247 million with expenditure reported at $231 million. Regarding college readiness, Cohort Graduates is

94.1% and Cohort Graduates by Socio-Economic Disadvantage is 95.1%. Table 19 summarizes overall Student Performance by ethnicity:

Table 19
Kern County Office of Education Student Performance by Ethnicity 2021-22 Ethnicity Enrolment
(%)
Math
Standard
(%)
ELA
Standard
(%)
CAASP
Science
(%)
Cohort
Graduates
(%)
Cohort
Dropouts
(%)
Asian 1.1 40 40
Black or
African
American

2.7 1.92 7.69
Hispanic
or Latino

75.1 9.87 23.58 97.6 52.7
Two or
More
Races

1.3 27.91 40.91
White 17.5 24.53 40.91 80 59.6
Overall 32.03 17.69
District 34 22 6.35
California 47 33 29.47
Source: Ed Data Education Data Partnership – Fiscal, Demographic and Performance Data on California’s K-12 Schools, Date Accessed 28 May 2023 The ethnic/racial make-up was: 75.1% Hispanic, 1.1% Asian, 17.5% White, 2.7% African American, 0.4% Native American, 1% Filipino, and 1.3% two or more races.

Arvin Union contains 4 schools and 3,024 students. The district’s minority enrolment is 100%. Also, 94.5% of students are economically disadvantaged.
(Source: https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/california/districts/arvin-union-114749 ).

Students in the City generally have access to only lower-scoring schools. In Arvin Union School District (AUSD), 96 percent of AUSD’s student population is of Hispanic/Latino decent. Sixty-six percent of its student population is English Learners, with Spanish being the primary language of 97 percent of these students. Nine percent of AUSD’s student population receives special education services, primarily to assist with speech or language impairments and specific learning disabilities. (Source: City of Arvin Economic Development Strategy, 2016).

Grow Academy Arvin is a K-8 charter school that embraces a unique blended learning environment for education with a mission to close the achievement gap for students in the rural areas of Kern County by creating an environment for student excellence and wellbeing. The curriculum is tailored to reflect individual student achievement and involvement. The enrolment was 762 students in 2021-22 school year (www.gaarvin.org). 40.55% of students are English Learner, 33.6% of students are socio-economically disadvantaged, 10.10% of students have a disability and 95.14% of students are Hispanic/Latino. 48.8% of students are female, 4.59% of students are migrants. 2.76% of students are White and 1.18% of students are Black or African American. School achieved an ELA standard of 35% and Math standard of 20%.

Kern Community College District

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The Kern Community College District (KCCD) was established in 1968 and is comprised of three community colleges (Bakersfield College, Cerro Coso Community College, and Porterville College) and three satellite campuses in Bishop, Delano, Edwards AFB, Lake Isabella and Mammoth Lakes. It serves more than 30,000 students and the City of Arvin lies within KCCD catchment area. Bakersfield College is 22 miles from the City of Arvin and is the nearest of the KCCD community colleges or satellite campuses. Many AHS students enroll in the over 100 associate degrees and certificate programs and short-term career training programs offered by Bakersfield College.

California State University, Bakersfield
Twenty-five miles from the City of Arvin, California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB) is the nearest 4- year university. Established in 1965, CSUB serves an estimated 10,500 students (estimated 8800 undergraduate students). Many AHS students enroll at CSUB to take advantage of the university’s 57 undergraduate programs across four schools – Arts and Humanities; Business and Public Administration; Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering; and Social Sciences and Education. 64% of students are Hispanic/Latino, 14% are White, 7% are Asian, 4% are Black, 4% are International and 2% are Two or More Races. 61% of students are Pell grant recipients. 66% of students are Female, 41% of students come from households with an annual income of less than $30,000, and 68% of students are from households of less than $48,000 in annual income.

17.6% of the county population age 25 years or over has a Bachelor’s or higher-level degree compared

35.3% statewide. 75.95% of the county population age 25 years is a High School graduate compared to

84.2 % statewide. (Source: census data estimate 2022).

Environmental Opportunity
Environmental health scores are determined by the Fair Housing Task Force based on CalEnviroScreen 4.0 pollution indicators and values. CalEnviroScreen analyzes data on environmental, public health and socioeconomic conditions in California’s 8,000 census tracts to provide a clear picture of cumulative pollution burdens and vulnerabilities in communities throughout the state. The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) compiles these scores to help identify California communities disproportionately burdened by multiple sources of pollution. In addition to environmental factors (pollutant exposure, groundwater threats, toxic sites, and hazardous materials exposure) and sensitive receptors (seniors, children, persons with asthma, and low birth weight infants), CalEnviroScreen also takes into consideration socioeconomic factors. These factors include educational attainment, linguistic isolation, poverty, and unemployment. The tool has helped CalEPA and other local, state and federal agencies ensure their activities address these pollution burdens and protect those communities from additional ones. CalEPA uses CalEnviroScreen to prioritize enforcement and outreach in vulnerable communities.

As shown in Table 15 earlier, the overall environmental scores in Arvin range from 0.087 to 0.252 making it a vulnerable or disadvantaged community, as the entire community has a relatively low environmental score. CalEnviroScreen 4 percentiles in City of Arvin range from 73 to 87, with high exposures to ozone pollution, pesticides, and poor drinking water quality. Census tract ending in 6304 has exposures to lead from housing and to hazardous waste. The community also has a high cardiovascular disease burden along with challenging socioeconomic factors such as low-income households, education, linguistic isolation, poverty, and unemployment. Most of these factors are interrelated, for example impoverished populations are likely to experience adverse health outcomes, a high degree of linguistic isolation among members of the community, which in turn impacts access to health information and public services and effective engagement with the regulatory processes. Figure 18 shows Arvin is also a SB535 Disadvantaged Community.

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A review of predominant racial populations, neighborhood diversity, household types, median income, persons with a disability, and seniors does not indicate that these areas correspond with any concentration of these protected classes in areas with lower environmental scores versus higher scores.

As shown in Figures 22 and 23, most of Alvin city have high cumulative impacts and high pollution burden percentiles across the census tracts. Comparing the City’s environmental scores to the distribution of protected classes, there are no discernible patterns of concentration of protected classes in the City’s areas with less positive environmental outcomes.

A disadvantaged community or environmental justice community (“EJ Community”) is identified by the California Environmental Protection Agency (“CalEPA”) as “areas that is disproportionately affected by environmental pollution and other hazards that can lead to negative health effects, exposure, or environmental degradation,” and may or may not have a concentration of low-income households, high unemployment rates, low homeownership rates, overpayment for housing, or other indicators of disproportionate housing need. In February 2021, the California Office for Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (COEHHA) released the fourth version of CalEnviroScreen, a tool that uses environmental, health, and socioeconomic indicators to map and compare community’s environmental scores. In the CalEnviroScreen tool, communities that have a cumulative score in the 75th percentile or above (25 percent highest score census tracts) are those that have been designated disadvantaged communities under SB 535. Communities that are identified as an EJ Community based on their cumulative pollution exposure score are targeted for investment through the State cap-and-trade program. However, the condition of these communities poses fair housing concerns due to disproportionate exposure to unhealthy living conditions. As shown in CalEPA’s Disadvantaged Communities Map 2022 (Figure 18), City of Arvin is an EJ Community. The exception is census tract ending 6303.

