Carpinteria City Council
October 17, 2022

City of Carpinteria
Special Joint City Council and Planning Commission
Meeting Agenda
Monday, October 17, 2022
Council Chamber, 5775 Carpinteria Avenue
5:30 p.m.

In-Person and Virtual Participation Options
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Public Comments
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• Submit a written comment (as either a general public comment or on a specific agenda item) to be distributed to Council Members by 12:00 P.M. on the day of Special Joint City Council and Planning Commission Meeting Agenda October 17, 2022

the meeting by either submitting your comment via (1) email to [email protected], or (2) the eComment link on the City's agenda website (https://carpinteriaca.gov/city-hall/agendas-meetings/). Please reference the agenda item to which your comment pertains.

Please note that the City will make every effort to make the meeting accessible virtually; however, if one of the above virtual attendance/viewing or public comment options is unavailable due to technological issues, you are invited to take advantage of one of the other participation options outlined above (including attending and providing public comment in-person in the City Council Chambers). Additional options may be made available at the meeting.

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PUBLIC HEARING:

The City Council will meet to discuss the following subject matter:

1. Public Release of the DRAFT 2023-2031 Housing Element Update Recommendation: Receive staff presentation and public testimony, and provide comments as appropriate.

PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE HEARD CONCERNING ONLY THE AGENDIZED ITEMS

FOR THIS SPECIAL MEETING

ADJOURNMENT
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held October 24, 2022 at 5:30 p.m.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 755-4403 or the California Relay Service at (866) 735-2929. Notification two business days prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements for accessibility to this meeting.

Materials related to an agenda item submitted to the City Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public review at the City Clerk's Office.

This agenda was posted on Friday, October 7, 2022, in the City Clerk's Office, on the City Hall Public Notices Window, and on the Internet.

City of Carpinteria
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ITEM FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
Request to authorize staff to submit the draft 2023-2031 Housing Element to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for review as required by State law.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Receive staff presentation and public testimony, provide direction as appropriate, and authorize staff to submit the draft 2023-2031 Housing Element to HCD for review as required by State law.

Sample City Council Motion: I move to authorize staff to submit the draft 2023-2031 Housing Element to HCD for review, including the incorporation of changes, as determined appropriate and directed by the City Council, in response to public comment.

BACKGROUND
The Housing Element is a State-mandated component of the City's General Plan.

Carpinteria's current Housing Element was adopted in 2014. State law requires all jurisdictions in Santa Barbara County to prepare a comprehensive update to the Housing Element for the 2023-2031 planning period. The draft 2023-2031 Housing Element was posted for review on the City website on October 10, 2022, and is provided as Attachment A to this Report.

Draft 2023-2031 Housing Element Update
October 17,2022

Earlier this year the City began the process of preparing the 2023-2031 Housing Element update and on June 61 and August12,2022, public meetings were held as a part of the process to draft the document. At these meetings, the Planning Commission held study sessions to review the Housing Element process, State requirements, and the major issues that must be addressed.

An important difference between the Housing Element and other elements of the General Plan is the extent of State oversight. Under California law, the Housing Element is by far the most highly regulated element of cities' General Plans. Many aspects of land use and development policy are generally within the authority of local governments (i.e., cities and counties) through the adoption of General Plans and municipal codes.

However, State law establishes many specific limitations on local land use authority with regard to housing.

The State Legislature has also declared that an adequate supply of housing is a matter of statewide importance and has delegated authority to HCD to review Housing Elements and issue opinions regarding compliance with State law. A finding of Housing Element compliance by HCD is referred to as "certification" of the Housing Element.

Certification is a threshold requirement for cities' eligibility for certain state-sponsored grant funds and also is necessary to support cities' local land use authority. The City's current 2015-2023 Housing Element was certified by HCD in 2014. Through subsequent in-progress reviews, HCD determined that implementation of the Housing Elements policies and programs complies its goals and objectives.

HCD review of Housing Elements is required both prior to and after final adoption by the City Council. The initial HCD review period of the City's draft is 90 days. The City will then receive HCD's letter describing its opinion regarding the Housing Element's compliance with state law. Staff will then prepare revisions to address HCD's comments prior to Planning Commission and City Council consideration and adoption of the Housing Element.

The second round of HCD review, which includes whether to issue a "certification" of the Housing Element, occurs after the City Council adopts the new Housing Element.

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The purpose of this meeting is to review the draft 2023-2031 Housing Element, receive public comments, receive comments and direction from the City Council and Planning Commission, and authorize staff to submit the draft Housing Element to HCD, with any changes determined appropriate, for review as required by State law. While there have been no public comments on the draft so far, comments will be appended to the draft when we send it to HCD for initial review. The draft with comments will also be uploaded to the City's website when available.

DISCUSSION
Housinq Element Content. State law establishes very detailed requirements for Housing Elements. The draft 2023-2031 Housing Element is similar in format to the current Housing Element and is divided into two volumes: the Housing Plan and the Technical Appendix. The most significant change in the new draft Housing Element is the addition of a new Appendix D - Fair Housing Assessment as a part of the Technical Report, consistent with recently-adopted State requirements.

Volume I includes an lntroduction providing background information as well as City policies and programs intended to address the housing needs of current and future Carpinteria residents.

Volume ll, the TechnicalAppendix, includes the following sections:
. Section l- Housing Needs analyzing the City's demographic characteristics, housing conditions and housing needs
. Section ll - Resources and Opportunities describing the land, administrative and financial resources available to address housing needs
. Section lll - Constraints describing potential governmental and nongovernmental constraints to meeting the City's housing needs . Appendix A: Evaluation of the previous Housing Element . Appendix B: an inventory of sites that could accommodate the City's new housing needs
. Appendix C: a description of the Housing Element public participation process a Appendix D: an assessment of fair housing issues
The most significant compliance issues at stake in the Housing Element are:
1) whether City plans and regulations comply with State laws regarding housing for persons with special needs; and 2) how the City will accommodate its share of regional housing needs assigned through the Regional Housing Needs Assessment ("RHNA") process (discussed further below).

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Housino for with special needs. State law establishes specific requirements related to City regulation of housing for persons with special needs, which include the following:
. Emergency Shelters
. Low Barrier Navigation Centers
. Transitional and Supportive Housing
. Single Room Occupancy (SRO) housing
. Farmworker Housing
. Residential Care Facilities
. Reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities The Constraints section of the Housing Element contains an analysis of City plans and regulations for a variety of housing types that address special needs. The analysis concludes that while current City regulations are consistent with most State laws regarding special needs housing, some recent laws will require amendments to the Carpinteria Municipal Code. The Housing Plan includes the following program to ensure compliance with State requirements:

Program 11 - Special Needs Housing. New laws adopted in recent years by the State Legislature revised some requirements for special needs housing. AB 139 (2019) modified parking standards for emergency shelters and AB 101 (2019) established requirements to allow low barrier navigation centers in certain locations. To ensure consistency with these new laws, a zoning amendment is necessary to update City regulations for these types of facilities.

Reqional housinq needs. One of the most important requirements of State Housing Element law is that each city must adopt policies, plans and regulations to create opportunities for residential development commensurate with its assigned share of new housing need for all economic segments of the community. The RHNA is the process by which each jurisdiction's need for additional housing is determined. Prior to each Housing Element planning cycle, the region's total housing need is established by HCD based primarily on population grovrrth trends and existing housing problems, such as overcrowding and overpayment. ln Santa Barbara County, the total housing need is then distributed to cities and the county unincorporated area by the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) based upon criteria established in State law. After an extensive review process the SBCAG Board of Directors adopted the final RHNA Plan on July 15,2021.

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The final RHNA allocations for Carpinteria and the entire SBCAG region (i.e., Santa Barbara county) for the 2023-2031 period are as follows. 6th RHNA Allocations - interia and SBCAG Re ton
Source: SBCAG, 711512021
The RHNA allocates Carpinteria's total housing need to four income categories as follows.
6th Cycle RHNA by lncome Category - Carpinteria
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Low Low Moderate Above
Moderate Total
286 132 135 348 901
Source: SBCAG, 711512021
The RHNA identifies the amount of additional housing at different rent or sale price levels each jurisdiction would need to fully accommodate its existing population plus its assigned share of additional housing needed over the next 8 years while avoiding problems like overcrowding and overpayment. The RHNA is a planning requirement based upon housing need, not a construction mandate or prediction of future development.

The portion of the RHNA allocated to the very-low- and low-income categories3 receives the most attention in Housing Elements because below-market housing is the most difficult to produce. \Mile the private market focuses primarily on market-rate, or "above-moderate-income" housing, large subsidies and public agency assistance are necessary to produce housing at affordable below-market prices and rents. HCD places high importance on city strategies to facilitate the production below-market-rate housing.

The primary significance of the RHNA is that jurisdictions are required to adopt land use plans and development regulations that create sufficient opportunities for additional housing development commensurate with the RHNA allocation. Under current law, cities are not penalized if actual housing production does not achieve the local RHNA allocation, although local governments may be required to streamline the approval process for qualifying housing developments that meet specific standards (such as affordability and prevailing wage labor requirements) if housing production falls short of the RHNA allocated to that jurisdiction.
3 Very Low (50%) Income Limits,4 Persons in Family $62,450; Low (80%) Income Limits, 4 Persons in Family $100,050; Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara, 2022.

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Additional housinq need 2023-2031 (units) 901 24,856
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The Housing Element must demonstrate compliance with the RHNA allocation by analyzing the City's capacity for additional housing based on land use plans, development regulations, potential constraints (such as infrastructure availability and environmental conditions) and real estate market trends.

Capacity for additional housing development at various income levels is determined through a parcel-specific sites analysis that estimates the amount of additional housing that could be built consistent with local plans and regulations. State law requires that the sites analysis demonstrate that land use plans and regulations provide sufficient opportunities for new housing that could fully accommodate the RHNA allocation in each income category. lf potential development capacity is not sufficient to fully accommodate the City's RHNA allocation, the Housing Element must describe proactive steps the City will take to increase housing capacity commensurate with the RHNA - typically through amendments to land use plans and development regulations that could facilitate production of additional housing. Such amendments could include increasing allowable residential densities, modifying other development standards, such as maximum densities and height limits, allowing housing to be built in areas where residential development is not currently allowed, increasing the land area where a residential only overlay is applied, and facilitating an increased density through provisions of the overlay.

Appendix B provides a detailed sites inventory analysis. lt is important to note that neither cities nor property owners are required to develop additional housing on the sites identified in the Housing Element, or to provide housing at the assumed affordability levels.

The sites inventory estimates the amount of housing that could be built on each parcel under current land use regulations. Potential new units are assigned to affordability categories based on allowable density. ln the smaller cities of Santa Barbara County, including Carpinteria, a "default density" of at least 20 units per acre is considered appropriate to accommodate lower-income housing per State law. These affordability assumptions are established by State law for purposes of the Housing Element sites analysis but do not require new housing to achieve the affordability levels.

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The sites inventory analysis (Appendix B) shows the following estimated capacity for additional housing based on current land use plans and regulations compared to the RHNA allocation:

RHNA 2023-2031 901
roved cts able B-2 77
Net remainin RHNA 824
Vacant sites able B-3 15
Underutilized sites able B-4 235
Su US Shortfall 574
Source: City of Carpinteria,2022
The above table shows that there are currently insufficient sites zoned for residential development to fully accommodate the RHNA allocation. Therefore, State law requires the City to adopt a program to amend regulations to create additional opportunities for housing development.

To address this shortfall of sites for housing development, Program 1 (Adequate Sites to Accommodate Regional Housing Needs) in the Housing Plan includes a commitment to amend zoning regulations for at least 28,7 acres of land to allow multi-family housing at a density of 20 to 25 units/acre. Table B- 5 identifies 20 candidate sites where the residential only overlay zoning district could be applied to create sufficient additional opportunities for housing development to address this requirement. These candidate sites were selected based on a variety of factors including existing underutilization, physical conditions such as vacant buildings, age of structures, environmental constraints, proximity to services and transportation, and development interest. A public workshop to provide information to the owners of properties included in the current list of candidate sites has been scheduled for October 13. Information gathered from this workshop will be reported out at the meeting.

The candidate sites currently have zoning designations of Commercial, lndustrial/Research Park, lndustrial, and Agricultural and have a total potential capacity for over 2,000 new housing units. As part of the required rezoning to add the residential only overlay zone, appropriate development standards would be established to allow development at a density of 2O to 25 units/acre. The rezoning process is typically conducted as a separate implementation program subsequent to the adoption of the Housing Element update with additional public hearings.

As described in the draft Housing Element, the residential only overlay zone would not change currently allowed uses but would create an additional option for housing development as an alternative to the uses allowed by the base zoning district.

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Because the total potential capacity of the candidate sites listed in the draft Housing Element is substantially more than the shortfall of sites compared to the RHNA, not all of the candidate sites must be rezoned to accommodate the shortfall.

CONCLUSION
Carpinteria's high RHNA allocation for the 6th cycle requires the City to identify additional strategies to expand opportunities for housing development, particularly higher-density housing. The draft Housing Element includes a list of candidate sites that could be rezoned with a residentialonly overlay to create additional opportunities for housing development in compliance with State requirements.

NEXT STEPS
The draft 2023-2031 Housing Elements must be finalized and submitted to HCD for review prior to adoption as required by State law. After receiving HCD's comments a revised draft Housing Element will be prepared for consideration by the Planning Commission and City Council at future public hearings.

OPTIONS

1. Receive staff presentation and public testimony, provide direction for changes as appropriate, and authorize staff to submit the draft Housing Element to HCD for review as required by State law. (Staff Recommendation)

2. Receive staff presentation and public testimony, provide comments as appropriate, and bring the draft Housing Element back to the City Council for review before authorizing staff to submit the draft to HCD for review as required by State law.

L PARTIES EXPECTED AT ME
lnterested Persons and Housing Advocates

ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A Draft Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element N:\Project Files\2022 (2139-)\2157 Housing Element Update\CC.PC 10.17.22 Meeting\Staff Report

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Report Prepared by: John Douglas, AICP
JHD Planning LLC
Reviewed by: Steve Goggia, CDD Director
(805) 7 55-441 4, [email protected]
Reviewed by: Dave Durflinger, City Manager
(805) 7 55-4400, daved@carpinteriaca. gov ture
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Attachment A
Draft Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element

CITY OF CARPINTERIA
2023 - 2031

HOUSING ELEMENT
DRAFT
October 2022
Acknowledgements
Gity Gouncil
Wade Nomura, Mayor
Al Clark, Vice Mayor
Gregg Carty
Roy Lee
Natalia Alarcon
Planning Gommission
Jane L. Benefield, Chair
Glenn La Fevers, Vice-Chair
John Callender
John Moyer
David Allen
City Staff
Dave Durflinger, City Manager
Steve Goggia, Community Development Director
Carpi nteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Housing Plan
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A. Purpose of the Housing Element
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C. Public Participation
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C. Quantified Objectives
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Q uantified Objectives 2023 -2031
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Purpose of the Housing Element
Housing Elements were first mandated as part of local general plans in 1969. The Housing Element describes the City's needs, goals, policies, objectives and programs regarding the preservation, improvement and development of housing. lt provides an indication of community housing needs in terms of affordability, availabili$, adequacy, and accessibility. The Element sets forth a strategy to address housing needs and identifies a range of specific housing programs to meet identified needs.

The Housing Element is an official municipal response to a growing awareness of the need to provide housing for all economic segments of the community, as well as a legal requirement for all California jurisdictions. lt provides Carpinteria with the opportunity to plan for the existing and future housing needs in the community. This Element has been prepared in compliance with the 2023-2031 planning cycle for cities within the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) region. lt identifies strategies and programs that focus on: 1) providing diverse housing sites and opportunities; 2) conserving and improving the existing affordable housing stock; 3) removing governmental and other constraints to housing development; and 4) affirmatively furthering fair housing.

While jurisdictions must review and revise all elements of their general plans on a regular basis to ensure that they remain up to date, state law was amended in 2008 (Senate Bill 375) to require housing elements be reviewed and updated on an eight-year cycle in coordination with every other update to the Regional Transportation Plan. The process of updating housing elements is initiated by the state through the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) process. The planning period for this Housing Element runs from February 15,2023 to February 15,2031.

B. Scope and Content of the Housing Element
The California Legislature recognizes the role of local general plans and particularly Housing Elements in implementing statewide housing goals to provide decent and adequate housing for all economic segments of the community. The specific requirements regarding the scope and content of housing elements, along with where they are addressed in this document, are as follows:

An analysis of the City's demographic and housing characteristics and trends (Technical Report, Chapter l)
An evaluation of land, financial and administrative resources available to address the City's housing goals (Technical Report, Chapter ll)
A review of potential constraints, both governmental and non-governmental, to meeting Carpinteria's housing needs (Technical Report, Chapter lll) The Housing Policy Plan for addressing the City's identified housing needs, including housing goals, policies and programs (Chapter ll of this document) An evaluation of the appropriateness and effectiveness of previous policies and programs in achieving the City's objectives, and the progress in implementing Housing Element programs (Technical Report, Appendix A) a
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A parcel-specific inventory of vacant and underutilized land (Technical Report, Appendix B)
A description of the public participation process during the preparation and adoption of the Housing Element (Technical Report, Appendix C)
A fair housing assessment (Technical Report, Appendix D) G. Public Participation
Public participation is an important component of the planning process, and this update to the Housing Element has provided residents and other interested parties numerous opportunities to be involved in the preparation of the element. Public notices of all meetings and hearings were published in the local newspaper in advance of each meeting, as well as posted on the City's website and sent directly to a list of housing stakeholders. The draft Housing Element was made available for review at City Hall and posted on the City's website prior to public meetings. Notice of the document's availability was also circulated to housing advocates and organizations representing the interests of lower-income persons and special needs groups, including People's Self-Help Housing, Habitat for Humanity, the Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County and the Housing Authorities of both the City and County of Santa Barbara. After receiving comments on the draft Housing Element from the State Housing and Community Development Department (HCD), a proposed final Housing Element was prepared and made available for public review prior to adoption by the City Council.

Appendix C provides additional discussion of opportunities for public involvement in the preparation of this Housing Element update, identification of persons and organizations that were invited to participate, and a summary of issues raised during the process and how those issues have been addressed.

D. Gonsistency with Other Elements of the General Plan
The Housing Element must be consistent with other elements of the General Plan. The Housing Element has been prepared within the context of the other General Plan elements and is consistent with the policies and proposals set forth therein. The Housing Element is closely related to development policies contained in the Land Use Element, which establishes the location, type and intensity of land uses throughout the city. The Land Use Element determines the number and type of housing units that can be constructed in the various land use districts.

Areas designated for commercial and industrial uses create employment opportunities, which in turn, create demand for housing. The Circulation Element establishes the location and scale of streets, highways and other transportation routes that provide access to residential neighborhoods. Because of the requirement for consistency among the various General Plan elements, any proposed amendment to one element will be evaluated against the other elements to ensure that no conflicts occur. lf necessary to maintain internal consistency, amendments to other elements of the General Plan will be processed concurrently with future Housing Element amendments.

Pursuant to SB 1087 of 2005, the City will provide this Housing Element to local water and sewer providers upon adoption, including notice that those agencies provide priority hookups for developments that include lower-income housing.
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element ll Housing Policy Plan Development on any site listed in Appendix B that proposes to demolish existing housing units shall be subject to a policy requiring the replacement of affordable units as a condition of any development on the site pursuant to Government Code 565583.2(gX3). Replacement requirements shall be consistent with those set forth in $65915(cX3).

State law (Gov. Code, S 65589.7) requires water and sewer service providers to establish specific procedures to grant priority water and sewer service to developments with units affordable to lower-income households. The City will immediately deliver the adopted housing element to water and sewer service providers with a cover memo describing the City's housing element, including the City's housing needs and regional housing need.

Responsible Agency: Community Development Department
Funding Sources: General Fund; Housing Trust Fund; other governmental agencies; grant funds
Objectives & Timeframe: Process General Plan and Zoning Code amendments to provide adequate sites to accommodate the RHNA by February 2026; Adopt SB 35 review procedures by February 2024; Post and update allzoning regulations and fees on the City website annually throughout the planning period; Continue to comply with No Nef Loss requirements on a project-by-project basis throughout the planning period; Enforce replacement requirements consistent with State law throughout the planning period; Notify water and sewer providers immediately upon adoption of the Housing Element.

2. Accessory Dwelling Units
Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) represent an important source of affordable housing in cities with high housing costs. Since ADUs can be accommodated on developed sites at no additional land cost, they represent an excellent option for addressing the needs of seniors, university students, household employees, localservice workers and extended family members. ln 2022, after extensive collaboration with the California Coastal Commission, the City amended its ADU regulations in compliance with current state law. ln order to facilitate development of additionalADUs, the City will implement the following actions:
a. Post and annually update information regarding ADU opportunities at City Hall and on the website
b. Continue to review ADU regulations on an annual basis to determine whether standards could be modified to increase opportunities for additional ADUs without causing adverse impacts on surrounding properties.
c. Provide standardized pre-approved ADU plans to interested homeowners. d. Offer incentives such as fast-track processing and reduced processing fees when ADUs are voluntarily deed-restricted for low- or moderate-income persons.

Responsible Agency: Community Development Department
Funding Sources: General Fund; Housing Trust Fund; other governmental agencies; grant funds
Objectives & Timeframe: Annual review of ADU regulations and updates to the City website; 12 additionalADUs during the planning period
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3. Energy Gonservation
The City adopted a Sustainability Policy in 2O14 to address energy conservation goals and implementing measures that increase energy conservation and efficiency.

The City uses its website to provide information to educate residents, businesses and visitors on actions they can take to conserve energy.

The City will implement the following General Plan energy utilization and conservation policies:

To ensure the efficient utilization of energy resources, design measures shall be incorporated into project design that allow for development projects to exceed the minimum energy requirements of the City's Uniform Codes, as follows:
a. Building orientation shall be designed to maximize natural lighting, passive solar heating, and cooling;
b. Landscaping shall be designed to maximize the use of native drought tolerant species and deciduous trees to shade buildings in summer and allow for passive solar heating in winter;
c. Energy efficient street lighting shall be used, with consideration of safety, visual impacts, and impacts to wildlife and sensitive habitat; d. Design of parking facilities shall take into consideration the layout of entrances and exits so as to avoid concentrations of cars or excessive idling. e. Alternatively fueled vehicles are to be used in construction and as fleet vehicles, if feasible and available.

The City's Community Development Department is responsible for implementation of the energy conservation design and measures that are incorporated into proposed development projects.

The Community Development Department may add other actions following its review and evaluation of best practices and in implementing the Sustainability Policy.

Responsible Agency: Community Development Department
Funding Sources: General Fund; Housing Trust Fund; other governmental agencies; grant funds
Objectives & Timeframe: Minimize residential energy use throughout the planning period; annually monitor changes to state law and best practices and update City standards as appropriate.

PROGRAM CATEGORY #2

ASS'ST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADEQUATE HOUSING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF EXTREMELY.LOW., VERY.LOW-, LOW. AND MODERATE-INCOME

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Goals
Attain a housing supply that meets a variety of housing needs.

Attain a housing supply that meets the needs of extremely-low-, very-low-, low- and moderate-income households.
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Attain a housing supply that meets the needs of special population groups. lnfill Development'. Promote infill housing development through land use policies and by deferring or reducing development impact fees where the City wants to encourage infill development.

Suitable Housing Unit Sizes: Provide for a range in the number of bedrooms in assisted housing developments so as to help meet the needs of various household types and special needs populations.

Downtown Mixed Use: Encourage studio and one-bedroom units above commercial uses in the downtown district to reduce parking needs and facilitate affordability.

RentalAssisfance: Continue participation in the County of Santa Barbara Housing Authority's Section 8 program as the primary means to address the City's rental assistance needs. Allocate HOME funds and in-lieu fees to state and federally assisted housing that provides rent restricted units in existing and/or new residential developments.

Acquisition and Rehabilitation of Rental Housing: Work with non-profit sponsors to acquire and rehabilitate rental housing units in order to maintain long-term affordability of the units. This will include, but not be limited, to: (a) technical support needed to obtain funding commitments from county, state and/or federal programs; (b) assistance in permit processing; (c) possible deferral, reduction or waiver of City fees; and (d) contribution of City housing funds, if available.

Critical Workforce Housing: lmplement "set-aside" policies for critical workforce occupations. New housing developed through the lnclusionary Housing Ordinance, current and future Development Agreements and other appropriate Housing Element programs should set aside a percentage of the units for households employed in critical workforce occupations. Examples of critical workforce occupations include law enforcement, firefighters, nurses, teachers and local government.

Farm Employee and Supportive Housing: Allocate in-lieu fees for predevelopment activities, including state and/or federal funding applications, to support the sponsors of farm employee housing and supportive housing for special needs populations.

Shelterforthe Homeless: Support countywide programs to provide for a continuum of care for the homeless including emergency shelters, transitional housing, supportive housing and permanent housing. Allocate CDBG funds to agencies assisting homeless persons and families to meet shelter and non-shelter needs.

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4. Section I RentalAssistance
The Section I Rental Assistance Program meets multiple housing needs. lt helps to reduce the number of households that are cost-burdened, that is households spending more than they can afford on housing costs. The program also helps to reduce overcrowding as some of the assisted families shared housing with two or three households prior to receiving rental assistance.

Additionally, this program helps to meet special housing needs such as the elderly and persons with disabilities.

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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element ll Housing Policy Plan The Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara administers the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program within the City of Carpinteria. The City of Santa Barbara Housing Authority also provides Section 8 vouchers in Carpinteria. This program assists very-low-income families, the elderly and those with disabilities to afford decent, safe and sanitary housing in the private market. Since housing assistance is provided on behalf of the family or individual, participants are able to choose their own housing, including single-family homes, townhouses and apartments. ln general, a family's income may not exceed the very-low-income limit (50% of area median income) for Santa Barbara County. By law, the Housing Authority must provide 75% of its vouchers to extremely-low-income households whose incomes do not exceed 30% of the County AMI.

Under the provisions of the Housing Choice Voucher Program, the tenant pays approximately 30% of his/her income towards rent and the Housing Authority pays the balance of the rent to the property owner who participates in the program on a voluntary basis.

As of 2022, approximately 66 Carpinteria households were being assisted by the Section B rental assistance program through the County Housing Authority. ln addition, 11 t households received Section 8 vouchers through the City of Santa Barbara Housing Authority.

The City will continue to promote the use of Section 8 vouchers by publishing links to the County Housing Authority and City of Santa Barbara Housing Authority on the City website.

Responsible Agency: Community Development Department; Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara; City of Santa Barbara Housing Authority Funding Sources: HUD; Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara; City of Santa Barbara Housing Authority
Objective & Timeframe: Promote the use of Section 8 vouchers on the City website; maintain 177 Section B vouchers in Carpinteria during the planning period

5. Affordable Rental Housing
There are a variety of federal and state housing programs; however, most of these programs award funds on a competitive basis. The City's housing funds a/one are not enough to complete projects of the size that would meet the community's housing needs. Consequently, the City partners with nonprofit organizations in order to leverage its housing funds and obtain enough financing to rehabilitate existing housing and produce new affordable housing units.

This program also follows past practices of the City in helping nonprofit organizations to complete new construction and rehabilitation projects. Through the Affordable Rental Housing Program, the City will continue to work with nonprofit housing groups that are interested in the development and/or rehabilitation of housing under the provisions of federal and state housing programs.

The City's involvement and assistance to nonprofit housing developers will include the following:

Annual outreach and collaboration with affordable housing developers Fifty percent reduction of Development lmpact Fees
Deferral and/or waiver of City planning fees
Reduction in the number of parking spaces required
Modifications to development standards
Provision of surplus property at no cost
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Carp interia 2023-2031 Housing Element ll Housing Policy Plan ll. Housrr,rc Por-lcY Pmru
A. Overview
This section presents the City's Housing Policy Plan, which describes the City's goals, policies, actions and quantified objectives to address the community's housing needs during the 2023- 2031 planning period. The Housing Plan is organized according to the following five policy themes:
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Assist in the Development of Adequate Housing to Meet the Needs of ExtremelyLow-, Very-Low-, Low- and Moderate-lncome Households Address and Where Appropriate and Legally Possible, Remove Governmental Constraints to the Maintenance, lmprovement and Development of Housing Conserve and lmprove the Condition of the Existing Housing Stock of Affordable Housing
o Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
B. Housing Goals, Policies and Programs
PROGRAM CATEGORY #1

MAKE S'TES AVAILABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE RHNA
Goals
Attain additions to the housing supply that meet the housing needs of all economic segments.

Maintain a jobs-housing balance or ratio within the 0.75 to 1.25 range suggested by the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments.

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Adequate Sites: Provide sufficient sites in the General Plan/Coastal Plan and zoning map to meet the housing needs allocated to the City in the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Plan.

Housing Types: ln the General Plan/Coastal Plan and implementing ordinances, provide for a mix of housing types consistent with the City's needs, including single-family detached and multi-family housing.

Accessory Dwelling Units: Promote the development of ADUs consistent with State law and City regulations.

