Housing Element Update
City Council Public Hearing - February 8, 2022
1 What is the Housing Element?
• Required “element” or chapter of the City of Long Beach (City) General Plan
• Establishes a roadmap for accommodating projected
housing unit demand for existing and future residents over the next eight years
• Sets citywide goals, objectives and policies for housing • Shows how the City will meet demand for housing at all income levels, per State law
• Must be updated every eight years and submitted to the State by a specific date they prescribe (6th Cycle submitted to California Department of Housing and Community
Development (HCD) by Fall 2021)
• Must demonstrate that the City has sufficient zoning
capacity to accommodate the Regional Housing Needs
Allocation (RHNA); for Long Beach this allocation is
approximately 26,500 new housing units by 2029
2 Review Timeline
3 • July 2021: Draft plan released to the public and sent to HCD for review • September 17, 2021: HCD provided an initial formal comment letter on the draft plan, which outlined required changes to the document for certification by the State • October 7, 2021: Planning Commission recommended City Council adoption of revised Housing Element and approval of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) addendum • November 16, 2021: City Council confirmed the proposed plan including the revisions made to address HCD feedback and provided direction to Development Services to finalize the plan and submit to HCD for second round of review
• January 18, 2022: HCD 2nd round review letter outlining a small number of issues to still be resolved, primarily related to additional analysis of the Site Inventory and fair housing analysis • February 8, 2022: final plan and technical appendices, which include minor changes to address the second round of HCD feedback, is before the City Council today for adoption • February 11, 2022: Statutory deadline for a certified Housing Element pursuant to Assembly Bill 1398 (adopted September 2021), which requires City Council adoption and State certification prior to the February 11statutory deadline or be subject to new requirements and penalties.
Process Towards Achieving HCD Certification
4 • September 17, 2021: 1st round of feedback from HCD. All comments were addressed as presented to the City Council in November 2021. The revised plan was resubmitted to HCD • January 18, 2022: 2nd round of feedback from HCD focused primarily on minor technical and compliance issues, as well as additional analysis requested for the Site Inventory and Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH).
• HCD confirmed the November 2021 updates to the Site Inventory were positive • HCD asked for more analysis on how the inventory impacts fair housing indicators including access to housing in high resource areas, mitigating displacement and place-based investments in low-income communities
• Directs the City to update programs based on that analysis and show how such strategies will improve fair housing conditions when paired with identified sites • All feedback has now been addressed in the revised plan and appendices provided for consideration by the City Council today
• Upon City Council adoption, City staff will resubmit the Element to HCD for a final round of review to achieve certification prior to the February 11, 2022 State deadline Examples of Technical Fixes in response to HCD
5 • Additional data and analysis, such as:
o Estimated number of housing units in need of replacement, o Data and analysis how much developments do not maximize their building potential o Analysis of each individual Site Plan Review finding in the code (instead of an analysis of them collectively) to determine if they pose a constraint to housing development • Clarifications on previous analysis, such as:
o Whether transitional and supportive housing is currently allowed in Title 22 zones o What the parking requirements are for congregate care facilities • Refinements to actions, objectives or timeframes of certain programs to make them more quantifiable and specific, such as:
Program Action Objective & Timeframe
Program 2.3: Zoning
Code Amendments
Action 2.3.4: Analyze whether a code update is needed
to Clarify that transitional and supportive housing is
allowed in mixed-use zones through code
amendments as needed.