City of Arvin is an area disproportionately burdened by and vulnerable to multiple sources of environmental pollution. Its air quality, for example, places it among communities in California that consistently exceed the State’s 8-hour ozone concentration levels of 0.070 parts per million. The condition of drinking water in the City of Arvin places it among the communities in California that have concentrations of multiple contaminants in their drinking water supplies.

Environment and social justice seek to remedy a history of unfair treatment of communities, predominantly communities of low-income residents and people of color. It is recognized that these communities experience disproportionate impacts from one or more environmental hazards, socioeconomic burdens, or both. It is also recognized that these residents have been excluded from policy setting and decision-making processes and were not afforded the benefits that other communities received.

Kern Council of Governments’ Regional Transportation Plan 2022 includes the Sustainable Community Strategy designed to help reduce emissions from passenger vehicle travel. The Kern Climate Change Task Force was formed in 2009 to assist Kern COG and its member agencies to meet the goals and objectives of Senate Bill No. 375 (SB 375) that was introduced as a result of AB 32, California climate change legislation. The City takes a multitude of actions to improve the environment and address sustainability.

One of the key goals in City of Arvin’s Strategic Plan is to ‘Enhance the quality of life providing educational and recreational opportunities, and by being good environmental stewards. Through this goal, the City commits to establishing a focus on environmental sustainability and have committed to the following actions:

Engage/partner with San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD)

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Develop and adopt a Climate Action Plan
Implement Climate Action Plan
Develop an Air Quality Improvement Plan for Arvin
Transportation
Availability of efficient, affordable transportation can be used to measure fair housing and access to opportunities. The City of Arvin Transportation Department provides transportation for residents and visitors. The City is served by Four Arvin Transit routes – Arvin Local, Arvin to Lamont, Arvin to Tejon and Arvin to Bakersfield. The Arvin local route runs every 30 minutes. The service is free for Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Attendant and Children under 5 (travelling with fare paying adult). ADA certified passenger and Seniors (60 and above) are charged $0.75, and General Public is charged $1. There are 6 round trips a day between Arvin and Lamont, 2 round trips a day between Arvin and Tejon Industrial Complex, and 2 round trips a day between Arvin and Bakersfield.

The city is also undertaking a Clean Mobility Program whereby the community transportation needs are being assessed including barriers to mobility and community preferences on public transit. Arvin transit is conducting a community survey which is available in English and Spanish. This program will enable the City of Arvin to keep pace with City’s future transportation needs, better understand customer preferences 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 people with disabilities, the elderly, parents with prams etc. The fleet also includes no emissions buses. Most buses are low-floor design and use a ramp to provide access to passengers using wheelchairs.

The Dial-A-Ride Program (transit on demand) is a service that picks up seniors (age 60 and older) and Americans with Disabilities (ADA) through a reservation-based service. It’s offered on weekdays from 8am to 3.30pm, and a trip can be scheduled by calling Arvin Transit at 661-854-3139. The pick-ups and dropoffs are from/to locations requested by the patrons.

All Transit is a data tool that measures access to transit, connectivity, and service availability. The tool analyzes the transit frequency, routes, and access to determine an overall transit score at the city, county, and regional levels. According to All Transit, the City of Arvin has a transit performance score of 0.7, with an average household having access to 25 trips per week within 0.5 mile. Nearby cities of Lamont and Bakersfield have transit performance scores of 2.4 and 4.4 respectively.

The low score transit score in Arvin is attributed to ‘very low combination of trips per week and number of jobs accessible enabling negligible number of people to take transit to work’. There is no discernible connection between access to transit and location and areas with any predominant population by race or ethnicity or with concentrations of seniors and female-headed households with children.

Findings
Overall, it appears that residents of Arvin have low levels of access to opportunities– Low Resource, High Segregation and Poverty. One block has access to Medium Resource. The economic, educational and environmental opportunity scores are generally low across all census tracts in the City, and they vary across census tracts. Greater than 50% of total employment for City of Arvin residents are in Natural Resources, Construction and Maintenance compared to 19.6% in Kern County and 8.8% in California. Only

9.6% of employment is in Management, Business, Science and Arts compared to 28.2% in Kern County and 40.3% in the State.

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

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median household income. The concentration of low economic opportunity census tracts also shows strong correlations with female headed households. Census tracts 6303 and 6304 qualify for Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), which is a tax incentive intended to increase the availability of low-income housing. 44.6% of households are overpaying for housing at a cost burden over 30 percent, while 19.5% of the households have cost burdens greater than 50 percent MFI (Median Family Income).

The city is generally served by lower performing schools and has less access to educational opportunity.

City of Arvin is also an area disproportionately burdened by and vulnerable to multiple sources of environmental pollution. Sites to accommodate the City’s 6th Cycle RHNA, including its lower-income units, are distributed primarily in low resource areas. g. DISPROPORTIONATE HOUSING NEEDS AND DISPLACEMENT
US 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 standards.

Table 20 (Table 44 of Housing Element) 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 21 (Table 45 of Housing Element) 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.

A household is considered cost burdened if the household pays more than 30% of its total gross income for housing costs. For renters, housing costs include rent paid by the tenant plus utilities. For homeowners, housing costs include mortgage payment, taxes, insurance, and utilities. 44.6% of households are overpaying for housing at a cost burden over 30 percent, while 19.5% of the households have cost burdens greater than 50 percent MFI (Median Family Income).

Table 20
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 Table 21
Overcrowded Households in Arvin by Tenure – 2010-2020

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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
More 0 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 To address displacement risks due to low income, overcrowding and overpayment, the city will implement a range of programs including access to information, clean up/fix up campaigns, and support to lower income residents with affordable home ownership and rental opportunities (Programs 1, 2,3,6,7,8, 9, 15, 17, 19, 22 and 24).

Future Growth Needs
The City’s future growth need is based on the RHNA, which allocates production of 17 extremely-low, 107 very-low, 79 low-income, and 971 moderate and above moderate units to the City for the 2023-2031 planning period. The Housing Element shows the City’s ability to meet its 2023-2031 RHNA need at all income levels and demonstrates the City’s ability to accommodate the anticipated future affordable housing needs of the community. Figure 15 shows that vacant lots for future growth are located mostly to the South-west and North of the City. Land occupied by deteriorated and/or dilapidated buildings in the South of Haven Drive and North of Hood Street has the potential to create a healthy, viable mix of housing for low-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.