Public Services and Facilities: Ensure that public services and facilities have the capacity to support the need for the new residential development allocated to the City by the RHNA Plan.
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1. Adequate Site to Accommodate Regional Housing Needs
As described in Appendix B, the City's current General Plan land use and zoning designations do not provide adequate capacity to accommodate the City's RHNA allocation at all income levels for the 2023-2031 period. To ensure adequate sites are available to provide housing development opportunities commensurate with the RHNA allocation, the City will process amendments to the General Plan and Zoning Code to accommodate 100 percent of the shortfall of sites necessary to accommodate the remaining housing need, including a minimum of 28.7 acres allowing densities of at least 25 units/acre with appropriate development standards to encourage maximum allowable densities. Zoning amendments will comply with the following requirements pursuant to Government Code Sec. 65583.2(h).
. Permit owner-occupied and rental multifamily uses by right for developments in which 20 percent or more of the units are affordable to lower income households. By right means local government review must not require a conditional use permit, planned unit development permit, or other discretionary review or approval. o Permit the development of at least 16 units per site. . Require a minimum density of 20 units per acre; and
r Ensure a) at least 50 percent of the shortfall of low- and very low-income regional housing need can be accommodated on sites designated for exclusively residential uses, or b) if accommodating more than 50 percent of the low- and very low-income regional housing need on sites designated for mixed-uses, all sites designated for mixed-uses must allow 100 percent residential use and require residential use to occupy at least 50 percent of the floor area in a mixed-use project.

The Zoning Code update will also include SB 35 review procedures and objective standards to minimize constraints on housing supply and affordability, and all regulations and fees will continue to be posted on the City website and updated continuously in compliance with transparency requ irements.

The City shall continue to comply with the No Nef Loss provisions of Government Code 565863 through ongoing projectby-project evaluation to ensure that adequate sites are available to accommodate the City's RHNA share throughout the planning period. The City shall not reduce the allowable density of any site in its residential land inventory, nor approve a development project at a lower density than assumed in the Housing Element sites inventory, unless both of the following findings are made:
a) The reduction is consistent with the adopted General Plan, including the Housing Element; and
b) The remaining sites identified in the Housing Element are adequate to accommodate the City's remaining share of regional housing need pursuant to Govemment Code s65584.
lf a reduction in residential density for any parcel would result in the remaining sites in the Housing Element land inventory not being adequate to accommodate the City's share of the regional housing need pursuant to 565584, the City may reduce the density on that parcel if findings are made identifying sufficient additional, adequate and available sites with an equal or greater residential density so that there is no net loss of residential unit capacity.

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Carpi nteria 2023-2031 Housing Element ll Housing Policy Plan o Support in the funding application process for low-income housing tax credits and other housing grant programs
r Encourage development of affordable family apartments with 2 or more bedrooms Responsible Agency: Community Development Department
Funding Sources: Grant funds, Affordable Housing Trust Fund Objective & Timeframe: Annual outreach to affordable housing developers; facilitate construction of 418lower-income rental units during the planning period commensurate with the RHNA allocation

6. lnclusionary Housing
The City of Carpinteria has adopted an lnclusionary Housing Ordinance to encourage the development and availability of affordable housing in the above-moderate-income category in an effort to provide housing for middle income and critical workforce households that cannot afford the high cost of market-rate housing in Carpinteria, and to ensure that the private sector, as well as the public sector, contributes to and participates in providing adequate housing for all economic segments of Carpinteria.

Residential developments of five or more units involving a subdivision map for the purpose of creating individual ownership units or parcels must construct 12o/o of the units at a price affordable to households earning 121o/o of the area median income (AMl).

The City will continue to provide incentives for developers to facilitate inclusionary requirements.

A developer may request and the City may approve one incentive to facilitate the construction of inclusionary units if the developer can demonstrate that the modification is necessary to provide for affordable housing cost.
lncentives for condominium multi-family development may include one or more of the following:
o Allow an encroachment into the required side yard setback up to three feet from the property line, provided any structure on the adjacent parcel is set back a minimum of five feet from the side property line;
o Allow a modification to the requirement for covered parking spaces; o Allow building coverage to exceed Zoning Code standards; o Allow a modification to requirements for separation between structures on the same site or parcel;
o Allow a modification of private or common open space requirements, not to exceed 25 percent less than the required amount; or
o Allow a modification to any other development standard that is mutually agreed to by the City and the developer that can be demonstrated as necessary to provide for affordable housing.
lncentives for single-family development may include one or more of the following:
o Allow an encroachment into the required side yard setback up to three feet from the property line, provided any structure on the adjacent parcel is set back a minimum of five feet from the side property line;
o Allow building coverage to exceed Zoning Code standards; . Allow tandem parking in garages;
o Allow a modification to the minimum lot size requirement; or Draft I October2022
Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housins Element ll Housing Policy Plan . Allow a modification to any other development standard that is mutually agreed to by the City and the applicant that can be demonstrated as necessary to provide for affordable housing cost.
lf it is determined that the construction of the affordable units is infeasible, the inclusionary ordinance provides for an in-lieu fee option. However, no one has requested to pay an in-lieu fee since adoption of the program in 2004. The ordinance does not allow the affordable housing to be provided off-site.

Any in-lieu fees collected are deposited into the Affordable Housing Trust Fund. The fund is used exclusively for the provision of affordable housing and for reasonable costs associated with the development, maintenance and oversight of affordable housing in the City. The fund includes inlieu fees as well as other funds available to the City for exclusive use for the provision of affordable housing.

Responsible Agency: Community Development Department
Funding Sources: General Fund; Affordable Housing Trust Fund Objective & Timeframe: 10 inclusionary affordable units during the planning period

7. Density Bonus
Under state law, developments that provide affordable housing may be entitled to a density bonus above the maximum allowed under City regulations. A densig bonus is also allowed in exchange for land donation or provision of a child care facility. State density bonus law has been amended from time to time, and an amendment to the Zoning Code was initiated in 2022 to ensure that City density bonus regulations are consistent with State law. The City will also promote the use of density bonus to facilitate production of affordable housing by posting and annually updating density bonus regulations on the City website
Responsible agency: Community Development Department
Funding sources: General Fund; Affordable Housing Trust Fund Objective & Timeframe: Update Ci$ density bonus regulations in 2023 in conformance with current state law; post and annually update density bonus regulations on the City website.

8. Facilitate Lot Consolidation
The consolidation of small parcels into a single building site can enhance the feasibility of affordable housing through economies of scale and also by improved competitiveness for grant funding. The City will continue to play an active role in facilitating lot consolidation, particularly as it relates to parcels listed in the sites inventory. For example, the City will work with nonprofit developers and/or private landowners of small sites to identiff and consolidate parcels to facilitate the development of housing affordable to lower-income households. The lot consolidation program will be discussed with developers during the preliminary or conceptual review process.

Lot consolidation requests will be processed ministerially. lncentives offered for lot consolidation include allowing for higher densities when small parcels are consolidated, flexibility in development standards and expedited processing.

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Carpi nteria 2023-2031 Housing Element ll Housing Policy Plan Responsible agency: Community Development Department
Funding sources: General Fund
Objective & Timeframe: Encourage consolidation of small lots throughout the planning period through discussions with housing developers during preliminary project reviews PROGRAM CATEGORY #3

ADDRESS AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE AND LEGALLY POSSTBIE REMOVE

GOVERNMENTAT CO'VSIRA''VTS TO THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT AND

DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING
Goals
Address, and to the extent legally possible, mitigate and/or remove governmental constraints to the maintenance, preservation, improvement and development of housing.
lmplement land use regulations that facilitate meeting affordable housing needs.

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Fee Mitigation: Permit on a case-by-case basis fee reductions and waivers to help owner-builder projects, projects with minimum public service impacts, retrofitting projects and affordable housing developments.

Programs

9. Regulatory Concessions and lncentives for Affordable Housing Concessions and incentives are granted on a "targeted" income basis to facilitate the preservation or development of housing affordable to very-low- and low-income households. This program will continue the City's practice of providing regulatory concessions and incentives as a means of facilitating and encouraging affordable housing. These practices include:
r Providing relief from the covered parking and parking space requirements in order to facilitate the development and rehabilitation of affordable housing. r Encouraging studio and one bedroom units above commercial uses in the downtown district to reduce parking needs and facilitate affordability. o Reducing Development lmpact Fees for projects that provide 100% affordable units. r Other incentives that may be requested pursuant to state density bonus law (see also related Programs 6, 7 and 8)
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Carpi nteria 2023-2031 Housing Element ll Housing Policy Plan Responsible Agency: Community Development Department
Funding Sources: General Fund, Affordable Housing Trust Fund Objective & Timeframe: Facilitate construction of 418 affordable units throughout the planning period commensurate with the RHNA allocation

10. Fee Mitigation
The impact of fees on total development costs is of statewide concern. ln the past, the City has subsidized fees to facilitate the development or rehabilitation of affordable housing. The City will continue to grant, on a case-by-case basis, fee deferrals, reductions and waivers to help ownerbuilder projects, projects with minimum public service impacts, retrofitting projects and affordable housing developments.

Responsible agency: Community Development Department
Funding sources: General Fund, Affordable Housing Trust Fund Objective & Timeframe: Reduce development fees whenever feasible to facilitate construction of affordable units commensurate with the City's needs throughout the planning period

11. Special Needs Housing
Special housing needs populations include the elderly, persons with disabilities or chronic illnesses, farmworkers and the homeless. Housing for persons with special needs include the following:

Emergency Shelters
Low Barrier Navigation Centers
Transitional and Supportive Housing
Single Room Occupancy (SRO) housing
Farmworker Housing
Residential Care Facilities
Skilled Nursing Facilities
Reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities
New laws adopted in recent years by the State Legislature revised some requirements for special needs housing. AB 139 (2019) modified parking standards for emergency shelters and AB 101 (2019) established requirements to allow low barrier navigation centers in certain locations. To ensure consistency with these new laws, a zoning amendment will be processed in 2023 to update City regulations for these types of facilities.

Responsible Agency: Community Development Department
Funding Sources: General Fund; grant funds (if available) Objectives & Timeframe: Update zoning regulations for emergency shelters and low barrier navigation centers consistent with State law in 2023
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COA'SERYE AND IMPROVE THE CONDITION OF THE EXISTING STOCK OF

AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Goals
Conserve existing housing important to the communi$ such as rental apartments, mobile home parks and other affordable housing units.

Maintain the affordability of existing and future affordable housing developments.

Attain a housing supply free from substandard and deteriorated housing conditions.

Secfion I Housing: Maintain the numbers of extremely-low-, very-low- and lowincome households that are assisted by the Section 8 rental assistance program.

Apartment Conseruation: Conserve apartment rental housing by prohibiting the conversion to condominium ownership unless the apartment rental vacancy rate is more than 5%.

Mobile Homes, Mobilehome Parks and Manufactured Housing: Conserve mobilehomes, mobilehome parks and manufactured housing as an essential part of Carpinteria's housing supply.

Mobile Home Renfs: Continue the Mobile Home Park Rental Stabilization ordinance.

Occupancy lnspections: Conduct occupancy inspections for code requirements for single-family residential units and apartment structures when they are sold.

Long-Term Housing Affordability: Enforce resale controls and income restrictions to ensure that affordable housing provided through the lnclusionary Housing Program remains affordable over time to the income group for which it is intended.

Maintenance and Repair. Promote the maintenance and repair of owner-occupied and rental housing to prevent deterioration within the City.

Housing Rehabilitation: Facilitate the rehabilitation of substandard and deteriorated housing where feasible.

Housing Replacement: Where possible, promote the removal and replacement of those substandard units that cannot be rehabilitated.

CDBG Rehabilitation: Allocate CDBG funds to multi-family rehabilitation programs and retrofitting of existing housing.

Acquisition and Rehabilitation of Rental Housing: Work with non-profit sponsors to acquire and rehabilitate rental housing units in order to maintain long-term affordability of the units. This will include, but not be limited to: (a) technical support needed to obtain funding commitments from County, State and/or Federal programs; (b) assistance in permit processing; (c) possible deferral, reduction or waiver of City fees; and (d) contribution of City housing funds, if available. a
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12. Conservation of Mobile Home Parks
According to California Department of Finance estimates there are approximately 861 mobile homes in Carpinteria, representing 6.6% of the total housing supply. Two actions will continue to be implemented during the planning period to conserve the City's mobile home parks. These actions will contribute to conserving affordable housing for lower-income households. a) Mobile Home Park Zoning: The City will retain the mobile home park zoning on the seven existing parks. According to the Zoning Code:

The purpose of the MHP district is to provide areas for mobile homes on nonpermanent foundations (i.e., mobile home parks) in recognition of the fact that such development offers opportunities for affordable rental housing. The intent is to ensure a safe and attractive residential environment by promoting high standards of site planning, architecture, and landscape design for mobile home parks.

The uses permitted subject to development plan approval in the MHP district are:
. Mobile home park;
. Recreational facilities for the use of the residents of the park; , Uses, structures and buildings customarily incidental and subordinate to the uses permitted in this district.

The MHP designations will be maintained throughout the planning period. b) Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Program. The Ci$ will continue implementation of the Mobile Home Park Rental Stabilization ordinance. ln accordance with Section

5.69.040 of the Zoning Code, the maximum rent to be charged is set al75o/o of the ratio of change in the Consumer Price lndex (CPl.). Each year, the City calculates the rent schedules for each mobile home park using this formula. The rent schedule then becomes the maximum rent for each mobile home space. The rent stabilization program will be implemented throughout the planning period.

Mobile home park preservation is also facilitated through the Condominium Conversion Ordinance (see Program 13).

Responsible Agency: Community Development Department and City Manageds Office Funding Sources: General Fund
Objective & Timeframe: Facilitate preservation of mobile home parks and moderate rental rates throughout the planning period

13. Gondominium Conversion Ordinance
ln order to preserve existing rental housing and mitigate the displacement of low and moderate income households, Municipal Code Chapter 14.74 establishes criteria for the conversion of existing multiple unit rental apartment housing to condominiums, community apartments, stock cooperatives, and cooperative apartments.

Applications for conversion are not accepted unless the rental vacancy rate exceeds 5%.

Applications also are not accepted when the converted units represent 15o/o or more of the apartment rental housing supply.

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Carpi nteria 2023-2031 Housing Element ll Housinq Policy Plan Responsible Agency: Community Development Department
Funding Sources: General Fund
Objective & Timeframe: Continue to facilitate preservation of existing apartment units through implementation of the Condominium Conversion Ordinance during the planning period.

14. Housing Code Compliance
The City has adopted ordinances to create and maintain a healthy, safe and beautiful environment in which to live, work and play. Code Compliance Officers and the Building lnspector investigate, document and enforce the Carpinteria Municipal Code, the California Building Codes, Health and Safety Codes and various state laws on public and private property regarding but not limited to:
. Building without permits
o Substandard housing
o Public nuisance and blighted property
c Zoning violations
For homeowners who need financial assistance to correct violations, Code Compliance Officers refer them to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) or other sources of funding assistance (see Programs 19 and 20).

Responsible Agency: Community Development Department
Funding Sources: General Fund; USDA and other funding sources as available Objective & Timeframe: Continue to facilitate preservation of the existing housing stock through Code compliance efforts throughout the planning period

15. Single-Family Housing Rehabilitation
The USDA is an important funding resource for housing preservation. Carpinteria's very-lowincome homeowners are eligible to apply for USDA Rural Housing Repair and Rehabilitation Program loans of up to $20,000 to repair, improve or modernize their dwellings to remove health and safety hazards. The loan term is 20 years and the interest rate is 1%. Grants of up to $7,500 are available to homeowners who are 62 years of age or older and who cannot repay a loan. A loan/grant combination for up to $27,500 can be made if the applicant can repay a part of the loan. The City will implement the following measures in support of this program:
o Coordinate with the USDA.
o lnform the public of the program through the City Newsletter, website and brochures available at the public counters.
o Assist homeowners in completing the application for grant or loan assistance.

Responsible Agency: Community Development Department
Funding Sources: General Fund; USDA and otherfunding sources as available Objective & Timeframe: Rehabilitation of two units occupied by extremely-low-income owner households and three units occupied by very-low-income owner households during the planning period
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16. Multi-Family Housing Rehabilitation
The City will continue to seek grant funds such as CDBG to facilitate the rehabilitation of multifamily housing in need of repair. Funding is allocated on an annual basis.

Responsible Agency: Community Development Department
Funding Sources: General Fund; CDBG and other funding sources as available Objective & Timeframe: Rehabilitation of two extremely-low-income units, one very-lowincome unit, and six low-income units during the planning period PROGRAM CATEGORY #5

AFFIRM ATIVELY FU RTH ERI N G FAI R HOU S I N G
Goals
Attain a housing market with "fair housing choice," meaning the ability of persons of similar income levels regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability and familial status to have available to them the same housing choices.

Promote inclusive communities, further housing choice, and address racial and economic disparities through government programs, policies, and operations.

Policies
Promote Fair Housing: Promote fair housing opportunities through the City's participation in the County's Community Development Block Grant Program. lnformation and Refenal: Promote fair housing through the provision of information and referral services to residents who need help on fair housing issues. This includes referring local residents who want to file a housing discrimination complaint to the appropriate local, county, state or federal agency, depending on the nature of the complaint.

Fair Housing lnformation: lmplement activities to broaden resident knowledge of fair housing law.

Affirmatively further fair housing in compliance with state law Programs

17. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
"Affirmatively furthering fair housing" (AFFH) means taking meaningful actions, in addition to combating discrimination, that overcome patterns of segregation and foster inclusive communities free from barriers that restrict access to opportunity based on protected characteristics.

Specifically, affirmatively furthering fair housing means taking meaningful actions that, taken together, address significant disparities in housing needs and in access to opportunity, replacing segregated living patterns with truly integrated and balanced living patterns, transforming racially and ethnically concentrated areas of poverty into areas of opportunity, and fostering and maintaining compliance with civil rights and fair housing laws. The duty to affirmatively further fair a
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The most significant impediments to fair housing identified in Carpinteria are 1) Housing affordability; 2) Homelessness; and 3) Fair housing education. During the 2023-2031 planning period the City will pursue the following actions to address these issues.

Fair Housing
lmpediment Contributing Fac{ors
Geographic
Targeting Meaningful Actions
Housing
affordability
Housing affordability gaps are increasing
for both renters and owners, but renters are
more likely to face costburden challenges.

While these challenges are significant for
most residents, they pose particular risks
for vulnerable populations, including people
with disabilities, seniors, atrisk youth and
veterans.

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Given the increase in affordability concerns
across the County, increasing affordable
housing opportunities continues to be an
important focus. Working to expand the supply
of affordable housing should also expand
access to housing for protected classes.

Strategies include:
. Continue to use federal, State and other
locally administered funds to support
development and maintenance of affordable
and special needs housing and explore
opportunities to increase funding for affordable
housing creation. (Programs 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 17,
18, 19,20)
. Support opportunities to reduce baniers to
affordable housing development. (See
Programs 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
. lncrease access to familyoriented housing
(e,9., units with at least two bedrooms). (See
Program 5)
. Seek opportunities that expand housing
options for vulnerable populations, such as
people with disabilities, seniors, veterans, and
youth aging out of foster care. (See Programs
'r, 4, 5, 6, 7,9,11,12)
Homelessness Greater coordination in service delivery to at-risk populations is needed to address
needs and prevent homelessness, The City
is experiencing increases in homelessness
and a!risk populations become
increasingly more likely to become
homeless when there is a lack of affordable
housing options and service delivery is
disconnected. Further, in an environment
where resources are limited, efliciency and
partnership are necessary to connect
what's available to those in need.

Citywide As discussed in the Needs Assessment, the
City continues to work collaboratively with the
County and other organizations to provide
services and expand facilities to address the
needs ofhomeless persons. (See Program 11)
Other shategies discussed under Housing
Affordability above will also facilitate the
provision of additional permanent affordable
housing to address the issue of homelessness
Fair housing
education
Fair housing protections and education
efforts have increased, but residents still
report a lack of fair housing knowledge and
specific discrimination around source of
income. Education around fair housing
rights and enforcement is an ongoing
challenge that governments must address
Citywide Continue to address discrimination by refening fair housing complaints to the Santa Barbara
Rental Mediation Task Force or other
appropriate organizations.
. Support fair housing training and education
opportunities, specifically for rental properties,
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housing law includes source of income as a
protected class, but residents reported that
over 60% of discrimination they were aware
ofwas based on source of income.
that will be directed to housing service
providers, management companies, and rental
residents. Provide an emphasis on the
protection for source of income under
Califomia law.
. Ensure training opportunities for rental
residents to clearly inform this population of
their rights and responsibilities, particularly in
the area of disabilities. Ensure these trainings
are offered in English and Spanish.

18. Workforce Homebuyer Down Payment Loans
The Workforce Homebuyer Down Payment Loan Program is sponsored by the City of Carpinteria, in collaboration with the Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County (HTF), to expand homeownership opportunities in Carpinteria. The program helps to bridge the homeownership affordability gap for workforce homebuyers by providing 3O-year deferred payment loans up to $75,000 per household to assist low- to above-moderate-income households in purchasing a home in the City. Funds can be used for down payment and closing costs for households earning up to 200% of the Area Median lncome (AMl), adjusted for household size. The down payment loans have no current interest or principal payments, are structured with shared appreciation and are repaid upon sale or refinancing of the home or at the end of the 3O-year loan term. Funding for the program has been provided through the City of Carpinteria. The program removes financial barriers to homeownership by lowering home acquisition and financing costs. The program enables qualified families to purchase a home that provides a stable residence that strengthens the family, the neighborhood and community.

Responsible Agency: Community Development Department; Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County
Funding Sources: City of Carpinteria Affordable Housing Trust Fund Objective & Timeframe: Continue to facilitate home ownership for the local workforce; promote the program annually on the City website and other public locations Draft 18 Oclober 2022
Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element ll Housinq Policy Plan C. Quantified Objectives
The City's quantified objectives for the 2023-2031 planning period are summarized in ll.C.Table H-1.

Table H-l
Qu antified Obj ectives 2023-2031
New construction
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Conservation2 861

1. Section 8 vouchers

2. Mobile homes (income disbibution of residenb not reported) 143 143 132 135 348 901
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CITY OF CARPINTERIA
2023 -2031

HOUSING ELEMENT
Technical Report
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Carpi nteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report Contents
Housing Needs Assessment ...................

A. Population Characteristics............. 1. Population Growth Trends .....

2. Age.............. 3. RaceandEthnicity.................

B. HouseholdCharacteristics............ 1. Household Tenure and Size...

2. Housing Vacancy 3. Overcrowding.....:................... 4. Household lncome 5. Overpayment.......................... C. Employment D. HousingStockCharacteristics...... 1. HousingType.............

2. Housing Age and Conditions.. 3. Housing Cost..............

E. Special Needs
Persons with Disabilities Etderty .......::.:: :..::

Large Househo|ds.....................

Female-Headed Households ....

Farm Workers
Homeless Persons....

F. Assisted Housing at Risk of Conversion ..................

G. Low- and Moderate-lncome Housing in the Coastal Zone............

H. Future Housing Needs
Resources and Opportunities...........

A. Land Resources..............

B. FinancialandAdministrativeResources
C. Energy Conservation and Sustainable Housing Development.....

Constraints.

A. Governmental Constraints.................. 1. Land Use Plans and Regulations

2. DevelopmentProcessing Procedures... 3. Development Fees and lmprovement Requirements B. Non-Governmental Constraints............... 1. EnvironmentalConstraints.

2. lnfrastructureConstraints... 3. Land Costs... 4. Construction Costs............ 5. Cost and Availability of Financing .... t-5
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Appendix B - Residential Land lnventory
Appendix C - Public Participation Summary
Appendix D - Fair Housing Assessment
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List of Tables
Population Trends........

Age Distribution..............

Race/Ethnicity .

Households Size by Tenure........

Housing Vacancy by Type
Overcrowdin9..................

Median Household lncome
Overpayment by Tenure - Carpinteria
Employment by lndustry - Carpinteria and Santa Barbara County.........

Housing by Type
Age of Housing Stock ....".....
lncome Categories and Affordable Housing Costs - Santa Barbara County.....

Persons with Disabilities by Age...

Eldedy Households by Tenure...

Household Size by Tenure........

Household Type by Tenure........

Homeless Counts in the South Coast Area....

Assisted Housing Units at Risk of Conversion
Coastal Zone Housing Units
Regional Housing Needs 2023-2031
Land lnventory Summary
General Plan Residential Land Use Categories...............

Permitted Residential Uses and Development Standards - Residential Zones...

Zoning Overlay Districts.......
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Figure lll-1 Potential Emergency Shelter Locations in the M-RP Zone District Draft iv October 2022
Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report I Housing Needs Assessment l. Housrnc Neeos AssessMENT
This chapter examines general population and household characteristics and trends, such as age, race and ethnicity, employment, household composition and size, household income, and special needs. Characteristics of the existing housing stock (e.9., number of units and type, tenure, age and condition, costs) are also addressed. Finally, the City's projected housing growth needs based on the 2023-2031 Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) are examined.

The Housing Needs Assessment utilizes the most recent available data from the decennial U.S.

Census and American Community Survey (ACS), the California Department of Finance (DOF), the California Employment Development Department (EDD), the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) and other relevant sources.

A. Population Characteristics

1. Population Growth Trends
Between 2010 and 2020 Carpinteria's population increased by about 1.7% in contrast with Santa Barbara County, which grew by 5.7% during this period (see Table l-1).

Table l-1
Population Trends

1.72o/o
Santa Barbara 5.

Census

2. Age
Housing needs are influenced by the age characteristics of the population. Different age groups have different housing needs based on lifestyles, family types, income levels, and housing preference. Table l-2 and Error! Reference source not found. provide a comparison of the city and county population by age group as reported in the 2020 Census ACS. This table shows that the age distribution of the city's population is older than Santa Barbara County as a whole, with Carpinteria's population having a median age of 41.1 years compared to 33.8 years for the county as a whole. An aging population has implications regarding the type and size of future housing needs, as well as accessibility (see also the discussion of the elderly on page l-16).

13.040 13.264
423,895 448,229
Jurisdiction 201 0 2020 % Change
Draft t-5 Oclober2O22
Carpi nteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report I Housing Needs Assessment 866 6.4T0 27I10
985 7.3o/o 27.384
801 6.0% 27.915
572 4.3V0 37,812
775 5.870 47,969

1.350 10.00/o 59.742
1,908 14.2o/o 50,530
1,366 10.20/o 47,721

1.053 7.80h 25.513
1,160 8.6% 24,579

1.704 12.70/o 37.416
662 4.9o/o 20.110
247 1.8V0 10,494

41.1 33.8
Age Group ot Persons to
Santa Barbara Co
Persons
Table l-2
Age Distribution
Under 5
5to9 6.2Y0

6.3%
15 to 19
to 10.8%
35 to 44 11.4To
to 10.70/o

5. 60 to 64
65 to 74 8.40/o
85 rs and over 2.4Yo
Median
The Constraints section of this report describes how the City's land use plans and zoning regulations accommodate the housing needs of senior citizens.

3. Race and Ethnicity
The racial and ethnic composition of the city differs from the county in that a higher proportion of city residents are Hispanic/Latino. The Hispanic/Latino population represents approximately 46Vo of the population in both the city and the county as a whole. Approximately 49% of city residents are non-Hispanic white, contrasted with 44% for the county as a whole (Iable l-3).

Table l-3
Race/Ethnicity
I
Total population
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Not Hispanic or Latino
White alone
Black or Alrican American alone
American lndian and Alaska Native alone
Asian alone
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific lslander alone
Some other race alone
Two or more races
Source: Census 2020 ACS
100.0%

45.70h

54.3o/o

43.9%

1.80/

0.4Yo

5.370

0.1o/o

0.2To
391
270
13,449
6,129
7,320
6,533
126
100.0%

45.60/o

54.4To

48.6To

0.9%

0.00/o

2.0o/o

0.0%

0.070

2.9T0
444,895
203,207
241,688
195,329
7,910
1,596
23,789
349
1,M1
11,674
Racial/Ethnic Group
Barbara
Persons JO Persons Yo
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report I Housing Needs Assessment B. Household Gharacteristics

1. Household Tenure and Size
Household tenure (owner vs. renter) and household size are important indicators of the type of housing needed in a city. The Census defines a "household" as all persons occupying a housing unit, which may include single persons living alone, families related through marriage or blood, or unrelated persons sharing a single unit. Persons in group quarters such as dormitories, retirement or convalescent homes, or other group living situations are included in population totals, but are not considered households.

Table l-4 provides a comparison of households by type for the city and Santa Barbara County as a whole. Approximately 54% of Carpinteria households were homeowners as compare to about 52o/o of households countywide. About one-third of Carpinteria owner households and about 26% of renter households had only one or two persons. About 8o/o of owner households and about 7% of renter households had five or more occupants. These data demonstrate that the demand for small units is substantially greater than for large units, both for-sale and for rent.

Table l-4
Households Size by Tenure
Owner households:
1-person household
2-person household
3-person household
4-person household
S-person household
6-person household
Renter households:
1-person household
2-person household
3-person household
4-person household
5-person household
6-person household
7or-more household

52.3Yo

11.3Yo

19.9%

7.4o/o

6.7To

3.5T0

1.SVo

1.8V0

47.7o/o

12.5o/o

12.5o/o

7.5o/o

7.0o/o

4.2o/o

2.2o/o
7or-more household 1.8Yo
Source: Census 2020 ACS

2. Housing Vacancy
Housing tenure (owner vs. renter) is an important indicator of the housing market. Communities strive to have an adequate supply of units available both for rent and for sale in order to accommodate a range of households with varying incomes, family sizes and composition, and lifestyles. Table l-5 provides a comparison of vacancy characteristics for Carpinteria compared to the county as a whole. This table reveals that about 18o/o of all housing units in Carpinteria were vacant compared to only 7o/o in the county as a whole. Approximately 61% of vacant units in Carpinteria were vacation homes, significantly higher than the 36% for the county as a whole.