Adopt code amendments by the end of 2023
through Uptown Planning Land Use and
Neighborhood Strategies (UPLAN) phase 2
update
Additional AFFH, Site Inventory, and Program Refinements 6 • Additional analysis of Site Inventory and the fair housing assessment on:
o How the Site Inventory is expected to improve and/or exacerbate fair housing conditions o Additional analysis to support assumptions used to develop the Site Inventory, such as:
• Suitability of nonvacant sites and potential impediments to residential development • Small sites and analysis on lot consolidation
• Realistic possibility that sites will be used for 100 percent nonresidential uses o Additional local knowledge and identified relevant factors that contribute to fair housing issues
• More information and community feedback added from:
o Framework for Reconciliation
o Draft Race/Suburbanization Context Statement
o Mayor’s Affordable and Workforce Housing Report
o 2016 Assessment of Fair Housing
Site Inventory Impacts on Fair Housing Issues: State-Defined Opportunity Areas
7 Table F-10: Sites Inventory Unit Breakdown by Neighborhood Opportunity Score California Tax Credit
Allocation
Committee
(TCAC) Opportunity
Area Score (Tract)
Lower Income Units Moderate-Income
Units
Above Moderate-
Income Units
All Site
Inventory Units
Percent Units Percent Units Percent Units Percent Units Highest Resource 5.60% 728 7.80% 113 4.20% 598 5.00% 1,439 High Resource 13.50% 1,742 10.40% 149 5.20% 741 9.20% 2,602 Highest/High
Subtotal 19.10% 2,470 18.20% 262 9.40% 1,339 14.20% 4,041 Moderate Resource 41.60% 5,383 29.40% 426 29.40% 4,175 34.90% 9,984 Moderate Resource
(Rapidly Changing) 1.10% 148 2.00% 29 0.90% 126 1.10% 303 Moderate Subtotal 42.70% 5,531 31.40% 455 30.30% 4,301 36.00% 10,287 Low Resource 21.60% 2,792 16.90% 245 37.10% 5,262 29.00% 8,299 High Segregation
and Poverty 16.60% 2,150 17.90% 259 16.80% 2,378 16.80% 4,787 Low Resource/High
Poverty Subtotal 38.20% 4,942 34.80% 504 53.90% 7,640 45.80% 13,086 Missing/Insufficient
Data 0.00% 0 15.60% 225 6.40% 902 3.90% 1,127
Total 12,943 1,446 14,182 28,571
Site Inventory Impacts on Fair Housing Issues: R/ECAPs
8 Table F-9: Distribution of RHNA Units by R/ECAP Tract Racially/Ethically
Concentrated
Areas of Poverty
(R/ECAP) (Tract)
Lower Income
Units
Moderate-Income
Units
Above Moderate-
Income Units
All Site Inventory
Units
Percent Units Percent Units Percent Units Percent Units R/ECAP 10.48% 1,356 25.52% 369 13.93% 1,976 12.95% 3,701 Not a R/ECAP 89.52% 11,587 74.48% 1,077 86.07% 12,206 87.05% 24,870 Total 12,943 1,446 14,182 28,571
Reminder: State-Defined Transit
Priority Areas in green on this
map are where new housing
opportunity is focused to
support meeting carbon
emissions reduction goals and
in compliance with State law
and planning best practice
Site Inventory Impacts on Fair Housing Issues
9 Table F-18: Site Inventory Breakdown by Region
Sub Region
Lower Income
Units
Moderate-
Income Units
Above
Moderate-
Income Units
Site Inventory
Totals
All Dwelling
Units
Percent Units Percent Units Percent Units Percent Units Percent Units North 30% 3,843 30% 432 13% 1,773 21% 6,048 22% 40,902
Central 52% 6,715 40% 574 43% 6,100 47% 13,389 27% 49,351 East 3% 449 0% 6 1% 192 2% 647 17% 31,221
Southeast 3% 334 25% 366 10% 1,448 8% 2,148 15% 28,425
Downtown 11% 1,431 2% 32 32% 4,528 21% 5,991 14% 25,921 West 1% 171 2% 36 1% 141 1% 348 5% 8,661
AFFH Program Refinements
10 • Refinements to programs based on the additional fair housing analysis:
Program Action Objective & Timeframe
Program 1.1:
Adequate Sites
for RHNA
Action 1.1.6: Monitor Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) development trends to determine if increased efforts are necessary to promote ADU development
Monitor trends on development rates and
ADU affordability every other year and take
appropriate action, such as adjusting
assumptions , within six months. If
necessary, revise strategy in 2025. Monitor
ADU production by TCAC opportunity zone
and investigate causes of any imbalance in
the creation of units in targeted areas.