Existing Needs
The City continues to review its zoning ordinances and actively liaises with affordable housing developers to help facilitate the development of housing for lower-income households. Arvin experienced approximately 49 percent population growth between 2000 and 2010 and about 0.99 percent population growth since then. The number of housing units increased 42% between 2000 and 2010 and 11.5% between 2010 and 2020. As shown in Table 5, more than 60 percent of the households in Arvin have 4 or more people living in it. 29.6% of households in Arvin are experiencing poverty. 49.7% of households in Arvin are renter occupied. Table 22 (Table 29 of Housing Element) identifies 18 privately owned camps, 12 of which are year-round camps and six of which are seasonal to provide housing for 474 farm workers.

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Table 23 (Table 30 of Housing Element) shows there are 10 (ten) publicly owned year-round farmworker housing developments with 729 units and two publicly owned seasonal housing developments with 172 units. Arvin has 114 rent-restricted assisted multifamily units across 3 facilities owned by The Housing Authority of the County of Kern (HACK). The City has 60 units for -seniors and the disabled and an additional 12 units for low-income families under HACK. The City also has 4 units constructed by Habitat for Humanity.

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FIGURE 15: VACANT RESIDENTIAL LOTS

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Table 22

PRIVATELY OWNED FARM WORKER HOUSING KERN COUNTY
Name Number of Farm
Workers
Months of
Occupation/Year
Bonanza Farms 16 12
Wheeler Highway 99 9 12
Wheeler Adobe 7 12
Paramount 27 5 12
Paramount Belridge 28 12
Opal Frye 15 12
Westfarmers 8 12
Cauzza 7 12
Jimmie Icardo 7 12
Spring Farms 6 12
Belridge Drilling 8 12
San Emigdio 5 12
GVC 37 72 7-10
GVC 23B 120 7-10
GVC 10A 11 7-10
GVC 10B 90 7-10
Kovacevich Clark 15 6-8
Kovacevich Hildebrand 45 6-8
Total 474
Source: Kern County Regional Housing Allocation Plan, May 2001

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Table 23

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/ Cost Burden
A household is considered cost burdened if the household pays more than 30% of its total gross income for housing costs. For renters, housing costs include rent paid by the tenant plus utilities. For homeowners, housing costs include mortgage payment, taxes, insurance, and utilities. As discussed in the Background, as with most communities, the location of the home is one of the biggest factors regarding price.

Of an estimated total of 4865 households, 2900 households (59.6%) had housing problems. Based on tenure, 71.8 percent of renter households experienced housing problems, compared to 46.8 percent of owner households as shown in Table 24 (Table 42 of Housing Element). Among the extremely low-income households, 84.1 percent of the renter households experienced housing problems, compared to 94.1 percent of the owner households. As shown in Table 25 (Table 43 of Housing Element), 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). The ratio of overpaying households by tenure was approximately 36.8 percent owners to

51.6 percent renters. 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.

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The median sales price for a single-family home in Arvin was $176,400 in 2020, which requires an annual household income of over $43,000 and an average down payment of over $35,000.

Table 24
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).

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Table 25
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).

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.

Table 5 shows that 15.5 percent of family households in Arvin had 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 households of 10 percent. Table 26 (Table 44 of Housing Element) 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 27 (Table 45 of Housing Element) 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 households, there is a significant need to provide assistance and to develop programs to address affordability and overcrowding.

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Table 26
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 Table 27
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
More 0 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 The Housing Element include several programs to address fair housing issues, especially Programs 1,2,4,6,7,8,9,10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 25. City of Arvin will develop and implement these programs and will review them to ensure the issue of overcrowding and housing affordability is addressed and will:
a) encourage more affordable housing development;
b) connect lower income residents with affordable homeownership and rental opportunities within the city; and
c) respond to the housing needs of female headed households and households with children.

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Substandard Housing
As discussed in the Housing Needs Assessment, the 2016-2020 ACS data indicates that 7.5% of the housing in the city is built before 1950 as outlined in Table 28 (Table 18 of Housing Element). 24.3% of the housing in the city is greater than 50 years old (i.e., built before 1970). Another 15.9% of units were built between 1970 and 1979. 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.

Table 28
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%
The CDBG survey undertaken in 2008 surveyed 3,400 residential parcels. 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 condition. There are also 360 (10.6%) vacant parcels.

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 (see 2023-2031 Arvin Housing Element for details).

Homelessness
The 2022 Point in Time Count Report was released on April 27, 2022, and identified 1,603 unduplicated individuals in Kern County experiencing homelessness, as compared to 1,580 identified in the last inperson 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 byright in the M-2 zone. The ordinances states: 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 (M2) zone, subject to certain development standards, including:

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• The number of beds: It is recommended in the Housing Element 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 so 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 and provide for the following:
• An On-site Manager must be present at all times.
• On-site security must be provided at all times.
• Outdoor security lighting must be provided.
• Occupancy is limited to a maximum of six months during any one-yearperiod. • 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 as shown in Table 29 (Table 33 of Housing Element).

Facilities for persons with special needs are shown in Table 30 (Table 34 of Housing Element).

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Table 29

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/
Table 30

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

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a. 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 (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.) and the Bakersfield Rescue Mission (space for approximately 40 women and children, and 80 men, and has capacity for 138 persons per meal, and serves two meals per day.) b. 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. c. 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 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.

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h. DISPLACEMENT RISK
As previously discussed, there are no affordable units currently at-risk of converting to market-rate during 2023 – 2031 through termination of a subsidy contract, mortgage prepayment, or expiring use restrictions. The city analyzed the 4 possible affordable housing projects identified by California Housing Partnership (CHP) that are at risk of conversion to market rate in Arvin within the next ten years. The city also has several units which are affordable to lower-income families, specifically for protected classes, including persons with disabilities, female- headed households, seniors, and nonwhite residents. As described earlier in this Fair Housing Analysis, the city plans to accommodate its 2023-2031 RHNA allocation on parcels designated for single family, multifamily, and mixed-use development, with vacant sites representing most sites for new housing. Underdeveloped residential sites are also identified as helping to meet the City’s very low- income units and to provide additional opportunities for lower, moderate- and above-moderate income units. There is no significant displacement risk associated with the City’s current affordable housing stock as a result of new development.

The City recognizes that even though it has identified sufficient land to accommodate its RHNA allocation at all income levels, there is still the potential for economic displacement because of new development and investment. This “knock-on” effect can occur at any time, and it can be challenging for the city to predict market changes and development patterns which have the potential to impact rental rates and sales prices for housing available in the marketplace. To date, the city has no evidence that new development (affordable or market-rate) has resulted in economic displacement.

