Enacted Ordinance 2999,
OCC Section 16-420:
(Additive Zones)
Affordable Housing
Permitted &
Affordable Housing
Discretionary
Ordinance-No.-
2999.pdf (oxnard.org)
1 1L Other zoning and land use
actions not described in
subdivisions (b)(1)(A)-(K) of
this section that measurably
support the Acceleration of
Housing Production.
Proposed Program 5: Parcel
Assemblage
Program 31: Oxnard
Blvd. Corridor, High
Quality Transit
Corridor Site
Selection Program
Housing Element 2021
- 2029 (Pages 229 &
250)
1 2A Establishment of ministerial
approval processes for
multiple housing types,
including, for example, single
family, multifamily and mixeduse housing.
Enacted Ordinance 3003: Site
Plan Review
https://www.oxnard.or
g/wpcontent/uploads/2021/
10/Ordinance-No.-
3003.pdf
3 2B Acceleration of Housing
Production through the
establishment of streamlined,
program-level CEQA analysis
and certification of general
plans, community plans,
specific plans with
accompanying Environmental
Impact Reports (EIR), and
related documents.
Enacted Use of program level
EIRs including
Specific
Plans (Riverpark and
Wagon Wheel
Specific Plan) for
project examples
https://www.oxnard.or
g/wpcontent/uploads/2016/
08/Riverpark_Specific
_Plan_Rev._Aug_201
2.pdf
01-VillageIntroduction.pdf
(oxnard.org)
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2C Documented practice of
streamlining housing
development at the project
level, such as by enabling a
by-right approval process or
by utilizing statutory and
categorical exemptions as
authorized by applicable law,
such as Pub. Resources
Code, §§ 21155.1, 21155.4,
21159.24, 21159.25; Gov.
Code, § 65457; Cal Code
Regs., tit. 14, §§ 15303,
15332; Pub. Resources Code,
§§ 21094.5, 21099, 21155.2,
21159.28.
Enacted Ordinance 3003,
OCC Section 16-523:
Site Plan Review
Ordinance 3040
OCC Section 16-360
Objective Design
Standards for
Multifamily
Development
Ordinance-No.-
3003.pdf (oxnard.org)
Ordinance No. 3040 -
City Council Agenda
2 2D Establishment of permitting
processes that take less than
four months to complete.
Policies under this
subparagraph must address
all approvals necessary to
issue building permits.
Enacted Ordinance 3003,
OCC Section 16-523:
Site Plan Review
The City of Oxnard
current projected
turnaround times for
overall plan check
process:
- Residential: 9
weeks
- New
Commercial/Industrial
/Multifamily: 12
weeks
- Express (minor
residential and very
minor, single trade
commercial): 4 weeks
Ordinance-No.-
3003.pdf (oxnard.org)
https://www.oxnard.or
g/citydepartment/developm
ent-services/buildingapplication-status/
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2E Absence or elimination of
public hearings for projects
consistent with zoning and the
general plan.
Enacted Over The Counter
Minor Modification
Permit: is an
administrative permit
for scopes of work
that don’t intensify
the land use and are
consistent with
Oxnard’s General
Plan. Examples of
projects that must
apply for this permit
are a change of the
exterior paint job,
fencing, a solar
carport, façade
improvements, &
minor site
improvements.
Ordinance 2999,
OCC Section 16-420:
(Additive Zones)
Affordable Housing
Permitted (AHP) - byright multifamily
development on AHP
designated sites, no
public hearing
https://www.oxnard.or
g/citydepartment/communit
ydevelopment/planning/
planning-handoutsapplications2/#:~:text=Over%20Th
e%20Counter%20Min
or%20Modification,con
sistent%20with%20Ox
nard's%20General%2
0Plan.
Ordinance-No.-
2999.pdf (oxnard.org)
2 2G Establishment of consolidated
or streamlined permit
processes that minimize the
levels of review and approval
required for projects, and that
are consistent with zoning
regulations and the general
plan.
Enacted Ordinance 3003,
OCC Section 16-523:
Site Plan Review
Ordinance-No.-
3003.pdf (oxnard.org)
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2H Absence, elimination or
replacement of subjective
development and design
standards with objective
development and design
standards that simplify zoning
clearance and improve
approval certainty and timing.
Enacted Ordinance 3040
OCC Section 16-360
Objective Design
Standards for
Multifamily
Development,
Adopted 12/5/23,
effective 1/5/24
Ordinance No. 3040 -
City Council Agenda
1 2J Priority permit processing or
reduced plan check times for
ADUs/JADUs or multifamily
housing.
