2023
Fresno
Housing Element
and
General Plan
Annual Progress
Reports
Planning and Development Department
2023 Housing Element / General Plan Annual Progress Report Housing Element
• Citywide Housing Plan
• Requires Certification
• 8-Year Cycle
• Promotes safe, decent
and affordable housing
for all
• www.fresno.gov/housing
element
2023 Housing Element / General Plan Annual Progress Report Housing Element Objectives
Objective 1
Land for
Housing
Programs 1-3
Objective 2
Affordable
Housing
Programs 4-11
Objective 3
Remove
Government
Constraints
Programs 12-19
Objective 4
Conserve
Existing
Housing
Programs 20-25
Objective 5
Equal Housing
Opportunity
Programs 26-28
2023 Housing Element / General Plan Annual Progress Report Regional Housing Needs Allocation
Extremely/very low-income
households5,666 units
Low-income households3,289 units
Moderate Income households3,571 units
Above-moderate income
households
11,039
units
TOTAL Housing Sites Capacity23,565
In addition, carry-over RHNA from 2008 Housing Element is 4,872 very low/low income capacity.
2023 Housing Element / General Plan Annual Progress Report Housing Sites Inventory Status
RHNA vs. Building Permits Issued
Total
RHNA
2015-
2020 2021 2022 2023 Total
Remaining
RHNA
Extremely/
Very Low
5,666 644* 92 67* 360* 1,163* 4,503
Low 3,289 316* 25* 70* 85* 496* 2,793
Moderate 3,571 1,505 - - - 1,505 2,066
Above
Moderate
11,039 9,104 2,143 1,305 1,456 14,008 -
Total 23,565 11,630 2,262 1,442 1,901 17,172 9,362
* Includes deed-restricted affordable units
2023 Housing Element / General Plan Annual Progress Report Housing Production
Planning Entitlement Applications
Planning Entitlements
Completed
Building Permits
Issued
Constructed
Units
2023 Housing Element / General Plan Annual Progress Report Housing Development Applications
Processed
Housing Units by Affordability Level (2022)
Extremely/
Very Low* Low* Moderate
Above
Moderate Total
Planning Applications
submitted 410 152 3778 4340
Planning Entitlements
completed 268 97 - 1158 1523
Building Permits
issued 67 70 1305 1442
Constructed Units 42 - 1522 1564
*Affordability based on deed restrictions and the state density bonus program 2023 Housing Element / General Plan Annual Progress Report Housing Development Applications
Processed
Housing Units by Affordability Level (2023)
Extremely/
Very Low* Low* Moderate
Above
Moderate Total
Planning Applications
submitted 384(-) 171(+) 3,327(-) 3,882(-)
Planning Entitlements
completed 288(+) 167(+) - 2,035(+) 2.490(+)
Building Permits
issued 360(+) 85(+) 1,456(+) 1,901(+)
Constructed Units 223(+) 71(+) - 1,499(-) 1,793(+)
*Affordability based on deed restrictions and the state density bonus program 2023 Housing Element / General Plan Annual Progress Report 2023 Housing
Submitted
2023 Housing Element / General Plan Annual Progress Report 2023 Housing
Entitled
2023 Housing Element / General Plan Annual Progress Report 2023 Housing
Permitted
2023 Housing Element / General Plan Annual Progress Report 2023 Housing
Constructed
2023 Housing Element / General Plan Annual Progress Report Affordable Housing Production
Status Units
2022
Units
2023
Built 42 294
Under
Construction
366 597
In the Pipeline 412 736
TOTAL 820 1,627
2023 Housing Element / General Plan Annual Progress Report The Ambassador
52 Affordable Housing Units
2023 Housing Element / General Plan Annual Progress Report The Arthur
41 Affordable Housing Units
2023 Housing Element / General Plan Annual Progress Report Promesa Commons
66 Affordable Housing Units
2023 Housing Element / General Plan Annual Progress Report Avalon Commons
59 Affordable Housing Units
2023 Housing Element / General Plan Annual Progress Report Affordable
Housing In
the
Pipeline
• 25 units in Econo Inn, 1840 Broadway St, Downtown
• 17 single family units on Walnut & Geary, SW Fresno
• 62 units in Step-Up on 99, 1240 Crystal Ave, W Fresno • 39 units in Parkside Inn, Roeding Park area
• 115 units in Village at West Creek North, Jensen, SW Fresno • 85 units in Libre Commons, 63 W Shaw Ave, NW Fresno
• 49 units in the Fresno Rescue Mission, 2341 Parkway Dr, W Fresno
• 96 units in Welcome Home Housing at Valley Teen Ranch, 5575 W Sierra Ave NW Fresno
• 11 units in Blythe Village , 3572 Blythe Ave, W Fresno • 114 units in Dakota Affordable Multi-Family Housing, Blackstone & Dakota, Central Fresno
• 11 single family residences at Annadale & Ivy, SW Fresno • 112 units in Azorro Senior Housing Apartments, 5061 E Tulare St, SE Fresno
736 Units
2023 Housing Element / General Plan Annual Progress Report Housing Element Highlights
Local Housing Trust Fund – Applied for $5M grant
from CA HCD; awarded $3M to Avalon Commons
Down Payment Assistance Program – Issued over
$2.6M in down payment assistance with PLHA funds.