Research has also shown that low-income renter populations (49.7% of households in Arvin are renter occupied) are disproportionately exposed to environmental hazards and that housing tenure is a telling determinant of social vulnerability to disasters. Renters bear the brunt of the existing affordable housing shortage, and their adaptive capacity to cope and recover from the impacts of environmental hazards may be reduced due to systemic inequities and limited resources.

Environmental hazards affecting residential development in the city primarily include geologic and seismic hazards, flooding and inundation hazards, and hazardous materials release. Development within flood hazard areas is subject to the Municipal Code and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) standards. Seismic-related issues are addressed in the Municipal Code, which implements the California Building Standards Code (CBSC). Various State and federal regulations control the use, storage, and transportation of hazardous materials.

Overall, the city recognizes the need to reduce economic displacement risks and have incorporated a range of initiatives in the 24 Housing Element Programs.

Findings
The most disproportionate housing needs in Arvin include increasing the variety of housing types at affordable prices (including housing for low income and female headed households) and rehabilitating the existing housing stock. 44.6% of the households are overpaying for housing at a cost burden over 30 percent, while 19.5 percent of the households having cost burdens greater than 50 percent MFI. 49.7% of households in Arvin are renter occupied.

The City looks to implement Programs 3,4,10,11,13,14,15,16,17 to address the need for multifamily projects, addressing loans for rehabilitation of existing multifamily units, rental assistance, development of extremely low-income housing, facilitate large parcels to encourage affordable multi-family housing, and reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices and services. The Housing Element proposes 24 programs addressing these issues. The City will also consider

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programs such as having 50% of units receiving rehabilitation assistance be rented to eligible very low and low -income households upon completion of the project. The City’s Municipal Code allows for residential care facilities, emergency shelters, transitional and supportive housing, single-room occupancy (SRO), and employee/farmworker housing as a permitted use under various zones.

Ordinance No. 421 outlines procedures for requests for reasonable accommodation with respect to zoning, building code compliance or permit processing.

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FIGURE 16: TCAC/HCD OPPORTUNITY AREA MAP FOR ARVIN
FIGURE 17: PERCENT OF CHILDREN IN FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER

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FIGURE 18: SB 535 DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES
FIGURE 19: HOUSING BURDEN PERCENTILE

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City of Arvin, 2023-2031 Housin
FIGURE 20: UNEMPLOYMENT PERCENTILE
FIGURE 21: EDUCATION PERCENTILE

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FIGURE 22: CUMULATIVE IMPACTS
FIGURE 23 POLLUTION BURDEN PERCENTILE

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III. SITES INVENTORY
This section provides a review of available vacant and other sites in Arvin that would allow for and facilitate production of the city’s regional share of housing as required by State Law. 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. The following issues are addressed:
a) Future Housing Needs Including Segregation/Integration b) R/ECAPs and RCAAs
c) Access to Opportunity
d) Disproportionate Housing Needs
e) Sites Inventory Findings
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.

Assembly Bill 686 (AB 686) has introduced a duty to affirmatively further fair housing into California state law. AB 686 requires that jurisdictions identify sites throughout the community in a manner that is consistent with its duty to affirmatively further fair housing. The site identification includes not only an analysis of site capacity to accommodate the RHNA (provided in this section), but also considers whether the identified sites serve the purpose of replacing segregated living patterns with truly integrated and balanced living patterns, transforming racially and ethnically concentrated areas of poverty into areas of opportunity. This section analyzes the role of all sites, regardless of income level, in assisting to affirmatively further fair housing and consider how the development of new affordable housing options can promote patterns of equality and inclusiveness.

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 in 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.

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a) FUTURE HOUSING NEEDS INCLUDING SEGREGATION/INTEGRATION 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 31 (Table 41 of Housing Element), the total housing needs include 62 units for extremely low-income (deemed 50% % of the RHNA Very Low-Income allocation, as determined by Kern COG), 124 units for very low-income, 79 units for low- income, 268 units for moderateincome, and 703 units for above moderate-income. Housing for lower-income households represents 37.5% of the above housing needs.

The need for housing will be 1,174 units by the year 2031.

Table 31
ARVIN’S RHNA 2023-2031 BY INCOME LEVEL
Extre
mely
Low*
Very
Low
Low Mode
rate
Abov
e
Mode
rate
Total
Units 62 124 79 268 703 1,174
Percent * 17.0% 20.5% 15.6% 29.9% 100.0%
Source: Kern COG RHNA, 2013-2023 Assessment
* Extremely Low Income is deemed 50% of Very Low Income (approx. 62 units) of the RHNA Very Low- Income allocation of 124 units, as determined by Kern COG RHNA. Source: https://www.Kern COG.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ADOPTED-Kern-COG-RHNA-Plan_07-22-22.pdf Table 2 (Table 5 of Housing Element) 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 only 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. 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. Figure 6 shows that Arvin in general has a lower diversity index with several pockets of very high non-white population (>80%).

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%). There are some patterns of isolation or segregation apparent especially with female headed households. The city also has a significant need for dependent care and support systems for young children and youth, farm worker housing and housing appropriate for large families.

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The City will continue to have an Arvin Housing 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, etc.) to advise the city on developing and implementing various Housing Element programs. 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 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. Implement the following Housing Programs:

Program 5 - Code Enforcement Program, with a full-time building/code enforcement officer and a part-time code enforcement officer;
• Program 6 - Residential Unit Inspection and Maintenance Program; • Program 7 - Single-Family Owner Occupied and Multi-Family Rehabilitation Loan/Grant Program; • Program 8 - Inventory of “At-Risk” projects;
• Program 9 - Preserving Mobile home Parks;
• Program 18. Adequate Sites Monitoring Program
• Program 22. Equal Housing Opportunity Program to Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing goals.

3. Foster partnerships with non-profit affordable housing developers and experts within the community-based organization’s membership.

4. 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. b) R/ECAPS and RCAAs
According to the HCD AFFH Dataset, there is no R/ECAP in the City of Arvin (Figures 12 and 6). No correlation was found between lower incomes and diversity. The Housing Plan includes programs to encourage diversity and support housing needs in the city.

Table 13 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 tract in Arvin that fit the criteria of income of $125,000 and a population that is 80 percent or more White, and therefore the city has no RCAAs.

The distribution of RHNA sites throughout the city will therefore, not exacerbate racially/ethnically concentrated areas of poverty or racially concentrated areas of affluence. 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 RHNA projections.

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c) ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY
City of Arvin does not have any high or highest resource areas. It largely consists of census tracts that are considered low resource areas (see Figure 16) and therefore the city must look to areas with lower to moderate levels of resources to accommodate new development. Figure 16, TCAC/HCD Opportunity Map provides areawide identification of Resource Opportunity areas. Comparing regional data for access to opportunity, the city of Arvin is in the “Low Resource” area, whereas, the City of Bakersfield, has Low and High Resource areas.