Program 3.3:
Homeownership
Assistance
Action 3.3.4 Provide focused outreach to residents in R/ECAPs and to communities of color to ensure they take advantage of homeowner assistance programs
Dedicate consolidated plan funding in 2022
to provide focused outreach
Program 6.5:
Tenants Right to
Counsel
Action 6.5.2 Provide focused outreach to residents in R/ECAPs and to communities of color to ensure they take advantage of tenant right to counsel services
Dedicate consolidated plan funding in 2022
to provide focused outreach
Program 7.3
Mid-term
Evaluation of
Housing Element
Implementation
The City shall prepare a mid-term evaluation of implementation programs and conduct a City Council Workshop in the Spring of 2025 to review the progress of meeting their stated objectives. City staff will then recommend adjustments to implementation programs that are not on-track to meeting their stated objectives by the Fall of 2025.
Complete evaluation by end of 2025
Environmental Review - Addendum
11 • Addendum to a previously certified Program EIR for the Land Use/Urban Design Elements (LUE/UDE)
o Builds off LUE goals, policies, and strategies
o Provides a more detailed roadmap for creating sufficient capacity for needed housing in the City
• Housing Element update and rezoning are planning actions, consistent with the adopted LUE intended to comply with State law, identify a plan to meet the housing needs of the City, and implement the Zone Change Program and intent of the adopted LUE through policies and programs
• Future discretionary development would be subject to project-level California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review as appropriate
Recommendation and Next Steps
12 • Staff recommends that the City Council approve EIR addendum EIRA-02-21 and adopt the 2021-2029 General Plan Housing Element.
• Staff will then resubmit to HCD for final certification by the State • Implementation already underway:
o Zoning Code Updates [i.e. Uptown Planning Land Use and Neighborhood Strategy (UPLAN) Phase 2, Anaheim Corridor Zoning Update]
o Beginning implementation of Inclusionary Housing Policy; Enhanced Density Bonus; Interim Motel Conversion Ordinance; Micro-Units; Amnesty program for informal dwelling units; Tenant Right to Counsel; work on substantial remodel ordinance and much more Thank you
13 Patricia Diefenderfer
Planning Bureau Manager, Development Services
Department
[email protected]
Note to Reviewer– Slides past this point are only for Q&A Plan Overview: Housing Element Components
Housing Resources
Housing Constraints
Housing Plan
Appendices
15 Executive Summary
Introduction
Housing Needs Summary
Projected Housing Need
Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) for Long Beach 16 17
Site Inventory Results
Examples of Program Refinements in response to HCD
18 • Refinements to actions, objectives or timeframes of certain programs to make them more quantifiable and specific, such as (edits shown in red) Program Action Objective & Timeframe
Program 2.3: Zoning
Code Amendments
Action 2.3.4: Analyze whether a code update is needed
to Clarify that transitional and supportive housing is
allowed in mixed-use zones through code
amendments as needed.
Adopt code amendments by the end of 2023
through Uptown Planning Land Use and
Neighborhood Strategies (UPLAN) phase 2
update
Program 2.6:
Development
Review Process
Action 2.6.2: Increase the Site Plan Review (SPR)
committee thresholds for existing zones, incorporate
appropriate SPR thresholds into new zoning districts,
and amend SPR findings to facilitate housing
production as part of the Citywide
comprehensive code update
By 2024
Program 3.4: New
Funding
Mechanisms for
Affordable Housing
Action 3.4.1: Evaluate new mechanisms for funding
affordable housing, including but not limited to those
listed above, and select the most viable to implement
in the planning period.
