The City could be offected by dom foilure from the Sonto Monico Debris Bosin/Dom, locoted on Sontq Monico Creek, 2.3 miles north of the oceon. Any criticol osset locoted under the dom in on inundotion oreo would be susceptible to the impocts of o dom foilure. Of porticulor risk would be roods ond bridges thot could be vulneroble to woshouts, further complicoting response ond recovery opportunities by cutting off impocted oreos. The City of Corpinterio oreo hqs 358 porcels, which ore home to 3 residents ond ore volued ot $156,637,957 within the dom inundotion zone for the Sonto Monico Debris Bosin (Toble 6-22).
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As listed in Toble 6-23, there ore nine criticol focilities within the dom inundotion zones. These focilities include the CVWD Mointenonce Building ond Heodquorters Well, o sewoge pump stotion, o medicql stotion, Aliso Elementory School, ond two bridges (Figure 6-9; see olso, Section 6.6.3, Dom Foilure of the 2022 MJHMP). All of these focilities would be qffected by o foilure of the Sonro Monicq Debris Bosin.
Toble 6-23. cily of corpinterio criticql Fqcilities ot Risk lo Dqm Inundorion Hozord The Sonto Monico Debris Bosin hos o history of becoming plugged with debris. While debris is cleoned out regulorly, it could pose o problem if storms orrive in ropid succession without time for the required mointenonce. An Emergency Action Plon for the Sonto Monico Debris Bosin is mointoined by Sonto Borboro County Flood Control (City of Corpinterio 2o14).
6.3.10 Wildfire
The county hos extensive oreqs within mopped Fire Hozord Severity Zones ond Wildlond-Urbon lnterfoce (WUl) oreos. These hozord oreos generote vulnerobility for life ond structures, porticulorly within rurql foothills oreos where dry vegetotion, steep slopes, ond difficult occess combine to creote o high probobility of wildfire. Bosed on these mops, the City hos 'l ocre (0.02 percent) within Very High Wildfire Threot oreos, 35 ocres (2.12 percenr) within High Wildfire Threot oreos, 148 ocres (9.04 percent) within Moderote Wildfire Threot oreos, ond 8 ocres (0.49 percent) within Low Wildfire Threot oreos (Toble 6-241.
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Most of these oreos ore resid,entiol with limited vulnerobilities in commerciol ond ogriculturol oreqs.
There ore 47 residentiql properties ond one industriol property locoted in High fire threot zones in the City of Corpinterio. Additionolly, 80 residentiol, two ogriculturol, ond one commerciol properties in the City of Corpinterio qre locoted in Moderote fire threot zones. These vulneroble oreos ore home to 425 residents ond ore volued ot $88,7531343. None of the City's criticol focilities foll within wildfire lhreot oreos (see olso, Section 6.3.1 , Wildfire of the 2022 MJHMP).
Figure 6- I O depicts the locotion of the City's criticol f qcilities relotive to Fire Hozord Severity Zones.
Figure 6-l'l depicts criticol focilities ond WUI Zones v/ithin the City. Figure 6-12 depicts criticol focilities ond Fire Threot within the City.
Further, os indicoted by Figure 4-l of the MJHMP, emergency occess ond evocuotion con be constroined in hillside neighborhoods ond rurol communities where limited ingress ond egress con slow ond prevent the efficient movement of people ond vehicles. This is porticulorly true in denser communities with lorger populotions served by norrow locol roods. During on evocuotion, odditionol residents would depend on the existing roodwoy network to flee ond emergency responders would hove odditionql residents to protect ond serve. Highwoy 101 is the only freewoy evocuotion route in ihe City of Corpinterio. Cositqs Poss ond Sonto Monico Roqd leod north to Foothill Rood, which serves qs on olternote evocuotion highwoy if Highwoy 101 closes from mudslide or fire disqsters. ln the event of o wildfire, reol-time emergency ond disoster informotion for lorge-scole incidents is provided on the County's Reody Sonto Bqrboro County website (see olso, Chopter 4, Communily Profile ond Copobility Assessmenl of the MJHMP). However, occess to this informotion requires on occessible ond relioble internet connection ondf or service provider. Furlher, during immediotely threotening events, the Corpinteriq-summerlond Fire Protection District (CSFPD) ond Sonto Borboro County Sheriff's Office moy send emergency olerts ond press releose informolion through its Nixle olert system. Such systems ore only effective if City residents ore olreody signed up to receive olefis. This leoves populotions with limited resources, existing sociol or economic disporities, longuoge ond communicotion borriers, ond distrust of government progroms, stoff, ond officiols vulneroble.
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5.3.1I Tsunomi
The University of Southern Colifornio Tsunomi Reseorch Group hos modeled oreos in Sonto Borboro County thot could potentiolly be inundqted in the event of q tsunomi. This model is bosed on potentiol eorthquoke sources ond hypotheticol extreme underseo, neor-shore londslide sources were mopped ond used to profile moximum potentiol exposure. The dotq wos mqpped by the Colifornio Geologicol Survey ond Colifornio Office of Emergency Services (Col OES) for Tsunomi Evocuotion Plonning (Figure 6-13). As shown in lhis figure, much of the City's coostline ond beoches ore considered within tsunomi hozord oreos ond threoten criticol focilities ond infrostructure wilhin the City.
Areos of the City vulneroble to tsunomi inundotion ore home to 2,332 residents cind ore volued qt $405,364,480. These properties ore primorily residentiol, with limiled commerciol ond industriol uses.
Criticol focilities were compored ogoinst the extreme tsunomi inundotion zone overloy to see whether they foll within the geogrophic extent of the hozord. Bosed on the GIS mopping, l0 Corpinterio criticol focilities foll within the tsunomi risk oreo, of which six focilities ore bridges (Toble 6-251. Other focilities within the tsunomi hqzord zone include criticol infrostructures, specificolly, two sewoge pump stotions. A medicol stqtion qnd Aliso Elementory School ore olso ot risk for tsunomi inundotion. Together, ihese 'l 0 focilities hove on estimqted structure volue of over $9.9 million (Figure 6-l 3; see olso, Section 6.3.9, Tsunqmi of the 2022 MJHMP).
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Ulilities Sewoge Pump Stotion 2 $1,500,000
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6.3.12 Cyber Threql
ln lhe event of o significont cyber-oltock event, there could be o consideroble impoct on the populotion, buih environment, lifeline infrostructure, environment, ond the economy. A cyber threot con infiltrote mony institutions including bonking, medicol, educotion, government, militory, ond communicotion ond infrqstructure systems. Cyber-ottocks generoted toword lorge corporotions con negotively offect the economy. Attocks geored toword criticol infrostructure ond hospitols con result in the loss of life ond the loss of bosic needs, such os power ond woter, to the generol public. Cyberqttocks con olso leod to the loss of operotionol copocity.
The county provides the public with online guidonce to ovoid cyber risks ond cyber-ottocks on personol informotion, such os keeping softwore opplicotions ond operoting systems up to dote ond limiting the personol informotion you shore online (Reody 2021). Humons ore the weokest link in o choin of cyber security; it remoins difficult to continuously monitor ond monoge humon/operotor vulnerobility. However, to oddress this weokness it is suggested thot the City continues or develops o security troining progrom which oll employees ore required to complete or renew onnuolly.
6.3.13 Noturol Gos Pipeline Ruplure
No history of moior noturol gos pipeline or storoge focility incidents hove occurred in the City; olthough o minor rupture hos occurred olong lhe 2O-inch high-pressure gos trqnsmission line (600 pounds per squore inch [psi]). lt con be ossumed thot ony focility neor o noturol gos tronsmission pipeline is ot risk. This risk is heightened if rhe focility is olso locoted in on oreo of high seismicity, where multiple gos line foilures ond resulting fires con be expected (Col OES 2018).
Compounding the potentiol risk is the oge ond groduol deteriorotion of the gos tronsmission system due to nqturol couses. Significont foilure, including pipe breoks ond explosions, con result in loss of life, iniury, property domoge, ond environmentol impocts. Couses of ond contributors to pipeline foilures include construction errors, moteriol defects, internol ond externol corrosion, operotionol errors, control system molfunctions, outside force domoge, subsidence, ond seismicity. Growth in populotion, urbonizqtion, ond lond development neor tronsmission pipelines, together with the oddition of new focilities to meet new demonds, moy increose the likelihood of pipeline domoge due to humon octivity ond the exposure of people ond property to pipeline foilures (Col OES 20r 8).
As described in Section 5.3.'13, gos odorizotion focilities in the City, including the Corpinterio Nqturol Gos Odoront ond Metering Focility ond Pitos Point Focility, qre no longer operoting ond ore plonned for decommissioning ond removol by the Southern Colifornio Gos Compony (SoCol Gos) in in the nexl l0 yeors.
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6.3.14 Oil Spill
As described in Section 5.3.14, oil spills con be coused by people moking mistokes or being coreless, by equipment breoking down, by noturol disosters, ond by deliberote qcts of lerrorism, vondols, or illegol dumpers. Depending on the origin, size, ond durotion of the releose, on oil spill cqn hove serious impocts on oir ond woter quolity, public heolth, plont ond onimol hobitot, ond biologicol resources. Spill cleon-up ond remediotion octivities moy cost millions of dollors ond impocts con lost for yeors (Col OES 2018).
Since the close of operotions ot the Corpinterio Oil ond Gos Processing Focility in 20l7,the risk of onshore oil spill in the City hos been significontly reduced. However, oil spills originoting from offshore oil plotforms con creote devostoting ond significont impocts on the economy ond noturql environment of the City. During on oil spill, the oil floqts on soltwqter ond often floots on freshwoter.
Depending on the type of oil, oil con sink in freshwoter but usuolly, oil spreods out ocross o lorge oreo. Onshore oil spills result in similor impocts to surfoce woters, hobitots, ond wildlife. The environmentol impocts from oil spills contribute to short- ond long-term impocts on economic octivities in oreos offected by oil spills. Tourism moy decline in the City, resulting in economic hordship on individuols thot ore dependent on those industries for their livelihood ond on the economic heolth of the community. Oil spills moy olso impoct recreotionol uses such qs comping, non-commerciol fishing, ond beoch visits {Col OES 20l8).
Wetlonds, morshes, qnd other sensitive hobitots, such os the Corpinterio Solt Morsh ond the Corpinterio Seql Sonctuory, ore especiolly ot risk for long-term significont impocts of oil spills.
Mqrshes ond wetlonds provide criticol hobitot to o diverse ronge of species, including migrotory birds ond endongered plonts ond onimols. Once oilenters o morsh below sediment levels it becomes neor impossible to remove ond hos longstonding impocts on wildlife ond ecosystems.
The Colifornio Deportment of Fish ond Wildlife (CDFW) Office of Spill Prevention ond Response (Oiled Wildlife Division) treots countless thousonds of oiled birds ond other wildlife onnuolly (Col oES 2018).
6.3.15 Trqin Accident
As described in Section 5.3.15, troins running through the City, ond neor Highwoy lOl in some oreos, corry commuters os well os commodities, such qs hqzordous moteriols ond fuel (including oil).
Troin occidents ore generolly locolized, ond the incidents result in limited impocts ot the community level. However, o hozordous moteriol incident on roils or roodwoys in lhe City hos the potentiol to domoge ond destroy hobitot ond built structures, horm people qnd wildlife, ond shut down both roilond highwoy tronsportotion routes where the roil line ond Highwoy I Ol ore neorby. Secondory impocts reloted to troin occidents moy include the shutdown of roil trqnsportotion qnd ossocioted effects on commuting, tronsportotion of goods, ond the regionol economy.
The risk of troin occidents in the City is limited to oreos immediqtely surrounding Amtrok's pocific Surfliner ond Coost Storlight routes. Within the City, both of these routes hug the Pocific Coostline.
The routes olso run proximote to Highwoy 'lOl ot the northwest ond southeost corners of the City.
As described in Section 6.3.4, Cooslol Hozords, the rqilrood olignment olong the Corpinterio Bluffs is highly vulneroble to coqstol erosion. For exomple, with opproximotely 5 feet of seo level rise, 170 Februory 2023
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up to 1.4 miles of the UPRR could be domoged. This vulnerobility moy leod to pressure to repoir existing seqwolls or ormor o significont portion of the €ity's shoreline, which could further impoct coqstol occess, beoch hobitots, ond sond supply. Coostol flooding could olso impoct the roilrood in other ports of the City north of the Corpinterio Solt Morsh ond in the City's Downtown core.
Disruption of the roilrood could hove substontiol economic impocts on the region (City of Corpinterio 2O19).
5.3.15 Londslide
As described in Section 5.3.'16, Londslides, londslides ore most common on steep slopes mode of loose soil qnd other moteriol such os those found in North County ond the South Coost, but they con olso hoppen on shollower slopes. Londside susceptibility oreos ond the locotion of criticol focilities ore depicted in Figure 6-'14.
Toble 6-26 below summqrizes the totol exposure of properties in oreos of the City ot risk for londslide hozords. As shown therein, the City hos I32 improved porcels volued oi $128,827,53O ond o populotion of opproximotely 318 ot risk of londslide hozords. The moiority of these properties ore locoted ot lhe bose of the foothills iust south of the Sonto Ynez Mountoins.
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As listed in Toble 6-27, two criticol focilities in the City would be vulneroble to domoge or destruction from londslides, including Rincon/Foorhill High School ond o bridge (Figure 6-14; see olso, Section 6.3.7, Londslrde of the 2022 MJHMP). Both of these criticol focilities ore locoted in the northern portion of the City ot the bose of the foothills iust soulh of the Sontq Ynez Mountqins. All focilities not shown foll into lhe low-risk cotegory.
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6.3.17 Hozordous Moteriqls Releqse
As described in Secfion 5.3.17, Hozordous Moferiols Releose, the releose of hozordous moteriols into the environment con cquse o multitude of problems for the populotion, built environment, lifeline infrostructure, environment, ond the economy. The impoct of o fixed hozordous focility, such os o chemicol processing focility is typicolly locolized to the property where the incidenl occurs. The impoct of o smoll spill (i.e., liquid spill) moy olso be limited to the extent of the spill ond remedioted if needed.
While hozordous moteriol incidents could toke ploce onywhere ocross the City ond could be unpredictoble, higher risk oreos include tronsportotion-reloted inf rostructure, such os roodwoys ond roilwoys, os well os oreos within o holf-mile in either direction of designoted hozordous moteriols routes or hozordous woste treqtment, storoge, ond disposol focilities. The locotions ond identity of focilities thot store hozordous moteriols qre reported to locol ond federol governments. Mony focilities hove their own hozordous moferiols guides ond response plons, including tronsportotion componies lhot tronsport hozordous moteriqls. As shown in Figure 5-13, hozordous moteriql sites in the City include the former Comorillo Aufo Repoir ond former Corpinterio Oil ond Gos Focility.
However, becouse both these focilities qre no longer operoting, the risk of o hozordous moteriol incident thot could result in the releose of hozordous moteriqls offecting surrounding communities is low.
Hozordous moteriol incidents con couse long-term troffic deloys ond rood closures resulting in moior deloys in the movement of goods ond services. These incidents would be more severe if they result in troffic deloys on rood closures on ony of the designoted truck routes or hozqrdous moteriols routes in the City, such os Highwoy 101. The primory economic impoct of hozordous moteriql incidents results in lost business, deloyed deliveries, property domoge, ond potentiolcontominotion.
Lorge ond publicized hozordous moteriol-relqted events con deter tourists ond recreotionists too. ln oddition, ogriculturol form workers ore most vulneroble to pesticide exposure ond other hqzqrdous moteriol incidents ossocioted with the ogriculturol operolion.
Communities con be ot risk if o chemicol is used unsofely or releosed in hormful omounts into the environment. For exomple, o toxic spill or o releose of on oirborne chemicql neor o populoted oreo con leod to significont evocuotions ond hove o high potentiol for loss of life.
6.3.18 Geologic Hozords
As described in Section 5.3.'18, Geologic Hozords, geologic hozords in the City include lond subsidence, inlond erosion, ond exponsive soils. However, instonces of erosion within the City ore primorily limited to coostolerosion olong the exposed seo cliffs of the City. Vulnerobilities to coostql erosion ore described in Section 6.3.4, Coosfol Hozords. Eorthquoke-induced liquefoction vulnerobilities ore discussed in Section 6.3.3, Liquefoction (Eorlhquoke). Therefore, the discussion below is limited to vulnerobilities from exponsive soils ond lond subsidence. While these hozords often result in severe property domoge, they typicolly do not present risks to humon life.
While exponsive soils ore present in the City ond oreos of potentiolly highly exponsive soil ore limited to the western portion of the City ond the El Estero sqlt morsh to the south, exponsive soils ore not identified os o moior hozord. Policies outlined in the Generol Plon describe development City of Corpinterio Locol Hozord Mitigotion Plon
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on oreos identified os hoving o high potentiol for exponsive soils require recommendotions by o quolified geotechnicol engineer to be integroted into project design (City of Corpinterio 2OO3).
As described in Section 5.3.18, Geologic Hozords, no verticol displocement (subsidence) hos been meosured for the Corpinterio Groundwoter Bosin, which underlies the City of Corpinterio. The lock of detoiled doto on lqnd subsidence in the City mokes it difficult to quontify potentiol losses. Most subsidence instonces result in relotively minor domoge ond settling of buildings. Lineor infrostructure (e.9., roods ond bridges, woter ond sewer lines, pipelines) tends to hove the most risk to lond subsidence.
Typicolly, there is litfle impoct on the noturql environment from lond subsidence. However, subsidence events con disrupt ond olter the flow of surfoce or underground woter, on impoct thot moy not be noticed until long ofter the foct. However, the City's Generol Plon ond Locol Coostol Plon identify the potentiol for subsidence in the City is considered minimol, os no recognized subsidence hos occurred within the City due to either groundwoter or soil extroction (City of Corpinterio 2003).
Severe lond subsidence con qlso reduce the future copocity of oquifers. For exomple, lond subsidence is coused by loss of support underground, which con result from on overdroft of groundwoter supplies (Notionol Oceonic ond Atmospheric Administrqtion tNOAAI 2O2Ib).
Furthermore, soil compoction resulting from subsidence con permonently reduce oquofer copocity, impocting woter supplies long into the future. Therefore, increosed woter pumping resulting from new development or increosed ogriculturol production hos the potentiol to increose the frequency ond severity of subsidence. lncreosed efforts to monitor ond monoge groundwoter pumping, increosed occurocy of mopping, ond emphqsis on oppropriote groding ond ground compoction during development would help olleviote vulnerobility for fulure development in unknown oreos of risk. Further discussion of woter storoge loss con be found in Section 6.3.7, Drought & Wofer Shorloge.
6.3.19 Windstorm
Severe winds, especiolly sundowner winds, con directly impoct the City by domoging or destroying buildings, knocking over trees, ond domoging power lines qnd electricol equipment (Sonto Borboro County Plonning ond Development Deportment 2O2'l). Secondory impocts of domoge coused by wind events often result from domoge to communicotion, tronsportotion, or medicol infrostructure.
During severe wind events in ond neor the City, electricity tronsmission lines con be domoged or turned off by SCE, cousing widespreod power outoges ond hordships for City residents. Severe winds, porticulorly on steep slopes, con olso domoge communicotion focilities (Sonto Borboro County Plonning ond Development Deportment 2021). Downed power ond communicotions tronsmission lines, coupled with disruptions to tronsportotion, creote difficulties in reporting ond responding to emergencies.
High winds con olso couse severe indirect impocts by sporking wildfires ond spreoding them quickly over the terroin (Sonto Borboro County Plonning ond Development Deportment 2021). The effects of wildfire on populotion, built environment, lifeline infrostructure, ond the economy in the City of Corpinterio ore further discussed in Section 6.3.10, Witdfire. Windstorms con olso domoge or destroy crops, offecting the economy ond ogriculturol iobs in the Corpinterio Volley. 174 Februory 2023
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Vulneroble groups of the community ore especiolly exposed to the indirect impocts of high winds, porticulorly the loss of electricol power. These populotions include the elderly or disobled, especiolly those with medicol needs ond treotments dependent on electricity. Nursing homes, community-bosed residentiol focilities, ond other speciol needs housing focilities ore olso vulneroble if electricol outoges ore prolonged since bockup power generolly operotes only minimol funciions for o short period.
6.3.20 Civil Dislurbqnce
As described in Section 5.3.2O, Civil Dislurbonce, the county hos been historicolly vulneroble to some degree of civil disturbonce unrest, porticulorly within the densely populoted college community of lslo Visto ond wilhin lorger cities surrounding the City of Corpinterio. However, there is no history of significont civil disturbonce incidents in the City. Recently, the City hos seen o rise in protests ond demonstrotions for sociol chonge (e.g, onti-rocism, onti-voccines for children), indicoting thot this type of civil disturbonce moy occur in lhe future. While these protests themselves ore peoceful, they con be followed by sporodic post-demonstrotion vondolism (e.g., sproy-pointing buildings) (The lndependenl 2O2Ol.
Serious civil disturbonces con be triggered by notionol or internotionol events, or potentiolly locol events thot couse high levels of community concern. Bosed on historicol occurrences, the City of Corpinterio's vulnerobility to the potentiol for such civil disturbonces is low.
Climqte chonge moy olso result in increosed civil disturbonce over competition for noturol resources. ln this county, climote chonge-induced woter shortoges moy increose competiiion for woter between urbon ond ogriculturol users or between forming qnd notursl resources preservotion interests, olthough civil disturbonces for such competition hove not historicolly occurred.
6.3.21 Terrorism
ln the unlikelihood of o significonf terrorism event, there could be o consideroble impoci on the populotion, built environment, lifeline infrostructure, environment, ond the economy. Terrorism con occur throughout the entire county but due to its intended purpose would most likely hoppen in more populous urbqn oreos where more devostotion ond ponic would ensue, such os the City of Sontq Borboro, lslo Visto, or the City of Sonto Morio. Militory operotions ot Vqndenberg Spoce Force Bose (SFB) could be o torget for terrorism, though unlikely given the locotion of the SFB in o remote coostol locotion over 100 miles north of the Los Angeles metropoliton oreq. Therefore, the City hos o low likelihood of being torgeted for terrorism.
6.3.22 lnvosive Species
All of the City of Corpinterio, including wildlonds, qre vulnerqble to invqsive plont species. The City supports dozens of non-notive species, with different potentiol to increose the vulnerobility of notive ecosystems, formlond, ond even urbon environments. lnvosive plont species con increose mointenonce costs for ogriculture, homes, ond roqds. The City's nolurol environment is vulneroble to the uncontrolled spreod of invosive plont species, which could reduce biodiversity, increose fire risk, ond result in crop loss. For exomple, eucolyptus lrees ore non-notive to Colifornio yet occur olong the Corpinterio Creek riporion corridor ond throughoul the county. However, these trees ore highly City of Corpinterio Locol Hozord Mitigotion Plon
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flommoble ond con worsen the spreod ond severity of wildfire events. As described in Section
5.3.22,lnvosive Species, the City of Corpinterio monitors ond monoges invosive plont species olong the riporion corridors of creeks within the City os port of the Creeks Preservotion progrom.
Although not currently on issue, the City's mqrine environments moy become vulneroble to, invosive species due to commerciol shipping cousing the introduction of non-indigenous species to the Sonto Borboro Chonnel. Biofouling (i.e., the colonizotion of submerged surfoces by microorgonisms) con offect submerged or wetted hord surfoces in the City, such os the Cositos Pier. Ropid reproduction con negotively disrupt on ecosystem in o short omount of time. Once these mussels ore introduced into o woterwoy' there is no w<ly to fully erodicote the species. To dote, lhere ore no indicotions thot the City's woters, including Corpinterio, Sonto Monico, ond Fronklin creeks, hove been exposed to quoggo or zebro mussels, ond eorly detection monitoring hos detected no mussels. Close monitoring of morine ond lqke vessels is performed in the county to prevent the colonizotion of morine invosive species in lhe county's woter bodies.
6.3.23 Agricuhurol Pests
Agriculturol losses occur on on onnuol bosis ond ore usuolly ossocioted with severe weother events, including heovy roins, floods, freeze. The Stote of Colifornio Multi-Hozord Mitigotion Plon ottributes most of thg ogriculturol disosters stotewide to drought, freeze, ond insect infestotions. Other ogriculturol hozords include fires, crop qnd livestock diseose, noxious weeds, ond contominqtion of onimol food ond woter supplies.
A widespreqd infestqtion of crops could severely impoct the economic bose of the City ond its communities employed by the ogricuhure industry. While ogriculturol production in the county con enhqnce the economy ond improve humon heolth ond ensure stqble food prices, certoin hobitots estoblished for irrigotion ond ogriculturol output con olso threoten humon heolth by increosing the risk of vector-borne diseoses (e.g., mosquitos, etc.). Jobs could be negotively impocted during on ogriculture emergency. Criticol focilities in the City would not be directly impocted by ogriculturol pests or diseoses; however, the City's forms qnd the ossocioted food processing focilities would be direclly impocted economicolly by long-term disruptions in the food supply ossocioted with crop losses due to ogriculturol pests ond diseose.
As further described in Section 6.5.5 of the MJHMP, rising temperotures ond drought conditions due to climote chonge could olso leod to increoses in the occurrence ond tronsport of pothogens in ogriculturol environments, which would increose the risk of food contominotion ond direct humon exposure to pothogens ond toxins (U.S. Globol Chonge Reseorch progrom 2016).
The County of Sonto Borboro's Pest Exclusion Progrom octs os the first line of defense to prevent pests ond diseoses thqt ore potentiolly devostoting to crops ond livestock from becoming estqblished. lncoming plont moteriol is inspected ot moil cqrriers, nurseries, retoilers, ond homes for pests (County of Sonto Borboro Agriculturol Commissioner's Office 2O2O). Pesticides, herbicides, ond ontibiotics con olso help crops resist pests ond diseoses ond new cultivqrs of crops thot ore heot ond drought-resistont con be plonted. However, this moy be expensive for form owners ond there moy be hesitoncy from the community.
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7.1 MITIGATION GOATS AND OBJECTIVES
As o key port of the 2022 Multi-Jurisdictionol Hozord Mitigotion Plon (MJHMP) Updote, Mitigotion Advisory Committee (MAC) members reviewed the gools ond obiectives from the 20lZ plon ond mode the following odiustments to better reflect current conditions, community inputs, ond ogency concerns. The City of Corpinterio odopted the some mitigotion gools for the Locol Hozord Mitigotion Plon (LHMP) os updoted for the 2022 MJHMP updote. The updoted gools ond obiectives of this plon ore:
Goql l: Ensure future development is resilienl lo known hqzqrds.
Obiective l.A: Ensure development in known hozordous oreos is limited or incorporotes hozordresistont design bosed on opplicoble plons, development stondords, regulotions, ond progroms.
Obiective l.B: Educote developers ond decision-mokers on design ond construction techniques to minimize domoge from hqzords.
Goql 2: Prolect people qnd communily cssels from hqzqrds, including cliticql fqcilities, infrqslruclure, woler, ond public fqcilities.
Obiective 2.A: Enhonce the obility of community ossets, porticulorly criticol focilities, to withstqnd hozords.
Obieclive 2.B: Use best ovoiloble science ond technology to better protect life ond property.
Obiective 2.C: Upgrode ond reploce oging criticol fqcilities ond infrostructure.
Obiective 2.D: Ensure mitigotion octions encomposs vulneroble ond disodvontoged communities to promote sociql equity.
Goql 3: Aclively promole underslqnding, supporl, ond funding for hqzqrd mitigolion by porlicipoling ogencies ond the public.
Obieclive 3.A: Engoge, inform, ond educote the public on tools ond resources to improve community resilience to hozords, reduce vulnerobility, ond increose oworeness ond support of hqzord mitigotion octivities.
Obiective 3.B: Ensure effective outreqch ond communicotions to vulneroble ond disodvontoged communities.
Obiective 3.C: lncreose oworeness ond encouroge incorporotion of hozqrd mitigotion principles ond proctice omong public, privote, ond nonprofit sectors, including oll porticipoting ogencies.
Obiective 3.D: Ensure interogency coordinotion ond ioint portnerships with the County, cities, stote, tribol, ond federol governments.
Obieclive 3.E: Continuously improve the County's copobility ond efficiency ot odministering pre- ond post-disoster mitigotion progrqms, including providing technicol support to cities ond speciol districts ond providing support for implementing locol mitigotion plons.
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Obiective 3.F: Monitor ond publicize the effectiveness of mitigotion octions implemented countywide.
Obiective 3.G: Position the County ond porticipoting ogencies to opply for ond receive gront funding from FEMA ond other sources.
Goql 4: Minimize the risks to life ond properly cssocioted with urbon and humqn-cqused hqzards.
Obiective 4.A: Minimize risks from biologicol hqzords, including diseose, invosive species, ond ogriculturol pests.
Obiective 4.B: Be prepored ond respond to urbon hozords, including terrorism, cyber threots, ond civil disturbonce.
Obiective 4.C: Minimize risks from energy production, including hozordous oil qnd gos octivities.
Goql 5: Prepore for, odopt lo, ond recover from, the impccts of climqle chonge ond ensure regionol resiliency.
Oblective 5.A: Use the best ovoiloble climqte science to implement hozord mitigotion strotegies in response to climote chonge.
obieclive 5.B: ldentify, ossess, ond prepore for impocts of climqte chonge.
Oblective 5.C: Coordinote with the public, privote, ond nonprofit sectors to implement strotegies to oddress regionol hozords exocerboted by climote chonge.
Obiective 5.D: Ensure climote chonge hozord mitigotion oddresses vulneroble ond d iso dvonto ged communities.
7.2 STATUS OF PREVIOUS MITIGATION ACTIONS
Since 20l7,the City hos incorporoted the LHMP gools, obiectives, ond mitigotion octions into its locol plons ond processes, including the Generol Plon Sofety Element by reference, specific hozord plonning efforts (e.g., Seo Level Rise Vulnerqbility Assessment ond Adoptotion Plon, Generol Plon/CtUP updote), the City's gront pursuits, ond copitol improvement plonning. Ongoing monitoring ond evoluotion of the LHMP by the City ensured mitigotions ore implemented ond trocked. Key mitigotion octions completed since 2017 include updoting the Moster Droinoge plon ond Floodploin Monogement Ordinonce ond completing the Seo Level Rise Vulnerobility Assessment ond Adoptqtion Plon. The City is olso underwoy with o comprehensive updote of the Generol Plon/coostol Lond use Plon, including the Sofety Erement.
During the plonning process for the LHMP updote, the City's Locql Plonning Teom (LpT) reviewed the mitigotion octions identified in the 2017 LHMP,which include severol strotegies brought forword from lhe 201 I LHMP, to determine the stotus of eoch mitigotion oction. These octions from the 2OI7 LHMP were revisited, re-evoluoted, ond in some coses re-prioritized for inclusion in the 2022 LHMP.
All incomplete proiects were reossessed by the LPT ond, if deemed necessory, ore included in the Mitigotion lmplementotion Plon (Section 7.4). loble 7-1 provides o summqry report for eoch mitigotion oction included in the former 2017 LHMP, including the current stotus (e.g., completed, 178 Februory 2023
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ongoing, not storted, under construction) ond whether the oction hos been included in the 2022 implementotion plon provided in Section 2.4.
Toble 7-1. Stqlus of Previous Mitigolion Aclions
Proiect
Number Proiect Description Commenls Stqtus
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2022
Plqn?
EQ.I
Work with Venoco, lnc. to reseorch
Eorthquoke Reloted Risks ol ihe
Venoco Oil ond Gos Processing
Focility
Chevron is now in control of the property
ond the focility is shut down. Applicotion to
decommission the site hos been submitted
ond is under review.
Concelled
EQ-2
Work with the Southern Colifornio
Gos Compony (SoCol Gos) ond
the Colifornio Public Utilities
Commission (CPUC) to review gos
pipeline sofeiy documents ond to
conducl public outreoch reloted to
gos pipeline sofety
While rhe Corpinterio Gos Odoront ond
Metering Focility wos shut down in 2018,
the City continues to coordinote wirh SoCol
Gos ond rhe CPUC to ensure gos pipeline
sofety until full decommissioning of the
focility in 2023.
Ongoing X
FLD.l Updote Moster Droinoge Plon Completed in 20l5. Completed FLD.2 Updole Floodploin Monogement
Ordinonce Completed in 2015. Completed
FLD-3
Expond porticipotion in the
Notionol Flood lnsuronce Progrom
(NFIP) Community Roting System
(cRs)
The City continues lo work octively to
expond its porticipotion in the NFIP.
Ongoing X
FLD-4 Corpinterio Avenue Bridge
Replocement
Conslruclion of this proiect hos not begun;
however, it is plonned to be completed in
2026.
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FLD-5 Linden/Cositos lnterchonges
Though the public infrostructure is deemed
for public beneficiol use os of September
2O2Q, the City does not consider lhe
proiect "complele" becouse the Colifornio
Deportment of Tronsportotion (Coltrons)
hos not yet fulfilled its conditions of
opprovol for the Condition Use
Permit/Coostol Development Permit.
ln Progress X
FLD.6 Generol Plon/Coostol Lond Use
Plon Updote
Gront-funded progrom to include onolysis
of climote chonge impocts ond
development of policies oddressing seo
level rise, drought hobitot chonges, ond
increosed weqther-reloted hozo rds.
ln Progress X
GEN-I Community Emergency Response
Teom (CERT) Troining
While rhis progrom is ongoing, oll CERT
troining hos been holted due lo the Covid19 pondemic.
Ongoing X
GEN-2
Creote o disoster response
supplies worehouse for emergency
supplies or City Holl
The City will secure the locotion ond
updote supplies ond moteriqls - budgetory
reslriciions moy opply.
ln Progress X
GEN-3
Provide informotion to residents to
increose community oworeness of
eorly worning systems
The City will provide informotion to
residents on the County's "Awore &
Prepore" olert system thot wos
implemented in 20 l6.
Ongoing X
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Proiect
Number Proiect Descriplion Commenls Stotus
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Plqn?
GEN-4 Conduct Criticol Focility Audir The updoted lisf wos completed in 2021 .
The City will continue to updote os needed Ongoing X
GEN.5 U pdote Comprehensive Emergency
Response Plon
The City's updoted Emergency Operotions
Plon wqs completed in 2O14. Ongoing X
GEN-6
Conduct community disoster
educolion progromming reloted to
generol disoster preporedness
The City will conduct public outreoch
reloted to generol disoster preporedness
on on ongoing bosis.
Ongoing X
GEN-7 Host,Annuol Oil & Gos System
Sofeiy Review Group Meeting
These meetings between the City ond
Venoco personnel os well os other
regulotors such os APCD occurred between
2009 to 2017 ond focilirored discussion of
regulotory complionce mofiers ossocioted
with the operotion of the Corpinterio Oil &
Gos Processing Fociliry (CPF). Venoco's
bonkruptcy occurred os port of o brooder
reduction of oil ond gos production in the
region ond the lnterogency
Decommissioning Working Group (IDWG),
led by Bureou of Sofety ond Environmentol
Enforcement ond Bureou of Oceon Energy
Monogement, wos formed in response to
this reduction of ossets on federol leoses in
the Sontq Borboro Chonnel. The IDWG
focilitotes interogency coordinotion
concerning decommissioning of offshore oil
plotforms ond pipelines in the Sonto
Borboro Chonnel, Chevron took over the
CPF for the purpose of decommissioning
becouse, os the legocy operotor, Chevron
retoins environmentol liobility. Once
decommissioning is complete, these
meetings moy wind down ond/or shift
emphosis to other coordinotion issues.
ln Progress X
GEN-8 Porticipote in County Drought Tosk
Force
Multi-iurisdictionol drought tosk force to
ossess vulnerobilities ond monitor drought
conditions, woter supply.
Ongoing X
WDF-3
Perform o Comprehensive
Evoluolion of oll Wildfire Hqzord
Reduction Progroms
Progroms ore driven by federol gront
money ond ore ongoing in vorious phoses
bosed on funding.
Ongoing X
WDF-4 Firewise Community Plonning ond
Prevention Techniques Compleled in 2O12 Completed
7.3 PRIORITIZATIONPROCESS
Per the Disoster Mitigotion Act (DMA) of 2OOO requirements, rhe LHMP updore used o cosr-benefit methodology in determining oction priorityt however, this wos not quontitotive onolysis. Once the ovoiloble mitigotion qctions were identified by City stoff, stokeholders, ond the public, eqch oction wos evoluoted for cost-benefit considerotions to ossist in prioritizing eqch meosure. The priority for implementing mitigotion recommendotions depends upon the overoll cost-effectiveness of the recommendqtion when considering monetory ond non-monetory costs ond benefits ossocioted with 180 Februory 2023
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eoch oction. Additionolly, the following questions would be considered when developing fte €ostBenefit Review:
o How mony people will benefit from the oction?
o How lorge on oreo is impocted?
o How criticol ore the focilities thot benefit from fte oction? o Environmentolly, does it moke sense to do this proiect for the overoll community? The cost-benefit considerotions ore included in lhe Mitigotion Priority qnd Performonce summory tobles below eoch mitigotion oction presented in Section 7.4, Miligolion lmplemenlolion Plon. Bosed on these cost-benefit considerotions determined by the LPT, the relotive priority ronk (High, Medium, ond Low) is olso included in the Mitigotion Priority ond Performonce summory tobles below. The generol cotegory guidelines ore listed below:
o High - Benefits ore perceived to exceed costs without further study or evqluotion o Medium - Benefits ore perceived to exceed costs but moy require further study or evoluqtion before implementotion
o Low - Benefits ond costs evoluotion requires odditionol evoluotion before implementotion
7.4 MITIGATIONIMPTEMENTATIONPTAN
This Mitigotion lmplementotion Plon wos developed to present the recommendotions developed by the LPT for how the City con reduce the vulnerobility of people, property, infrostructure, ond noturol ond culturol resources to future disoster losses. Over time the implementotion of these proiects will be trqcked os o meosure of demonstroted progress on meeting lhe plon's gools.
The Mitigotion lmplementotion Plon summorizes who is responsible for implementing eoch of the prioritized octions os well os when ond how the octions will be implemented. Eoch oction summqry qlso considers the benefit-cost of the oction to meet the regulotory requirements of the DMA. The Mitigotion lmplementotion Plqn identifies the updoted mitigotion qctions for the City of Corpinterio.
Actions specific to the County ond other porticipoting ogencies ore detoiled in the 2022 /I/'JHMP Updote qnd other iurisdictionol onnexes, respectively.
It is importont to note lhot the City hos numerous existing, detqiled oction descriptions, which include benefit-cost estimqtes, in other plonning documents, such qs generol plon elements, community wildfire protection plons, ond copitol improvement budgets ond reports. These octions qre considered to be port of this plon, ond the detoils, to qvoid duplicotion, should be referenced in their source document (see olso, Chopter 4.0, Copobilify Assessment). The City olso reolizes thot new needs ond priorities moy orise os o result of o disqster or other circumstonces ond reserves the right to support new octions, os necessory, os long os they conform to ihe overqll gools of ihis plon.
The City sholl continue to work with the Southern Colifornio Gos Compony (SoCol Gos) ond the Coliforniq Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to review high-pressure gos pipeline sofety documents City of Corpinterio Locol Hozord Mitigotion Plon
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ond to conducl public outreoch reloted to gos pipeline sofety. The City sholl focus on key oreos of public concern.
The City sholl continue to work octively to expond its porticipotion in the NFlp CRS. The CRS is o voluntory incentive progrom thot recognizes ond encouroges community floodploin monogement proctices thot exceed the minimum requirements of the NFIP. ln CRS communities, flood insuronce premium rotes ore discounted to reflect the reduced flood risk resulting from the community's efforts thot oddress the three gools of the progrom:
l. Reduce ond ovoid flood domoge to insuroble property
2. Strengthen ond support the insuronce ospects of the Notionol Flood lnsuronce Progrom
3. Foster comprehensive floodploin monogement
The existing bridge deck ot Corpinterio Avenue is severely deterioroted ond hos inodequote hydroulic copocity under the bridge for flood flows. The purpose of the proiect is to remove the Mitigotion Priorily qnd Performqnce
Priority Low
Hozords Mitigoted Eorthquoke, Energy Shortoge & Resiliency, Noturol Gos Pipeline Rupture Estimoted Timeline Ongoing
Eslimoted Cost/Funding Source $ I ,000 onnuolly/Generol fund for sroff solo ries, CPUC gronts Responsib le Agency/Depo rtment Public Works Deportment Cosl- Benef it Considerotion
While it would require time ond plonning with SoCol Gos ond the CpUC ro review high-pressure gos pipelines ond conduct ossocioted public outreoch, this oction would ensure gos pipeline sofety to ovoid potentiol pipeline rupture or leoks.
Commenls This mitigotion ociion is odopied from EQ-2 included os port of rhe 20l Z LHMP.
2022-2. Expond Porticipotion i n lhe Nqlionol Flood Insuronce Progrom (NFIP) Commun Rotin s slem cRs)
Mitigotion Priorily qnd Performqnce
Priority Low
Hozords Mitigoted Flood, Coostol Hozords (Seo Level Rise) Eslimoted Timeline Ongoing
Estimofed Cost/Funding Source $5,000/Generol fund for stoff solories Responsible Agency/Deportment Public Works Deporiment
Cost-Benef it Considerotion
While this oction does nor directly mitigote existing flood hozords in the city, il is on ongoing oction thot supports communiiy-wide
proctices ond reduces flood insuronce premium rotes
floodploin monogement
in lhe City.
Comments This mitigotion oction is odopted from FLD-3 included os port of the 2017 LHMP.
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structurolly deficient bridge ond reploce it with o bridge designed to meet current structurol, geometric ond hydroulic stondords.
Mitigction Priority qnd Performonce
Priority Hish
Hozords Mitigoted Eorthquoke, Flood, Coostol Hozords
Estimoted Timeline 2026
Estimoted Cost/Funding Source $14 million/Federol Highwoy Bridge Progrom, Locol highwoy, inlerchonges, ond bridges development impoct fees
Responsible Agency/Deportment Public Works Deportmeni
Cost-Benef it Considerotion While construction of the bridge would cost moneyr it is required to ensure the bridge meels oll sofety requirements during heovy roin.
Comments This mitigotion oclion is odopted from FLD-4 included os port ol the 2017 LHMP.
The Highwoy l0l: Linden ond Cositos Poss Proiect is o combinqtion of locolcirculotion improvements ond key bridge replocements thot prepore for future Highwoy 101 widening. The roodwoy extensions, bike lones, ond sidewolk improvements moke it eosier for residents to use locol streets for in-town trips. The longer overcrossings, new bridges, ond sofer on ond off-romp connections oll prepore for the future qddition of o corpool lone on Highwoy 1 O'1. Though the public infrostructure is deemed for public beneficiol use os of September 2020, the City does not consider the proiect "complete" becouse the Colifornio Deportment of Tronsportotion (Coltrons) hos not yei fulfilled its conditions of opprovol for the €ondition Use Permit/Coostol Development Permit. The City sholl continue to coordinqte with Coltrons to fulfill its conditions of opprovol.
Miligotion Priorily qnd Performonce
Priority High
Hozords Mirigoted Eorthquoke, Flood, Coostol Hozords
Estimoted Timeline 2022
Estimoted Cost/Funding Source $60 million/Federol Highwoy Bridge Progrom, Locol highwoy, inierchonges, ond bridges development impoct fees
Responsible Agency/Deportment Public Works Deporlmenl, Coltrons, Sonto Borboro County Associotion of Governments (SBCAG)
Cost- Benef it Considerotion This oction will moke locol trovel eosier in Corpinlerio Comments This mitigotion oction is odopted from FLD-5 included os port ol the 2017 LHMP.
The City sholl continue to work on this gront-funded progrom to updote the 2003 combined GP/CLUP document. There will be two new elements of the Generol Plon: I ) the Climote Chonge ond Resiliency Element, which will be bosed on the City's Seo Level Rise Vulnerobility Assessment ond Adoptotion Plon (SLRVAAP), ond 2) the Heolthy Community Element, o multi-disciplinory element thot focuses on public heolth.