The city has distributed its RHNA sites throughout these areas. The new residential and mixed-use development in the identified areas will help to create more housing affordable to households at lower income levels, introduce new residents to the areas which can contribute to greater neighborhood stability, and expand opportunities for people to both live and work in Arvin. Taken together, new residential and mixed-use development in the identified areas will help to diversify the land use pattern and improve the conditions of these census tracts by providing greater housing choice and a broader range of goods and services, bringing new residential development closer to transit and jobs, and otherwise supporting community revitalization.

Table 26 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 27 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.

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 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.

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. The city is currently updating the Zoning Code effecting those changes.

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, singleroom 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.

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The introduction of greater housing choice, a broader cross-section of households will have the opportunity to live in Arvin, which may ultimately have a positive impact on economic and education scores. A closer look at educational scores indicates that all elementary and middle schools serving the city have low standard scores and educational opportunities are consistent throughout the community. The city is served by a single High School.
d) DISPROPORTIONATE HOUSING NEEDS
Most of the RHNA allocation sites are outside the high poverty area south of Easter Bean Mountain Boulevard and North of Sycamore Road. Figure 15 shows the vacant residential lots in Arvin. Available land can support 2474 housing units as shown in Table 33, which exceed the RHNA allocation requirements of 1174 units.

There are 8 parcels in two areas of the city that are candidates for recycling and have potential for higher densities that will result in 90 additional home units for lower income levels. The Housing Element also identified the potential for the 5 existing mobile parks to be recycled to higher densities to further improve availability of affordable housing.

As per the Housing Inventory, the total number of units that could be accommodated in Arvin during 2023- 31 planning period are 431 lower income housing units and 2333 moderate and above-moderate income housing units. The RHNA sites are split between sites located in census tracts with moderate and high levels of cost-burdened renter and homeowner households. Likewise, sites are split between census tracts with low and moderate levels of cost-burdened homeowner and renter households.

The intent of introducing new residential development in these areas is to add new housing to desirable areas and provide a range of housing choices at different prices to current and future residents. With a broader range of housing options, housing will become more affordable across the community, which should lessen the housing cost burden, particularly for renters in Arvin. e) SITES INVENTORY FINDINGS
AB 686 requires a jurisdiction’s site inventory to be consistent with its duty to affirmatively further fair housing. This section evaluates the City’s site inventory locations against various measures in the Assessment of Fair Housing that includes income level, racially and ethnically concentrated areas of poverty, access to opportunity, and environmental risk to determine any socio-economic patterns or implications.

Figure 24 shows all Census tracts within the City. Table 32 below provides a Census tract-level summary of all RHNA units relative to a variety of characteristics that impact fair housing.

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Table 32
AFFH Census Tracts Analysis Summary
Census
Tract
Existing
HH
RHNA Capacity(1)
AFFHIndicators
Integration and Segregation Accessto Opportunity Displacement Risk Lower Mod
Above
Mod
Median HH
Income
Poverty
Rate
NonWhite
Pop.

Disability
Rate
Resource
Designation
Job Proximity
Index (2) CalEnviro
Screen Score
Overcrowding
Renter
Overpayment
Homeowner
Overpayment

62.02 1,721 0 995 0 $53,295 20.2% 97.2% 3.3%
High
Segregation &
Poverty
86 79 17.1% 47.8% 47.3%

63.01 918 0 88 0 $39,597 31.1% 94.3% 9.7% Low Resource 29, 38 75 24.3% 56.0% 39.0%

63.03 1,199 0 63 0 $38,835 33.3% 98.8% 5.2% High Segregation & Poverty
18, 12 73 13.8% 62.9% 39.0%

63.04 961 431 870 0 $34,960 32.3% 96.1% 6.5% High Segregation & Poverty 13, 13, 10 87 14.4% 60.7% 72.9%
Source: HCD AFFH 2.0 Data Viewer (ACS 2017-2021) and (TCAC 2023) Note:

1. Based on Appendix B, Housing Element Site Inventory (Table A). Total units that can be accommodated by each parcel within Census Tracts

2. Job Proximity Index data available by Census Block Group. Census Tracts 63.01 and 63.03 include two Block Groups, and Census Tract 63.04 includes three Block Groups.

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Figure 24
Arvin Census Tracts
CT 62.02
CT 63.03 CT 63.04
CT 63.01
City of Arvin
Census Tract No.

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The distribution of RHNA sites across the community will help to improve the opportunities and outcomes throughout the City. Furthermore, the RHNA sites will allow for development at densities needed to stimulate affordable housing development. All residential zones in the city allow accommodation of low-income housing units, provided that the structures containing the units meet all development standards specified under the zoning ordinance. The Housing Element proposes to increase the maximum allowable densities in R3 and R4 zones to further support development of low-income housing units and improve financial feasibility.

Table 33
POTENTIAL HOUSING UNITS 2023-2031
(Quantified Objectives)
Housing/Type Extremely
Low
Income
Very Low
Income
Low Income Moderate & Above
Moderate Income
Total
RHNA 6th Cycle Allocation (New
Constr.)
62 62 79 971 1174
Additional New Construction 0 50 50 0 1071
Rehabilitation 1 2 2 0 5
Conservation/Preservation (MH
Park)
0 0 224 0 224
Total Housing Obligations 63 114 355 971 2474
Source: RHNA Allocation – Kern Council of Governments; City of Arvin.

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. RHNA Moderate & Above Moderate = (268 Moderate Units + 703 Above Moderate Units = 971).
• 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 (124 units) qualifies as 62 ELI units) • Total Housing obligations include estimated number of units that could be facilitated above RHNA requirements.

Table 33 reflects that the sites identified to meet the City’s RHNA are at all income levels. 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 LMI households. For these reasons, the city finds that the sites proposed to accommodate its RHNA allocation do not unduly burden existing areas of concentrated racial or ethnic homogeneity, poverty, or other characteristics.

Moreover, the sites affirmatively further fair housing by helping to stimulate investment in areas where

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additional opportunities are desired, and where new residential and/or mixed-use development can help to improve some of the opportunity level characteristics discussed earlier in this chapter.

Further, an emphasis on increasing access in primarily single-family neighborhoods through ADUs, SB 9 units, and alternative housing types as discussed in the Housing Plan will increase opportunities in areas where single family neighborhoods coincide with higher-than-average income levels, areas of opportunity, and lower diversity.

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IV. IDENTIFICATION OF CONTRIBUTING FACTORS AND FAIR HOUSING PRIORITIES AND GOALS
The December 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule Guidebook published by HUD identifies examples of contributing factors by each fair housing issue area: outreach, fair housing enforcement and outreach capacity, segregation and integration, racially and ethnically concentrated areas of poverty, disparities in access to opportunity, disparities in access to opportunities for persons with disabilities, disproportionate housing needs, including displacement risks, and sites inventory.