Provide recommendations for funding
mechanisms to the City Council in 2023 to
support funding for at least 100 additional
affordable units during the planning period
• Insufficient Capacity
• Based on minimum lot area required per unit in
Zoning Code
• For PD-30 and SP-1, density assumptions are derived
from average DU/AC density of recent projects
o Assumptions adjusted by plan sub-areas
• Results in 14,847 units
• Pipeline projects + ADUs = 1,820 units
• Shortfall of 9,835 units
o 6,809 lower income units
o 3,026 moderate/market rate units
Current Zoning Scenario
19 19
• Based on recent project averages comparable to
corresponding PlaceType
o Height, PlaceType, and location are primary factors in deriving averages
• Averages adjusted based on additional factors:
o Unique or “outlier” projects
o LUE Average Densities
o Variances and other entitlements
• Results in 28,571 units
o 12,943 lower income units
o 15,628 moderate and above moderate-income units
• Plus pipeline projects + ADUs = 1,820 units
• Buffer of 3,889 units
• 15% buffer, mostly in the low income categories
PlaceType Scenario
20 20
Table 1: Residential Dwelling Unit Potential and RHNA
Very Low
Income Low Income Moderate-
Income
Above Moderate-
Income Total
RHNA 7,141 4,047 4,158 11,156 26,502
Approved Projects 53 34 1 0 88
Proposed/Pipeline Projects 293 161 6 0 460
Accessory Dwelling Units 299 567 27 379 1,272
Zoning Scenario Inventory 2,972 11,875 14,847
Zoning Scenario Total
(Pipeline+ ADUs+ Inventory sites) 4,379 12,288 16,667
Zoning Scenario (Shortfall)/Buffer (6,809) (3,026) (9,835) PlaceType Scenario Inventory 12,943 15,628 28,571
PlaceType Scenario Total
(Pipeline+ ADUs+ Inventory sites) 14,350 16,041 30,391
PlaceType Scenario
(Shortfall)/Buffer 3,162 727 3,889
Final Results Summary
21 More Housing Needed
• Rezoning to implement the LUE and
allow more housing
• Focus new housing near jobs and
transit
• Zoning code updates tailored to
disadvantage communities (UPLAN,
ACZIP)
• A variety of housing types (ADUs,
missing middle, micro-units)
22 Affordable Housing Needed
• Funding for affordable housing
• Mixed-income development
strategies:
o Enhanced Density Bonus
incentives for affordable housing
o Expand inclusionary housing
program
• Streamlined approvals for
affordable housing
• Preserve existing affordable units
23 Housing Assistance Needed
• Ensuring housing vouchers
available to those in greatest
need
• Flexible funding pool
• Emergency rental assistance
• Explore additional housing
programs at cycle midterm as
needed
24 Moderate Income Housing Needed
• Enhanced Density Bonus tailored
incentives for moderate income units
• Inclusionary Requirement- ownership
housing
• Increasing overall housing supply
• Variety of housing types in low density
zones (ie duplexes, triplexes, ADUs)
• Facilitate “naturally occurring”
affordable housing typologies like
bungalows and courtyard apartments
• Homeownership and down payment
assistance
25 Actions Under Program 3.3: Homeownership Assistance
Anti-Displacement Strategies & Tenant Protections
• Enhanced no-net loss strategies
• Evaluating substantial remodel and other
landlord/tenant regulations
• Expanded tenant right to counsel
26 Community Ownership and Agency
• Community land trusts and other shared equity models
• First time homebuyer assistance
• Neighborhood leadership and community capacity
building
• Neighborhood resources
27 Housing for Special Groups
• Continuum of Care
• Century Villages at Cabrillo
• Atlantic Farms and other
“mini hubs”
• Motel conversion
• Visitability Ordinance
expansion
• Access to housing in high
opportunity areas
• Senior housing needed
across the City
28 Housing in High Opportunity Areas
• Variety of housing types in low
density zones
• ADUs
• SEASP
• Monitoring of housing
production
• Recognition of LUE as a
constraint to housing in high-
opportunity areas
• Voucher mobility
• Future consolidated plan funding
focused on increasing production
and access to housing in high
resource areas
29 Process: HCD Review/Certification Process