This is not unusualfor some coastal and mountain communities in California. 739
781
906
378
266
159
14 235
2, 54.1o/o

15.4o/o

17.9o/o

7.50/o

5.30/o

3.10/o

0.3%

4.6To
77,504
16,774
29,571
10,999
9,987
5,246
2,224

2.703
2,324
647
691
434
223
214
107
8 45.9Y0

12.8o/o

13.60/0

8.670

4.40/o

4.2o/o

2.1To

0.2To
70,805
18,609
18,551
11,107
10,455
6,226
3,248
2,609
Household Size by Tenure Households % Households IO
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report I Housing Needs Assessment Table l-5
Housing Vacancy by Type
Occupancy Status
Occupied
Vacant
Vacant housing units by type
Total vacant units
For rent
Rented, not occupied
For sale only
Sold, not occupied
For seasonal, recreational or occasional use
For migrant workers

93.1%

6.9%
100.0%

18.2o/o

7.2o/o

5.0%

7.4o/o

36.2T0

1.6T0
units 100%
Source: Census 2020 ACS

3. Overcrowding
Overcrowding is often closely related to household income and the cost of housing. The U.S.

Census Bureau considers a household to be overcrowded when there is more than one person per room, excluding bathrooms and kitchens, with severe overcrowding when there is more than

1.5 residents per room. Overcrowded households are usually a reflection of the lack of affordable housing (see Section D.3 below for a detailed definition of "affordable" housing). Table l-6 summarizes recent overcrowding data for the city and county as reported by the Census Bureau.

Table l-6
Overcrowding
Owner occupied unik

1.01t01.50

1.51 to 2.00

2.01 or more
Renter occupied units

1.01t01.50

1.51 to 2.00

2.01 or more

3.4o/o

1.0To

0.5%

9.970

4.8Y0

1.6T0
Recent Census estimates show that about 9o/o of both owner-occupied and renter-occupied units were overcrowded in Carpinteria compared to about 5o/o of owner-occupied units and about 16% of renter-occupied units in the coun$ as a whole. The Housing Plan includes several programs that address the problems of overcrowding, including Program 1. Adequate Site to Accommodate Regional Housing Needs, Program 2. Accessory Druelling Units, Program 4. Section 8 Rental Assistance, Program 5. Affordable Rental Housing, Program 6. lnclusionary Housing, Program 7.

Density Bonus, Program 9. Regulatory Concessions and lncentives for Affordable Housing, Program 11. Special Needs Housing, Program 12. Conservation of Mobile Home Parks, Program 5,063
1126
1,126
191
50 105
682
c8

81.8Y0

18.20/o
100.0%

17.0o/o

0.0%

4.4Y0

9.3%

60.6%

0.0%

8.7o/o
148,309
11,008
11,008
1,999
792
550
818
3,990
180

2.679

6.189 1000k 159.317
Housing Vacancy by Units Yo Units ot
IO
2,739
188
70 0
100.0%

6.9%

2.6V0

0.070
77,504
2,631
811
388
2,324
167
33 3
100.0%

7.2o/o

1.40/o

0.1Yo
70,805
6,979
3,392
1,133
Carpinteria I Se
Occupants perRoom I Unlts I V. I Units
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report I Housing Needs Assessment

19. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, and Program 20. Workforce Homebuyer Down Payment Loans.

4. Household lncome
Household income is a primary factor affecting housing needs in a community - the ability of residents to afford housing is directly related to household income. According to recent Census estimates, the median household income in Carpinteria was about $74,868 compared to about $78,925 countywide.

Table l-7
Median Household lncome
Total households
Less than $10,000
$10,000 to $14,999
$15,000 to $24,999
$25,000 to $34,999
$35,000 to $49,999
$50,000 to $74,999
$75,000 to $99,999
$100,000 to $149,999
$150,000 to $199,999
100.0%

4.8To

3.2To

5.870

6.1Y0

11.60/o

16.3Yo

12.8o/o

17.4o/o

8.7To
or more 13.2o/o
Source: Census 2020 ACS

5. Overpayment
According to state housing policy, overpaying occurs when housing costs exceed 30% of gross household income. Table l-8 displays recent HUD estimates for overpayment by tenure.

According to recent estimates, approximately 1,215 renter households and 849 owner households in Carpinteria were paying more than 30% of gross income for housing. Of those, 720 renter households and 455 owner households were paying more than 50% of income for housing.

Overpayment is most common among lower-income households, with over 60% of lower-income owners and about 73o/o of lower-income renters overpaying.

Although homeowners enjoy interest and property tax deductions and other benefits that help to compensate for high housing costs, lower-income homeowners may need to defer maintenance or repairs due to limited funds, which can lead to deterioration. For lower-income renters, severe cost burden can require families to double up, resulting in overcrowding and related problems.

The Housing Plan includes several programs that address the problems of overpayment, including Program 1. Adequate Site to Accommodate Regional Housing Needs, Program 2.

Accessory Druelling Units, Program 4. Section 8 Rental Assistance, Program 5. Affordable Rental Housing, Program 6. lnclusionary Housing, Program 7. Density Bonus, Program 9. Regulatory Concessions and lncentives for Affordable Housing, Program 11. Special Needs Housing, Program 12. Conservation of Mobile Home Parks, Program 19. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, and Program 20. WorKorce Homebuyer Down Payment Loans. 5,063
258
83 278
232
664
1,030
507
709
620
682
100.0%

5.1o/o

1.6Yo

5.5o/o

4.60/o

13.1Yo

20.30/o

10.0%

14.0Y0

12.2Y0

13.5o/o
148,309
7,182
4,729
8,596
9,050
17,150
24,233
19,053
25,746
12,949

19.615
74,868 78.525
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Carpi nteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report I Housing Needs Assessment lnc"ome by Cost Burde* {fler*ers snly} Cogt burden
F 3g%
CoS lrurden >
5{n6
Total
Fbusehold l*corrE les€lhan s.= 3{F,,6 HAMFI :60
l-iousehold lncsme :30!6 ls fess-thcn sr= sflot
FTAMFI
135 165 .EE
Hous.ehold lncorne >5096 to hs+-than or= €ffoA
HAMFI
4't5 ?58 565
Fbusehsld lncsfi€ >8896 ts hc*-than or= 10{}}6
HAMFI
195 aI 31U
Fbusehold l*corne :"'!S0o& HAltllFl 4aa IJJ sc0
Tetsl 1,3't5 ??0 :,370
lnconre by Cct Etsden {Owners onlyi
Co$t hurden
> 3096
Co*t burden >
5{D6
Total
Hsuseh€ld l*csrre les-than or= 30!s HAMFI 155 1qq 170
l-bucehold l*cosne :'30i6 to les*-thsn sr= 5{l%
I.TAMFI
J?5 s0 aat
Fbusehsld lncsne ;*503b to les*-thsn ar= 8fl%
FtAMFt
185 115 300
l-busef'old lncame >fl0% to lese-thsn or= 10{P6
HAidlFl 3n !g 140
Fbucehold l*conre :100% HAMFI 350 75 r.so8
Total 64S 455
Table l-8
Overpayment by Tenure - Carpinteria
Source: HUD CHAS, 2022
G. Employment
Employment is an important factor affecting housing needs within a community. The jobs available in each employment sector and the wages for these jobs affect the type and size of housing residents can afford.

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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report I Housing Needs Assessment 6,648 100.070 212.400
crestrv. fishino and huntinq. and minino 404 6.1o/o 18,359 606 9.10/, 12,624
428 6.4To 15,180
166 2.5T0 4.007
606 9.10 20.295
172 2.60/o 6,682
54 0.8% 3,629
308 4.60 9.862
858 12,9T0 26,892

1.621 24.4Vo 49.463
541 8.10/o 25.370
691 10.40/o 11,025
193 2.90/o 9.012
lndustry Persons Percent
SB County
Persons Percent
Table l-9
Employment by lndustry - Garpinteria and Santa Barbara Gounty Civilian lation 16 and over
Construction
and utilities
Professional administrative and waste servrces
Educational se health care and social assistance
entertai
Other administration
According to recent Census data, approximately 24% ol the city's working residents were employed in educational services, health care and social assistance occupations (Table l-9).

Other industries with relatively high employment in Carpinteria included Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative and Waste Management (13%), and Other Services (10Yo).

D. Housing Stock Gharacteristics
This section describes the characteristics of the community's housing stock and helps in identifying and prioritizing needs. The factors evaluated include the number and type of housing units, recent growth trends, age and condition, tenure, vacancy, housing costs, affordability, and assisted affordable units at-risk of loss due to conversion to market-rate. A housing unit is defined by the Census Bureau as a house, apartment, mobile home, or group of rooms, occupied as separate living quarters, or if vacant, intended for occupancy as separate living quarters.

1. Housing Type
Recent Census estimates reported that about 44% of the city's housing stock was comprised of single-family units, while multi-family units comprised about 42o/o and mobile homes represented about 14o/o of all units. By comparison, the countywide housing stock had a much higher percentage of single-family detached homes (57%o). Table I-10 provides a breakdown of the housing stock by type for the city compared to the county as a whole. This table shows that the city's housing stock contains a significantly higher proportion of higher-density attached housing as compared to the county.
9Vo
.60/o
o/o
7o/o
7o/o
I

3. 4.

2. 8.6%

5.9%
7 1

23.3To

5.2T0

4.2o/o
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report I Housing Needs Assessment Table l-10
Housing by Type
Total units
Single detached
Single attached
2 units
3-4 units
5-9 units
10-19 units
20+ units
Mobile homes
RV van
Source: Census 2020 ACS

2. Housing Age and Conditions
Housing age is often an important indicator of housing condition. Housing units built priorto 1978 before stringent limits on the amount of lead in paint were imposed may have interior or exterior building components coated with lead-based paint. Housing units built before 1970 are the most likely to need rehabilitation and to have lead-based paint in deteriorated condition. Lead-based paint becomes hazardous to children under age six and to pregnant women when it peels off walls or is pulverized by windows and doors opening and closing.

Table l-1'1 shows the age distribution of the housing stock in Carpinteria compared to the county as a whole as reported in recent Census estimates. More than 73o/o of the city's housing stock was built prior to 1980 and therefore may be in need of some repair.

Table l-11
Age of Housing Stock
100.0%

57.4o/o

7.1Yo

3.2o/o

6.00/o

7.9o/o

5.6%

8.4To

4.3Vo

0.0%
2014 or later
2010 to 2013
2000 to 2009
1990 to 1999
1980 to 1989
1970 to 1979
1960 to 1969
1950 to 1959
1940 to 1949
1939 or earlier

2.0To
8,0%

10.0%

15.30h

18.50/o

20.00/o

12.4To

3.70/o
Total units 100.0%
Based on the observations of City Building and Code Compliance staff, it is estimated that approximately 800 housing units may be in need of some type of rehabilitation and approximately 60 units may require replacement. Due to relatively high housing values, market forces are expected to encourage more private maintenance, rehabilitation, and lead paint remediation, as compared to lower-income communities.
6,189
2,197
552
44 520
706
524
805
841
0 100.0%

35.5%

8.9%

0.7o/o

8.4Yo

11.4o/o

8.50/o

13.070

13.60/0

0.00/o
159,317
91,448
11,256
5,171
9,527
12,588
8,972
13,445
6,841
69 otto Units ot Housing Type Units to
46 109
238
250
1,017
2,224
834
923
207
341

0.7T0

1.8T0

3.|Vo

4.0Yo

16.4o/o

35.9%

13.570

14.9o/o

3.3V0

5.5%
3,159
3,110
12,677
15,974
24,336
29,501
31,793
19,799
5,971
12997
6,189 100.0% 159,317
Year Built Units Units
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report I Housing Needs Assessment As described in the Housing Policy Plan, the City is continuing its efforts to identiff, preserve, maintain and rehabilitate existing housing through code compliance and the provision of financial assistance for home maintenance and repairs (see Program 17. Single-Family Housing Rehabilitation and Program 1 8. Multi-Family Housing Rehabilitation).

3. Housing Gost
a. Housing Affordability Griteria
State law establishes five income categories for purposes of housing programs based on the area (i.e., county) median income ("AMl"):

Extremely-Low (30% or less of AMI)
Very-Low (31-50% of AMI)
Low (51-80% of AMI)
Moderate (81-120% of AMI)
Above-Moderate (over 120% of AMI)
ln addition to these categories, the City has identified a "workforce" income category of 120-2000/o AMI in recognition of the high housing costs in the South Coast area.

Housing affordability is based on the relationship between household income and housing expenses. According to HUD and the California Department of Housing and Community Development, housing is considered "affordable" if the monthly payment is no more than 30% of a household's gross income. ln some areas, these income limits may be increased to adjust for high housing costs.

Table l-12 shows 2022 affordable rent levels and estimated affordable purchase prices for housing in Santa Barbara County by income category. Based on state-adopted standards and a family of four, the maximum affordable monthly rent for extremely-low-income households is $1,048, while the maximum affordable rent for very-low-income households is $1,746. The maximum affordable rent for low-income households is $2,798, while the maximum for moderateincome households is $3,003.

Maximum purchase prices are more difficult to determine due to variations in mortgage interest rates and qualifying procedures, down payments, special tax assessments, homeowner association fees, property insurance rates, etc. With this caveat, the maximum home purchase prices by income category shown in Table l-12 have been estimated based on typical conditions.

Table l-12
lncome Categories and Affordable Housing Costs -
Santa Barbara County
Extemely low
Very low
Low
$135,000
$255,000
$415,000
Moderate $445,000
Above moderate
Assumptions:
-Based on a family of 4 and 2022 State income limits
-3070 of gross income for rent or principal, interest, taxes & insurance plus utility allowance J 070 down payment 5.5% interest, 1.25% tares & insurance, $350 HOA dues $41,900
$69,850
$1 1 1,900
$1 20,1 00
>$1 20.1 00
$1,048
$1,746
$2,798
$3,003
>s3.003
Maximum
lncome
Affordable
lncome Category Rent
Affordable Price
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report I Housing Needs Assessment b. For-Sale Housing
According to recent Census estimates, the median home value in Carpinteria was approximately $711,000 compared to $610,000 for Santa Barbara County as a whole. Based on the estimated affordable purchase prices shown in Table l-12, it is unlikely that many market rate homes would be affordable to lower- or moderate-income residents. These data illustrate the fact that in beach communities, very large public subsidies are generally required to reduce sales prices to a level that is affordable to low- and moderate-income buyers. At a median price of $71 1,000, there is a gap of about $265,000 between the market price and the maximum price a moderate-income household can afford to pay for a home. For low-income households, this gap is nearly $300,000.

Programs in the Housing Plan that are specifically intended to mitigate the high cost of housing include Program '1. Adequate Site to Accommodate Regional Housing Needs, Program 6. lnclusionary Housing, Program 7. Density Bonus, Program 9. Regulatory Concessions and lncentives for Affordable Housing, and Program 20. Workforce Homebuyer Down Payment Loans.
c. Rental Housing
The median rent paid in Carpinteria was estimated to be $2,029 according to recent Census data.

An internet rental survey conducted in August 2022found asking rents of $1,395 per month for a studio unit and $2,250 to $5,500 for two-bedroom units. As would be expected in a desirable beach community in Southern California, when market rents are compared to the amounts households can afford to pay (Table l-12), it is clear that very-low- and extremely-low-income households have a very difficult time finding housing without overpaying. At a rent of $2,250 per month for a two-bedroom unit, the gap between market rent and affordable rent at the very-lowincome level is about $500 per month, while the gap at the extremely-low-income level is about $1,200 per month. Programs in the Housing Plan that are specifically intended to mitigate high rental rates include Program 1. Adequate Site to Accommodate Regional Housing Needs, Program 2. Accessory Dwelling Units, Program 4. Section 8 Rental Assistance, Program 5.

Affordable Rental Housing, Program 7. Density Bonus, Program 9. Regulatory Concessions and lncentives for Affordable Housing, Program 11. Special Needs Housing, Program 12.

Conservation of Mobile Home Parks, and Program 19. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing.

E. Special Needs
Certain groups have greater difficulty in finding decent, affordable housing due to special circumstances. Such circumstances may be related to one's employment and income, family characteristics, disability or other conditions. As a result, some residents may experience a higher prevalence of overpayment, overcrowding or other housing problems.

State Housing Element law defines "special needs" groups to include persons with disabilities, the elderly, large households, female-headed households with children, homeless people and farm workers. This section contains a discussion of the housing needs facing each of these groups.

1. Persons with Disabilities
Recent Census data reported that the most prevalent type of disability for persons age 18 to 64 was a cognitive difficulty, while for those age 65 and over the most common disability was Draft t-14 October 2022
Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report I Housing Needs Assessment ambulatory flable l-13). Persons with disabilities face greater housing challenges for a variety of reasons. Housing opportunities for persons with disabilities can be maximized through housing assistance programs and providing universal design features such as widened doonarays, ramps, lowered countertops, single-level units and ground floor units. The Housing Plan includes several programs to assist with the housing needs of those with disabilities, including Program 2. Accessory Dwelling Units, Program 4. Section 8 Rental Assistance, Program 5.

Affordable Rental Housing, Program 7. Density Bonus, Program 9. Regulatory Concessions and lncentives for Affordable Housing, Program 11. Special Needs Housing, and Program 19.

Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing. Additional analysis regarding housing for persons with disabilities is provided in the Constraints section of this report.

Table I-13
Persons with Disabilities by Age
Disabilities for Persons 18 to 64
Wih a hearing difficulty
Wih a vision difficulty
Wih a cognitive difficulty
Wih an ambulatory difficulty
Wih a self-care difiiculty
Wih an
Disabilities for Persons 65 and over
Wih a hearing difficulty
Wifi a vision difficulty
Wih a cognitive difficulty
Wih an ambulatory difficulty
Wih a sellcare difiiculty
Wih an
Source: Census 2020 ACS
Developmental Disabilities
As defined by federal law, "developmental disability" means a severe, chronic disability of an individualthat:
137
101
268
134
101
164
271
52 98
362
57 227
o ls attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments;
ls manifested before the individual attains age 18;
ls likely to continue indefinitely;
Results in substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following areas of major life activity: a) self-care; b) receptive and expressive language; c) learning; d) mobility; e) self-direction; D capacity for independent living; or g) economic self-sufficiency;
Reflects the individual's need for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary, or generic services, individualized supports or other forms of assistance that are of lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated.
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report I Housing Needs Assessment The Census does not record developmental disabilities. According to the U.S. Administration on Developmental Disabilities, an accepted estimate of the percentage of the population that can be defined as developmentally disabled is 1.5 percent. Many developmentally disabled persons can live and work independently within a conventional housing environment. More severely disabled individuals require a group living environment where supervision is provided. The most severely affected individuals may require an institutional environment where medical attention and physical therapy are provided. Because developmental disabilities exist before adulthood, the first issue in supportive housing for the developmentally disabled is the transition from the person's living situation as a child to an appropriate level of independence as an adult.

The State Department of Developmental Services (DDS) provides community-based services to approximately 329,000 persons with developmental disabilities and their families through a statewide system of 21 regional centers, four developmental centers, and two community-based facilities.l Carpinteria is served by the Tri-Counties Regional Center2 (TCRC) which is based in Santa Barbara. As of 2020, TCRC served approximately 14,000 clients and had 340 staff persons. According to DDS, approximately 164 clients in Carpinteria received services from TCRC, of which 138 lived in the home of a family member or guardian. Any residentwho has a developmental disability that originated before age 18 is eligible for services. Services are offered to people with developmental disabilities based on lndividual Program Plans and may include:

Adult day programs; advocacy; assessment/consultation; behavior management programs; diagnosis and evaluation; independent living services; infant development programs; information and referrals; mobility training; prenatal diagnosis; residential care; respite care; physical and occupational therapy; transportation; consumer, family vendor training; and vocational training.

TCRC also coordinates the state-mandated Early Start program which provides services for children under age three who have or are at substantial risk of having a developmental disability.

As with other types of disabilities, the City helps to address the housing needs of persons with developmental disabilities through reasonable accommodation procedures and regulations to encourage supportive housing and residential care facilities.

2. Elderly
According to recent Census data, about 48o/o of owner households and 14o/o of renter households in Carpinteria were headed by someone age 65 or older (Table l-14). Many elderly persons are dependent on fixed incomes and/or have a disability. Elderly homeowners may be physically unable to maintain their homes or cope with living alone. ln addition to the accessibility requirements of the building code, the housing needs of seniors can be addressed through smaller units, accessory dwelling units on lots with existing homes, shared living arrangements, congregate housing and housing assistance programs.

Recent Census data revealed a growing number of individuals aged 65 and over in Santa Barbara County, and the percentage of Carpinteria residents aged 60 and over is nearly B points higher than the statewide average. ln recognition of the growing senior population in Carpinteria, the City Council in 2022 established an Ad Hoc Senior Services Planning Committee to work with City staff to create, distribute, and collect a Community Needs Assessment Survey, or similar tool or process, for the purpose of presenting for City Council consideration data-supported recommendations for the creation of a senior services program. t httos://www.dds. ca.oov/rcldashboard/overvieW
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122

31.2Vo

11.80/o

4.50/o
212
76 30
Householder Households Households
Owner Renter
Table l-14
Elderly Households by Tenure
65 to 74 years
75 to 84 years
85 9.10/o

3.30/o
over 1.30/o
T
Source: Census 2020 ACS

3. Large Households
Household size is an indicator of need for large units. Large households are defined as those with five or more members. About 620/o of owners and 58% of renters reported only one or two members. Only about 15% of owner households and about 14o/o of renter households reported five or more members (Table l-15). This distribution suggests that the need for large units in Carpinteria with three or more bedrooms is expected to be much less than for smaller units.

For large families with low incomes, housing problems may include overpayment or overcrowding. The Housing Plan includes several programs to address housing issues faced by large households including Program 1. Adequate Site to Accommodate Regional Housing Needs, Program 4. Section 8 Rental Assistance, Program 5. Affordable Rental Housing, Program 6. lnclusionary Housing, Program 7. Density Bonus, Program 9. Regulatory Concessions and lncentives for Affordable Housing, Program 19. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, and Program 20. Workforce Homebuyer Down Payment Loans.
ln recent years Carpinteria has been successful in facilitating affordable family housing developments with 3-bedroom units such as Dahlia Court and Casas de las Flores, both developed and managed by Peoples'Self-Help Housing Corporation.

Table l-15
Household Size by Tenure

27.8o/o

29.7o/o

4.60/o
7+ 0.3%
Total households 100%

4. Female-Headed Households
Recent Census data reported that approximately 340 Carpinteria households (10.6%) were headed by a female compared to about 17o/o of households for the county as a whole (Table l16). Of those, 177 had children living with them (5.5%). ApproximatelyTVo of all female headed households were below the poverty line. While female-headed households represent a relatively I
2 3
4 5
781 28.5o/o 647
906 33.1o/o 69'l
378 13.8o/" 434
266
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223
214

9.7Yo

5.8%
14 0.5% 107
235 8.6% 8

2.739 100% 2.324
Household Size
Owners Renters
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report I Housing Needs Assessment small portion of households, they may have significant difficulties finding affordable housing, particularly in expensive coastal areas, leading to problems such as overpayment and overcrowding. The Housing Plan includes several programs to address housing issues faced by female-headed households including Program 1. Adequate Site to Accommodate Regional Housing Needs, Program 4. Section 8 RentalAssistance, Program 5. Affordable Rental Housing, Program 6. lnclusionary Housing, Program 7. Density Bonus, Program 9. Regulatory Concessions and lncentives for Affordable Housing, Program 19. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, and Program 20. WorKorce Homebuyer Down Payment Loans.

Table l-16
Household Type by Tenure
Female householder
With own children
Without children

16.8%

11.1o/o

5.7V0
level
Total households 100%
Source: Census 2020 ACS

5. Farm Workers
Agriculture is a major industry in Santa Barbara County and farm worker households are a special needs group due to the lower incomes typically earned by these households. Migrant workers, and their places of residence, are generally located in close proximity to agricultural areas providing employment.

As shown previously in the discussion of employment (Table l-9), it is estimated that there are about 404 Carpinteria residents employed in agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining jobs. For Santa Barbara County as a whole, USDA reported a total of 21,101 farm workers. The City of Carpinteria supports farmworker housing through programs to facilitate affordable housing development and rental assistance. Two affordable housing projects in Carpinteria, Dahlia Court and Chapel Court, are specifically targeted to farmworkers and their families. The City also supports farmworker housing through regulations in conformance with the Employee Housing Act as discussed further in Section lll - Constraints.

6. Homeless Persons
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) defines the term "homeless" as the state of a person who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate night-time residence, or a person who has a primary night time residency that is:
o A supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations;
r An institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized; or
340
177
163
25 10.6%

5.5o/o

5.10/o

7.40/o
16,329
10,771
5,558
0 1000/o 97
Households Households
Household Type Santa Barbara
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Although there are myriad causes of homelessness, among the most common are:
o Substance abuse and alcohol
. Domestic violence
o Mental illness
Since 2003, all Continuum of Care Communities (those receiving Federal grant funds serving the homeless) have been required to report the number of people who are homeless at a particular point in time. The most recent Point in Time (PlT) homeless survey in Santa Barbara County was conducted by the Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County Continuum of Care (CoC) on February 23, 2022. The County and CoC provided oversight of the PIT Count, working as the Administrative Entity for the CoC, with Simtech Solutions and more than 400 volunteers.

Countywide, 1,962 homeless persons were recorded in 2022, an increase of 34% compared to the 2013 homeless count. ln Carpinteria the number of homeless persons increased from 10 in 2013 to 21 in 2022 (Table l-17). The 2022 countywide count included 1 ,367 unsheltered persons and 595 persons living in emergency shelters or transitional housing.

Table l-17
Homeless Gounts in the South Coast Area
lsla Vista/Goleta
Total
Source: Central Coast Collaborative on Homelessness,
Mari a/Santa Barbara County Conti nu um ol Care, 2022
The City provides services to people experiencing homelessness via collaboration with the County of Santa Barbara, non-government organizations providing homeless services in the region, and local community-based volunteers and organizations. City staff routinely evaluates information to determine trends and issues related to homeless services as well as to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of those services.
lnformation is gathered from daily logs of City program divisions, including inspections of parks and open spaces and public facilities such as the Veterans Hall and public restroom buildings, public right-of-way maintenance, and code compliance contacts. The Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District also monitors number and type of contacts with people that are believed to be homeless, including number of transports by ambulance.

Local data and issues concerning people experiencing homelessness in Carpinteria is reviewed and discussed at regular meetings of City, County and service agency staffs. Acute and chronic issues are discussed along with strategies for providing assistance to service resistant individuals.
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21 203
822
10 81
946

1.466 1
Geographic Area
2013 Homeless
Count
2022 Homeless
Count
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report I Housing Needs Assessment Early 2O20 saw the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the unique challenges related to the pandemic, the City's efforts to address homeless issues and services continued, albeit in a reduced capacity. 2020-2021 also brought changes to policies and programs. The City joined the COVID-19 Homelessness Task Force, led by the County, to address the health and safety of people that are experiencing homelessness by partnering with local organizations and governmental agencies. The primary goal was to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in our homeless populations and further protect the community at large.

COVID-19 Homelessness Task Force Objectives were identified as follows:

1. Prevent and mitigate COVID-19 impacts for persons who remain unsheltered through support centers and outreach re-establishing access to showers, device charging, food and hygiene supplies.

2. Establish non-congregate sheltering for persons at highest risk of COVID-19 complications.

3. Sustain shelter capacity for persons not experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.

4. Enhance homelessness prevention and housing activities through increased funding for rental assistance and supportive services.

During the early stages of the pandemic the City lost its lead outreach agency, Home for Good, along with suspended services from County Behavior wellness and the Warming Shelter. The City's weekly lunch gathering, which was being managed by Home for Good, continued to run through volunteer support and participation by stafi from the City's Code Compliance Division.

The lunch program was formed as a means to gather local homeless persons to one area at a specific day and time where services could be offered. As the restrictions of the pandemic loosened, new and existing agencies returned to the lunch program.

As of 2022, the lunch program offers services from a County Drug and Alcohol Specialist, County Behavior Wellness, CityNet (the regional homeless services entity), New Beginnings, local business and entities, and community volunteers that provide weekly lunches and provisions.

Tens of millions of dollars of federal COVID-19 relief bill funding, state funding, and local funding have been spent to address homelessness in Santa Barbara County in the past two years. This funding has been used to provide myriad services benefitting the region, including Carpinteria's population of people experiencing homelessness. During 2021-2022 approximately 45 people experiencing homelessness in Carpinteria received assistance, including six people that were placed in permanent housing.

Current projects, programs and services to assist the homeless in Carpinteria and surrounding areas include the following:
r Emergency shelters, temporary housing, and permanent supportive housing projects have been developed countywide, including through the state's Project Roomkey (temporary housing in participating hotels for people who are homeless) and Project Homekey (creating more supportive and permanent housing for formerly homeless individuals). o Funding allocated for rental assistance and housing voucher programs. o Santa Barbara County received about $46 million from the state in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding, allocating about $5.5 million to care for unsheltered people. Specific funding was allocated for increased emergency shelter costs, pallet house projects, and pandemic-related outreach at homeless encampments.