City of Corpinterio Locol Hozord Mitigotion Plon
Annex to the Sonto Borboro County Multi-Jurisdictionol Hozord Mitigotion Plon 2022-4. Linden/Cosilqs lnterchonges
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Mitigotion Priorily ond Performqnce
Priority Hish
Hozords Mitigored All Hozords
Estimoted Timeline 2023
Estimoted Cost/Funding Source $l million/Colifornio Coostol Commission gront, Generol fund for stoff solories
Responsible Agency/Depo rtment Community Development Deportment (CD D) Cosi-Benef it Considerotion
While the mondotory GP /CLUP Updote would cost money, rhis ociion is portiolly gront-funded ond
guidonce document to plon
would provide the Ciry with o long-ierm
for future development, policies, ond progroms.
Comments This plonning process wos holted due to lhe COVID-19 pondemic. This mitigotion oction is odopted from FLD-6 included os port of rhe 20lz LHMP 2022-6 Commun Eme enc Res nse Teom CERT) Troini
The €orpinterio-Summerlond Fire Protection District (CSFPD) supports ond qssists the City of corpinterio ond the county of sqnto Borboro with CERT Troining.
Listos is o gross-roots disoster preporedness progrom thot portners with community leoders, iurisdictions, non-profits, foith-bosed orgonizotions, schools, ond other community institulions to provide disoster preporedness informotion to the Sponish-speoking community. With o bqsic understonding of lncident Commond Structure, Listos cqn instruct the porticiponts in lhe commond structure of First Responders, ensuring communicotion between Listos groduotes ond firefighters ond police in the event of on emergency. The Coliforniq Office of Emergency Services (Col OES) recently qnnounced thot funding is ovoiloble for peer-to-peer educotion ond outreoch octivilies designed to build reodiness ond protect lives in communities too oflen overlooked by troditionol emergency monogement progroms, such os Listos. The City shqll obtoin Col OES gront funding provide locol Listos Troining to support emergency preporedness within the Sponish-speoking community.
Mitigotion Priority qnd Performonce
Priority Hish
Hozords Mitigoted All Hozords
Eslimoted Timeline Ongoing
Estimoted Cost/Funding Source Generol fund for time ond moteriols, FEMA Building Resilient lnf roslructure ond Communities Gront
$2,5OO/
Responsible Agency/Deportment CSFPD
Cost-Benef it Considerotion CERT provides City residents with emergency preporedness troining to prevent property domoge, iniuries, ond fotolities during hozordous evenls.
Commenls
While this progrom is ongoing, oll CERT rroining hos been holted due to the covid-19 pondemic. This mitigorion ocrion is odopred from GEN-r incruded os porl of the 20'l Z LHMP. Troining is expected to resume in 2022 2022-7. Listos Troini
Miligotion Priority ond Performonce
Priority High
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Mitigotion Priority qnd Performonce
Hozords Mitigoted All Hozords
Eslimoted Timeline Ongoing
Estimoted Cost/Funding Source $25,000/Col OES Listos Gront Responsible Agency/Depo rtment Public Works Deporlment, County Flood Control District Cost-Benef it Considerotion
While Listos troining would cost money, this troining would be covered by the Col OES Listos Gront ond would provide emergency preporedness educotion to lhe Sponish-speoking community of Corpinterio, which ore oflen overlooked qnd noi oble to poriicipote in CERT troining.
Comments This mitigotion oction is sourced from the 2019 SLRVAAP 2022-8. Emergency Response Supplies Wqrehouse qt City Holl The City's emergency supplies hove been stored in the dedicoted CERT troiler ond o seporote closet in City Hqll since the recent renovotion of City Holl. The City sholl secure the locotion of o supply worehouse within Ciry Holl. The City sholl consolidote ond orgonize existing supplies in this new worehouse locotion ond then updote wilh new supplies ond moteriols, os needed.
The City sholl increose community oworeness of eorly worning systems by providing residents informotion on County olert systems. The City hos provided eorly worning systems informotion in the Emergency Operotions Plon ond ot communily disoster educotion preseniotions through Don'l Ponic! Prepore! since 2008. The City sholl continue to utilize every opportunity to register residents ot ReodySBC.org, the County's existing olert system. Additionolly, the City is developing o sociol medio compoign on on ongoing bosis to include educotionol informotion obout emergency wornings ond orders.
Miligolion Priority qnd Performonce
Priority Hish
Hozords Mitigoted All Hozords
Estimoied Timeline 2023
Eslimoted Cost/Funding Source $lS,OOO/Generol fund for stoff solories Responsible Agency/Depo rlment Emergency Services Division Cost-Benef it Considerotion
Creotion of on emergency response supplies worehouse would require time ond plonning by City stoff; however, it would benefit the City to hove oll emergency supplies orgonized in one designoted locotion.
Comments This mitigotion oction is odopted from GEN-2 included os port of the 2017 LHMP. Budgetory restrictions moy opply.
2022-9. lncreose Communily Aworeness of Eorly Worning Systems Mitigotion Priority qnd Performonce
Priority Hish
Hozords Mitigored All Hozords
Estimoted Timeline Ongoing
Estimoted Cost/Funding Source $5,000/Generol fund for stoff solories Responsible Agency/Deportment Emergency Services Division City of Corpinterio Locol Hozord Mitigotion Plon
Annex to the Sonto Borboro County Multi-Jurisdictionol Hozord Mitigotion Plon 185
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Mitigclion Priority ond Performqnce
Cost-Benef it Considerotion
Eorly worning systems ore the best woy to olert residents of hozordous events ond the best response when they occur. Encouroging residents to register for the County's olert system requires little cost ond plonning.
Comments This mitigotion oction is odopted from GEN-3 included os portof rhe 20rZ LHMP.
The City's Criticol Focilities list wos updoted in preporotion for this LHMP in 2021. The City sholl collect ond mointqin qccurote ond deloiled criticol focility informotion to ensure the next LHMP updote con include o more occurote risk ossessment. Doto thot should be collected for criticol focilities should include structurol system, the number of stories, yeor of construction, seismic code used for design, building squore footoge, construction moteriols, building replocement volue, ond content replocement vqlue. This should olso be done for schools. A review of eoch porticipoting ogency's criticol focilities list sholl occur onnuolly ond be confirmed by emergency monqgement stoff.
The City's most recent Emergency Operotions Plon wos updoted in 20.l5. The City sholl updote the Emergency Operotions Plon bosed on the copobilities, hozords, ond vulnerobilities identified in this LHMP.
2O22-lO. Conduct Criticol Focil Audit
Miligction Priority qnd Performqnce
Priority Medium
Hozords Mitigored All Hozords
Estimoled Timeline Ongoing
Estimoted Cost/Funding Source $2,000 onnuolly/Generol fund for stoff sqlories Responsible Agency/Depo rtment Emergency Services Division Cost-Benef it Considerotion
This oction will require time ond plonning by City stoff; however, on updoted criticol focilities list would ensure fhe next LHMP updote con include o more occurote risk ossessment.
Commenls This mitigotion oction is odopted from GEN-4 included os port ol the 2017 LHMP
2022-tt. u qle Com rehensive Em n o ons Plon
Mitigclion Priority qnd Performqnce
Priority High
Hozords Mitigoted All Hozords
Estimoled Timeline 2023
Estimoted Cost/Funding Source $50,000/Generol fund for stoff solories Responsible Agency/Deportment Emergency Services Division Cost-Benefit Considerofion
While the Emergency Operotions Plon updote would require time ond plonning, the plon would benefit the city by outlining the plonned courses of oction for eoch City deportment should o hozordous event occur. 'r86 Februory 2023
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Miligotion Priority ond Performonce
Commenfs This mitigotion oction is odopted from GEN-5 included os port of the 2017 LHMP.
Don'l Ponic! Prepore! is o public educotion ond oworeness progrom run by the City's Emergency Services Division, which is designed to increose emergency preporedness ot home, work, ond school for City residents. The progrom feotures free cuslomizoble emergency preporedness troining for residents in coordinotion with community portners. The City sholl continue to conduct public outreoch reloted to generol disoster preporedness on on ongoing bosis.
Mitigotion Priority qnd Performonce
Priority Medium
Hozords Mitigored All Hozords
Estimoted Timeline Ongoing
Estimoted Cost/Funding Source $7,000/Generol fund for stoff solories Responsible Agency/Deporiment Emergency Services Division Cost-Benefit Considerotion
This public educotion ond oworeness progrom is on ongoing progrom thot requires liitle mointenonce cosis ond provides helpful emergency preporedness informotion to City residents.
Commenls This mitigotion oction is odopted from GEN-6 included qs port ol the 2017 LHMP.
The County's Drought Tosk Force hos been estoblished "to seek countywide solutions to the current drought situolion, ond to provide the best odvice possible to locol decision-mqkers." The County identifies mitigotion oction 2022-91 in the MJHMP to mointoin the Drought Tosk Force to I ) Assess vulnerobility to drought risk; 2) Monitor drought conditionsi 3) Monitor woter supply; 4) Plon for drought; 5) Develop reloted mitigotion proiects ond progroms. The City sholl continue to porticipote in the multi-iurisdictionol drought tosk force to ossess vulnerobilities ond monitor drought conditions ond woter supply.
2022-12. Communily Disoster Educolion P l0mmt
2022-13. Portici e in Cou Drou ht Tosk Force
Mitigotion Priority qnd Performonce
Priority Medium
Hozords Mitigoted Drought & Woter Shortoge, Agriculturol Pesis Estimoted Timeline Ongoing
Estimoted Cost/Funding Source
$ l ,000 - $ 1 0,000 onnuolly/FEMA Building Resilient lnf rostructure ond Communiiies Gront, FEMA Emergency Monogement Progrom Gront, Generol Fund
Responsible Agency/Depo rtment Counfy Executive Office (CEO) / Environmentol Progrom Monoger Cost- Benef it Considerotion
Porticipotion in the County's Droughl Tosk Force requires time ond plonning; however, this would ollow the City to stoy informed on regionol drought conditions ond woter supply.
Commenls This mitigotion oction is odopted from GEN-8 included os port ol the 2017 LHMP.
City of Corpinterio Locol Hozord Mitigotion Plon
Annex to the Sonto Borboro County Multi-Jurisdictionol Hozord Mitigotion Plon 187
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2022-14. Com rehensive Evoluotion of qll Wildfire Hozord Reduction Progroms The Community Wildfire Protection Plon is o community-bosed plon thot ossesses the community's exposure ond vulnerobilities to wildfire threots, serves to guide the community in on effort to reduce lhe wildfire threot. The plon olso provides on opportunity for federql funding to help fund implementotion of the plon. This Community Wildfire Protection Plon wos developed through o colloborotive process involving the CSFPD, surrounding fire ogencies, County officiols, County, stote, ond federol lond monogement ogencies, ond community members. lt meets the Community Wildfire Protection Plon requirements set forth in the federol Heolthy Forests Restorotion Act.
The City sholl updote residentiol ond smoll commerciql ordinonces for combined solor ond storoge systems to go beyond Assembly Bill (AB) 2189 ond AB 546 regulorions. To do rhis, rhe City must:
'1. lmplement electronic submission for energy storoge permitting; ond
2. Updote Corpinterio Municipol Code Section 1 5.29 - Solor Energy Permirting to streomline permitting for lorger sized systems, up to onywhere between lorge residentiol (<20 kilowotts tkwl) to smoll commerciol systems (<lOO kW), with o checklist of plonning ond zoning requirements thot must be, ond typicolly ore, met to moke proiects eligible for the streomlining.
Other potentiol melhods to streomline permitting beyond current requirements ore listed below:
l. Enoble online permit submissions ond over-the-counter permils for lorger systemsi
2. Pilot solor design softwore for solor developers thot only creotes designs thot ore olreody permit opproved; ond
3. Enoble virtuol sofety inspections for solqr instollotions.
Miligclion Priority ond Performonce
Priority High
Hozords Mitigoted Wildfire
Estimoted Timeline Ongoing/Every l0 yeors
Estimoted Cost/Funding Source $1 50,000/Federol vegerotion monogement funds/gronts Responsible Agency/Depo rtment CSFPD
Cost- Benef it Considerotion
This community Wildfire Protection Plon provides o science ond engineeringbosed ossessment of the wildfire threot in the wildlond-urbon interfoce (WUl) of the CSFPD.
Comments
This mitigotion oction is odopted from WDF-3 included os porr ol the 2ol7 [HMP- The city of corpinterio (Dove Durflinger) signed off on the community Wildfire Proteciion Plon Updore in August 2021.
2022-15. Creqte Solor ond Storo Permittin Procedures
Miligolion Priority qnd Performonce
Priority Low
Hozords Mitigoted Energy Shortoge & Resiliency
Estimoted Timeline 2024
188 Februory 2023
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Mitigotion Priority ond Performqnce
Estimoted Cost/Funding Source
$30,000 onnuolly/Generol fund for stoff solories, FEIv\A Hozord Mitigotion Gront, FEMA Building Resilieni lnfrostructure ond Communilies Gront, PG&E Better Togelher Resilient Communilies Gronl Progrom
Responsible Agency/Deportmenl CDD, Public Works Deportment Cost-Benef it Considerotion This oction would require time ond plonning but would help the City become o desiroble oreo for solor instollers io operote.
Commenls This mitigotion oclion is odopted from Sirotegy 5.1.1 included os port of the 2019 Strotegic Energy Plon (SEP).
While stote-wide building codes ore oimed ot moking new construction more energy-efficient, energy benchmorking is oimed ot reducing the energy use of olreody constructed buildings. Energy benchmorking involves o comporison of how much energy buildings use, normolly specified per squore foot so thot it opplies to buildings of different sizes. Depending on the implementolion, it con be eiiher voluntory or mondotory. The City sholl instiiute energy benchmorks for lorge commerciol buildings to encouroge commerciol building owners to undertoke energy proiects.
Mitigotion Pdority ond Performance
Priority Low
Hozords Mitigoied Energy Shortoge & Resiliency
Estimoted Timeline Ongoing
Estimoted Cost/Funding Source $45,000 - $65,000 onnuolly/Generol fund for stoff solories Responsible Agency/Deportment CDD, Public Works Deportment Cost- Benef it Consideroiion
This oction would require time ond odministrotive work; however. energy benchmorking would reduce the energy use of exisling lorge commerciol buildings thot comprise o lorge omount of the City's energy use.
Comments This mitigotion oclion is odopted from Strotegy 5.1.2 included os port of the 20r 9 sEP.
This progrom oims to promote bockup inverters to bridge the gop between the low up-front costs ond high emissions of o bockup generotor ond the high up-front costs ond lock of emissions from bofiery storoge. The City would need to ovoid pushing o specific vendor or solution, but if the City releoses o Request for Offers for vendors to provide solutions, ihey moy receive more oppliconts.
The City sholl conduct reseorch on possible solutions ond vendors for bockup power supplies to creote o droft Request for Offers with o request for solor ond bockup inverter stondord offers, with specificotions including the omount of bockup power ond cost. 2022-16. CommerciqlBuildingEnergyBenchmorks
2022-17. Bockup lnverler Progrom
Mitigotion Priority qnd Performqnce
Prioriiy Low
Hozords Mitigoted Energy Shortoge & Resiliency
Estimoted Timeline 2025-2027
City of Corpinterio Locol Hozord Mitigotion Plon
Annex to the Sqnto Bqrboro County Multi-Jurisdictionol Hozqrd Mitigotion Plon 'r89
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Miligotion Priority qnd Performonce
Estimoted Cost/Funding Source
5,000 onnuolly/Generol fund for stoff solories, FEMA Building Resilient lnfrqstructure ond Communities Gront, PG&E Better Together Resilient Communities Gront Progrom
$2
Responsible Agency/Depo rtment Public Works Deportment
Cost-Benefit Considerotion
lmplementotion of o bockup inverter progrom would require reseorch ond plonning. Bockup inverters provide o smoll omount of power from solor ponels while they ore octive, but os with solor ponels wiihout botteries, do nol provide power during the night.
Comments This mitigotion oction is odopted from strotegy 5.2.1 included os porr of rhe 201 9 SEP.
2022-18. Div Fundin Slreoms
The City sholl diversify its funding streoms using one or more of the following proposed methods:
1. Aggressively pursue new federol, stote, ond privote foundotion funding sourcesi
2. Continue to work closely with the CPUC ond Southern Coliforniq Edison (SCE) to moximize the City's shore of existing renewoble progrom funding; ond
3. Portner with other neorby regionol governments to creote energy progroms.
The City sholl continue to work with the CPUC ond SCE both to moximize its intoke from o utility funding streom thot moy decreose qnd to receive CPUC funding thot would otherwise go to utilities to odminister locol progroms.
The City sholl creote ond implement on energy ossuronce plon to ensure electricol reliobility ot criticol focilities. Energy ossuronce plonning is on importont step in improving the robustness, security, ond reliobility of energy infrostructure by creoting plons fo protect key sites so thot they continue to operote in the event of ony disoster or electricity outoge. This will increose the reliobility of criticol services such os woter distribution. Energy Assuronce Plons ore therefore o key step in building o resilient, locol electricity grid. The City hos olreody token severol key steps towords ossuronce plonning by conducting on Emergency Action plon ond this LHMp.
Mitigolion Priority and Performqnce
Priority Medium
Hozords Mitigoted Energy Shortoge & Resiliency
Estimoted Timeline Ongoing
Estimoted Cost/Funding Source $ I 0,000 - $ I 5,000 onnuolly/Generol fund for sroff solo ries, CPUC funding Responsible Agency/Depo rtment Public Works Deportment, CPUC, SCE Cost- Benef it Considerotion
while diversifying funding streoms would require plonning ond coordinotion with other ogencies, this oction would ensure the city hos o stoble funding streom thot is not dependenl on ony one source.
Commenls This mitigotion ocrion is odopted from stroregy 5.3.3 included os port of rhe 20r 9 sEP.
2022-19. Ene Assuronce Plon
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To develop o strong Energy Assuronce Plon, the City sholl:
l. Use results from Emergency Action Plon to identify the City-owned buildings ond focilities thot ore most criticol from o resiliency perspective, such os sites used os Emergency Operotions Centers (EOCs) or community gothering spots;
2. Evoluote eoch criticol site, including its current level of emergency preporotion from qn energy perspective ond the renewoble energy potentiol present; ond
3. Evoluote opportunities to supplement diesel generotors with bottery storoge.
The winter storm berm is o protection device lhot buffers londwqrd ossets from coostol storm domoge during the winter storm seqson. Since 1983, the City hos implemented on onnuol Winter Storm Berm Progrom to protect beochfront properties olong the Corpinterio City Beoch from wove oction ond reloted flooding during the winter storm seoson. A sond berm is erected onnuolly ond is in ploce for opproximotely three months out of the yeor during the winter storm seoson, (typicolly lote November until eorty Morch the following yeor), bosed on storm predictions ond beqch conditions. This ongoing meosure reduces the probobility of domoge to development ond inf rostructure.
Mitigotion Priority ond Performonce
Priority Medium
Hozords Mitigored Energy Shortoge & Resiliency
Estimoted Timeline Ongoing
Estimoted Cost/Funding Source $106,000/Generol fund for stqff solories Responsible Agency/Deportment Public Works Depo rtment
Cost- Benef it Considerotion
While energy ossuronce plonning would require time, plonning, ond lobor cosls for the City, it would ollow key siles (e.g., medicol, fire deportments, woter distribution, etc.) to conlinue to operote in the event of ony disosier or electricity ouloge.
Commenis This mitigotion oclion is odopted from Stroiegy 5.4.'l included os port of the 20r 9 sEP.
2O22-2O. Winler Slorm Berm Progrom
Mitigction Priority qnd Performonce
Priority Hish
Hozords Mitigored Flood, Cooslol Hozords
Estimoted Timeline Ongoing
Eslimoted Cost/Funding Source $35,500 onnuolly/Generol fund ond ossessment disiricl comprising beochfront property owners
Responsible Agency/Deportment Colifornio Coostol Commission, ACOE, Centrol Coost Regionol Woter Quolity Control Boord, Pqrks & Recreotion Deporlmenl, Public Works Deportment Cost-Benef ii Considerotion
The Colifornio Coostol Commission is the primory responsible ogency for this oction. This progrom benefits the City by proteciing beochfront properlies olong ihe Corpinierio City Beoch from wove oction ond coostol flooding during the winter storm seoson, o high priority hozord for the City.
Comments This mitigotion oclion is sourced from the 2019 SLRVAAP.
City of Corpinterio Locol Hozord Mitigotion Plon
Annex to the Sonto Borboro County Multi-Jurisdictionol Hozord Mitigotion Plon r9r
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2022-21. Storm Dom e ond Shoreline Protection Feqsibilit Stud i
l
An independent study is currently being prepored by Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) thot could result in o funding opportunity for on odoptotion proiect. As o resuh of long-term erosion of City beoches, ACOE is working with the City to prepore o Storm Domoge ond Shoreline protection Feosibility Study thot will identify o rqnge of possible meosures to oddress coostol erosion.
Anolyzing on opproximqte 0.25-mile section of shoretine between Ash Avenue ond Linden Avenue, lhis Feosibility Study investigotes vulnerobilities to structures thot moy be directly offected by existing shoreline erosion ond wove ottock during severe storms. Additionolly, the Feosibility Study qims to preserve ond enhonce the biologicol environment by restoring nesting, feeding, ond resting oreos for species dependent on sondy beoches.
Historicolly, the City's western one mile of shoreline supported o lorge dune field thot buffered low-lying oreos from wove ottock ond flooding. The former dune system hos been eroded over the lost 90 yeors, lorgely due to humon impocts (or influences), ond the dune system hos not recovered. lmproving shoreline resiliency to reduce hozords from coostol flooding ond erosion from lorge storm events moy include the development of o stobilized (e.g., cobble-bosed) dune complex thqt would function os o "living shoreline." The City initiqted the living shoreline plonning process in the foll of 2O2O ond prepored the Dune ond Shoreline Monogement Plqn os of Febru ory 2022. The City sholl pursue funding ond portnerships, including with the County, Stote Porks, ond Beoch Erosion Authority for Cleon Oceons qnd Nourishment (BEACON).
Mitigotion Priorily qnd Performqnce
Priority Hish
Hozords Mitigoted Coostol Hozords
Estimoted Timeline Ongoing
Estimoted Cost/Funding Source $2,200,000/Genero I fund fof stoff solories, ACOE fund ing, Federol gronts Responsib le Agency/Depo rtment
ACOE, USFWS, Colifornio Coostol Commission, Colifornio Stoie Londs Commission, CDFW, Centrol Coost Regionol Wqter euolity Control Boord, County of Sonto Borboro, Public Works Deporiment
Cost- Benef it Considerotion
The moioriiy of this oction would be funded by federol gront funds. This study would olso benefit the city by investigoting the city's vulnerobiliries to exisiing shoreline erosion ond wove ottock during severe storms, o high priority hozord for the Ciry.
Comments This mitigolion oction is sourced f rom rhe 20 1 9 SLRVMP. 2022-22. livin Shoreline
Mitigolion Priority qnd Performqnce
Priority Medium
Hozords Mitigqted Coostol Hozords
Estimoted Timeline 2023
Estimoted Cost/Funding Source
$l 2 million, $100,000 onnuolly for mointenonce/ACOE pro[ect Agreement, 201 9-2020 Coltrons Adoptotion plonning gront, gronis
$9 million -
Porinership
other stole
Responsible Agency/Deportment
ACOE, USFWS, Colifornio Coosrol Commission, Colifornio Srote Londs Commission, CDFW, Centrol Coost Regionol Woter euolity Control Boord, Colifornio Stote Porks, Cohrons, Public Works Deportment 192 Februory 2023
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Mitigotion Priority qnd Performonce
Cost-Benefit Consideroiion
While the Living Shoreline ond ossocioled studies/onolyses would require plonning ond cost money, lhis oction would buffer low-lying o'reos of the City from wove ottock ond flooding, which would protect infroslructure ond prevent future cosls ossocioted with infrostruciure ond building repoir.
Commenls
This mitigolion ociion is sourced from the 2019 SLRVAAP. This ociion wos presenied to City Council in Februory 2022, ond the Council continued the item with o request for odditionol informotion. The odditionol informotion for this proiect,will be presented to City Council in April 2022, A detoiled costbenefit oncilysis is the next recommended step for this proiect.
Cooslol Regionol Sediment Monogement Plon Updcte qnd Sediment Monogemenl Progrom
2022-23.
The mointenonce of o wide ond sondy beoch provides widespreod economic ond recreqtionol benefits for neorby communities. Fifty yeors ofter the debris bosin instollotions, the loss of noturol beoch cobble quontities is visible on Corpinterio City Beoch. The City should revise lhe Coostol Regionol Sediment Monogement Plon in order to consider exporting sediment onto Corpinterio City Beoch for re-nourishment ond coostol resiliency. This effort should be in coordinotion with BEACON, the Sonto Borborq County Flood Control & Woter Conservotion District, ond UCSB Noturol Reserve System. The Coostol Regionol Sediment Monogement Plon, os odopted by BEACON in 2009, includes informotion obout sond supplied to the Sonto Borboro Littorol Cell between Point Conception ond Point Mugu os well os on understonding of erosion hot spots ond shoreline protection. The revised Coostol Regionol Sediment Monogement Plon should consider odoptotion strotegies thot export sediment from the wotershed to sondy beoches in order to mimic historicql noturol processes ond improve coostline resiliency within existing funding levels. Adoptotion strotegies should include chonging the opprooch of locol debris bosin cleonout octivities ond the deposition of these moteriols within the wotershed os well os the tronsport to Corpinterio City Beoch or other odiocent coostlines depending on the extent of sediment tronsport, sediment quolity ond quontity, ond potentiol regionol benefits. Considerotion of mud plocements in Corpinteriq Solt Morsh should olso be investigoted in order to increose sediment dischorge from the morsh which would ultimotely elevote the morsh to keep poce with seo level rise ond result in increosed sediment tronsport olong the coostline. BEACON is currently working to develop o regionol opportunistic sediment plocement progrom for the Coostol Regionol Sediment Monogement Plon. The sediment plocement progrom would focus on ensuring sediment reoches locol beoches through the noturol sediment tronsport process. The sediment plocement would olso estoblish o progrom of prepermitted coostol locotions (i.e., receiver sites) within the BEACON region where moteriqls from sediment bosins could be opporlunisticolly deposited to ougment existing sond supplies. Thot progrqm would oddress sediment tronsportotion ond deposition opprooches including lrucking routes, deposition locotions, dredging techniques, ond tronsportotion monogement in order to minimize odverse effecls to the Corpinterio community including the City's infrostructure. The City emphosizes the use of hydroulic dredging rother thon desilting, dewotering, ond trucking becouse of its reduced impoct to the City's infrostructure os well os to beoch occess. The City should coordinote with BEACON ond the Sonto Bqrboro County Flood Control & Woter Conservotion District in order to focilitqte the implementotion of the sediment monogement progrom ond estoblish sediment removol permits ond protocols.
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The City sholl conduct the following tosks to implement o successful shoreline sediment monogement progrom:
' Coordinote with BEACON in order to develop o flexible regionol opportunistic sediment plocement progrom thot identifies specific plocement or receiver locotions in ond upcoost of the City for oppropriote sediment sizes.
o Address oppropriote methods for sediment disposol.
o lncorporote recommendotions from the City's Seo Level Rise Vulnerobility Assessment ond Adoptotion Plqn ond the Dune ond Shoreline Monogement plon. o Streomline regulotory opprovqls with extended permit durotion (e.g., 20 yeors). o Prioritize retention of sediment for locol use ond beoch nourishment ond ovoid exporting debris bqsin sediments out of the wotershed.
o Creote sustoinoble locol, stote, ond federol funding progrqms.
To oddress the stormwoter infrostructure deficiencies during high tide, the City sholl updote the Storm Droin Moster Plon os needed. As port of the Storm Droin Moster Plon, the City sholl investigote the use of stormwoter pumps ondf or lift stqtions (pumps) to move woter out of the Beoch Neighborhood. The ronge of options for considerotion should olso include potentiol tide gotes, mud flops, ond creek olterqtions thot could be utilized os preventqtive meosures before stormwqter or tidol effects con reoch the storm droin systems (e.g., inlets, outfolls). The investigotion should be focused olong inlond portions of Ash Avenue ond Linden Field, which experience tidol inundotion with oreos of ponded floodwolers from roinfoll event stormwoter runoff. As tidol inundotion increoses with seo level rise, even without heovy roinfoll or runoff events, the use of pumps to move woter out of the lower-elevotion oreos could be investigoted. The use of pumps is moderotely odoptoble, os the pumping copocity could be increosed or improved over time when the pumps need to be reploced. As the necessory volume of woter to be pumped increoses, operotionol ond mointenonce costs would likely escolote over time. Additionol chollenges for the operotion of Mitigotion Priority cnd Performqnce
Priority Hish
Hozords Mitigoted Flood. Mudflow & Debris Flow, Coostol Hozords, Dom Foilure Estimoted Timeline Ongoing
Eslimoied Cost/Funding Source
$743,000 - $6 million onnuolly/FEMA Hozordfpre-Disoster Mirigorion Gront, FEMA Building Resilient lnfrostructure ond Communities Gront, Deportment of Woter Resources Gronts, Deportment of Booting ond Woferwoys Gronts
Responsib le Agency/Depo rtment
BEACON member ogencies, ACOE, USFWS, Colifornio Coostol Commission, Colifornio Stote Londs Commission, CDFW, Centrol Coost Regionol Woter Quolity Control Boord, Colifornio Stote porks, Coltrons, County of Sonto Borboro, Porks & Recreolion Deportment, Public Works Deportment Cost-Benef it Considerotion
This oction would ensure efficient monogement ond use of sediment resources within the city ond county to improve coostline resiliency wirhin existing funding levels.
Comments This mitigotion oction is sourced from rhe 2019 SLRVAAP. 2022-24. Slorm Drqin Moster Plon ond lm enls
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stormv/oter pump systems con include occommodoting the lorge omounts of fibrous moteriol ond solids thot often occompony stormwoter.
Accommodotion for storm droin improvements sholl be integroted into the City's Copitol lmprovements Progrom. The oction item would hove the intent of improving stormwoter runoff, reducing tidql inundotion, ond occommodoting lorger volumes of storm or tidol woter lhot hove fte potentiol lo inundote vulneroble oreos of the City. Exominotion of precedent stormwqier infrostructure proiects thot hove included the instollotion or replocement of stormwoter pumps, lift stotions, ond ossocioted mointenonce results in o voriety of ossocioted costs.
Mitigolion Priodty ond Performqnce
Priority Medium
Hozords Mitigoted Flood, Coostol Hozqrds (Seo Level Rise) Estimoted Timeline Ongoing
Estimqled Cost/Funding Source $4 million/Pre-Disoster Mitigotion Gront, FEMA Flood Mitigotion Assistonce Gront, CoIOES 4O4 Gront
Responsible Agency/Deportment Colifornio Coostol Commission, Colifornio Stote Londs Commission, Cohrons, County Flood Control District, Public Works Deporiment
Cost-Benef it Considerotion
While o Storm Droin Mqsler Plon Updote could cost money for plonning, it would help identify stormwoter monogement ond storm droin improvemenls for the Beoch Neighborhood, protecting this neighborhood from flooding ond seo level rise.
Comments This mitigotion oction is sourced from the 2019 SLRVMP The City sholl implement o Coostol Adoptotion Overloy to oddress lond use qnd infrostructure vulnerobilities thot could become ot risk from coostol hqzords offected by proiected seo level rise.
Overloy zoning is o regulotory tool thot ploces o speciol zone districl over on existing bose zone with qdditionol regulotions ond incentives. The overloy zone identifies speciol provisions in oddition to or insteod of the bose zone given speciol circumstonces lo promote plonning for orderly development ond to provide protection of the public's heolth, sofety, ond generol welfore. lmplementotion of o Coostol Adoptotion Overloy Zone could oddress potentiol risks to privote property, reduce liobility for the City, ond occomplish multiple odoptotion obiectives. For exomple, on overloy zone would define the noture, intensity, scole, uses, ond locotion of suitoble development within proiected hozqrd oreos. Bosed on lhe proiected time of exposure, siting ond construction stondords moy be opplied including, but not limited to, increosed setbocks, reloxed building heights, limitotions on hqbitoble first floors, ond use of flexible construction methods (e.9., movoble foundotions) bosed upon site-specific technicol studies. An importont ospect of this overloy is thot it moy be oble to provide more flexibility in design ondf or use thon is currently permitted by the bose zone regulotions. Stondords for increosed heights or mixed uses could olso be incorporoted into the overloy zone to respond to chonging seo level rise conditions. As determined necessory ond oppropriote, the Coostol Adoptotion Overloy Zone could olso provide o fromework to tronsition ot-risk development owoy from coostol hqzords ondfor could implementlhe concepts of monoged retreot over time, by including stondords for groduol relocotion of development owoy from the increosingly hozordous surf qnd coostol flooding qreos.
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The boundories of o Coostol Adoptotion Overloy Zone sholl correspond to the best ovoilqble science of proiections of hozords ond sholl be reviewed periodicolly (e.g., every S to I O yeors) to incorporote lhe emerging scientific understonding of seo level rise ond cooslol hozords, os well os regionol opprooches to odoptotion plonning.
The Coostol Adoptotion Overloy Zone sholl define policy considerotions ond estoblish required processes triggered by octions. Such requirements moy include:
o Provision of o Notice to Property Owner ot the time of tronsfer of reol property to future buyers within the CoostolAdoptotion Overloy Zone of coostol hozord-reloted development requirements. Such requirements could include, but ore not limited to, building coveroge, height, roised floors, or other odopted strotegies. This disclosure would olso inform interested buyers of potentiol hozords (e.g., erosion, flooding, inundotion, possible intrusion onto public trust londs, etc.) os o result of climote-induced impocts, such os seo level rise. o Submittol of site-specific Coostol Hqzord ond Seo Level Rise reports qs port of o Coostol Development Permit opplicotion. The reports would evoluote specific risks for proposed structurol development or exterior exponsions of hobhoble spoce in on existing development, identify design requirements to ensure complionce with heolth ond sofety codes, ond estimote the life expectoncy of the development. Authority to implement necessory development requirements (e.g., increosed bose floor elevotions, building heights, development setbocks, use of perimeter foundotions, etc.) within the Coostol Overloy Zone would be bosed on findings of the Coostol Hozord ond Seo Level Rise reports ondfor complionce with plonning ond building codes for new structurol development, including odditions to hobitoble spoce.
o An indemnificotion ogreement between the City ond prospective oppliconts ocknowledging cooslol hozord risks ond owner-ossumption of domoges resulting from development proposed in the Coostol Adoptotion Overloy Zone.
o The City's Copitol lmprovement Progrom could include o provision to investigote ond identify eligible roods within the Coostol Adoptotion Overloy Zone thot could be elevoted or relocoted. This study would olso identify priority rood segments, schedules, ond methods (e.9., odditionol povement improvements during estoblished rood resurfocing octivities). o The City ond residents could consider the creotion or modificotion of on ossessment district to oddress costs of speciol public services or improvements. Consistent with Coostol Commission guidonce, the Coostol Adoptotion Overloy moy estoblish o prohibition of seowqlls ond hord ormoring on the City ond Stote Beoches. o The plonned/expected life of development ond redevelopment could be stondordized. The following toble is provided os o recommended life of development bqsed on stote guidonce ond other iurisdictionol policy opprooches. Coostol Development Permits moy be required to include onolysis of the effects of seo level rise ond coostol hozords, identify ond incorporote odoptotion strotegies into the proiect, ond discuss the odoptive copocity of the development os port of the opplicotion process.
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Mitigolion Priority qnd Performonce
Priority Medium
Hozords Mitigoted Cooslol Hozords
Estimoled Timeline 2023-2024
Estimoted Cost/Funding Source $1 million/Groni funds ondf or generol fund for stoff solories Responsible Agency/Depo riment CDD, Coliforniq Coostol Commission, Colifornio Stote Porks, Corpinterio Unified School Districl (CUSD)
Cost-Benefit Considerotion
The overloy would provide the City with o plonning tool to onolyze ihe effects of seo level rise, guide future development plonning, ond oddress vulnero bilities.
Comments This mitigotion oclion is sourced from the 2019 SLRVMP 2022-26. FEMA's Repetitive loss Progrom
Before implementotion of o repetitive loss progrom, the City sholl continue to monitor triggers such os storm frequency ond seo level rise ond evoluote the effectiveness of this meosure with considerotion to sociol, economic, ond environmentol effects. lf coostol hozords continue to increose, the City sholl consider o repetitive loss progrom thqt ollows properties subiect to repetitive loss to be downsized, moved owoy from lhe shoreline, or in extreme coses with frequent ond severe domoges, moy even gront the City, Stote, or other public ogency lhe right of first refusol to purchose the property ond restrict for open spoce uses. Any such progrqm sholl be designed to be consistent wirh FEMA's repetitive loss progrom. Per the Coliforniq Coostql Commission Droft Residentiql Adoptotion Guidelines (2018), the City could choose to qdopt o policy wilhin the GP/CLUP Updote thot provides q mechonism for such o progrom to be developed when necessory ond oppropriote bqsed on the increose of coostol hozords.
The UPRR roilrood corridor runs south of Highwoy 101 ond through the City. At its closest, the corridor is opproximotely 290 feet londword of the meon high woter tideline olong the Corpinterio Bluffs. UPRR intends to construct on odditionol roilrood trock ot the Corpinterio Stotion by 2023. A O.4-mile segment of the trock will be elevoted on o plofform, qnd o pedestrion underpqss will be constructed. Efforts to expond ond roise the trock ore intended to increose pedestrion sofety ond City of Corpinterio Locol Hozord Mitigotion Plon
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Priority Medium
Hozords Mitigoted Flood, Coostol Hozords
Estimoted Timeline 2025
Estimoted Cost/Funding Source $l million/FEMA Hozord/Pre-Disoster Mitigotion Gront Responsible Agency/Depo rtment Environmenl ond Sustoinobility Division, Emergency Services Division, FEMA, Col OES, Colifornio Coostol Commission
Cost- Benef it Considerotion
The RL progrom would benefit repetitive property domoge ond risks to residents ot the I I properties in Corpinterio with multiple cloims ogoinst the NFIP (refer to Section 6.3.1, Flood).
Comments This mitigotion oction is sourced from the 2019 SLRVAAP 2022-27. Proleclion of Union Pocific Roilroqd (UPRR) Corridor 197
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expond troin service in the region. Despite the inclusion of on underposs, this trock elevotion provides on opportunity to qddress storm-bosed flooding vulnerobilities.
The City would pursue opportunities to coordinote with the Los Angeles - Son Diego - Son Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Roil Corridor Agency ond other regionol iurisdictions to moinrqin ond improve this importont tronsportotion corridor. By estoblishing effective portnerships with these ogencies, the City could ensure thot o well-designed odoptotion opprooch for the roilrood synergisticolly protects importont infroslructure such os recreotionol troils, downtown development, ond residentiol neighborhoods.
Since Highwoy l0l is subiect to flooding with opproximotely 5 feet of seq level rise, significont coordinotion ond colloborotion between Coltrons ond the City would be required to ensure protection from coostol hozords, porticulorly flooding. The City hos been oworded funding from Coltrons underthe 2017'2018 Adoptotion Plonning Gront Progrom for odditionol onolysis of seo level rise impocts to tronsportotion infrostructure with the City, impocts to vulneroble populotions within the City, ond the identificotion of odoptotion strotegies to build resiliency within the tronsportotion network. ln the long term, this moy include copitol improvemenls to improve droinoge ond conveyonce beneoth the Highwoy l0l corridor, elevoting the segment of Highwoy 'lO'l thot is vulneroble to flooding impocts, or identifying olternotive routes in cose of closures. The City sholl continue to coordinole with Cqltrons to efficiently focilitote such odoptotion meosures.
Mitigotion Priorily qnd Performqnce
Priority Low
Hozords Mitigored Flood, Coostol Hozords (Seo Level Rise), Troin Accident Estimqted Timeline 2023 ond ongoing
Estimoted Cost/Funding Source $l million/tOSSAN Roil Corridor Agency Responsible Agency/Deportment UPRR, Public Works Deportment Cost-Benef it Considerof ion
This oction would prolect the UPRR, on importont meons of tronsportotion ond evocuotion in the City, from coostol flooding; however, lhis oction is o low priority since LOSSAN Roil Corridor Agency is rhe primory responsible ogency for this oction ond seo level rise/coostol flooding on the LOSSAN roil corridor is not on immediote concern.
Comments This mitigotion oction is sourced from rhe 20'l g SLRVMP 2022-28. Protection of h r0l
Mitigotion Priority ond Performonce
Priority Low
Hozords Mitigoied Flood, Coostol Hozords (Seo Level Rise) Eslimoted Timeline 2023 ond ongoing
Estimoied Cost/Funding Source $r oo,ooo/ co Itrons Adoptotion Plonning Gront Progrom, generol fund for stoff solories
Responsible Agency/Deportment Coltrons, CDD, Public Works Deportment Cost- Benef it Considerotion
This oclion would prorect Highwoy I ol, the primory evocuotion route in the City, from coostol flooding; however, this oction is o low priority since coltrons is the primory responsible ogency for this oction ond seo level rise ond coostol flooding on Highwoy l0l is not qn immediote concern. 'r98
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Comments This mitigotion oction is sourced from the 2019 SLRVAAP To protect the Wqstewoter Treotment Plont from coostol flooding ond inundotion with seo level rise, the City sholl continue to coordinote with the Corpinterio Sonitory District to identify ond develop mid- to long-term improvements to reduce coqstol hqzord risks, including instollotion of o fortified flood control woll olong Corpinterio Creek, odditionol elevotion ond setbocks of ony new focilities, ond instollotion of bockflow protection devices. The City sholl continue to coordinote with the Corpinterio Sonitory District regording findings of the SLRVAAP to consider future seo level rise hozords.
Mitigotion Priorily qnd Performonce
Priority Medium
Hozords Mirigoied Flood, Coostol Hozords (Seo Level Rise) Estimoted Timeline Ongoing
Estimoted Cost/Funding Source $ I 00,000/FEMA Hozord/Pre-Disoster Mitigotion Gront Responsible Agency/Depo rtment Public Works Deporlment, CDD, Emergency Services Division, Corpinterio Sonitory Districi
Cost- Benef it Considerotion
The Wostewoter Treotment Plont would be vulneroble to coostol flooding ond inundotion with opproximotely 5 feet of seo level rise. Coordinolion with the Corpinlerio Sonitory District would help identify potentiol copitol improvements thot will build resiliency.
Commenls This miligotion oction is sourced from the 2019 SLRVAAP.
Alterotion, relocotion, or removql of the Sondylond Revetment could reduce the erosion hotspot thot primorily offects o smoll portion of the City Beoch ond Beqch Neighborhood. As Sondylond Cove is lorgely within Sonto Borborq County, ony olterotions to the revetment would need to be processed by the County in coordinotion wilh the City, in oddition to the Colifornio Coostol Commission ond Sondylond Cove Homeowners Associotion. However, olterotion of the revelment moy result in significont chonges ond moy expose homes to wqve oltock or domoge or potentiolly increose flooding in oreqs odiocent to the Corpinterio Solt Morsh. Therefore, the City sholl coordinote with ihe County Public Works Deportment fo prepore o study of the potentiol effects of olterotion, relocotion, or removol of the Sondylond Revetment. 2022-29. Corpinteria Sonitory District Woslewoler Treqlment Plont 2O22-3O. Sondylond Revelmenl
Mitigotion Priority qnd Performqnce
Priority Low
Hozords Mitigoted Flood, Coostol Hozords (Seo Level Rise) Estimoted Timeline 2025
Estimoted Cost/Funding Source $100,000/County funds
Responsible Agency/Depo rtment CDD, Public Works Deportmenl, Couniy Flood Control District Cost-Benefit Considerotion An impoct study for olierotion, relocotion, or removol of the Sondylond Revetment would by costly ond require time ond plonning.