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.

Based on the issues identified in this Fair Housing Analysis, the following are the top 5 issues to be addressed through the programs in the Housing Plan:
a) Maintaining and preserving the existing affordable housing stock; b) Assisting in the provision of housing;
c) Removing governmental constraints, as necessary;
d) Providing adequate sites to achieve a variety and diversity of housing; and e) Promoting equal housing opportunity.

After considering these issues and FHEA recommendations, the City has identified in Table 34 potential contributing factors to fair housing issues in Arvin and outlines the meaningful actions to be taken. The meaningful actions listed in the Table relate to the actions identified in the Housing Plan.

Table 34: Fair Housing Issues and Contributing Factors
Fair Housing Issue Contributing Factors Priority Meaningful Action Limitations in local Consolidated
Planning Processes, ongoing CDBG
and HOME funding allocations,
Housing Elements Processes, and
other city planning documents.
• Existing low-density residential
development under general plan and
zoning code
• Gap between low density and
medium density and high-density
classifications
High • Program 13 - Update and amend the
General Plan and Zoning Ordinance to
allow for a greater range of densities
and to increase the potential to build
additional housing on a per acre basis
Assist in the provision of housing by
removing government constraints and
promoting equal housing opportunity
• Limitations in zoning code and
density classifications
• Permission of pre-approved design,
and development standards
High Programs 4 and 13
• Establish the Arvin Housing Advisory
Committee with membership of Arvin
Navigation Centre to facilitate housing
programs including fair and accessible
housing
• Add a new Medium-Low Density Land
Use and Zoning classification
• Amend the Zoning Codes permitting
ministerial approval of ADUs,
preapproved designs and objective
development standards
Amend the density bonus ordinance to
comply with Status Density Bonus Law

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Table 34: Fair Housing Issues and Contributing Factors
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.
• Ensuring funding is available for
marginalized and distressed
community
High • Research, identify, and apply for funds
available through the CDBG and HOME
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.

Develop and implement a proactive
code enforcement program that holds
property owners accountable and
proactively plans for resident relocation
when necessary.
• Code enforcement High • Program 5 - Code Enforcement
Program, with a full-time building/code
enforcement officer and a part time
code enforcement officer
Consider new technologies and/or
products such as modular housing
construction to reduce costs and
increase access to housing.
• Permission of pre-approved design,
and development standards
High • Program 13 - Amend the Zoning Codes
permitting ministerial approval of ADUs,
preapproved designs and objective
development standards
Prioritize basic infrastructure
improvements like water, sewer, and
street lights.
• Ensuring availability of basic
infrastructure to proposed
development of lower-income
households
High • Program 14 - Develop a Policy to
provide basic infrastructure to
affordable housing projects
Use the FHEA data and the opportunity
indices to help guide site selection of
affordable housing developments.
• Consideration of FHEA data in site
selection and facilitation of affordable
housing developments
High Programs 1, 4, 8,9, 11,15, 16,17,18, 24
Use design tools to seamlessly
integrate affordable housing
development into larger mixed-income
developments.
• Limitations in zoning code and
density classifications
• Approval process
Medium • Program 13 - Amend the Zoning Codes
and density classifications
• Program 16 - Facilitate land divisions,
lot-line adjustments, and specific plans
to encourage affordable multiple family
housing developments
Develop a program to educate and
encourage landlords to accept Housing
Choice Vouchers.
• Lack of readily available information
regarding fair housing resources and
assistance to persons in filing a
complaint
• Lack of education of public and
housing providers regarding rights
and responsibilities under the AFH
and FEHA
High • Programs 1, 2, 21, 22 - Fair Housing
Resources, including Enforcement and
Outreach, and support community members
with Housing Discrimination

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Table 34: Fair Housing Issues and Contributing Factors
Disproportionate Housing Needs,
including Overpayment and Substandard
Housing
• Ongoing need for need for
affordable housing
• Need for assistance with monthly
housing costs
• Lack of local information regarding
available housing rehabilitation,
emergency repair, and weatherization
programs
• Need for targeted housing
revitalization strategies
Medium • Programs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 17, 20,
21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31
Displacement Risk • Land use and zoning laws
• Displacement of residents due to
economic pressures
Medium • Programs 7, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19,
20, 21, 23 and 24, 25, 26, 27
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. The following list summarizes those programs identified in this Housing Element which affirmatively further fair housing and implement the FHEA recommendations.

The City will continue to have 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, Arvin Navigation Center, Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability, Lideres Campesinas, Committee for a Better Arvin, etc.) to advise the city on developing and implementing various Housing Element programs. The Housing Element Advisory Committee will actively participate in the city’s efforts to prioritize and implement the following strategies:
• Research, identify, and apply for funds available through the CDBG and HOME 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. • The Arvin 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.

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• Implement the following Housing Programs:
- Program 5 - Code Enforcement Program, with a full-time building/code enforcement officer and a part-time code enforcement officer;
- Program 6 - Residential Unit Inspection and Maintenance Program; - Program 7 - Single-Family Owner Occupied and Multi-Family Rehabilitation Loan/Grant Program; - Program 8 - Inventory of “At-Risk” projects;
- Program 9 - Preserving Mobile home Parks;
- Program 15 – Facilitate Production of Affordable Housing - Program 16 – Facilitate Large Parcels
- Program 18 - Adequate Site Monitoring Program;
- Program 22 - Equal Housing Opportunity Program; and
- Program 24 - Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing.
- Program 25 – Large Sites > 10 Acres
• Foster partnerships with non-profit affordable housing developers and experts within the community-based organization’s membership.
• 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 (if needed). The city will arrange for provisions of Spanish translation materials and provide interpreters at community workshops.

V. LOCALIZED PERSPECTIVE AND OVERALL SUMMARY OF TRENDS AND PATTERNS 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%.

Ethnic Composition
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.

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The majority of the members of Arvin City Council and Planning Commission are of Hispanic origin.

City Council Members: Planning Commission Members:

Olivia Calderon, Hispanic Joshlyn Horton, Caucasian
Donny Horton, Caucasian Fatima Arellano Gonzalez, Hispanic Jaime Perez, Hispanic Anaiza Prado, Hispanic
Susana Reyes, Hispanic
Historical Land Use
Historically, city was a farming town which was incorporated in 1960 and has gown with 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 incorporated cities, except for farming and farm-based industrial operations such as storage and processing facilities of farm produce. Some of the housing stock is older and may need repair and maintenance. Several annexations have occurred and the last annexation was in 1990.

