HCD Comments and Responses -1- July 27, 2022
HCD Comments and Responses
Diamond Bar 2021-2029 Housing Element
HCD Comment
(Letter of 2/2/2022)
Housing Element
Page No. Response/Revision
A. Review and Revision Appendix A Appendix A has been revised to provide additional information regarding the effectiveness of goals, policies, and related actions in meeting the city’s housing needs and whether programs should be revised to be more effective in addressing those needs.
B.1 Affirmatively Furthering Fair
Housing
Appendix D
9-72
The element has been revised to include additional analysis of AFFH, including a description of public outreach, an assessment of fair housing, identification and prioritization of contributing factors to fair housing issues and goals, and actions sufficient to overcome patterns of segregation and foster inclusive communities free from barriers that restrict access to opportunity. In addition, Program H-14 has been expanded to describe additional actions the City will take to affirmatively further fair housing during the planning period.
B.2 Extremely-low-income
households
9-6 to 9-11 The Needs Assessment includes analysis of ELI households by race/ethnicity and tenure (Table 9-4) as well as cost burden by tenure and income category (Table 9-11). The element also describes programs the City intends to implement to address the needs of ELI households. Additional analysis of the issues faced by ELI households has been provided.
B.3 Land Inventory Appendix B Sites inventory. The sites inventory (Tables B-3 through B-5) has been revised to provide additional analysis including age of structures, improvement to land value ratios, site conditions and expressed development interest.
Electronic inventory. An electronic copy of the sites inventory has been submitted to HCD with the adopted element.
Suitability of Nonvacant Sites. The analysis of nonvacant sites in the Town Center, Neighborhood Mixed Use, and Transit-oriented Mixed-Use focus areas has been expanded to demonstrate the potential for redevelopment, including the extent existing uses constitute an impediment, recent developments, development trends and market conditions. In addition, the City Council resolution includes findings based on substantial evidence that the existing use is not an impediment and will likely discontinue in the planning period.
City of Diamond Bar 2021-2029 Housing Element
HCD Comments and Responses -2- July 27, 2022
HCD Comment
(Letter of 2/2/2022)
Housing Element
Page No. Response/Revision
9-49
9-69/70
Water & Sewer Priority. The element notes that water and sewer service providers must establish specific procedures to grant priority water and sewer service to developments with units affordable to lower-income households. In addition, Program H-8 has been expanded to include notification of this requirement to water and sewer providers.
B.4 Governmental Constraints 9-46/47
9-69
Fees and exactions. The draft element has been revised to include a complete analysis of fees. In addition, Program H-8 has been expanded to include posting and annually updating all fees on the City website in compliance with transparency requirements.
9-42 to 46
9-68 to 70
Local processing and permit procedures. The element has been revised to include additional analysis of permit processing. In addition, Program H-8 has been expanded to include posting and annually updating all regulations and fees on the City website in compliance with transparency requirements. 9-34
9-36
9-71
9-74
Persons with disabilities. Additional analysis of the City’s regulations for large residential care facilities and reasonable accommodation procedures has been provided. In addition, Programs H-11 and H-15 have been revised to address these issues.
B.5 Non-governmental Constraints 9-45 Requests for Lower Density and Approval to Building Permit Times: The element has been revised to include additional analysis of the length of time from project approval to building permit application.
C.1 Identify actions that will be
taken to make sites available.
9-68 Program H-8, Land Use Element and Development Regulations. has been revised to commit to accommodate 100 percent of the shortfall of sites necessary to accommodate the remaining housing need, including for lower-income households, including a specific commitment to the shortfall of sites, minimum acreages to be rezoned, allowable densities and anticipated development standards to encourage maximum allowable densities.
C.2 Programs to assist in the
development of adequate housing
to meet the needs of extremely
low-, very low-, low- and moderateincome households.
9-65/66 Program H-7, Senior and Workforce Housing Development has been expanded to include a commitment to proactively reach out to developers of affordable housing annually.
C.3 Programs to remove constraints The element has been revised to address this comment as described above.
City of Diamond Bar 2021-2029 Housing Element
HCD Comments and Responses -3- July 27, 2022
HCD Comment
(Letter of 2/2/2022)
Housing Element
Page No. Response/Revision
C.4 Programs to affirmatively further
fair housing.
Appendix D
9-72
The element has been revised to address this comment as noted in Finding B.1, above, and Program H-14 has been revised to include additional actions to affirmatively further fair housing.
D. Public Participation Appendix C The description of the public participation process has been expanded to demonstrate diligent efforts were made to involve all economic segments of the community in the development of the housing element, including ethnic groups and non-English speakers.