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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report I Housing Needs Assessment . The county budgeted more than $13 million of its American Rescue Plan COVID-19 relief funding on addressing housing and homelessness.
o The county received $10 million in funding in January 2022, including $7 million for the lsla Vista emergency shelter. Santa Barbara County purchased the building for $6.3 million and the shelter is being operated by Good Samaritan Shelter. o The Housing Authority of Santa Barbara County converted office buildings into permanent supportive housing in Lompoc.
o The City of Santa Barbara housed 58 people temporarily at the Rose Garden lnn on Upper State Street.
. The New Beginnings Counseling Center's Safe Parking Program expanded to a cityowned property in Lompoc last year. The program provides places for people who live in vehicles to park overnight and have access to restroom facilities and other services. o Dignity Moves established pallet house interim housing in lsla Vista, Lompoc, and now downtown Santa Barbara. Dignity Moves and the County of Santa Barbara have partnered to bring a new interim housing community to downtown Santa Barbara. Covid19 has increased the urgency of building non-congregate housing forthe unsheltered in our community. While more permanent housing is the ultimate long-term goal, our streets cannot be the waiting room. Dignity Moves is building "interim supportive housing" as a stop-over between tents and permanent housing where clients can be safe and receive the critical support services necessary to rebuild their lives and exit homelessness. o The County and Goleta are collaborating on a proposal to purchase the Super 8 motel at 6021 Hollister Avenue and convert it into housing for formerly homeless residents.

The City's collaborative approach to providing homeless services is intended to be a cost effective and efficient means for the City to address an important community service need.

People living on the streets of Carpinteria require services that result in increased public costs for law enforcement, emergency medical, and hospital services, and present health and safety issues for the individual experiencing homelessness and the general public. Providing emergency services to people experiencing homelessness, although important, generally does not result in lasting changes for the homeless person or address public health & safety and quality of life issues caused by homelessness that are of concern to the community.

The response model being followed by the City through its partnership with CityNet and other partnering agencies is intended to reduce reliance on first responders, which often results in arrest, transportation, jail and/or hospitalization, and to prioritize housing and related support services that can lead people that have been chronically homeless to reunification with family and/or getting established in permanent housing. This cost-effective approach to addressing homelessness was first discussed in detail in 2006 as a part of the Santa Barbara County Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness, which referenced various national studies on the subject.

Facilities serving the homeless in Carpinteria and the South Coast area include the following:
.:TheSantaBarbaraRescueMissionprovideshotmeals
and overnight accommodations seven days a week, 365 days per year. Shelter is provided every night to 100 men and 24 women.

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Transition House: Three-stage housing program for homeless families that offers emergency shelter for 15-22 homeless families (70 people), transitional housing, and permanent affordable supportive housing. Services include meals and childcare when at the emergency shelter, and career counseling, financial management, and educational enhancements throughout all stages.

Health Care for the Homeless (HCH): The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department runs the HCH program, which provides comprehensive medical and dental care for the homeless population, including a significant medical outreach component led by Public Health Nurses stationed in thirteen homeless shelters and transitional living centers. The nurses provide triage care and make referrals to the health care centers and shelter-based clinics for those needing additional care.

New Beqinninos Counselino Center: New Beginnings operates several programs for the homeless population, including the Safe Parking Program and the Supportive Seruices for Veteran Families Program. The Safe Parking Program provides safe overnight parking for individuals and families who are living in their vehicles. lncluded in this program are social services and case management provided by New Beginnings case workers.

Supportive Services for Veteran Families is designed to help end homelessness among the veteran population in Santa Barbara County. This housing-first model aims to provide housing stability by providing cash assistance to those in danger of losing their housing and to rapidly transition those who are homeless into stable housing.

Unitarian Societv of Santa Barbara Warming Center Prooram: Emergency homeless sheltering program that opens warming centers in various locations on nights when temperatures are expected to drop below 35 degrees, when there is at least a 50 percent chance of rain, or when there is rain with temperatures under 40 degrees. The facilities provide a safe and warm place for the homeless individuals to get off the streets and have a clean bed for a night with dangerous weather conditions.

Showers of Blessinq: The lnterfaith lnitiative of Santa Barbara County has operated the Showers of Blessing program throughout southern Santa Barbara County. Showers of Blessings provides showers to homeless individuals weekly using portable shower trailers, including a two-stallADA accessible unit. The program also provides a freshly laundered towel and washcloth, a pair of new cotton socks, a pair of new underwear, hygiene items, toiletries and limited emergency clothing. A free, often hot meal is provided before or after the showering times.

Salvation Armv Hospitalitv House: Hospitality House is a 69-bed Homeless Shelter for Men and Women. Twenty-four of these beds are designated for a County Drug Detox Residential and Withdrawal Management Program, leaving 45 for the general homeless population. The shelter has an 85% average occupancy and services include food, shelter, transportation and employment assistance. Occupancy requires abstinence from drugs and alcohol, and urinalysis testing for drug use is conducted both randomly and when there is suspected use.
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Additional information regarding the City's regulations for emergency shelters, low banier navigation centers, transitional housing and supportive housing is provided in Section lll - Constraints and in Program 11 in the Housing Plan.

F. Assisted Housing at Risk of Conversion
As part of the Housing Element update, state law requires jurisdictions to identify assisted lowincome rental units that are at risk of conversion to market rate housing during the 1O-year period 2023-2033. Table l-18 summarizes assisted affordable units in Carpinieria. A! seen in this table, there are no assisted developments at risk of conversion to market rate status.

Table l-18
Assisted Housing Units at Risk of Gonvercion
Atrium
Apartments
Chapel Court
Dahlia Court I
Dahlia Court ll
Casas de las
Sou rces : Cal iforni a Housing Partnersh ip Corp. ; munity G. Low- and Moderate-lncome Housing in the Goastal Zone The entire City of Carpinteria is within the Coastal Zone. California Government Code $65590 et seq. prohibits conversion or demolition of existing residential dwelling units occupied by low- or moderate-income persons or families unless provision has been made for the replacement in the same city or county of those dwelling units with units for persons and families of low- or moderate-income (excludes structures with fewer than three units, or fewer than 10 units for projects with more than one structure, among other exclusions). S65590(d) further requires new housing development in the Coastal Zone to provide housing units for persons and families of No
No
No
No
No
648 Maple Street HUD Seclion 811 2036 Suooortive 6 6
4667 Carpinteria
Avenue
LIHTC, Housing
Authority Tax Exempt
Bonds, City ground
lease
2036 Senior 12 12
681 Ash Avenue USDI/HCD 2067 Farmworker/
familv
28 28
1300 Dahlia Court LIHTC 2041 Farmworker/
familv
55 11
1300 Dahlia Court HOME; CDBG
Fee Waivers
City land donation
2067 Large family 33 32
4096 Villa Real LIHTC/HCD 2069 Large family 43 42
Type of
Governmental
Assistance
Earliest Date
Redrictions
End
Number
of Units
Number of
Assisted
Units
Housing
Name Address Tvpe At Risk?
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Table l-19
Coastal Zone Housing Units
Number of new units for constuction in fie Coastal Zone 1982-2022 1,600 Number of new units for low- or moderate-income households required to be pruMded either within the coastal zone or within three miles of it Number of units occupied by low- or moderate-income households in the Coastal Zone authorized to be demolished or converted
23 Number or units for low- or moderate-income households required either within the coastal 21 zone or within three miles of it in order to those demolished or converted Sources: City of Carpinteria; US Census
H. Future Housing Needs
The Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) is a key toolfor local governments to plan for anticipated growth. The RHNA quantifies the anticipated need for housing within each jurisdiction in Santa Barbara County for the projection perioda June 30, 2O22 to February 15, 2031.

Communities then determine how they will address this need through the process of updating the housing elements of their general plans.

The RHNA for the 6th housing element cycle was adopted by the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) in July 2021. fhe future need for housing is determined by the forecasted growth in households in a community as well as existing needs such as overpayment and overcrowding. The housing need is also adjusted to maintain a desirable level of vacancy to promote housing choice and mobili$. An adjustment is also made to account for units expected to be lost due to demolition, natural disaster or conversion to non-housing uses.

The sum of these factors - household growth, existing need, vacancy need and replacement need - determines the total new housing need for a community. Total housing need is then distributed among four income categories on the basis of the county's income distribution, with adjustments to avoid an over-concentration of lower-income households in any community.

The new housing need allocated to the City of Carpinteria for the 2023-2031 planning period is 901 units, distributed by income category as shown in Table l-20. Pursuant to Government Code S65583(aXl) it is assumed that the need for extremely-low-income households is half of the verylow-income need. a Under state law, the "projection period" is the timeframe for determining regional housing need, while the "planning period" is the eight-year period between the due date for one housing element update and the due date for the next housing element update. The "6th cycle" planning period for jurisdictions in Santa Barbara County runs from February 15,2023 to February 15, 2031, while the "projection period" is June 30,2022 to February 15, 2031.

Category Uniis
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Regional Housing Needs 2023-2031
286
32lo
Source: SBCAG, 2021
Notes: 50% (143 units) of he VL need is assigned to the Extremely-Low-lncome category pursuant to state lail 901
1000/o
132
150/o
135
15o/o
348
390/o
Very-Low I low I Moderate I Above-Moderate I Total
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Carpi nteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Tech nical Report ll Resources and Opportunities ll. ResouncEs AND OpponruNrnEs
A. Land Resources
Section 65583(a)(3) of the Government Code requires Housing Elements to contain an "inventory of land suitable for residential development, including vacant sites and sites having potential for redevelopment, and an analysis of the relationship of zoning and public facilities and services to these sites." A detailed analysis of vacant land and potential redevelopment opportunities has been prepared and is described in Appendix B. The results of this analysis are summarized in Table ll-1 below.

As discussed in Appendix B, the requirement to demonstrate availabili$ of lower-income sites is met through zoning that allows redevelopment of underutilized sites at densities greater than 20 units/acre. ln 2004 state law was amended to establish 20 units/acre as the densi$ deemed appropriate to accommodate housing for lower-income households in suburban cities like Carpinteria [Government Code S65583.2(cX3XB)]. The land inventory analysis in Appendix B contains an estimate of the realistic capacity of potential sites for residential development with zoning to accommodate the City's assigned RHNA allocation for all income levels. Program 1.

Adequate Site to Accommodate Regional Housing Needs is included in the Housing Plan to ensure that sufficient opportunities for new housing development are availabb to accommodate the City's assigned needs during the planning period.

Table ll-1
Land lnventory Summary
RHNA 2023-2031
77 Net remai RHNA 824
Vacant sites able '15
Underutilized sites B-4 235
us
Source: City of Carpinleria,2022
A discussion of public facilities and infrastructure needed to serve future development is contained in Section lll.B, Non-Governmental Constraints. There are currently no known service limitations that would preclude the level of development described in the RHNA, although developers will be required to pay fees or construct public improvements prior to or concurrent with development.

B. Financial and Administrative Resources
Section 8 Rental Assistance. The County of Santa Barbara Housing Authority reports that 66 Carpinteria residents receive monthly rental assistance from the Section 8 Voucher Program, and the City of Santa Barbara Housing Authority reports 111 Carpinteria residents with Section 8 vouchers, for a total of 177 vouchers currently (October 2021) being used in Carpinteria. Under this program, tenants are responsible for a rent payment based on their 286 132 135 348 90
77 418 135 271
I b
235
(183) (126) (265)
Total
Very Low Low Mod Above
lncome
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Carpi nteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report ll Resources and Opportunities income, usually 30%, and the Housing Authority makes a monthly housing assistance payment to the landlord for the gap between affordable rent paid and fair market rent.

CDBG and HOME Funds. The City receives both CDBG and HOME funds from the County through a fair share formula. The following projects received CDBG and HOME funding reservations from the City's allocation during the prior planning period (these projects also received subsidy funds from other sources):

Dahlia Court Expansion Project 33 affordable units $950,627 Chapel Court Rehabilitation 28 affordable units $50,000 Casas de las Flores 43 affordable units $150,000
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Funds. The USDA is an important housing resource. Carpinteria's very-low-income homeowners are eligible to apply for loans of up to $20,000 to repair, improve or modernize their dwellings to remove health and safety hazards. The loan term is 20 years and the interest rate is 1%. Grants of up to $7,500 are available to homeowners who are 62 years of age or older and who cannot repay a loan. A loan/grant combination for up to $27,500 can be made if the applicant can repay a part of the loan. The program is known as the Rural Housing Repair and Rehabilitation Program.

The USDA also is a funding source for the preservation of the 28-unit Chapel Court housing complex. Chapel Court is owned by the Chapel Court Housing Corporation. The project has a conditional approval for a $526,000 loan from the USDA which must be matched by other funds. Peoples' Self-Help Housing Corporation, acting as managing agent, has also applied for a Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Grant for the project site.

Another USDA program is the Rural Rental Housing Guaranteed Loan Program (Section 538). This program is intended to fund construction, acquisition or rehabilitation of rural multi-family housing for low-income occupants. Residents of the completed housing facility must be very-low- to moderate-income households; or elderly, handicapped or disabled persons with income not in excess of 1 15% of the median income of the county.

A third USDA program is the Rural Rental Housing Program (Section 515). Rural Rental Housing Loans are direct, competitive mortgage loans made to provide affordable multifamily rental housing for very-low-, low-, and moderate-income families; the elderly; and persons with disabilities. This is primarily a direct mortgage program, but its funds may also be used to buy and improve land and to provide necessary facilities such as water and waste disposal systems.
ln new Section 515 projects, 95% of tenants must have very-low incomes. ln existing projects, 75o/o of new tenants must have very-low incomes. Loans are for up to 50 years at an effective 1% interest rate. A current rate is used for the promissory note but thereafter is used only to determine maximum rent payments.

Local Housing Trust Fund. ln lieu fees collected as part of the lnclusionary Housing Program are deposited into an affordable housing trust fund. The fund is used exclusively for the provision of affordable housing and for reasonable costs associated with the development, maintenance and oversight of the affordable housing. The fund includes in lieu fees as well as other funds available to the City for exclusive use for the provision of affordable housing. Currently, the trust fund has approximately $465,000 available to support affordable housing.

Low lncome Housing Tax Credits. The Low-lncome Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program was created by the Tax Reform Act of 1986 to provide funding assistance for low- and moderate-income housing. Each state receives a tax credit, based upon population, toward Draft lt-2 Oclober2O22
Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report ll Resources and Opportunities funding housing that meets program guidelines. The tax credits are then used to leverage private capital into new construction or acquisition and rehabilitation of affordable housing.

Limitations on projects funded under the LIHTC program include minimum requirements that a certain percentage of units remain rent-restricted, based upon median income.

Mortgage Gredit Gertificates. The MCC Program, which is administered by the Housing Authority of Santa Barbara County, is a means of providing financial assistance to first-time homebuyers by allowing those homebuyers to take a specified percentage of annual mortgage interest payments as a tax credit against their federal personal income tax. The MCCs are used for the purchase of new or existing housing located within participating jurisdictions in Santa Barbara County. The MCCs are available to eligible homebuyers on a firstcome, first-serve basis.

State Housing Funds. ln recent years California voters have approved several bond measures to provide funding assistance for affordable and special needs housing. A variety of programs are funded by these bonds, including programs targeting both owner-occupied, rental, and supportive housing. As of March 2022, available State bond-funded programs include the Multifamily Housing Program, the Veterans Housing and Homelessness Prevention Program, the lnfill lnfrastructure Grant Program, the Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program, the No Place Like Home Program, and the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program. These programs are administered by HCD.s Housing Trust Fund (HTF) of Santa Barbara County. The HTF6 is a non-profit financing initiative whose mission is to expand affordable housing opportunities for low- to middleincome residents and workers in Santa Barbara County. HTF's primary program is a $7.6 million Revolving Loan Fund that provides direct low-cost financing to facilitate rental and home ownership housing production throughout the county. The Workforce Homebuyer Program, launched in 2012, provides down payment assistance to help low- to moderateincome households purchase a home in the community where they work, enabling a stable residence that strengthens the family and neighborhood. ln partnership, the City and the Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County operate a "Workforce Homebuyer Down Payment Loan Program" that helps to bridge the homeownership affordability gap for workforce homebuyers by providing 30-year deferred payment loans up to $100,000 per household to assist low- to upper-moderate-income households in purchasing a home in the City. Funds can be used for down payment and closing costs for households earn up to 200o/o of the Area Median lncome (AMl), adjusted for household size. The loans have no current interest or principal payments, are structured with shared appreciation, and are repaid upon sale or refinancing of the home or at the end of the loan term. Funding for Carpinteria's share of the program has been provided through the City of Carpinteria. The Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County has additional monies that can be used throughout the county, including Carpinteria.

C. Energy Conservation and Sustainable Housing Development ln 2006, the State Legislature passed Assembly Bill (AB) 32, The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, which requires the State of California to reduce "greenhouse gas" (GhG) emissions to 1990 levels no later than 2020. Passenger vehicles account for 31 percent of the state's total emissions. ln 1990, greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles and light trucks were 108 million metric tons, but by 2004 these emissions had increased to 135 million metric tons. 5 httos://www.hcd.ca.oov/oroqrams-active 6 htto://www.sbhousinotrust.oro/ Draft il-3 October 2022
Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report ll Resources and Opportunities Senate Bill (SB) 375, passed in 2008, builds on the existing regional transportation planning process, which is overseen by local officials with land use responsibilities, to connect the reduction of GhG emissions from cars and light trucks to land use and transportation policy. SB 375 asserts that, "Without improved land use and transportation policy, California will not be able to achieve the goals of AB 32."
SB 375 has three goals: (1) to use the regional transportation planning process to help achieve AB 32 goals; (2) to use California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) streamlining as an incentive to encourage residential projects that help achieve AB 32 goals to reduce GhG emissions; and (3) to coordinate the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) process with the regional transportation planning process. SB 375 requires consistency between the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and the RHNA, which is accomplished by using a common growth forecast in both of these policy documents.
ln 2021 the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) adopted both an RTP and a RHNA, and local governments cooperate in the implementation of SB 375 by adopting housing elements that facilitate new housing development in a manner consistent with the growth forecast and RHNA.

Energy Conservation Opportunities
As residentidl energy costs rise, increasing utility bills can adversely affect housing affordability.

State of California Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Nonresidential Buildings were established in 1978 in response to a legislative mandate to reduce California's energy consumption. The standards are codified in Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations and are updated periodically to allow consideration and possible incorporation of new energy efficiency technologies and methods. California's building efficiency standards (along with those for energyefficient appliances) have saved more than $100 billion in electricity and natural gas costs since 1978.7
Title 24 sets forth mandatory energy standards and requires the adoption of an energy budget for all new residential buildings and additions to residential buildings. Separate requirements are adopted for low-rise residential construction (i.e., buildings no more than 3 stories) and nonresidential buildings, which include hotels, motels, and multifamily residential buildings with four or more habitable stories. The standards specify energy-saving design for lighting, walls, ceilings, and floor installations, as well as heating and cooling equipment and systems, gas cooling devices, conservation standards, and the use of non-depleting energy sources such as solar energy or wind power. The home building industry must comply with these standards while localities are responsible for enforcing the energy conservation regulations through the plan check and building inspection processes. ln 2007, California developed a Green Building Standard (CALGreen) to meet the emissions reduction goals set out in AB 32. HCD has primary responsibility for implementing CALGreen provisions (which are within Title 24) for residential structures. CALGreen applies to the planning, design, operation, construction, use, and occupancy of newly constructed buildings in California.

State policy requires all new residential buildings to be "net zero energy" by 2020. On August 11, 2021 the California Energy Commission adopted new energy efficiency standards for both residential and commercial buildings.

Some of the recent changes to residential standards include:

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r Encouraging electric heat pump technology and use, which uses less energy and prod uces fewer emissions
e Establishing electric-ready requirements when natural gas is installed o Strengthening ventilation standards to improve indoor air quality and reduce disease transmission
Other recent legislation regarding energy efficiency and conservation includes SB 350 (2015). SB 350 includes an energy efficiency target of doubling energy efficiency in buildings by 2030. ln addition, AB 2722 (2016) designates polluter fees to funding transportation, affordable housing, urban forestry, energy savings, and other sustainable projects to benefit disadvantaged communities.

City Efforts to Encourage Energy Conservation
Energy conservation is an important consideration as the City evaluates housing development proposals. One of the requirements of a Development Plan submittal is a statement of energy and water conservation measures and/or devices incorporated into the construction and occupancy phases of the development. Recently approved developments have promoted energy conservation in the design of both housing and office components through the following techniques:
o Low E-glass;
o Higher R-valued insulation;
. Solar tubes and ceiling fans;
o Solar assisted water systems with tankless water heaters; . Energy efficient lights and appliances;
o Natural light;
o Solar screens;
o Efficient lighting that exceeds Title 24 standards and utilizes natural light; o An innovative water harvesting/bio-filtration/storage/reuse system that also provides storm water retention and uses a solar powered pump to send water to a restored water tower for landscape irrigation;
o Use of permeable paving blocks for drives and walks;
o Buildings designed with sustainable materials selected for durability and nontoxic maintenance, i.e.: Fly-ash concrete, FSC certified lumber; fiber cement siding, recycled steel roofing, formaldehyde-free insulation, sheathing and cabinets;
o Passive solar heating with thermal storage, natural lighting and natural ventilation designed to minimize fossil energy use would be incorporated within all residential structures;
o Building integrated solar electric photovoltaic systems for all units; Draft il-5 Oclober 2Q22
Carpi nteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report ll Resources and Opportunities a Energy Star appliances, heating system, water heaters, vent fans and light fixtures;
Extra water-conserving toilets with dual flush along with low flow fixtures and instant flow water heaters;
Units and Buildings that qualify as "Energy Star Homes" under the U.S.

Department of Energy criteria; and
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lll. CorusrnArNTs
A. GovernmentalGonstraints
\lVhile local land use plans and regulations are developed to protect people and structures from hazards or nuisances or to protect important environmental or community values, these regulations can also affect the price and availability of housing and, in particular, the provision of affordable housing. Land use controls, site improvement requirements, fees and required contributions to infrastructure, permit processing procedures and various other issues may present constraints to the maintenance, development and improvement of housing. a.

1. Land Use Plans and Regulations
General Plan and Zoning Designations
Table lll-1 shows the four major residential land use categories designated in the City's General Plan Land Use Element. Densities range from a low of 0.3 dwelling units per acre up to 20 dwelling units per acre. There is no land designated Rurcl Residentialon the Land Use Map.

Table lll-1
GeneralPlan Residential Land Use Gategories
RuralResidential (RR)
This category provides locations for single-family homes adjacent to the urban/rural boundary to function use and stabilize that
Low - Den sity Re si d entia I (LD R)
This category includes locations for low-density detached single-family rcsidences in neighborhood Medi um -De n sity Resid ential (MDR)
This category provides for small lot detached or aftached (duplex) single-family and aftached multi-family include townhouses and ondominiums.

Planned Unit Development (PUD)
This category is assigned to large undeveloped parcels suitable for a combination of land uses (e.9., residential, recreational, visitor-serving, commercial and convenience establishmenb.) This category helps to

0.3 to 1.0

0.3 to 4.6

4.71o
Determined through the
Specific Plan process
Category Density (units/acre)
The City's Zoning Code allows residential uses in the following districts:

R-1 - Single Family
PRD - Planned Residential Development
PUD - Planned Unit Development
MHS/PUD - Mobile/Modular Home Subdivision/Planned Unit Development MHP - Mobile Home Park
CPD - Commercial Planned Development
CB - Central Business
RES - Resort
M-RP - lndustrial Research Park
M - General lndustry
M-CD - Coastal lndustry
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o REC - Recreation
o R - ResidentialOverlay
o Ellinwood Overlay
Dwelling units are allowed in the CB, CPD, M-RP and M zones as long as they are integrated into the overall development. M-CD and REC allow for caretaker units pursuant to a Conditional Use Permit. REC allows dwellings for owners, managers or caretakers pursuant to a Conditional Use Permit. The R-Residential Overlay allows the opportunity for residential-only development in zone districts which would otherwise not permit such uses. The intent is to encourage rehabilitation of existing housing stock in certain commercial and industrial areas (excluding coastal dependent industry), to increase the city's stock of affordable housing through permission of new residential-only developments in areas which allow commercial, industrial and mixed use developments, and to assist the city in maintaining an appropriate balance between jobs and housing. The R-Residential Overlay district does not apply to visitor-serving commercial (VC) designated parcels, with the exception that second story mixed use or residential use shall be allowed on VC designated parcels in the Downtown Core District (see also Program 1. Adequate Site to Accommodate Regional Housing Needs).

Table lll-2 summarizes the permitted uses and development standards for residential zones.

Lot Goverage
Building coverage, according to the zoning regulations, means the amount of land that may be covered by buildings, usually measured as a percentage of the lot area. However, pools, spas and patios are not included within the meaning of a building. Table lll-2 identifies the lot coverage standards for each residential zone. Housing development in the PRD-20 Zone, the City's highest density zone, can satisfo the lot coverage standard and attain the maximum number of housing units.

Height Limits
Building height means the vertical distance from the average finish grade of the lot covered by the building to the highest points of the coping of a flat roof or to the height of the highest gable of a pitch or hip roof. As discussed below, recent 100% affordable multi-family projects have been developed as 2-story buildings, although 3-story development is also possible within the 3Gfoot height limit.

Lot Size Requirements
Single-fami[ housing is permitted on a variety of lot sizes. Mobile home parks and subdivisions require a minimum of '10 acres. This minimum lot size enables mobile home parks to have at least 80 spaces. The PRD zone requires a minimum lot size of 7,000 square feet for newly created lots. However, existing lots smaller than 7,000 square feet can still develop at a minimum of 2,180 square feet per dwelling unit in the PRD-20 Zone.

Unit Size Requirements
The City's zoning regulations do not establish minimum or maximum housing unit sizes by housing type or zone, except for single room occupancy (SRO) units. The City encourages "... studio and one bedroom units above commercial uses in the downtown district to reduce parking needs, facilitate affordability and encourage workforce housing in the downtown." Draft |t-2 October2022
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"Building coverage" is defined as the amount of land covered or permitted to be covered by buildings, usually measured as a percent of a lot.

Floor Area Ratios
Floor area ratio (FAR) is defined as the total floor area of enclosed buildings on a lot divided by the net area of the site expressed in a percent form. This definition excludes pools, spas and patios.

Setbacks
Required front, side and rear setbacks describe the minimum distance from the housing unit to the property line. Setbacks vary depending on zone and housing type. Housing development in the PRD-20 zone, the City's highest density zone, can satisfiT the setback requirements and attain the maximum number of housing units.

Open Space Requirements
Required open space means private open space that includes patios, decks and yards for the private use of the residents of individual units. Open space requirements range 'from 20o/o to 65% depending on zone and housing type, with lower requirements for multi-family zones. Housing development in the PRD-20 zone, the City's highest density zone, can satisff open space requirements and attain the maximum number of housing units.

Growth Controls/Urban Growth Boundaries
The City has no growth controls or limitations that establish a maximum number of new housing units that can be approved annually. The City's General Plan/Local Coastal Land Use Plan guides growth and development within the City and identifies a Sphere of lnfluence boundary that includes an estimated 8.35 acres. Each area included in the Sphere of lnfluence is contiguous to the existing City urban/rural boundary and has unique characteristics or circumstances that support inclusion in the City sphere of influence.

Zoning for Lower-lncome Housing
As part of each Housing Element
update cities must
comprehensively review their
land use plans and regulations to
ensure that they do not pose
unreasonable constraints to the
development of lower-income
housing. One of the best ways of
identifyin g potential constraints is
through the review of actual developmentprojects.Themost,-'::'..9M***.*"3si+,d,-!s,.9dF'.# recent affordable housing
development in Carpinteria is Casas de las Flores, a 100% affordable development built by People's Self-Help Housing Corporation in 2015. The propefi features 43 units with three equipped with accessibility features. The attractive property was developed under the Density Draft lil-3 Oclober 2022
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Adequate Site to Accommodate Regional Housing Needs and Program 5. Affordable Rental Housing describing actions the City proposes to further expand opportunities for affordable housing development.

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Permifted Residential Uses and Development Standards - Residential Zones Permitted Uses
Single-family
dwellings; Small
family care
homes
Large family
care hornes
(cuP)
Single-family
dwellings; Small
family care
hornes
Large family care
homes (CUP)
Singlefamily dwellings;
Duplex, Multi-family
(townhouses,
condominiums, clusbr and
communily apartmenl
projecb), subject to
Development Plan approval
Single-family dwellings;
Rowhouses,
Townhouses,
Apartments,
Condominiums, Modular
honns, Mobile homes
on a permanent
foundation, subject to
Development Plan
aooroval
Single-family
dwellings, Multifamily dwellings,
subject to
Development Plan
approval
Mobile honn park,
subject io
Development Plan
approval
Modular homes,
Mobile homes on a
permanent
foundation
Max. Density
(units/acre) 8.2
5,6

4.6 4.6
20 Determined when PIJD is
approved
20 8.0 gross 8.2 net
Min. Parking 2 in a garage 2 in a garage
Studio/1 Bdrm: 1 covered
2 or more bdrms:
'l coverod and 1 uncovered
+1 visitor space per 3 units
Studio/1 Bdrm: 1 covered
2 or more bdrms:
1 covered and 1
uncovered +1 visitor
space per 3 units
Studio/1 Bdrm:1
covered
2 or more bdrms:
1 covered and 1
unmvered +1
visitor space per 3
unih
2 (may be tandem) 2 (may be tandem)
Max. Building
Covemoe 35% 35% 50Yo 30% Varies 75% per site 750/0 of indiv. site Max. Building
Heioht 30 feet 30 feet 30 feet 30 feet 30 feet 30 feet 30 feet lMin. Net Lot Area
(sq. feet) 4,000 No Standard 1 o-acre site
tt,000
7,000
8,000
7,000 for newly created lob No Standard
Park = 10 acres
Site =3 ,600 s.f.