• HCD first review completed – Comment letter received September 17, 2021 • City will submit an updated draft for a second round of review o HCD has 60 days to review to determine compliance with all statutory requirements o If the revised draft is found to be substantially compliant, Staff will move the draft plan forward for adoption
o If it is not yet compliant, further revisions will be needed • City Council adoption AND HCD certification are required no later than February 11, 2022
• The City may be forced to complete its rezoning program by October 15, 2022, if the deadline is not met
o Would restrict the City’s ability to conduct public engagement o Time to conduct adequate technical analysis would be severely limited 30 Summary: HCD Feedback and City Responses
HCD Feedback City Response
• Most substantial feedback relates to complying with the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Law
• Updates to the Site Inventory
• Strengthening Fair Housing Programs and Actions
• Better articulation of strategies the City is already undertaking: inclusionary, EDB, SEASP , ADUs
• HCD also requested additional data and analysis to back up decision to put sites on site inventory so they can determine if all sites meet their criteria
• Provided additional detailed, parcel-level data with
criteria that makes sites eligible for inclusion on the site inventory
• More clear commitments, timeframes and objectives for specific implementation actions throughout the plan
• Clarified actions, timeframes and objectives for 20+
actions
• Specific data points required under state law, such as the number of new units developed in the Coastal Zone since the previous cycle, and information about code enforcement
processes and procedures
• Provided additional data in all requested categories
including housing units built in the coastal zone,
information about code enforcement, as examples
• A variety of technical clean-ups and clarifications • Technical corrections and clarifications made as appropriate
31 32
HCD Feedback on Fair Housing Assessment
State Requirements:
• Affirmatively further[ing] fair housing (AFFH) in accordance with Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 8899.50) of Division 1 of Title 2…shall include an assessment of fair housing in the jurisdiction. (Gov. Code, § 65583, subd. (c)(10)(A).) • Promote AFFH 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 (Gov. Code, § 65583, subd. (c)(5).) HCD Feedback for Long Beach:
• “The assessment should also discuss how access to higher-resource areas might be created despite containing few identified sites and the exclusion of the Founding and Contemporary Neighborhood (FCN) PlaceType from consideration in the inventory. Depending on the results of a complete analysis, the element should add programs as appropriate” • The element’s programs for anti-displacement and new housing in high opportunity areas do not appear adequate to address the fair housing issues described in the element…” • While important, the element’s programs for new housing opportunities in high opportunity areas should consider additional actions…”
33 Fair Housing Assessment Findings (Appendix F)
• Fair housing issues include racial segregation,
overcrowding, substandard housing, displacement
risk, pollution burden, and more
• Finding- the site inventory reflects prevailing
inequitable zoning and land use patterns
• The state requires distribution analysis of new
housing potential in high opportunity areas
• “High opportunity” areas, as defined by state law,
show where low income children can best access
opportunity such as quality schools, greenspace,
access to transit, low pollution burden
• Disproportionately few children live in high
opportunity areas in Long Beach
o Disproportionately few inventory sites are in high
opportunity areas
• Policies and programs in this plan are designed to
help address these issues
34 Demand for Housing in High Opportunity Areas
34 35
City Responses to HCD Feedback in the Revised Draft Plan
1. Updates to the Site Inventory