Enacted The City of Oxnard
current projected
turnaround times for
overall plan check
process:
>Residential: 9 Wks
>Express (minor
residential and very
minor, single trade
commercial): 4 weeks
https://www.oxnard.or
g/citydepartment/developm
ent-services/buildingapplication-status/
1 2K Establishment of a
standardized application form
for all entitlement applications.
Enacted City Standard “Land
Use Application”
*See attached
application for list of
Entitlements included*
1 2L Documented practice of
publicly posting status
updates on project permit
approvals on the internet.
Enacted Online Plan Check
Status Portal +
Permit Data Portal for
open permits
Status and Data Link 1
2N Other policies not described in
subdivisions (b)(2)(A)- (M) of
this section that quantifiably
decrease production
timeframes or promote the
streamlining of approval
processes.
Enacted Development Design
Review Permit
(Zoning Code
Chapter 16)
https://codelibrary.aml
egal.com/codes/oxnar
d/latest/oxnard_ca/0-
0-0-61152
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3D Accelerating housing
production through innovative
housing types (e.g.,
manufactured homes,
recreational vehicles, park
models, community
ownership, and other forms of
social housing) that reduce
development costs.
Enacted Program 36: ADU
Promotion Program
Housing Element
Program 22
Ordinance 3037,
OCC 16-441 Single
Room Occupancy
development
standards intended to
reduce development
costs, including
reduced until size,
waive parking in most
circumstances,
elimination of open
space requirements,
Adopted 12/5/23,
effective 1/5/24
Housing Element 2021
– 2029 (Page 254)
Ord No. 3037 City
Council Agenda (page
36)
1 3E Measures that reduce costs
for transportation-related
infrastructure or programs that
encourage active modes of
transportation or other
alternatives to automobiles.
Qualifying policies include, but
are not limited to, publicly
funded programs to expand
accessible sidewalks or
protect bike/micro-mobility
lanes; creation of on-street
parking for bikes; transitrelated improvements; or
establishment of car share
programs.
Enacted City of Oxnard
Sustainable
Transportation Plan
(STP)
https://www.oxnard.or
g/sustainabletransportation-plan/
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4B Establishment of local housing
trust funds or collaboration on
a regional housing trust fund,
which include the
Jurisdiction’s own funding
contributions. The Jurisdiction
must contribute to the local or
regional housing trust fund
regularly and significantly. For
the purposes of this
subparagraph, “regularly”
shall be defined as at least
annually, and “significant”
contributions shall be
determined based on the
impact the contributions have
in accelerating the production
of affordable housing.
Enacted City of Oxnard
Affordable Housing
Trust Fund (In-Lieu
Fee Fund)
https://www.oxnard.or
g/wp-
content/uploads/2022/
03/Ordinance-2980-
Executed.pdf
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4D Provide grants or low-interest
loans for ADU/JADU
construction affordable to
Lower- and Moderate-Income
Households.
Proposed Program 42: ADU
Construction Cost
Assistance and
Accelerator Program
Housing Element 2021 – 2029 (Page 257)2
4E A comprehensive program
that complies with the Surplus
Land Act (Gov. Code, § 54220
et seq.) and that makes
publicly owned land available
for affordable housing, or for
multifamily housing projects
with the highest feasible
percentage of units affordable
to Lower-Income Households.
A qualifying program may use
mechanisms such as land
donations, land sales with
significant write-downs, or
below-market land leases.
Enacted Program 29: City
Owned Sites and
Developer Assistance - The City is actively
selling City properties
in compliance with
the Surplus
Land Act where the
first opportunity is
offered for affordable
housing development
to support upward
housing mobility and
housing choice in
higher resource
areas.
Housing Element 2021 – 2029 (Page 250)2
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4F Establishment of an
Enhanced Infrastructure
Financing District or similar
local financing tool that, to the
extent feasible, directly
supports housing
developments in an area
where at least 20 percent of
the residences will be
affordable to Lower-Income
households.
Proposed Program 31: Oxnard
Boulevard Corridor,
High Quality Transit
Corridor - this
program involves
establishing a transit
corridor specific plan
with 20% inclusionary
requirements
and developing an
implementation and
financing approach
that would both fund
the street
improvements and
identify multifamily
housing opportunity
sites.