Max FAR 400 400 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Front Setback
Greater of 40 feet
from cenler of
road or 10 fuet
from property line
Greater of 50 feet
from center of
road or 20 feet
from property line
No standard
Varies pursuant to
the underlying
commercial or
industrial zone
dishict
Park = greater of 50
feet from center of road
or 20 feet fom property
line
lot=10feet
10 feet
Greater of 50 feet fiom
center of road or 20 feet fom
property line

7.R.1

8.R.1
Development
PRD
Development
PUD
Mobile Home Park
MHP
Mobile Home
Subdivision

MHS/PUD
Type of Standard 4.R,1 R Overlay
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10% ofwidth, but
not less than 5 ft
or more than 10 ft
10% ofwidth, butnot less
than 5 ft or more lhan 10 fl No standard
varies pursuant h
the underlying
commercial or
industilal zone
dishict
Park = 15 fl
Site=5ft 5fl
Rear Setback 15ft 15 ft 15ft No standard
varies pursuant t0
the underlying
commercial or
industrial zone
diski.J
Park = 15 fl
Site = 5 ft 10 ft
Minimum Open
Soace 65% 65Yo 20Yo 20% 20Yo 20Yo 200/"

7.R.1

8.R-l
Development
PRD
Mobile Home Park
MHP
Mobile Home
Subdivision

MHS/PUD
R 0verlay
it
Development
PUD
Type of Standard 4.R.1
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Under state law, persons with special needs include those in residential care facilities, persons with disabilities, farm workers, persons needing emergency shelter, transitional or supportive housing, and single room occupancy (SRO) units. The City's regulations regarding these housing types are discussed below.
. Housing for Persons with Disabilities
Residential Care Facilities. Health and Safety Code $$1267.8, 1566.3, and 1568.08 require local governments to treat licensed group homes and residential care facilities with six or fewer residents no differently than other single-family residential uses. "Six or fewer persons" does not include the operator, the operator's family or persons employed as staff. Local agencies must allow these licensed care facilities in any area zoned for residential use, and may not require licensed residential care facilities for six or fewer persons to obtain conditional use permits or variances that are not required of other family dwellings. The City's zoning regulations are consistent with these provisions of state law. Large residential care facilities for seven or more persons are conditionally permitted in any zone.

Reasonable Accommodation. Cities are required to adopt procedures for processing requests for "reasonable accommodation" in the application of building or zoning regulations to reduce barriers for persons with disabilities.

Chapter 14.61 of the Zoning Code includes reasonable accommodation procedures pursuant to state law. Requests for reasonable accommodation are reviewed and approved administratively by the Director unless the request is made in conjunction with another development application. The following findings are considered as part of the review.

1.The request for accommodation is reasonable and necessary to afford the applicant with an equal opportunity to access publicly funded buildings, facilities and programs, or privately funded housing, including single- and multiple-family dwelling units, and public accommodations on an equal basis with others who are not disabled;

2.There are no preferable and/or feasible alternatives to the requested accommodation that may provide an equivalent level of benefit;

3.The physical attributes of, and any proposed changes to, property and structures are compatible with surrounding development;

4.The requested accommodation will not impose an undue financial or administrative burden on the city;
S.The requested accommodation will not require a fundamental alteration of the city's land use, zoning or building laws, rules, policies, practices and/or procedures, and is consistent with the city's local coastal program;

6.The potential impact on surrounding uses has been considered; and

7.Any other factor(s) that may have a bearing on the request have also been considered.

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These findings and procedures do not pose a constraint to persons with disabilities. ln 2021 a reasonable accommodation request was approved to allow a parking waiver for an ADU.

Definition of "Familv". The Zoni ng Code defines "Family" as "one or more persons living together as a single nonprofit housekeeping unit and sharing common living, sleeping, cooking and eating facilities. Members of a family need not be related but are distinguished from a group occupying a boarding or lodging house, hotel, club or similar dwelling for group uses." This definition does not pose a constraint to persons with disabilities.

Maximum concentration and site olannino requirements. Separation of certain types of licensed care homes is regulated by the State. Except for foster homes and elderly care, licenses issued by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) must be a minimum of 300 feet from any other licensed home (as measured from the outside walls of the house - Health and Safety Code 51520.5). lf a home is closer than 300 feet, an exemption must be granted by the City, otherwise the license in denied. This 300-foot separation restriction does not apply to licenses issued by the State Department of Alcohol and Drugs for rehabilitation homes. CDSS must submit any application for a facility covered by the law to the city where the facility will be located. The City may request that the license be denied based on the overconcentration or an existing facility (or within 1,000 feet of a congregate living health facility) unless the City approves the application. Even if there is adequate separation between the facilities, a city or county may ask that the license be denied based on over-concentration.

These separation requirements apply only to facilities with the same type of license. For instance, a community care facili$ would not violate the separation requirements even if located next to a drug and alcohol treatment facility.

The City complies with fair housing laws as they relate to spacing and separation requirements. The City has not adopted a standard different from or more stringent than those imposed by state law.

Farmworker Housing
Under the state Employee Housing Act, farmworker housing for up to six employees must be treated as a single-family residential use and permitted subject to the same regulations and standards as apply to other residential uses in the same zone. The Zoning Code defines "employee housing" consistent with Section 17008 of the Health and Safety Code.

Additionally, farmworker housing in a zone where agriculture is a permitted use is considered an agricultural activity when consisting of no more than 36 beds in group quarters or 12 units or spaces designed for use by separate households and must be treated as other agricultural activities in the same zone consistent with the Employee Housing Act. The Zoning Code allows farmworker housing consistent with these provisions of state law.

Emergency Shelters
Emergency shelters are facilities that provide a safe alternative to acute homelessness either in a shelter facility, or through the use of motel vouchers.

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meet a jurisdiction's needs, emergency shelters must be allowed by-right (i.e., without discretionary review such as a conditional use permit) in at least one zoning district, but may include specific development standards.

The Zoning Code allows emergency shelters by-right in the lndustrial/Research Park (M-RP) zoning district (Figure lll-1) in conformance with SB 2. This district encompasses approximately 146 acres and has vacant sites or buildings that could accommodate year-round emergency shelters sufficient to meet the City's estimated homeless population of 21 persons based on the latest Point-in-Time survey. The M-RP district provides close proximity to transit and other services used by homeless persons. Based upon current conditions, one emergency shelter facility could fully accommodate the need, although the zoning regulations could accommodate more than one facility.

Development standards for emergency shelters include those applicable to all uses in the M-RP zone plus the following:
. Maximum Occupancy of 25 persons (higher occupancy facilities may be considered through a Conditional Use Permit)
. Vehicle and Bicycle Parking. One vehicle parking space per five beds, plus one space for each employee on duty. One bicycle parking space per five beds
. Waiting intake area large enough to accommodate regular occupancy. . The facility may provide amenities such as: commercial kitchen, recreation room, support services, laundry services and storage areas
. Length of stay no more than six months in any 12-month period . A written management plan including provisions for staffing, management, security, outdoor uses, temporary storage, site maintenance, service amenities and transportation
. Lighting for security and safety
. Minimum separation of 300 feet from any other emergency shelter AB 139 (2019) modified state emergency shelter regulations with regard to offstreet parking requirements. Program 11 includes a commitment to update the City's emergency shelters standards consistent with current State law. With this program, City regulations will not pose a constraint to the establishment of emergency shelters.

Low Barrier Navigation Genters
ln 2019 the State Legislature adopted AB 101 establishing requirements for local regulation of low banier navigation centers, which are defined as "Housing first, low-barrier, service-enriched shelters focused on moving people into permanent housing that provides temporary living facilities while case managers connect individuals experiencing homelessness to income, public benefits, health services, shelter, and housing." Low barrier navigation centers meeting specified standards must be allowed by-right in areas zoned for mixed-use and in nonresidential zones permitting multi-family uses. Program 11 in the Housing Plan includes an amendment to City zoning regulations consistent with this Draft ilt-9 October 2022
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requirement to eliminate any potential constraints to the establishment of low barrier navigation centers.

Transitional and Supportive Housing
Transitional and supportive housing are longer-term types of housing, up to two years or more. Residents are typically required to participate in a structured program to work toward established goals so that they can move on to permanent housing. Supportive housing residents are often provided with an array of supportive seruices to assist them in daily activities. Under SB 2, transitional and supportive housing are deemed to be residential uses subject only to the same requirements and standards that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone. The Zoning Code allows transitional and supportive housing in conformance with state law.

Single Room Occupancy
Single room occupancy (SRO) facilities are small studio{ype units that typically rent in the very-low- or extremely-low-income category. California Health and Safety Code $17958.1 allows jurisdictions to permit efficiency units with a minimum floor area of 150 square feet and partial kitchen or bathroom facilities for occupancy by no more than two persons. SROs are conditionally permitted in the Planned Residential Development (PRD) zone subject to the following development standards:
. Minimum size of 150 square feet and maximum size of 400 square feet . Occupancy limited to a maximum of two persons per unit . A SRO unit is not required to but may contain partial or full bathroom facilities. A partial bathroom facili$ shall have at least a toilet and sink; a full facility shall have a toilet, sink and bathtub, shower or bathtub/shower combination. lf a full bathroom facility is not provided, common bathroom facilities shall be provided in accordance with the California Building Code for congregate residences with at least one full bathroom per floor. . fi SRO unit is not required to but may contain partial or full kitchen facilities. A full kitchen includes a sink, a refrigerator and a stove, range top or oven. A partial kitchen is missing at least one of these appliances. lf a full kitchen is not provided, common kitchen facilities shall be provided with at least one full kitchen per floor.
. One closet per person, telephone hookups and cable or satellite TV hookups
. lf laundry facilities are not provided in each unit, common laundry facilities shall be provided, with one washer and one dryer on the premises for every 10 units
. Elevators shall be required for SRO buildings of two or more stories . Onsite management
. Off-street parking at the rate of 0.5 space per unit, plus one space for each employee on duty
These standards do not pose an unreasonable constraint on development of SRO facilities.

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Chapter 14.54 of the Zoning Code requires the provision of parking for residential uses as follows:
r Single-fami[ detached dwellings: two covered parking spaces per dwelling within a garage.
. Multiple-family dwellings (including two-family duplexes):
(1) For each single bedroom or efficiency dwelling unit designed and intended to accommodate not more than two persons: one covered space per unit, either in a carport or a garage;
(2) Two or more bedroom dwellings: a minimum of one covered parking space per unit plus one parking space per unit in a paved parking area; (3) Visitor parking: one parking space per three dwelling units; (4) Parking spaces shall not be located more than 200 feet from the buibing served by such spaces.
r Mobile homes (located in mobile home parks): two spaces on each mobile home site (may be tandem); one space for every three sites for guest parking. . Clubs, fraternities, sororities, dormitories, boardinghouses and lodging houses:
one space per four bed spaces and one space per two employees. o Rest homes, family care and special care homes, and other group care or congregate care facilities: one space for each three beds plus one space for each employee.
lmpacts of the parking standards on housing cost and supply are minimal, and the City's parking standards can be accommodated on parcels that meet the minimum lot size requirements. That is, the parking standards do not reduce housing capacity below the maximum permitted by zoning on lots meeting the minimum lot size requirements.

The cost impact of the City's parking standards on affordability pertains primarily to construction costs - that is, the need to construct a garage compared to a carport. Once again, the cost impacts are minimal because a garage is required only for single family homes. The number of parking spaces required of rental housing spaces are not extraordinary as a maximum of two spaces are required for rental housing units having two or more bedrooms. Developers may satisfy the standard by providing one carport and one paved space (covered or uncovered).

The City standards have not impeded the development of new housing. Over the past several years, there have been no requests for variances to permit carports instead of garages for singlefamily dwellings. However, pursuant to Program 7 of the Housing Plan, the City will continue to provide relief from the covered parking and parking space requirements in order to facilitate the development and rehabilitation of affordable housing.

The City's density bonus regulations allow qualifying projects to provide reduced parking consistent with State law. Required parking ratios are inclusive of handicapped and guest parking. ln addition, a development may provide "onsite parking" through tandem parking or Draft |t-12 October2O22
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c. Accessory Dwelling Units
To address recent changes in State law the City has prepared revised regulations for ADUs in consultation with the California Coastal Commission and in September 2O22 the City Council approved a Local Coastal Program Amendment, which is being reviewed by the Coastal Commission. The City's new Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) program includes two Architectdesigned ADU building plans specific for Carpinteria, one 300 square feet and the other 496 square feet. These plans will be pre-approved by the City's Plans Examiner and available to residents at no cost in order to facilitate the construction of ADUs throughout the City. Program 2 in the Housing Plan describes additional actions the City will take to encourage and facilitate development of ADUs during the planning period.
d. Density Bonus
Under state law cities and counties must allow a density increase over the otherwise maximum allowable residential density as well as other incentives and concessions when builders agree to construct housing developments with units affordable to low- or moderate-income households.

Chapter 14.77 of the Zoning Code establishes density bonus regulations. To ensure consistency with current state law, Program 7 in the Housing Plan includes an update to City density bonus regulations to incorporate recent legislation. An LCP amendment to update density bonus regulations was initiated by City Council on September 12,2022 and is currently in the public review process.
e. MobileHomes/ManufacturedHousing
There is often an economy of scale in manufacturing homes in a plant rather than onsite, thereby reducing cost. State law precludes local governments from prohibiting the installation of mobile homes on permanent foundations on single-family lots. lt also declares a mobile home park to be a permitted land use on any land planned and zoned for residential use, and prohibits requiring the average density in a new mobile home park to be less than that permitted by the Municipal Code. Mobile homes on a permanent foundation are permitted in any zone that allows singlefamily homes, as well as in the Mobile Home Park zone. f. Building Godes
The City's building regulations (Title 15 of the Municipal Code) incorporate the 2019 versions of the California Building Code, Residential Code, Electrical Code, Plumbing Code, Mechanical Code, Green Building Code and Building Energy Efficiency Standards. The City's building regulations detail the revisions and amendments to the Building Code that differ from state standards. These amendments are mostly related to geotechnical review and provisions for adequate drainage and do not pose unreasonable constraints to housing cost. g. Coastal Zone
The entire City is located with the Coastal Zone and the City has a certified Local Coastal Program (LCP). As a result, all development, other than minor additions to existing dwellings, requires a Coastal Development Permit. Projects located within the Coastal Appeals Overlay District may be appealed to the California Coastal Commission.

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The City of Carpinteria has adopted an lnclusionary Housing Ordinance (Municipal Code Chapter

14.75) to encourage the development and availability of affordable housing in the abovemoderate-income category in an effort to provide housing for middle-income and critical workforce households that cannot afford housing in Carpinteria, and to ensure that the private sector, as well as the public sector, contributes to and participates in providing adequate housing for all economic segments of Carpinteria.

Residential development of five or more housing units involving a subdivision map for the purpose of creating individual ownership units or parcels must construcl 12To of the total units at a price affordable to households earning 121% of the area median income (AMl).

The City has provided incentives for developers to facilitate inclusionary requirements. A developer may request and the Ci$ may approve one incentive to facilitate the construction of inclusionary units, if the developer can demonstrate that the modification is necessary to provide for affordable housing cost.
lf it is determined that the construction of the affordable units is infeasible, the inclusionary ordinance provides for an in lieu fee. However, no one has requested to pay an in lieu fee since adoption of the program in 2004. The ordinance does not provide for the affordable housing to be provided off-site.

Any in lieu fees collected are deposited into an affordable housing trust fund. The fund is used exclusively for the provision of affordable housing and for reasonable costs associated with the development, maintenance and oversight of affordable housing in the City. The fund includes in lieu fees as well as other funds available to the City for exclusive use for the provision of affordable housing. Currently, the trust fund has approximately $465,000 available to provide for affordable housing.
i. Other Housing Regulations
Chapter 14.47 of the Zoning Ordinance establishes regulations and a maximum of 218 units that may be used for short-term rentals in the Vacation Rental Overlay District. The intent is to provide adequate transient occupancy uses in areas serving the beach and downtown and to ensure that such uses are appropriately integrated with residential and commercial needs of the community.

The vacation rental overlay district allows owners of residential units to obtain a license to operate a vacation rental. These regulations help to preserve the use of other residential properties for permanent residential use.

2. Development Processing Procedures
Types of Permits Required for Residential Development
The types of permits required for residential development are determined by the zone in which the residential property is located. All new development projects, as well as certain use changes in existing buildings, must be reviewed by the Community Development Department staff for conformance with the City's Local Coastal Land Use Plan, General Plan and Zoning Code. ln addition, the Planning Director, Planning Commission and/or City Council reviews projects that require one or more of the following types of permits or approvals:
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Conceptual Plan/ Review - While not mandatory, due to the City's need to implement Coastal Plan and General Plan Policies and integrate citizen participation and environmental review, the Conceptual Plan Review process helps applicants understand if and how a proposal might cause public policy confl icts and/or environmental impacts.

Annexation ProposaZSphere of lnfluence Amendmenf - Development proposals for properties outside the City that may be annexed into the City. A Sphere of lnfluence boundary has been adopted to assist planning. lf property outside the City is not within the sphere, the sphere also needs to be amended prior to consideration of a development proposal.

Local Coastal Program AmendmenUGeneral Plan Amendment - State law requires every coastal city and county to adopt a Coastal Plan and General Plan. Any development proposal that changes Coastal Plan or General Plan policy or a mapped land use designation requires an amendment. Carpinteria is one of the few cities located entirely within the Coastal Zone.

Rezoning and Zoning Ordinance Amendmenf - ln considering a change of zone request, the Planning Commission determines whether the proposed zoning is consistent with the City's General Plan, compatible with existing and proposed development in the surrounding area, and consistent with good zoning or planning practices. Some proposals may include a zoning ordinance text amendment. The City Council is the local decision maker on these types of applications, following a recommendation from the Planning Commission.

Specific Plan - State law and the City's Local Coastal Program require the preparation of a Specific Plan for properties so designated on the Zoning Map.

Any proposal involving multiple properties or phasing could benefit by including the preparation of a Specific Plan.

Development Plan and Coastal Development Pemit - These types of permits are required for all new development in most zone districts. The Community Development Director or Planning Commission reviews the design and operational characteristics of the proposed development and may impose conditions of approval as deemed necessary. Unless otherwise exempted from the State Coastal Act, any land use activity that fits within the definition of "development" requires a Coastal Development Permit. ln Carpinteria, any entitlement for development including Development Plan, Conditional Use Permit, Grading Permit, etc. requires a Coastal Development Permit as well.

Conditional Use Permit - This permit is required for land uses that cannot be readily classified as principal permitted uses in individual districts by reason of their special character or possible effect on surrounding areas or the general community. The Planning Commission may impose conditions on such projects relating to both design and operation, and will require public review of the permit to ensure compliance with conditions.

Architectural Review - Most land use activities that result in physical design changes require architectural review. Those changes that are associated with a Development Plan or Conditional Use Permit application will require Architectural Review Board review in addition to Community Development Director or Planning Commission approval. The Architectural Review Board provides only recommendations to the decisionmake(s).

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Tentative Subdivision, Tentative Parcel Maps and Condominium Conversrbns - ln conjunction with review of other permits and approvals for a development project, the Planning Commission reviews a proposed Subdivision, while the City Council reviews a Parcel Map.

Variance - The Planning Commission may approve a variance from certain requirements of the Zoning Code if it makes specific findings regarding unique circumstances or characteristics of the property involved. b. Coastal Development Permits/Development Plan Approvals Multi-family housing is a permitted use in the PRD, PUD, CPD, CB and M-RP Zones. This housing type includes rowhouses, townhouses, apartments, condominiums and community apartment projects. Multi-family housing is not subject to a conditional use permit in these zones.

However, all uses, not only multi-fami[ rental housing, are permitted subject to approval of a Development Plan and Coastal Development Permit approval.

A Development Plan describes the proposed development in terms of land uses, parking, circulation, building heights, building elevations and the number and types of dwellings in each building. After submittal of the Development Plan and Coastal Development Permit application, the Community Development Department circulates the application to other City departments and local special districts. The Planning Commission may then approve, conditionally approve or deny the project. The Planning Commission's decision may be appealed to the City Council. lf the project is located in the CoastalAppeals Overlay District, the City's action may also be appealed to the California Coastal Commission.
c. Overlay Zones
ln addition to the regulations governing individual zoning classifications, the City has 10 Overlay Districts, which are described below. The regulations of the overlay districts apply to the land in the same manner as specific district regulations. Overlay regulations apply wherever the boundaries of the area are shown on the official zoning maps. When an overlay district is added to an individual zoning district, the provisions of the overlay district shall be effective in addition to the applicable district regulations. lf any of the provisions of the overlay district conflict with provisions of the specific zoning classification regulation, the provisions which are most restrictive are enforced. Table lll-3 lists the City's overlay districts.

Table lll-3 Zoning Overlay Districts
Coastal Appeals Area
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Whitney Site Overlay District
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2) Environmentally Sensitive Habitat: The purpose of the ESH Overlay District is to protect and preserve areas in which plant or animal life or their habitats are either rare or especially valuable because of their role in the ecosystem and which could be easi$ disturbed or degraded by human activities and development. The intent of this district is to ensure that all development in such areas is designed and carried out in a manner that will provide maximum protection to sensitive habitat areas.
3) Flood Hazard Area: The purpose of this overlay district is to promote the public health, safety and welfare, and to minimize public and private losses in flood hazard areas defined or designated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Flood lnsurance Administration including specifically the Flood lnsurance Rate Map currently in effect. The intent of this district is to avoid exposing new development to flood hazard and to reduce the need for future flood control protective works and resulting alteration of stream and wetland environments by regulating development within flood hazard areas. 4) Specific Plan: The purpose of the Specific Plan Overlay district is to provide for a coordinated level of site planning for parcels which are under separate ownership but should be planned as a unit, prior to preparation of development plans. The intent is to ensure a more precise level of planning for such areas than is ordinarily possible under the land use plan. Therefore, a specific plan is an extension of the land use plan, including but not limited to the location and types of land uses, roads, open space, hazardous areas and natural landmarks. 5) Visitor-Serving/Highway Commercial: The purpose of the V Overlay District is to provide for commercial development that will serve visitors to the city as well as local residents. The intent is to provide a mechanism for requiring adequate visitor-seruing commercial uses in areas serving the beach and major highways and to ensure that such uses are appropriately integrated with other commercial needs of the community.
6) R Residential: The purpose of the R Overlay District is to provide the opportunity for residential-only development in zone districts which would otherwise not permit such uses. The intent is to encourage rehabilitation of existing housing stock in certain commercial and industrial areas (excluding coastal dependent industry), to increase the City's stock of affordable housing through new residential-only developments in areas which allow commercial, industrial and mixed use developments, and to assist the City in maintaining an appropriate balance between jobs and housing. The R Residential Overlay District does not apply to Visitor-Serving Commercial (VC) designated parcels, with the exception that second story mixed use or residential use shall be allowed on VC designated parcels in the Downtown Core District.

As discussed in the Sites lnventory (Appendix B) and Program 1 in the Housing Plan, the R Overlay is proposed to be added to additional parcels to increase opportunities for residential development.

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Carpinteria has a limited inventory of undeveloped land that provides for the develd'pment of typical single-family, subdivision or multi-family projects. Many developments are infill residential projects, particularly redevelopment of underutilized infill sites. Depending on the type of development and permits required, typical processing time ranges from two to six months for residential projects.

Since adoption of the prior Housing Element, the City has continually implemented the following Housing Element policy:

Facilitating Affodable Housing Development Review. Affordable housing developments shall receive the highest priority and efforts by staff, the Planning Commission, and City Council to: (a) provide technical assistance to affordable housing developers, including community involvement; (b) take into account project Draft ilt-18 October 2022
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The Planning Commission has final review authority for Development Plans, Coastal Development Permits, Conditional Use Permits, Tentative Parcel Maps, Condominium Conversions and Variances. The Planning Commission's decision may be appealed to the City Council or the City Council may appeal a Planning Commission decision to itself. The Planning Commission reviews and makes recommendations to the City Councilfor Annexations, Sphere of lnfluence Amendments, Local Coastal Program and General Plan Amendments, Zone Changes and Zoning Text Amendments, Specific Plans and Tentative Tract Maps. All of these City Council decisions, except for some instances Tentative Subdivision Maps, are subject to review and approval by the State Coastal Commission.

Typical single- and multi-family projects require a Development Plan and Coastal Development Permit and Architectural Review. Subdivision maps are reviewed in conjunction with the review of other permits. The decision-making criteria include the Coastal Plan and General Plan goals, objectives and policies as well as the development standards and findings set forth in the Zoning Code. ln order to expedite the permit process, the Community Development Department encourages applicants to participate in a Conceptual Review process before an application is formally submitted to the City, or to consult with planning staff at the public information counter.

The City also has prepared an 'Applicant's Guide' to show applicants the process for projects that require review by the Planning Commission or City Council. The Guide includes information about how to submit a complete application package. Through these efforts, the City reduces the costs and time involved in processing development applications.

The City's new Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) program making its way through the Coastal Commission's LCPA approval process includes two Architect-designed ADU building plans specific for Carpinteria, one 300 square feet and the other 496 square feet. These plans will be pre-approved by the City's Plans Examiner and available to residents at no cost in order to facilitate the construction of ADUs throughout the City.

The certainty of approval of a development application is a function of the due diligence of the applicant with respect to submitting a proposal that is complete and satisfies the development standards and policies. The Community Development Department's 'Applicant's Guide' encourages applicants to consult with the Department to find out the zoning regulations that may affect the project, the types of permits that may be needed and what fees are required. The Applicant's Guide also describes the nature and sequence of steps that comprise the development review process.

PUD Review Procedures
Permitted uses subject to Development Plan approval in the Planned Unit Development (PUD) district include:

Residential units, either attached or detached, including single-family dwellings, rowhouses, townhouses, apartments, condominiums, modular homes and mobile homes on a permanent foundation; provided that the units are clustered to the maximum eltent feasible for modular/mobile home PUDs.

The PUD District has established standards regarding maximum building coverage, minimum open space and maximum building height. The development standards are as follows:
o Parking per the parking regulations for each land use r Building coverage - maximum of 30%
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Common open space - minimum of 20o/o of lot area
Landscaping - in accordance with approved development plan Density - determined at time of designation unless already established by the General Plan/Coastal Plan
ln determining the appropriate density, the following factors are considered:
1 . Protection of the scenic qualities of the site

2. Protection of natural and/or coastal resources, e.9., habitat areas, archaeological sites

3. Avoidance of siting of structures on hazardous areas

4. Provision of public open space, recreation and/or beach access

5. Preservation of existing healthy trees

6. Mix of housing types and provision of low- and moderate-income housing opportunities

7. Density in surrounding areas

8. Service system constraints
Standards with regard to setbacks, lot area and distance between buildings have not been established. The reason is that the intent of the PUD zone district is to "encourage clustering of structures to preserve a maximum amount of contiguous open space." To this end, the "intent is to promote multiple residential development rather than single-family subdivisions...." The process of approving a PUD involves the preparation of a Development Plan by the applicant. The contents of a Development Plan have been described previously in the analysis of potential governmental constraints. Prior to approving a Development Plan, the City Council or Planning Commission shall determine that the following requirements have been met:

1. That the density and type of proposed development is in conformance with the Coastal Land Use Plan;

2. That adequate provisions have been made within the proposed conditions, covenants and restrictions to establish permanent care and maintenance of public and common open spaces, recreational areas and facilities;

3. That the existing and proposed circulation is suitable and adequate to serve the proposed uses;

4. That setbacks and distances between buildings meet all of the provisions of Section 14.16.070;

5. That the development includes a mixture of housing types and that buildings and structures are clustered to the maximum extent feasible to provide the maximum amount of contiguous open space.

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Communitv Desion Element. The General Plan Community Design Element identifies citywide and specific key design characteristics of Carpinteria valued by the community. The Element includes the following major components:
r Citywide Communig Design Objectives and Policies;
o Town Map identifoing the geographical framework of where key physical design components are located;
o Key physical community design characteristics objectives and policies; and r Detailed objectives and policies for six sub-areas.

The Community Design Element objectives and policies are intended to guide the quality of future development that residents would like to continue and preserve.

The Community Design Element furthers the purpose of Coastal Act $30251. That section states that the scenic and visual qualities of coastal areas shall be considered and protected as a resource of public importance. Permitted development shall be sited and designed to protect views to and along the ocean and scenic coastal areas, to minimize the alteration of natural land forms, to be visually compatible with the character of surrounding areas, and, where feasible, to restore and enhance visual quality in visually degraded areas. New development in highly scenic areas such as those designated in the California Coastline Preservation and Recreation Plan prepared by the State Department of Parks and Recreation and by local government shall be subordinate to the character of its setting.

Residential projects are evaluated in terms of how they comply with the City's community design policies and objectives. The policies and objectives are expressed in narrative policy statements with specific examples of how applicants can comply with the community design policies and objectives. For instance, graphic examples are given with respect to mass, scale, color and materials.

The community design review process is conducted concurrently with the evaluation of project applications for discretionary permits such as a Development Plan and/or Tentative Parcel Map.

That means applicants do not need to go through a separate design review process. However, projects are subject to Architectural Review Board review of site plans, building elevations and landscape plans.

Residential Desiqn Guidelines. Residential design guidelines also have been established for single-family development in three areas of the city:

Subarea 1 - Beach Neighborhood is bounded by the Carpinteria Salt Marsh to the west, the Union Pacific Railroad to the north, Carpinteria City Beach to the south and Linden Avenue to the east.

Subarea 3 - includes the majority of the City's residential neighborhoods and is bounded by Highway 101 on the south and by agricultural lands outside the City limits on the west, north and east. The area is composed primarily of single-family neighborhoods laid out in a suburban pattern typical of new development in the1950s through the 1980s. The guidelines are primarily applicable to R-1 zoned properties in the Santa Monica, Canalino and El Carro neighborhoods, but may also be used as a tool to assist in evaluating single-family dwellings in other residential zone districts.