• 25 additional sites identified in high and highest opportunity areas
2. Strengthening Fair Housing Programs and Actions
• Strengthening Religious Facility Overlay to support co-location of housing • Voucher mobility
• Tenant right to Counsel
• Stronger anti-displacement actions
• Monetary incentive pilot program for affordable covenanted units in high opportunity areas (anticipated to be funded by Consolidate Plan Update)
3. Better articulation of strategies the City is already undertaking:
• Inclusionary requirement & enhanced density bonus incentives support integration • SEASP
• ADUs
HCD Feedback on Programs and Implementing Actions
State Requirement: Include a program which sets forth a schedule of actions during the planning period, each with a timeline for implementation…The program shall include an identification of the agencies and officials responsible for the implementation of the various actions. (Gov. Code, § 65583, subd. (c).) To have a beneficial impact in the planning period and address the goals of the housing element, programs must be revised with discrete timelines, objectives, and specific commitments HCD Feedback: More clear commitments, timeframes and objectives for specific implementation actions throughout the plan
Staff Response: Revised 20-plus programs to add more specific and implementable actions with specific time frames
Sample: For Program 3.4 (New Funding Mechanisms for Affordable Housing) 36 HCD Feedback on Programs & Implementing Actions
37 Actions Objectives and Timeframe
Action 3.4.1: Explore new mechanisms for
funding affordable housing 2025
Actions Objectives and Timeframe
Action 3.4.1: Evaluate new
mechanisms for funding affordable housing,
including but not limited to those listed
above [annual budget, consolidated plan,
commercial linkage fees, parcel tax, short term
rental fees, etc.] , and select the most viable to
implement in the planning period
Provide
recommendations
to the City Council
in 2023
Previous Draft
Updated Draft
Site Inventory- State Requirements
• Required component of Housing Element submission to
HCD
• Must provide a specific inventory of sites to demonstrate there is sufficient zoning capacity to meet the RHNA
• Sites are eligible for inclusion in the site inventory if they o Are of a certain size
o Are zoned appropriately and available for residential use during the planning period
• If the inventory demonstrates that there are insufficient sites to accommodate the RHNA for each income
category, the inventory must identify sites that will
be rezoned to accommodate housing unit allocation
within 3 years of State certification
38 • “Front-end” methodology to identify parcels most
likely to develop, rather than estimate
development likelihood of all eligible parcels
• Uniform criteria applied to all parcels citywide:
o Can housing be built there? (land use & zoning)
o Is the site big enough to build on?
o Is there “room to grow”?
o Does the site have common ownership?
• Relies on the adopted 2019 General Plan Land
Use Element and Downtown/Midtown plans as a
blueprint, focusing the greatest amount of
housing in areas served by the highest quality
transit
Site Inventory- City Approach
39 40
What Does it Mean if a Property is in the Site Inventory? • Does not mean housing will actually be
built on any given site
• Identifies locations that have the potential
and where regulations allow housing to be
built
• Affordable housing replacement policies
now required for all identified sites (no-net
loss requirements by the State)
• Reused lower-income sites are eligible for
a "by-right" process if 20% of the units are
affordable
40 Recommendation and Next Steps
41 • Submittal to HCD for second round of review
• Final adoption by CC prior to final certification by the State • Implementation already Underway:
o Zoning Code Updates [i.e. UPLAN Phase 2, Anaheim Corridor Zoning Update (ACZIP)] o Inclusionary Housing Policy; Enhanced Density Bonus; Interim Motel Conversion Ordinance; Micro-Units; Amnesty program for informal dwelling units 42 Plan Overview: Housing Element Goals