Affordable housing projects has been the sole source for multi-family projects in the city. A list of projects can be found in Tables 36 and 37 of the Housing Element. On July 26, 2023, the City Planner approved the 2-story, 4th Street Chavez Multi Family Development, with a total of 51 units (50 affordable and 1 manager’s unit) which comprised of 20% one-bedroom units, 55% two-bedroom units, and 25% three-bedroom units.

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.

Fair Housing Complaints
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.

Racially or Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty (R/ECAP) - Localized Knowledge Census Tract Analysis
Historical review of Census Tracts 63.01,63.02, 63.03 and 63.04.

Portions of Census Tract 63.01, 63.02 and 63.04 are portions of the 1960 City of Arvin incorporation, Formation December 20, 1960. The older residential developments occurred within the unincorporated limits of Kern County. The portions of Census Tract 63.03 and 63.04 prior to 1960 is generally bounded by Bear Mountain Boulevard to the north, Meyer Street to the west, South Derby (Tejon Hwy) to the east, and Franklin Street to the south.

Portions of Census Tract 63.04 were annexed in 1976, 1978, 1981, and 2009, resulting in new residential development.

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Potential Reasons for lower incomes in Tracts 63.01, -03, and -04.

Census Tract 63.01 straddles the city and the county areas and is a small portion of the incorporated city limits, and reflects a lower average household income of $39,597, potentially due to lower income households within the county areas. The same is the case with Tract 63.04. Compared to Tract 63.01, 63.04 presents a lower household income of $34, 960.”
Another reason for the lower income is potentially due to the presence of lower-income households living in mobile homes and older, smaller housing stock. However, within the city limits, HCD data shows that Tract

63.01 has three mobile home parks consisting of 106 mobile home units; Census Tract 63.03 has one mobile home park consisting of 89 units; and Census Tract 63.04 has one mobile home park consisting of 33 units, demonstrating meeting the needs of lower income households.

Further, most commercial developments are within census tracts 63.03 and 63.04.

Parks and recreational facilities are predominantly within Census Tract 63-04; however, 63.03 also contains parks and open spaces that is beneficial to the community.

Place-based programs that will benefit the whole city, in general, and Census Tracts 63.01, 63.03 and 63.04 (all with poverty over 30%), in particular, have been added in the Housing Element (see Programs 13 e), 17, 24, 29, 30, 31, 33, and 34).

Table 32 shows that Census Tract 63.04 has the lowest median household income of $34,960 compared to Tract 62.02 with the highest income of $53,295. With regards to poverty, Tract 62.02 has the lowest poverty rate of 20.2%, while the highest is in Tract 63.03. Tract 62.02 has the lowest disability rate of 3.3%, while the highest disability is in Tract 63.01 consisting of 9.7%.

All tracts have poverty above 20%, non-white populations are approximately 94 to 99%, and all tracts have low to high segregation. The entire community is impacted by environmental impacts with a CalEnviro Score of 79 to 87% and deemed a disadvantaged community.

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 (RCAA).

However, with regards to R/ECAP, all four Census Tracts show high levels of poverty above 30%, with the exception of Census Tract 63.04 registering poverty above 40 percent (See Figs. 2 in FHA). Census Tract 63.04 lies in the downtown area containing older housing stocks, seniors and children accounting from lower income households and likely contributing to the higher levels of poverty in Census Tract 63.04. Most housing vouchers are issued for households within this census tract (Fig. 3 of FHA) and is indicative of higher levels of poverty compared to the rest of the city.

The newer housing stocks are in the northern and southern census tracts accounting for a lower level of poverty than Census Tract 63.04. The city-wide poverty is approximately 30%.

The infrastructure in Census Tracts 63.03 and 63.04 is similar. The streets are generally older in these Tracts which were annexed in 1960’s. Existing unimproved infrastructure in these tracts are associated with the existing undeveloped lots, which when developed, will install the required street upgrades as part of the development activity. With regards to recreational infrastructure and educational facilities, Census Tract No.

63.03 have the Smothermon community park and the Bear Mountain elementary school. Census Tract No.

63.04 have the DiGiorgio neighborhood park, Haven Middle School, and Sierra Vista Elementary School. The infrastructure in the city is sufficient to meet the RHNA housing production requirements (See Figure 11 A).

The City has been awarded a street improvement grant for Haven Drive and is in the process of finalizing NEPA clearances. The City is currently pursuing other grant opportunities for all four (4) Census Tracks including one for the renovation and improvement of Smothermon Park for adding a Resilience HUB; solar roofs, Solar EV Charging Station; installation of a 6-foot walkway, updated of irrigation, tree planting, sump renovation, bioswale renovation etc. See also HE, page 66.

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To mitigate the effects of overall poverty in the city, the Housing Element Program includes the continuation of several programs from the 5th Cycle and the addition of newer place-based programs. A list of programs expected to mitigate the effects of overall poverty is listed under the Title, “Poverty, Homelessness and Extremely Low-Income Households”.

Place-based programs that will benefit the whole city, in general, and in Census Tracts 63.01, 63.03 and 63.04 (all with poverty over 30%), in particular, has been added in the Housing Element. For instance, see Programs 13 e), 17, 24, 29, 30, 31, 33, and 34.

Economic Opportunity - Localized Knowledge
A household is considered to be overpaying for housing (or cost burdened) if it spends more than 30 percent of its gross income on housing. Overpayment is due to inadequate income to meet housing costs. Severe housing cost burden occurs when a household pays more than 50 percent of its income on housing. The reasons for overpayment vary significantly due to inadequate income, tenure, household type, and household size. The overall poverty rate in excess of 30 percent in the city is the major reason for this cost burden. Census Tract Census Tract 63.04 registered a poverty rate above 40 percent and it can be safely interpolated that Tract 63.04 has higher overpayment issues. The housing programs to facilitate additional affordable housing will ameliorate this condition.

Overcrowding – Localized Knowledge
Overcrowding in Arvin appears as a result of many factors such as historic population increase, inadequate income, poverty, multi child families, limited construction of housing, in general, and affordable housing, in particular, poorer schools, under-education, low paying jobs (Approximately, 47% or of the working-age population works in the agriculture and related sectors). With regards to tenure, there are no major differences in the overcrowding rate between owner-occupied (50.3%) and renter households (49.7%).

Government intervention plays a large part in ameliorating the above situations, for example, providing financial and other incentives for affordable housing could alleviate overcrowding.

Substandard Housing – Localized Knowledge
The 2012 Housing Conditions Analysis conducted by Kern Council of Governments showed that 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. Figure 6: Housing Condition Survey in the Housing Element shows that Census Tracts 63.04 and

62.04 in the central portion of town reveals the existence of substantially dilapidated houses`, also with higher levels of poverty.