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Comments This mitigoiion oction is sourced from the 2019 SLRVMP.
8.0 PLAN MAINTENANCE
The City of Corpinteriq (City) ond its deportments hove been continuolly implementing mitigotion octions ond monitoring their effectiveness since the lost updote of the Locol Hozord Mitigotion Plon (LHMP) in 2012. Sincethe lost LHMP in 20l7,the LPThos monitored,evoluoted, ond updoted the plon on o continuing ond os-needed bosis. The City wos very successful in implementing the 2017 mitigotion octions os noted in Toble Z-1. The remoining mitigotion octions outlined in the 201Z IHMP ore ongoing ot the time of this2022 updote.Some deferred proiects from 20.lI were completed successfully, while olhers ore ongoing or still pending. This section sets forth the intended process for monitoring ond mointoining the 2Q22 LHMP.
8.I MONITORING, EVAIUATING, AND UPDATING THE PIAN
The City of Corpinterio will be responsible for ensuring thot this LHMP is monitored on on ongoing bosis. The City will convene Corpinterio's Locol Plonning Teom (LPT) representotives on on onnuol bosis to review progress on the LHMP. As noted in Chopter 7.O, Miligolion plon, the City's LpT representotives will report on efforts to integrote the hozord mitigotion plon into locol plons, progrqms, ond policies ot the onnuol LPT plon review meeting. Additionolly, octions identified in the LHMP will be trocked qnd discussed during other regulor City deportment meetings.
The City will olso ensure lhot os new hozord informotion is discovered or produced, the LPT will review ond determine the opproprioteness of incorporotion. As port of this effort, os moior disosters qnd other significont events offect the City of Corpinterio, the LPT will be convened to review ond qssess the LHMP. Additionolly, LPT members will be ensuring ihot lessons leorned from the LHMp plonning process ore incorporoted ond/or leveroged in other plons ond plonning efforts.
The City will continue to porticipote in the countywide Mitigotion Advisory Committee (MAC) ond ottend the onnuol meeting orgonized by lhe County Office of Emergency Monogement (OEM) to discuss items to be updoted/odded in future revisions of this plon. The City will follow the procedures to monitor, review, ond updote this LHMP per Sonto Borbqro County os outlined in Chopter 8 of the Multi-Jurisdictionol Hozord Mitigotion Plon (MJHMP). The City ocknowledges it is importont to review the plon regulorly ond updote it every five yeors per the Disoster Mitigotion Act Requirements os well os other stqte of colifornio requirements.
8.2 IMPTEMENTATION THROUGH EXISTING PTANS AND PROGRAMS
The City implements the LHMP through existing plons, progroms, ond procedures, os deioiled in Section 4.0, Copobi/ity Assessmenf. This LHMP provides o boseline of informotion on the hqzords impocting the City ond the existing institutions, plons, policies ond ordinonces thot help to implement the IHMP (e.g., Generol Plon, building codes, floodploin monogement ordinonce). The Generol Plon ond the LHMP onnex ore complementory documents thot work together to ochieve the gool of reducing risk exposure to the City's citizens. An updote to o generol plon moy trigger on updote to the hqzord mitigotion plon. lmplementotion responsibilities of mitigotion octions is integroted into 200 Februory 2023
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the operotionol functions of the responsibility porties identified, including responsibility for seeking funding needed for implementotion.
The City incorporotes the LHMP by reference into its Generol Plon Sofety Element. Under AB 2140, the City moy odopt its current, FEMA-opproved LHMP into the Sofety Element of the Generol Plon.
This odoption mokes the City eligible to be considered for port or oll of its locql-shore costs on eligible Public Assistonce funding to be provided by the stote through the Colifornio Disoster Assistqnce Act (CDAA) (see Section 2.O, Plon Purpose ond Aulhorily tor the odopting resolutions).
The LHMP hos olso been prepored to support the City's Seo Level Rise Vulnerobility Assessment ond Adoption Plon to oddress chonging cooslol hozqrds over time, including coostol sediment monogement ond shoreline protection. The Floodploin Monogement Ordinonce opplies in concert with the City's zoning ordinonce ond building codes to reduce flooding hozords from lond use. The LHMP includes severql mitigotions oddressing criticol infrostructure to support the City's efforts to reduce improve resilience to noturol hozords, including wildfire ond coostol flooding.
The informqtion contoined within this LHMP, including results from the Vulnerobility Assessment ond the Mitigotion Strotegy, will be used by rhe City to help inform updotes ond the development of locol plons, progrqms, ond policies. The Engineering Division moy utilize the hozord informotion when implementing the City's Communily lnveslment Progrom ond the Plonning ond Building Divisions moy utilize the hozord informotion when reviewing o site plon or olher type of development opplicotions. The City moy utilize the hozord informotion when developing ond implementing the City's copitol improvement progroms ond the Plonning ond Building Divisions moy utilize the hozord informotion when reviewing o site plon or other type of development opplicotions.
The City's budget process qnd CIP ore updoted to include hozord mitigotion octions.
8.3 ONGOING PUBTIC OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT
The public will continue to be involved whenever the plon is updoted ond os oppropriote during the monitoring ond evoluotion process. Before the odoption of updotes, the City will provide the opportunity for the public to comment on the updotes. A public notice will be published before the meeting to qnnounce the comment period ond meeting logistics. Moreover, the City will engoge stokeholders in community emergency plonning. As described in Section 3.4, Public Oulreoch ond Engogemenf, the public outreoch strotegy used during development of the current updote will provide o frqmework for public engogement lhrough the plon mointenonce process. lt con be odopted for ongoing public outreoch os determined to be feosible by the MAC ond the LPT.
8.4 POINT OF CONTACT
Comments or suggestions regording this plon moy be submitted ot ony time to Olivio Uribe-Mutol, Emergency Services Progrom Monoger using the following informotion:
Olivio Uribe-Mutol, Emergency Services Progrom Monoger
City of Corpinterio
577 5 Corpinterio Avenue
Corpinterio, CA 93013
805-755-4401
oliviou@co rpinterioco.gov
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9.0. Lisl of Acronyms
9.0 LIST OF ACRONYMS
F Fohrenheit
AB Assembly Bill
ACOE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
AF ocre-feel
AFY ocre-feet per yeqr
BEACON Beoch Erosion Authority for Cleon Oceons ond Nourishment BFE Bose Flood Elevotions
BMPs best monogement proctices
CAL FIRE Colifornio Deportment of Forestry ond Fire Protection CoIOES Colifornio Governor's Office of Emergency Services Coltrons Colifornio Deportment of Tronsportotion
CAPP Corpinterio Advonced Purificotion Proiect
cccE Cenlrol Coost Community Energy
cDc Center for Diseose Control
CDD Corpinterio Community Development Deportment
CDFA Colifornio Deportment of Food ond Agriculture
CDFW Colifornio Deportment of Fish ond Wildlife
CEQA Colifornio Environmentol Quolity Act
CERT Community Emergency Response Teom
CFR Code of Federol Regulotions
City City of Corpinterio
CLUP Coostol Lond Use Plon
County Sonto Borboro County
County Flood Control Sonto Borboro County Flood Control ond Woter Conservqtion District covrD-r9 Coronovirus
CPF Corpinterio Oil ond Gos Processing Focility
CPUC Colifornio Public Utilities Commission
CSFPD Corpinterio-Summerlond Fire Proteclion District
CUPA Certified Unified Progrom Agency
CUSD Corpinierio Unified School District
CVWD Corpinterio Volley Woter District
DFIRM Digitol Flood lnsuronce Rote Mop
DMA Disoster Mitigotion Act of 20OO
DOT U.S. Deportment of Tronsporlotion
DSOD Division of Sofety of Doms
DTSC Colifornio Deporiment of Toxic Substonces Control
DWR Colifornio Deportmeni of Woter Resources
EMS Emergency Medicol Services
EOC Emergency Operotions Center
EPA Environmentol Protection Agency
FBI Federol Bureou of lnvestigotion
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9.0. Lisl of Acronyms
FEMA Federol Emergency Monogement Agency
FIRM Flood lnsuronce Rote Mop
FMA Flood Mitigotion Assistonce
FRAP Fire ond Resource Assessment Progrom
FY Fiscol Yeor
GHG greenho'use gos
Grs Geogrophic lnformotion Systems
GPlCLUP Generol Plon/Coostol Lond Use Plon
GSP Groundwoter Sustoinobility Plon
HMGP Hozord Mitigotion Gront Progrom
IUCN lnternotionol Union for Conservolion of Noture
KV kilovolt
kwh kilowott-hours
LHMP Locol Hozord Mitigotion Plon
LOSSAN Los Angeles-Son Diego-Son Luis Obispo
LPT Locol Plonning Teom
MAC Mitigotion Advisory Committee
MJHMP Multi-Jurisdictionol Hozord Mitigotion Plon
NFIP Notionol Flood lnsuronce Progrom
NIH Notionol lnslitute of Environmentol Heolth Services NIOSH Notionol lnstitute for Occupotionol Sofety ond Heolth NPDES Notionol Pollution Dischorge Eliminotion Syslem
OEM County Office of Emergency Monogement
oEs Corpinterio Office of Emergency Services
oPc Oceon Protection Council
OSHA Occupotionol Sofety ond Heolth Administrotion
PDM Pre-Disoster Mitigotion
PG&E Pocific Gos & Electric
POP Public Outreqch Plon
PRD Porks ond Recreotion Deportment
pst Pounds per squore inch
PV photovoltoic
RCRA Resource Conservotion ond Recovery Aci
RL Repetitive Loss
SARS Severe Acute Respirotory Syndrome
SARS-CoV SARS-ossocioled coronovirus
SB Senoie Bill
SBCAG Sonto Borboro County Associotion of Governments
SBMTD Sqnto Borbro Metropoliion Tronsit District
scE Southern Colifornio Edison
SEP Strotegic Energy Plon
SFHA Speciol Flood Hozord Areos
City of Corpinterio Locol Hozord Mitigotion Plon
Annex to the Sonto Borboro County Multi-Jurisdictionql Hozord Mitigotion Plon 203
10.0. References
SLRVAAP Seo Level Rise Vulnerobiliiy Assessment ond Adoptotion Plon SoCol Gos Southern Colifornio Gos Compony
SoVl sociol vulnerobility index
sR- Stote Route
swP Stqte Wqter Proiect
UC University of Colifornio
UCSB University of Colifornio, Sonfo Borboro
u.s. United Stotes
UPRR Union Pocific Roilrood
USBR U.S. Bureou of Reclomotion
USDA U.S. Deportment of Agriculture
USFWS U.S. Fish ond Wildlife Service
USGS U.S. Geologicol Survey
Vondenberg SFB Vondenberg Spoce Force Bose
VCTC Venturo Counly Tronsportotion Commission
wHo World Heolth Orgonizotion
wur Wildlond-Urbon lnterfoce
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City of Carpinteria
Cour,rcrr- Aceruoe Srarr Reponr
April 10,2023
ITEM FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
Resolution No. 6223, Adopting the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account Fiscal Year 2023124 Project List.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Resolution No. 6223, approving the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account Fiscal Year 2023124 Project List.
Sample Motion: I move to adopt Resolution No. 6223, as read by title only, approving the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account Fiscal Year 2023124 Project List.
BACKGROUND
On April 28,2017, the Governor signed Senate Bill (SB 1), which is known as the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. SB 1 increased fuel excise taxes, diesel fuel sales taxes, and vehicle registration fees to address basic road maintenance, rehabilitation, and critical safety needs for state highways and local streets and roads.
On November 1, 2017, the State Controller (Controller) began depositing various portions of SB 1 funding into the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA). A percentage of the RMRA funding is apportioned by formula to eligible local agencies (i.e. cities and counties) pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code Section 2032(h). The Controller apportions RMRA funds on a monthly basis to eligible cities using a process and system similar to that of Highway Users Tax Account apportionments. RMRA funding is continuously apportioned and is not provided on a reimbursement basis.
SB 1 emphasizes the importance of accountability and transparency in the delivery of California's transportation programs. To be eligible for RMRA funding, local agencies must provide annual RMRA project reports to the California Transportation Commission (Commission). The Commission first receives the project lists, and then determines completeness and compliance with basic statutory requirements, and finally approves and submits a statewide list to the Controller for local agencies that are eligible to receive RM RA fund ing apportionments.
SB 1 Project List for FY 2023t24
April 10,2023
The purpose of this agenda matter is for the City Council to consider adopting Resolution No. 6223, granting approval of the Fiscal Year 2023/24 RMRA pr6ject list for submittalto the State.
DISCUSSION
RMRA funds must be used for road maintenance and rehabilitation, safety projects, railroad grade separations, traffic control devices, complete street components including gctive transportation purposes such as pedestrian and bicycle safety piojects, transit facilities, and drainage and stormwater capture projects. RMRA funds may aiso be used to satisfy a match requirement in order to obtain state and/or federaliunds for prolects. The key requirements for use of RMRA funds are as follows:
o A list of projects that are proposed to be funded with RMRA funds must be submit to the Commission. All projects proposed to receive funding must be adopted by resolution by the local agency's governing body at a regular public meeting.
o For each fiscal year in which RMRA funds are received and expended, local agencies must submit to the Commission a report that details the expenditure of all RMRA funds.
o A local agency receiving an apportionment of RMRA funds is required to sustain a maintenance of effort (also known as MOE) by spending at least the annual average of its general fund expenditures for street, road, ind highway purposes from the city's generalfund.
o By July 1 ,2023,local agencies receiving RMRA funds must follow guidelines developed by the California Workforce Development Board that adJress participation and investment in, or partnership with, new or existing preapprenticeship training programs. These programs focus on outreach to women, m i nority participants, underrepresented su bg rou ps, formerly i nca rcerated individuals, and local residents to access training and employment opportunities.
Proiect List Submittal
The project list must include project descriptions including the general location of each project, estimated schedules of each project's completion, and-estimated useful life of each project. Local agencies may include project information for future fiscal years, but are expected to update the project list as needed every fiscal year prior to submittal to the Commission. Exhibit 1 in the attached Resolution
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The project list proposes to use the City's Fiscal Year 2023t24 RMRA tuniing aliocation for the 2022 Pavement Rehabilitation project.
Local agencies must submit a project list and supporting documentation by July 1st of each year to the Commission. All materials must be provided electronicallr7 using the state's online submittal tool. After reviewing submittals for completeness, ihe Commission reports to the Controller the jurisdictions that are etigible to receive RMRA funding. Upon receipt of the list from the Commission, the Controller is expected to SB 1 Project List for FY 2023124
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apportion funds to the cities and counties included on the list. All project lists and support documentation as submitted by the local agencies will be posted on the Commission's website.
Proiect Expenditure Reportino and Auditinq
For each fiscal year in which an apportionment of RMRA funds are received and upon expenditure of funds, local agencies must submit documentation to the Commission detailing the expenditure of those funds and include a description and location of each completed project, the amount of funds expended on the project, the completion date, and the estimated useful life of the project. The project expenditure reporting process provides an opportunity for local agencies to report on the progress and expenditures associated with multi-year projects that are not yet complete. Local agencies must also submit a Completed and ln-Progress Project Report by December 1 of each year to the Commission. The report must also be submitted electronically to the state.
Upon receipt of project expenditure reports, Commission staff reviews submittals to ensure completeness. All completed project expenditure reports as submitted by local agencies will be posted to the Commission's website. The Commission analyzes the completed project expenditure reports and aggregates the project information to provide both statewide and local level summary information. This information is then posted to the Commission's website within a month of the program update being delivered at the Commission's meeting in January of each year and included in the Commission's Annual Report to the Legislature.
POLICY CONSIDERATIONS
The requirements for use of RMRA funds are codified in California Streets and Highways Code Sections 2034, 2036, 2037 , and 2038.
FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS
The statewide fuel taxes imposed via SB1 are charged on a per gallon basis and therefore proceeds are affected by the volume of fuel sales rather than the price of fuel, which tends to be more volatile. Based on the California Department of Finance statewide revenue projections for Fiscal Year 2023124, the City is expecting to receive an estimated $325,1 95 in RMRA funds, which is an increase of 81% over the current fiscal year. The budgeting of RMRA expenditures will be a part of the budget process in Fiscal Year 2023124.
LEGAL AND RISK MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS
The Council action being recommended by staff is required by state law in order for the City to receive RMRA revenue allocations.
SB 1 Project List for FY 2023t24
April 10, 2023
OPTIONS
The City Council could choose to
1. Adopt Resolution No. 6223 for the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account Fiscal Year 2023124 Project List. (Staff recommendation) ? 4mend the proposed project list as determined appropriate. 3. The City Council could choose to not approve the recommendation and direct staff as determined appropriate; however, without an adopted resolution and project list, the City would not receive RMRA funds in Fiscal Year 2023t24. This would represent a loss of revenue for pavement maintenance and rehabilitation projects.
PRINCIPAL PARTIES EXPECTED AT MEETING
There are no principal parties expected at the meeting.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: Resolution No. 6223
Staff contact:
John L. llasin, Public Works Director
(805) 880-3402; [email protected]
Reviewed by:
Licette Maldonado, Administrative Services Director
(805) 7 55-4448; licettem@carpinteriaca. qov
Reviewed by:
Dave Durflinger, City Manager
(805) 7 55-4400; daved@carpinteriaca. qov
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ATTACHMENT A
Resolution No. 6223
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RESOLUTION NO. 6223
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARPINTERIA ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 FUNDED BY SB 1: THE ROAD
REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (Chapter 5, Statutes of 2017) was passed by the Legislature and signed into law by the Governor in April 2017 in order to address the significant multimodal transportation funding shortfalls statewide; and WHEREAS, SB 1 includes accountability and transparency provisions that will ensure the residents of Carpinteria are aware of the projects proposed for funding in the City and which projects have been completed each fiscal year; and WHEREAS, the City must adopt a list of all projects proposed to receive funding from the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA), which must include a description and the location of each proposed project, a proposed schedule for the project's completion, and the estimated useful life of the improvement; and
WHEREAS, the City will receive an estimated $325,195 in RMRA funding in Fiscal Year 2023-24 from SB 1; and
WHEREAS, this is the seventh year in which the City is receiving SB 1 funding and these funds enable the City to better maintain and rehabilitate public streets, roads and sidewalks, add active transportation infrastructure, and improve drainage infrastructure throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has held a public meeting on April 10,2023to ensure public input is included in the process of determining priorities/projects for inclusion on the project list; and
WHEREAS, the City's system-wide Pavement Condition Index is currently a57 "fair" and the City seeks to improve the overall quality of its roadway pavement system by delivering a greater frequency of pavement management projects; and WHEREAS, the SB 1 project list and overall investment in City streets, roads and public parking infrastructure with a focus on basic maintenance and safety, investing in complete streets infrastructure, and using cutting-edge technology, materials and practices, will have significant positive co-benefits statewide.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE lT RESOLVED as foilows:
SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 2. The Fiscal Year 2023-24list of projects planned to be funded with the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues is listed in the attached Exhibit 1.
SECTION 3. The City affirms the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation apportionments received will be used towards the Fiscal Year 2023-24 list of projects shown in the attached Exhibit 1 and the associated Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation expenses will be reported on as required by statute and the californ ia Transportation comm ission's adopted prog ram g u ideli nes.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on Aprit 10,2OZg, by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBER(S):
NOES: COUNCILMEMBER(S):
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER(S):
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBER(S):
Mayor, City of Carpinteria
ATTEST:
Brian C. Barrett, CMC, CPMC
City Clerk, City of Carpinteria
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the city council of the city of carpinteria held on Aprir 10,2029.
Brian C. Barrett, CMC, CPMC
City Clerk, City of Carpinteria
Resolution No. 6223
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Jena Shoaf Acos, on behalf of Brownstein
Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP acting as
City Attorney of the City of Carpinteria
Resolution No. 6223
EXHIBIT 1 TO
RESOLUTION NO. 6223
Exhibit 1 to Resolution No. 6223
SB l Project List to Utilize FY 2023-24 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account Revenues Estimated Proiect
Schedule
October 2022
through March
2023
Estimated Useful Life (yearsl
Maximum
20 Minimum
5 Project Location
Bailard Avenue (from Pandanus Street to North End)Byrnes Lane (from End to Cameo Road) Callejon Drive (from Concha Loma Drive to End)Cameo Road (from La Brea Lane to Casitas Pass Road) Dorrance Way (from Linden Avenue to Ash Avenue)El Carro Lane (from Sterling Avenue to Santa Ynez Avenue)Retorno Drive (from Concha Loma Drive to South End) Star Pine Road (from East End to Vallecito Road)
Vallecito Road (from North End to Carpinteria Avenue)
Project Description
Street Rehabilitation
Project Title
2022 Pavement Rehabilitation
Project
City of Carpinteria
COUNCIL AGENDA STAFF REPORT
April 10, 2023
ITEM FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
Adoption of Resolution No. 6218 (Attachment A) approving the 2023-2031 Housing Element of the Carpinteria General Plan as revised to address comments from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and other interested parties (General Plan Amendment No. 22-2157-GP).
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Receive staff presentation and public testimony; find the proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b)(3); and adopt Resolution No. 6218 approving the 2023-2031 Housing Element and directing the City Manager to submit the Housing Element to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for review.
Sample City Council Motion: I move approval of the staff recommendation to adopt Resolution No. 6218 finding that the proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b)(3), and approving General Plan Amendment No. 22-2157-GP, a comprehensive update to the Housing Element of the Carpinteria General Plan for the 2023-2031 planning period, and directing the City Manager to submit the Housing Element to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for review.
BACKGROUND
The Housing Element is a State-mandated component of the City's General Plan and must be updated periodically according to a schedule established in State law.
Carpinteria's current Housing Element for the "5th cycle" was adopted in 2014, and State law requires all jurisdictions in Santa Barbara County to update their Housing Elements for the 2023-2031 planning period, referred to as the "6th cycle" in reference to the six Housing Element updates required since the comprehensive revision to State housing element law in 1980. The purposes of this public hearing are to review the City's revised draft 2023-2031 Housing Element incorporating changes to address comments from HCD, the Planning Commission, and other interested parties; conduct a public hearing to receive additional public comments; and consider approval of the 2023-2031 Housing Element.
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Revised Draft 2023-2031 Housing Element Update
April 10, 2023
On June 6 and August 1, 2022, the Planning Commission held study sessions to review the Housing Element update process, State requirements, and the major issues that must be addressed in the 6
th cycle Housing Element update. The City Council and
Planning Commission conducted a joint meeting on October 17, 2022 to review the initial draft Housing Element and receive public comments. At the conclusion of the meeting the City Council authorized staff to submit the draft Housing Element to HCD for initial review as required by State law. Materials from those previous meetings are available on the City website at https://carpinteriaca.gov/city-hall/agendas-meetings/.
As discussed at previous meetings, 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 cities and counties through the adoption of General Plans and land use regulations. However, State law establishes many specific requirements and 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 their 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 Statesponsored grant funds.
HCD review of Housing Elements is required both prior to and after final adoption by the City Council. Cities must consider HCD's comments on the draft Housing Element and adopt findings describing how the Housing Element addresses those comments. A second round of HCD review occurs after City Council adoption of the Housing Element.
HCD then issues a letter with its findings regarding whether the adopted Housing Element fully addresses its comments on the draft element and applicable state laws.
HCD's February 21, 2023 comment letter on the draft Housing Element is provided as Attachment B. Exhibit 1 to Resolution No. 6218 (Attachment A) includes the City's responses to HCD comments and a summary of changes to the draft Housing Element addressing HCD comments. Exhibit 2 to Resolution No. 6218 (Attachment A) contains the completed clean version of the revised draft Housing Element. The revised draft Housing Element showing tracked changes from the November 23, 2022 draft element is provided in Attachment C. Attachment D contains the draft notice of exemption for adoption of the 2023-2031 Housing Element.
Additional information regarding the Housing Element update is posted on the City website at https://carpinteriaca.gov/city-hall/community-development/planning/housingelement-update/.
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Revised Draft 2023-2031 Housing Element Update
April 10, 2023
DISCUSSION
Housing Element Content. State law establishes very detailed requirements for Housing Elements, and in recent years the State Legislature has adopted extensive new requirements. The draft 2023-2031 6
th cycle Housing Element is similar in format to the
5 th cycle Housing Element and is divided into two volumes: the Housing Plan and the Technical Report. The most significant change in the 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 Introduction providing background information as well as City policies and programs intended to address the housing needs of current and future Carpinteria residents.
Volume II, the Technical Report, includes the following sections:
• Section I - Housing Needs analyzing the City's demographic characteristics, housing conditions and housing needs
• Section II - Resources and Opportunities describing the land, administrative and financial resources available to address housing needs
• Section Ill - Constraints describing potential governmental and nongovernmental constraints to meeting the City's housing needs • Appendix A: Evaluation of the previous Housing Element • Appendix 8: Inventory of sites that could accommodate the City's new housing needs as well as candidate sites for potential zoning amendments to increase capacity for new housing commensurate with regional housing needs • Appendix C: Description of the Housing Element public participation process • Appendix D: 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 disabilities and other 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).
Housing for persons 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
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• Transitional and supportive housing
• Single room occupancy (SRO) housing
• Farmworker housing
• Residential care facilities
• Reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities Examples of recent changes to State laws related to special needs housing include AB 139 (2019), which modified allowable parking standards for emergency shelters, and AB 101 (2019), which established specific requirements to allow low barrier navigation centers in certain locations.
Section Ill: Constraints of the Technical Report contains an analysis of City plans and regulations for a variety of housing types that serve persons with 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.
In its review of the draft Housing Element, HCD commented that some City regulations and procedures may constrain the availability of housing choices for persons with disabilities. In response to this comment, the Housing Plan includes Program 11 to ensure compliance with State law and fair housing requirements. The Code amendments proposed in Program 11 will be considered as a subsequent implementation action item with public review and hearings by the Planning Commission and City Council. No Code amendments are being considered for approval by the City Council at this time.
Regional housing 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 growth trends and existing housing problems, such as overcrowding and overpayment. In 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.
The final RHNA allocations for Carpinteria and the entire SBCAG region (i.e., Santa Barbara County) for the 2023-2031 period are as follows.
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5 th C ;ye I e RHNA All oca ions - arpm ena an eg1on
Carpinteria
SBCAG
Total
Additional housing need 2023-2031 (units) 901 24,856
f C . t . d SBCAG R
Source: SBCAG, 7/15/2021
The RHNA allocates Carpinteria's total housing need to four income categories as follows.
5 th Cycle RHNA by Income Category - Carpinteria
Very Low Moderate Above Total Low Moderate
286 132 135 348 901
Source: SBCAG, 7/15/2021
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 eliminating 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 categories 1 receives
the most attention in Housing Elements because below-market housing is the most difficult to produce. While 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 their RHNA allocations, 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 their RHNA allocation.
1 Very Low (50%) Income Limits, 4 Persons in Family $62,450; Low (80%) Income Limits, 4 Persons in Family $100,100; Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara, 2022.
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The Housing Element must demonstrate compliance with the RHNA allocation by analyzing the City's realistic 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. If 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 to facilitate additional housing production. Such amendments typically include increasing allowable residential densities, modifying other development standards, such as parking requirements or height limits, or allowing housing to be built in areas where 100% residential development is not currently allowed.
Appendix B of the Technical Report provides the City's detailed sites inventory analysis.
The estimated potential for additional housing on each parcel is based on current land use regulations and reasonable assumptions regarding the number of housing units that could be built on each parcel. The assumptions regarding affordability levels for potential housing units are based on general State criteria and are not a prediction of future development or a regulatory requirement. The adoption of the Housing Element will not create a requirement for property owners to build additional housing on the sites identified in the Housing Element, and cities are not required by housing element law to provide direct financial subsidies for affordable housing.
Under State criteria, potential new housing units are assigned to affordability categories based primarily on allowable density. In 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. These affordability assumptions are established by State law for purposes of the Housing Element sites analysis but do not require new housing to achieve these affordability levels. While cities are expected to use their municipal powers to facilitate affordable housing production, it is recognized that below-market housing typically requires large financial subsidies that are beyond the ability of cities alone to fund. Programs 5 through 10 in the Housing Plan describe a variety of City actions to facilitate affordable housing production.
The sites inventory analysis shows the following estimated capacity for additional housing based on current land use plans and regulations compared to the RHNA allocation:
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2023-2031 Sites Inventory Summary: City of Carpinteria
418 135
13 Underutilized R Overla Sites Table 8-5 94 31
Other Underutilized Sites Table 8-6 89 266
ADUs 96 10 54
Sur lus Shortfall 228 7 56
Source: City of Carpinteria, 2023
Based on the analysis in Appendix B, there are currently insufficient sites to fully accommodate the RHNA allocation in the very-low- and low-income categories. To address the shortfall of lower-income sites, Program 1 in the Housing Plan (Adequate Sites to Accommodate Regional Housing Needs) includes a commitment to amend zoning regulations on sites totaling at least 11.4 acres to be selected from the "candidate sites" listed in Appendix B, Table B-6 to create additional housing opportunities commensurate with the RHNA allocation. As discussed at previous meetings, the proposed zoning strategy would apply the "R Overlay" designation to allow stand-alone residential (i.e., residential only) or a mix of residential and commercial uses at a density of 20 to 25 units/acre on parcels where stand-alone residential is not currently allowed. While multi-family housing at up to 20 units/acre is currently allowed on most of the candidate sites, zoning regulations do not allow "stand alone" residential development and instead require a mix of residential and nonresidential uses. Since the R Overlay would create an additional development option for the selected properties to construct residential only development, it would expand housing opportunities, especially for lower income households.
The candidate sites listed in Table B-6 were selected based on a variety of factors that are typically used as indicators of development potential, including the degree of underutilization, physical conditions such as vacant buildings or older or lower-value structures, limited environmental constraints, proximity to services and transportation, and property owner development interest. It is important to note that development decisions are affected by a wide range of financial and other considerations, and including a property on the candidate sites table should not be interpreted as a City requirement for future development on those sites.
The candidate sites currently have zoning designations of Commercial, Industrial/Research Park, Industrial, or Agricultural and collectively represent a total potential capacity that is substantially more than the shortfall of sites compared to the RHNA. Therefore, not all of the candidate sites must be rezoned to accommodate the shortfall. As part of the implementation process described in Program 1, the candidate sites would be subject to more detailed study, environmental evaluation and public N:\Project Files\2022 (2139- )\2157 Housing Element Update\April 10. 2023 CC Meeting\FINAL 2023-04-10_CC report-Housing Element(25448181.2).docx
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review, and the most appropriate sites for application of the R Overlay would be selected by the City Council with recommendations from the Planning Commission and other interested parties. During this process, some sites could be removed from the candidate sites list and new sites could be added based on new or more detailed information gathered during the review process. As part of the zoning amendments, appropriate development standards would be established (such as height limits and affordability provisions) to facilitate development at a density of 20 to 25 units/acre and appropriate affordability requirements would be determined for projects electing to use the R Overlay option. As currently envisioned, the R Overlay amendment would not change currently allowed uses on the candidate sites but would create an additional option for residential-only development as an alternative to the non-residential or mixed uses currently allowed by the base zoning districts.
Amendments to the Zoning Code related to the R Overlay and application of the R Overlay to specific sites will not become effective until they are reviewed and approved by the California Coastal Commission.
Last October staff conducted a public workshop to provide information regarding the candidate sites R Overlay program, and since then considerable development interest has been expressed to staff. Written comments submitted by property owners and others and responses are included in Appendix C of the Technical Report.
Program 1 also commits to review of residential development standards in consultation with local architects and development, and to amendment development standards to ensure that allowable densities can be achieved, and that standards do not pose unreasonable constraints on the cost and supply of housing for sites in the R Overlay and on existing sites that allow for residential uses.
HCD comments and proposed responses. The draft Housing Element was submitted to HCD for review on November 23, 2022, and on February 21, 2023 HCD issued a letter (Attachment B) finding that the draft element addresses many statutory requirements; however, revisions will be necessary to comply with State Housing Element Law. The nature and extent of HCD's comments are typical of those in other cities in the 6 th
planning cycle and are far more extensive than in prior cycles. Staff and the City Attorney have carefully reviewed HCD's comments and revisions have been included in the revised draft Housing Element to address each comment, as described in Exhibit 1 to Resolution No. 6218 (Attachment A). A clean version of the revised Housing Element is provided in Exhibit 2 to Resolution No. 6218 (Attachment A). Attachment D. Proposed changes to the November 23, 2022 draft Housing Element are shown in underline/strikeout notation in Attachment C.
The most extensive HCD comments are regarding the topics of affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH) and the sites inventory.
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AFFH is a new requirement for the 5
th Housing Element cycle and all cities have
received extensive comments from HCD stating that more detailed analysis is necessary. Appendix D of the Technical Report has been revised incorporate additional analysis of fair housing, including local and regional trends for different special needs groups and describe the City's efforts related to racial equity and social justice. To address HCD's comments, the City also revised Program 17 to describe the actions that the City plans to take to AFFH during the 5
th cycle, including but not limited to actions to
address housing affordability and access to opportunity and mobility, homelessness and fair housing education and outreach.
Cities are also receiving extensive comments regarding the inventory of sites, particularly "underutilized" sites that have some existing use on the property. To address HCD's comments, the City supplemented the analysis in Appendix B of the Technical Report based on recent development trends on "underutilized" sites and made updates to the above site inventory table based on conservative assumptions.
Planning Commission Recommendations. On March 20, 2023 the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing to review the revised Housing Element and proposed CEQA exemption. At the conclusion of the hearing the Commission approved a recommendation for City Council approval of the revised Housing Element and CEQA exemption with further technical revisions by staff as appropriate. The Commission vote was unanimous with one abstention by Commissioner Salant, who recently joined the Commission and did not have the opportunity to participate in previous meetings on this item.
Following the Planning Commission hearing, staff continued to refine the revised draft Housing Element to more fully respond to comments from HCD and other interested parties. These refinements are incorporated into the revised Housing Element before the City Council.
CONCLUSION
State requirements for this Housing Element update are far more challenging than any prior update. The State Legislature has declared a "housing crisis" in California, and local government zoning and permit review procedures are viewed as a major cause of the crisis. The much higher RHNA allocations for the 5
th cycle are the result of State
legislation requiring cities to facilitate a significant increase in housing production, particularly higher-density multi-family housing. The draft Housing Element addresses these requirements and includes revised policies and programs to create significant additional opportunities for housing development consistent with recent State legislation.
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NEXT STEPS
Following City Council approval, the Housing Element must be submitted to HCD for a second review as required by State law. HCD has 60 days to provide comments on the adopted Housing Element.
The Housing Plan includes many implementation actions over the 8-year planning period. Some of those actions involve amendments to the Land Use Element of the General/Coastal Plan and the Zoning Code, which will require additional public review and hearings by the Planning Commission and City Council. Other implementation actions involve a substantial increase in new staff-level administrative activities that will have budget and workload implications. A summary of specific implementation actions is provided in Table H-2 of the Housing Plan.
COMPLIANCE WITH CEQA
The Housing Element is a component of the City's General Plan, and General Plan amendments are discretionary legislative actions subject to review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Adoption of the Housing Element is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the "common sense exemption" (Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines). It can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the Housing Element may have a significant effect on the environment because it does not approve any development project or other physical change to the environment. Rather, the Housing Element is a document that sets forth the City's policies to plan for the City's regional housing needs allocation.
Approval of any subsequent zoning amendments or housing development projects in accordance with the policies set forth in the Housing Element will comply with CEQA.
OPTIONS
1. Receive staff presentation and public testimony, adopt Resolution No. 6218 approving the 2023-2031 Housing Element and CEQA exemption, and authorizing the City Manager to submit the adopted Housing Element to HCD for review as required by State law. (Staff Recommendation)
2. Receive staff presentation and public testimony, and provide alternate direction as appropriate.
PRINCIPAL PARTIES EXPECTED AT MEETING
Housing advocates, property owners, and other interested parties.
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ATTACHMENTS
A Draft City Council Resolution No. 6218, with
Exhibit 1: HCD comments of February 21, 2023 and City responses Exhibit 2: Revised Draft Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element (clean version) B HCD letter of February 21, 2023
C. Revised Draft Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element (tracked changes) D. Draft Notice of Exemption for 2023-2031 Housing Element Report Prepared by: John Douglas
JHD Planning LLC
Reviewed by: Steve Goggia, COD Director
(805) 755-4414, [email protected]
Reviewed by: Dave Durflinger, City Manager
(805) 755-4400, [email protected]
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Attachment A
Draft City Council Resolution No. 6218
with
Exhibit 1: HCD comments of February 21, 2023
and City responses
Exhibit 2: Revised Draft Carpinteria 2023-2031
Housing Element (clean version)
RESOLUTION NO. 6218
A RESOLUTION OF THE CARPINTERIA CITY COUNCIL
ADOPTING THE 2023-2031 HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE TO
THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN, AND DETERMINING THAT THE
HOUSING ELEMENT AMENDMENT IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA
PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15061 (8)(3)
WHEREAS, the City of Carpinteria is required to update the Housing Element of the General Plan for the 2023-2031 planning period pursuant to Government Code Section 65580 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, on June 6 and August 1, 2022 the Carpinteria Planning Commission conducted duly noticed public meetings to discuss the Housing Element Update, at which time all interested parties were invited to participate and provide comments; and
WHEREAS, on October 17, 2022 the Carpinteria City Council and Planning Commission jointly conducted a duly noticed public meeting to consider the Draft 2023 Housing Element Update, at which time all interested parties were invited to participate and provide comments; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Government Code Section 65585 (b}, on October 10, 2023, the City posted the draft Housing Element and requested public comment for a 30-day review period, and on November 23, 2022, after responding to public comments, the Draft 2023 Housing Element Update was transmitted to the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for its review; and
WHEREAS, on February 21, 2023 HCD issued a letter finding that the Draft Housing Element addresses many statutory requirements; however, revisions will be necessary to comply with State Housing Element Law; and WHEREAS, a Revised Draft 2023-2031 Housing Element was prepared addressing each of HCD's comments as described in Exhibit 1, attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing on March 20, 2023 to consider the Housing Element Update, and at the conclusion of the hearing approved a· recommendation that the City Council adopt the 2023- 2031 Housing Element Update as may be further revised to address HCD comments; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Government Code Section 65585 (b), on April 3, 2023, the City posted the revised draft Housing Element, attached hereto as Exhibit 2, on its internet website and sent a link to the revised draft to interested parties for public review; and
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WHEREAS, the proposed 2023-2031 Housing Element land inventory relies on nonvacant sites to accommodate more than 50 percent of the housing needs for lower-income households, which triggers requirements under Government Code section 65583.2 (g)(2) to make findings based on substantial evidence that the existing use is not an impediment and will likely discontinue in the planning period; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the factors and substantial evidence that the existing uses on sites identified in Tables B-5 and B-6 of the Appendix B (Residential Land Inventory) in the Technical Report will not impede residential development, include but are not limited to:
a. Historical evidence of recent residential development trends on parcels with non-residential zoning designations, as described in Table B-2 and analyzed in Table B-2a of the Technical Report, showing a history of residential and mixed-use development on underutilized sites in Carpinteria and the densities at which they have been developed; b. Existing uses on many sites include older buildings that show signs of deferred maintenance or functional obsolescence, vacant space, or lower-value uses such as self-storage that could be replaced with higher-value residential development;
c. Existing buildings have a relatively low site coverage that would allow residential development without requiring demolition of existing buildings;
d. Property owners who have expressed interest in residential development;
e. The City is unaware of existing leases or other private constraints that would prevent development on underutilized sites during the planning period;
f. Close proximity to amenities such as services, schools, recreation, employment and public; and
g. The site specific analysis for each site contained in Figure B-3.
WHEREAS, the City Council finds the proposed 2023-2031 Housing Element contains policies and programs, supported by substantial evidence, to support housing for special needs populations, such as:
a. Emergency Shelters (Program 11);
b. Low Barrier Navigation Centers (Program 11 );
c. Transitional and Supportive Housing (Program 11 );
d. Single Room Occupancy (SRO) housing (Program 11);
e. Farmworker Housing (Programs 4, 5, and 9);
f. Residential Care Facilities (Program 11);
g. Skilled Nursing Facilities (Program 9);
h. Reasonable Accommodation for Persons with Disabilities (Program 11 ); i. Funding for Housing Rehabilitation (Programs 15 and 16) j. Accessory Dwelling Units (Program 2);
k. Rental Assistance (Program 4);
I. Affordable Rental Housing (Programs 5 and 12);
m. Density Bonus (Program 7);
n. Regulatory Concessions and Incentives for Affordable Housing (Program 9 and 1 0);
o. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (Program 17);
p. Adequate Sites to Accommodate Regional Housing Needs (Program 1 ); and
q. Workforce Homebuyer Down Payment Loans (Program 18).
WHEREAS, the proposed 2023-2031 Housing Element includes an analysis of fair housing in Appendix D to the Technical Report and numerous policies and programs, supported by substantial evidence, to affirmatively further fair housing, as summarized in Table D-6 of Appendix D and Program 17 of the Housing Plan and which include programs targeted to address housing affordability and access to opportunity and mobility; homelessness; fair housing education and outreach; WHEREAS, the proposed 2023-2031 Housing Element, based on the factors and substantial evidence included therein, complies with Government Code Section 65580 et seq.;
WHEREAS, the proposed 2023-2031 Housing Element is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (California Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq.), pursuant to the "common sense exemption (14 Cal. Code Regs. Section 15061 (b)(3)), because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposed 2023-2031 Housing Element may have a significant effect on the environment because it does not approve any development project or other physical change to the environment. Rather, the proposed 2023-2031 Housing Element is a document that sets forth the City's policies to plan for the City's regional housing needs allocation. Approval of any subsequent zoning amendments or housing development projects in accordance with the policies set forth in the proposed 2023-2031 Housing Element will comply with CEQA.
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the policies of the General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan that are relevant to the project and finds the 2023-2031 Housing Element Update to be consistent with the General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing and received public testimony regarding the 2023-2031 Housing Element as part of a regularly scheduled meeting held on April 10, 2023 at the City Council Chambers located at City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria, California 93013.
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NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARPINTERIA HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the foregoing recitals, which are incorporated herein by reference, are true and correct.
Section 2. After full consideration of the entire public record, the City Council finds that the 2023-2031 Housing Element has been revised to fully address the comments of HCD, as summarized in Exhibit 1, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, in substantial compliance with all requirements of State law. The City Council hereby adopts the 2023-2031 Housing Element, as attached hereto as Exhibit 2 and incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 3. The City Council hereby directs the City Manager to transmit the revised 2023-2031 Housing Element update to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for review. The City Manager is further authorized to make any technical revisions to the adopted Housing Element as may be necessary to obtain a finding of substantial compliance from HCD.
Section 4. The 2023-2031 Housing Element is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (California Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq.), pursuant to the "common sense exemption (14 Cal.
Code Regs. Section 15061 (b )(3)), because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the 2023-2031 Housing Element may have a significant effect on the environment because it does not approve any development project or other physical change to the environment. Rather, the 2023-2031 Housing Element is a document that sets forth the City's policies to plan for the City's regional housing needs allocation. Approval of any subsequent zoning amendments or housing development projects in accordance with the policies set forth in the 2023-2031 Housing Element will comply with CEQA.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 10
th day of April 2023 by the following
called vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBER(S):
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER(S):
Mayor, City of Carpinteria
ATTEST:
City Clerk, City of Carpinteria
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Carpinteria held the_ day of 2023.