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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report lll Constraints Subarea 5 - Concha Loma Neighborhood is bounded by Carpinteria Creek on the west, Carpinteria Avenue on the north, the Carpinteria Oil and Gas Plant on the east and the railroad tracks, Tar Pits Park and Carpinteria State Beach on the south. This subarea includes unique and distinctive residential streets. The streets are generally curving and undulate vertically with the natural coastalterrain. ln cross section, they range from traditional tree-lined streets to narrow roads with unpaved edges and no sidewalks.

The design guidelines for these areas provide more specific guidance than the Zoning Code. \Mile the Zoning Code sets standards for building height, lot coverage, floor area ratio and setbacks, these are established as maximums or minimums, and therefore, the guidelines are intended to be more specific about the appropriate size of a building given its neighborhood context. The guidelines also identify desired characteristics regarding architectural details, color and materials, privacy, solar access, landscaping, fencing, lighting and utilities.

The design guidelines help to streamline the development process for new single-fami$ projects and remodels in these two areas by providing specific direction to homeowners and builders regarding the design characteristics that are consistent with the policies contained in the General Plan Community Design Element. The guidelines do not apply to multi-family development, and therefore do not pose a constraint to affordable housing. e. Environmental Review
Environmental review is required for all discretionary development projects under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Processing time for residential projects is dependent on whether an environmental impact report (ElR) or Mitigated Negative Declaration or no environmental document is required. Carpinteria follows the procedures set forth in CEQA and its guidelines. Environmental protection requirements, including protection of endangered species, may add time to the development process and additional cost where it is necessary to evaluate the effects of the project and mitigate adverse impacts.

3. Development Fees and lmprovement Requirements
a. Development Fees
State law limits fees charged for development permit processing to the reasonable cost of providing the service for which the fee is charged. Various fees and assessments are charged by the City and other public agencies to cover the costs of processing permit applications and providing services and facilities such as schools, parks and infrastructure. Almost all of these fees are assessed through a pro-rata share system, based on the magnitude of the projects impact or on the extent of the benefit that will be derived.

The City requires developers to provide onsite and offsite improvements necessary to serve their projects. Such improvements may include water, sewer and other utility extensions, street construction and traffic control device installation that are reasonably related to the project.

Dedication of land or in lieu fees may also be required of a project for rights-of-way, transit facilities, recreational facilities and school sites, consistent with the Subdivision Map Act.

The City's Capital lmprovement Program (ClP) contains a schedule of public improvements, including street improvements and other public works projects, to facilitate the City's continued development according to the City's General Plan. The CIP helps to ensure that construction of public improvements is coordinated with private development.

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Development impact fees for ADUs are reduced and in many cases eliminated pursuant to state law and the City's pending revised ADU Ordinance.
b. lmprovementRequirements
There is no single set of standards pertaining to onsite and offsite improvements. The City's neighborhoods differ and so do standards of development that occurred many years ago. Also, most of the development in the City is on infill sites with infrastructure already in place such as streets, curbs, gutters, sidewalks and street lights. Site improvements will occur in conjunction with the development of individual parcels and tracts. Through the processing of a development application, various City departments, special districts and utility companies review the residential development for conformity with development standards.

Streets and Circulation lmprovements
The City has established standard right-of-way (ROW) cross sections for each street and highway. Local streets, which are designed to serve individual subdivisions and neighborhoods within residential areas, have the following standards: non-through, 52' ROW and through 56' ROW. Collector streets connect local streets to secondary arterial streets. Several residential neighborhoods may be accessed by a collector street. A residential collector has a 60' ROW.

Wth regard to vacant land or underutilized sites, the City's on/offsite circulation improvement requirements are established pursuant to an approved development plan for residential projects.

These development plans establish standards in regard to the off-site circulation pattern including right-of-way dedication, street improvements, traffic control measures and acceleration and deceleration lanes. The minimum acceptable Level of Service at intersections is "LOS C". Level of Service C is defined as, "Stable flow but speed and maneuverability restricted to higher traffic volumes, satisfactory operating speeds for urban conditions." Curb, Gutter and Sidewalk Requirements
Standards for type, width and construction specifications for curb, gutters, cross gutters and sidewalks are based on those of the County of Santa Barbara, Department of Public Works, Transportation Division. Essentially, for new developments, curbs, gutters and sidewalks must be installed. ln already developed areas, the standard is to match current neighborhood infrastructure and design standards.

B. Non-Governmental Gonstraints

1. Environmental Gonstraints
Environmental constraints include physical features such as steep slopes, fault zones, floodplains or sensitive biological habitat. ln many cases, development of these areas is constrained by state and federal laws (e.9., FEMA flood hazard regulations, the Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, Coastal Act, State Fish and Game Code and AlquistPriolo Act). The City's General Plan/Local Coastal Program has been designed to protect sensitive areas from development, and to protect public safety. Although many portions of the city are affected by such environmental Draft ilt-23 October 2022
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2. lnfrastructure Constraints
a. Water Supply
The Carpinteria Valley Water District (CVWD) provides the domestic water supply for the City.

Water is distributed throughout the City by a line and storage system. The CVWD has a supply of approximately 2,800 acre-feet of water per year for the Carpinteria Planning Area from Lake Cachuma. The District also operates three wells that draw from the Carpinteria groundwater basin, which has a safe yield of about 5,000 acre-feet per year. ln addition, about 2,000 acre-feet per year have been allocated to the CVWD from the State Water Project. This allocation has not yet been used by the District and is currently held as a reserve supply. These supplies are sufficient to accommodate the level of new housing development anticipated during the 2023- 2031 planning period.
b. Wastewater Disposal
The Carpinteria Sanitary District (CSD) manages wastewater collection and treatment services in the City. In this capacity, the CSD is responsible for maintenance of the collection system and treatment plant, as well as disposal of treated wastewater. Sewage generated in the City is conveyed through district lines to the treatment facility located at 5351 Sixth Street. The treatment plant has a current permitted capacity of 2.5 million gallons per day (mgd). The plant currently treats about 1.1 mgd of wastewater; therefore, available treatment plant capacity exists to accommodate the level of development anticipated during the 2023-2031 planning period.

Available hydraulic capacity of existing sewer lines in the CSD service area varies. lndividual development projects may be required to evaluate or model downstream system capacity, and potentially upsize sewer infrastructure, based on their location and projected demand. c. Dry Utilities
"Dry utilities" such as electricity, intemet, cable, and telephone service are provided by private companies and are expanded to serve new development as it occurs. There are no known constraints related to dry utilities that would preclude development as anticipated during the planning period.

3. Land Gosts
Land represents one of the most significant components of the cost of new housing, particularly in high-cost areas along the coast. Land values fluctuate with market conditions, and appear to have increased significantly since 2020. Per-unit land cost is generally affected by density - higher density allows the cost to be spread across more units, reducing the total price. Because Carpinteria is nearly builtout there are very few sales of vacant residential parcels each year.

Wren sales do occur, prices can vary widely depending on location and other site factors and are typically more than $1 million per acre. The City's land use plan and zoning regulations identifrT appropriate areas for higher-density housing in order to help mitigate the constraint of high land cost in coastal areas.

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4. Construction Costs
Residential construction costs vary widely depending on the type of construction, building size and amenities. Construction cost is affected by the price of materials, labor, development standards and general market conditions. Residential building cost can range from $250/square foot for basic construction to $1,000/square foot or more for custom homes. The City has no influence over materials and labor costs, and the building codes and development standards in Carpinteria are similar to those in other cities in the area.

5. Gost and Availability of Financing
Carpinteria is similar to other communities in California with regard to private sector home financing programs. The crisis in the mortgage industry that followed the 2008 financial crisis affected the availability of real estate loans when lenders tightened underwriting standards. For buyers with excellent credit histories, mortgages have remained available while stricter lending standards have resulted in more difficulties for other borrowers.

Under state law, it is illegal for real estate lending institutions to discriminate against entire neighborhoods in lending practices because of the physical or economic conditions in the area ("redlining"). The City is not aware of any indications that redlining is currently practiced in any area of Carpinteria.

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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report Appendix A - Evaluation Appendix A
Evaluation of the Previous Housing Element
Section 65588(a) of the Government Code requires that jurisdictions evaluate the effectiveness of the existing Housing Element, the appropriateness of goals, objectives and policies, and the progress in implementing programs for the previous planning period. This appendix contains a review of the housing goals, policies and programs of the previous housing element and evaluates the degree to which these programs have been implemented during the previous planning period. The findings from this evaluation have been instrumental in determining the City's 2023-2031 Housing Plan.

Table A-1 summarizes the programs contained in the previous Housing Element along with the City's accomplishments. Table A-2 presents the City's progress in meeting the quantified objectives from the previous Housing Element.

Effectiveness in meetino special housinq needs
The City has made significant progress during the previous planning period addressing the housing needs of lower-income households and persons with disabilities or other special needs.

Recent accomplishments include the following:
o Approval of new affordable housinq. The City facilitated the approval and development of Casas de las Flores, which included 43 lower-income apartments. o ADU ordinance. Adoption of new regulations in 2022 to encourage development of ADUs.

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Housing Element Program Evaluation 2015-2022

1. Second Units 14 second units 0ngoing Malorchanges to State ADU Iail were adopted by the Legislature in recent years and in 2022 the City amended the Zoning ordinance to inmrporate current State law. A total of 3 ADus were permitted during the planning period. Staffcontinues to prornote ADUS consistent with State law. This program ls successful and should be continued.

2. Energy Conservation Reduce residential energy
use throughout the
Dlannino Deriod
0ngoing The Building Division and Community Development Department conlinued to promote energy efficient and energy saving opportunities on new and redevelopment pojects, This program is successful and should be continued.
3, No Net Loss Ensure compliance with no
net loss requiremenb
throughout the planning
oeriod
0ngoing The Community Development Department continued to ensure compliance with no net loss of residential units through the review of development permits. This program is successful and should be conlinued.

4. Section 8 Rental Assistance 169 Unib for Lower
lncome Households
0ngoing The City continues to work wih the County of Santa Barbara Housing Authority which administers the Section 8 Program, Currently lhere are '177 Section 8 vouchers issued by the Housing Auhority of Santa Barbara County and the City of Santa Barbara Housing Authority within the City of Carpinteria.

This proqram is successful and should be continued.

5. Affordable Rental Housing 43 lower income rental
unib during the planning
Deriod
2015-2023 During the planning period the City assisted in the development ofCasas de las Flores, which includes 42 affordable rental apartments in the low- and very-low-income range and one manager's unit, This orooram is successful and should be continued

6. Inclusionary Housing 10 lnclusionary Housing
Units during the planning
period
2015-2023 Stafi conlinued to identify opportunities for additional inclusionary housing and work with developers on multi-family housing. Two projects, Green Heron Spring and Faith Lutheran Church Subdivision/The Cottages Residences, provided a total of five inclusionary units within this Housing Element cvcle, This Drooram is successful and should be continued. 7, Density Bonus Continue to offer density
bonus incentives
throughout the planning
period
2015-2023 The Casas de las Flores project included 43 lower-income apartment unib and relied on Density Bonus incentives to facilitate development. The City continues to provide density bonus incentive information to qualirying developments thmugh the planning and development review process. This Drooram is successful and should be continued.

8. Facilitate Lot Consolidation 2015-2023 The City continues to discuss lot consolidation with developers on a projeclby-project basis. Lot consolidation is encouraged to allow higher densities and where appropriate offer incentives, flexibility and exoedited Dermit orocessino. This orooram is successful and should be continued.

Continue to facilitate
consolidation of small lots
during the planning period

9. Regulatory Concessions and
lncentives
City's needs throughout the
Dlannino Deriod
Facilitate construction of
affordable units
201s-2023 The Community Development Departnent continued to provide informalion to developers regarding concessions and incentives available for affordable rental -ownenship projects, This program is successful and should be continued.

10. Fee Mitigation Facilitate construction of
affordable units
commensurate with the
2015-2023 The Community Development Departrnent held discussions regarding both affordable renlal units and affordable ownership condominiums. ln 2017, he city lowered Development lmpact Fees for ADljs to facilitate lhe oermiftino of such units. The new 2022 ADI,J Ordinance adoots state law to reduce or Program Timeframe Status of Program lmplementation
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olannino oeriod
eliminab Developmenl lmpact Fees altogether. This program is successful and should be continued, 1 1, Special Needs Housing Continue to implement
zoning regulations lhat
facilitate construction of
housing for pecons with
special needs through the
Dlannino oeriod
2015-2023 one building permit for a Secondary Dwelling Unit was issued in 2021 with a reasonable accommodation request, This program is successful and should be mntinued.

12. Conservation ofMobile Home Parks Facilitate preservation of 7 mobile horE parks and
moderate rental rates
throughout the planning
Deriod
2015-2023 The city has mntinued to monitor rental rates in mobile home parks through the lrobile Home Rent Stabilization Program and has had no mnversion of the 7 mobile home parks in Carpinteria. This program is successful and should be continued.
'13. Condominium Conversion Ordinance Faciiitate preservation of existing units throughout
the olanninq Deriod
2015-2023 No residential rental units were converted lo condominiums due to provisions of the Condominium Conversion ordinance related to rental vacancy rates. This program is successful and should be continued.

14. lnspection on Sale Facilitate preservation of
existing housing units
throughout the planning
oeriod
2015-2023 This program has been discontinued

15. Rental Housing lnspection Facilitate preservation of existing single-family rental
housing units throughout
the olannino oeriod
2015-2023 This program has been discontinued.

16. Housing Code Compliance Facilitate preservation of
existing single-family rental
housing units throughout
the olannino oeriod
2015-2023 The Community Development Department's Building and Code Compliance divisions conducted site inspections and enforced the housing and building and safety mdes through mmpliance orders and administrative citations. This program is successful and should be mntinued.

17. Single Family Housing Rehabilitation Rehabilitation of 2 units occupied by extremelylow
inmme owner household
and 3 units occupied by
very-low income owner
households during the
olannino oeriod
2015-2023 The City continued to encourage eligible verylow income homeowners to contact the USDA Rural Housing Repair and Rehabilitation Program for loans to help modernize and improve theh homes to remove health and sabty hazards. This program is successful and should be continued. '18. Multi-family Rehabilitation Rehabilitation of 2
extremely-low incone
unib, 1 veryJow income
unit and 6low inmme
unih durino lhe olannino
2015-2023 The City mntinued to seek grant funds and assist in the rehabilitalion of multifamily housing in need of repair. This program is successful and should be continued. obje61ive Timeframe Status of Program lmplementation
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'19. Fair Housing lnformation and Referral Continue to disseminate fair housing information to
residents, landlords, and
other interesbd parties
throughout lhe planning
period; conduct annual fair
housing workshops in
cooperation with the Rental
Housing Mediation
Prooram
2015-2023 The City continued to partner wilh the City of Santa Barbara's Rental Housing Mediation Program to provide tenants, landlords, and interested parties with information and mediation services related t0 housing and rental disputes, The city also referred residents to the Legal Aid Foundalion of Santa Barbara County and California Rural Legal Assistance to address mncerns relabd to disability access, those living on iixed incomes, and victims ofdomestic or elder abuse. This program is successful and shouh be continued.

20. Workforce Homebuyer Down Payment
Loans
Conlinue to facililate home
ownership for local
worKorce throughout the
Dlannino oeriod
2015-2023 The City continued to provide down payment loans, in mllaboration with lhe Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County. 10 loans were funded during the planning period, This program is successful and should be continued.

Timeframe Status of
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Progress in Achieving Quantified Objectives 2015-2022
Low
860
Moderate
Above-Moderate
Total

1. Section 8 units

2. Mobile homes
20 2
19 33 I
1691
26 12 o
177
34 2
64 137
163 184 o
8602
| ruewConstruction I
lncome Category | oo;ective I Rctuat I objective I nctuat I Oqective I nctuat Rehabilitation Conservation
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report Appendix B - Residential Land lnventory Appendix B
Residential Land lnventory
State law requires the Housing Element to include an inventory of vacant or underutilized sites with the potential for residential development during the planning period. The assumptions and methodology for estimating potential residential development capacity are discussed below. The 6th cycle RHNA projection period began June 30, 2022, and housing units completed after that date are credited toward the City's RHNA allocation for the 2023-2031 Housing Element period.

Capacity and Affordability Ass um ptions
The land inventory analysis reflects realistic housing capacity based on existing land use regulations, market trends and any known constraints such as environmental conditions.

Completed and approved housing developments are assigned to affordability categories based on the actual price or rent (see Table 112 in Chapter l), while sites with future potential for residential development are assigned to income categories based on allowable density. Under state larirP the lower-income "default density" for Carpinteria is 20 units/acre, which means that sites allowing a density at or above that level are assumed to be appropriate for lower-income housing unless the site is smaller than one-half acre. Sites allowing multi-family housing at a density of at least 10 units/acre and sites smaller than one-half acre are considered suitable for moderate-income units, while sites with allowed densities below 10 units/acre are assigned to the above-moderate category.

Residential Sites lnventory
The City's inventory of residential sites is summarized in Table B-1 while the inventory of approved projects, vacant sites and underutilized sites are shown in Tables B-2, B-3 and B-4.

These tables show that the current sites inventory is not adequate to fully accommodate the RHNA allocation for the 2023-2031 planning period; therefore, zoning amendments are required to provide additional opportunities for housing development. Candidate sites for zoning amendments are listed in Table B-5 and discussed below.

Table B-l
Land lnventory Summary
RHNA
Vacant sites able 15
Underutilized sites able B-4 235
Source; City of Carpinleria,2022
I Government Code $65583.2(cX3XB)
286 132 '135 348
77 418 135 271
o 6
235
(1 83) n26\ (265)
lncome Category
I Very Low I Low Mod I lbove I
Total
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report Appendix B - Residential Land lnventory a. Completed and Approved Projects
Table B-2 shows residential units completed after June 30, 2022 and approved projects that are not yet completed. These units are all assigned to the above-moderate income category based on anticipated sales price or rent.

Table B-2
Approved Projects
Source: City of Carpinteria,2022
*All units assumed to be above-moderate income category b. Vacant Sites
Table B-3 lists vacant parcels where residential development is allowed. The realistic density for these parcels is based upon development trends and assumes 80% of the allowable density.

Potential capacity has also been reduced to reflect any known constraints that may limit development on the site. Sites allowing multi-family development are assigned to the moderateincome category while single-family sites are assigned to the above-moderate category. c. Underutilized Sites
Underutilized non-vacant properties with potential for additional housing are shown in Table B-4.

The zoning designation for all of these properties currently includes the R Overlay, which allows stand-alone residential development at a density of 20 units/acre. The majority of the smaller sites are currently zoned for multiple residential at 20 unitslacte, and may have one or two existing older residential units that could be removed and replaced with a triplex or fourplex based on the Residential Only Overlay zoning designation. The realistic density for these parcels is based upon development trends and assumes a typical density of 16 units/acre. Sites are assigned to the lower-income category based on the default density pursuant to state law. 4295 Carpinteria Ave 003-21 2-030 0.31 CPD/R Overlay Residential only 12.9 4 4819 Carpinteria Ave 003-253-008 0.22 CBruC Mixed use 9.1 2 1335 Vallecito Place 003-142-032 1.26 7- R-l Residential only 4.8 5 1112 Linden Avenue 004-041-001 0.25 PRD-20 Residential only 't6 2 650 Concha Loma Dr 003-340-008 0.43 6-R-1 Residential only 2.3 I 5567 Calle Arena 003-382-014 0.17 6-R-1 Residential only 5.9 1 4716 Seventh Street 003-301-020 0.25 PRD-15 Residential only 12 2 4675 Carpinteria Ave 003-242-007 0.11 CPD Mixed use 18 2 4905 Eighth Street 003-31 1-001 0.19 PRD-20 Residential only 15 2 4775 Seventh Street 003-303-01 8 0.17 PRD-20 Residential only 11.8 1 4253 Carpinteria Ave 003-212-029 0.26 CPD/R overlay Residential only 20 3 4818 Donance Way 003440-013 0.'t3 PRD-20 Residential only 8 1 46'10 Fourth Street 003-431-005 0.27 PRD-20 Residential only 7.4 1 5464 Carpinteria Ave 001-070-065 & 066 1.81 CPD Senior assisted living 27.6 50 Totals 77
Parcel Size
(acres) Zoning ProjectType Density
(units/ac) ProjecUAddress APN Units*
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Carpi nteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report Appendix B - Residential Land lnventory d. Candidate Sites for Rezoning
As noted in Table B-1, Candidate sites for potential rezoning to provide additional opportunities for housing development are identified in Table B-5. Sites were identified based on factors including existing underutilization, physical conditions such as vacant buildings, age of structures and environmental constraints, proximity to services and transportation, and development interest. These sites are currently Zoned Commercial, lndustrial/Research Park, lndustrial, and Agricultural and a zoning amendment is proposed to add the Residential Overlay designation.

These sites have the potential capacity for over 2,000 new housing units.

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Carpinteria 202$2031 Housing Element Technical Report Appendix B - Residential Land lnventory Table B-3
Vacant Sites
Palm Avenue (no address)
Plum Sbeet (no address)
190 Holly Avenue
Total - Moderate
Above.Moderate.lncome Siteg
Vacant Sirpl+Family Lots
Total - Above llloderate
Source; City of Carpinteria,
Nobs:

APN: Assesso/s Parcel Number
004-047-043 0.16 MDR/
PRD-20 20 16 3
No cmstrainb
003-210-005 0.13 CPD/
R overlay
20 16 2
No constrainb
003481-014 0.23
MDRi
PRD.2O
20 16 2
Flood mnfol channel on portion of
site
003-252-021 0.17
MDR/
PRD-15
15 12 2
Vacant - no constraints
I
Variom Vadow Residential/
R-1
2- 10 na 6
6 Site Size (ac)
Max. Density
(unitslacre)
Realistic
Density
Potential
Units Constraints?lNotes
GP/
Address APN Zoning
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Carpinteria 20232031 Housing Element Technical Report Appendix B - Residential Land lnventory Table B-4
Underutilized Sites with R Overlay
Site 1 004-013-027 1.90
GCi
CPD/R 20 16 30
Site 2 N4-017-022 2.63
GC/
CPD/R 20 16 42
Site 3 0M-013-017 0.80 vc/
CPD/R
20 16 '13
Site 4 004-0't3-01 5 1.48
vc/
CPD/R 20 16 24
Site 5 004-013-016 1.98
VO
CPD/R 20 16 32
Site 6 vanous 0.97 GCi
CPD/R 20 16 16
Site 7 vanous 0.91
GC/
CDP/R/
20 16 15
Site 8 vaflous 1.27
GC/
CDP/R
20 16 n
varous 1.13
GC/
CDP/R Site 9 20 16 18
Site 10 vanous 0.69 20 16 11
GC/
CDP/R
Site 11 vanous 0.93
GC/
CDP/R 20 16 15
Tof',ls t1.69 235
Source: City ol Carpinleia,2022
Site# reftrs to numbered sites in Fioure B-1
Site Size
(ac)
Max Density
(unitslacre)
Realistic
Density
Above
Mod Site #
GP/ APN Lower Mod
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Gandidate Opportunity Sites Summary
Slte I
001 {80-040 4.54 AG, OSR A-10 AG, OSR RO 20 25 90 Agriculture 001 {80-002 8.24 AG A-1 0 AG RO 20 25 1Al Aoriculture
00t {80-030 3.1'l AG A-1 0 AG RO 20 25 62 Aoriculfure
Subtotal 15.81 3r6
Site 2
001480-041 14.09 AG A-10 RO 20 25 281 Aoriculture
001-080-035 2,11 AG A- AG RO 2U 25 42 Aqricultrre
Subtotal 16.74 323
Site 3
001 -1 80-06 4.46 RDI M.RP RDI RO 20 25 89 lndustrial Research 001 -1 80-041 4.47 RDI M-RP RDI RO 20 25 89 lndustrial Research Subtotal 9.68 ln
Sfts il

2.05 RDI RDI RO 20 25 41 Sloraoe
001 -1 80-065 2.14 RDI M.RP RDI RO 20 25 42 Slorme
001 -1 80-066 2.14 RDI M,RP RDI RO 20 25 42 Storaoe
001-1 80-067 2.14 RDI M-RP RDI RO 20 25 42 Storaqe
Subtotal 8.17 1il
Sfts 5
001 -1 90-097 8.46 RDI M-RP RDI RO 20 25 169 Vacant
Subtotal 8.46 t6s
She 6
001-190-025 4 RDI M-RP RDI RO 20 25 80 lndustrial Reseamh 001-1s-068 1.69 RDI M-RP RDI RO 20 25 33 lndustrial Reseamh 001 -1 90-073 1.01 RDI M-RP RDI RO zu 25 20 lndustrial Research 001-1m-084 't.24 RDI M.RP RDI RO 20 25 24 lndusirial Research 001 -1 90-086 2.67 RDI M-RP RDI RO 20 25 53 lnduslrial Resamh Subtotal I 0.58 210
Slte 7
001 -1 90-023 2.25 RDI M-RP RDI RO 20 25 45 lndustrial Research 001-1s-091 1.25 RDI M-RP RDI RO 20 25 25 lndustrial Research Map f/
Address
Site
Size
(ac)
Current
General
Plan
Proposed Min"
Zoning Density
Potential
Units
Existing Use
Proposed
Current Max. APN General
Zoning Density Plan
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Carpinteria 202$2031 Housing Element Technical Report Appendix B - Residential Land lnventory 001-1 90-092 1 RDI M-RP RDI RO 20 25 20 lnduslrial Reseamh 001-1$-093 1 RDI M-RP RDI RO 25 lnduslriai Reseamh
Subtotal 5,51 110
Site 8
001-1 90-099 1.28 RDI M.RP RDI RO 20 25 25 lndustrial Reseamh 001 -1 90-1 m 1 RDI M-RP RDI RO 20 25 n lndustrial Resoamh 001-1$-101 '1.23 RDI M-RP RDI RO 25 lnduslrial Resemh
001430-011 6.51 RDI M.RP RDI RO 20 25 130 lndus{rial Resaamh Subtotal 10.02 1S
Slte 9
001430-0m 4.49 RDI M.RP RDI RO 20 25 89 Vacant
Subtotal /t.19 89
Site l0
001-070-058 1.08 GC CPD GC RO 25 Comrnercial
Subtotal r.08 21
Sila ll
0m-280-00s 0.03 GC CPD GC RO 20 25 0 Vacant
000-280-017 1.95 GC CPD GC RO 20 25 39 Residential-Apartments Subtotal 1.98 39
Slte 12
0m-162-009 1.93 CPD GC RO 20 25 38 Comnsaial
0m-162-011 1.59 GC CPD GC RO 20 25 31 ComnErcial
0m-162-012 1.15 GC CPD GC RO 25 23 Comrnercial
Subtotal 4.66 92
Site 13
003-870-cA1 0.80 GC CPD GC RO 20 25 16 ComnBrcial Condos Subtotel 0.80 t6
Sfts 1rl
003-860-cA1 1 GC CPD GC RO n 25 20 ComrErcial Condos
004{41-011 0.16 GC CPD GC RO 25 Commrcial
004{41-012 0.25 GC CPD RO 20 25 5 ComrIErcial
004{41-015 0.47 CPD RO 20 25 I Commercial
Subtotal 1.88 37
Site 15
004{39-002 0.40 GC CPD GC RO 20 25 8 ComrErcial
Map #/
Address
Site
Size
Current
General
Plan
Current
Zoning
Proposed
General
Plan
Proposed Min.

Zoning Density
Max.

Density
Potential
Units
APN Existing Use
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Caminteria 20212031 Housinq Element Technical Report Appendix B - Residential Land lnventory 004.0$-0m 1.14 GC CPD RO 20 25 22 Comrprcial
004-039-010 0.91 GC CPD GC RO 20 25 '18 ComrErcial
Subtotal 2.45 48
Site 16
0B-242-0U2 0.22 GC CPD GC RO 20 25 4 ComrErcial & Manufaclurinq 003-242-003 0.33 CPD RO 20 25 6 Cnmmmial & Rasidenlial
003-242-06 0.11 GC CPD GC RO 20 25 2 Residential-SFD
Subtotal 0.67 12
Site {7
043.251-021 0.93 VC/GC CPD/PRD.
13 VC/GC RO 20 25 18 ComfiFrcial
Subtotal 0.93 18
Slt618
0m-151-017 0.16 GC CPD GC RO 25 3 Vecant & Residenlial
008-'1 51 -01 I 0.20 GC CPD GC RO 20 25 4 Residential-SFD 00443S-007 1.10 GC CPD GC RO 25 22 Comr€rcial
Subtotal 1.47 29
Slte 19
00r-106010 2,35 GI M GI RO 20 25 47 lndustdal buildino
0041 0s006 0.94 GC CPD GC RO 20 25 18 ComnErcial buildinos Subtotal 3.23 65
Slte 20
00336S012 0.19 GC CPD RO 2 25 3 ComnBrcial
00336S013 0.23 UU CPD RO 20 25 4 ComrBrcial
003360016 0.35 CPD RO 20 25 7 ComrErcial
Subtotal 0.t7 11
TOTALS tm.zt 2,152
Map #J
Address
Site
Size
(ac)
Current
General
Plan
Current
Zoning
Proposed
Genoral
Plan
Proposed Min.

Zoning Density
Potential
Units
Existing Use
Max.