1. Provide Increased Opportunities for the Construction of High-Quality Housing
2. Mitigate Government Constraints to Housing Investment and Affordability
3. Provide Housing Assistance and Preserve Publicly Assisted Units
4. Address the Unique Housing Needs of Special Needs Residents
5. Retain and Improve the Quality of Existing Housing and Neighborhoods
6. Ensure Fair and Equal Housing Opportunity
7. Ensure Effective and Efficient Delivery of Housing Programs and Services 42 43
Housing Plan Overview
39 Programs
RHNA Sites
Inventory
7 Goals
78 Policies
94 Actions
44 How is the Housing Element Used?
39 Programs
RHNA Sites
Inventory
7 Goals
78 Policies
94 Actions
• The Housing Element is the guiding document that sets the City's policy and program direction related to
housing
• Used when reviewing development projects (both
housing and non-housing projects)
• Guides all future city ordinances that the City
develops as they must be consistent with the General
Plan
45 Penalties and Consequences of Housing Element Noncompliance • General Plan Inadequacy – local governments with an invalid General Plan can no longer make permitting decisions
• Legal Suits and Attorney Fees – litigation from housing rights’ organizations, developers, and HCD; substantial attorney fees
o Mandatory compliance within 120 days; suspension of local control; court approval of housing developments
• Loss of Permitting Authority – suspension of local authority to issue building permits or grant zoning changes, variances, or subdivision map approvals • Financial penalties - courts can multiply financial penalties by a factor of six • Court receivership – appointed agent with powers to remedy housing element deficiencies
Parcels That Allow 5+ Units based on Zoning and PlaceType 46 • Review and Revision: Evaluate effectiveness and progress in implementation since previous element and reflect in the updated Housing Element in regards to special needs housing and coastal zone housing
o City elaborated on effectiveness of Special Needs housing efforts and affordable housing in the Coastal Zone in its revisions
• Housing Needs, Resources, and Constraints: Provide additional data to show compliance with Affirmatively Further Fair Housing (AFFH) requirements as they relate to the site inventory o City confirmed site inventory improves fair housing conditions and is conducting additional analysis to provide further detail;
o City is articulating other important strategies for creating new housing in high opportunity areas (rezoning in SEASP and increasing the development of ADUs), in addition to programs that encourage a variety of housing types in low-density zones; o City is addressing other relevant factors such as historical land use, supplemented by recent and relevant planning efforts;
o Considering how to best estimate the number of units in need of rehabilitation and replacement; considering parking requirements for congregate and residential care facilities as a local constraint; review of certain local processes, regulations, timeline, and fees as potential constraints; and considering additional programs, further elaborating and clarifying within the draft plan, and other plan revisions
HCD Feedback and City’s Revisions
47 • Housing Programs: 1) Provide schedule of actions and timeline for implementation 2) Detail how sites will become available including zoning and development standards and services and facilities 3) Detail programs which assist in the development of adequate housing to meet the needs of very-low to moderate-income households 4) Address how constraints will be removed o City is detailing specifics related to commitment, objectives, and timelines; reflecting compliance with by-right provisions to demonstrate how sites will become available; detailing existing housing services provided, particularly for housing for ELI households; strengthening program language that goes above and beyond state law in regards to anti-displacement strategies; and is considering additional actions to support new housing in high opportunity areas
• Quantified Objectives: Establish number of housing units, by income level, that can be constructed, rehabilitated, and conserved over a five-year timeframe o City is conducting this analysis and will ensure compliance with this requirement • Public Participation: Make a diligent effort to achieve public participation of all economic segments of the community in the development of the Housing Element o City detailed public participation process and is better articulating how community input was incorporated into the plan
HCD Feedback and City’s Revisions
48 $24,000
These income categories are
defined by the state and are
based on varying percentages of
the Area Median Income (AMI), in
this case the average incomes
for LA County
Housing is considered
“affordable” if occupants pay no
more than 30% of their income
on housing costs.
49 What is “Affordable Housing”?
Income Categories for RHNA
50 Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) for Long Beach Pg 26 of the draft Housing Element
51 Site Inventory Criteria
For a parcel to be included in the site inventory, it
must meet all the following criteria:
Eliminated:
• If known non-developable use
• If limited growth opportunity
• Included if it met criteria that indicate the
following characteristics:
• Has high development potential
• Has room to grow
• If site (combined parcels) is HCD-defined size
minimum
o And has three (3) or fewer owners
• Exclude if it fails visual red flag review
52 Draft Site Inventory Criteria
Criteria
• Not a parcel containing or intersecting
a:
o Park
o School
o Waterway
• Not a property listed in the previous
housing element site inventory
54 Draft Site Inventory Criteria
Criteria
• High development Potential "Variable"
o This metric compares the number of
additional new units that could be built on
each parcel with the number of existing units.
o The higher the value, the greater potential there
is for redevelopment.
• Exclude parcels where development potential factor
is less than 3
o Meaning, include properties where at a minimum, 3
times as many units could be built, based on allowed
density in the land use element
OR
o Include properties with no existing housing units
55 Draft Site Inventory Criteria
• Lastly, staff completed a visual review of sites to identify any which, even after meeting all the criteria thus far, would be inappropriate for a site inventory. • Total identified: < 30
• Examples are below:
56