City Clerk, City of Carpinteria
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Jena Shoaf Acos, on behalf of Brownstein
Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP acting as
City Attorney of the City of Carpinteria
RESOLUTION NO. 6218
Exhibit 1
HCD comments of February 21, 2023
and City responses
HCD Housing Element Comments and City Responses
City of Carpinteria
Comments from HCD's February 21, 2023 letter are included below in black italics with responses following each comment provided in brown.
A. Review and Revision
Review the previous element to evaluate the appropriateness, effectiveness, and progress in implementation, and reflect the results of this review in the revised element. (Gov. Code § 65588 (a) and (b).)
HCD comment
A thorough program-by-program review is necessary to evaluate City's performance in addressing housing goals. As part of this analysis, the element should describe the actual results of the prior element's programs, compare those results to the objectives projected or planned, and based on an evaluation of any differences between what was planned versus achieved, provide a description of how the objectives and programs of the updated element incorporate changes resulting from the evaluation. While the element includes some information on the progress in implementation from the previous element, it must evaluate the effectiveness of programs and reflect the results in the current element. In addition, Table A-1 states that Program 14 (Inspection on Sale), and Program 15 (Rental Housing Inspection) have been discontinued, but offers no analysis as to the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of the programs, and how that informed the decision not to include them in the current element. Based on the outcomes of this evaluation, programs should be revised as appropriate.
City response (Technical Report (TR) Appendix A; Housing Plan) Appendix A has been revised to provide additional information and analysis regarding the effectiveness of goals, policies, and related actions in meeting the city's housing needs including actual results of the prior element's programs compared to the objectives projected or planned.
The evaluation of differences between what was planned versus achieved has been instrumental in preparing updated objectives and programs in the 2023 Housing Element.
The City's objectives for new construction during the prior planning period was 163 total units, of which 65 were lower-income units consistent with the 5th cycle RHNA allocation. The City exceeded its total objective by 13% (184 actual units), and the 45 lower-income units approved represents over 69% of the objective, a significant achievement given that available housing subsidies fell far short of the need. Programs have been updated and revised based on the experience gained during the 5th cycle RHNA allocation. Specifically, Program 1 has been added to ensure adequate sites are available to meet the 6th cycle RHNA allocation and development standards do not act as impediments to achieving allowable densities. Program 2 has been updated to expand the ADU program and include monitoring throughout the planning period so that adjustments can be made as necessary if anticipated production levels are not being met.
Program 11 has been updated to ensure compliance with state law for special needs housing and Program 17 identifies specific meaningful actions the City will take, in addition to combatting discrimination, to overcome patterns of segregation and foster inclusive communities during the planning period. In addition, specific commitments for evaluation of programs (generally annually) during the planning period and additional actions to improve programs at the mid-point of the planning period when review identifies potential for improvements have been added to many of March 2023 -1-
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element the programs. (See Housing Plan, Table H-2 which lists each program objective and its respective timeframe.)
With respect to Program 14 (Inspection on Sale), and Program 15 (Rental Housing Inspection) additional information has been provided in Table A-1 regarding the decision not to include them in the current element. These programs were discontinued after a lawsuit was filed challenging a similar program in the City of Santa Barbara as well as other lawsuits against similar programs nationwide. The City also found no evidence that these programs encouraged additional housing production nor preserved residential units.
HCD comment
As part of the review of programs in the past cycle, the element must also provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of goals, policies, and related actions in meeting the housing needs of special needs populations (e.g., elderly, persons with disabilities, large households, female headed households, farmworkers and persons experiencing homelessness). Programs should be revised as appropriate to reflect the results of this evaluation.
City response (TR Appendix A)
The evaluation of the effectiveness of goals, policies, and related actions in meeting the housing needs of special needs populations (e.g., elderly, persons with disabilities, large households, female headed households, farmworkers and persons experiencing homelessness) also has been expanded, and housing programs have been revised to reflect the results of this evaluation.
Some of the ways the housing needs of special needs populations were addressed during the prior planning period include, among others:
• Safe Parking Program. On October 24, 2022, the Carpinteria City Council contracted with New Beginnings Counseling Center to provide the Safe Parking Program in the City of Carpinteria for persons experiencing homelessness. The program is currently in the development stage.
• Homeless Navigation Services. A weekly lunch program managed by Home for Good is offered in the City as a means to gather local homeless persons to one area on a specific day and time where services are offered. 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 provide weekly lunches and provisions. • Permanent Housing for Homeless Individuals. During 2021-2022 approximately 45 people experiencing homelessness in Carpinteria received assistance, including six people who were placed in permanent housing.
• Accessible and Family Units. The Casas de las Flores development includes three units with accessibility features that are available to lower-income households. In addition, seven one-bedroom, 14 two-bedroom, 12 three-bedroom flats and 10 three-bedroom townhomes are included in the development, along with a playground, walking paths, and laundry facilities to serve larger families.
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-203 l Housing Element • Housing for the Elderly. The Steadfast GranVida project approved in 2015 is a licensed Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE). The facility is licensed by the California Department of Social Services and includes 70 units with 76 beds. Phase 2 of this successful development is approved for an additional 50 residential units on a 1.8-acre commercial parcel at 5464 Carpinteria Avenue.
• Services for the Elderly. The City Council in 2022 established an Ad Hoc Senior Services Planning Committee which conducted a Community Needs Assessment to derive datadriven recommendations for the creation of a senior services program. The committee is currently exploring potential interim and long-term service models and partnerships.
Typically the production of special needs housing and other services supporting these populations are the result of a combination of multiple programs. Program 5 (Affordable Rental Housing), Program 7 (Density Bonus), Program 9 (Regulatory Concessions and Incentives), Program 1 O (Fee Mitigation), and Program 11 (Special Needs Housing) all contributed to the production of special needs housing during the prior planning period.
Program 11 (Special Needs Housing) (Housing Plan, pp. 17-19) identifies actions intended to address the housing needs of various special needs groups and cross references other programs within the Housing Element that address the needs of each of these groups. In addition, Program 11 has been updated to commit the city to amending regulations by April 2024 to ensure compliance with new laws adopted in recent years addressing special needs housing.
8. Housing Needs, Resources, and Constraints
B.1 Affirmatively further[ing] fair housing in accordance with Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 8899.50) of Division 1 of Title 2 ... sha/1 include an assessment of fair housing in the jurisdiction. (Gov. Code, § 65583, subd. (c)(10)(A).) HCD comment
Enforcement: While the element currently describes services provided by the Santa Barbara Rental Housing Mediation Program (RHMP) and describes the number and characteristics of housing discrimination complaints, it must also describe capacity to provide enforcement and outreach which can consist of actions such as the ability to investigate or refer fair housing complaints, obtain remedies, or engage in fair housing testing. In addition, the analysis must address compliance with existing fair housing laws.
City response (Appendix D1 p. D-9 to 20; TR pp. 111-11 to 15) The revised element includes additional analysis of fair housing enforcement and outreach, including the ability to investigate or refer fair housing complaints, obtain remedies, or engage in fair housing testing. In addition, the analysis includes compliance with existing fair housing laws, and Program 17 describes enforcement and outreach actions the City. will take to affirmatively further fair housing during the planning period.
Capacity for Enforcement and Outreach. The RHMP and Legal Aid of Santa Barbara County have the capacity to provide fair housing enforcement, including the ability to investigate or refer fair housing complaints, obtain remedies, and/or engage in fair housing testing. Specifically, the RHMP has three full-time staff and a board of 15 trained community volunteers with capacity to March 2023 -3-
HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element provide mediation services aimed at resolving rental housing disputes as well as providing information on landlord-tenant rights and responsibilities. The Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County has a membership of approximately 600 attorneys, judges, legal administrators, paralegals, law students, and members of various other professions. Legal Aid offers services to both low-income renters and homeowners in obtaining remedies to fair housing issues and conducts fair housing testing.
Compliance with Fair Housing Laws. The Constraints chapter of the Housing Element Technical Report and Appendix D describe the City's compliance with fair housing laws, including ways the City works to address potential impediments to fair housing choice, such as through reasonable accommodation procedures (Program 11 ), density bonus (Program 7) and zoning regulations for special needs housing (Program 11 ). The City continues to contract with the City of Santa Barbara RHMP to offer fair housing services and tenant/landlord counseling to residents (Program 17).
Compliance with No Net Loss requirements is included in Program 1, and ongoing City policies and procedures are in place consistent with the Housing Accountability Act.
HCD comment
Outreach: The element describes outreach efforts for the broader housing element, but it should also incorporate outreach relative to affirmatively furthering fair housing. (AFFH) This outreach is particularly important to informing fair housing issues, contributing factors and appropriate goals and actions. Outreach should consider a variety of methods to gather input on the various components of the assessment of fair housing (e.g., segregation and integration, disparities in access to opportunity, disproportionate housing needs). For example, the outreach could specifically target fair housing organizations or neighborhoods with relatively concentrated poverty for input related to housing and community development needs and access to opportunities such as education and transportation. In addition, as the City has a high percentage of the community who is Spanish speakers, the element could include programs for outreach to this population.
City response {TR Appendix C & Appendix 01 p. 0-3 to -20) Outreach efforts related to the Housing Element update and the AFFH analysis are described in Section 2 of Appendix D and in Appendix C. The outreach process included both City participation in the 2020 Santa Barbara County HOME Consortium Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing (Al) and outreach focused on the City's Housing Element update.
The Santa Barbara County HOME Consortium conducted extensive public participation as part of the 2020 Al, including online surveys that were available to residents and other community stakeholders in both English and in Spanish. In addition to 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 online, 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. Survey responses were received in both English and Spanish.
As noted in Appendix C (Table C-1) the City directly invited several fair housing organizations to participate in the Housing Element update, including the Rental Housing Mediation Task Force, the Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County, California Rural Legal Assistance, the Central Coast Collaborative on Homelessness, the Santa Barbara County Housing Authority, and the Independent Living Resource Center.
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element The revised element (p. D-3 to 8) also describes the City's proactive initiatives to foster community engagement around racial equity issues, including intentional policy-making that reduces racial inequities and promotes community transparency and trust, as described in City Council Resolution No. 5981 and 6001 (Appendix D, Attachments D-1 and D-2).
To encourage continuing stakeholder involvement in local housing issues throughout the planning period, Program 17 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, including those who may not be fluent in English, to participate in City meetings.
HCD comment
Integration and Segregation: The element provided some data and mapping on integration and segregation across racial groups, disability, familial status and income by census tracts.
However, the element must discuss and analyze this data for trends over time and patterns across census tracts, paying particular attention to geographic concentrations within the City and what might be contributing to these concentrations. Additionally, it must evaluate patterns on a regional basis, comparing the City to the region and surrounding jurisdictions.
City response (TR Appendix D, p. D-20 to -28)
The element has been expanded to include additional analysis of regional and local patterns of integration and segregation, including trends over time and an evaluation of what might be contributing to concentrations.
Racial/Ethnic Makeup. While the racial/ethnic makeup of Carpinteria is very similar to the county as a whole, with Hispanics representing 45.6% of the city's population compared to 45.7% countywide, the city has become more diverse over the past decade with non-white population percentage increasing in most block groups. the percentage of non-white population in Carpinteria is highest in the western and central portions of the city, with some block groups containing 61-80% non-white population. Higher concentrations of minorities in those areas may be an indicator of fewer housing choices and other opportunities compared to nonminority residents.
Disability Status. Approximately 9.4% of the County population has a disability of some sort. This rate has remained fairly constant over the past decade. The northern portion of the city has disability rates <10% while the rest of the city has rates of 10-20%. This has also remained fairly constant over the past decade. The lower rates of persons with disabilities in the northern portion of the city may be due to the lack of availability of housing that is both affordable and accessible as well as there being fewer public transit options in this area.
Familial Status. According to 2020 American Community Survey (ACS) estimates, female-headed households comprised 16.8% of all households countywide, an increase from 11.6% reported in the 2014 ACS. The percentage of female-headed households in Carpinteria declined from 15.2% of households during 2010-2014 to 10.6% during 2016-2020, the reverse of the countywide trend.
While there is a higher proportion of married couple households in the northwestern portion of the city, the percentage of children living in married couple households is relatively high (60-80%) in the remainder of the city as well.
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Income. Higher lower/moderate-income (LMI) concentrations are located in the western and northeastern portions of the county. In Carpinteria, the southwestern portion of the city has the highest percentages of LMI households (50-75%) while LMI households comprise 25-50% of households in most other areas of the city. Poverty rates are less than 10% in all portions of the city. There are no Racially Concentrated Areas of Affluence (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.
HCD comment
Disparities in Access to Opportunity: The element provides information on the disparities in access to opportunity through the TCAC opportunity maps but must also provide a complete local and regional analysis of patterns and trends for all components. A comprehensive analysis should include the local and regional disparities of the educational, environmental, and economic scores through local, federal, and/or state data. It should also analyze persons with disabilities as well as access to transit. In addition, the element should analyze any overall patterns in disparities in access to opportunity within the City. The element should analyze access to transit throughout the City and whether there is access to protected classes. It should also analyze education and economic access both locally and regionally in relation to the provided maps. The maps display significant variation in economic scores throughout the City which must be analyzed. Lastly, the element must analyze the environmental data both local and regionally including describing what contributes to the varied scores.
City response (TR Appendix D, p. D-32 to -41)
The element has been expanded to include additional analysis of regional and local patterns of integration and segregation in access to opportunities, including trends over time.
The California Tax Allocation Committee (TCAC) and HCD have developed maps showing access to various types of opportunities such as education, economic, transportation, and environmental indicators that were used for this analysis.
Educational Opportunity. The areas with the highest educational opportunity in Santa Barbara County are found in the south coast and in the Santa Ynez Valley with scores over 0.75 in much of these areas. All areas of the city have relatively high education scores (0.5 - 0.75).
Kidsdata.org estimated that 42% of children in the Carpinteria USD were living in families with a high housing cost burden and about 9% of children were below poverty level. About 3% of children were identified as homeless. Because lower educational outcomes are often associated with housing problems such as overpayment, overcrowding and homelessness, many of the programs contained in the Housing Plan will help to improve educational opportunity in Carpinteria.
Economic Opportunity. TCAC economic opportunity maps are based on indicators including poverty, adult education, employment, job proximity, and median home value to generate numerical values for economic outcomes by census tract. Most of the city has lower economic opportunity scores than most other urban and semi-rural areas of the county. One of the regional planning challenges for Santa Barbara County is a jobs-housing imbalance, with higher job concentrations the South Coast area, particularly high-skill jobs.
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element of the city received less positive economic scores as seen in Figure D-22. The City does not have data that clearly explains the reason for lower economic scores. In general, there are fewer job opportunities in Carpinteria than in the nearby cities of Santa Barbara and Goleta.
The lower cost of housing in Carpinteria relative to these other areas has resulted in Carpinteria residents commuting to jobs in other cities.
Transportation Opportunities. At the regional level, several bus and train options are available, particularly for the southern/coastal areas of the county. However, 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.
The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) provides bus service on one route connecting Carpinteria to the Santa Barbara area to the west (Figure D-19). MTD offers many services for passengers with disabilities. All MTD buses are equipped with wheelchair lifts or ramps and can accommodate all wheelchairs and three-wheeled scooters that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines. Passengers with disabilities may be eligible for the Mobility Pass, a reduced fare to ride MTD buses. To assist visually impaired riders, all transfer point bus stops and major intersections are announced by onboard annunciators. Additionally, as the bus approaches a transfer point bus stop, the onboard annunciator announces the bus line number, which is heard externally by waiting passengers. Passengers may also contact Easy Lift, the provider of paratransit service for persons who are unable to ride MTD buses due to a disability.
Compared to more densely urbanized areas, some transit users face longer walking distances from their residence to bus service and longer service intervals, which hinder opportunity. The city works cooperatively with MTD on bus routes and schedules as part of its land use planning activities with the goal of improving service for transit-dependent residents.
Environmental Opportunity. Environmental opportunity scores for Santa Barbara County are highest in the central portion of the county (Lompoc and Santa Ynez Valley areas) and the south coast areas. In Carpinteria, higher environmental opportunity scores are found in the eastern and northwestern portions of the city, away from the SR-101 freeway (Figure D-25), although scores are generally lower than in areas surrounding the city. The southwest portion of the city has the lowest category of environmental opportunity. In part, the lower scores in the city may be due to both Highway 101 and the UPRR railroad tracks extending east to west through the city, which contributes to reduced air quality. Historically, the Carpinteria Oil and Gas Processing Facility located at 5675 Carpinteria Avenue may have also contributed to lower scores. However, this facility has now been shuttered and is in the early stages of decommissioning, which may perhaps improve future CalEnviro scores as data is updated.
Disadvantaged Communities. There are no disadvantaged communities in the city. The only designated disadvantaged community in the county is located in the northwestern corner of the county.
HCD comment
Disproportionate Housing Needs including Displacement: While the revised element includes some information on all components of disproportionate housing needs (e.g., overpayment, overcrowding, substandard housing, and homelessness), analyses should evaluate the patterns and changes over time at a local (e.g., neighborhood to neighborhood) and regional level (e.g., city to region) for each of these components. The element must also provide an analysis of March 2023 -7-
HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-203 l Housing Element regional patterns and trends in relation to displacement risk. The element should include a regional analysis for overpayment as well as analyze local concentrations of substandard housing. For overcrowding, the local analysis should include details on what contributes to overcrowding in certain areas of the City, how it relates to other fair housing factors, as well as a regional analysis. The analysis of persons experiencing homelessness should describe any demographics or characteristics for impacts on protected characteristics (e.g., race and disability) and access to shelter and services. Lastly, the element must analyze displacement risk both locally and regionally including displacement due to investment, disinvestment, and disaster driven displacement (i.e., fire, flood, and earthquake).
City response (TR Appendix D, p. D-41 to -55)
The element has been expanded to include additional analysis of disproportionate housing needs, including overpayment, overcrowding, substandard housing, and homelessness, patterns and changes over time at a local and regional level and in relation to displacement risk.
Overpayment. Renters are, by far, the most cost burdened group in the county. Approximately 57 .9% of renters pay more than 30% of their income to housing costs, and 48% of these pay in excess of 35%. There is a disproportionately higher cost burden for homeowners, over 40%, north of Santa Maria, in central areas of the county bordering Los Padres National Forest, and along the southern coastline west of Goleta. In the city, 31 % of homeowners were paying more than 30% of income for housing based on 2014-2018 ACS estimates.
Renter households with the highest cost burdened rates in the county, over 60%, are found in the northwest part of the County, including Santa Maria, Lompoc and around the cities in the southern coastal area. In the city, 51 % of renters overpaid for housing per 2014-2018 ACS estimates. A comparison of 2010-2014 CHAS data (Table D-3) with 2014-2018 CHAS data (Table D-2) indicates that cost burden for Carpinteria renters increase from 49% to 51 % of households while overpayment among owners remained steady at 31%. During both time periods, extremely-low-income households had the highest rates of overpayment.
Overcrowding. Nearly 11 percent of all Santa Barbara County households are overcrowded according to recent ACS estimates. However, overcrowding is more prevalent for renters (16%) as compared to only 5% of owners. In Carpinteria, about 9% of both owner-occupied and renteroccupied units were overcrowded. The highest rates of overcrowding (15 to 20%) occur in the eastern portion of the city where the housing stock is almost entirely multi-family housing (Figure D-32). A comparison of 2012 and 2020 ACS estimates shows that overcrowding for owner-occupied units in Carpinteria has increased substantially from 3% to 9% over the past decade while overcrowding has declined from 16% to 9% of renter-occupied units during this period. The significant increase in overcrowding of owner-occupied units may be due to the sharp increase in median sales prices- a 45% increase between 2015 and 2021 for singlefamily homes and a 21 % increase in the same time period for condominiums. While market rental rates are not affordable to many renters, the California Economic Forecast Project's 2021 Carpinteria Valley Economic Profile reports that that there are more affordable housing options in Carpinteria than in other parts of the south coast given that approximately 53% of the housing stock is comprised of apartments and mobile homes, and 3% comprised of income-restricted units which may account for the trending reduction in overcrowding in city rental units.
Substandard Housing. 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. There is a slightly higher percentage of newer housing units countywide. Based on the observations of City March 2023 -8-
HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element 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. Areas in the southwest and northeast corners of the City may have slightly higher concentrations of substandard housing. Overall, however, City staff has observed a general improvement in the condition of housing as property values have risen along with the commensurate increase in sales prices and rental rates, as well as the availability of financing for home improvements at lower interest rates in recent years.
Homelessness. Countywide, 1,962 homeless persons were recorded in 2022, an increase of 34% compared to the 2013 homeless count. Approximately 53% of the homeless population was located on the south coast with most others located in the cities of Santa Maria (457 people) and Lompoc (290 people). In Carpinteria the number of homeless persons increased from 10 in 2013 to 21 in 2022 (Table D-5). The 2022 countywide count included 1,367 unsheltered persons and 595 persons living in emergency shelters or transitional housing.
According to the 2022 PIT count, majority of homeless individuals enumerated identified as White (83%), which is higher than the general population at 50%. Eight percent identified as Black or African-American which is higher than the general population at 2%. Four percent identified as multiracial, while 3% identified as American Indian or Alaska Native. One percent identified as Asian, and one percent identified as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander. A majority of survey respondents (62%) identified as Non-Hispanic, while 38% identified as Hispanic.
Twenty-nine percent of individuals reported having a chronic health condition, with 27% reporting having a physical disability, 31 % reported substance abuse issues, 39% reported having a mental health disability, and approximately 9% reported having a developmental disability. One percent reported having an HIV/AIDS related illness. A breakdown of racial/ethnic data and other protected characteristics for the 21 individuals in Carpinteria were not provided in the survey results. People experiencing homelessness in the City tend to congregate downtown and near shopping centers during the day. During evening and nighttime hours, they also tend to be located in open space areas.
The housing element describes the facilities serving the homeless population in Carpinteria and the South Coast on pp. D-47 to D-49.
Displacement Risk. As seen in Figure D-33, a large area in western portion of Santa Barbara County as well as some smaller areas along the south coast face displacement risk. There is significant overlap between areas of displacement risk and other indicators such as minority concentrations and areas of poverty. In Santa Barbara County, displacement risk is affected by economic as well as natural factors such as flooding and wildfires, which may work in tandem such as flooding and mudflows after a wildfire such as occurred on January 9, 2018, when mud and debris loosened from burn-scarred areas in the Santa Ynez mountains plowed through Montecito, killing 23 persons and destroying more than 100 homes. 1 At the time it occurred, the
Thomas Fire was the largest wildfire in California history.
Figure D-34 shows that the southwestern portion of the city is considered to be a sensitive community vulnerable to displacement. Environmental factors such as flood risk and risks associated with sea level rise may make this area more vulnerable to displacement. 1 California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (https://news.caloes.ca.gov/remembering-themontecito-mudslides-two-years-later/) March 2023 -9-
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Additionally, this Census tract includes the area within the City where short-term rentals area allowed which has the potential to displace residents.
Displacement mitigation strategies include, but are not limited to, 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, facilitating construction of additional affordable housing, and restricting the proliferation of short-term rentals under the City's short-term rental ordinance.
Prevention of natural disasters such as fires and floods is an increasingly difficult regional and statewide challenge as the effects of climate change result in more intense storms, drought, and risk of wildfire.
Programs 1, 12, and 13 in the Housing Plan addresses risk of displacement. Program 1 includes a commitment to ensure compliance with legal protections and replacement housing requirements for existing tenants who may be displaced by new developments. Program 12 focuses on preservation of and rent control for mobile home parks and Program 13 facilitates preservation of existing apartment units through implementation of the city's Condominium Conversion Ordinance.
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.
HCD comment
Identified Sites and Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH): The element does not address this requirement. The element must identify and analyze sites throughout the community to foster inclusive communities and affirmatively further fair housing. For example, the analysis should address whether the identified sites improve or exacerbate each of the fair housing issue areas. For more information, See HCD's guidance at https:l/www.hcd.ca.gov/planning-and-community-developmentlaffirmatively-furthering-fairhousing.
City response (TR Appendix D1 p. D-56 to -59)
The element has been expanded to include additional analysis of how the sites inventory furthers fair housing objectives.
Access to Opportunity. As seen in Figure D-35, the City encompasses portions of five census tracts: 16.01, 16.04, 17.04, 17.06 and 9900, although tract 9900 is offshore and contains no population or land area suitable for development. The majority of the city is within tracts 16.01,
16.04, 17 .04. Tract 17 .06 only includes two small areas within the Carpinteria city limits, one north of Foothill Road encompassing Carpinteria High School, and the other at the western edge of the city north of Via Real, east of Sunset Drive and west of Cravens Lane (Sandpiper Mobile Home Park). Most of tract 17 .06 is within unincorporated county territory to the north and west of the city. Although tract 17.06 is designated High Resource, the two Carpinteria neighborhoods in this tract are both fully developed with no opportunity for additional residential development in the foreseeable future. No census tracts in Carpinteria were identified as Highest Resource in the TCAC/HCD Opportunity Maps.
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Figure D-37 shows opportunity areas within the city. All of the sites identified in Appendix 8 as underutilized sites (Table 8-5) and candidate sites for rezoning (Table 8-6) are located in areas designated Moderate Resource on the TCAC/HCD Composite Opportunity Map; therefore, the locations of sites further fair housing objectives and do not concentrate future housing development in areas of lower opportunity.
Integration and Segregation. The racial/ethnic makeup of Carpinteria is very similar to the county as a whole, with Hispanics representing 45.6% of the city's population compared to
45.7% countywide. Non-Hispanic whites are the largest group in Carpinteria (48.6% compared to 43.9% countywide). As seen previously in Figure D-4, the percentage of non-white population in Carpinteria is highest in the western and central portions of the City, with some block groups containing 61-80% non-white population. The underutilized sites are primarily located in the western portion of the city due to the characteristics of those individual properties that indicate suitability for redevelopment. However, candidate sites for rezoning represent a larger proportion of sites and are distributed throughout the central and eastern portions of the city.
Therefore, the locations of sites further fair housing objectives and do not concentrate future housing development in areas of lower opportunity.
Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty and Affluence. There are no designated R/ECAP or RCAA areas in Carpinteria; therefore, the locations of sites do not exacerbate racial/ethnic or economic concentrations.
Disproportionate Housing Needs and Displacement Risk. Higher rates of renter cost burden and overcrowding are generally found in the eastern portion of the city. Since the majority of sites identified for future housing development are also in the eastern area, additional housing on these sites would reduce disproportionate housing needs by expanding the supply of housing in areas where cost burden and overcrowding are most prevalent.
As shown in Figure D-34, areas in Carpinteria that have been identified as vulnerable to displacement are located in the southwestern portion of the city. Since most of the candidate sites for rezoning are located in the central and eastern portions of the city, the sites inventory furthers fair housing objectives and does not concentrate future housing development in areas with high displacement.
HCD comment
Local Data and Knowledge, and Other Relevant Factors: The element must include local data, knowledge, and other relevant factors to discuss and analyze any unique attributes about the City related to fair housing issues. The element should complement federal, state, and regional data with local data and knowledge where appropriate to capture emerging trends and issues, including utilizing knowledge from local and regional advocates, service providers and other planning documents or processes. Also, the element must include other relevant factors that contribute to fair housing issues in the jurisdiction. For instance, the element should analyze historical land use, zoning (e.g., lack of multifamily zoning), governmental and nongovernmental spending including transportation investments, demographic trends, historical patterns of segregation, or other information that may have impeded housing choices and mobility.
City response (TR Appendix D, p. D-2 to 8 and p. D-55 to -56) Appendix D has been expanded to include additional analysis of local data and knowledge and other relevant factors contributing to fair housing issues.
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Local Knowledge and Current Fair Housing Initiatives. In response to the recent unjustified killing of George Floyd (as well as countless others) and the subsequent protests across the nation, the City of Carpinteria adopted Resolution No. 5981 (see Attachment D-1) condemning the unjustified use of force and brutality against Black people, people of color and all marginalized communities including LGBTQ+ individuals by law enforcement and to stand in solidarity with protesters of systemic racism in our country.
By adopting Resolution No. 5981, the City has joined municipalities and local governments across the country in recognizing, and focusing on community engagement around racial equity issues, including intentional policy-making that reduces racial inequities and promotes community transparency and trust. The City's action also aligns with state and nationwide focus on these critical issues which are detrimental not only to particular racial groups, but also to the broader economic and social well-being of the entire community. On June 15,2020 Gov. Gavin Newsom's Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery issued an open letter, noting the effects of structural racism on society, including the economy, and urging action for a more inclusive and resilient economy. The letter outlines how people of color are disproportionately impacted by economic uncertainty, unemployment, and racism in policing, and highlights the income gaps across ethnicity, gender and ability that persist in our state. It notes, "taking a stand against racism is not just a moral imperative for our collective future, but an economic one. The discrimination inflicted upon Black Americans has entrenched discrimination that harms other people of color leaving them, and our entire economy, vulnerable to a shock like the COVID-19 crisis." Moreover, "recovering from COVID-19 also presents an opportunity to re-imagine our society and economy by striking out against injustice." Carpinteria is home to many minorities, indigenous people, and people of color, including a vibrant Hispanic and Latino community comprising approximately 45% of the population. As memorialized in Resolution No. 5981, the City itself if not immune from a history of injustice towards racial minorities and commits to engage in a process that actively promotes racial equity within the City's population by reviewing and improving existing policies and subsequently revising and/or implementing new policies, actions, and programs to combat identified sources of injustice. Specifically, through its adoption of Resolution No. 5981, the City made several key commitments which can be organized into the following three general categories: (1) committing to collaborate with law enforcement to further community-oriented policing, build trust with the community and ensure the safety of all community members; (2) committing to review and revise City policies to incorporate antiracist policies into City government and ensure the equitable distribution of resources and public services; and (3) collaborating with, supporting, and amplifying minority-owned businesses, community groups and non-profit organizations within the City and broader community.
City staff and the City Council recognize that confronting the legacy of racial injustice and actively promoting racial equity within our community (as well as across the nation) is both challenging and highly important work. These efforts will be an ongoing, long-term process that will require sustained effort, and openness to learning from and engaging with experts and minority community leaders in enacting research-based, community-tailored, anti-racist policies.
Although the City's commitments all share the same goal of ensuring and facilitating racial equity and justice, the City's role in implementation of specific policies, initiatives, and programs will depend on the situation. For example, while the City will likely take a lead role in reviewing City policies and programs for inequities, it may make more sense for the City to take a more collaborative approach and coordinate with existing governmental and/or community organizations to ensure the equitable provision of non-City based services. Similarly, it will be March 2023 -12-
HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element important for City staff and the City Council to collaborate with and continue to learn from leaders of minority and social justice groups. The City is lucky to be home to a number of community groups and organizations actively working to combat inequities within the Carpinteria community; in some instances, therefore, it may be most effective for the City to partner with these existing organizations to further the commitments outlined in Resolution No. 5981.
For example, the City's Mission Statement recognizes the right of community members to influence decisions that affect their well-being and create forums for meaningful citizen participation, ensuring equitable regulation and service delivery. The City's Mission Statement also recognizes that needs and expectations may vary throughout the community, and the rights of our community members to take action to ensure diverse opportunities in housing, employment, and cultural activity in the community. The City's Sustainable Community Policy is also drafted to promote well-being and health, and ensure all community members have opportunities to contribute to a productive community. The following ideas and proposals are meant to build on the City's existing policies and to ensure that, going forward, policy-making is undertaken with intention to combat inequities and support racial justice and the equitable provision of public services across the City's diverse demographics.
At its public meeting on August 10, 2020 the City Council adopted Resolution No. 6001 (Attachment D-2) establishing as City policy the intention to continue to research example policies, initiatives and actions, and collaborate with local community groups to build a robust process to implement Resolution No. 5981. Resolution No. 6001 established the following policies, initiatives, and programs around the three commitments highlighted in Resolution No. 5981: (1) collaboration with law enforcement, (2) review of City policies, and (3) engagement with community groups and leaders.
1. Collaboration with Law Enforcement
The City will continue to work collaboratively with our local law enforcement to build community trust and legitimacy, implement community-oriented policing, and maintain a safe community as exemplified in specific provisions in the City's law enforcement contract.
The issues raised on a national level concerning police brutality and unjustified use of force by law enforcement are important, valid and have implications for our local law enforcement. The City's contract with Santa Barbara County for law enforcement services creates a somewhat unique situation where many of the decisions to change trainings and/or protocols are not within the City Council's direct control, nor scope of work. The City can, however, review its contract with County law enforcement to ensure services are deployed in a manner consistent with the needs and priorities of our community and as determined necessary, begin the process of identifying areas for improvement that may be discussed during contract renegotiation. To this end, the City Council could consider directing staff to review the City's current contract with the County Sheriffs Office with the following concepts (and the goal of ensuring racial justice) in mind:
A. Racial Sensitivity Trainings for Officers. The City could request the County Sheriff's Office to consider implementing and requiring officers-particularly those stationed in the City-to undergo special racial sensitivity trainings.
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element critical in ensuring that, over time, the Sheriff's Office is able to deliver adequate services within the City. For example, the City may want to consider working with the County Sheriff's Office with the goal of ensuring that the officers stationed within the City are representative of City demographics, including ensuring that officers have adequate Spanish and other language fluency skills to appropriately communicate with the City's residents.
C. Data Sharing to Improve Transparency. A key aspect of pursuing the City's commitments outlined above will be reviewing and understanding data in an attempt to identify opportunities for improvement. To this end, the City could work with the County Sheriff's Department to ensure that both the Sheriffs Office and the City have adequate systems and personnel in place to collect and share data and information on how law enforcement services are being provided within the City.
D. Review of Patterns and Trends in Service Calls. The City may also want to collaborate with the Sheriff's Office to review patterns and trends in (1) local calls for service (location, type, etc.) and (2) the outcome of those calls (contact, citation, arrest, follow-up action, etc.) in order to better understand how local law enforcement services are being used across demographics within the City and identify areas for improvement.
E. Review of City Code Enforcement Policy. The City may also want to review specific aspects of the City's Code Enforcement policy - including policies, regulations, and practices - pertaining to minor crimes and infractions that may disproportionately burden and/or impact low-income and minority individuals. For example, various aspects of the City's parking enforcement program (and resulting violations) may disproportionately impact lower-income and/or minority residents and households.
F. Development of Action Plan. Because of the contractual nature of the City's law enforcement, the City may want to coordinate and engage with the Sheriff's Office in how to best facilitate initiating a process for determining and prioritizing opportunities for the improvement of local law enforcement services to ensure that these services align with the City's values, such as transparency, accountability, community trust building, and are equitably delivered to all City residents.
2. Review of City Policies
The City recognizes that as a community we have to actively work to be antiracist, including educating ourselves, better supporting leaders and institutions who are working to combat injustice and systematic racism, and working together toward the more equitable distribution of resources and public services. We commit to continuing to learn about, reflect on, and incorporate antiracist policies into City government, and strengthen a climate incompatible with racism in our community and nation.
To begin implementing the above commitment, one option is for the Council to request City staff to review and audit its policies and programs within the various City departments (Community Development; Public Works; Parks, Recreation and Public Facilities; community communication; City staffing; volunteer services; and Emergency Services) to better understand March 2023 -14-
HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element usage, equity of benefits across the spectrum of economic, social and racial groups within our community. This work will help to first identify how the City's services are used by and benefit various groups within our community, where inequities exist in opportunities and services, inequities in community representation and how inequities can subsequently be improved, including:
A. District Elections. Moving from the City's current at-large election process to district elections could improve the equity of representation across various racial and economic groups within the community on the City Council. Note that the City currently employs an at-large method of elections where each City Councilmember is elected by registered voters of the entire City instead of district elections. After the 2020 Census, the City is planning to begin the process of forming electoral districts, through a public process, for the City to implement district-based elections by 2021.
B. City Staffing and Hiring. To improve the demographic representation of City staff (from Management down to front-line workers), the City could explore opportunities to increase diversity in the applicant pool for open positions and ensure existing diverse City staff members are appropriately supported in their positions to promote retention and promotion.
C. Appointment to Boards, Commission and Committees. In making appointments to various City boards, commissions, and committee, the City Council could consider reviewing and revamping its outreach, advertisement and nomination process to ensure that it is reaching diverse segments of the City's population and residents and/or incentivize youth and broader community involvement.
D. Parks and Open Space. The City could audit the City's policies on providing recreation services, with a focus on locations, improvements, and types of facilities that actively promote diverse interaction and community building. For example, recent studies have found that skateboarding and skateparks facilitate a sense of community. The City is currently in the process of permitting a skate park to be located near City Hall.
E. Transportation. The City could audit its transportation goals and policies (pedestrian, bicycle, other public transit, etc.) in order to ensure that services are equitably benefitting all City residents and collaborate with SBCAG and MTD to improve outreach and participation for local dialogue regarding the adequacy/equity of service within the City.
F. Housing. The City could review its housing policies and regulations through the lens of understanding the racially disparate patterns of homeownership, rent burden and homelessness. As your Council is aware, the area of housing policy has received a lot of interest and attention in the state legislature over the past several years and, as a result, the City has been engaged in a lot of policy work on this matter.
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element 7 fostering a climate within our City government that helps serve as a model for the broader community of an antiracist and inclusive climate.
H. Engagement with other Local Governments. To support the development of antiracist policies and regulations, the City could consider engaging other municipalities with shared goals by becoming a member of Government Alliance for Race and Equality (GARE).
3. Engagement with Community Groups and Leaders
To accomplish the goals of this Resolution, the City will highlight and collaborate with minority leadership and social justice groups. The City commits to developing resources that support and amplify minority-owned businesses, community groups and non-profit organizations within our City and broader community.
The City is home to many minorities and recognizes the important contribution of all groups to our community including many social, racial and environmental justice groups that have long been working on issues of equity and inclusion. The City's work, to be effective, will need to reflect community values and to be a part of a sustained and coordinated effort with the local community and community groups. The goal to such coordination is to help ensure that the process to further articulate and define goals and specific actions reflects a diverse range of perspectives and appropriately prioritizes the community's needs and actions for the greatest benefit.
A. Community Survey. In order to develop resources that support and amplify minority-owned businesses, community groups and non-profit organizations, as an initial step the City could consider implementing a survey to gather community input and identifying community needs and interests. Such a survey could also be used to track community perception of racial inequality and promote community buy in. For example, the City of Seattle conducts an internal survey of all city employees every two years as well as a regular survey of city residents.
These surveys allow Seattle to track the progress of the city as a whole, as well as individual departments, in terms of employee understanding of institutional and structural racism, and understanding of how departments are building racial equity into programs, policies, initiatives and budget decisions. Continued deployment of the survey allows Seattle to track progress through time and evaluate the efficacy of programs at addressing racial equity and justice.
B. Support of Minority-Owned Businesses and Groups. The City could develop policies and programs to support existing local minority-owned small businesses. Further, the City could request targeted community feedback to understand what, if any, impediments at the City level exist to growing the number of locally-owned small businesses by diverse entrepreneurs.
C. Collaboration with Existing Community Leaders and Groups. The City could also choose to collaborate with existing Community organizations and institutions - including the Carpinteria Unified School District, the Boys' and Girls' Club, Girls, Inc., the Family Resource Center, among others - to support and implement the City's commitments and further actions. These existing organizations could play an important role in bridging the relationship between March 2023 -16-
HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element local government and individual community members, specifically with issues related to educational opportunities.
D. Creation of Racial Equity/Justice Position. One potential approach could be for the City to review best practices and resources to memorialize job functions within the existing City structure and/or create new position(s) that improve community involvement and collaboration with minority leaders, as well as build capacity within underserved groups in our community.
Other Relevant Factors. Historically, exclusionary housing policies throughout the nation, such as through redlining and discriminatory racial covenants, had the effect of reducing economic opportunities for racial minorities by denying them mortgages and leading to disinvestment in communities of color. As a result, minorities were often concentrated in segregated neighborhoods. While redlining has been prohibited by federal law, historic land use and economic policies resulted in patterns of segregation that are still present in the city and region.
Some areas of Santa Barbara County that have higher median incomes, such as portions of Santa Barbara city and the unincorporated areas of Montecito and Hope Ranch, have lower concentrations of minorities compared to areas with lower median income and higher poverty such as Guadalupe and Santa Maria.
The level of segregation in Carpinteria is relatively low, with most areas of the city having a mix of racial/ethnic groups. Compared to more affluent areas, particularly in unincorporated portions of the county, Carpinteria is more diverse.
Segregation is principally the result of minorities' lower incomes and inability to afford housing in the more expensive areas of Santa Barbara County. In coastal areas, higher property values and rents close to the beach can have the effect of excluding minority populations. In Carpinteria, areas zoned for lower-density single-family housing are mostly located away from the beach north of the freeway, which helps to moderate affordability issues to some extent; however, as housing values have risen sharply in recent years, the displacement of lower-income minority communities is a major contributing factor to fair housing in Carpinteria. Providing more mixed-income developments through implementation of the R Overlay zoning amendment (Program 1 in the Housing Plan) should help to address this issue because the candidate sites for the R Overlay are distributed throughout the city. Further, Programs 1 and 17 include a commitment to increase housing opportunities in areas with good opportunity by giving priority consideration to sites with close access to public transit and services when selecting sites for rezoning to accommodate regional housing needs for lower-income units.
HCD comment
Contributing Factors to Fair Housing Issues: The element mentions fair housing issues and goals and priorities. However, these issues and goals do not appear to be rooted in any analysis related to Carpinteria specifically and do not appear adequate to facilitate the formulation of meaningful action to AFFH. The element should re-assess contributing factors upon completion of analysis and make revisions as appropriate. In addition, the element should prioritize these factors to better formulate policies and programs and carry out meaningful actions to AFFH.
City response (TR Appendix D, p. D-60 to -63)
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element - ...
7 Appendix D has been expanded to include additional analysis of contributing factors and the goals, policies and actions have been revised and expanded to identify priorities and strengthen City actions to affirmatively further fair housing.
Housing affordability and access to opportunity and mobility, homelessness, and fair housing education are the fair housing impediments identified by the city. Addressing all three of these impediments is a high priority for the city.
Housing Affordability & Access to Opportunity and Mobility. Housing affordability gaps in the city continue to increase. The California Economic Forecast Project's 2021 Carpinteria Valley Economic Profile indicates the median sales price of existing single-family residential properties increase 45% between 2015 and 2021. Median condominium sales process increased at a slower rate of 21 % between 2015 and 2021. The city has more affordable housing options in Carpinteria than in other parts of the south coast due to a larger portion of the housing stock being comprised of apartments and mobile homes as well as 3 percent of units incomerestricted. Nevertheless, most market rental rates in the city are not affordable to lower-income households. While these challenges are significant for most residents, they pose particular risks for vulnerable populations, including seniors, persons with disabilities, and female-headed households with children. Increasing housing opportunities in areas with good opportunity makes it easier for lower-income households to access the types of services and amenities that further social mobility.
Homelessness. The number of homeless persons in Carpinteria is increasing. Based on data from annual point in time surveys, the number of homeless persons increased from 10 in 2013 to 21 in 2022 (Table D-5). 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 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.
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. In 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. As noted in Appendix D (p. D-61 ), Public outreach conducted as part of the 2020 County Al found that knowledge of fair housing laws and awareness of opportunities for fair housing education were contributing factors to fair housing problems in the region. For example, the Al survey specifically focusing on fair housing found that only 36% of respondents were familiar or very familiar with fair housing laws and nearly half were unsure of their legal rights regarding fair housing. In 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, and 85% had never participated in any kind of fair housing educational opportunity.
While the number of fair housing complaints filed in the City is low - one complaint filed between 2015 and 2019 - given the survey results, this may be due to lack of knowledge of fair housing rights and the resources available when rights are violated. Fair housing education is needed in Carpinteria to ensure that residents have knowledge and access to resources to ensure their housing rights are respected.
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Each fair housing impediment is listed in Table D-6 with geographic target areas identified and details regarding the specific programs included in the Housing Plan which will result in meaningful actions to affirmatively further fair housing when implemented. Specific timeframes for implementing these actions to address housing affordability and access to opportunity and mobility, homelessness, and fair housing education and outreach are included in the Housing Plan 2023-2032 Housing Element Implementation Table (Table H-2).