APN
Density
Map # refers lo numbeEd sites in Figures B-2aand B-2b
APN: Assesso/s Parcel Number
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Carpinteria 202X203'l Housing Element Technical Report Aooendix B - Residential Land lnventory Figure B-1
Underutilized Sites Map
Site 2
6it€ 4
Site 6
Site 7
Site 9
Site 10
Site 11
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Carpinteria 20232031 Housing Element Technical Report Appendix B - Residential Land lnventory Figure B-2a
Candidate Opportunity Sites Map
Site 6
Sile 9
$ite 7
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Carpinteria 202$2031 Housing Element Technical Report Appendix B - Residential Land lnventory Figure B-2b
Candidate Opportunity Sites Map
Site 18
$ite 11
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report Appendix C - Public Participation Summary Appendix G
Public Participation Summary
Public participation is an important component
of the planning process in Carpinteria, and this
update to the Housing Element has provided
residents and other interested parties numerous
opportunities for involvement. The following
section describes the City's efforts to ensure
broad public engagement, particularly by
persons and organizations representing the
interests of lower-income households and
persons with special needs, and describes how
public comments were incorporated into this
Housing Element.

Stakeholder notification list. At the outset a
stakeholder list was compiled including persons
and organizations representing the interests of
lower-income households and persons with
disabilities and other special needs (see Table
c-1).

Housino Element website and FAQ. A Housing
Element web page was created on the City
websitee and a Housing Etement Frequently
Asked Quesfrbns was prepared (Figure C-1) and
posted on the website.

Public meetinqs. Over the course of the project
a total of _ public meetings were held to
discuss the Housing Element update. Public
notices, agendas and materials for all City
Housing Element meetings were posted on the
website and at City Hall in advance of each
meeting and also sent directly by mail or email
to the list of stakeholders, which included
housing advocates and non-profit organizations
representing the interests of lower-income
persons and special needs groups. Notices of
public hearings were also published in the local
newspaper as required by law.

For each public meeting the City offered
reasonable accommodation for persons with
disabilities to assist them in participating in the
meeting, including the availability of transcription
of meeting minutes for non-English speakers.

Transcribed minutes were made available by the
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The initial public meeting for the Housing Element update was a Planning Commission study session conducted on June 6,2022. lnterested parties had the option of attending in persons or remotely, which allowed those with mobility issues a convenient way to participate. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce the Housing Element update process to the community and City Planning Commission. The presentation included State requirements, an overview of the Housing Element update process, key housing issues to be addressed, current housing needs, the Regional Housing Needs Assessment, potential constraints to housing, and opportunities for public participation. Comments during the study session included the following:
o ADUs are an important source of housing and should be encouraged but they are expensive to build - does the City have any leverage to encourage affordable ADUs? o The City should confirm the current capacity for housing before amending zoning r Concern about housing development in the unincorporated area adjacent to the city r Density higher than 25 units/acre may be appropriate to encourage more housing development r How would sea level rise affect housing capacity?
o lt is important to maintain land for industrial use to preserve jobs and avoid becoming a bedroom community
o Taller buildings may be appropriate in some locations o Working from home has become much more common - how does that affect housing demand? On June 22, 2022 a South Coast Housing Workshop was conducted at the Santa Barbara Central Library. The workshop was jointly sponsored by the County of Santa Barbara, the City of Santa Barbara, the City of Carpinteria, the City of Goleta and the Santa Barbara Foundation. The workshop included a presentation, a panel discussion and breakout group discussions for each jurisdiction.

A second Planning Commission public meeting was conducted on August 1,2022.lnterested parties had the option of attending in persons or remotely. The focus of this meeting was identifying potential options and locations for expanding housing development opportunities. Potential strategies included adding a housing overlay zone in areas where zoning does not currently allow housing and increasing allowable densities. A representative from Peoples Self Help Housing attended the meeting and provided information regarding affordable housing development and options for increasing development opportunities in Carpinteria.

The initial public review draft Housing Element was then prepared and posted for public review on October 10, 2022. Notice of the availability of the draft Housing Element was sent to all parties on the stakeholder list (Table C-1). The draft element was reviewed at a joint public meeting conducted by the City Council and Planning Commission on October 17,2022.

After the required public review period pursuant to Government Code Sec. 65585 the draft Housing Element was submitted to the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for review on . HCD's comment letter wase provided on
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Table C-2 provides a summary of public comments received on the draft Housing Element and how those comments have been addressed.

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Housing Element Stakeholder List
Builders Association of the Central ifomia Rural Legal Assistance Authority of Santa Barbara S Broadway, Suite G
.0. Box 748 Maria, CA 93454 5 West Ocean Ave.

Luis Obispo, CA 93406 Lompoc, CA 93436
Barbara County Housing Trust Barbara Contractors Association Coastal Housing Coalition P.O. Box 50807
Santa Barbara, CA 93150
4 A Santa Barbara St.
.0. Box 60909 P0 Box 23409
Barbara, CA 93160 Barbara, CA 93121
Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara League of Women Voters SB Association of Realtors 1415 Chapala St.

Santa Barbara, CA 93101
E. Canillo St., Ste. A
1 E. Canon Perdido St. Barbara, CA 93101
Barbara, CA 93101
Beginnings Counseling Center House Self Help Housing
E. Canillo St., Ste. C E. Cota St. E. Victoria St.

Barbara, CA 93101 Barbara, CA 93101 Barbara, CA93101
ance Housing Barbara Community Housing Corp Santa Barbara Chapter 3 E. Haley St. 11 E. Haley St. E. Victoria St.

Barbara, CA 93101 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Barbara, CA 93101 Towbes Group, lnc. of Santa Barbara
Development Dept.
for Humanity of Southem Santa
E. Victoria St., Ste. 200 County
Barbara, CA 93101 .O. Box 1990 .0. Box 176
Barbara, CA 93102 cA 93116
County, Planning and Development nties Regional Center Coast Collaborative on 23 EastAnapamu St. East Montecito St.

Barbara, CA93101 Barbara, CA 93103 ,0. Box 1990
Barbara, CA 93102
Defense Center F. Rigby, Superintendent Rental Housing Mediation Task Force City of S,8., Community Dev. Dept.
630 Garden St.

Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Garden St. Unified School Dishict
Barbara, CA 93101 400 Linden Avenue
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Authority of the City of Santa Health System Barbara Alliance for Community W. Pueblo St.

Laguna St. Barbara, CA 93105 Box217
Barbara, CA 93101 Barbara, CA 93102
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1410 Cathedral Oaks Blvd.

Santa Barbara, CA 93110
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423 West Victoria Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101-3619
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Center for Successful Aging
228 E. Anapamu Street, Ste. 203
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Frequently Asked Questions
2023-2031 Housing Element Update
What is a Housing Element?
State law' requires each city to adopt a cnmprehensive, longl-term Ceneral Plan firr its physical development. Ceneral Plans include several "elements" that address various topics. The Carpinteria Ceneral Plan'?is organized into the following elements:
. Land Use
. Community Design
. Circulation
. Open Space, Recreation & Cnnservation
. Safety
. Noise
. Public Facilities & Services
. l{ousing
Most portions of city Ceneral Plans have a "time horizon" of 20'25 years; however, State law requires that Housirrg Elements be updated every 8 years. Housing Element plannirrg periods are sr)metinres referred to as cycles. The City's rurrent Housing Element covers the planning period extending from 2015 to.2023, which is referred ta as the "5'n Housing Element cycle' in reference ta the five required updates that have occulred since the conrprehensive revision to State Housing Element lauu in 'l980. Every city in the Santa Barbara County Associa{ion of Covernments (SBCAC) region is required to prepare a HousingElementupdateforthe6'hplanningcycle,whichspansthe2023-203l pet ioclState law= estahlishes detailed r€quirements for Housing Elements, rryhich are summalized in Calitbrnia Covelnment Codc Scction 65583:

The hausing elernent shall consist of an identification and analysis of existing and projeaed housing needs and a statement of goals, policies, quantified objectives, financial resources, and scheduled pragrams fol the preservation, intprovement, and fuveloprnent of housing. The hausing element shall identify afu.quate sites for housing, including rental housing, factory-built lwusing, npbile homes, and energency slrclters, and shall tnake adequate provision for the existing and projected needs of all economic segrnents of the community.

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2. What are the most important issues that must be
addressed in the Housing Element?
The major issues that must be addressed in the Housing Elementare: 1)howCity policies, plans and regulations help to meet the region's housing needs for people at all income levels; and 2) how City land use regulations accommodate the special housing needs of pe rso ns with d isab ilitie s or othe r d iff ic u lties. . Accommodating Regional Housing Needs. Every community is dependent on a varietyof low- and modente-income u,orkers in jobs such as child and eldercare, medical support, business and personal services, retail trade, and maintenance.

While governmental prognms provide funding assistance foraffordable housing, city plans and regulations determine the type of housing that can be built.

Therefore, a sufficientsupplyofaffordable housing is dependenton both financial assistance and city development regulations.

Under State law' all cities are required to plan for additional housing to accommodate population growth and existing housing problems such as overcrowding and high housing cost. State law recognizes that most housing is built by private developers, not cities. Hovvever, cities are required to adopt policies, plans, and development regulations to encour:rge a variety of housing types that are affordable for persons at all income levels, including multi-family rental housing and accessory dwelling units (ADUs). The Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) is the process by which each jurisdiction's share of new housing needs is determined (see #4 below).
. Housing for Persons with Special Needs. UnderState laws cities must also ensure that their plans and regulations encourage the provision of housing for persons with special needs including:
/ Reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities r' Transitional and supportive housing r' Residential care facilities r' Emergency shelters and "navigation centers"

3. What is "affordable" housing?
By definition, housing is considered "affordable" when total housing cost, including utilities, is no more than 30% of a household's gross income. State law describes five income categories, which are based on county median income as shown in Table L Table L Household lncome Categories
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Affordable housing costs foralljurisdictions in Santa Barbara County that correspond to these income categories are shown in Table 2. Affordability figures are adjusted each year and are based on family size.

Table 2. Income Categories and Affordable Housing Costs - Santa Barbara County 135,000
Very low
Low
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Above moderate
$ 2 s s,000
$4r s,000
$44s,000
>s44 000
-Based on a family of 4 and 2022 State income limits
-30i?6 of gross income for rent or principal, interest, taxes & insurance plus utility allowance -l 0% down payment, 5.5% interest, 'l .2sxi taxes & insurance, $350 HOA dues Source: Cal. HCD; JHD Planning LLC

4. What is the "RHNA" why is it important?
Each California city is required to plan for new housing to accommodate a rhare of regional needs. RHNA is the process established in State lavf by which each city's housing needs are determined.

Prior to each Housing Element planning cycle the region's total housing need is determined by the California Department of Housing and Community Development {HCD) based upon economic and demographic trends, existing housing problems such as overcrowding and overpayment, and additional housing needed to ensure reasonable vacancy rates and replace units lost due to demolition or natural disasters. The total housing need for the region is then distributed to cities and counties by SBCAC based upon criteria established in State law'Z
lnJanuary 2OZ I HCD determined that the total new housing need for the SBCAG region in the 6'h Housing Element cycle is 24,856 units. SBCAC then prepared a RHNA plan that allocates a share of the RHNAto each jurisdiction in the region."Table 3 shotvs the RHNA allocations for Carpinteria and the SBCAG region.

Table 3. 6ft Cycle RHNA - Carpinteria and SBCAG Region
RHNA
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The RHNA Plan distributes each jurisdiction's total housing need among the income categories shown in Tables I and 2 above (the extremely-lowand very-lowcategories are conrbined for RHNA purposes). The 6'n cycle RHNA allocation for Carpinteria by incorne category is shown in Table 4.
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286 901
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5. ls the RHNA a construction quota or mandate?
The RHNA allocation identifies the amount of additional housing a jurisdiction uould require in orderto have enough housing at all price levels to fully meet the needs of its existing population plus its expected population growth over the next 8 years while avoiding problems like overcrowd ing and overpayment. The RHNA is a planning requirement that identifies housing need, nor a construction quota or mandate.

Jurisdictions are not required to build housing or issue permits to achieve their RHNA allocations, but State law establishes specific requirements when housing production falls short of RHNA allocations. One such requirement is streamlined review of housing development applications that meet specific standards.n Other than requirements for streamlined permit processing, there are currently no legal or financial penalties imposed on cities that do not achieve their RHNA allocations.

6. What must the City do to comply with the RHNA?
The Housing Element must analyze the City's potential capacity for additional housing based on an evaluation of land use patterns, development regulations, development constraints (such as infrastructure availability and environmental conditions) and real estate market factors. The analysis muSt be prepared at a parcel-specific level of detail and identify properties where additional housing could be built consistent with current regulations. This evaluation is referred to as the "sites analysis" and State law requires the analysis to demonstrate that the City has adequate capacity to fully accommodate its RHNA allocation in each income category. lf the sites analysis does not demonstrate that adequate capacity exists to fully accommodate the RHNA, the Housing Element must describe what steps will be taken to increase capacity commensurate with the RHNA - typically through amendments to land use and zoning regulations that could faciliute additional housing development.
lJnder State law, areas that are zoned to allow residential or mixed-use development at a density of at least 20 units/acre in the smaller cities of Santa Barbara County, including Carpinteria, are considered appropriate for affordable housing in the very-low and low income categories. Potential accessory dwelling units (ADUs) can also accommodate future housing need in all income categories.

The sites analysis is one of the most important components of the Housing Element dpdate.
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7. Housing development is very expensive in Santa Barbara County. What happens if cities don't achieve their
assigned housing needs?
Housing development is very expensive, particularly in coastal areas, and housing that is affordable to low- and moderate-income families typically requires large subsidies. While State housing law is based on the premise that every city has an obligation to use its governmental powers to encouftrge housing development at all income levels, it is recognized that available financial resources are not sufficient to produce all of the affordable housing needed. Therefore, if a city has adopted appropriate plans and regulations to encourage housing development commensurate with its RHNA allocation, it will not be penalized if actual production does not achieve assigned needs. However, under some circumstances State law requires that cities provide streamlined permit processing of housing developments if housing production falls short of RHNA goals.

8. What is "certification" of the Housing Element and why is it important?
The State delegates authority to HCD to review Housing Elements and issue findings regarding the elements'compliance with the law.'o lf HCD issues a finding that the Housing Element is in substantial compliance with State law it is referred to as "certification" of the Housing Element. ln 201 5, HCD determined that Carpinteria's current Housing Element rarras in full compliance with State law. The City is now preparing a Housing Element update for the 2023-2031 period.

Housing Element certification is impoftant for two main reasons:
. Local control. The Ceneral Plan establishes the foundation for the City's land use plans and regulations, and the Housing Element is part of the Ceneral Plan. If the City were challenged in court on a land use matter and the Housing Element vrere found by the court to be out of compliance, the court could order changes to City land use plans and assume control over some City land use decisions. ln such circumstances, HCD certification would support the City's legal defense. Recent laws also allowforcourts to impose fines if a jurisdiction fails to adopta compliant Housing Element."
. eligibility for grant funds. Some State grant funds are contingent upon Housing Eleme nt ce rtification.

9. What is the process and timeline for the Housing Element update adoption and certification?
State law requires every city in Santa Barbara County to prepare a Housing Element update forthe 6'" planning cycle, which spans the 2023-2031 period. The due date foradoption of the revised Housing Element is February 15,2023. Cities are required to submit a draft Housing Element to HCD for review prior to adoption, and the City must consider HCD's comments in its decision to adopt the Housing Element. After adoption by the City Council, the Housing Element must be submitted fora second review by HCD. lf HCD finds 'o California Covernment Code Sec. 65585
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that the adopted Housing Element fully complies with the requirements of State law it is referred to as "certification" of the Housing Element (see also #8 above).

I0. How can I find out more about the 2023 Housing Element update?
The City has created a Housing Element webpage (https://carpinteriaca.gov/cityhall/community-development/housing/) where meeting notices, d raft documents, and other materials will be posted throughout the course of the project.

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Housing Element Public Gomment Summary
We have a housing crisis Yes, the State Legislature has declared there is a housing crisis in California. The programs contained in this Housing Element are intended to address the housing crisis to the extent the City has the ability to do so.

The housing market is shongly influenced by investors Yes, many factors contribute to housing problems that are beyond the City's conhol, such as housing speculators and investors, State environmental regulations, State and Federaltax policy, private business decisions, and the cost of labor and materials, lf a site is listed in the inventory, is it required to be developed for affordable housing?
No, the sites inventory only describes where additional housing could be built based on zoning regulations. Property owners will decide if and when development occurs, The City or the State cannot force property owners to develop their property for housing Lower-income sites should be located in high opportunity areas to affirmatively further fair housing.

As noted in Appendix D, the entire city is designated by the State as either moderate- or low-resource.

As noted in Appendix B (Sites lnventory) none of the sites identified for future housing development are occupied by residential uses; therefore, no displacement of existing residents will occur.

Development should not permanently displace current
residents. Housing replacement programs, temporary
housing vouchers, right of relurn, and demolition controls will create stability for renters while allowing new homes to be built for new households and to accommodate the
growth associated with RHNA. ln your sites inventory
and rezoning programs, you should prioritize
development on sites with owner-occupied housing &
commercial uses over those with existing rent-controlled apartments or other rental housing with lower income
residents.

The housing element should identify opportunities to
create a variety of for-sale housing types and create
programs to facilitate property ownership among
excluded groups.

The Housing Element supports home ownership through first-time homebuyer programs (Program 20) as well as through the
expansion of housing development opportunities (Program 1), Ensure that a site's density will acmmmodate the
number of homes that are projected to be built, ln
addition, make sure height limits, setback requirements, FAR, and other controls allow for adequate density and
the ability to achieve a site's realistic capacity. This density should be emphasized around jobs and transit
and should go beyond the Mullin density in those areas.

As described in Appendix B (Sites lnventory) the analysis of realistic capacity considens development standards such as height and FAR to facilitate development at the assumed densities, ln addition, Program 1 stipulates minimum densities for candidate opportunity sites.

Allow residential to be built in areas that are zoned for commercial use.

As described in Program 1 and Appendix B (Sites lnventory)the proposed candidate opportunity sites include areas that are currently zoned for commercial use.

The City addresses the needs of seniors in a variety of ways, including compliance with building code accessibility requirements (Municipal Code Title 15), zoning regulations to encourage senior housing, assisted living and residentialcare facilities and provide reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities (Program 11).

We ask you to prioritize older adults as a specific goal in your Housing Element planning.
o Define "senior housing" more clearly to include
requirements for accessibility and access to
services.

Comment How this comment has been addressed
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needs as they progress through the senior housing
care continuum.

Expand "by righf' zones in which senior housing with
services is permitted.
ln commercial zones, expand permitted uses for
licensed residential care, with conditional use
permits for independent living as a'by right' use.

Provide regulatory incentives for builders by adding
a regulatory "fast track" incentive for builders on
senior housing projects.

Assure needed senior housing is located
appropriately to transportation options.

Older Adults need housing that is accessible and
built according to ADA and applicable housing
legislation/reg ulations & specifications. Countywide,
31% aged 60 and over identiff as having a disability,
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February 28, 2A22
Policy Recommendations for 6th cycle Housing Element
Dear Planning staft
YIMBY Law submits this letter to share our policy goals and recommendations for the Pollcies and Programs section of your Housing Element. We appreciate the opportunity to participate in the Housing Element process.

The Policies and Programs section of the citfs Housing Element must respond to data. analysis and findings presented in the Housing Needs section. We repeatedly see findings that housing prices are high, segregation exists, and there is a lack of housing for special populations, but tlre Policies and Programs don't respond to these findings or try to change outcomes. The overview of the city's housing errvironment should set the scene, and the policies and programs should explain what the city is going to do to fix it.

Our policy goals are as follows:

Affi rmatively Furthering Fair Housing

1. Prioritize rezoning in high resource, histcrically exclusionary neighborhoods.

Many of the highest resource neighborhoods with the best access to jobs, good schools, and other amenities have histories of exclusion which are still reflected in their zoning. Cities should rezonc io allow more housing opportunities in those neighborhoods, particularly those with low Vehicle Miles Traveled, as part of their Draft c-25 October2022
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2. Establish a strong tenant protection ordinance so that new housing benefits everyone. Development should not permanently displace current residents.

Housing replacenrent programs, temporary housing vouchers, right of return, and demolitlon controls will create stability for renters while allowing new homes to be built for new households and to accommodate the groMh associated with RHNA. ln your sites inventory and rezoning programs, you should prioritize development on sites with owner-occupied housing & commercial uses over those with existlng rent-controlled apaftments or other rental housing with lower income residents.

3. Support homeownership opportunities for historically excluded groups.

Homeownership continues to be a path to building financial security and inter-generational wealth, which has been systematically denied to many Americans. As a society, we need to make this right by intentionally offering opportunities to communities who have been excluded. The housing element should identif,T opponunities to create a variety of for-sale housing types and create programs to facilitate property ownership among excluded groups.

Site Capacity

4. Adequately plan for density. Ensure that a site's density will accommodate the number of homes that are projected to be built. ln addition, make sure height limits, setback requirements, FAR, and other controls allow for adequate denslty and the abiiity to achieve a site's realistic capacity. Housing will not be feasible if you have a high density paired with low height limits. This density should be emphasized around jobs and translt and should go beyond the Mullin density in those areas.

5. Provide sufficient zoned capacity to accommodate all income levels, including a minimum No Net Loss buffer of 3O%. Not every site will be developed at maximum density during the eight-year planning period. ldentifo an ample amount of opportunity sites and zone the sites to accommodate lower-income housing types (usually a statutory minimum of 30 dwelling units per acre) to give the city the best chance at meeting jts RHNA.

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6. Use data from the 5th Cycle to calculate the likelihood of development for your 6th Cycle site inventory. Likelihood of development is a measure of the probability of an lnventory site being developed during the planning period. The median likelihood of development across the state is 25%, meaning only one of everyfour sites will likely be developed during the planning period for the median city. lncorporatingthe likelihood of development into the zoned capacity will set the city up to successfully achieve their RHNA, making the housing element less of a paper exercise and more of an actionable, functional document.

Accessory Dwelling Units

7. Commit to an automatic mid-cycle adjustment if ADU permitting activity is lower than estimated in the housing element. We highly recommend complying with HCD's standards of using one of its "safe harbof' methodologies to anticipate future ADU production. However, if the city is optimistic about ADU growth, then creating an automatic mid-cycle adjustment willautomatically facllitate alternative housing options (i.e., a rezoning program, removing development constraints, ADU lncentives, etc.) if the city falls behind the estimated ADU production.

8. lncentivize newADUs, including those that are rent-restricted for moderateor lower-income households or that are prioritized for households with housing choice vouchers. Consider offering low- or no-interest loans, forgivable loans, impact fee waivers for ADUs that are 750 square feet or larger, allowances to facilitate two-story and second-story ADU construction. etc.

Zoning

9. Allow residential to be built in areas that are zoned for commercial use.

There are a myriad of ways to do this, but a housing overlay is one common policy.

Additionally, conslder eliminating new commercial space in mixed-use developments where there is not a strong demand or there is othetwise a glut of comnrercial space that is unused or frequently vacant.

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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report Appendix C - Public Participation Summary dedication to affordable developers in order for market-rate developers to meet their inclusionary requirements. Avoid getting trapped into thinking that the affordable units must be "sprinkled throughout" the market-rate units, or require the market-rate units to look exactly the same as the affordable ones. This should be balanced against not locating all of the affordable units in one place and ghettoizing neighborhoods by creating or perpetuating racially concentrated areas of poverty.

Better Entitlement Process & Reducing Barriers to Development

11. Ensure that the city has a ministerial process for housing permitting, especially multi-family housing, and remove impact fees for deed-restricted housing. A discretionary process for housing development creates uncertalnty and adds to the cost of construction. For example, multi-family housing should not require a condltlonal use permit or city council approval unless the builder is asking for unique and extraordinary concessions. Right-sizing governmental constraints, entitlement processes, and impact lees wlll help the city successfully meet its RHNA.

12. Reduce parking standards and eliminate parking minimums. Mjnimum parking requirements are a major constraint on housing. especially for lower cost housing types. They can cost in excess of$30,000 per spot and can raise rents by as much as 17V0, and eliminating them is particularly important for smaller & other spatially constralned sites. Consider adopting a parking maximum.

13. Cap fees on all new housing. Most construction costs are outside the Citys control, but reducing impact fees can demonstrate that a city is serious about building new housing. At a minimum, cities should delay the collection of impact fees until the issuance of the certiflcate of occupancy to reduce financial impacts on new housing and make the units cheaper by not asking the developer to carry impact fee charges or debt throughout the construction phase.

14. Provide local funding. One of the largest barriers to building newaffordable homes is the lack of city/county funds available to assemble sjtes, provide gap funding, and to pay for dedicated staff. Without new funding, especially at the local level, we will not be able to build more affordable homes. There are three Draft c-28 Oclober 2022
Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report Appendix C - Public Participation Summary new revenue streams that should be considered: 1) Transfer tax, a one,time payment levied by a jurisdiction on the saie of a home, may be utilized to raise much needed revenue to fund affordable homes; 2) Varancy tax may be collected on vacant land to convince landowners to sell their underutilized properties and be used to fund the construction of affordable homes; 3) Commercial linkage fees should be adopted or revisited for increases on new commercial developments.

We urge you to include these policies in your 6th cycle Housing Element.

Best regards,
Sonja Trauss
Executive Director
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report Appendix C - Public Participation Summary Gray Panthers Santa Barbara Network
Iuly 31,2022
To Whom It May Concem
Ollicers
As a polioy, the Gray Panthers Santa Barbara Network supports housing options that are accessible, aftbrdable and safe for all regardless ofgender, health status. access needs, race or ethnicity or economic circnmstance.

President
Richard Solomon
Membership V.P
Janice Keller
Secretary
Gail Marshall
Treasurer
David Landecker
Directors
Richard
Appelbaum
Josephine Black
Marty Blurn
Carol Keator
David Lebell,
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Susan Rose
Janet Wolf
We ask you to prioritize older adults as a specific goal in your Housing Element planning.
o Detine "senior housing" more clearly to include requirements for accessibility and access to services.
o Zone for more senior housing options to meet senior needs as they progress through the senior housing care continuum. o Expand "bv right" zones in which senior housing with
services is permitted.
o In commercial zones, expand perrnitted uses for licensed residential care, with conditional use permits for independent living as a "by right" use.
o Provide regulatorv incentives for builders by adding a regulatory "fast track" incentive for builders on senior housing projects.
o Assure needed senior housing is located appropriately to tran sportation opti on s.
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Older Adults need housing that is acoessible and built according to ADA and applicable housing legislation/regulations & specitications. Countywide,3lo/s aged 60 and over identify as having a disability.

The Gray Panthers Santa Barbara Network rvas incorporated as a nonproflt Public Benelit Corporation in 2020. Our mernbership has grown steadily since then and includes residents from all parts of Santa Barbara County. Our mission is to promote social and eoonornic justico and oppose discrimination of all types.

Sinceroly,
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Chair
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report Appendix D - Fair Housing Assessment Appendix D
Fair Housing Assessment
AB 686 (2018) requires housing elements to contain an Assessment of Fair Housing consistent with the core elements of the analysis required by the federal Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Final Rule of July 16, 2015. Under Califomia law, AFFH means "taking meaningful actions, in addition to combating discrimination, that overcome patterns of segregation and foster inclusive communities free from bariers that restrict access to opportunity based on protected characteristics." To comply with AB 686, the City completed the following outreach and analysis. The Analysis of lmpediments to Fair Housinglo prepared by the Santa Barbara County HOME Consortium in 2020 (the "County Al") provides extensive data and policy recommendations that informed this AFFH analysis. The Consortium includes all of the jurisdictions in Santa Barbara County except for the cities of Santa Barbara and Guadalupe and represents approximately 78 percent of the total county population according to the California Department of Finance (2021).

Data Sources
This analysis incorporates State and Federal data sources as well as local data and knowledge, where available. The primary Federal data sources include the U.S. Census and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The primary State data source is the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) AFFH Data and Mapping Resources website (https://affhdata-resources-cahcd.hub.arcois.com/). Additional data is published by The Urban Displacement Project (UDP), a research and action initiative of the University of California Berkeley and the University of Toronto. UDP conducts community-centered, data-driven, applied research toward more equitable and inclusive futures for cities. lts research aims to understand and describe the nature of gentrification, displacement, and exclusion, and also to generate knowledge on how policy interventions and investment can support more equitable development (https://www.urbandisp ).

The primary local data sources are the County of Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara County HOME Consortium, in which the City of Carpinteria is a participating agency.

Other local data and knowledge was obtained through the public participation program for the City's Housing Element update, as discussed in the Outreach section below and Appendix C of this Housing Element.

Most of the maps provided in this appendix are based upon data generated at the census tract level.

Figure D-1 shows the census tracts that are within Carpinteria's city boundaries. The City encompasses portions of three census tracts: 1 6.01 , 16.04 and 17 .04. 10 htto://countvofsb.oro/uoloadedFiles/housino/ContenUAffordable Housino/ 2020%2OAnalvsis%20of%20lmoediments%20to%20Fairolo20Housino%20Choice.pdf Draft D-1 October2022
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1. Historic Development Patterns
Carpinteria, the name given the area by Spanish soldiers during the Portola Expedition of 1769, means in Spanish "carpenter shop," and the area was so named for the local Chumash, who were building canoes at the time of the expedition's anival. During the Mission era (1789 to 1832) the area became part of the Pueblo lands of Santa Barbara and were associated with the Santa Barbara Mission. The missionaries raised crops in the Carpinteria Valley.

After California statehood in 1850, Americans and Europeans began to emigrate to the Carpinteria Valley. Among the first to begin experimentation with fruit-raising on a large scale were Russel Heath and Albert Packard, both of whom settled in the area in 1858. By 1860, Heath had planted 10,000 grape vines and an almond nursery on his ranch. By 1869, 1,214 acres in the Carpinteria Valley were under cultivation. Farms ranged from twelve to 150 acres of fruit and walnuts trees with twenty-two of the thirty principal land owners owning fifty acres or less.

