Fullerton Housing Element Update Timeline Summary (Updated 2/12/24) March 2, 2020 – City Council approved Resolution No. 2020-024 declaring its intention to consider amendments to Title 15 of the FMC pertaining to development standards and review procedures to allow properties containing religious institutions to also be developed with permanent supportive housing and/or deed restricted affordable housing to implement the City’s goal to provide affordable housing opportunity and reduce the incidences of homelessness in Fullerton.
August 18, 2020 – City Council approved the professional service agreements with JHD Planning LLC (i.e. John Douglas), to prepare the Fullerton Housing Element Update and with Dudek, to prepare the Housing Element Overlay Zone (HIOZ).
October 15, 2020 – Speaker Series #1 – Housing Element 101 – Consultant: John Douglas – Presentation/discussion/input into presentation before finalized for the Community-at-Large October 22, 2020 – Speaker Series #2 – The Economics of Housing Development – Consultants: Julie Cooper and Jason Moody / EPS and Lance Harris / Pro Forma – Presentation/discussion/input into presentation before finalized for the Community-at-Large October 29, 2020 – Speaker Series #3 – Land Use and Regulatory Tools – Consultant: Gaurav Srivastava / Dudek – Presentation/discussion/input into presentation before being finalized for the Community-at-Large November 5, 2020 – Speaker Series #4 – Housing Types – Consultant: John Kaliski / JKA - Presentation/discussion/input into presentation before finalized for the Community-at-Large November 19, 2020 – Presentation/discussion on Housing and Land Use Policy Best Practices with Cesar Covarrubius / Kennedy Commission and discussion on housing challenges faced by Project Champion constituents December 17, 2020 – Working Session on housing policy including review of existing Housing Element programs and brainstorm on other policies and programs to consider further goals February 17, 2021 – Housing Game Plan Study Session with the Planning Commission.
March 9, 2021 – Housing Game Plan Study Session with the City Council.
March 18, 2021 – Presentation/discussion with Orange County United Way and introduction of forth-coming on-own housing policy prioritization exercise April 2021 – On-own housing policy prioritization exercise October 7, 2021 – Housing Element Community Workshop
November 30, 2021 – Housing Element submitted to Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
December 1, 2021 – Staff forwarded the draft Housing Element to the City Council for review (not an agendized item).
December 8, 2021 – Housing Element Study Session with Planning Commission.
January 27, 2022 - HCD provided a response letter to Fullerton’s Housing Element with a list of corrections.
January - March 2022 – Consultant JHD Planning LLC ceases contract to work on the Housing Element Update for Fullerton. Subsequently, all city planning staff working on Housing Element leave employment with City of Fullerton.
July 2022 – new replacement city planning staff is hired.
August 2, 2022 – City Council approved an amendment to the Dudek professional contract.
September 20, 2022 – HIOZ Study Session with the City Council.
December 20, 2022 – City Council awarded the professional service agreement to Rincon Consultants for the Housing Element Update. Rincon is tasked with evaluating current status of Housing Element and determining way forward to completing the document.
February 15, 2023 – HIOZ Study Session with Planning Commission.
March – May 2023 – City staff researches and prepares responses to Housing Element Update data needs as requested by Rincon.
May 11, 2023 – HIOZ Open House with public at Fullerton Library Conference Center.
June 2023 – Economic analysis of HIOZ parcels completed by Kosmont as directed by the Planning Commission and City Council.
July 2023 – Revision of HIOZ parcel list removing the most economically viable parcels (reduction from 799 parcels to 759 parcels).
September 9, 2023 – Public review period starts for HIOZ Initial Study.
September 23, 2023 – Staff presentation of housing development in Fullerton, HEU, and HIOZ to OC United (a non-profit group of representatives of Fullerton churches).
September 28, 2023 – HIOZ Initial Study Scoping Meeting conducted via Zoom.
October 9, 2023 – Review period ends for HIOZ Initial Study.
October 23, 2023 – Staff completed review of entire revised Housing Element Update document and returned to consultants for corrections.
January 2024 – Rincon completes draft of Housing Element that includes HCD corrections and community input. Revised draft Housing Element posted to the City website.
January 15-26, 2024 – Public review and comment of revised draft Housing Element. Three commenters provided written input.
January 25, 2024 – Community meeting and presentation of revised draft Housing Element held in Fullerton Library Conference Center. Approximately 80 residents were in attendance.