B.2 Include an analysis and documentation of household characteristics, including level of payment compared to ability to pay, housing characteristics, including overcrowding, and housing stock condition. (Gov. Code,§ 65583, subd. (a)(2).) HCD comment
Extremely Low-Income Households (ELI): While the element quantifies projected ELI households, it must also quantify the existing number of ELI households by tenure and analyze their housing needs.
City response (TR p. 1-10)
Table 1-8 of the draft element includes the number of ELI households in Carpinteria by tenure.
The Technical Report has been revised to provide additional analysis regarding the existing and projected housing needs of ELI households, as well as City programs to address ELI needs.
According to recent Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) data, approximately 170 ELI owners and 335 ELI renters were identified in Carpinteria.
ELI households face a number of housing problems including overpayment and overcrowding. As indicated in Error! Reference source not found., 94% of ELI owner households and 82% of ELI renter households pay more than 30% of income for housing. In addition, some extremely lowincome persons may have disabilities or other special housing needs. To estimate future ELI housing needs it is assumed that 50% of the City's very-low-income regional housing need, or 143 units, are within the extremely-low-income category pursuant to California Government Code Section 65583(a)(1 ).
HCD comment
Housing Costs: While the element includes some information on sales prices, Federal Census Data does not fully reflect market conditions, and the element should include additional data sources that are localized and more recent. For example, current market rents can be collected through a phone survey of properties within the jurisdictions, surveyuv; rental magazines, or online searches for rent information, and/or through a survey of property management companies.
City response (TR p. 1-14 to -15)
The draft element included current housing rental rates based on an internet survey which has been supplemented with a more recent internet survey. The element has been revised to provide additional, more recent data regarding housing prices from the Santa Barbara Association of Realtors (SBOAR) and market trends from the California Economic Forecast Project 2021 Carpinteria Valley Economic Profile.
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element 1 The 2021 Carpinteria Valley Economic Profile indicates the median sales price of existing singlefamily residential properties increase 45% between 2015 and 2021 ($925,000 to $1,680,000).
Median condominium sales process increased at a slower rate of 21 % between 2015 and 2021 ($540,000 to $680,000).
SBAOR reported sales prices of single-family homes in the Carpinteria/Summerland area increased by 12.6% from 2021 to 2022 to a median sales price of $1,875,000 in 2022.
Condominium sales, which are reported for the south coast area as a whole, increase by 16.5% from 2021 to 2022 to a median sales price of $965,000 for 2022. According to SBAOR's February 2023 report of market activity, there have been 12 closed sales year-to-date with a median sales price of $1,265,000. A February 2023 internet search of real estate for sale in the city found asking prices ranging from $750,000 for a 787-square-foot condominium to over $100 million for a 4-acre oceanfront property.
The 2021 Carpinteria Valley Economic Profile reported that there are more affordable housing options in Carpinteria than in other parts of the south coast. The report attributed this to approximately 53 percent of the housing stock being comprised of apartments and mobile homes, and 3 percent comprised of income-restricted units. Nevertheless, most market rental rates in the city are not affordable to lower-income households. An internet rental survey conducted in August 2022 found asking rents of $1,395 per month for a studio unit and $2,250 to $5,500 for two-bedroom units. An internet survey in March 2023 found average rents continue to be in the same price range with many units asking much higher prices and a limited supply of less expensive units.
B.3 An inventory of land suitable and available for residential development, including vacant sites and sites having realistic and demonstrated potential for redevelopment during the planning period to meet the locality's housing need for a designated income level, and an analysis of the relationship of zoning and public facilities and services to these sites. (Gov. Code, § 65583, subd. (a)(3).)
HCD comment
Progress in Meeting the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA): The City's RHNA may be reduced by the number of new units built, approved, or pending since June 30, 2022. The element indicates (Table B-1) that 77 units affordable to above moderate income households have been built or are under construction or approved; however, the element must demonstrate their availability in the planning period. Availability should address the status, anticipated completion, any barriers to development and other relevant factors such as build out horizons, phasing, and dropout rates to demonstrate the availability or likelihood of development in the planning period.
City response (TR Appendix 81 p. B-2 and Table B-3)
Additional information has been provided in Table B-3 regarding the status of units approved or pending and expected to be completed in the planning period. Table B-3 shows: (1) residential units completed after June 30, 2022, (2) approved projects that are not yet completed, and (3) pending project currently under planning review. These units are all assigned to the abovemoderate income category based on anticipated sales price or rent. Nine of the 15 projects were/are being developed at 100% or more of the maximum allowed density. Overall, these sites were/are being developed at an average of 88% of their maximum allowed densities.
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Of the 15 projects listed in Table 8-3, 6 have been completed or are under construction, 1 is currently in building permit review, and 3 have planning approvals and are pending building permit submittal. Given their stage in the entitlement process and the lack of any known barriers to development, the City expects all of the approved units to be completed within the planning period. In addition, 5 projects identified in Table 8-3, totaling 8 units are currently pending planning review. These are all residential projects on residentially zoned sites with 1 to 3 net new units each. There are no known barriers to these projects being approved and constructed within the planning period.
HCD comment
Parcel Listing: The element must list parcels by various factors such as size, zoning, general plan designation, affordability, and existing use. Table 84 must be revised to list the parcel number and parcel size of each identified site, and Table 86 should be revised to provide the affordability levels for each site. Additionally, Table 8-5 appears to assume a density bonus will be applied to Site 5, and this assumes a capacity of 32 dwelling units per acre. Unless this site is a pending or approved project, the table should revise its capacity assumptions for this site to reflect the underlying zoning, which is 20 dwelling units per acre.
City response (TR Appendix B)
Table 8-4 has been revised to list every vacant single-family lot separately and Table 8-6 has been revised to note that every site is suitable for lower-income housing. In addition, in Table 8- 5, information regarding Site 5 has been added to explain that the density assumption of 32 units per acre was used for this site because the property owner of the older motel development on this site has been in conversation with the city and an affordable housing provider and indicated an intent to redevelop the site with an affordable housing project utilizing state and local density bonus incentives to achieve a density of 32 units per acre. Profile sheets with details regarding each of the underutilized sites identified in Table 8-5 has been added in Figure 8-3 of Appendix 8.
HCD comment
Realistic Capacity: While the element provides a brief description of capacity and affordability assumption (p. 8-1 ), it should include additional and clear supporting information on typical densities of existing or approved residential developments at a similar affordability level. For example, the element could clearly list other recent projects, the zone, acreage, built density, allowable density, level of affordability and presence of exceptions such as a density bonus. The estimate of the number of units for each site must be adjusted as necessary, based on the land use controls and site improvements, typical densities of existing or approved residential developments at a similar affordability level in that jurisdiction, and on the current or planned availability and accessibility of sufficient water, sewer, and dry utilities.
In addition, the element appears to assume residential development on sites with zoning that allow 100 percent nonresidential uses. While the element mentions the overlay and incentives for residential development, it must still account for the likelihood of 100 percent non-residential uses. For example, the element could analyze all development activity in these nonresidential zones, how often residential development occurs and adjust residential capacity calculation, policies and program accordingly.
City response (TR Appendix B)
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element 1 The City's methodology for calculating realistic capacity for sites listed in the sites inventory has been revised and Appendix B has been updated accordingly to describe the methodology and assumptions used in detail.
The City's inventory of residential sites is summarized in Table 8-1. Methodology and assumptions used in developing the inventory are discussed below for various categories of sites. Parcel specific inventories are provided in Table 8-3 (Completed, Approved, and Pending Projects), Table 8-4 (Vacant Sites), Table 8-5 (Underutilized Sites with R Overlay), and Table B-6 (Candidate Opportunity Sites). The analysis reflects realistic housing capacity based on existing land use regulations, market trends, and any known constraints such as environmental conditions.
The methodology for Completed, Approved, and Pending Projects and Vacant Sites is provided in the two responses above. See also Appendix 8, p. 8-2. The remainder of the sites included in the city's site inventory are non-vacant, underutilized sites.
Non-Vacant Underutilized Sites. The sites inventory evaluated parcels with zoning that allows only residential use as well as parcels with zoning that allows either residential or non-residential uses, or mixed uses. Non-residential zone districts allowing residential or mixed uses include the following:
• CPD - Commercial Planned Development. Primary uses in the CPD district include offices, retail stores, service establishments, and wholesale businesses. Dwelling units are also permitted at a density up to 20 units/acre when integrated as part of the overall commercial development.
• CB - Central Business. Primary uses in the CB district include offices, retail stores, service establishments, and wholesale businesses. Dwelling units are also permitted at a density up to 20 units/acre when integrated as part of the overall commercial development.
• M-RP - Industrial/Research Park. Primary uses in the M-RP district include light industry, technical research, and business offices and mixed residential/industrial uses.
Housing at up to 20 units/acre is also permitted when integrated as part of the overall development.
• M - General Industrial. Primary uses in the M district include light industrial and mixed residential/industrial uses. Dwelling units at up to 20 units/acre are permitted when integrated as part of the overall development.
In each of these zones, stand-alone residential development at 20 units/acre is permitted with the application of the R-Overlay.
Underutilized non-vacant properties with potential for additional housing are shown in Tables 8- 5 and 8-6. Table B-5 includes properties with the R Overlay designation allowing stand-alone residential use while sites with non-residential zoning allowing mixed uses are shown in Table 8-
6. Sites listed in Table B-6 are also candidates for rezoning to apply the R Overlay as discussed below and in Program 1 of the Housing Plan.
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Recent Development Trends. To estimate anticipated residential development on sites where 100 percent non-residential uses are permitted, the City examined development trends on all properties with non-residential zoning designations where residential is an allowed use during the prior housing element cycle to present (2015 to March 2023). As shown in Table B-2, residential and mixed-use development on sites allowing 100 percent non-residential use is a common occurrence in Carpinteria, including stand-alone residential development on nonresidentially zoned commercial sites with the R Overlay. A summary of the trends depicted in Table B-2 is provided in Table B-2a.
Between 2015 and March 2023, 65% of development on non-residentially zoned sites allowing residential included residential as stand-alone development or as part of a mixed use development. Stand-alone residential projects were developed at an average of 96% of the maximum allowed density while mixed use projects were developed at 62% of the maximum density on average. On sites with the R Overlay, 80% of projects have included residential development.
Conversations with local commercial property owners and real estate professionals indicate that this trend is expected to continue and increase during the planning period due to changing market conditions that favor residential development as compared to office and commercial development. One example of this market trend is illustrated by the Lagunitas project (6380 Via Real - Candidate Site 5 in Table B-6) where the property owner has recently submitted a preliminary application to significantly reduce previously entitled commercial square footage on the property in favor of more multi-family residential units. Rezoning to add the R Overlay to this site pursuant to Program 1 would allow stand-alone multi-family development at a density of 20 to 25 units/acre excluding any density bonus. The owner has expressed interest in pursuing a residential only project if the R Overlay was applied. As discussed in the Candidate Sites for Rezoning section below, other property owners have also interest in having the R Overlay applied to their non-residentially zoned sites. Letters from some of these property owners are included in Appendix C.
Site Identification. Recent changes to state law require cities to evaluate the extent to which existing uses on non-vacant properties constitute an impediment to residential development during the planning period when a city is relying on non-vacant sites to accommodate 50 percent or more of its lower-income housing need. Substantial evidence that the existing uses on lowerincome non-vacant sites listed in Tables B-5 and B-6 are likely to be discontinued and do not constitute an impediment to residential development include one or more of the following conditions, which are more specifically described for each site in Figures B-3 and B-4:
• Existing uses on many sites include older buildings that show signs of deferred maintenance or functional obsolescence, vacant space, or lower-value uses such as selfstorage that could be replaced with higher-value residential development; • Existing buildings have a relatively low site coverage that would allow residential development without requiring demolition of existing buildings; • As shown in Tables B-2 and B-2a, there is a history of residential and mixed-use development on underutilized sites in Carpinteria;
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element • Lack of substantial known environmental constraints; and • Close proximity to amenities such as services, schools, recreation, employment and public transportation.
All identified sites are located in areas designated Moderate Resources on the TCAC/HCD Composite Opportunity Map to further fair housing objectives and avoid concentration of future housing in areas of lower opportunity. The only areas designated High Resources in the City contain Carpinteria High School and Sandpiper Mobile Home Park, and do not include land available for additional residential development. There are no designated Highest Resources areas in the City. See additional discussion of the Site Inventory Analysis relative to fair housing objectives in Appendix D.
R Overlay Sites (Table B-5). Sites listed in Table B-5 have zoning designations that allow either stand-alone residential or mixed uses. In addition to the factors discussed under Site Identification above, while there are many other non-vacant properties in the City with non-residential zoning that allow mixed use, only sites larger than½ acre and allowing stand-alone residential use were included in Table B-5.
With the exception of Site 12, the zoning designation for all of these properties is CPD (Commercial Planned Development) with the R (Residential Only) Overlay, which allows standalone residential development at a density of up to 20 units/acre. Site 12 is zoned PUD which allows residential as well as non-residential uses. No density is specified for the PUD zone. The owner of Site 12 recently submitted an application for a resort development including a 41-unit lower-income affordable housing development to be leased to, and operated by People's Self Help Housing. For the purposes of the site inventory, these recently proposed units have not been included.
Several of the smaller sites listed in Table B-5 have existing older residential units that could be removed and replaced with an increased number of units based on the R Overlay zoning designation. Table B-5 identifies potential net new units for sites with existing residential units. As noted in Program 1 of the Housing Plan, any development that would demolish existing housing units shall be subject to the affordable housing replacement requirements of Government Code Section 65583.2(9)(3). Some of the underutilized sites have Flood Hazard and/or Coastal Appeals Overlays over all or a portion of the site as indicated in detail for each site in Figure B-3. However, neither of these overlay designations would preclude infill development or redevelopment at the maximum allowed density. The City also has policies that allow and encourage clustering of development on project sites to avoid impacts to resources or other site constraints.
The realistic density assumed for these parcels with the R Overlay is based upon development trends for similar sites. As shown in Table B-2a, there have been six projects on sites with the R Overlay between 2015 and March 2023. Four of those projects include residential or mixed use development at an average of 80% of the maximum allowed density of 20 units per acre.
Therefore, the site inventory for sites with the R Overlay assumes development of the identified sites will occur at a density of 80% of the maximum density, 16 units per acre. Further, to account for sites that may not be developed with residential uses, the estimated number of units was reduced to 67% of the total possible, consistent with development trends. This resulted in a capacity of 125 units on the sites identified in Table B-5.
While all of the sites listed in Table B-5 are larger than ½ acre with allowed densities of 20 units per acre and are therefore considered suitable for lower-income housing based on the default density provisions of State law, the City has conservatively assigned all sites smaller than one acre to the moderate-income category for purposes of the sites inventory analysis.
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Other Underutilized Sites (Table B-6). Underutilized parcels allowing residential in combination with other uses and having potential for additional residential development are shown in Table B6. Details for these sites are provided in Figure B-4. Because the current zoning designations do not allow stand-alone residential use, these parcels are also identified as candidate sites for rezoning to create additional incentives for residential development by applying the R Overlay, which would allow stand-alone residential use as an alternative to the uses allowed by the existing base zoning designation (see discussion of Candidate Sites for Rezoning below).
Sites in Table B-6 were selected from approximately 150 parcels with non-residential zoning that allow residential use based on factors including age of buildings, signs of deferred maintenance or functional obsolescence, lower-value uses, property owner interest, and close proximity to amenities such as services, schools, employment, and public transportation (see additional discussion in Site Identification above).
With the exception of two sites with agricultural zoning, all of the sites listed in Table B-6 currently allow multi-family residential use at a density of 20 units/acre mixed with non-residential uses. For the purposes of determining the number of units likely to be developed on these sites, the City assumed the sites would be redeveloped at 62% of the maximum allowed density based on recent development trends for mixed use development sites with non-residential zoning as shown in Tables B-2 and B-2a. The "Current Mixed Use Potential" column in Table B-6 lists the potential net new units for each site under existing zoning, 1,006 mixed use units total. As indicated by recent development trends, only 35% of sites that allow mixed uses including residential have been developed with residential units between 2015 and 2023. Therefore, the total Current Mixed Use Potential for the sites in Table B-6 was reduced to 35% of the total potential units for purposes of the RHNA analysis, that is a capacity of 355 units.
All of the sites listed in Table B-6 are larger than ½ acre and allow 20 units per acre. As such, they may be considered suitable for lower-income housing based on the default density provisions of State law. However, the City has conservatively assigned 25% of the predicted units to the moderate-income category and the remaining 75% to the above-moderate category for purposes of the RHNA sites inventory analysis.
HCD comment
Suitability of Nonvacant Sites: While the element identifies nonvacant sites to accommodate the regional housing need for lower-income households, it provides no methodology or description of their potential for redevelopment. The element must describe the methodology used to determine the additional development potential within the planning period. The methodology must consider factors including the extent to which existing uses may impede additional residential development, development trends, market conditions, any existing leases or other contracts that would perpetuate the existing use or prevent redevelopment of the site for additional residential development, and regulatory or other incentives or standards to encourage additional residential development on these sites. (Gov. Code, § 65583.2, subd. (g).) In addition, the housing element appears to rely upon nonvacant sites to accommodate more than 50 percent of the RHNA for lower-income households. For your information, the housing element must demonstrate existing uses are not an impediment to additional residential development and will likely discontinue in the planning period. (Gov. Code, § 65583.2, subd. (g)(2).) Absent findings (e.g., adoption resolution) based on substantial evidence, the existing uses will be presumed to impede additional residential development and will not be utilized toward demonstrating adequate sites to accommodate the RHNA.
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Finally, if element utilizes sites with existing residential uses, absent a replacement housing policy, these sites are not adequate sites to accommodate lower-income households. The replacement housing policy has the same requirements as set forth in Government Code section 65915, subdivision (c) (3).
City response {TR p. 8-3 to 5, Tables 8-2, 8-2a, 8-5, 8-6) As discussed in more detail in the response above, the analysis of nonvacant sites has been revised to evaluate the potential for redevelopment, including the extent existing uses constitute an impediment, recent developments, development trends and market conditions. The analysis identified development trends during the prior housing element cycle to present (2015-March 2023) to determine the likelihood of sites being redeveloped during the current planning period and the realistic density of development for non-residentially zones sites that allow 100% nonresidential uses and those that allow residential as part of mixed use development.
To estimate anticipated residential development on sites where 100 percent non-residential uses are permitted, the City examined development trends on all properties with non-residential zoning designations where residential is an allowed use during the prior housing element cycle to present (2015 to March 2023). As shown in Table 8-2, residential and mixed-use development on sites allowing 100 percent non-residential use is a common occurrence in Carpinteria, including stand-alone residential development on non-residentially zoned commercial sites with the R Overlay. A summary of the trends depicted in Table 8-2 is provided in Table B-2a.
Table 8-2a
ment Trends on Sites with Non-Residential Zonin
All Projects on Non-Residential Zoned
Sites
Residential Only 5 30% 96%
Mixed Use 6 35% 62%
Non-Residential 6 35% n/a
Total Projects 17
Projects on Sites with R Overlay
Residential & Mixed Use 4 67% 80%
Non-Residential Only 2 33% n/a
Total Project on R Overlay Sites 6
Between 2015 and March 2023, 65% of development on non-residentially zoned sites allowing residential included residential as stand-alone development or as part of a mixed use development. Stand-alone residential projects were developed at an average of 96% of the maximum allowed density while mixed use projects were developed at 62% of the maximum density on average. On sites with the R Overlay, 80% of projects have included residential development.
Conversations with local commercial property owners and real estate professionals indicate that this trend is expected to continue and increase during the planning period due to changing market conditions that favor residential development as compared to office and commercial development.
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element One example of this market trend is illustrated by the Lagunitas project (6380 Via Real - Candidate Site 5 in Table B-6) where the property owner has recently submitted a preliminary application to significantly reduce previously entitled commercial square footage on the property in favor of more multi-family residential units. Rezoning to add the R Overlay to this site pursuant to Program 1 would allow stand-alone multi-family development at a density of 20 to 25 units/acre excluding any density bonus. The owner has expressed interest in pursuing a residential only project if the R Overlay was applied.
Replacement Housing Program. Several of the smaller sites included in the site inventory have existing older residential units that could be removed and replaced with an increased number of units based on the R Overlay zoning designation. Tables B-5 and B-6 identify potential net new units for sites with existing residential units. As noted in Program 1 of the Housing Plan, any development that would demolish existing housing units shall be subject to the affordable housing replacement requirements of Government Code§ 65583.2(g)(3)." Program 1 was also clarified to indicate the Mello Act (Gov. Code, §§ 65590-65590.1) also applies in the coastal zone.
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Small and Large Sites: Sites larger than ten acres in size or smaller than a half-acre in size are deemed inadequate to accommodate housing for lower-income households unless it is demonstrated, with sufficient evidence, that sites are suitable to accommodate housing for lower-income households. Since the City relies on both large and small site to accommodate its RHNA, the element must provide specific examples of past development in the City on similar site, with the densities, affordability and, if applicable, circumstances leading to consolidation.
The element should relate these examples to the sites identified to accommodate the RHNA for lower-income households to demonstrate that these sites can adequately accommodate the City's lower-income housing need. Based on a complete analysis, the City should consider adding or revising programs (e.g., Program 8) to include incentives for facilitating development on small and large sites.
City response (TR p. 8-3 to 7, Tables 8-4, 8-5 and 8-6: Housing Plan pp. 14-15) No vacant sites (Table B-4) or underutilized sites (Table B-5) smaller than ½ acre or larger than 1 O acres are identified to accommodate lower-income housing in the sites inventory. Further, to be conservative, the City has conservatively assigned sites smaller than one acre to the moderate-income category. All sizes zoned for single-family residential are assigned to the above-moderate category. Of the Candidate Site parcels listed in Table B-6, one includes a parcel that is larger than 10 acres (Site 2) while 6 of the sites include parcels smaller than ½ acre that could be consolidated with one or more adjacent parcels.
Program 8 in the draft element includes incentives for consolidating small parcels. This program has been expanded to also include actions to facilitate subdivision of large parcels if necessary to accommodate development. In addition, per Program 8, the city is committed to amend the zoning code to implement SB 9 (2021) by December 2024.
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Sites Identified in Prior Planning Periods: Sites identified in prior planning periods shall not be deemed adequate to accommodate the housing needs for lower-income households unless a program, meeting statutory requirements, requires rezoning within three years.
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The element should clarify if sites were identified in prior planning periods and if so, which sites and include a program if utilizing previously identified sites in the current planning period .
City response (TR p. B-1)
Government Code Section 65583.2(c) provides that vacant sites identified in two prior consecutive elements and underutilized sites identified in one prior element shall not be deemed adequate to accommodate lower-income housing unless the zoning allows development by-right for projects in which at least 20 percent of the units will be affordable to lower-income households.
One of the vacant sites listed in Table B-3 (Plum Avenue) was identified as potential lower-income housing sites in two prior housing elements. It is being counted as moderate-income housing site the current site inventory analysis. In addition, Candidate Site 21 in Table B-6 was identified as a lower-income housing site in the last housing element. The site is partially developed with an industrial building. The current site inventory assumes the site could be redeveloped as a mixed use site under the current M-RP zoning with 25% of units moderate-income and 75% abovemoderate. No vacant or underutilized sites identified to accommodate lower-income housing in the current site analysis were identified for lower-income housing in a prior planning period; therefore, this requirement is not applicable.
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Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU): The element projects 160 ADUs over the planning period or approximately 20 AD Us per year over the eight-year planning period. Given that the City has permitted two ADUs in 2021, it is not clear if this production level will be achievable in the planning period. As a result, the element should be updated to include a realistic estimate of the potential for ADUs and include policies and programs that incentivize the production of ADUs.
Depending on the analysis, the element must commit to monitor ADU production throughout the course of the planning period and implement additional actions if not meeting target numbers anticipated in the housing element. In addition to monitoring production, this program should also monitor affordability. Additional actions, if necessary, should be taken in a timely manner (e.g., within six months). Finally, if necessary, the degree of additional actions should be in stride with the degree of the gap in production and affordability. For example, if actual production and affordability of AD Us is far from anticipated trends, then rezoning or something similar would be an appropriate action. If actual production and affordability is near anticipated trends, then measures like outreach and marketing might be more appropriate.
City response (Housing Plan pp. 8-9, TR Appendix B1 pp. B-5 to 6) The element has been revised to provide additional analysis of potential ADU production and Program 2 has been strengthened to provide additional commitments for monitoring and additional actions if anticipated production targets are not being achieved.
ADUs are included in the sites inventory, without specific parcels identified for future ADU development. Rather, a citywide estimate was used based on expectations for future ADU permits.
The City's current ADU Ordinance was reviewed and approved by the California Coastal Commission in December 2022 and became effective in February 2023. As compared to the prior ADU Ordinance, the City's new ADU Ordinance incentivizes construction of ADUs by broadly expanding the number of parcels eligible for an ADU, easing applicable development standards for ADU construction, streamlining the ADU permit review process, and eliminating Development March 2023 -28-
HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Impact Fees (DIFs) for ADUs smaller than 750 sq. ft. Based on the new standards and strong property owner interest, the City anticipates construction of approximately 20 ADUs per year during the planning period. ADU regulations are discussed in detail in Section Ill. Constraints and Program 2 in the Housing Plan describes actions the City will take to encourage ADU production.
Through the ADU program, the City will provide two architect-designed ADU building plans specific for Carpinteria: (1) 400 square feet, one-bedroom / one bathroom; and (2) 480 square feet, one bedroom I one bathroom. These plans will be pre-approved by the City's Plans Examiner and available to residents by May 1, 2023 at no cost in order to facilitate additional ADU construction.
The program also includes a commitment to monitor ADU production and affordability annually and implement additional actions or incentives if production is not meeting anticipated levels at the mid-point of the planning period or as necessary to comply with future changes to state law.
The program further specifies that the degree of additional actions should be in stride with the degree of the gap in production and affordability. For example, if actual production and affordability of ADUs is far from anticipated trends, then rezoning or something similar would be an appropriate action. If actual production and affordability is near anticipated trends, then measures like additional public outreach and marketing might be more appropriate.
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Availability of Infrastructure: The element includes some discussion on water and sewer providers in the City (p. 111-26). However, it must also clarify whether sufficient total water and sewer capacity (existing and planned) can accommodate the regional housing need and include programs if necessary.
City response (TR p. 111-30-31, TR p. 8-7)
The element has been revised to clarify that existing or planned water and sewer capacity is expected to be adequate to accommodate the level of expected housing development during the planning period.
The Carpinteria Valley Water District (CVWD) provides the domestic water supply for the City.
The CVWD currently has a contractual supply of 2,813 acre-feet of water per year from the Cachuma Project. The District also operates three wells that draw from the Carpinteria groundwater basin, which has an estimated operational yield of 4,000 acre-feet per year. In addition, 2,200 acre-feet per year have been allocated to the CVWD from the State Water Project. Each of these supplies is subject to reduced deliveries during times of drought and water supply shortages. Each supply serves both City planning area and unincorporated Santa Barbara County areas within the CVWD boundary. According to CVWD, this water supply is expected to be adequate to serve projected development during the 2023-2031 planning period for both the city and unincorporated areas.
The Carpinteria Sanitary District (CSD) manages wastewater collection and treatment services in the City. The CSD 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.
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Environmental Constraints: While the element generally describes a few environmental conditions within the City (p. 11-26), it must describe how these conditions relate to identified sites including any other known environmental or other constraints within the City that could impact housing development in the planning period.
City response (TR p. 111-30, p. B-7)
As noted in the analysis of non-governmental constraints (Section 111.B.1 ), environmental constraints have been considered in the sites inventory analysis of capacity. As required by Government Code Section 65583.2(b)(4) the housing element provides a general description of environmental constraints to the development of housing within the jurisdiction, the documentation for which has been made available to the jurisdiction. Setion 65583.2(b)(4) states "this information need not be identified on a site-specific basis." Environmental constraints to residential development in the city include physical features such as steep slopes, fault zones, floodplains or sensitive biological habitat. Coastal cities like Carpinteria are also affected by future sea level rise, which could constrain new housing development and also make some existing neighborhoods subject to increased flooding. In many cases, development is constrained by state and federal laws (e.g., 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 conditions, the estimated capacity of potential housing development sites identified in the land inventory reflects these constraints and sites were selected based on consideration of these constraints. While portions of sites may not accommodate development due to environmental constraints, e.g., required watercourse setbacks, city policy encourages clustering development elsewhere on the site which would allow the estimated densities to be achieved. Projects may also utilize tools such as a Variance or Modification to allow exceptions from other development standards in order to facilitate the planned type and intensity of development while complying with applicable resource protection requirements.
Appendix B has been revised to clarify that there are no known environmental constraints that would preclude the anticipated level of housing development during the planning period. Known site-specific environmental constraints also are identified on the site detail sheets provided in Figures B-3 and B-4.
HCD comment
Electronic Sites Inventory: For your information, pursuant to Government Code section 65583.3, the City must submit an electronic sites inventory with its adopted housing element. The City must utilize standards, forms, and definitions adopted by HCD. Please see HCD's housing element webpage at https:llwww.hcd.ca.gov/planning-and-community- developmentlhousingelements for a copy of the form and instructions. The City can reach out to HCD at [email protected] for technical assistance.
City response
An electronic copy of the sites inventory will be submitted to HCD with the adopted element pursuant to Government Code section 65583.3. No revisions to the Housing Element are required.
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Zoning for a Variety of Housing Types:
• Emergency Shelter Capacity: Chapter 654, Statutes of 2022 (AB 2339), adds specificity on how cities and counties plan for emergency shelters and ensure sufficient and suitable capacity. Future submittals of the housing element may need to address these statutory requirements. For additional information and timing requirements, please see HCD's memo at https:l /www.hcd.ca.gov/sites/default/files/docs/plan ning-and-community/ab2339- notice. pdf City response (Housing Plan, pp. 17-19)
Program 11 commits the city to reviewing and updating its zoning code to comply with new laws related to special needs housing adopted in recent years, including AB 2339 by April 2024.
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• By-Right Permanent Supportive Housing: Supportive housing shall be a use by-right in zones where multifamily and mixed uses are permitted, including nonresidential zones permitting multifamily uses pursuant to Government Code section 65651. The element must demonstrate compliance with these requirements and include programs as appropriate.
City response (Housing Plan p. 17-19; TR p. 111-14 to -15) The element has been revised to note recent changes to State law regarding supportive housing, and Program 11 has been revised to include a commitment to review and amend requirements for supportive housing to ensure consistency with Government Code section 65651 by April 2024.
B.4. An analysis of potential and actual governmental constraints upon the maintenance, improvement, or development of housing for all income levels, including the types of housing identified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c), and for persons with disabilities as identified in the analysis pursuant to paragraph (7), including land use controls, building codes and their enforcement, site improvements, fees and other exactions required of developers, and local processing and permit procedures ... (Gov. Code, § 65583, subd. (a)(5).)
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Land Use Controls: The element must identify and analyze all relevant land use controls impacts as potential constraints on a variety of housing types. The analysis should analyze land use controls independently and cumulatively with other land use controls. The analysis should specifically address requirements related to parking, heights, lot or building coverage and limits on allowable densities. For example, the element states that three-story buildings are allowed in zones that have a thirty-foot height limit, but offer no analysis demonstrating how this is realistically feasible. In addition, the element should analyze maximum building coverage and front and rear setbacks in the R overlay, PUD, and Planned Residential Development zones and whether they are a constraint or add a program as appropriate. The analysis should address any impacts on cost, supply, housing choice, affordability, timing, approval certainty and ability to achieve maximum densities and include programs to address identified constraints.
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City response (TR p. 111-1 to -10; Housing Plan p. 6-8) The element has been revised to provide additional analysis of land use controls as potential constraints, including parking, heights, lot or building coverage and limits on allowable densities, maximum building coverage and front and rear setbacks, and the ability to achieve maximum densities. In addition, Program 1 has been expanded to include a commitment to review all development standards in consultation with local architects and developers and revise standards as necessary to ensure that allowable densities can be achieved, including 3-story development in multi-family zones, and that standards do not pose unreasonable constraints on the cost and supply of housing. Per Program 1, Zoning Code amendments to provide adequate sites to accommodate RHNA, including amendments to development standards to ensure allowable densities can be achieved will be completed by February 2026 or sooner in accordance with state Housing Element law deadlines.
The following additional analysis of existing land use controls and development standards and their potential to constrain housing development is included in the Technical Report.
Development standards that apply to residential uses in residential zones and non-residential zones are also summarized in Error! Reference source not found. and Table 111-4, respectively.
Density. Residential density refers to the number of dwelling units per acre of land (du/ac). The zoning ordinance includes density standards consistent with the General Plan. The highest densities (20 du/ac) are allowed in the PRO, CPD, CB, M-RP, Mand R Overlay zones. This density is considered suitable for lower-income housing pursuant to the "default density" provisions of Government Code Section 65583.2(c)(3)(B). The Casas de las Flores project of 43 lower-income units, completed during the prior planning period, was constructed at a density of 16 du/ac.
Lot or building coverage. 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. Tables 111-3 and 111-4 identify the lot coverage standards for each zone. Housing development in the PRD20 Zone, the City's highest density zone, can satisfy the lot coverage standard and attain the maximum number of housing units.
Building height. 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 30-foot height limit using eight foot ceiling heights, dormers and flat roof designs.
Lot size. Single-family 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 PRO 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. 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" ...
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element 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." Floor area ratio. 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 satisfy 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 20% to 65% depending on zone and housing type, with lower requirements for multifamily zones. Housing development in the PRD-20 zone, the City's highest density zone, can satisfy open space requirements and attain the maximum number of housing units.
Off-street parking. Chapter 14.54 of the Zoning Code requires the provision of parking for residential uses as follows:
• Single-family 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 building served by such spaces.
• 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. • 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.
Impacts 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.
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element 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.
In addition, a development may provide "onsite parking" through tandem parking or uncovered parking. These standards are considered reasonable and are not a constraint to housing development.
Cumulative effect of development standards. While individual development standards may be reasonable, the cumulative effect of all standards has the potential to adversely affect the cost and supply of housing. Under State density bonus law, developments meeting minimum affordability levels are eligible for modifications in development standards that help to reduce development cost. The City implements state density bonus by continuing to allowing modifications to development standards consistent with state law, as it may be amended from time to time, and Program 7 commits the City to updating its density bonus to implement state law and clarify procedures for developers. Further, Program 1 in the Housing Plan includes a commitment to review all residential development standards in consultation, including but not limited to building coverage, setbacks and height limits, with local architects and developers as part of the R Overlay amendment process and revise standards as necessary to ensure that allowable densities can be achieved and applicable standards do not pose an unreasonable constraint on the cost and supply of housing in all zones.
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R-Residential Overlay: The element relies on sites in commercial and industrial zones that allow residential through the Residential Overlay. While some information was provided on how the overlay allows residential uses, the element must include a complete description and analysis of the Overlay, including a breakdown of affordability requirements if applicable.
City response (TR p. 111-3 to -4, Housing Plan pp. 6-8) The element has been revised to provide additional analysis of the R-Residential Overlay regulations, including affordability requirements.
The purpose of the R Overlay District is to provide the opportunity for residential-only development in zone districts that 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 that 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) March 2023 -34-
HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element 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 Inventory (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. Per Program 1, the R Residential Overlay is also proposed to be modified to allow development at a minimum density of 20 units per acre and will review development standards in consultation with local architects and developers and amend standards as necessary to ensure that allowable densities can be achieved, including 3-story development in multi-family zones, and that standards do not pose unreasonable constraints on the cost and supply of housing. In addition, Program 1 includes a commitment to establish affordability requirements as part of the R Overlay zoning amendment for selected candidate sites.
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Fees and Exaction: The element must describe all required fees for single family and multifamily housing development (e.g., impact fees, environmental fees, rezoning fees, general plan change fees, annexation fees, eic.), and analyze their impact as potential constraints on housing supply and affordability. For example, the analysis should identify the total amount of fees and their proportion to the development costs for both single family and multifamily housing. For additional information and a sample analysis and tables, see the Building Blocks at https:l lwww.hcd.ca.gov/planning-and-commun ity- development/housing-elements/buildingblocks/fees-and-exactions.
City response (TR p. 111-26 to -29)
The draft Technical Report (Section 111.A.3) has been updated to list applicable planning and development fees and the proportion of fees compared to total development cost for single-family and multi-family development.
To evaluate the impact of fees on overall housing cost, two recent housing development projects were reviewed-a single-family house and a 4-unit condominium project. Planning and development impact fees totaled $38,296 for the single-family house while fees for the condo development totaled $12,753 per unit. These fees represent approximately 5 percent and 2 percent of total development cost, respectively.
Although development fees and improvement requirements increase the cost of housing, cities have little choice in establishing such requirements due to statewide limitations on property taxes and other revenue sources needed to fund public improvements. Given these factors, development fees are not considered to be a significant constraint on housing production in the City. Nevertheless, the City has recently undertaken a new cost study and will be soon undertaking a new nexus study to ensure compliance with current state law requirements regarding fees.
The City Council also adopted Resolution No. 5238 on April 12, 2010, which provides for a 50% reduction in DIFs for affordable housing projects providing 100% of their units in the low and verylow income category range for a period of no less than 55 years. This reduction in DIFs for 100% affordable projects supports the construction of low and very-low income housing which is often constructed in partnership with local nonprofit housing organizations.
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Processing and Permit Procedures: While the element includes information about Planned Unit Development (PUD) standards, it should also describe standards for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) and development Plan, along with processing times and procedures for a typical single family and multifamily development under each process. The analysis should address the approval body (e.g., Coastal Commission), the number of public hearing if any, approval findings and any other relevant information. The analysis should address impacts on housing cost, supply, timing and approval certainty. For example, the element should identify and analyze approval findings for impacts on approval certainty, the presence of processes or guidelines to promote certainty and add or modify programs as appropriate.
Additionally, while the element states the entire City is located (p. 1-24) within the Coastal Zone, the element should describe coastal zone regulations and an analysis of whether the City coastal preservation policies will potentially impact future or existing housing development within the designated coastal zone of the City especially for sites that require rezoning identified in Table 86.
City response (TR p. 111-18 to -26, Housing Plan, pp. 6-8 and 17-19) The element has been revised to provide additional analysis of standards for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP), Development Plan, and Coastal Development Permit along with processing times and procedures for a typical single family and multifamily development under each process, the approval body (e.g., Coastal Commission), the number of public hearings, and approval findings and resulting impacts on housing cost, supply, timing and approval certainty, and an analysis of whether the City coastal preservation policies will potentially impact future or existing housing development.
Coastal Development Permits/Development Plan Approvals. Multi-family housing is a permitted use in the PRO, 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-family rental housing, are permitted subject to approval of a Development Plan and Coastal Development Permit.
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. If the project is located in the Coastal Appeals Overlay District, the City's action may also be appealed to the California Coastal Commission pursuant to the Coastal Act.
Criteria for approval of a Development Plan are as follows:
a. The proposed development is in conformance with the provisions of the applicable zoning district, coastal plan and implementation programs, general plan, and specific plan(s) if required;
b. The proposed development is sited and designed to avoid risks to life and property due to geologic, flood, or fire hazards and that the proposed density of development is consistent with these objectives;
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element c. The proposed development will not cause substantial environmental damage or substantially and avoidably injure fish or wildlife or their habitat; d. The proposed development will not conflict with any recorded easements acquired by the public at large for access through the property or use of the property or any easements granted to any public agency or required as a condition of approval; e. The proposed development will not adversely affect necessary community services and values including but not limited to traffic circulation, sewage disposal, fire protection, water supply, and police protection;
f. The proposed development will not be detrimental to the peace, health, safety, comfort, convenience, property values, or general welfare of the neighborhood.
Unless otherwise exempted from the State Coastal Act, any land use activity that fits within the definition of "development" requires a Coastal Development Permit (CDP). In Carpinteria, any entitlement for development including a Development Plan, Conditional Use Permit, Grading Permit, etc. requires a CDP as well. The purpose of the CDP is to review proposed development for consistency with State Coastal Act policies and the regulations of the City's Local Coastal Program, which implements the Coastal Act within the City of Carpinteria. Coastal Development Permits include both administrative CDPs, which are considered by the Community Development Director, and discretionary CDPs, which are considered by the Planning Commission. Coastal Development Permits involving projects of a certain nature (e.g., large public works projects) or located within certain areas (e.g., within 100 feet of a stream or wetland) are eligible to be appealed to the California Coastal Commission.
The criteria for approval of a CDP is that the proposed development is in conformity with the City's certified Local Coastal Program.
While City requirements and procedures for Coastal Development Permits and Development Plans are considered reasonable and do not adversely affect the cost and supply of housing, some of the criteria for Development Plan approval are subjective and could contribute to uncertainty in the permit process. To address this issue, Program 1 in the Housing Plan includes a commitment to review and amend Development Plan criteria to improve development certainty and objectivity consistent with the Coastal Act.
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 only residential uses currently requiring a CUP are SROs and large residential care facilities. Programs 1 and 11 are included in the Housing Plan to review and revise these requirements consistent with fair housing law and to further address the housing needs of lower-income households. 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. Criteria for approval of a CUP are as follows:
a. The site for the proposed use is adequate in size and shape to accommodate the use; b. The site for the proposed use is served by streets and highways that are properly designed to carry the type and quantity of traffic generated by the subject use; c. The granting of the permit will not materially adversely affect such necessary community services as sewage disposal, fire protection, water supply, and police protection;
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The proposed use is consistent with the coastal plan, general plans, and applicable specific plan(s);
The proposed use will not cause substantial environmental damage or substantially and avoidably injure fish or wildlife or their habitat; The proposed development will not conflict with recorded easements acquired by the public-at-large for access through or use of the property within the proposed development or any easements granted to any public agency or required as a condition of approval;
h. Any other conditions which are reasonably necessary to protect the public peace, health, safety, and general welfare.
CUP requirements do not adversely affect the cost and supply of housing because they primarily apply to non-residential uses and Program 11 commits to eliminating the CUP requirement for SROs.
Permit and Approval Time for Residential Projects. Carpinteria has a limited inventory of undeveloped land that provides for the development of typical single-family, subdivision or multifamily 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 2014 Housing Element, the City has continually implemented the following Housing Element policy:
Facilitating Affordable 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 funding and timing needs in the processing and review of the applications; and (c) provide the fastest turnaround possible in determining application completeness.
Number of Meetings Required. Some projects require evaluation by the Architectural Review Board at a public hearing. Typically, these projects can expect one to three public hearings to receive feedback from the Architectural Review Board. The levels of review include conceptual, preliminary, final and in-progress review. Conceptual review is optional for many projects.
Preliminary and final review meetings are required for all qualifying projects; however, they can be combined for some projects depending on the scope of work. In-progress review is requested by the Board, Director, staff and/or the applicant on a case by case basis to obtain feedback from the Board prior to the next hearing. If a project does not receive a favorable recommendation at either their preliminary or final review hearings, they would have to return for another hearing.
The Architectural Review Board provides only recommendations to the decisionmaker(s). For projects requiring Planning Commission approval, these recommendations are forwarded to the Planning Commission for consideration at a public hearing in conjunction with consideration of permit (e.g., Development Plan/Coastal Development Permit) approval.
Coastal Resource Protection Policies. The City's certified Local Coastal Program includes coastal resource preservation policies as required by the Coastal Act. While these policies may impact locations within the City where housing may be developed, the City also has policies that allow March 2023 -38-
HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-203 l Housing Element and encourage clustering of development on project sites to avoid impacts to resources. In combination, these policies allow for housing development on sites even when a portion of the site may contain sensitive coastal resources. Further, the underutilized sites and candidate sites identified in Appendix 8 (Table 8-5 and 8-6, respectively) were selected because they do not contain a substantial amount of known sensitive coastal resources that would preclude development at maximum allowable densities.
