Town of Atherton
Housing Element Text Changes
(Housing Needs for Special Populations)
City Council & Planning Commission
April 29, 2024
1 Purpose
Receive a summary of recommended text changes to the
adopted 2023-2031 Housing Element.
2 April 29 Study Session
3 • 3.100 Introduction
• 3.200 Assessment of Housing Needs
• 3.300 Atherton Fair Housing Assessment
• 3.400 Housing Resources
• 3.500 Constraints on Housing
• 3.600 Review of 2015-2022 Housing Element Performance • 3.700 Housing Goals, Policies, and Programs
• 3.800 Quantified Objectives
• 3.900 Efforts to Achieve Community Engagement
3.100 Introduction
4 Revisions include:
• Standardized Headings and References for Tables and Figures • Updated Locator Map
• Income Categories Transparency
3.200 Assessment of Housing Needs
5 Revisions include:
• Expansion of Section 3.210 (Housing Needs Detailed Analysis) • Use of MTC/ABAG data to assert consistency with other jurisdictions • Overview of Section 3.211 (Summary of Key Facts)
• Providing context for section
• County and Regional Comparisons
• Add or clarify comparative data and analysis for demographic data • Special Housing Needs
• Expand analysis for each population group requiring special housing needs
3.300 Atherton Fair Housing Assessment
6 Revisions include:
• Updated Section 3.321 (Primary Findings)
• Updates to summarize Fair Housing Assessment
• Expanded Section 3.330 (Outreach and Capacity)
• Identifies how the town receives, compiles and refers fair housing complaints • Indicates how the town will proactively conduct educational outreach to increase awareness of fair housing rights
• Housing Specific Policies Enacted Locally
• Removed partial list of housing policies under consideration by Council • This information is included in other section
that provide a full list of housing programs and policies
3.300 Atherton Fair Housing Assessment
7 Revisions include:
• Barriers to Housing
• Section 3.300 previously included a discussion of barriers to housing in Atherton • This section will be relocated to Section 3.500 (Constraints on Housing) • Integration and Segregation
• Section 3.340 includes more data and analysis on socio-economic patterns in Atherton, San Mateo County, and Bay Area region
• This is required by HCD to fully explore all potential housing needs in town • Discussion of Racially or Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty and Affluence (R/ECAP & RCAA) moved from 3.350 to 3.340 to facilitate robust consideration of all indicators of integration and segregation
3.300 Atherton Fair Housing Assessment
8 Revisions include:
• Local Data and Knowledge
• Moved from Section 3.330 to Section 3.380 and expanded to address history of zoning and land use, as well as impacts on fair housing issues as required by HCD • Access to Opportunity
• Section 3.350 discusses disparities in access to opportunity as required by HCD • This will assist in identifying:
• Constraints on housing for low-income households and special needs populations, especially persons with disabilities
• Cost-burdened households within the town
3.600 Review of the 2015-’22 HE Performance
9 Similar to Annual Progress Reports (APRs), this section compiles all APRs for previous (5th) Cycle and assesses effectiveness
Revisions include:
• Table HE-11 (Analysis of the Objectives and Programs Contained in the 2015-2022 Housing Element Update
• Relocating text analysis that was embedded in table to ease HCD review • Special Populations
• Additional analysis of special needs populations, as required by state law Recommendation
Receive a summary of recommended text changes to the
adopted 2023-2031 Housing Element.
10 Thank you
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