During the 1870s and 1880s many new immigrants settled in the Carpinteria area after hearing of its fertile soil and miH climate. ln addition to the fruit and nut crops, the new crop of lima beans was added.

Prior to the arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1887, farmers shipped their products from the Carpinteria wharf, owned by F. and J.M. Smith. Adjacent to the 800 foot wharf were several warehouses for storage. About 3,000 tons of beans, corn, nuts and fruits were shipped annually. By 1880 lima beans had become a choice cash crop among the Carpinteria growers, accounting for half of the 3,000 tons shipped.

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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report Appendix D - Fair Housing Assessment Carpinteria remained a small village with a post office, established in 1868, a general store and blacksmith shop. The First Baptist Church was built in 1873. With the arrival of the Southern Pacific in 1887, a new town site was laid out adjacent to the railroad, about one mile east of the older village. A new hotel and several warehouses were eventually built adjacent to the railroad tracks. ln 1910, lima beans and English walnuts were the principal agricultural products of the Carpinteria Valley, followed closely by lemons. 11
The City of Carpinteria was incorporated on September 28, 1965. The city is located almost entirely on a coastal plain in between the Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. lmmediately to the north of Carpinteria lie foothills and then the Santa Ynez Mountains. Between the foothills and the populated area of the city is an agricultural zone.

2. Outreach
As discussed in the Public Participation section, early in the Housing Element update process the City developed a list of stakeholders with local expertise in housing issues, including fair housing. The stakeholder list included local service providers, affordable housing developers, and fair housing organizations in an effort to include the interests of lower-income residents and persons with special needs in the community.

Over the course of the Housing Element update process the City conducted a series of public meetings.

Public notice of each meeting was posted on the City's Housing Element websitel2 and was also sent directly to persons and organizations on the Housing Element stakeholder list, which includes fair housing organizations. Public outreach meetings were held both in-person and online to enable those with mobility difficulties to conveniently participate. Materials for each meeting were posted on the City website to allow interested stakeholders to access to this information throughout the process. lnterested persons were also encouraged to provide input or ask questions via email. Please refer to Appendix C:

Public Participation Summary for additional information regarding the outreach efforts and how public input was incorporated into the Housing Element. lnformation was made available in both English and Spanish.
ln addition to public workshops and hearings, the City also directly contacted housing advocates, housing service providers, and community organizations who serve the interests of lower-income households and special needs groups to solicit comments and recommendations on housing needs, barriers to fair and affordable housing, and opportunities for development. ln addition to the public outreach conducted by the City of Carpinteria for the Housing Element update, the Santa Barbara County HOME Consortium conducted extensive public participation as part of the 2020 Analysis of lmpediments to Fair Housing. The County conducted online surveys that were available to residents and other community stakeholders in both English and in Spanish. ln addition to the surveys being available online (using computers, smart phones, and other handheld devices), the surveys were also made available to residents in a paper-based version. Access to the survey was provided through the County of Santa Barbara website, through stakeholder email lists, posted in public convening locations, and published in print with QR Codes made available for residents to scan and link to the survey. Background on the Analysis of lmpediments process and definitions of fair housing were provided in the survey introduction. The importance of community participation was also highlighted in the survey introduction.
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report Appendix D - Fair Housing Assessment The survey was meant to get a sense of community positions on fair housing and more general housing and economic development issues. The survey included 32 questions covering a range of data points including demographic information, residential information, knowledge of fair housing rights, experiences with fair housing discrimination, opinions on access to information on fair housing, and questions related to housing and community development more generally. There were 386 responses overall, with 379 responses in English andT in Spanish. The average response time was 15 minutes and the completion rate was 87o/o.The low Spanish participation rate points to an area of improvement in community engagement for future processes. The County provided all materials in multiple languages and connected to community organizations that cater to the Hispanic community for assistance with outreach, but the effort did not result in active participation. The survey was open for 3 months with multiple opportunities and reminders for stakeholders and residents to participate.

There were 12 questions in the survey that specifically focused on fair housing; beginning with whether or not respondents were familiar with fair housing or anti-discrimination laws. Twenty{hree percent (23%) of those who answered were not familiar with the laws. Thifi-nine percent (39%) were somewhat familiar, and 36% were familiar or very familiar. Three percent (3%) were unsure. When asked about protected classes, most respondents knew about religion, race, familial status, and age, but were less sure about the other classes. When the questions delved deeper into whether people were aware of their rights, the responses were split between those that did know their rights (54%) and those that did not (45o/o). Twenty-one percent (21%) said that they were aware of incidents of housing discrimination, 60% said that they were not aware of any incidents, and 19% said they were unsure. Out of the 21% who said they were aware of an incident, when asked to choose all reasons for discrimination that applied, the top reasons were: income level (640/o); source of income (35%); race/ethnicity (30%); age (23%); and criminal background (22%). The rest of the responses to this question were distributed among the 10 other possible choices. According to the survey, these incidents occurred in both single-family neighborhoods and in apartment complexes; however, the majority cited that it occurred in apartment complexes (60%). Over half of respondents did not report the incident (78o/o), and the most common reason given was that they did not think it would make a difference (32%). ln terms of education on fair housing issues, half of the respondents were not aware of any fair housing or anti-discrimination education opportunities in their community (50%), and the majority of them (85%), have never participated in any kind of educational opportunity.

While the survey was broader in scope than just fair housing issues, it touched on many elements that contribute to fair housing choice. The priority challenge for those responding to the survey was overwhelmingly the cost of housing at84o/o. That said, there were other issues that contribute to fair housing choice that respondents called out as important. Those included workforce development, improved infrastructure like sidewalks, lighting, and crosswalks, and access to mental health and substance abuse services. While some of these issues seem far removed from fair housing choice, they contribute to a gainfully employed, healthy community, that can get to and from the places they work, live, and play safely.
ln addition to the community surveys, four community and stakeholder focus groups were held in several areas of the County as part of the County Al process, including one in Santa Barbara, near Carpinteria, that was attended by 9 residents plus City and County staff.

Participants in the meetings included but were not limited to community residents as well as members of organizations covering a range of services including economic development and job training, social services, housing, those serving the elderly and vulnerable populations. The focus groups covered a broad range of issues including housing, community development, and fair housing.

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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report Appendix D - Fair Housing Assessment The focus group discussions were guided and facilitated; however, it was made clear that participants should feel free to discuss the topics that were on top of their minds. Participation was encouraged, and it was pointed out that community input is a critical component of the Al process. To encourage thinking about suggestions for solutions, time was set aside at the end of the 90-minute sessions to talk about priorities and thoughts around action items. Participants were encouraged to think of these plans that can help guide solutions to barriers and priority issues identified.

Based on the focus groups and conversations, the following observations were raised as priorities worth further support and consideration. These issues were the top concerns across all focus groups with specific emphasis on subtopics in specific locations as noted below:
. Affordable housing that is decent and safe is a top priority for many of the participants across all of the focus groups.
o Growing number of homeless is an area of concern in terms of housing them and providing for their social service needs.
. There are two key vulnerable populations that were highlighted at all of the focus group meetings - veterans and children. For veterans, it was reported that there is a housing and services need and, for children, there were concerns of the lack of affordable childcare and access to afterschool programs.
o While housing affordability was a top priority for communities across the County, workforce training was brought up as an important issue for areas in the northern part of the County.

To encourage continuing stakeholder involvement in local housing issues throughout the planning period, Program 19 in the Housing Plan includes a commitment to conduct ongoing, proactive outreach to engage members of all socio-economic groups and recruit members of underrepresented groups to participate in City meetings.

3. Fair Housing Assessment
This section provides an assessment of fair housing issues in the City including fair housing enforcement and outreach capacity, patterns of integration and segregation, racial or ethnic patterns of concentration disparities in access to opportunities, and disproportionate housing needs, including displacement risk. a. Fair Housing Enforcement and Outreach Capacity
The County Al conducted an analysis of fair housing enforcement that evaluated private and public compliance with existing fair housing laws, regulations, and guidance, and provided an assessment of fair housing infrastructure in Santa Barbara County. The Al analysis examined fair housing complaints, data on mortgage lending practices, and a review of relevant public policies.

The Al reviewed housing discrimination as evidenced by complaintfilings, investigations of violations, and residents' self-reported experience with discrimination. The Federal Fair Housing Act, passed in 1968 and amended in 1988, prohibits discrimination in housing on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender/sex, familial status, and disability. The Fair Housing Act-Amended (FHAA) covers most types of housing including rental housing, home sales, mortgage and home improvement lending, and land use and zoning. Excluded from the FHAA are owner-occupied buildings with no more than four units, single-family housing units sold or rented without the use of a real estate agent or broker, housing operated by organizations and private clubs that limit occupancy to members, and housing for older persons. HUD has the primary authority for enforcing the FHAA. HUD investigates the complaints it receives and determines if there is a "reasonable cause" to believe that discrimination occurred. lf reasonable cause is established, HUD brings the complaint before an Administrative Law Judge. Parties Draft D-5 October2022
Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report Appendix D - Fair Housing Assessment to the action can also elect to have the trial held in a federal court (in which case the Department of Justice brings the claim on behalf of the plaintiff).

The State of California has a substantially equivalent law prohibiting discrimination in housing. The Fair Employment & Housing Act (FEHA) is the primary state law prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, lease negotiation, orfinancing of housing based on a person's race, religion, nationalorigin, color, sex, marital status, ancestry, family status, disability, sexual orientation, and source of income. The State's law exceeds the protections in the FHAA by including protected classes of marital status, sexual orientation, and source of income. ln addition, the law defines physical and mental disability as a condition that limits a major life activity; this definition of disability is broader than the federal definition, which requires a "substantial limitation." The FEHA also incorporates the protections of the Unruh Act which includes medical condition as a protected category.

The primary local fair housing organization serving residents of Carpinteria is the Santa Barbara Rental Housing Mediation Program (RHMP13), which provides information on fair housing laws and tenantlandlord mediation services. The City of Carpinteria websitela also provides information to residents regarding fair housing services and related complaint response procedures.

The RHMP resolves disputes offering mediation as an alternative to the formaljudicial system between landlords, tenants, roommates and neighbors. The primary purpose of the program is to provide these services for the resolution of rental housing disputes. Mediations are conducted in English and Spanish by staff and two mediators. The City of Carpinteria has supported this group by contributing funding.

The Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara Countyl5 provides free legal assistance in critical civil matters to Santa Barbara County residents living at or below the poverty level, those facing language or disability barriers, seniors and others living on fixed incomes such as Social Security, and victims of domestic violence and elder abuse.

California Rural LegalAssistancelo (CRLA) provides civil legal services to low-income persons who reside in the South Coast area (Gaviota to Carpinteria). Priority service areas are housing, health, education, public benefits, civil rights and legal employment issues.

Fair housing information is disseminated at the following locations in Carpinteria: City Hall lobby, Carpinteria Valley Chamber of Commerce, Carpinteria Public Library and Carpinteria Senior Center. ln addition, the City's Newsletter periodically publishes announcements on the availability of fair housing information. The City posts information on its website and provides links to additional resources. 13 14
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Analysis of fair housing complaints submitted to HUD between 2015 and 20'19 from residents of Santa Barbara County, which includes the Consortium member cities as well as the City of Santa Barbara, Mission Canyon, and Summerland, reveals that 26 complaints were filed between 2015 and 2019 with some complaints citing multiple bases for their claims (Table D-1).

Disability was the most commonly cited basis for complaints, comprising about 460/o of all complaints.

Familial Status was the basis for about 260/o of complaints. Other bases cited include Race (7%), Retaliation (7%), National Origin (6%), Sex (6%), and Religion (1%).

Among disability complaints, all but 2 of the complaints citing this basis included failure to make or allow reasonable accommodations as a basis for their complaint. Throughout focus groups and stakeholder interviews during the County Al process, participants noted a particular concern about failure to make reasonable accommodations as well.

Breakdowns of the bases cited in complaints filed in the member cities follows. As illustrated, Lompoc and Goleta had the highest number of complaints between 2015 and 2019. ln Carpinteria one case was filed on the basis of familial status.

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Of the complaints filed between 2015 and 2019,23o/o were closed with conciliation or a successful settlement and 55% of complaints had a no-cause determination. One case had no determination at the time the Al was prepared, and the remainder were either withdrawn, had a non-responsive or uncooperative complainant, lacked jurisdiction, or had an untimely filing.

The Constraints chapter of this Housing Element also describes ways the City works to address potential impediments to fair housing choice, such as through reasonable accommodation procedures (Program 19) and zoning regulations for special needs housing (Program 1 1). The City continues to contract with the City of Santa Barbara RHMP to offer fair housing services and tenant/landlord counseling to residents.

4. Patterns of lntegration and Segregation
a. Race and Ethnicity
ln describing the County-wide racial and ethnic make-up, the County Al notes that white residents make up roughly three-quarters the Consortium population while Hispanic residents make up the largest minority group in the Consortium and is most concentrated in the northwest part of the County surrounding the cities of Santa Maria and Guadalupe. The Hispanic population in this general area was greater thanT0o/o. A fewtracts around Lompoc and cities along the Consortium's south coast also showed concentrations of residents identifying themselves as Hispanic. This countywide distribution is illustrated in Figure D-3. As seen in Figure D-4, the percentage of non-white population in Carpinteria is highest in the western and central portions of the Ci$.

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According to the County Al, approximately 9.4o/o of the total population of the Consortium had a disability of some sort. As is typical across the State and the country, the elderly experienced a higher rate of disability in comparison to other age cohorts: nearly half of all residents 75 years and over have a disability while less than 10% of those aged 35 to 64 years old have a disability. The disability rates in the southwest and northeast tracts of the County were generally higher than the tracts nearby the cities.

Carpinteria, Lompoc and Solvang had the highest percentage of disability rates in the Consortium (Figure D-5).

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Additional data regarding the number of people with disabilities by disability type in Carpinteria is provided in Table l-13 of the Housing Needs Assessment. Some individuals may experience more than one disability, and some disability types are not recorded for children below a certain age. The California Department of Developmental Services estimates that there are approximately 164 persons with developmental disabilities within the ZIP code areas that encompass Carpinteria. + Satrta Barbara Counly, CA, I X q.
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Familial status refers to the presence of children under the age of 18, whether the child is biologically related to the head of household, and the martial status of the head of households. Families with children may face housing discrimination by landlords who fear that children will cause property damage. Some landlords may have cultural biases against children of the opposite sex sharing a bedroom. Differential treatments such as limiting the number of children in a complex or confining children to a specific location are also fair housing concerns.

Single-parent households are also protected by fair housing law. Female-headed households with children require special consideration and assistance because of their greater need for affordable housing and accessible day care, health care, and other supportive services. Figure D-7 shows the percentage of children living in married couple households for the County as a whole while Figure D-8 shows the distribution in Carpinteria.
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Program 17 in the Housing Plan includes training to landlords on requirements under fair housing law, such as the acceptance of Housing Choice Vouchers, and other programs will help to expand the supply of affordable housing to provide more options for lower-income households throughout the city.

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According to the Housing and Community Development AFFH Guidance Memo, "segregation is a continuum, with polarity between race and poverty and race and affluence, which can be a direct product of the same policies and practices." Therefore, both sides of the continuum must be examined.

As shown in Figure D-13, there are no RCAAs identified in Carpinteria. The nearest RCAAs to Carpinteria are found in the Montecito area of unincorporated Santa Barbara County to the west and in the Ventura area to the southeast (Figure D-14).

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6. Disparities in Access to Opportunity
a. Overview
California housing law requires cities to analyze disparities in access to opportunity as part of the fair housing assessment. The California Tax Allocation Committee (TCAC) and HCD developed maps showing access to various types of opportunities such as education, economic, transportation, and environmental indicators that can be utilized for this analysis. These maps are discussed below. b. Educational Opportunity
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ln Santa Barbara County, the highest access to economic opportunity is found in the south coast and Santa Ynez Valley areas, as seen in Figure D-17.

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According to the County Al, the most common form of transportation in Santa Barbara County is driving a car, truck, or van. Of that group, it is most common that workers drive alone rather than carpool. A distant second are those working from home. With some variance betWeen public transportation and walking to work, the method of commuting in the cities of the Consortium is similar to that of the county and state.

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Environmental Opportunity scores are based on the California Fair Housing Task Force Methodology for the2021TCAC/HCD Opportunity Maptt as described below. The environmental opportunity metric relies on twelve of the indicators that are used in the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)'s CalEnviroScreen 3.0 tool underthe "exposures" and "environmentaleffect" subcomponents of the "pollution burden" metric. To minorthe CalEnviroScreen 3.0 approach to calculating pollution burden scores, the exposure indicators are weighed twice as heavily as the environmental effects burden indicators because they are considered to have more of an impact on pollution burden. The indicators for each category are listed below:

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Environmental opportunity scores for Santa Barbara County as a whole are shown in Figure D-20. This map shows that the highest scores are found in the Santa Maria, Lompoc, Santa Ynez Valley and south coast areas.

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7. Disproportionate Housing Needs and Displacement Risk The AFFH Rule Guidebook (24 C.F.R. $ 5.152) defines "disproportionate housing needs" as "a condition in which there are significant disparities in the proportion of members of a protected class experiencing a category of housing needs when compared to the proportion of a member of any other relevant groups or the total population experiencing the category of housing need in the applicable geographic area." The analysis of disproportionate housing needs is completed by assessing cost burden, severe cost burden, overcrowding, and substandard housing. ln addition, this analysis examines homelessness and displacement risk.
a. Cost Burden (Overpayment)
A household is considered cost-burdened if it spends more than 30% of its income in housing costs, including utilities. Reducing housing cost burden can also help foster more inclusive communities and increase access to opportunities for persons of color, persons with disabilities, and other protected classes.

The County Al reported that households with high cost burdened rates, over 607o, are found in the northwest part of the County, including Santa Maria, Lompoc and around the cities in the southern coastal area while the lowest rates, under 3oo/o, are found in tracts to the south and west of Santa Maria and in central areas bordering Los Padres National Forest. Three areas of the Consortium stand out with a disproportionately high homeowner cost burden, over 40Yo. These areas are north of Santa Maria, central areas bordering Los Padres National Forest and along the southern coastline west of Goleta.

Many of the tracts located around the cities in the County have cost burden higher than the rural tracts of the region.

Figure D-23 and Figure D-24 show overpayment rates for renters and homeowners in Santa Barbara County.

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ln the eastern portion of Carpinteria (Figure D-25) overpayment affects 60-80 percent of all renter households while overpayment rates in the western portion of the city are somewhat lower (40-60 percent). As seen in Figure D-26, the highest rates of overpayment for Carpinteria homeowners (40-60 percent) occurs in the southern portion of the city nearer to the coast.

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"Overcrowding" is defined by the Census Bureau as a housing unit occupied by more than 1 .01 persons per room (excluding kitchens, porches, and hallways). A unit with more than 1.51 occupants per room is considered "severely overcrowded." The incidence of overcrowded housing is a general measure of whether there is an available supply of adequately sized housing units. Overcrowding is also related to overpayment, because households may not be able to afford a large enough home to accommodate their needs. Overcrowding can lead to a variety of other problems such as lower educational performance among children, psychological stress, and adverse health impacts.

For Santa Barbara County as a whole, overcrowding is most common in the northwestern portion of the County to the west of Santa Maria (Figure D-27).ln Carpinteria, the highest rates of overcrowding (15 to 20 percent) occur in the eastern portion of the city (Figure D-28).

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c. Substandard Housing
Housing age is often an important indicator of housing condition. Housing units built prior to 1978, before stringent limits on the amount of lead in paint were imposed, may have interior or exterior building components coated with lead-based paint. Housing units built before 1970 are the most likely to need rehabilitation and to have lead-based paint in deteriorated condition. Lead-based paint becomes hazardous to children under age 6 and to pregnant women when it peels off walls or is pulverized by windows and doors opening and closing.

Table D-3 shows the age characteristics of the housing stock in Carpinteria compared to Santa Barbara County as a whole as reported in recent U.S. Census data. Approximately 90% of the City's housing stock was built prior to 1990 and is over 30 years old and likely to be in need of ongoing maintenance and repair.

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Based on the observations of City Building and Code Compliance staff, it is estimated that approximately 800 housing units may be in need of some type of rehabilitation and approximately 60 units may require replacement. Due to relatively high housing values, market forces are expected to encourage more private maintenance, rehabilitation, and lead paint remediation, as compared to lower-income communities.

As described in the Housing Policy Plan, the City is continuing its efforts to identify, preserve, maintain and rehabilitate existing housing through code compliance and the provision of financial assistance for home maintenance and repairs (Programs 17 and 18).
d. Homelessness
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) defines the term "homeless" as the state of a person who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate night-time residence, or a person who has a primary night time residency that is:
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Although there are myriad causes of homelessness, among the most common are:
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Since 2003, all Continuum of Care Communities (those receiving Federal grant funds serving the homeless) have been required to report the number of people who are homeless at a particular point in time. The most recent Point in Time (PlT) homeless survey in Santa Barbara County was conducted by the Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County Continuum of Care (CoC) on February 23,2022. The County and CoC provided oversight of the PIT Count, working as the Administrative Entity for the CoC, with Simtech Solutions and more than 400 volunteers.
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Health Care for the Homeless (HCH): The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department runs the HCH program, which provides comprehensive medical and dental care for the homeless population, including a significant medical outreach component led by Public Health Nurses stationed in thirteen homeless shelters and transitional living centers. The nurses provide triage care and make referrals to the health care centers and shelter-based clinics for those needing additional care.

New Beqinninos Counselinq Center: New Beginnings operates several programs for the homeless population, including the Safe Parking Program and the Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program. The Safe Parking Program provides safe overnight parking for individuals and families who are living in their vehicles. lncluded in this program are social services and case management provided by New Beginnings case workers.

Supportive Services for Veteran Families is designed to help end homelessness among the veteran population in Santa Barbara County. This housing-first model aims to provide housing stability by providing cash assistance to those in danger of losing their housing and to rapidly transition those who are homeless into stable housing.

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.@:ThelnterfaithInitiativeofSantaBarbaraCountyhasoperatedtheShowers of Blessing program throughout southern Santa Barbara County. Showers of Blessings provides showers to homeless individuals weekly using portable shower trailers, including a two-stall ADA accessible unit. The program also provides a freshly laundered towel and washcloth, a pair of new cotton socks, a pair of new underwear, hygiene items, toiletries and limited emergency clothing. A free, often hot meal is provided before or after the showering times. . Salvation Armv Hospitalitv House: Hospitality House is a 69-bed Homeless Shelter for Men and Women. Twenty-four of these beds are designated for a County Drug Detox Residential and Withdrawal Management Program, leaving 45 for the general homeless population. The shelter has an 85% average occupancy and services include food, shelter, transportation and employment assistance. Occupancy requires abstinence from drugs and alcohol, and urinalysis testing for drug use is conducted both randomly and when there is suspected use. . Countv of Santa Barbara Behavioral Wellness Department (BeWell): BeWell has its own division for Homeless Services Assertive Community Treatment and the department provides a broad spectrum of essential services to people who are experiencing homelessness and/or who are atrisk of chronic homelessness. These services aim to assist those persons experiencing distress who are not reached by traditional mental health treatment services to obtain a more adaptive level of functioning. BeWell works closely with the local Continuum of Care, local emergency and transitional shelters, and other agencies serving those experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in our community.

Additional information regarding the City's regulations for emergency shelters, low barrier navigation centers, transitional housing and supportive housing is provided in Section lll - Constraints. e. Displacement Risk
Displacemenf refers to any involuntary household move caused by landlord action or market changes.

Displacement can be caused by rising housing costs, insufficient affordable housing opportunities, expiration of affordability covenants, evictions, housing discrimination, orthe physical demolition of existing housing to make way for new development.

Figure D-29 shows areas in Carpinteria that have been identified as vulnerable to displacement by the UC Berkeley Urban Displacement Project. As seen in this map, the southwestern portion of the city is considered to be a sensitive community vulnerable to displacement.

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Displacement mitigation strategies include tenant protections, physical maintenance and conservation of the existing affordable housing stock, preservation of existing deed-restricted affordable units at-risk of conversion to market-rate, acquisition and rehabilitation of existing housing units, requiring the replacement of existing affordable units demolished as part of redevelopment, and facilitating construction of additiona I affordable housing.

Program 19 in the Housing Plan addresses risk of displacement and includes a commitment to ensure compliance with legal protections and replacement housing requirements for existing tenants who may be displaced by new developments.

As discussed in the Housing Needs Assessment, there are no assisted low-income housing developments in Carpinteria that are at risk of conversion to market rate in the next 10 years.

8. Sites lnventory Analysis
The City's inventory of sites for potential housing is presented in Appendix B. The sites inventory is comprised of approved projects, vacant sites, non-vacant underutilized sites, future ADUs and candidate opportunity sites. The sites analysis shows that very little vacant developable land is available in Carpinteria and underutilized sites provide the majority of potential future housing capaci$.

As illustrated in Figure D-30, the majority of the City is designated Low Resource in the TCAC Opportunity map, although some areas are designated Moderate Resource.

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The Housing Element must include an identification and prioritization of significant contributing factors to segregation, racially or ethnically concentrated areas of poverty, disparities in access to opportunity, and disproportionate housing needs. "Fair housing contributing factor'' means a factor that creates, contributes to, perpetuates, or increases the severity of one or more fair housing issues. Contributing factors should be based on all the prior efforts and analyses: outreach, assessment of fair housing, and site inventory. Contributing factors must also be prioritized in terms of needed impact on fair housing choice and strongly connect to goals and actions.

Through the participation of stakeholders, fair housing advocates, and the assessment of fair housing issues described in this Appendix, the City has identified fair housing issues and contributing factors as well as meaningful actions to address those issues as described in the Goals, Policies and Actions section below.

10. Goals, Policies and Actions
Based upon the analysis presented above, the City has identified fair housing issues, contributing factors, and meaningful actions that will be taken to address those issues during the planning period. The Analysis of lmpediments to Fair Housing 2020 (County Al) prepared by the County of Santa Barbara Draft D-38 Oclober 2022
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As noted in Section lV: Fair Housing lmpediments and Action Plan of the County Al, "lt is the goal of the jurisdictions to undertake actions that can help reduce and eliminate existing housing discrimination and prevent its reemergence in the future, as well as to address other impediments to equal housing opportunity. \Mile the jurisdictions cannot control systemic issues related to fair housing and fair housing choice challenges, they can work to coordinate actions that improve fair housing, encourage coordination among disparate public entities, encourage stakeholders to act and report on fair housing issues, analyze existing data sources, report progress on fair housing issues, highlight findings from data analyses, and encourage meaningful action and cooperation at community levels." For each fair housing impediment listed in Table D-5 below, specific programs with geographic targeting are identified in the Housing Plan to address the impediment.

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Foir Housi lm e Conlributin Foclors ond M Aclions
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Targeting Meaningful Actions
Housing affordability Housing affordability gaps are increasing for both renters and owners, but renters are
more likely to face costburden challenges.

While these challenges are significant for
most residents, they pose particular risks for
vulnerable populations, including people with
disabilities, seniors, at-risk youth and
veterans,
Citywide and
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opportunity
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Given the increase in affordability concems across
the County, increasing affordable housing
opportunities continues to be an important focus.

Working to expand the supply of affordable housing
should also expand access to housing for protected
classes. Strategies include:
. Continue to use federal, State and other locally
administered funds to support development and
maintenance of affordable and special needs
housing and explore opportunities to increase
funding for affordable housing creation. (Programs 4,
5,6,9, 10, 17, 18, 19,20)
. Support opportunities to reduce baniers to
affordable housing development. (See Programs 1,
4,5,6,7 ,8, 9, 10, 11)
. lncrease access to family-oriented housing (e.9.,
units with at least two bedrooms). (See Program 5)
. Seek opportunities that expand housing options for
vulnerable populations, such as people with
disabilities, seniors, veterans, and youth aging out of foster care. (See Programs 1 , 4, 5, 6, 7
, 9, 11 , 12)
Homelessness Greater coordination in service delivery to atrisk populations is needed to address needs and prevent homelessness. The City is
experiencing increases in homelessness and
at-risk populations become increasingly more
likely to become homeless when there is a
lack of affordable housing options and
service delivery is disconnected. Further, in
an environment where resources are limited,
efficiency and partnership are necessary to
connect what's available to those in need.

Citywide As discussed in the Needs Assessment and the
Housing Plan, the City continues to work
collaboratively with the County and other
organizations to provide services and expand
facilities to address the needs of homeless persons.
(See Program 1 1) Other strategies discussed under
Housing Affordability above will also facilitate the
provision of additional permanent affordable housing
to address the issue of homelessness
Fair housing
education
Fair housing protections and education
efforts have increased, but residents still
report a lack of fair housing knowledge and
specific discrimination around source of
income. Education around fair housing rights
and enforcement is an ongoing challenge that
governments must address continuously. ln
particular, California's fair housing law
includes source of income as a protected
class, but residents reported that over 60% of
discrimination they were aware of was based
on source of income.

Citywide Continue to address discrimination by referring fair housing complaints to the Santa Barbara Rental
Mediation Task Force or other appropriate
organizations.
. Support fair housing training and education
opportunities, specifically for rental properties, that will be directed to housing service providers,
management companies, and rental residents.

Provide an emphasis on the protection for source of
income under Califomia law.
. Ensure haining opportunities for rental residents to
clearly inform this population of their rights and
responsibilities, particularly in the area of disabilities.

Ensure these trainings are offered in English and
Spanish. (See Program 19)
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