HCD comment
Building Codes and Enforcement: The element must describe and analyze which building code is enforced, any local amendments to the building code and their enforcement for impacts on housing supply and affordability. For additional information and a sample analysis, see the Building Blocks at https:l www.hcd.ca.gov/planning-and-community- developmentlhousingelementslbuilding-blockslcodes-and-enforcement-and-onsite-offsite- improvement-standards.
City response (TR p. 111-17)
The draft element stated that the City has adopted the 2019 building codes and that local amendments are mostly related to geotechnical review and provisions for adequate drainage and do not pose unreasonable constraints to housing cost. The City is using the default 2022 building codes and plans to adopt the 2022 building code in 2023.
HCDcomment
Constraints on Housing for Persons with Disabilities: The City's zoning code appears to isolate and regulate various types of housing for persons with disabilities based on the number of people and other factors. Examples include residential care facilities, group homes and sober living homes for six or fewer persons or seven or more persons. First, zoning should simply implement a barrier-free definition of family instead of subjecting, potentially persons with disabilities, to special regulations such as the number of persons, population types and licenses.
Second, these housing types are excluded from some residential zones, most notably lowdensity zones, which can constrain the availability of housing choices for persons with disabilities. Finally, these housing types in many cases are subject to a special use or CUP potentially subjecting housing for persons with disabilities to higher discretionary standards where an applicant must demonstrate compatibility with the neighborhood, unlike other residential uses. The element should include specific analysis of these and any other constraints, including their enforcement and considering public comments, for impacts on housing for persons with disabilities and add or modify programs as appropriate.
Additionally, the element has some information on reasonable accommodation process, and identifies approval findings for granting a reasonable accommodation, including finding related to impacts on surrounding uses which could constrain the issuance of a reasonable accommodation and housing for persons with disabilities. The element should include a program, or revise Program 11 (Special Needs Housing) to amend the Reasonable Accommodation Ordinance and remove constraints, namely the ''potential impact on surrounding uses" and the "any other factor(s) that may have a bearing on the request" approval findings. The "no preferable and/or feasible alternatives to the requested accommodation that may provide an equivalent level of benefit" finding should also be revised to align with language provided by Federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) which requires the finding to consider, "the availability of alternative accommodations that would effectively meet the March 2023 -39-
HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element requester's disability-related needs." Please refer to the following guidance for more information huddojstatement.pdf
City response (TR p. 111-11 to -12; Housing Plan p. 17-19) As stated on p. 111-1 O of the Technical Report, residential care facilities with six or fewer residents are permitted in any zone that allows residential uses and residential care facilities for 7 or more persons are conditionally permitted in any zone. In evaluating the appropriate language to include in Program 11 (Special Needs Housing) to address the housing needs of people with disabilities and comply with all applicable state and federal laws, the City reviewed the guidance provided by huddojstatement.pdf and the language used in other recently certified housing elements including Ventura County, Westlake Village, and Calabasas.
The element has been revised to provide additional analysis of potential constraints on persons with disabilities and Program 11 has been revised with language consistent with that included in other recently certified housing elements, committing the city to review and amend Code requirements consistent with State law by April 2024.
HCD comment
Zoning, Development Standards and Fees: The element must clarify compliance with new transparency requirements for posting all zoning, development standards and fees on the City's website and add a program to address these requirements, if necessary.
City response (Housing Plan p. 6-8)
Program 1 in the Housing Plan includes compliance with new transparency requirements for posting all zoning, development standards and fees on the City's website with updates at least annually by April each year throughout the planning period.
B.5 An analysis of potential and actual nongovernmental constraints upon the maintenance, improvement, or development of housing for all income levels, including ... . . . requests to develop housing at densities below those anticipated in the analysis required by subdivision (c) of Government Code section 65583.2, and the length of time between receiving approval for a housing development and submittal of an application for building permits for that housing development that hinder the construction of a locality's share of the regional housing need ... (Gov. Code, § 65583, subd. (a)(6).) HCD comment
Approval Time and Requests Lesser Densities: The element must include analysis of requests to develop housing at densities below those identified, the length of time between receiving approval for a housing development and submittal of an application for building permits that potentially. The element must address any hinderance on the development of housing and include programs as appropriate.
City response (TR pp. 111-23)
The element has been revised to provide additional analysis of requests to develop housing at densities below those identified, and the length of time between receiving approval for a housing development and submittal of an application for building permits.
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Requests for Lower than the Maximum Allowed Density. Developers of residential projects in the past have requested lower densities than the maximum allowed due to market considerations.
However, due to the number of new state laws promoting higher density housing, there has recently been interest from property owners in maximizing the number of units through Density Bonus provisions and the proposed Residential Only Overlay (see Appendix B and Program 1 - Adequate Site to Accommodate Regional Housing Needs and Program 7 - Density Bonus in the Housing Plan).
Length of Time from Approval to Building Permit Application. The time it takes for a project to get from Planning approval to submittal of a building permit application depends on the applicant and the complexity of the project. The applicant would have to update the project plans to address any applicable conditions of approval or with building code requirements prior to submittal of the application for plan check. Other factors outside of governmental control, such as development financing can also impact the time from planning approval to building permit application. Typical time from project approval to application for a building permit is three to four months.
B.6 Analyze any special housing needs such as elderly; persons with disabilities, including a developmental disability; large families; farmworkers; families with female heads of households; and families and persons in need of emergency shelter. (Gov.
Code, § 65583, subd. (a)(7).)
HCD comment
Special Housing Needs: The element includes some general quantification and analysis; however, the element should include an analysis of all households with special housing needs.
Specifically, the element should address the total number of permanent, seasonal farmworkers (e.g., USDA county level data) and the characteristics and trends of female headed households.
The analysis should include, but is not limited to, factors such as trends, household income, tenure, housing types, zoning, and available resources. The element must also include the number of persons with disabilities in the City.
City response (TR p. 1-15 to -19)
The element has been revised to include additional analysis of households with special housing needs, including the total number of seasonal farmworkers from USDA county level data and the characteristics female headed households. The draft element included the number of persons with disabilities in the city (Table 1-13) as well as the estimated number of persons with developmental disabilities in Carpinteria (164) from data published by the Department of Developmental Services.
Farmworkers. 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 (Error! Reference source not found.), the Census Bureau estimated that there are about 404 Carpinteria residents employed in agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining jobs. Recent data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Census of Farmworkers reported a total of 22,985 farmworkers in Santa Barbara County in 2017, of which 9,895 (43%) were seasonal workers. Since 2012, it is estimated that the March 2023 -41-
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1 number of farmworkers in the county has increased by approximately 2.8%. According to HCD pre-approved data compiled by SBCAG, over 91 % of farmworkers work on larger farms with 10 or more workers.
Farmworkers are among the lowest paid employees in Santa Barbara County. 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 Ill - Constraints.
Female Headed Households. Recent Census data reported that approximately 340 Carpinteria households (10.6%) were headed by a female compared to about 17% of households for the county as a whole (Error! Reference source not found.). Of those, 177 had children living with them (5.5%). Approximately 7% of all female headed households were below the poverty line.
Female-headed households with children often face challenges such as lower wages and the added cost of childcare that leaves a smaller portion of household income available for housing.
While female-headed households represent a relatively 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 Rental Assistance, Program 5. Affordable Rental Housing, Program 6. lnclusionary Housing, Program 7.
Density Bonus, Program 9. Regulatory Concessions and Incentives for Affordable Housing, Program 17. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, and Program 18. Workforce Homebuyer Down Payment Loans.
B. 7 Analyze existing assisted housing developments that are eligible to change to non- /ow- income housing uses during the next 10 years due to termination of subsidy contracts, mortgage prepayment, or expiration of use restrictions. (Gov. Code, § 65583, subd. (a)(9) through 65583(a)(9)(D).).
HCD comment
The element states no units are at-risk of converting to market rate uses. However, based on HCD's records, the element lists two properties (Atrium Apartments and Dahlia Court) that are at-risk of conversion in the next ten years. As a result, the element should analyze the risk of conversion for these apartments, and add or modify programs as appropriate.
City response {TR p. 1-23 to -24: Housing Plan p. 16)
Table 1-18 in the Technical Report provided data regarding the potential for assisted affordable units to convert to market rate. Data for this table was obtained from the California Housing Partnership Corporation (CHPC) and supplemented with more recent updates provided by the property managers - Santa Barbara Community Housing Corporation and People's Self Help Housing as we are aware CHPC data is not always up to date. As indicated in this table, there are no assisted developments at risk of conversion to market rate status. The earliest date restrictions end for Atrium Apartments is 2036 and the earliest restrictions end for Dahlia Court is 2041.
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element In addition, Program 16 has been revised to include monitoring at-risk units, contacting property owners within at least one year of the affordability expiration dates on projects, coordinating with qualified entities such as nonprofit organizations, and establishing specific time parameters around such actions.
C. Housing Programs
C. 1 Include a program which sets forth a schedule of actions during the planning period, each with a timeline for implementation, which may recognize that certain programs are ongoing, such that there will be beneficial impacts of the programs within the planning period, that the local government is undertaking or intends to undertake to implement the policies and achieve the goals and objectives of the Housing Element ... (Gov. Code, § 65583, subd. (c).)
HCD comment
To address the program requirements of Gov. Code section 65583, subd. (c)(1-6), and to facilitate implementation, programs should include: (1) a description of the City's specific role in implementation; (2) definitive implementation timelines; (3) objectives, quantified where appropriate; and (4) identification of responsible agencies and officials. Programs to be revised include the following:
• Program 1 (Adequate Site to Accommodate RHNA): This program should be revised to provide definitive implementation timelines for each activity, and well as quantified objectives to demonstrate the City is addressing its RHNA shortfall. • Program 2 (Accessory Dwelling Units): This program should be revised to clarify if preapproved ADU plans have already been developed, or if they are still being developed.
The program should also provide discrete timing for each implementation action listed, and include proactive outreach.
• Program 4 (Section 8 Rental Assistance): This program should be revised to include proactive outreach.
• Program 5 (Affordable Rental Housing): This program should be revised to provide a specific timeline stating when the assistance and incentive actions will be implemented. • Program 6 (lnclusionary Housing): This Program should be revised to increase its quantified metric of 10 inclusionary units and provide a specific timeframe for implementation.
• Program 7 (Density Bonus): The program should include specific timing of when the ordinance will be updated.
• Program 8 (Facilitate Lot Consolidation): This program should be revised to include specific timing to implement the lot consolidation.
• Program 9 (Regulatory Concessions and incentives for Affordable Housing): This program should be revised to provide a specific timeline for implementing regulatory concessions.
• Program 11 (Special Needs Housing): This program should be revised to specifically state what the City will be doing to bring policies and procedures into compliance with state law for each element of housing for special needs listed in the program. Each activity should have accompanying timelines and quantifiable metrics where applicable. • Program 12 (Conservation of Mobile Home Parks): The program should provide a quantifiable objective for the amount of units that are anticipated to be preserved.
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element 1 • Program 14 (Housing Code Compliance): This program should be revised to provide a quantifiable objective as to the number of units that will be preserved through code compliance efforts, and commit to proactive outreach.
• Program 15 (Single-Family Housing Rehabilitation): This program should be revised to increase quantified objectives from two units for extremely low-income households and three units for low-income households. It should also provide distinct implementation timelines for each activity listed in the program activities. • Program 16 (Multifamily Housing Rehabilitation): This program should add timing for how often the City will apply for funding, and commit to proactive outreach. It should also increase it quantified objectives from two extremely low-income units and one very lowincome unit. • Program 18 (Workforce Homebuyer Down Payment Loans): This program should provide quantifiable metrics, timing of implementation, and commit to proactive outreach.
City response (Housing Plan p. 4-25)
Programs have been revised to clarify specific implementation actions, timelines, and quantified objectives where appropriate. Table H-2 has been added to the Housing Plan to list each implementation action/objective and its associated timeline. While more detail is provided in the Housing Plan, quantified objectives and timelines for each of the above identified programs are summarized as follows:
• Program 1 (Adequate Site to Accommodate RHNA): Process General Plan and Zoning Code amendments to provide adequate sites to accommodate the RHNA, including amendments to development standards and implementation of affordability requirements, by February 2026 or sooner in accordance with state Housing Element Law deadlines; When selecting sites for rezoning to accommodate regional housing needs for lowerincome units, give priority consideration to sites with close access to public transit and services; Adopt streamlined review procedures and objective standards for residential development by December 2024; Post and update all zoning regulations and fees on the City website annually throughout the planning period; Continue to review and amend development review process and criteria to improve development certainty and objectivity consistent with the Coastal Act and take additional actions to improve certainty and objectivity by the mid-point in the planning period (2027), when review identifies potential improvements; Continue to comply with No Net 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.
• Program 2 (Accessory Dwelling Units): Offer incentives such as fast-track processing and reduced processing fees when ADUs are voluntarily deed-restricted for low- or moderateincome persons; Annual review of ADU regulations and updates to the City website; Provide two standardized pre-approved ADU plans on the City website and at City Hall by May 2023; Permit at least 20 additional ADUs per year during the planning period; Monitor ADU production and affordability annually and take additional actions to improve certainty and objectivity by the mid-point in the planning period (2027), when review identifies potential improvements, or in response to changes in state law. • Program 4 (Section 8 Rental Assistance): Ongoing support and promotion of the use of Section 8 vouchers on the City website, newsletters and social media; Continue to partner March 2023 -44-
HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element with the County and City of Santa Barbara Housing Authorities to support administration and explore possible expansion of Section 8 rental assistance in the City; Target proactive outreach efforts in areas with higher rates of poverty; Maintain 177 Section 8 vouchers in Carpinteria during the planning period; Review annually and report results by April of each year throughout the planning period; pursue changes by the mid-point in the planning period (2027), when review identifies potential improvements. • Program 5 (Affordable Rental Housing): Annual outreach to affordable housing developers, annual application for grant funding, if available; Ongoing posting of available affordable units as they become available; Facilitate construction of 418 lower-income rental units, including 143 ELI units, during the planning period commensurate with the RHNA allocation; Provide assistance to nonprofit housing developers on an ongoing basis as qualifying projects are processed by the City.
• Program 6 (lnclusionary Housing): Process lnclusionary Housing Agreements for workforce housing on an ongoing basis with the objective of providing incentives necessary to accommodate at least 8 inclusionary affordable units during the planning period.
• Program 7 (Density Bonus): Update City density bonus regulations by April 2024 in conformance with current state law; Post and annually update density bonus regulations on the City website; Update density bonus regulations in response to additional changes in state law and/or by the mid-point in the planning period (2027) if housing production is not meeting objectives.
• Program 8 (Facilitate Lot Consolidation and Subdivision): Encourage consolidation of small lots and subdivision of large lots on a project-by-project basis throughout the planning period through incentives and discussions with housing developers during preliminary project reviews; Amend the zoning code and local coastal program to implement SB 9 (2021) by December 2024; Facilitate urban lot splits pursuant to SB 9 (2021) throughout the planning period; In coordination with research being conducted at the State level, evaluate and pursue opportunities to incentivize and provide funding assistance for homeowners to provide affordable units under SB 9. • Program 9 (Regulatory Concessions and incentives for Affordable Housing): Provide concessions and incentives for affordable housing on a project-by-project basis; Facilitate construction of at least 418 lower-income units throughout the planning period commensurate with the RHNA allocation.
• Program 11 (Special Needs Housing): Specific objectives and timeframes for actions to support special needs housing are as follows:
Emergency Shelters: Amend regulations for emergency shelter parking standards consistent with AB 139 (2019) by April 2024; Continue to provide services to people experiencing homelessness in collaboration with the County of Santa Barbara, nongovernment organizations providing homeless services in the region, and local community-based volunteers and organizations, and continuously evaluate information to determine trends and issues related to homeless services as well as to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of those services.
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Low Barrier Navigation Centers: Adopt regulations for low barrier navigation centers consistent with AB 101 (2019) by April 2024.
Transitional and Supportive Housing: Amend regulations for supportive housing consistent with AB 2162 (2018) by April 2024; continue to facilitate the production of transitional and supportive housing to serve the needs of persons with disabilities on a project by project basis throughout the planning period. (See also Programs 4, 5, 9 and
17.)
SRO Housing: Amend regulations to remove the Conditional Use Permit requirement for SROs by April 2024; continue to facilitate the production of SRO housing to serve the needs of lower-income persons on a project by project basis throughout the planning period. (See also Programs 4, 5, 9 and 17.)
Reasonable Accommodation: Support reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities by amending regulations to remove subjective findings for approval related to potential impacts on surrounding uses by April 2024.
Residential Care Facilities: Amend permitting requirements and necessary findings for residential care facilities for 7 or more persons to ensure that they are consistent with state law and fair housing requirements by April 2024.
Elderly: In 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. The City will continue to actively engage the community through the City Council Ad Hoc Senior Services Planning Committee. The committee conducted and presented the results of a Community Needs Assessment Survey as well as datasupported recommendations for the creation of a senior services program to the City Council in November 2022. Based on the recommendations, the Council extended the term of the committee and revised its roles and responsibilities, tasking it with exploring and providing feedback on potential interim and long-term service models and partnerships for active adult/senior services in order to develop an actionable plan, or plans, for implementation by December 2023.
Large Households: The City will continue to implement programs designed to address housing affordability and accessibility that could benefit large households. (See Programs 1, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7, 9, 17, and 18.) The City will also continue to work with nonprofit housing organizations to facilitate affordable housing to benefit large households and others struggling with housing affordability. For example, in 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.
Female-Headed Households: The City will continue to implement programs designed to address housing affordability and accessibility that could benefit female-headed households. (See Programs 1, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7, 9, 17, and 18.) Farm Workers: The City of Carpinteria will continue to support farmworker housing through programs to facilitate affordable housing development and rental assistance. (See Programs 4, 5, and 9.) Two affordable housing projects in Carpinteria, Dahlia Court March 2023 -46-
HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element 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.
• Program 12 (Conservation of Mobile Home Parks): Facilitate preservation of all mobile home parks (comprising 861 housing units) throughout the planning period; Continue to implement the Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Program by annually setting the maximum rent to be charged based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and publish information following the release of the CPI update each March, and no later than July 1 each year. • Program 14 (Housing Code Compliance): Continue to facilitate preservation of 100% of the existing housing stock through Code compliance efforts and annual public announcements throughout the planning period; Conduct housing condition surveys two times during the 6
th cycle (in 2024 and 2029) to determine the nature and extent of housing deterioration and rehabilitation assistance needs; Contact property owners and landlords with nonconforming conditions after each of the surveys for training on property maintenance requirements and tips; Continue neighborhood canvassing with code compliance and maintain a cooperative approach with residents to ensure violations are successfully processed without a need for legal action throughout the planning period; Connect property owners subject code compliance actions with financial assistance opportunities for rehabilitation work on a case by case basis throughout the planning period. (See also Programs 15 and 16.)
• Program 15 (Single-Family Housing Rehabilitation): Rehabilitation of 5 units occupied by extremely-low-income owner households and 5 units occupied by very-low-income owner households during the planning period; Annual contact with and review of USDA funding information; Annual promotional public announcements on the City website, through social media posts, and other public announcements; Assistance with grant or loan applications upon request; Annually promote the program to those with disabilities and older adults to implement accessibility modifications to help existing residents of housing continue to reside in their homes in coordination with the Ad Hoc Senior Services Committee.
• Program 16 (Multifamily Housing Rehabilitation): Annual funding requests; Promotion on the City website and through annual announcements, and targeted neighborhood noticing; Rehabilitation of 5 extremely-low-income units, 5 very-low-income unit, and 10 low-income units during the planning period; Contact affordable housing developments and coordinate with qualified entities on preservation actions at least one year prior to covenant expiration.
• Program 18 (Workforce Homebuyer Down Payment Loans): Continue to facilitate home ownership for the local workforce with an objective of two loans per year; Promote the program annually on the City website and other public locations and through social media and public announcements.
C.2 Identify actions that will be taken to make sites available during the planning period with appropriate zoning and development standards and with services and facilities to accommodate that portion of the city's or county's share of the regional housing need for each income level that could not be accommodated on sites identified in the inventory completed pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) without rezoning, and March 2023 -47-
HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element - ..
1 to comply with the requirements of Government Code section 65584.09. Sites shall be identified as needed to facilitate and encourage the development of a variety of types of housing for all income levels, including multifamily rental housing, factory-built housing, mobilehomes, housing for agricultural employees, supportive housing, single-room occupancy units, emergency shelters, and transitional housing. (Gov. Code, § 65583, subd. (c)(1).).
HCD comment
As noted in Finding B3, the element does not include a complete site analysis, therefore, the adequacy of sites and zoning were not established. Based on the results of a complete sites inventory and analysis, the City may need to add or revise programs to address a shortfall of sites or zoning available to encourage a variety of housing types. Additionally, the element should be revised as follows:
Shortfall of Sites: The element describes a shortfall of sites and indicates rezoning will occur to accommodate the RHNA by 2026. While the element includes Program 1 (Adequate Site to Accommodate RHNA), it must specifically commit to acreage, allowable densities and anticipated units. Additionally, if any zoning amendment or rezoning is necessary in the planning period to accommodate a shortfall of adequate sites or unaccommodated need for lower-income households, the zoning must permit multifamily uses without discretionary action and address several other requirements pursuant to Government Code section 65583, subdivision (c), paragraph (1) and section 65583.2, subdivisions (h) and (i). Specifically, if adoption does not occur by February 15, 2023 or if the zoning is necessary after February 15, 2023, then sites must address the requirements described above.
City response (Housing Plan p. 6-8)
Program 1 (Adequate Site to Accommodate RHNA) of the revised element includes a specific commitment for rezoning including minimum acreage and allowable densities to accommodate the shortfall of capacity identified in the sites inventory. The program includes all of the requirements of Government Code section 65583, subdivision (c), paragraph (1) and section 65583.2, subdivisions (h) and (i).
Program 1 has been updated to state as follows:
Adequate Sites to Accommodate Regional Housing Needs. The final RHNA allocation for the City for the 2023-2031 period is 901 additional housing units, including 286 units for very low income households, 132 units for low income households, 135 units for moderate income households, and 348 units for above moderate income households. As described in Appendix B, the land use and zoning designations in the City's current General Plan do not provide adequate capacity to fully accommodate the City's RHNA allocation in the lower-income levels for the 2023-2031 period. The City's current inventory of sites and pending projects has an estimated realistic capacity of only 190 of the 418 lower-income RHNA units-i.e., a shortfall of 228 potential housing units. To address this shortfall, the City will process amendments to the General Plan and Zoning Code to accommodate at least 100 percent of the RHNA shortfall plus a reasonable buffer to create sufficient capacity for lower-income affordable housing even if the City does not achieve the conservative assumptions for development in the site inventory during the planning period. The rezone amendments will include a minimum of 11.4 acres allowing densities of 20 to 25 units per acre to accommodate lower-income housing with appropriate March 2023 -48-
HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element development standards, including, but not limited to allowances for 3-story buildings and affordability requirements, to encourage maximum allowable densities and to ensure lower-income housing projects are feasible.
The City intends to utilize the Residential Overlay District ("R Overlay District") to expand the potential sites that can accommodate residential uses, thereby addressing the RHNA shortfall. The purpose of the R Overlay District is to provide the opportunity for stand-alone residential development in zone districts which would otherwise not permit such use. The City has performed a preliminary evaluation of housing development opportunities and has identified certain non-residential sites, identified in Appendix B, Table B-6 of the Technical Report, that may be qualified for inclusion in the R Overlay District. However, it is expected that more detailed site analysis and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review during the implementation of this program could identify new opportunity sites while other sites may be deemed unsuitable or densities may be modified based on new information. When selecting sites for rezoning, the City will give priority consideration to sites with access to transit and services to further fair housing access for lower-income and special needs populations. The City may implement modified zoning strategies provided the total unmet RHNA need by income category is accommodated consistent with state-defined criteria. If future zoning strategies deviate from the targets expressed in this Housing Element but still meet the requirement to identify adequate sites to accommodate the unmet RHNA need, no amendment to the Housing Element would be required and deviations of any magnitude may be considered subject to public review and City Council approval.
As part of the rezoning program, the City will also review residential development standards in consultation with local architects and developers and amend standards as necessary to ensure that allowable densities can be achieved, including 3-story development in multi-family zones, reduced required parking standards, and that standards do not pose unreasonable constraints on the cost and supply of housing.
To address the housing needs of lower-income households, the City will process the following amendments to the Zoning Code:
• 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;
• Permit the development of at least 16 units per site; • Require a minimum density of 20 units per acre; and
• 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.
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element regulations, development standards and fees will continue to be posted on the City website and updated continuously in compliance with transparency requirements. The City will continually review and amend development review process and criteria to improve development certainty and objectivity consistent with the Coastal Act wherever possible.
The City shall continue to comply with the No Net Loss provisions of Government Code § 65863 through ongoing project-by-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 Government Code § 65584.
If 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 Section 65584, 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.
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 Section 65583.2(9)(3). Replacement requirements shall be consistent with those set forth in Sections 65915(c)(3) and 65590-65590.1 (the Mello Act).
HCD comment
Nonvacant Sites Reliance to Accommodate RHNA: As the element relies upon nonvacant sites to accommodate the regional housing need for lower-income households, it should include a program(s) to promote residential development of those sites. The program(s) could commit to provide financial assistance, regulatory concessions, or incentives to encourage and facilitate new, or more intense, residential development on the sites. Examples of incentives include identifying and targeting specific financial resources and reducing appropriate development standards.
City response (Housing Plan p. 6-18)
Program 1 has been revised to include additional actions the City will take to promote residential development of nonvacant parcels listed in the sites inventory, including Zoning Code amendments to apply an overlay allowing residential only redevelopment of sites currently zoned for non-residential or mixed use and densities of at least 20 units per acre along with an affordability requirement, and amendments to development standards necessary to ensure that allowable densities can be achieved, including 3-story development in multi-family zones, reduced required parking standards, and that standards do not pose unreasonable constraints on the cost and supply of housing.
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-203 l Housing Element Program 5 (Affordable Rental Housing) commits the city to annual outreach to affordable housing developers, annual application for grant funding, and providing assistance to nonprofit housing developers on an ongoing basis as qualifying projects are processed by the City.
Program 7 (Density Bonus) continues the city's commitment to implement State Density Bonus law and update City density bonus regulations state law and post information about the program on the city's website.
Program 8 (Facilitate Lot Consolidation and Subdivision) encourages consolidation of small lots and subdivision of large lots on a project-by-project basis throughout the planning period through incentives and discussions with housing developers during preliminary project reviews.
This program also commits the city to amend the zoning code and local coastal program to implement SB 9 (2021) by December 2024 and facilitate urban lot splits pursuant to SB 9 throughout the planning period.
Program 6 (lnclusionary Housing) provides incentives for development of price-restricted abovemoderate housing for middle income and critical workforce households that cannot afford the high cost of market-rate housing in Carpinteria.
Program 9 (Regulatory Concessions and incentives for Affordable Housing) commits the city to working with housing developers to provided regulatory concessions and incentives for affordable housing development.
Program 11 (Special Needs Housing) commits the city to update zoning regulations for supportive housing, SROs, residential care facilities, reasonable accommodation, emergency shelters and low barrier navigation centers consistent with State law to encourage more of this type of housing development.
C.3 The Housing Element shall contain programs which assist in the development of adequate housing to meet the needs of extremely tow-, very low-, low- and moderateincome households. (Gov. Code,§ 65583, subd. (c)(2).) HCD comment
The element must include a program(s) with specific actions and timelines to assist in the development of housing for extremely low-income households. The program(s) could commit the City to adopting priority processing, granting fee waivers or deferrals, modifying development standards, granting concessions and incentives for housing developments that include units affordable to extremely low-income households; assisting, supporting or pursuing funding applications; and outreach and coordination with affordable housing developers. For additional information, see the Building Blocks at https:llwww.hcd.ca.gov/planning-andcommunity-developmentlhousing-elementslbuilding- blocks/assist-development-housing.
City response (Housing Plan p. 12)
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• Provision of surplus property at no cost
• Provide funding support through the City's Housing Trust Fund or other sources for soft costs
• Support in the funding application process for low-income housing tax credits and other housing grant programs
• Encourage development of affordable family apartments with 2 or more bedrooms C.4 Address and, where appropriate and legally possible, remove governmental and nongovernmental constraints to the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing, including housing for all income levels and housing for persons with disabilities. The program shall remove constraints to, and provide reasonable accommodations for housing designed for, intended for occupancy by, or with supportive services for, persons with disabilities. (Gov. Code,§ 65583, subd. (c)(3).) HCD comment
As noted in Findings 84 and 85, the element requires a complete analysis of potential governmental and nongovernmental constraints. Depending upon the results of that analysis, the City may need to revise or add programs and address and remove or mitigate any identified constraints.
City response (see responses to Findings 8.4 and 8.5 above) The element has been revised to address this comment as described under responses to Findings B.4 and B.5 above. Programs have been revised to ensure constraints identified in the analysis of governmental and nongovernmental constraints are removed or mitigated as discussed under the responses to Findings B.4 and B.5 above.
C.5 Promote and affirmatively further fair housing opportunities and promote housing throughout the community or communities for all persons regardless of race, religion, sex, marital status, ancestry, national origin, color, familial status, or disability, and other characteristics ... (Gov. Code,§ 65583, subd. (c)(5).)
HCD comment
The element must be revised to add or modify goals and actions based on the outcomes of a complete analysis. Goals and actions must specifically respond to the analysis and to the identified and prioritized contributing factors to fair housing issues and must be significant and meaningful enough to overcome identified patterns and trends. Actions must have specific commitment, milestones, geographic targeting and metrics or numerical targets as appropriate, March 2023 -52-
HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element and must address housing mobility enhancement, new housing choices and affordability in high opportunity areas, place-based strategies for community preservation and revitalization and displacement protection.
Currently the element only addresses AFFH Program 17. The element could revise other program actions to address the City's obligation to AFFH including how programs address housing mobility enhancement, new housing choices and affordability in high opportunity areas, place-based strategies for community preservation and revitalization and displacement protection. In addition, Program 5A should also describe how all the City's housing programs comply with and further the requirements and goals of Government Code section 8899. 50, subdivision (b).
City response (Appendix D, pp. D-60 to -67; also see responses to Findings B.1 above) The AFFH analysis and housing programs have been revised and expanded to address this comment as detailed in the responses to Finding B.1, above. Based on the expanded analysis of factors contributing to fair housing issues, the city has revised its goals, policies, and actions to identify priorities actions to affirmatively further fair housing.
Specifically, housing affordability and access to opportunity and mobility, homelessness, and fair housing education are the primary fair housing impediments identified by the city.
Addressing all three of these impediments is a high priority for the city.
Housing Affordability & Access to Opportunity and Mobility. Housing affordability gaps in the City continue to increase. The California Economic Forecast Project's 2021 Carpinteria Valley Economic Profile indicates the median sales price of existing single-family residential properties increase 45% between 2015 and 2021. Median condominium sales process increased at a slower rate of 21 % between 2015 and 2021. The City has more affordable housing options in Carpinteria than in other parts of the south coast due to a larger portion of the housing stock being comprised of apartments and mobile homes as well as 3 percent of units being incomerestricted. Nevertheless, most market rental rates in the City are not affordable to lower-income households. When market rents are compared to the amounts households can afford to pay, 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-low-income level is about $500 per month, while the gap at the extremely-low-income level is about $1,200 per month.
According to recent HUD/CHAS data based on 2014-2018 ACS estimates approximately 151 % of all renters and 31 % of all owners in Carpinteria were paying more than 30% of income for housing. Of those, 30% or renter households and 17% of owner households were paying more than 50% of income for housing. The highest rates of overpayment occur among very-low income and extremely-low income households. (Housing affordability is discussed in greater detail on Technical Report, pp. 1-13 to 15 and Appendix D, pp. 0-41 to 43.) The impact of housing overpayment on lower-income households is particularly significant for special needs populations - seniors, persons with disabilities, and female-headed households with children. In the eastern portion of Carpinteria overpayment affects 60-80 percent of all renter households while overpayment rates in the western portion of the city are somewhat lower at 40-60 percent.
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Homelessness. The number of homeless persons in Carpinteria is increasing. Based on data from annual point in time surveys, the number of homeless persons increased from 10 in 2013 to 21 in 2022. The City works collaboratively with service providers and other local governments on the south coast to address the needs of the homeless population. A detailed analysis of the homeless population and the existing programs and services provided by the City and its partners is described on Technical Report, pp. 1-19 to 24 and Appendix D, pp. D-50 to 53.
Fair Housing Education. Public outreach conducted as part of the 2020 County Al found that knowledge of fair housing laws and awareness of opportunities for fair housing education were contributing factors to fair housing problems in the region. For example, the Al survey specifically focusing on fair housing found that only 36% of respondents were familiar or very familiar with fair housing laws and nearly half were unsure of their legal rights regarding fair housing. In 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, and 85% had never participated in any kind of fair housing educational opportunity.
While the number of fair housing complaints filed in the City is low - one complaint filed between 2015 and 2019 - given the survey results, this may be due to lack of knowledge of fair housing rights and the resources available when rights are violated. Fair housing education is needed in Carpinteria to ensure that residents have knowledge and access to resources to ensure their housing rights are respected.
Each fair housing impediment is listed in Table D-6 below, with geographic target areas identified and details regarding the specific programs in the Housing Plan which will result in meaningful actions to affirmatively further fair housing when implemented. Specific timeframes for implementing these actions are included in the Housing Plan 2023-2032 Housing Element Implementation Table (Table H-2).
The comment's reference to Program 5A is unclear as there is not Program 5A included in the city's Housing Element.
C.6 The housing program shall preserve for low-income household the assisted housing developments identified pursuant to paragraph (9) of subdivision (a). The program for preservation of the assisted housing developments shall utilize, to the extent necessary, all available federal, state, and local financing and subsidy programs identified in paragraph (9) of subdivision (a), except where a community has other urgent needs for which alternative funding sources are not available. The program may include strategies that involve local regulation and technical assistance. (Gov. Code, § 65583, subd. (c)(6).) HCDcomment
The element must be revised to includes a program that takes actions to monitor at-risk units, including contacting property owners within at least one year of the affordability expiration dates on projects, in addition to coordinating with qualified entities such as nonprofit organizations and establish specific time parameters around such actions.
City response (Housing Plan p. 22)
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HCD Comments and Responses Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element with qualified entities such as nonprofit organizations at least one year prior to the expiration of affordability requirements to identify specific actions that could be taken to preserve the units. As stated in Program 16, none of the existing six affordable developments in the city is at risk of converting to market rate in the next 10 years.
D. Quantified Objectives.
Establish the number of housing units, by income level, that can be constructed, rehabilitated, and conserved over a five-year time frame. (Gov. Code, § 65583, subd. (b)(1 & 2).)
HCD comment
The element must include quantified objectives to establish an estimate of housing units /2J,'_ income category that can be constructed, rehabilitated, and conserved over the planning period. While the element includes quantified objectives for new construction and rehabilitation by income group for very low-, low-, moderate- and above-moderate income, it must also include quantified objectives for conservation and mobile homes by income category.
City response (Housing Plan p. 32)
The Housing Plan (Table H-1) has been revised to provide conservation quantified objectives by income category. A total of 464 extremely-low and very low-income, 287 low-income, and 287 moderate-income units are proposed to be conserved during the planning period through implementation of Program 4 (Section 8 Rental Assistance) and Program 12 (Conservation of Mobile Home Parks & Rent Stabilization).
E. Public Participation.
Local governments shall make a diligent effort to achieve public participation of all economic segments of the community in the development of the Housing Element, and the element shall describe this effort. (Gov. Code,§ 65583, subd.(c)(9).) HCD comment
While the element includes a general summary of the public participation process (Appendix C, Table C-2), it should also summarize public comments and describe how they were considered and incorporated into the element. Further, the element should describe additional methods for past and future public outreach efforts, particularly to include lower-income and special needs households and neighborhoods with higher concentrations of lower-income households. For example, the element provides a list of stakeholders that participated in meetings with the City, but it should also describe who from these organizations participated, and which special needs groups they represented. In future, the City could conduct targeted stakeholder interviews or establish a committee representative of lower-income households in future public outreach efforts. For additional information, see the Building Blocks at https:/lwww.hcd.ca.gov/planningand-community-developmentlhousing-elementslbuilding- blocks/public-participation.
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comment was addressed in the Housing Element. Appendix C has been revised to incorporate additional public comments received subsequent to publication of the draft element.
In addition, Program 17 has been expanded to include additional future methods of public outreach to lower-income and special needs households and neighborhoods with higher concentrations of lower-income households, including targeted stakeholder interviews or a committee representative of lower-income households, particularly in the area of fair housing education.
F. Coastal zone.
Coastal localities shall document the number of low- and moderate-income units converted or demolished, and the number of replacement units provided. (Gov. Code, § 65588, subd. (d).)
HCD comment
The element does not meet the statutory requirements. To determine whether the City's affordable housing stock in the coastal zone is being protected and provided as required by Government Code section 65588, the element must be revised to include the following:
1. The number of new housing units approved for construction within the coastal zone since January 1982.
2. The number of housing units for persons and families of low- and moderate-income required to be provided in new housing developments either within the coastal zone or within three miles.
3. The number of existing residential dwelling units occupied by low- and moderateincome households either within the coastal zone or three miles of the coastal zone that have been authorized to be demolished or converted since January 1982.
4. The number of residential dwel/ing units for low- and moderate-income households that have been required for replacement.
City response (TR p. 1-24 to -25)
All of the required information regarding housing in the Coastal Zone was provided in Table 1-19 of the draft element. As indicated on p. 1-24 and in Table 1-19, approximately 1,750 new housing units have been approved for construction within the coastal zone between 1982 and 2022. The city's inclusionary policy requires "workforce" housing which is in the abovemoderate category, therefore no housing units for persons and families of low- and moderateincome were required to be provided in new housing developments either within the coastal zone or within three miles. However, the city offers density bonuses, fee reductions, and other incentives to encourage the production of affordable housing in the Coastal Zone. Several affordable housing projects providing units for persons and families of low- and moderateincome have been developed within the city, which is entirely within the Coastal Zone, through the efforts of non-profit developers. Twenty-three existing residential dwelling units occupied by low- and moderate- income households either within the coastal zone or three miles of the coastal zone that have been authorized to be demolished or converted since January 1982.
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RESOLUTION NO. 6218
Exhibit 2
Revised Draft Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing
Element (clean version)
CITY OF CARPINTERIA
2023 - 2031
HOUSING ELEMENT
REVISED DRAFT
April 2023
Acknowledgements
City Council
Al Clark, Mayor
Natalia Alarcon, Vice Mayor
Roy Lee
Wade Nomura
Monica J. Solorzano
Planning Commission
Jane L. Benefield, Chair
Glenn La Fevers, Vice-Chair
John Moyer
David Allen
Katherine Salant
City Staff
Dave Durflinger, City Manager
Steve Goggia, Community Development Director
Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Housing Plan
Contents
I. Introduction 1
A. Purpose of the Housing Element 1
B. Scope and Content of the Housing Element 1
C. Public Participation 2
D. Consistency with Other Elements of the General Plan 2 II. Housing Policy Plan 5
A. Overview 5
B. Housing Goals, Policies and Programs 5
C. Quantified Objectives 32
List of Tables
Table H-1 Quantified Objectives 2023-2031 32
Table H-2 2023-2031 Housing Element Implementation Plan 33 Revised Draft iii March 2023
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I. INTRODUCTION
A. 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. It provides an indication of community housing needs in terms of affordability, availability, 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. It 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. It 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 I)
• An evaluation of land, financial and administrative resources available to address the City's housing goals (Technical Report, Chapter II)
• A review of potential constraints, both governmental and non-governmental, to meeting Carpinteria's housing needs (Technical Report, Chapter Ill) • The Housing Policy Plan for addressing the City's identified housing needs, including housing goals, policies and programs (Chapter II 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 parcel-specific inventory of vacant and underutilized land (Technical Report, Appendix B)
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• 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) C. Public Participation
Participation by all economic segments of the community in the preparation of the Housing Element is important to the City and required by State law. Section 65583(c)(9) of the Government Code provides the Housing Element must "include a diligent effort by the local government to achieve public participation of all economic segments of the community in the development of the housing element, and the program shall describe this effort." This process not only includes residents of the community, but also coordinates participation among local agencies and housing groups, community organizations, and housing sponsors.
The City sought broad public engagement from all economic segments of the community and has incorporated public comments into this Housing Element Update. 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.
The draft Housing Element also was available for public comment for thirty days and comments that were received were incorporated into the draft Housing Element prior to submission of the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). 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 HCD, a proposed final Housing Element was prepared and made available for public review during City Planning Commission and City Council hearings 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, a summary of issues raised during the process and how those issues have been addressed and implemented into this Housing Element Update.
D. Consistency with Other Elements of the General Plan
Section 65300.5 of the Government Code requires that " ... the General Plan and elements and parts thereof comprise an integrated, internally consistent, and compatible statement of policies ... " The purpose of requiring internal consistency is to avoid policy conflict and provide a clear policy guide for the future maintenance, improvement and development of housing within the City. The Housing Element is one of the mandated elements of the General Plan, and internal consistency is required between all the elements. For example, the inclusion of adequate sites to meet future housing needs identified in the Housing Element must be consistent with residential land use and density policies in the Land Use Element and with infrastructure policies in the Circulation Element and other elements of the General Plan/Local Coastal Plan (hereafter referred to together as the "General Plan").
Any proposed amendment to one element will be evaluated against the other elements to ensure that no conflicts occur. 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. If necessary to maintain internal consistency, amendments to other elements of the General Plan will be processed concurrently with future Housing Element amendments.
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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 II Housing Policy Plan II. HOUSING POLICY PLAN
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:
1) Make Sites Available to Accommodate the City's Share of Housing Needs Identified in the Regional Housing Needs Allocation Plan
2) Assist in the Development of Adequate Housing to Meet the Needs of Extremely-Low-, Very-Low-, Low- and Moderate-Income Households
3) Address and Where Appropriate and Legally Possible, Remove Governmental Constraints to the Maintenance, Improvement and Development of Housing 4) Conserve and Improve the Condition of the Existing Stock of Affordable Housing 5) Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
B. Housing Goals, Policies and Programs
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 Regional Housing Needs Allocation ("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 growth trends and existing housing problems, such as overcrowding and overpayment. The final RHNA allocation for the City for the 2023-2031 period is 901 additional housing units, including 286 units for very low income households, 132 units for low income households, 135 units for moderate income households, and 348 units for above moderate income households.
For ease of reference, the objectives and specific timeframes for each program identified below are listed in Table H-2 at the end of the Housing Plan.
PROGRAM CATEGORY #1
MAKE SITES AVAILABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE RHNA
Goals
• Maintain an adequate supply of appropriately zoned land and take all necessary actions to support the production of at least 901 housing units in the City to accommodate the RHNA allocation for the 2023-2031 period. • 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 and Zoning Code and associated Land Use and Zoning Maps to accommodate the housing needs allocated to the City in the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Plan. • Housing Types: In the General 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.
Programs
1. Adequate Sites to Accommodate Regional Housing Needs The final RHNA allocation for the City for the 2023-2031 period is 901 additional housing units, including 286 units for very low income households, 132 units for low income households, 135 units for moderate income households, and 348 units for above moderate income households.