Accessory Dwelling Units – 64 have entitlements, 37
issued building permits, and 10 completed units
50 Tiny Homes being developed through Fresno City College and Poverello House
Local Mobile Home Park Permit Program - 48 new mobile
homes permitted and installed
2023 Housing Element / General Plan Annual Progress Report Housing Element Highlights
Landlord Voucher Incentive Program- Fresno
Housing added 43 new landlords, placed 140
families, and number of Housing Choice Voucher
holders in high opportunity areas grew to 295
Emergency shelter provided for 2,464 people,
outreach, counselling and referral services for 2,837
people and rapid re-housing for 269 people*
* July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023, HUD funded
32 public infrastructure projects with a value of
approximately $46M were constructed, including parks,
trails, active transportation, ADA improvements, and
neighborhood street improvements
2023 Housing Element / General Plan Annual Progress Report Outreach
• Housing Element Workshops:
• February 25, 2023 – El Dorado Park
• March 1, 2023 – Lowell Neighborhood
• March 1, 2023 – Highway City Neighborhood
• March 11, 2023 – Hidalgo Neighborhood
• March 14, 2023 – Southwest Fresno Neighborhood
2023 Housing Element / General Plan Annual Progress Report Highlights of What we Heard
• Housing Needs:
• Affordable housing; rents are too high
• Low barrier housing and support for vulnerable populations • Homebuyer education and financing
• Home weatherization
• Walkable safe neighborhoods & clean well-lit streets
• Potential Solutions
• Housing co-ops and land trusts
• Right to return home if rental unit is rehabilitated
• Innovative options like rent to own
• More commercial development and jobs
2023 Housing Element / General Plan Annual Progress Report General Plan
• Long Term Vision
• Goals, Objectives and
Policies
• Adopted in 2014
• EIR updated in 2021
• Currently being updated –
new State laws
2023 Housing Element / General Plan Annual Progress Report General Plan- 2023 Highlights
Economic Development and Fiscal Sustainability:
• Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Updated • Received Local Immigrant Integration and Inclusion Grant (LIIIG) from GO-Biz Urban Form, Land Use and Design
• New housing development along the Blackstone BRT corridor • Completion of the Kings Canyon Corridor Transit Oriented Development Study • Continued specific planning underway in West Fresno, the Tower District, South Central Fresno
• Climate Adaptation and Environmental Justice planning initiated to update General Plan
Mobility and Transportation
• Extension of FAX routes 34 to SW Fresno and 45 to NW Fresno • Hundreds of roadway improvements completed using Complete Streets policy • Southwest Fresno and Fancher Creek trail improvements underway • Truck re-route study near completion
2023 Housing Element / General Plan Annual Progress Report General Plan- 2023 Highlights
Public Utilities and Services
• In-progress implementation of Police Reform Commission recommendations • Developed a Business Watch Program
Resource Conservation and Resilience
• Continued expanding EV Charging Station pilot program • Updated Recycled Water Master Plan
• LED lighting and HVAC upgrades at parks and public safety facilities Parks, Open Space and Schools
• Implementation of Measure P
• Parks Master Plan update in progress
• Multiple park improvements, including new shade, benches, lighting, play field improvements, irrigation improvements, park facilities rehabilitation and accessibility improvements
• Park attendant program established
2023 Housing Element / General Plan Annual Progress Report General Plan- 2023 Highlights
Healthy Communities
• Continued partnerships with local neighborhood organizations and community development corporations (CDCs) to promote community engagement
• Participation in Fresno Food Security Network meetings • Ongoing studies and Specific Plans that promote the creation of complete neighborhoods
• Bus improvements along Shaw and Cedar corridors
• Improvements to bike and pedestrian networks
• 68+ community safety meetings held
• Housing funding sources to promote universal design and climate-friendly buildings
2023 Housing Element / General Plan Annual Progress Report Next Steps
• City will forward any comments to the California
Department of Housing and Community Development
& Office of Planning and Research
• Housing Element and General Plan Annual Progress
Reports available here:
www.fresno.gov/housingelement
2023 Housing Element / General Plan Annual Progress Report Last Slide