To prevent displacement and improve the substandard housing, the city will continue to develop and implement the 24 programs as outlined in the Housing Element, including but not limited to Recycling and rehabilitation of substandard housing (Programs 2, 3, 6, 7, 9 of Housing Element), code enforcement (Program 5 of Housing Element). Further, the city will support and actively participate in the following regional programs:
a. California Housing Finance Authority (CalHFA) financing the purchase or the refinancing of a home in need of repair;
b. Habitat for Humanity building and rehabilitation programs of houses for families in need; and c. Kern County Housing Authority Programs.

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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.

The city in its pursuit of State and Federal Grants will prioritize, within Census Tracks 6.20 and 6.30 when possible, street renovations and other infrastructure projects as grant opportunities are provided by the State and Federal agencies.

The City has been awarded a street improvement grant for Haven Drive and is in the process of finalizing NEPA clearances.

The City is pursuing other grant opportunities for all four (4) Census Tracks that currently, (2024) , include:

1. 2024 Renovation of and Improvement of Smothermon Park Open Space Area and Facilities: – The project consist of the following: (1) Resilience HUB; Community Center- Retrofit Rooftop and Solar EV Charging Station; (2) Add Smothermon CC Expansion Add HVAC, Filtration, Food Storage; (3) Installation 6’-0” walkway, updated of irrigation, tree planting, sump renovation, bioswale renovation of soccer field and retention basin.

2. Meyer Street Class II Bike Lane Stripping from Bear Mountain Boulevard south to Oleson Street is approximately 12,300 lineal feet. The project consists of installation of bike lane stripping, installation of 14 bike lane signage, and installation of pavement markings.

3. Plumtree Drive Street restoration and resurfacing beginning at Bear Mountain Boulevard intersection proceeding north crossing 4th Street intersection, Grapevine Drive intersection to Orchard Drive intersection (Approximately 4,700 lineal feet) will occur within the existing right-of-way and between existing curb lines. The project consists of the demolition of approximately 87,839 square feet of existing asphalt, installation of new aggregate base from Bear Mountain Boulevard to the intersection of Orchard Drive, replacement of three (3) existing commercial driveways, upgrade and replacement of existing sidewalks without change to the curb line, restriping of Plumtree Drive, installation of ADA Ramps, minor fence relocations, encroachment permits from the City Engineer and Cal Trans District No.

6. 4. The installation and construction of a new transit stop with bicycle parking on 4th Street west of Walnut Avenue will provide additional transit facilities to the residents of Arvin.

5. Urban Greening Phase II– Alderete Drive to Grapevine: Phase II expands a planned pocket park by extending a dual-purpose bike and pedestrian permeable 8’ wide tree-lined walkway/bikeway with solar lighting from Alderette Drive to Grapevine Drive (that parallels the east side Walnut Drive).

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6. 2024 EV Charging Facilities and Subsidy: The project includes the issuance of approximately 250 debit cards in the amount of $250.00 each per year (city wide); creation of charging stations, ARC BEAM Solar charges to be located at Kovacevich Park; and EV Buses for Local Route 3. Portable ARC Beam Solar Chargers for Kovacevich Park (2 Units) Level 2 chargers, portable trailer mounted unit. Benefits: portable; usable in emergency situations vehicles & how quickly can they be charged. Installation of EV charging stations will promote the use of electric vehicles.

7. Urban Greening Phase I – North of 4th Street and Eastside of Walnut Street (Formerly “Pathways to A Greener Arvin – 2018) - Redesign by removing portion of the project from 4th Street and Expanding the planned pocket park on a portion of APN 190-260-06 and creating additional dual-purpose bike and pedestrian permeable 8’ wide tree-lined path with solar lighting east of Walnut Street.

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6. Appendix 1 – OUTREACH
A – Workshop Flyer English and Spanish and Distribution List by City Staff.

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[External] Workshop Distribution – For October 18, 2022 Michael Brockman-Velazquez <[email protected]> Thu 10/20/2022 2:48 PM
To: Jake Raper <[email protected]>
Flyers were distributed to the following businesses/locations:

Cricket Wireless
Vallarta
Little Caesars
Bear Mt. Pizza
La Fogota
Arvin Family Dental
La Mexicana Grocery Store
Bright Hope Baptist Church
Calvary Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Iglesias de Oasis de Vida Arvin
St. John's Valley of Faith
Arvin Public Library
Arvin Union School District
Additionally I handed out flyers to individuals on the street. --
Michael Brockman-Velazquez | he/him
CivicSpark Fellow, Central CA Region
[email protected]
Updated October 31, 2023

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Attachment: Att 1 - 2024-31 Reso GPA 2024-01, 2023-2031 HE and CEQA_CC Mtg 051424 (Public Hearing: 2023-2031 Housing Element)

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Attachment: Att 2 - 2024-45 Reso Authorizing Staff to Modify Adopted Housing Element_070924 (Public Hearing: 2023-2031 Housing Element) STATE OF CALIFORNIA - BUSINESS, CONSUMER SERVICES AND HOUSING AGENCY GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

DIVISION OF HOUSING POLICY DEVELOPMENT
651 Bannon Street, Suite 400
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 263-2911 / FAX (916) 263-7453
www.hcd.ca.gov
December 24, 2024
Jeffrey Jones, City Manager
City of Arvin
200 Campus Drive
Arvin, CA 93203
Dear Jeffrey Jones:

RE: City of Arvin’s 6th Cycle (2023-2031) Revised Draft Housing Element Thank you for submitting the City of Arvin’s (City) revised draft housing element update that was received for review on December 17,2023. Pursuant to Government Code section 65585, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is reporting the results of its review. Our review was facilitated by various conversation from July to November 2024 with the City’s consultants, and Christine Viterelli. The review was expedited to enable the jurisdiction to meet funding criteria for the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Program.

HCD is pleased to find the revised draft housing element meets the statutory requirements of State Housing Element Law (Gov. Code, § 65580 et seq.). However, the housing element cannot be found in substantial compliance until the City has completed necessary rezones as described below. The housing element will comply with State Housing Element Law when rezoning is complete and the element is adopted, submitted to and approved by HCD, in accordance with Government Code section 65585.

For your information, pursuant to Assembly Bill 1398 (Chapter 358, Statutes of 2021), as the City did not adopt a compliant housing element within 120 days of the statutory deadline (December 31, 2023), programs (e.g., Action 13 (v) (Update and Amend the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance)) to make prior identified sites available pursuant to Government Code section 65583.2, subdivision (c), must be completed no later than one year from the statutory deadline. As this year will likely pass prior to re-adoption and completion of Action 13(v) (Update and Amend the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance), the housing element is out of compliance and will remain out of compliance until the rezoning has been completed.

Public participation in the development, adoption and implementation of the housing element is essential to effective housing planning. Throughout the housing element process, the City must continue to engage the community, including organizations that

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Attachment: Att 3 - Letter fm HCD dated December 24, 2024 (Public Hearing: 2023-2031 Housing Element) Jeffrey Jones, City Manager