As described in Appendix B, the land use and zoning designations in the City's current General Plan do not provide adequate capacity to fully accommodate the City's RHNA allocation in the lower-income levels for the 2023-2031 period. The City's current inventory of sites and pending projects has an estimated realistic capacity of only 190 of the 418 lower-income RHNA unitsi.e., a shortfall of 228 potential housing units. To address this shortfall, the City will process amendments to the General Plan and Zoning Code to accommodate at least 100 percent of the RHNA shortfall plus a reasonable buffer to create sufficient capacity for lower-income affordable housing even if the City does not achieve the conservative assumptions for development in the site inventory during the planning period. The rezone amendments will include a minimum of 11.4 acres allowing densities of 20 to 25 units per acre to accommodate lower-income housing with appropriate development standards, including, but not limited to allowances for 3-story buildings and affordability requirements, to encourage maximum allowable densities and to ensure lowerincome housing projects are feasible.
The City intends to utilize the Residential Overlay District ("R Overlay District") to expand the potential sites that can accommodate residential uses, thereby addressing the RHNA shortfall.
The purpose of the R Overlay District is to provide the opportunity for stand-alone residential development in zone districts which would otherwise not permit such use. The City has performed a preliminary evaluation of housing development opportunities and has identified certain nonresidential sites, identified in Appendix B, Table B-6 of the Technical Report, that may be qualified for inclusion in the R Overlay District. However, it is expected that more detailed site analysis and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review during the implementation of this program could identify new opportunity sites while other sites may be deemed unsuitable or densities may be modified based on new information. When selecting sites for rezoning, the City will give priority consideration to sites with access to transit and services to further fair housing access for lowerincome and special needs populations. The City may implement modified zoning strategies provided the total unmet RHNA need by income category is accommodated consistent with statedefined criteria. If future zoning strategies deviate from the targets expressed in this Housing Element but still meet the requirement to identify adequate sites to accommodate the unmet Revised Draft 6 March 2023
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As part of the rezoning program, the City will also review residential development standards in consultation with local architects and developers and amend standards as necessary to ensure that allowable densities can be achieved, including 3-story development in multi-family zones, reduced required parking standards, and that standards do not pose unreasonable constraints on the cost and supply of housing.
To address the housing needs of lower-income households, the City will process the following amendments to the Zoning Code:
• 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; • Permit the development of at least 16 units per site; • Require a minimum density of 20 units per acre; and
• 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, orb) 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 streamlined review procedures and objective standards to minimize constraints on housing supply and affordability, and all zoning regulations, development standards and fees will continue to be posted on the City website and updated continuously in compliance with transparency requirements. The City will continually review and amend development review process and criteria to improve development certainty and objectivity consistent with the Coastal Act wherever possible.
The City shall continue to comply with the No Net Loss provisions of Government Code § 65863 through ongoing project-by-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 Government Code § 65584.
If 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 §65584, 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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7 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 §65583.2(9)(3). Replacement requirements shall be consistent with those set forth in §65915(c)(3) and § 65590-65590.1 (the Mello Act).
State law 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. (Gov. Code, § 65589.7) 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, including amendments to development standards and implementation of affordability requirements, by February 2026 or sooner in accordance with state Housing Element Law deadlines; When selecting sites for rezoning to accommodate regional housing needs for lower-income units, give priority consideration to sites with close access to public transit and services; Adopt streamlined review procedures and objective standards for residential development by December 2024; Post and update all zoning regulations and fees on the City website annually throughout the planning period; Continue to review and amend development review process and criteria to improve development certainty and objectivity consistent with the Coastal Act and take additional actions to improve certainty and objectivity by the mid-point in the planning period (2027), when review identifies potential improvements; Continue to comply with No Net 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, local service workers and extended family members.
In 2023, after extensive collaboration with the California Coastal Commission, the City amended its ADU regulations in compliance with current state law. The City will promote and facilitate ADU construction to facilitate an annual production of 20 units per year (160 units during this housing cycle) by implementing 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 two standardized pre-approved ADU plans (400sf and 480sf) to interested homeowners.
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If actual production and affordability is near anticipated trends, then measures like additional public outreach and marketing might be more appropriate.
Responsible Agency: Community Development Department
Funding Sources: General Fund; Housing Trust Fund; other governmental agencies; grant funds
Objectives & Timeframe: Offer incentives such as fast-track processing and reduced processing fees when ADUs are voluntarily deed-restricted for low- or moderate-income persons; Annual review of ADU regulations and updates to the City website; Provide two standardized pre-approved ADU plans on the City website and at City Hall by May 2023; Permit at least 20 additional ADUs per year during the planning period; Monitor ADU production and affordability annually and take additional actions to improve certainty and objectivity by the mid-point in the planning period (2027), when review identifies potential improvements, or in response to changes in state law ..
3. Energy Conservation
Construction of energy efficient buildings can add to the production costs of ownership and rental housing. Over time, however, housing with energy conservation features should reduce occupancy costs as the consumption of fuel and electricity is decreased. This can result in monthly housing costs that are equal to or less than what they otherwise would have been had no energy conservation devices been incorporated in the new residential buildings. The City adopted a Sustainability Policy in 2014 to address energy conservation goals and implementing measures that increase energy conservation and efficiency.
To ensure the efficient utilization of energy resources, design measures shall be incorporated into project designs 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.
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The City uses its website to provide information to educate residents, businesses and visitors on actions they can take to conserve energy. 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 continually as projects are processed by the City; Monitor changes to state law and best practices and report annually by April each year; update City Building Code in response to changes to California Building Standards Code in 2025, 2028, and 2031.
PROGRAM CATEGORY #2
ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADEQUATE HOUSING TO MEET THE NEEDS
OF EXTREMELY-LOW-, VERY-LOW-, LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS
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.
• Attain a housing supply that meets the needs of special population groups.
Policies
• Infill 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. • Rental Assistance: 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.
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element II Housing Policy Plan • 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: Implement "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. • Shelter for the 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 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to agencies assisting homeless persons and families to meet shelter and nonshelter needs.
Programs
4. Section 8 Rental Assistance
The Section 8 Rental Assistance Program meets multiple housing needs. It 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.
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.
In 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.
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As of 2022, approximately 66 Carpinteria households were being assisted by the Section 8 rental assistance program through the County Housing Authority. In addition, 111 households received Section 8 vouchers through the City of Santa Barbara Housing Authority.
The City will continue to conduct proactive outreach 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, City newsletters and through social media. The City also will proactively engage local housing organizations representing the interests of lower-income and special needs households and neighborhoods with higher concentrations of lower-income households in future City actions related to land use and housing, including targeted stakeholder interviews or inviting a committee representative of these interests to participate.
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: Ongoing support and promotion of the use of Section 8 vouchers on the City website, newsletters and social media; Continue to partner with the County and City of Santa Barbara Housing Authorities to support administration and explore possible expansion of Section 8 rental assistance in the City; Target proactive outreach efforts in areas with higher rates of poverty; Maintain 177 Section 8 vouchers in Carpinteria during the planning period; Review annually and report results by April of each year throughout the planning period; pursue changes by the mid-point in the planning period (2027), when review identifies potential improvements.
5. Affordable Rental Housing Development Assistance
There are a variety of federal and state housing programs to assist affordable housing development; however, most of these programs award funds on a competitive basis. The City partners with nonprofit organizations in order to leverage housing funds and obtain enough financing to rehabilitate existing housing and produce new affordable housing units. A recent example of a successful City partnership with a nonprofit housing developer is Casas de las Flores, a 100% affordable development built by People's Self-Help Housing Corporation in 2015.
The property features 43 units with three equipped with accessibility features. The City assisted development of this project through prioritizing the review of project applications and permits and reducing Development Impact Fees by 50% for 100% Affordable Projects.
This program also follows past practices of the City in helping nonprofit organizations to complete new construction and rehabilitation projects. The City will continue to work with nonprofit housing groups that are interested in the development and/or rehabilitation of housing for extremely-low-, very-low-, low- and moderate-income households under the provisions of federal and state housing programs.
The City's involvement and assistance to nonprofit housing developers will include the following, with priority for projects that include extremely-low-income (ELI) units:
• Annual outreach and collaboration with affordable housing developers • Priority processing for projects with ELI units
• Fifty percent reduction of Development Impact Fees
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• Reduction in the number of parking spaces required
• Modifications to development standards
• Provision of surplus property at no cost
• Provide funding support through the City's Housing Trust Fund or other sources for soft costs
• Support in the funding application process for low-income housing tax credits and other housing grant programs
• 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, annual application for grant funding, if available; Ongoing posting of available affordable units as they become available; Facilitate construction of 418 lower-income rental units, including 143 ELI units, during the planning period commensurate with the RHNA allocation; Provide assistance to nonprofit housing developers on an ongoing basis as qualifying projects are processed by the City.
6. lnclusionary Housing
In 2004, the City of Carpinteria adopted an lnclusionary Housing Ordinance (Ord. 590) which requires all residential ownership projects of five or more units to provide onsite price-restricted housing for above-moderate income households. The ordinance is intended to encourage the development and availability of for-sale affordable housing in the above-moderate-income category, providing housing for middle income and critical workforce households that cannot afford the high cost of market-rate housing in Carpinteria. The ordinance is also intended 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. Since 2004, the 20 inclusionary housing units for middle income and critical workforce households have been developed.
Residential developments of five or more units involving a subdivision map for the purpose of creating individual ownership units or parcels must construct 12% of the units at a price affordable to households earning 121 % of the area median income (AMI). If a project is required to provide inclusionary ownership housing, an lnclusionary Housing Agreement must be approved by the City Council at the time offinal subdivision map approval.
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.
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I Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element II Housing Policy Plan Incentives for condominium multi-family development may include one of the following:
• 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;
• Allow a modification to the requirement for covered parking spaces; • Allow building coverage to exceed Zoning Code standards; • Allow a modification to requirements for separation between structures on the same site or parcel;
• Allow a modification of private or common open space requirements, not to exceed 25 percent less than the required amount; or
• 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.
Incentives for single-family development may include one of the following:
• 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;
• Allow building coverage to exceed Zoning Code standards; • Allow tandem parking in garages;
• Allow a modification to the minimum lot size requirement; or • 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.
If 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: Process lnclusionary Housing Agreements for workforce housing on an ongoing basis with the objective of providing incentives necessary to accommodate at least 8 inclusionary affordable units during the planning period.
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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 density 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 City density bonus regulations by April 2024 in conformance with current state law; Post and annually update density bonus regulations on the City website; Update density bonus regulations in response to additional changes in state law and/or by the mid-point in the planning period (2027) if housing production is not meeting objectives.
8. Facilitate Lot Consolidation or Subdivision
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. It is also possible that larger parcels more than 10 acr.es in size require subdivision to create suitably sized affordable housing sites. The City will continue to play an active role in facilitating lot consolidation and subdivision, 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 or large sites to consolidate or subdivide parcels to facilitate the development of housing affordable to lower-income households. These opportunities will be discussed with developers during the preliminary or conceptual review process. Lot consolidation or subdivision requests will be processed concurrently with other development approvals ministerially to the extent allowed by law. Incentives for lot consolidation will include allowing for higher densities, flexibility in development standards and expedited processing when small parcels are consolidated to facilitate projects that include affordable units.
The City will also ensure that regulations continue to comply with State requirements regarding urban lot splits pursuant to SB 9 (2021) and promote lot splits through posting information on the City website and assisting interested property owners in preparing applications. In coordination with research being conducted at the State level, evaluate and pursue opportunities to incentivize and provide funding assistance for homeowners to provide affordable units under SB 9.
Responsible agency: Community Development Department
Funding sources: General Fund
Objective & Timeframe: Encourage consolidation of small lots and subdivision of large lots on a project-by-project basis throughout the planning period through incentives and discussions with housing developers during preliminary project reviews; Amend the zoning code and local coastal program to implement SB 9 (2021) by December 2024; Facilitate urban lot splits pursuant to SB 9 (2021) throughout the planning period; In coordination with research being conducted at the State level, evaluate and pursue opportunities to incentivize and provide funding assistance for homeowners to provide affordable units under SB 9.
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element II Housing Policy Plan PROGRAM CATEGORY #3
ADDRESS AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE AND LEGALLY POSSIBLE, REMOVE
GOVERNMENTAL CONSTRAINTS 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.
• Implement land use regulations that facilitate meeting affordable housing needs.
Policies
• Expedite Affordable 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 funding and timing needs in the processing and review of the applications; and (c) provide the fastest turnaround possible in determining application completeness. • 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 Incentives 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:
• Providing relief from the covered parking and parking space requirements in order to facilitate the development and rehabilitation of affordable housing. • Encouraging studio and one bedroom units above commercial uses in the downtown district to reduce parking needs and facilitate affordability. • Reducing Development Impact Fees for projects that provide 100% affordable units. • Other incentives that may be requested pursuant to state density bonus law. (Also see related Programs 6, 7 and 8.)
Responsible Agency: Community Development Department
Funding Sources: General Fund, Affordable Housing Trust Fund Objective & Timeframe: Provide concessions and incentives for affordable housing on a project-by-project basis; Facilitate construction of at least 418 lower-income units throughout the planning period commensurate with the RHNA allocation.
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10. Fee Mitigation
The impact of fees on total development costs is of statewide concern. In 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: Grant fee deferrals, reductions and waivers on an ongoing basis to help owner-builder projects, projects with minimal public service impacts, retrofitting projects and affordable housing developments on a project by project basis throughout the planning period; Continue to implement Resolution No. 5238 to reduce development impact fees by 50% for qualifying 100% lower-income affordable projects and 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
Certain segments of the population may have more difficulty in finding suitable, affordable housing due to their special needs. Special circumstances may be related to one's employment and income, family characteristics, disability and household characteristics, among other factors.
Pursuant to State law, the Housing Element must address the following special needs groups:
elderly, persons with disabilities (including those with developmental disabilities), large households, single-parent households (particularly, female-headed households), farmworkers, and the homeless. A discussion of the particularized needs of each special needs group listed and the policies and procedures the City will implement to meet those needs is included in Section I.E of the Technical Report.
New laws adopted in recent years by the State Legislature revised some requirements for special needs housing. In 2018, AB 2162 amended State law to require that supportive housing be a use by-right in zones where multi-family and mixed uses are permitted, including non-residential zones permitting multi-family uses, if the proposed housing development meets specified criteria.
AB 139 (2019) modified parking standards for emergency shelters and AB 101 (2019) established requirements to allow low barrier navigation centers in certain locations. In 2022, AB 2339 added specificity on how cities plan for emergency shelters. To ensure consistency with these new laws, a zoning amendment will be processed by December 2023 to update City regulations for these types of facilities. In addition, the City will revise regulations to remove the CUP requirement for SRO housing, and amend existing procedures for approving reasonable accommodation requests and permit requirements and necessary findings for residential care facilities serving seven or more persons to ensure that they are consistent with State law and fair housing requirements.
Responsible Agency: Community Development Department
Funding Sources: General Fund; grant funds (if available) Objectives & Timeframe: Specific objectives and timeframes for actions to support special needs housing are as follows:
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element II Housing Policy Plan • Emergency Shelters: Amend regulations for emergency shelter parking standards consistent with AB 139 (2019) by April 2024; continue to provide services to people experiencing homelessness in collaboration with the County of Santa Barbara, nongovernment organizations providing homeless services in the region, and local community-based volunteers and organizations, and continuously evaluate information to determine trends and issues related to homeless services as well as to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of those services. (See also Section I.E.6 of the Technical Report.)
• Low Barrier Navigation Centers: Adopt regulations for low barrier navigation centers consistent with AB 101 (2019) by April 2024.
• Transitional and Supportive Housing: Amend regulations for supportive housing consistent with AB 2162 (2018) by April 2024; continue to facilitate the production of transitional and supportive housing to serve the needs of persons with disabilities on a project by project basis throughout the planning period. (See also Programs 4, 5, 9 and 17.)
• SRO Housing: Amend regulations to remove the Conditional Use Permit requirement for SROs by April 2024; continue to facilitate the production of SRO housing to serve the needs of lower-income persons on a project by project basis throughout the planning period. (See also Programs 4, 5, 9 and 17.)
• Reasonable Accommodation: Support reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities by amending regulations to remove subjective findings for approval related to potential impacts on surrounding uses by April 2024. • Residential Care Facilities: Amend permitting requirements and necessary findings for residential care facilities for 7 or more persons to ensure that they are consistent with state law and fair housing requirements by April 2024. • Elderly: In 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. The City will continue to actively engage the community through the City Council Ad Hoc Senior Services Planning Committee. The committee conducted and presented the results of a Community Needs Assessment Survey as well as data-supported recommendations for the creation of a senior services program to the City Council in November 2022. Based on the recommendations, the Council extended the term of the committee and revised its roles and responsibilities, tasking it with exploring and providing feedback on potential interim and long-term service models and partnerships for active adult/senior services in order to develop an actionable plan, or plans, for implementation by December 2023. • Large Households: The City will continue to implement programs designed to address housing affordability and accessibility that could benefit large households. (See Programs 1, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7, 9, 17, and 18.) The City will also continue to work with non-profit housing organizations to facilitate affordable housing to benefit large households and others struggling with housing affordability. For example, in 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.
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element II Housing Policy Plan • Female-Headed Households: The City will continue to implement programs designed to address housing affordability and accessibility that could benefit femaleheaded households. (See Programs 1, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7, 9, 17, and 18.) • Farm Workers: The City of Carpinteria will continue to support farmworker housing through programs to facilitate affordable housing development and rental assistance. (See Programs 4, 5, and 9.) 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.
PROGRAM CATEGORY#4
CONSERVE AND IMPROVE THE CONDITION OF THE EXISTING STOCK OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Goals
• Conserve existing housing important to the community 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.
Policies
• Section 8 Housing: Maintain the numbers of extremely-low-, very-low- and lowincome households that are assisted by the Section 8 rental assistance program. • Apartment Conservation: Conserve apartment rental housing by prohibiting the conversion to condominium ownership unless the apartment rental vacancy rate is more than 5%.
• Apartment Conservation: Conserve apartment rental housing by prohibiting the conversion to tenancy in common ownership.
• Mobile Homes, Mobile Home Parks and Manufactured Housing: Conserve mobile homes, mobile home parks and manufactured housing as an essential part of Carpinteria's housing supply through the City's Mobile Home Park Closure Ordinance. • Mobile Home Rents: Continue the Mobile Home Park Rental Stabilization and Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization Disclosure ordinances.
• 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.
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element II Housing Policy Plan • Housing Replacement: Where possible, promote the removal and replacement of those substandard units that cannot be rehabilitated.
CDBG Rehabilitation: Facilitate the allocation of 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. •
Programs
12. Conservation of Mobile Home Parks and Rent Stabilization According to California Department of Finance estimates there are approximately 861 mobile homes in Carpinteria. This represents approximately 14% of the City's 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 non permanent 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. Further the Mobile Home Park Closure Ordinance in Chapter 5.75 of the Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations Code regulates the closure of mobile home parks. The Mobile Home Park Closure Ordinance establishes, among other things, the requirement that the mobile home park provide the resident with a right of first refusal to purchase housing constructed on the park site and with relocation assistance in the event of a park closure.
b) Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Program. The City will continue implementation of the Mobile Home Park Rental Stabilization ordinance. In accordance with Section
5.69.040 of the Zoning Code, the maximum rent to be charged is set at 75% of the ratio of change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI.). Each year, the City calculates the rent schedules for each mobile home park using this formula. The rent schedule then Revised Draft 20 March 2023
Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element II Housing Policy Plan becomes the maximum rent for each mobile home space. The rent stabilization program will be implemented throughout the planning period. c) Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization Disclosure. The City will continue implementation of the Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization Disclosure ordinance. Chapter 5.76 of the Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations Code, establishes specific disclosure requirements on the sale or transfer of a mobile home to ensure buyers of a mobile home are informed of the City's Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Program.
Mobile home park preservation is also facilitated through the Condominium Conversion Ordinance (see Program 13).
Responsible Agency: Community Development Department and City Manager's Office Funding Sources: General Fund
Objective & Timeframe: Facilitate preservation of all mobile home parks (comprising 861 housing units) throughout the planning period; Continue to implement the Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Program by annually setting the maximum rent to be charged based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and publish information following the release of the CPI update each March, and no later than July 1 each year.
13. Condominium Conversion Ordinance
In 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 15% or more of the apartment rental housing supply.
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 Inspector 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
• Substandard housing
• Public nuisance and blighted property
• Zoning violations
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To encourage Code compliance the City will post information on the City website and publish annual advisories via social media and City newsletters.
Responsible Agency: Community Development Department
Funding Sources: General Fund; USDA and other funding sources as available Objective & Timeframe: Continue to facilitate preservation of 100% of the existing housing stock through Code compliance efforts and annual public announcements throughout the planning period; Conduct housing condition surveys two times during the 6 th cycle (in 2024
and 2029) to determine the nature and extent of housing deterioration and rehabilitation assistance needs; Contact property owners and landlords with nonconforming conditions after each of the surveys for training on property maintenance requirements and tips; Continue neighborhood canvassing with code compliance and maintain a cooperative approach with residents to ensure violations are successfully processed without a need for legal action throughout the planning period; Connect property owners subject code compliance actions with financial assistance opportunities for rehabilitation work on a case by case basis throughout the planning period. (See also Programs 15 and 16.)
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:
• Annual coordination with the USDA regarding program parameters. • Annual public announcements to promote use of the program through the City Newsletter, website and brochures available at the public counters. • Assist homeowners in completing the application for grant or loan assistance upon request.
Responsible Agency: Community Development Department
Funding Sources: General Fund; USDA and other funding sources as available Objective & Timeframe: Rehabilitation of 5 units occupied by extremely-low-income owner households and 5 units occupied by very-low-income owner households during the planning period; Annual contact with and review of USDA funding information; Annual promotional public announcements on the City website, through social media posts, and other public announcements; Assistance with grant or loan applications upon request; Annually promote the program to those with disabilities and older adults to implement accessibility modifications to help existing residents of housing continue to reside in their homes in coordination with the Ad Hoc Senior Services Committee.
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16. Multi-Family Housing Rehabilitation and Preservation The City will continue to seek grant funds such as CDBG to facilitate the rehabilitation of multifamily housing in need of repair and promote the use of this program on the City website and through annual announcements on social media and City newsletters. Funding is allocated on an annual basis.
In addition, there are currently six assisted affordable housing developments in Carpinteria.
Preservation of the existing stock of affordable housing is a high priority, and while none of these projects is at risk of converting to market rate in the next 10 years, the City will continue to monitor these projects, including contacting property owners within at least one year of the affordability covenant expiration dates, and coordinating with qualified entities such as nonprofit organizations regarding specific actions to preserve these affordable units.
Responsible Agency: Community Development Department
Funding Sources: General Fund; CDBG and other funding sources as available Objective & Timeframe: Annual funding requests; Promotion on the City website and through annual announcements, and targeted neighborhood noticing; Rehabilitation of 5 extremely-low-income units, 5 very-low-income unit, and 10 low-income units during the planning period; Contact affordable housing developments and coordinate with qualified entities on preservation actions at least one year prior to covenant expiration.
PROGRAM CATEGORY #5
AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING
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 (CDBG) Program. • Information and Referral: 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 Information: Implement activities to broaden resident knowledge of fair housing law.
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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 housing extends to all of a public agency's activities and programs relating to housing and community development. (Gov. Code§ 8899.50(a)(1).)
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.
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Impediment and Geographic
Priority Contributing Factors Targeting Meaningful Actions Housing Affordability Housing affordability gaps are Citywide and Facilitate Construction of Affordable Housing Near Transit and Services & Access to increasing for both renters and candidate
Opportunity and owners, but renters are more likely opportunity Process General Plan and Zoning Code amendments to provide adequate sites to Mobility to face cost-burden challenges. sites accommodate the City's RHNA allocation, including amendments to development standards While these challenges are and implementation of affordability requirements (Program 1) (Priority: High) significant for most residents, they
pose particular risks for vulnerable When selecting sites for rezoning to accommodate regional housing needs for lowerpopulations, including seniors, income units, give priority consideration to sites with close access to public transit and persons with disabilities, and services. (Program 1)
female-headed households with
children. Increasing housing Adopt streamlined review procedures with objective standards for residential development opportunities in areas with good (Program 1)
opportunity makes it easier for
lower-income households to Facilitate the construction of 418 lower-income units, including 143 ELI units, during the access the types of services and planning period. (Program 5) amenities that further social
mobility. Facilitate Construction of ADUs and Lot Sr1lits to Exr1and Affordable Housing Or1tions in Existing Single-Family Neighborhoods
Offer incentives including fast-track processing and reduced processing fees when ADUs are voluntarily deed-restricted for low- or moderate-income persons. (Program 2) Provide two standardized pre-approved ADU plans (400sf and 480s0 to homeowners to reduce costs associated with ADU development and encourage more production of this housing type throughout the city. (Program 2)
Monitor ADU production and affordability annually and implement additional actions or incentives if production is not meeting anticipated levels. (Program 2) Encourage consolidation of small lots and subdivision of large lots on a project-by-project basis throughout the planning period through incentives and discussions with housing developers during preliminary project reviews (Program 8) Revised Draft 25 March 2023
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Priority Contributing Factors Targeting Meaningful Actions Amend the zoning code and local coastal program to implement SB 9 (Program 8) Facilitate urban lot splits pursuant to SB 9 (2021) throughout the planning period (Program 8)
In coordination with research being conducted at the State level, evaluate and pursue opportunities to incentivize and provide funding assistance for homeowners to provide affordable units under SB 9. (Program 8)
Support Affordable Rental Housing Programs
Maintain at least 177 Section 8 vouchers in Carpinteria throughout the planning period. (Program 4)
Continue to partner with the County and City of Santa Barbara Housing Authorities to support administration and explore possible expansion of Section 8 rental assistance in the City (Program 4)
Facilitate Affordable Housing Development Through Financial and Regulato[Y Concessions and Incentives
Partner with nonprofit organizations to leverage housing funds in order to obtain enough financing to rehabilitate existing housing and produce new affordable housing units, including the following specific actions:
• Annual outreach and collaboration with affordable housing developers • Priority processing for projects with ELI units
• Fifty percent reduction of Development Impact 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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Priority Contributing Factors Targeting Meaningful Actions • Provide funding support through the City's Housing Trust Fund or other sources for soft costs
• Support in the funding application process for low-income housing tax credits and other housing grant programs
• Encourage development of affordable family apartments with 2 or more bedrooms (Program 5)
Update City density bonus regulations in conformance with current state law requirements and promote the use of density bonus to facilitate affordable housing production on the City website (Program 7)
Facilitate the consolidation of lots allowing residential development to enhance the feasibility of affordable housing through economies of scale and by improving competitiveness for grant funding (Program 8)
Provide concessions and incentives for affordable housing including but not limited to relief from covered parking and parking space requirements, encouraging smaller units above commercial uses in the downtown district to reduce parking needs and facilitate affordability, reducing development impact fees, and other incentives that may be requested pursuant to state density bonus law. (Programs 5, 7, 9, 10) Grant fee deferrals, reductions and waivers on an ongoing basis to help owner-builder projects, projects with minimum public service impacts, retrofitting projects and affordable housing developments. (Program 10)
Eliminate Barriers to Affordable Housing for People with Special Needs Support reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities by amending regulations to remove subjective findings for approval related to potential impacts on surrounding uses. (Program 11)
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Priority Contributing Factors Targeting Meaningful Actions Amend permitting requirements and necessary findings for residential care facilities for 7 or more persons to ensure that they are consistent with state law and fair housing requirements. (Program 11)
Actively engage the community through the City Council Ad Hoc Senior Services Planning Committee. The Committee is tasked with exploring and providing feedback on potential interim and long-term service models and partnerships for active adulUsenior services in order to develop an actionable plan, or plans, for implementation. (Program 11) Promote Single-Family Housing Rehabilitation Program to those with disabilities and older adults to implement accessibility modifications to help existing residents of housing continue to reside in their homes in coordination with the Ad Hoc Senior Services Committee (Program 15)
Support the Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County Workforce Homebuyer Program by providing information on the City website and through promotional announcements or newsletters and through social media. (Program 18)
Preserve and Rehabilitate Existing Affordable Housing Stock Facilitate preservation of all mobile home parks (comprising 861 housing units) by continuing to enforce Mobile Home Park Closure Ordinance, Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization Ordinance, and Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization Disclosure Ordinance. (Program 12)
Continue to implement the Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Program by annually setting the maximum rent to be charged based on the Consumer Price Index. (Program 12) Continue to facilitate preservation of existing apartment units through implementation of the Condominium Conversion Ordinance. (Program 13)
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Priority Contributing Factors Targeting Meaningful Actions Facilitate rehabilitation 5 units occupied by extremely-low-income owner households and 5 units occupied by very-low-income owner households during the planning period (Program 15)
Facilitate rehabilitation of 5 extremely-low-income units, 5 very-low-income unit, and 10 lowincome units during the planning period (Program 16) Promotion the Multi-Family Housing Rehabilitation Program and funding availability on the City website and through annual announcements, and targeted neighborhood noticing (Program 16)
Homelessness Greater coordination in service Citywide Amend zoning code requirements to reduce or eliminate barriers to housing and services (Priority: High) delivery to at-risk populations is meeting the needs of the homeless population, including the following:
needed to address needs and • Amend regulations for emergency shelter parking standards consistent with AB prevent homelessness. The City is 139 (2019).
experiencing increases in • Adopt regulations for low barrier navigation centers consistent with AB 101 (2019) . homelessness and at-risk • Amend regulations for supportive housing consistent with AB 2162 (2018) . populations become increasingly • Amend regulations to remove the Conditional Use Permit requirement for SROs more likely to become homeless and continue to facilitate the production of SRO housing to serve the needs of when there is a lack of affordable lower-income persons. (Program 11) housing options and service
delivery is disconnected. Further, Continue to facilitate the production of transitional and supportive housing to serve the in an environment where needs of persons with disabilities throughout the planning period including providing fee resources are limited, efficiency reductions, waivers, and deferrals on a project-by-project basis and partnering with and partnership are necessary to nonprofit organizations to leverage housing funds in order to obtain financing for transitional connect what's available to those and supportive housing development. (Programs 5, 9, 11) in need.
Continue to provide services to people experiencing homelessness in collaboration with the County of Santa Barbara, non-government organizations providing homeless services in the region, and local community-based volunteers and organizations, and annually evaluate information to determine trends and issues related to homeless services as well as to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of those services. (Program 11) Revised Draft 29 March 2023
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Priority Contributing Factors Targeting Meaningful Actions 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 Fair housing protections and Enhance and Expand Fair Housing Education Efforts education education efforts have increased,
(Priority: High) but residents still report a lack of Continue to address discrimination by referring fair housing complaints to the Santa fair housing knowledge and Barbara Rental Mediation Task Force or other appropriate organizations with the objective specific discrimination around of increasing the number of residents assisted by 25% each year. (Program 17) source of income. Education
around fair housing rights and Facilitate and provide fair housing training and education opportunities, specifically related enforcement is an ongoing to rental properties, that will be directed to housing service providers, management challenge that governments must companies, and rental residents with the objective of increasing the distribution of fair address continuously. In particular, housing information by 25% during the planning period. Ensure information is made California's fair housing law available in both English and Spanish. Include, in particular:
includes source of income as a • An emphasis on the protection for source of income under California law, protected class, but residents • Rights and responsibilities related to people with disabilities. (Program 17) reported that over 60% of
discrimination they were aware of During fair housing education workshops and other outreach, establish and maintain a was based on source of income. comprehensive list of interested nonprofits, property owners and community members for future outreach. (Program 17)
Proactively engage local housing organizations representing the interests of lower-income and special needs households and neighborhoods with higher concentrations of lowerincome households in future City actions related to land use and housing, including targeted stakeholder interviews or a committee representative of these interests. (Program 4) Ensure Safe Living Conditions for Low-Income and Special Needs Renters Continue to facilitate preservation and appropriate maintenance of the existing housing units through Code compliance efforts and annual public announcements throughout the planning period (Program 14)
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Priority Contributing Factors Targeting Meaningful Actions Conduct housing condition surveys two times during the 6th cycle to determine the nature and extent of housing deterioration and rehabilitation assistance needs (Program 14) Contact property owners/landlords with nonconforming conditions after each of the surveys for training on property maintenance requirements and tips (Program 14) Connect property owners/landlords subject code compliance actions with financial assistance opportunities for rehabilitation work (Program 14) Revised Draft 31 March 2023
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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 30-year deferred payment loans up to $100,000 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 Income (AMI), 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 30-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.
The City will promote this program on the City website and through annual announcements in social media and City newsletters.
Responsible Agency: Community Development Department; Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County
Funding Sources: City of Carpinteria Affordable Housing Trust Fund, Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County
Objective & Timeframe: Continue to facilitate home ownership for the local workforce with an objective of two loans per year; Promote the program annually on the City website and other public locations and through social media and public announcements.
C. Quantified Objectives
The City's quantified objectives for the 2023-2031 planning period are summarized in Table H-1.
Table H-1 Quantified Objectives 2023-2031
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Rehabilitation 10 I 10 10 - - 30
Conservation· 464 287 287 - 1,038
• Through Section 8 Rental Assistance (Program 4) and Conservation of Mobile Home Parks & Rent Stabilization (Program 12) Table H-2 provides a complete list of the objectives included in each of the programs above in table format and includes specific timeframes for implementation of each objective.
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2023-2031 Housing Element Implementation Plan
Adequate Sites to Accommodate
Regional Housing Needs
Process General Plan and Zoning Code amendments to
provide adequate sites to accommodate the RHNA,
including amendments to development standards and
implementation of affordability requirements
City Council adoption by February 2026
or sooner in accordance with state
Housing Element Law deadlines
Adequate Sites to Accommodate
Regional Housing Needs
Adopt streamlined and objective review procedures City Council adoption by December 2024
Adequate Sites to Accommodate
Regional Housing Needs
Post and update all zoning regulations and fees on the
City website annually
Annually by April each year throughout
planning period
Adequate Sites to Accommodate
Regional Housing Needs
Continue to review and amend development review
process and criteria to improve development certainty and objectivity consistent with the Coastal Act
Review annually by April each year
throughout planning period; Additional
actions to improve certainty and
objectivity by the mid-point in the
planning period (2027), when review
identifies potential improvements
Adequate Sites to Accommodate
Regional Housing Needs
Continue to comply with No Net Loss requirements Project-by-project basis throughout planning period
Adequate Sites to Accommodate
Regional Housing Needs
Enforce replacement requirements consistent with State
law
Project-by-project basis throughout
planning period
Adequate Sites to Accommodate
Regional Housing Needs
Notify water and sewer providers of Housing Element
update
Immediately following City Council
adoption
2 Accessory Dwelling Units Annual review of ADU regulations and updates to the City website
Annually by April each year throughout
planning period
2 Accessory Dwelling Units Offer incentives such as fast-track processing and reduced processing fees when ADUs are voluntarily
deed-restricted for low- or moderate-income persons
Project-by-project basis throughout
planning period
2 Accessory Dwelling Units Offer two standardized pre-approved ADU plans to interested homeowners
Available on City website and at City
Hall by May 2023
2 Accessory Dwelling Units Permit at least 20 ADUs per year during the planning period
Annually report by April each year for
preceding calendar year throughout
planning period
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element II Housing Policy Plan 2 Accessory Dwelling Units Monitor ADU production and affordability annually and implement additional actions or incentives by the midpoint in the planning period if production is not meeting objectives, or in response to changes in state law
Annual monitoring by April each year
throughout planning period; Additional
actions to improve certainty and
objectivity by the mid-point in the
planning period (2027), when review
identifies potential improvements, or in
response to changes in state law
3 Energy Conservation Minimize residential energy use continually as projects are processed by the City;
Project-by-project basis throughout
planning period
3 Energy Conservation Monitor changes to state law and best practices and update City Building Code in response to changes to
California Building Standards Code
Annually report by April each year
throughout planning period; Update City
Building Code in response to changes
to California Building Standards Code
in 2025, 2028 and 2031
4 Section 8 Rental Assistance Ongoing support and promotion of the use of Section 8 vouchers on the City website, newsletters and social
media
Ensure website is updated as
necessary throughout planning period;
include information in newsletters and
social media posts at least annually
throughout planning period
4 Section 8 Rental Assistance Continue to partner with the County and City of Santa Barbara Housing Authorities to support administration and explore possible expansion of Section 8 rental assistance in the City
Ongoing throughout planning period
4 Section 8 Rental Assistance Target proactive outreach efforts in areas with higher rates of poverty and special needs households including stakeholder interviews or inviting representatives of these groups to participate on committees related to land use and housing
Ongoing at least annually
4 Section 8 Rental Assistance Maintain 177 Section 8 vouchers in City during the planning period
Ongoing throughout planning period;
Review annually by April each year
throughout planning period; pursue
changes by the mid-point in the
planning period (2027), when review
identifies potential improvements
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element II Housing Policy Plan 5 I Affordable Rental Housing Annual outreach to affordable housing developers and Annually based on grant funding Development Assistance annual application for grant funding, if available schedules 5 I Affordable Rental Housing Posting of available affordable units on City website and Ongoing throughout planning period as Development Assistance at City Hall units become available 5 I Affordable Rental Housing Facilitate construction of 418 lower-income rental units, Complete by end of planning period Development Assistance including 143 ELI units, during the planning period commensurate with the RHNA allocation I See Programs 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 17 for related actions and timeframes
5 I Affordable Rental Housing I Provide assistance to nonprofit housing developers on an Project-by-project basis throughout Development Assistance ongoing basis as qualifying projects are processed by the planning period City
6 I lnclusionary Housing I Process lnclusionary Housing Agreements for workforce I Project-by-project basis throughout housing on an ongoing basis with the objective of planning period providing incentives necessary to accommodate at least 8 inclusionary affordable units during the planning period 7 I Density Bonus I Update City density bonus regulations in conformance City Council adoption by April 2024 with current state law
7 I Density Bonus I Annually post density bonus regulations on the City Annually by April each year post website and update density bonus regulations in response density bonus regulations throughout to changes to state law and/or by the mid-point in the planning period and update density planning period (2027) if housing production is not bonus regulations in response to meeting objectives additional changes to state law and/or by the mid-point in the planning period
(2027) if housing production is not
meeting objectives
8 I Facilitate Lot Consolidation and I Encourage consolidation of small lots and subdivision of Project-by-project basis throughout Subdivision large lots on a project-by-project basis throughout the planning period planning period through incentives and discussions with housing developers during preliminary project reviews
8 I Facilitate Lot Consolidation and Amend the zoning code and local coastal program to City Council adoption by December Subdivision implement SB 9 (2021) 2024
8 I Facilitate Lot Consolidation and Facilitate urban lot splits pursuant to SB 9 (2021) Project-by-project basis throughout Subdivision throughout the planning period planning period Revised Draft 35 March 2023
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Subdivision
In coordination with research being conducted at the
State level, evaluate and pursue opportunities to
incentivize and provide funding assistance for
homeowners to provide affordable units under SB 9
Ongoing throughout planning period
9 Regulatory Concessions and
Incentives for Affordable Housing
Provide concessions and incentives for affordable
housing on a project-by-project basis
Project-by-project basis throughout
planning period
9 Regulatory Concessions and
Incentives for Affordable Housing
Facilitate construction of at least 418 lower-income units throughout the planning period commensurate with the
RHNA allocation
Complete by end of planning period
See Programs 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11 and
17 for related actions and frames
10 Fee Mitigation Grant fee deferrals, reductions and waivers on an ongoing basis to help owner-builder projects, projects with minimal public service impacts, retrofitting projects and affordable housing developments
Project-by-project basis throughout
planning period
10 Fee Mitigation Continue to implement Resolution No. 5238 to reduce development impact fees by 50% for qualifying 100%
lower-income affordable projects and reduce development fees whenever feasible to facilitate construction of
affordable units commensurate with the City's needs
Project-by-project basis throughout
planning period
11 Special Needs Housing Emergency Shelters: Amend regulations for emergency shelter parking standards consistent with AB 139 (2019) City Council adoption by April 2024
11 Special Needs Housing Homeless Populations: Continue to provide services to people experiencing homelessness in collaboration with
the County of Santa Barbara, non-government
organizations providing homeless services in the region, and local community-based volunteers and organizations, and continuously evaluate information to determine trends and issues related to homeless services as well as to
evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of those services Ongoing throughout planning period
with report in March each year
11 Special Needs Housing Low Barrier Navigation Centers: Adopt regulations for low I City Council adoption by April 2024 barrier navigation centers consistent with AB 101 (2019) 11 Special Needs Housing Transitional and Supportive Housing: Amend regulations I City Council adoption by April 2024 for supportive housing consistent with AB 2162 (2018)
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element II Housing Policy Plan 11 I Special Needs Housing I Transitional and Supportive Housing: Continue to facilitate I Project-by-project basis throughout the production of transitional and supportive housing to planning period serve the needs of persons with disabilities throughout the planning period See also Programs 4, 5, 9 and 17
11 I Special Needs Housing I SRO Housing: Amend regulations to remove the City Council adoption by April 2024 Conditional Use Permit requirement for SROs
11 I Special Needs Housing I SRO Housing: Continue to facilitate the production of I Project-by-project basis throughout SRO housing to serve the needs of lower-income persons planning period throughout the planning period
See also Programs 4, 5, 9 and 17
11 I Special Needs Housing I Reasonable Accommodation: Support reasonable J City Council adoption by April 2024 accommodation for persons with disabilities by amending regulations to remove subjective findings for approval
related to potential impacts on surrounding uses
11 I Special Needs Housing I Residential Care Facilities: Amend permitting J City Council adoption by April 2024 requirements and necessary findings for residential care facilities for 7 or more persons to ensure that they are consistent with state law and fair housing requirements 11 I Special Needs Housing I Elderly: Continue to actively engage the community Ad Hoc Senior Services Planning through the City Council Ad Hoc Senior Services Planning Committee report to City Council Committee working with City staff to create, distribute, and November 2022 collect a Community Needs Assessment Survey for the
purpose of presenting for City Council consideration datasupported recommendations for the creation of a senior services program
11 I Special Needs Housing I Elderly: Explore and provide feedback on potential interim Ad Hoc Senior Services Planning and long-term service models and partnerships for active Committee report to City Council by adult/senior services in order to develop an actionable December 2023 plan, or plans, for implementation
11 I Special Needs Housing I Large Households: Continue to implement programs See Programs 1, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7, 9, 17, designed to address housing affordability and accessibility and 18 for related actions and that could benefit large households timeframes
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element II Housing Policy Plan 11 Special Needs Housing Female-Headed Households: Continue to implement programs designed to address housing affordability and
accessibility that could benefit female-headed households See Programs 1, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7, 9, 17,
and 18 for related actions and
timeframes
11 Special Needs Housing Farm Workers: Continue to support farmworker housing through programs to facilitate affordable housing
development and rental assistance
See Programs 4, 5, and 9 for related
actions and timeframes
12 Conservation of Mobile Home
Parks and Rent Stabilization
Facilitate preservation of all mobile home parks
(comprising 861 housing units) by continuing to enforce Mobile Home Park Closure Ordinance, Mobile Home Park
Rent Stabilization Ordinance, and Mobile Home Park
Rent Stabilization Disclosure Ordinance
Ongoing throughout planning period
See also Program 13
12 Conservation of Mobile Home
Parks and Rent Stabilization
Continue to implement the Mobile Home Rent
Stabilization Program by annually setting the maximum
rent to be charged based on the Consumer Price Index
Annually set maximum rent as soon as
possible following the release of the
CPI update each March, and no later
than July 1 each year
13 Condominium Conversion
Ordinance
Continue to facilitate preservation of existing apartment units through implementation of the Condominium
Conversion Ordinance
Ongoing throughout planning period
14 Housing Code Compliance Continue to facilitate preservation of 100% of existing housing units through Code compliance efforts and
annual public announcements throughout the planning
period
Ongoing throughout planning period
14 Housing Code Compliance Conduct housing condition surveys two times during the 6th cycle to determine the nature and extent of housing deterioration and rehabilitation assistance needs
Complete surveys in 2024 and 2029
14 Housing Code Compliance Contact property owners and landlords with nonconforming conditions after each of the surveys for
training on property maintenance requirements and tips
Property owner outreach follow surveys
in 2024 and 2029
14 Housing Code Compliance Continue neighborhood canvassing with code compliance and maintain a cooperative approach with residents to
ensure violations are successfully processed without a
need for legal action
Ongoing throughout planning period
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rehabilitation work
Case-by-case basis throughout
planning period
See also Programs 15 and 16
15 Single-Family Housing
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation of 5 units occupied by extremely-lowincome owner households and 5 units occupied by verylow-income owner households during the planning period Complete by end of planning period
15 Single-Family Housing
Rehabilitation
Annual contact with and review of USDA funding
information
Annually by April each year throughout
planning period
15 Single-Family Housing
Rehabilitation
Annual promotional public announcements Ensure website is updated as necessary throughout planning period;
include information through social
media posts and other public
announcements at least annually
throughout planning period
15 Single-Family Housing
Rehabilitation
Assistance with grant or loan applications upon request Case-by-case basis throughout planning period
15 Single-Family Housing
Rehabilitation
Promote the program to those with disabilities and older adults to implement accessibility modifications to help existing residents of housing continue to reside in their homes in coordination with the Ad Hoc Senior Services
Committee
Ensure website is updated as
necessary throughout planning period;
include information through social
media posts and other public
announcements at least annually
throughout planning period
16 Multi-Family Housing Rehabilitation
and Preservation
Annual funding requests to facilitate multi-family housing rehabilitation
Annually based on grant funding
schedules
16 Multi-Family Housing Rehabilitation
and Preservation
Promotion on the City website and through annual
announcements, and targeted neighborhood noticing
Annually by April each year throughout
planning period
16 Multi-Family Housing Rehabilitation
and Preservation
Rehabilitation of 5 extremely-low-income units, 5 verylow-income unit, and 10 low-income units during the planning period
Complete rehabilitations by end of
planning period
16 Multi-Family Housing Rehabilitation
and Preservation
Contact affordable housing developments and coordinate
with qualified entities on preservation actions at least one year prior to covenant expiration
At least one year prior to expiration of
affordable housing covenants
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element II Housing Policy Plan 17 Affirmatively Further Fair Housing -
Housing Affordability & Access to
Opportunity and Mobility
Facilitate Construction of Affordable Housing Near Transit and Services
Process General Plan and Zoning Code amendments to
provide adequate sites to accommodate the City's RHNA
allocation, including amendments to development
standards and implementation of affordability
requirements (Program 1)
When selecting sites for rezoning to accommodate
regional housing needs for lower-income units, give
priority consideration to sites with close access to public transit and services. (Program 1)
Adopt streamlined review procedures with objective
standards for residential development (Program 1)
Facilitate the construction of 418 lower-income units,
including 143 ELI units, during the planning period.
