Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: APRIL 5, 2022
TO: CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SUBMITTED BY: JEFFREY W. COLLIER, INTERIM CITY MANAGER
PREPARED BY: Gregory Pfost, INTERIM community AND ECONOMIC development director SUBJECT: ANNUAL housing element progress report
SUMMARY
California Government Code Section 65400 requires that all local planning agencies prepare an Annual Housing Element Progress Report (“Annual Progress Report”) on the status of the General Plan Housing Element, identifying progress made in its implementation. Local agencies must report on all phases of housing production as well as progress on the implementation of programs identified in the General Plan.
The Annual Progress Report describes progress made on housing production that the City can count toward the mandated Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation. The RHNA represents the number of new housing units needed for various income categories to meet projected housing demand established for the “5th Cycle,” covering the 2014-2021 planning period. The Annual Progress Report process is separate from the Housing Element update currently underway for the “6th Cycle” housing element October 2021 through October 2029 planning period.
RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file 2021 annual progress report regarding the 2014-2021 General Plan Housing Element.
PRIORITY POLICY STATEMENTS
This item matches the following Priority Policy Statement:
Fiscal and Organizational Stability.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
DISCUSSION
The State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) modified the format of the Annual Progress Report (APR), beginning with the 2018 report, to provide HCD with a complete picture of the housing pipeline, including units completed and information on progress made on the implementation program identified in the Housing Element of the General Plan. Reportable milestones include building permit issuance and construction completion (Attachment 1 - Table A-2). Additionally, for projects requiring entitlement review, HCD tracks project approval date (Attachment 1 - Table A-2) and the date when the project becomes ready for the public hearing(s) associated with the entitlement review (Attachment 1 - Table A). 45 housing projects received 84 Certificates of Occupancy in 2021, as detailed in Table A-2 of Attachment 1. The City has another five single-family units and four Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) in progress as detailed in Tables A and A-2.
Table 1 summarizes major projects reported in Table A and A-2 for 2021 as well as other significant housing projects for which no reportable milestones occurred in 2021. This table does not represent all units mentioned in the 2021 APR document.
Table 1 – Units Completed or in Process in 2021
Location
# / Type of Unit
Unit Income Levels
2021 Status
142 North Yale Avenue
2 Single-Family Dwellings and 2 ADUs
Market Rate
Applied for Entitlement
144 North Yale Avenue
2 Single-Family Dwellings and 2 ADUs
Market Rate
Applied for Entitlement
415 South Highland Avenue
(Casa Bella Mixed-Use Project)
20 Rental Units
1 Very-Low Income, 19 Market Rate
Entitled
215-229 East Orangethorpe Avenue
(Streetlights Mixed-Use Project)
329 Rental Units
19 Very-Low Income, 310 Market Rate
Applied for Entitlement
Multiple
4 ADUs
Market Rate
Applied for Entitlement
416 West Las Palmas Drive
1 Single-Family Dwelling
Market Rate
Applied for Entitlement
Multiple
41 ADUs
Market Rate
Completed
805-807 South Highland Avenue
17 Townhomes
Market Rate
Completed
751 East Bastanchury Road
23 Townhomes
Market Rate
Completed
2601, 2701, and 2751 East Chapman Avenue
(The Hub at Fullerton)
420 Student/ Non-Student Housing
Market Rate
Applied for Entitlement
1144 Rosecrans Avenue, 1715 / 1723 Euclid Street, and 1701 / 1751 / 1801 - 1900 Euclid Street (The Pines at Sunrise Village) 49 Single-Family Dwellings and
115 Multi-Family Dwellings
Market Rate
Applied for Entitlement
Table 2 and Attachment 1, Table B indicate how the City applies issued permits to the City’s 5th Cycle RHNA allocation. Thus far in the 2013-2021 Housing Element Cycle, the City has issued permits for 1,683 new housing units out of its total RHNA allocation of 1,841 housing units. It should be noted that the City is not responsible for the physical construction of RHNA units.
Table 2 – Summary of Housing Production (Permits Issued) Income Category
5th Cycle RHNA Allocation
2014-2020 New Housing Units
2021
New Housing Units
2014-2021
Total New Housing Units
Total Remaining 5th Cycle RHNA
Very Low
411
265
0 265
146
Low
299
145
0 145
154
Moderate
337
13 0
13 324
Above Moderate
794
1,230
30 1,260
0 Total RHNA
1,841
1,653
30 1,683
624
Attachment 1, Table D provides a narrative summarizing implementation of the programs identified in The Fullerton Plan, the City’s General Plan, including efforts to remove government constraints to the maintenance, improvement and development of housing. Highlights specific to 2021 include:
The City entered into an exclusive negotiation agreement with non-profit developer Meta Housing to build an affordable housing project on a 2.25-acre city owned property located at 1600 West Commonwealth Avenue. The affordable housing project will provide 62 units. 12 units will have subsidized rent at 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), 7 units below 30% of AMI, 23 units between 30% and 60% of AMI and 28 units at 70% of AMI.
The City provided six housing rehabilitation grants for three very low-income households and three low-income households.
Fair Housing Foundation served 87 Fullerton residents with fair housing issues. In addition to direct referrals, Fair Housing Foundation conducted one in-person fair housing workshop.
OCHA administered Section 8 Rental Assistance Vouchers to 502 Fullerton residents. In addition, the Continuum of Care in Fullerton assisted 76 portability vouchers and 72 households. In all, the City responds to approximately 150 Section 8 inquiries a year.
The City received over $1.2 million in funding for Fullerton’s Navigation Center. The homeless shelter with recuperative care operations serves 150 people experiencing homelessness and adults in need of recuperative care.
The City’s Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program served 244 residents Staff has attached 2021 Progress Report City. Staff will forward to HCD following City Council receipt and file, as required by State Law.
Attachments:
• Attachment 1 – 2021 Housing Element Annual Progress Report Market rate is also considered above moderate income.
Table B includes a 4-unit adjustment, increasing above moderate units for 2018 for a total of 1,653.
Annual Housing Element Progress Report
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