(Program 5)
Facilitate Construction of ADUs and Lot Splits to Expand Affordable Housing Options in Existing Single-Family
Neighborhoods
Offer incentives including fast-track processing and
reduced processing fees when ADUs are voluntarily
deed-restricted for low- or moderate-income persons.
(Program 2)
Provide two standardized pre-approved ADU plans (400sf
and 480sf) to homeowners to reduce costs associated
with ADU development and encourage more production of
this housing type throughout the city. (Program 2)
Monitor ADU production and affordability annually and
implement additional actions or incentives if production is not meeting anticipated levels. (Program 2)
See timeframes for each objective
listed under the referenced program.
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element II Housing Policy Plan Encourage consolidation of small lots and subdivision of large lots on a project-by-project basis throughout the planning period through incentives and discussions with housing developers during preliminary project reviews
(Program 8)
Amend the zoning code and local coastal program to
implement SB 9 (Program 8)
Facilitate urban lot splits pursuant to SB 9 (2021)
throughout the planning period (Program 8)
In coordination with research being conducted at the
State level, evaluate and pursue opportunities to
incentivize and provide funding assistance for
homeowners to provide affordable units under SB 9.
(Program 8)
Support Affordable Rental Housing Programs
Maintain at least 177 Section 8 vouchers in Carpinteria throughout the planning period. (Program 4)
Continue to partner with the County and City of Santa
Barbara Housing Authorities to support administration and explore possible expansion of Section 8 rental assistance in the City (Program 4)
Facilitate Affordable Housing Development Through
Financial and Regulatory Concessions and Incentives
Partner with nonprofit organizations to leverage housing funds in order to obtain enough financing to rehabilitate existing housing and produce new affordable housing
units, including the following specific actions:
• Annual outreach and collaboration with affordable
housing developers
• Priority processing for projects with ELI units
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element II Housing Policy Plan • Fifty percent reduction of Development Impact
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
• Provide funding support through the City's
Housing Trust Fund or other sources for soft
costs
• Support in the funding application process for
low-income housing tax credits and other housing
grant programs
• Encourage development of affordable family
apartments with 2 or more bedrooms (Program 5)
Update City density bonus regulations in conformance
with current state law requirements and promote the use of density bonus to facilitate affordable housing
production on the City website (Program 7)
Facilitate the consolidation of lots allowing residential development to enhance the feasibility of affordable
housing through economies of scale and by improving
competitiveness for grant funding (Program 8)
Provide concessions and incentives for affordable
housing including but not limited to relief from covered parking and parking space requirements, encouraging
smaller units above commercial uses in the downtown
district to reduce parking needs and facilitate affordability, reducing development impact fees, and other incentives
that may be requested pursuant to state density bonus
law. (Programs 5, 7, 9, 10)
Grant fee deferrals, reductions and waivers on an ongoing basis to help owner-builder projects, projects with
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element II Housing Policy Plan minimum public service impacts, retrofitting projects and affordable housing developments. (Program 10)
Eliminate Barriers to Affordable Housing for People with Special Needs
Support reasonable accommodation for persons with
disabilities by amending regulations to remove subjective findings for approval related to potential impacts on
surrounding uses. (Program 11)
Amend permitting requirements and necessary findings
for residential care facilities for 7 or more persons to ensure that they are consistent with state law and fair housing requirements. (Program 11)
Actively engage the community through the City Council
Ad Hoc Senior Services Planning Committee. The
Committee is tasked with exploring and providing
feedback on potential interim and long-term service
models and partnerships for active adult/senior services in order to develop an actionable plan, or plans, for
implementation. (Program 11)
Promote Single-Family Housing Rehabilitation Program to those with disabilities and older adults to implement
accessibility modifications to help existing residents of housing continue to reside in their homes in coordination with the Ad Hoc Senior Services Committee (Program 15)
Support the Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County
Workforce Homebuyer Program by providing information
on the City website and through promotional
announcements or newsletters and through social media.
(Program 18)
Preserve and Rehabilitate Existing Affordable Housing
Stock
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element II Housing Policy Plan Facilitate preservation of all mobile home parks
(comprising 861 housing units) by continuing to enforce Mobile Home Park Closure Ordinance, Mobile Home Park
Rent Stabilization Ordinance, and Mobile Home Park
Rent Stabilization Disclosure Ordinance. (Program 12)
Continue to implement the Mobile Home Rent
Stabilization Program by annually setting the maximum
rent to be charged based on the Consumer Price Index.
(Program 12)
Continue to facilitate preservation of existing apartment units through implementation of the Condominium
Conversion Ordinance. (Program 13)
Facilitate rehabilitation 5 units occupied by extremely-lowincome owner households and 5 units occupied by verylow-income owner households during the planning period (Program 15)
Facilitate rehabilitation of 5 extremely-low-income units, 5 very-low-income unit, and 1 O low-income units during the planning period (Program 16)
Promotion the Multi-Family Housing Rehabilitation
Program and funding availability on the City website and through annual announcements, and targeted
neighborhood noticing (Program 16)
17 Affirmatively Further Fair Housing -
Homelessness
Amend zoning code requirements to reduce or eliminate
barriers to housing and services meeting the needs of the homeless population, including the following:
• Amend regulations for emergency shelter parking
standards consistent with AB 139 (2019).
• Adopt regulations for low barrier navigation
centers consistent with AB 101 (2019).
• Amend regulations for supportive housing
consistent with AB 2162 (2018).
See timeframes for each objective
listed under the referenced program.
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element II Housing Policy Plan • Amend regulations to remove the Conditional
Use Permit requirement for SROs and continue
to facilitate the production of SRO housing to
serve the needs of lower-income persons.
(Program 11)
Continue to facilitate the production of transitional and supportive housing to serve the needs of persons with
disabilities throughout the planning period including
providing fee reductions, waivers, and deferrals on a
project-by-project basis and partnering with nonprofit
organizations to leverage housing funds in order to obtain financing for transitional and supportive housing
development. (Programs 5, 9, 11)
Continue to provide services to people experiencing
homelessness in collaboration with the County of Santa
Barbara, non-government organizations providing
homeless services in the region, and local communitybased volunteers and organizations, and annually evaluate information to determine trends and issues
related to homeless services as well as to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of those services. (Program 11)
Other strategies discussed under Housing Affordability
above will also facilitate the provision of additional
permanent affordable housing to address the issue of
homelessness.
17 Affirmatively Further Fair Housing - I Enhance and Expand Fair Housing Education Efforts Fair Housing Education
Continue to address discrimination by referring fair
housing complaints to the Santa Barbara Rental
Mediation Task Force or other appropriate organizations with the objective of increasing the number of residents assisted by 25% each year. (Program 17)
Ongoing referrals; Review annually by
April each year throughout planning
period; Additional actions by October
each year, if review identifies potential
improvements
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element II Housing Policy Plan Facilitate and provide fair housing training and education opportunities, specifically related to rental properties, that will be directed to housing service providers, management companies, and rental residents with the objective of
increasing the distribution of fair housing information by 25% during the planning period. Ensure information is
made available in both English and Spanish. Include, in particular:
• An emphasis on the protection for source of
income under California law,
• Rights and responsibilities related to people with
disabilities. (Program 17)
During fair housing education workshops and other
outreach, establish and maintain a comprehensive list of interested nonprofits, property owners and community
members for future outreach. (Program 17)
Proactively engage local housing organizations
representing the interests of lower-income and special
needs households and neighborhoods with higher
concentrations of lower-income households in future City actions related to land use and housing, including
targeted stakeholder interviews or a committee
representative of these interests. (Program 4)
Ensure Safe Living Conditions for Low-Income and
Special Needs Renters
Continue to facilitate preservation and appropriate
maintenance of the existing housing units through Code
compliance efforts and annual public announcements
throughout the planning period (Program 14)
Conduct housing condition surveys two times during the
6th cycle to determine the nature and extent of housing deterioration and rehabilitation assistance needs
(Program 14)
Outreach through printed materials,
workshops and other in-person
gatherings, and information posted on
City website; Review annually by April
each year throughout planning period;
Additional actions by October each
year, if review identifies potential
improvements
Ongoing during fair housing workshops
and outreach efforts
At least annual coordination with local
housing organizations throughout the
planning period
See timeframes for each objective
listed under the Program 14.
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element II Housing Policy Plan Contact property owners/landlords with nonconforming
conditions after each of the surveys for training on
property maintenance requirements and tips (Program 14) Connect property owners/landlords subject code
compliance actions with financial assistance opportunities for rehabilitation work (Program 14)
18 . Workforce Homebuyer Down
Payment Loans
Continue to facilitate home ownership for the local
workforce with an objective of two loans per year
Assist homeowners upon request
throughout planning period; achieve
objective by end of planning period
18 Workforce Homebuyer Down
Payment Loans
Promote the program annually on the City website and
other public locations and through social media and public announcements
Ensure website is updated as
necessary throughout planning period;
include information through social
media posts and other public
announcements at least annually
throughout planning period
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CITY OF CARPINTERIA
2023 - 2031
HOUSING ELEMENT
Technical Report
REVISED DRAFT
April 2023
Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report
Contents
I. Housing Needs Assessment 1-5
A. Population Characteristics 1-5
1. Population Growth Trends 1-5
2. Age 1-5
3. Race and Ethnicity 1-6
B. Household Characteristics 1-7
1. Household Tenure and Size 1-7
2. Housing Vacancy 1-7
3. Overcrowding 1-8
4. Household Income 1-9
5. Overpayment. 1-10
C. Employment 1-11
D. Housing Stock Characteristics 1-11
1. Housing Type 1-11
2. Housing Age and Conditions 1-12
3. Housing Cost.. 1-13
E. Special Needs 1-15
1. Persons with Disabilities 1-15
2. Elderly 1-17
3. Large Households 1-18
4. Female-Headed Households 1-18
5. Farm Workers 1-19
6. Homeless Persons 1-19
F. Assisted Housing at Risk of Conversion 1-24
G. Low- and Moderate-Income Housing in the Coastal Zone 1-24 H. Future Housing Needs 1-25
II. Resources and Opportunities II-1
A. Land Resources 11-1
B. Financial and Administrative Resources 11-1
C. Energy Conservation and Sustainable Housing Development 11-3 Ill. Constraints III-1
A. Governmental Constraints 111-1
1. Land Use Plans and Regulations 111-1
2. Development Processing Procedures 111-18
3. Development Fees and Improvement Requirements 111-26 B. Non-Governmental Constraints 111-30
1. Environmental Constraints 111-30
2. Infrastructure Constraints 111-31
3. Land Costs 111-31
4. Construction Costs 111-32
5. Cost and Availability of Financing 111-32
Appendix A - Evaluation of the Prior Housing Element
Appendix B - Residential Land Inventory
Appendix C - Public Participation Summary
Appendix D - Fair Housing Assessment
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l Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report List of Tables
Table 1-1
Table 1-2
Table 1-3
Table 1-4
Table 1-5
Table 1-6
Table 1-7
Table 1-8
Table 1-9
Table 1-10
Table 1-11
Table 1-12
Table 1-13
Table 1-14
Table 1-15
Table 1-16
Table 1-17
Table 1-18
Table 1-19
Table 1-20
Table 11-1
Table 111-1
Table 111-2
Table 111-3
Table 111-4
Table 111-5
Table 111-6
Population Trends 1-5
Age Distribution 1-6
Race/Ethnicity 1-6
Households Size by Tenure 1-7
Housing Vacancy by Type 1-8
Overcrowding 1-8
Median Household Income 1-9
Overpayment by Tenure - Carpinteria 1-10
Employment by Industry - Carpinteria and Santa Barbara County 1-11 Housing byType I-12
Age of Housing Stock 1-12
Income Categories and Affordable Housing Costs - Santa Barbara County 1-14 Persons with Disabilities by Age I-16
Elderly Households by Tenure 1-18
Household Size by Tenure I-18
Household Type by Tenure I-19
Homeless Counts in the South Coast Area 1-20
Assisted Housing Units at Risk of Conversion 1-24
Coastal Zone Housing Units 1-25
Regional Housing Needs 2023-2031 1-26
Land Inventory Summary 11-1
General Plan Residential Land Use Categories 111-1
Zoning Overlay Districts 11I-2
Permitted Residential Uses and Development Standards - Residential Zones 111-8 Permitted Residential Uses and Development Standards - Non-Residential Zones III-10
Permit Processing Fees I11-27
Development Impact Fees I11-28
List of Figures
Figure 111-1 Potential Emergency Shelter Locations in the M-RP Zone District 111-16 Revised Draft iv March 2023
Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report I Housing Needs Assessment I. HOUSING NEEDS 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.g., 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 1-1).
Table 1-1
Population Trends
. 2010 . 2020 ·· % Change
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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 1-2 provides 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 1-17).
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report I Housing Needs Assessment Table 1-2
Age Distribution
1 Car interia Santa Barbara Count
Age Group Persons % Persons %
Under 5 years 866 6.4% 27,710 6.2%
5 to 9 years 985 7.3% 27,384 6.2%
10 to 14 years 801 6.0% 27,915 6.3%
15 to 19 years 572 4.3% 37,812 8.5%
20 to 24 years 775 5.8% 47,969 10.8%
25 to 34 years 1,350 10.0% 59,742 13.4%
35 to 44 years 1,908 14.2% 50,530 11.4%
45 to 54 years 1,366 10.2% 47,721 10.7%
55 to 59 years 1,053 7.8% 25,513 5.7%
60 to 64 years 1,160 8.6% 24,579 5.5%
65 to 7 4 years 1,704 12.7% 37,416 8.4%
75 to 84 years 662 4.9% 20,110 4.5%
85 years and over 247 1.8% 10,494 2.4%
Median ace 41.1 33.8
Source: Census 2020 ACS
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 46% 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 (Table 1-3).
Table 1-3
Race/Ethnicity
Car interia Santa Barbara Count
Racial/Ethnic Group Persons I % Persons %
Total population 13,449 100.0% 444,895 100.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 6,129 45.6% 203,207 45.7% Not Hispanic or Latino 7,320 54.4% 241,688 54.3%
White alone 6,533 48.6% 195,329 43.9%
Black or African American alone 126 0.9% 7,910 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone - 0.0% 1,596 0.4% Asian alone 270 2.0% 23,789 5.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 0.0% 349 0.1% Some other race alone - 0.0% 1,041 0.2%
Two or more races 391 2.9% 11,674 2.6%
Source: Census 2020 ACS
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report I Housing Needs Assessment B. Household Characteristics
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 1-4 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 52% of households countywide. About one-third of Carpinteria owner households and about 26% of renter households had only one or two persons. About 8% 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 1-4
Households Size by Tenure
Car interia Santa Barbara Count
Household Size by Tenure Households % Households %
Owner households: 2,739 54.1% 77,504 52.3%
1-person household 781 15.4% 16,774 11.3%
2-person household 906 17.9% 29,571 19.9%
3-person household 378 7.5% 10,999 7.4%
4-person household 266 5.3% 9,987 6.7%
5-person household 159 3.1% 5,246 3.5%
6-person household 14 0.3% 2,224 1.5%
?-or-more person household 235 4.6% 2,703 1.8%
Renter households: 2,324 45.9% 70,805 47.7%
1-person household 647 12.8% 18,609 12.5%
2-person household 691 13.6% 18,551 12.5%
3-person household 434 8.6% 11,107 7.5%
4-person household 223 4.4% 10,455 7.0%
5-person household 214 4.2% 6,226 4.2%
6-person household 107 2.1% 3,248 2.2%
?-or-more person household 8 0.2% 2,609 1.8%
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 1-5 provides a comparison of vacancy characteristics for Carpinteria compared to the county as a whole. This table reveals that about 18% of all housing units in Carpinteria were vacant compared to only 7% 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 unusual for some coastal and mountain communities in California.
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report I Housing Needs Assessment Table 1-5
Housing Vacancy by Type
Car interia SB Count
~
Occupancy Status
Occupied 5,063 81.8% 148,309 93.1%
Vacant 1126 18.2% 11,008 6.9%
Vacant housing units by type
Total vacant units 1,126 100.0% 11,008 100.0%
For rent 191 17.0% 1,999 18.2%
Rented, not occupied 0.0% 792 7.2%
For sale only 50 4.4% 550 5.0%
Sold, not occupied 105 9.3% 818 7.4%
For seasonal, recreational or occasional use 682 60.6% 3,990 36.2% For migrant workers 0.0% 180 1.6%
Other vacant 98 8.7% 2,679 24.3%
i 6,189 100% 159,317 100%
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 1-6 summarizes recent overcrowding data for the city and county as reported by the Census Bureau.
Table 1-6
Overcrowding
Car interia SB Count
Occupants per Room Units % Units %
Owner occupied units 2,739 100.0% 77,504 100.0%
1.01to1.50 188 6.9% 2,631 3.4%
1.51 to 2.00 70 2.6% 811 1.0%
2.01 or more 0 0.0% 388 0.5%
Renter occupied units 2,324 100.0% 70,805 100.0%
1.01 to 1.50 167 7.2% 6,979 9.9%
1.51 to 2.00 33 1.4% 3,392 4.8%
2.01 or more 3 0.1% 1,133 1.6%
Source: Census 2020 ACS
Recent Census estimates show that about 9% of both owner-occupied and renter-occupied units were overcrowded in Carpinteria compared to about 5% of owner-occupied units and about 16% of renter-occupied units in the county 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 Dwelling 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 Incentives for Affordable Housing, Program 11. Special Needs Housing, Program 12. Conservation of Mobile Home Parks, Program Revised Draft 1-8 March 2023
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17. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, and Program 18. Workforce Homebuyer Down Payment Loans.
4. Household Income
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.
Extremely-Low-Income (ELI) Households
Extremely low-income households are defined as those with incomes less than 30% of the area median income, or no more than $41,900 per year for a four-person household in Santa Barbara County according to California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) 2022 Income Limits (Table 1-12). According to recent Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) data, approximately 170 ELI owners and 335 ELI renters were identified in Carpinteria.
ELI households face a number of housing problems including overpayment and overcrowding. As seen in Table 1-8, 94% of ELI owner households and 82% of ELI renter households pay more than 30% of income for housing. In addition, some extremely low-income persons may have disabilities or other special housing needs.
To estimate future ELI housing needs it is assumed that 50% of the City's very-low-income regional housing need, or 143 units, are within the extremely-low-income category pursuant to California Government Code §65583(a)(1).
The Housing Plan includes several programs that address the problems of ELI households, including 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 6. lnclusionary Housing, Program 7. Density Bonus, Program 9. Regulatory Concessions and Incentives for Affordable Housing, Program 11. Special Needs Housing, Program
12. Conservation of Mobile Home Parks, Program 17. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, and Program 18. Workforce Homebuyer Down Payment Loans.
Table 1-7
Median Household Income I Car()interia ~ SB County
Household Income Households I % useholcisl %
Total households 5,063 100.0% 148,309 100.0%
Less than $10,000 258 5.1% 7,182 4.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 83 1.6% 4,729 3.2%
$15,000 to $24,999 278 5.5% 8,596 5.8%
$25,000 to $34,999 232 4.6% 9,050 6.1%
$35,000 to $49,999 664 13.1% 17,156 11.6%
$50,000 to $74,999 1,030 20.3% 24,233 16.3%
$75,000 to $99,999 507 10.0% 19,053 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 709 14.0% 25,746 17.4%
$150,000 to $199,999 620 12.2% 12,949 8.7%
$200,000 or more 682 13.5% 19,615 13.2%
Median household income 74,868 78,925
Source: Census 2020 ACS
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5. Overpayment
According to state housing policy, overpaying occurs when housing costs exceed 30% of gross household income. Table 1-8 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 73% 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 Dwelling 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 Incentives for Affordable Housing, Program 11. Special Needs Housing, Program 12.
Conservation of Mobile Home Parks, Program 17. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, and Program 18. Workforce Homebuyer Down Payment Loans.
Table 1-8
Overpayment by Tenure - Carpinteria
tncome by Cost Burden (Renters only) Cost burden Cost burden > Total
>30% 50%
Household Income Jess-than or= 30% HAMFI _75 260 335
Household Income >30% to less-than or= 50%
195 185 255
HAMfl
Household Income >50% to less-than or= .SO%
4 5 250 565
HAMfl
HouS-ehold Income ,.80% to tess-tban or= 100%
195 25 310
HAMff
Household lncome > 00% AMFJ 135 900
Total '1,215 720 2,370
Cost burden Cost burden >
Income by Cos! Burden (Owners only)
>30% 50% Total
Hous-ehold Income less-than or= 30% HAMFI 159 155 170
Household Income >30% to tess-tnan or= 50%
125 90 225
HAMFI
Household Income >50% to less-than or= 80% 185 115 300
HAMFI
Household Income >80% to less-than or= '100%
20 HAMFf 30 140
Household Income > 100% HAMFI 350 75 1.900
Total 849 455 2,735
Source: HUD CHAS, 2022
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report I Housing Needs Assessment C. 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.
Table 1-9
Employment by Industry- Carpinteria and Santa Barbara County r > • I ' Carpinteria I SB County ,_ l
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Civilian employed population 16 years and over 6,648 100.0% 212,400 100.0% Aqriculture, forestrv, fishinc and hunfinq, and mininq 404 6.1% 18,359 8.6% Construction 606 9.1% 12,624 5.9%
Manufacturinq 428 6.4% 15,180 7.1%
Wholesale trade 166 2.5% 4,007 1.9%
Retail trade 606 9.1% 20,295 9.6%
Transportation, warehousinq and utilities 172 2.6% 6,682 3.1% lnfonnation 54 0.8% 3,629 1.7%
Finance, insurance, and real estate rental and leasina 308 4.6% 9,862 4.6% Professional, scientific, manaqement, administrative and waste rnqmt. services 858 12.9% 26,892 12.7% Educational services, health care and social assistance 1,621 24.4% 49,463 23.3% Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 541 8.1% 25 370 11.9% Other services, except public administration 691 10.4% 11,025 5.2% Public administration 193 2.9% 9,012 4.2%
Source: Census 2020 ACS
According to recent Census data, approximately 24% of the city's working residents were employed in educational services, health care and social assistance occupations (Table 1-9). Other industries with relatively high employment in Carpinteria included Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative and Waste Management (13%), and Other Services (10%).
D. Housing Stock Characteristics
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 42% and mobile homes represented about 14% of all units. By comparison, the countywide housing stock had a much higher percentage of single-family detached homes (57%). Table 1-10 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.
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Housing by Type
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1 - ,,.,Housing Type ·- ·units·• % Units %
Total units 6,189 100.0% 159,317 100.0%
Single detached 2,197 35.5% 91,448 57.4%
Single attached 552 8.9% 11,256 7.1%
2 units 44 0.7% 5,171 3.2%
3-4 units 520 8.4% 9,527 6.0%
5-9 units 706 11.4% 12,588 7.9%
10-19 units 524 8.5% 8,972 5.6%
20+ units 805 13.0% 13,445 8.4%
Mobile homes 841 13.6% 6,841 4.3%
Boat, RV, van 0 0.0% 69 0.0%
Source: Census 2020 ACS
2. Housing Age and Conditions
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 six and to pregnant women when it peels off walls or is pulverized by windows and doors opening and closing.
Table 1-11 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 73% of the city's housing stock was built prior to 1980 and therefore may be in need of some repair.
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Age of Housing Stock
Car interia SB Count
2014 or later 46 0.7% 3,159 2.0%
2010 to 2013 109 1.8% 3,110 2.0%
2000 to 2009 238 3.8% 12,677 8.0%
1990 to 1999 250 4.0% 15,974 10.0%
1980 to 1989 1,017 16.4% 24,336 15.3%
1970 to 1979 2,224 35.9% 29,501 18.5%
1960 to 1969 834 13.5% 31,793 20.0%
1950 to 1959 923 14.9% 19,799 12.4%
1940 to 1949 207 3.3% 5,971 3.7%
1939 or earlier 341 5.5% 12997 8.2%
Total units · 6,189 100.0% 159,317 100.0%
Source: Census 2020 ACS
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.
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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 identify, 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 18. Multi-Family Housing Rehabilitation).
3. Housing Cost
a. Housing Affordability Criteria
State law establishes five income categories for purposes of housing programs based on the area (i.e., county) median income ("AMI"):
• 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)
In addition to these categories, the City has identified a "workforce" income category of 120-200% 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. In some areas, these income limits may be increased to adjust for high housing costs.
Table 1-12 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 moderate-income 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 1-12 have been estimated based on typical conditions.
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Income Categories and Affordable Housing Costs -
Santa Barbara County
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Very low
Low
Moderate
Above moderate
$41,900
$69,850
$111,900
$120,100
>$120,100
$1,048
$1,746
$2,798
$3,003
>$3,003
$135,000
$255,000
$415,000
$445,000
>$445,000
Assumptions:
-Based on a family of 4 and 2022 State income limils
-30% of gross income for rent or principal, interest, taxes & insurance plus utility allowance -10% down payment, 5.5% interest, 1.25% taxes & insurance, $350 HOA dues Source: Cal. HCD; JHD Planning LLC
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. However, home values are not necessarily reflective of sales prices given market fluctuations and housing stock available for sale. The California Economic Forecast Project's 2021 Carpinteria Valley Economic Profile indicates the median sales price of existing single-family residential properties increased 45% between 2015 and 2021 ($925,000 to $1,680,000). Median condominium sales prices increased at a slower rate of 21% between 2015 and 2021 ($540,000 to $680,000).
The Santa Barbara Association of Realtors (SBAOR) reported sales prices of single-family homes in the Carpinteria/Summerland area increased by 12.6% from 2021 to 2022 to a median sales price of $1,875,000 in 2022. Condominium sales, which are reported for the south coast area as a whole, increased by 16.5% from 2021 to 2022 to a median sales price of $965,000 for 2022. According to SBAOR's February 2023 report of market activity, there have been 12 closed sales year-to-date with a median sales price of $1,265,000. A February/March 2023 internet search of real estate for sale in the city found asking prices ranging from $750,000 for a 787 square-foot condominium to over $2 million for a 1,043 square two bedroom single family home. Based on the estimated affordable purchase prices shown in Table 1-12, it is extremely 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 $965,000, there is a gap of about $519,000 between the median market price for a condominium and the maximum price a moderate-income household can afford to pay for a home. For low-income households, this gap is over $550,000. 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 Incentives for Affordable Housing, and Program 20. Workforce Homebuyer Down Payment Loans.
c.. Rental Housing
The California Economic Forecast Project's 2021 Carpinteria Valley Economic Profile reported that there are more affordable housing options in Carpinteria than in other parts of the south coast. The report attributed this to approximately 53 percent of the City's housing stock being Revised Draft 1-14 March 2023
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Nevertheless, most market rental rates in the city are not affordable to lower-income households.
The median rent paid in Carpinteria was estimated to be $2,029 according to recent Census data.
An internet rental survey conducted in August 2022 found asking rents of $1,395 per month for a studio unit and $2,250 to $5,500 for two-bedroom units. An internet survey in March 2023 found average rents continue to be in the same price range with many units asking much higher prices and a limited supply of less expensive 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 1-12), 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-low-income 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 Incentives for Affordable Housing, Program 11. Special Needs Housing, Program 12. Conservation of Mobile Home Parks, and Program 17. 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 ambulatory (Table 1-13). 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 doorways, 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 Incentives for Affordable Housing, Program 11. Special Needs Housing, and Program 17.
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing. Additional analysis regarding housing for persons with disabilities is provided in the Constraints section of this report.
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Persons with Disabilities by Age
', ' . " '>': Disability by Age·· , , Persons
Disabilities for Persons A e 18 to 64
With a hearing difficulty
With a vision difficulty
With a cognitive difficulty
With an ambulatory difficulty
With a self-care difficulty
With an inde endent livin difficul
137
101
268
134
101
164
Disabilities for Persons A e 65 and over
With a hearing difficulty
With a vision difficulty
With a cognitive difficulty
With an ambulatory difficulty
With a self-care difficulty
With an inde endent livin difficul
271
52 98
362
57 227
Source: Census 2020 ACS
Developmental Disabilities
As defined by federal law, "developmental disability" means a severe, chronic disability of an individual that:
• Is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments;
• Is manifested before the individual attains age 18;
• Is 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; f) 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.
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.
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1 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 resident who has a developmental disability that originated before age 18 is eligible for services. Services are offered to people with developmental disabilities based on Individual Program Plans and may include: Adult day programs; advocacy; assessmenUconsultation; 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 48% of owner households and 14% of renter households in Carpinteria were headed by someone age 65 or older (Table 1-14). 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. In 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 8 points higher than the statewide average. In 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 for the purpose of presenting for City Council consideration data-supported recommendations for the creation of a senior services program. These recommendations were presented to City Council on November 28, 2022. On December 12, 2022, the Council extended the term of the committee and revised its roles and responsibilities, tasking the committee with exploring and providing feedback on potential interim and long-term service models and partnerships for active adulUsenior services in order to develop an actionable plan, or plans, for implementation, including budgetary requirements, to be considered by the City Council at a future City Council meeting.
1 https://www.dds.ca.gov/rc/dashboard/overview/
2 www.tri-counties.org
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Elderly Households by Tenure
Owner
65 to 7 4 years 855 31.2% 212 9.1%
75 to 84 years 322 11.8% 76 3.3%
85 ears and over 122 4.5% 30 1.3%
Total Households 2,739 100% 2,324 100%
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 62% of owners and 58% of renters reported only one or two members.
Only about 15% of owner households and about 14% of renter households reported five or more members (Table 1-15). 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 Incentives for Affordable Housing, Program 17. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, and Program 18. Workforce Homebuyer Down Payment Loans.
In 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 1-15
Household Size by Tenure
H ouse h o ldS' 1ze
1 oerson
Owners
2 persons
3 persons
4 persons
5 persons
6 oersons
7+ oersons
Total households
Renters
• - ,1, •
781 28.5%
906 33.1%
378 13.8%
266 9.7%
159 5.8%
14 0.5%
235 8.6%
2,739 100%
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647 27.8%
691 29.7%
434 18.7%
223 9.6%
214 9.2%
107 4.6%
8 0.3%
2,324 100%
Source: Census 2020 ACS
4. Female-Headed Households
Recent Census data reported that approximately 340 Carpinteria households (10.6%) were headed by a female compared to about 17% of households for the county as a whole (Table 1-16). Of those, 177 had children living with them (5.5%). Approximately 7% of all female headed households were below the poverty line. Female-headed households with children often face challenges such as Revised Draft 1-18 March 2023
Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report I Housing Needs Assessment lower wages and the added cost of childcare that leaves a smaller portion of household income available for housing. While female-headed households represent a relatively 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 Rental Assistance, Program 5. Affordable Rental Housing, Program 6. lnclusionary Housing, Program 7. Density Bonus, Program 9. Regulatory Concessions and Incentives for Affordable Housing, Program 17. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, and Program
18. Workforce Homebuyer Down Payment Loans.
Table 1-16
Household Type by Tenure
H h ldT ouse o ype .1M%4MGM
Female householder 340
With own children 177
Without children 163
Female householders below poverty level 25
Car interia Santa Barbara Count
10.6%
5.5%
5.1%
7.4%
16,329 16.8%
10,771 11.1%
5,558 5.7%
3,499 21.4%
Total households 3 210 100% 97,397 100%
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 1-9), the Census Bureau estimated that there are about404 Carpinteria residents employed in agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining jobs. Recent data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Census of Farmworkers reported a total of 22,985 farmworkers in Santa Barbara County in 2017, of which 9,895 (43%) were seasonal workers. Since 2012, it is estimated that the number of farmworkers in the county has increased by approximately 2.8%. According to HCD pre-approved data compiled by SBCAG, over 91% of farmworkers work on larger farms with 10 or more workers.
Farmworkers are among the lowest paid employees in Santa Barbara County. 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 111 - 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:
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An institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized; or
A public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.
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• Substance abuse and alcohol
• Domestic violence
• 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 (PIT) 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. In Carpinteria the number of homeless persons increased from 1 0 in 2013 to 21 in 2022 (Table 1-17). The 2022 countywide count included 1,367 unsheltered persons and 595 persons living in emergency shelters or transitional housing.
Table 1-17
Homeless Counts in the South Coast Area
I t , . '' J.01.~ _Ho~less · I ·. 2~22 ~~<nieJess
.' · .- Ge6graphic Area •. : . ~;;1.;~,;.Count ., '. : .,,.Count7 Carpinteria 10 21
Isla Vista/Goleta 81 203
Santa Barbara 946 822
County Total 1 466 1 962
Source: Central Coast Collaborative on Homelessness, 2013; Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County Continuum of 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.
Information 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.
3 Stewart B. McKinney Act, 42 U.S.C. §11301, et seq. (1994) Revised Draft 1-20 March 2023
Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report I Housing Needs Assessment 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.
Early 2020 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 staff 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:
• 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 Home key ( creating more supportive and permanent housing for formerly homeless individuals). • Funding allocated for rental assistance and housing voucher programs.
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report I Housing Needs Assessment • 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. • The county budgeted more than $13 million of its American Rescue Plan COVID-19 relief funding on addressing housing and homelessness.
• The county received $10 million in funding in January 2022, including $7 million for the Isla Vista emergency shelter. Santa Barbara County purchased the building for $6.3 million and the shelter is being operated by Good Samaritan Shelter. • The Housing Authority of Santa Barbara County converted office buildings into permanent supportive housing in Lompoc.
• The City of Santa Barbara housed 58 people temporarily at the Rose Garden Inn on Upper State Street.
• The New Beginnings Counseling Center's Safe Parking Program expanded to a city-owned 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. On October 24, 2022, the Carpinteria City Council contracted with New Beginnings Counseling Center to provide the Safe Parking Program in the City Of Carpinteria. • Dignity Moves established pallet house interim housing in Isla 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. Covid-19 has increased the urgency of building non-congregate housing for the 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. • The County and Goleta have collaborated on the purchase of the Super 8 motel at 6021 Hollister Avenue and its conversion 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:
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report I Housing Needs Assessment • Santa Barbara Rescue Mission: The Santa Barbara Rescue Mission provides hot meals and overnight accommodations seven days a week, 365 days per year. Shelter is provided every night to 100 men and 24 women.
• People Assisting the Homeless (PATH): This 24-hour transitional shelter program provides food, clothing, medical care, job development, social services, life coaching, substance abuse recovery, and other vital services to assist homeless people into employment and permanent housing. The 24-hour shelter program provides 100 beds, expanding to 200 beds from December 1 to March 31.
• 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 Beginnings Counseling 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. Included 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 Society of Santa Barbara Warming Center Program: 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 Blessing: The Interfaith Initiative 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-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 Army Hospitality 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.
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report I Housing Needs Assessment 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.
• County 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 at-risk 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 Ill - 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 10-year period 2023-2033. Table 1-18 summarizes assisted affordable units in Carpinteria. Data included in this table was obtained from the California Housing Partnership Corporation with more recent updates provided by the property managers. As seen in this table, there are no assisted developments at risk of conversion to market rate status.
Table 1-18
Assisted Housing Units at Risk of Conversion
';~ject ~L I ., Addres,'
, - ,_' , Ei,llest Date I
Typ~ of Governmental' -. Restrictions'. Housing
I Num_ b- er I NAusm'sibest, ed ol . . · . Assistance··. ~ ' ·. End • Type of Units ·units · At Rjsk?.
Beachcourt 648 Maple Street HUD Section 811 2036 Supportive 6 6 No Atrium 4667 Carpinteria LIHTC, Housing Authority 2036 Senior 12 12 No Apartments Avenue Tax Exempt Bonds, City
ground lease
Chapel Court 681 Ash Avenue USDNHCD 2067 Farmworker 28 28 No /family
Dahlia Court I 1300 Dahlia Court LIHTC 2041 Farmworker 55 11 No /family
Dahlia Court II 1300 Dahlia Court HOME; CDBG 2067 Large 33 32 No Fee Waivers family
City land donation
Casas de las 4096 Villa Real LIHTC/HCD 2069 Large 43 42 No Flores family
Sources: Celitornia Housing Partnership Corp.; Santa Barbara Community Housing Corp.; People's Self Help Housing; City of Carpinteria G. Low- and Moderate-Income Housing in the Coastal 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 moderateRevised Draft 1-24 March 2023 Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report I Housing Needs Assessment income (excludes structures with fewer than three units, or fewer than 10 units for projects with more than one structure, among other exclusions). Government Code §65590(d) further requires new housing development in the Coastal Zone to provide housing units for persons and families of low- or moderate-income, or if not feasible, to provide such units at another location within the same city or county, within the Coastal Zone or within three miles thereof. As shown in Table 1-19, more than 1750 units have been approved in the city since 1982 and none were required to be deedrestricted for low- and moderate-income households (the City's lnclusionary policy only requires "workforce" housing in the above-moderate category). Several affordable housing projects have been constructed in the city, however, through the efforts of non-profit builders. Approximately 23 units occupied by low- or moderate-income households have been demolished in the Coastal Zone and 21 units have been replaced.
Table 1-19
Coastal Zone Housing Units
.Category -·, .," -~ . .' , · .. - - .' . · '.'-. _" .' , . I'· . Units •::
Number of new units approved for construction in the Coastal Zone 1982-2022 Approx.1750 Number of new units for low- or moderate-income households required to be provided either within the coastal zone or within three miles of i 0 Number of units occupied by low- or moderate-income households in the Coastal Zone authorized to be demolished or converted since January 1982 23 Number or units for low- or moderate-income households required either within the coastal zone or within three miles of it in order to replace those demolished or converted 21 Sources: City of Carpinteria; US Census
H. Future Housing Needs
The Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) is a key tool for 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 period
4 June 30, 2022 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 6
th housing element cycle was adopted by the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) in July 2021. The 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 mobility. 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 overconcentration 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 1-20. Pursuant to Government Code 4 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.
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Table 1-20
Regional Housing Needs 2023-2031
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32% 15% 15% 39%
Source: SBCAG, 2021
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Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report II Resources and Opportunities II. RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES
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 11-1 below.
As discussed in Appendix B, the requirement to demonstrate availability of lower-income sites is met through zoning that allows redevelopment of underutilized sites at densities greater than 20 units/acre. In 2004 state law was amended to establish 20 units/acre as the density deemed appropriate to accommodate housing for lower-income households in suburban cities like Carpinteria [Government Code §65583.2(c)(3)(B)]. 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 available to accommodate the City's assigned needs during the planning period.
Table 11-1
Land Inventory Summary
Income Cate o
- Very Low
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Low Mod Above
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Total
418 135
Vacant Sites Table B-4
Other Underutilized Sites Table B-6
ADUs
94 96
13 31
89 10
266
54 Sur lus Shortfall 228 7 56
Source: City of Carpinteria, 2023
A discussion of public facilities and infrastructure needed to serve future development is contained in Section II1.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 Revised Draft 11-1 March 2023
Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report II Resources and Opportunities Carpinteria. Under this program, tenants are responsible for a rent payment based on their 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
Chapel Court Rehabilitation
Casas de las Flores
33 affordable units
28 affordable units
43 affordable units
$950,627
$50,000
$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 multifamily 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 115% 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.
In new Section 515 projects, 95% of tenants must have very-low incomes. In existing projects, 75% 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. In 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 Income Housing Tax Credits. The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program was created by the Tax Reform Act of 1986 to provide funding assistance for low- and Revised Draft 11-2 March 2023
Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report II Resources and Opportunities moderate-income housing. Each state receives a tax credit, based upon population, toward 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 Credit Certificates. 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 first-come, first-serve basis.
State Housing Funds. In 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 Infill Infrastructure 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. 5 Housing Trust Fund (HTF) of Santa Barbara County. The HTF 6 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. In 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 200% of the Area Median Income (AMI), 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 In 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. 5 https://www.hcd.ca.gov/programs-active
6 http://www.sbhousinqtrust.org/
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In 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.
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.
In 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 residential 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 energy-efficient 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. In 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.
7 https://www.energy.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2021-08/CEC 2022 EnergyCodeUpdateSummary ADApdf Revised Draft 11-4 March 2023
Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report II Resources and Opportunities Some of the recent changes to residential standards include:
• Expanding solar photovoltaic systems and battery storage standards to reduce the grid's reliance on fossil fuel power plants
• Encouraging electric heat pump technology and use, which uses less energy and produces fewer emissions
• Establishing electric-ready requirements when natural gas is installed • 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. In 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:
• Low E-glass;
• Higher R-valued insulation;
• Solar tubes and ceiling fans;
• Solar assisted water systems with tankless water heaters; • Energy efficient lights and appliances;
• Natural light;
• Solar screens;
• Efficient lighting that exceeds Title 24 standards and utilizes natural light; • 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;
• Use of permeable paving blocks for drives and walks;
• Buildings designed with sustainable materials selected for durability and non-toxic maintenance, i.e.: Fly-ash concrete, FSC certified lumber; fiber cement siding, recycled steel roofing, formaldehyde-free insulation, sheathing and cabinets; '
• Passive solar heating with thermal storage, natural lighting and natural ventilation designed to minimize fossil energy use would be incorporated within all residential structures;
• Building integrated solar electric photovoltaic systems for all units; Revised Draft 11-5 March 2023
Carpinteria 2023-2031 Housing Element Technical Report II Resources and Opportunities • Energy Star appliances, heating system, water heaters, vent fans and light fixtures;
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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
• Building insulation beyond Code requirements, including 2x6 exterior walks with R-24 perimeter foundation slab insulation and R-30 roof insulation.