Housing Element 2021 – 2029 (Page 251)2
4I Development and regular (at
least biennial) use of a
housing subsidy pool, local or
regional trust fund, or other
similar funding source
sufficient to facilitate and
support the development of
housing affordable to Lower-
Income Households.
Enacted Program 10:
Inclusionary Housing
Program
Housing Element 2021 – 2029 (Page 233)1412
4H Other policies not described in
subdivisions (b)(4)(A)- (L) of
this section that quantifiably
promote, develop, or leverage
financial resources for
housing affordable to Lower-
Income Households.
Enacted Used city awarded
PLHA and local
measure o funds to
leverage the county’s
contribution for
development of the
shelter
https://oxnardca.portal
.civicclerk.com/event/4
451/files/3529
1 Total 40
8 48
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Appendix 4: Examples of Prohousing Policies with Enhancement Factors If a Prohousing Policy incorporates any of the enhancement factors specified in the Project Proposal Enhancement Factors chart, it will receive extra points as indicated therein.
Examples of such qualifying Prohousing Policies include the following:
Category 1: Favorable Zoning and Land Use
● Rezoning sufficient sites to accommodate 150 percent or greater of the Regional Housing Needs Allocation by total or income category, including sites in Location Efficient Communities.
● Rezoning sufficient sites to accommodate 150 percent or greater of the Regional Housing Needs Allocation by total or income category, including sites in High Resource and Highest Resource areas (as designated in the most recently updated TCAC/HCD Opportunity Maps).
● Rezoning to accommodate 125 to 149 percent of the Regional Housing Needs Allocation in downtown commercial corridors or other infill locations. ● Expanding density bonus programs to exceed statutory requirements by 10 percent or more in Location Efficient Communities.
● Reducing or eliminating parking requirements for residential development as authorized by Government Code section 65852.2 in Location Efficient Communities. ● Increasing allowable density in low-density, single-family residential areas beyond the requirements of state Accessory Dwelling Unit Law in High Resource and Highest Resource areas (as designated in the most recently updated TCAC/HCD Opportunity Maps).
● Modification of development standards and other applicable zoning provisions to promote greater development intensity in downtown commercial corridors or other infill locations.
● Coupling rezoning actions with policies that go beyond state law requirements in reducing displacement of lower-income households and conserving existing housing stock that is affordable to lower-income households.
Category 2: Acceleration of Housing Production Timeframes ● Ministerial approval processes for multifamily housing in High Resource and Highest Resource areas (as designated in the most recently updated TCAC/HCD Opportunity Maps).
● Streamlined, program-level CEQA analysis and certification of specific plans in Location Efficient Communities.
● Documented practice of streamlining housing development at the project level in downtown commercial corridors and other infill locations. ● Expedited permit processing for housing affordable to lower-income households in High Resource and Highest Resource areas (as designated in the most recently updated TCAC/HCD Opportunity Maps).
Category 3: Reduction of Construction and Development Costs ● Fee waivers for affordable housing in High Resource and Highest Resource areas (as designated in the most recently updated TCAC/HCD Opportunity Maps). 1128
● Fee waivers or reductions for higher density housing in downtown commercial corridors or other infill locations.
● Measures that reduce costs and leverage financial resources for transportation-related infrastructure or programs in Low Resource and High Segregation & Poverty areas (as designated in the most recently updated TCAC/HCD Opportunity Maps). ● Adoption of universal design ordinances to increase housing choices and affordability for persons with disabilities in High Resource and Highest Resource areas (as designated in the most recently updated TCAC/HCD Opportunity Maps). ● Permitting innovative housing types, such as manufactured homes, recreational vehicles or park models, in High Resource and Highest Resource areas (as designated in the most recently updated TCAC/HCD Opportunity Maps).
Category 4: Providing Financial Subsidies
● Targeting local housing trust funds to acquisition or rehabilitation of existing affordable units, or to affordable units at risk of converting to market rate uses, in Low Resource and High Segregation & Poverty areas (as designated in the most recently updated TCAC/HCD Opportunity Maps).
● Marketing grants and other financial products for ADUs/JADUs in High Resource and Highest Resource areas (as designated in the most recently updated TCAC/HCD Opportunity Maps).
● Utilizing publicly owned land for affordable housing in High Resource and Highest Resource areas (as designated in the most recently updated TCAC/HCD Opportunity Maps).
● Establishment of an Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District or similar local financing tool in a Low Resource or High Segregation & Poverty area (as designated in the most recently updated TCAC/HCD Opportunity Maps). ● Directing residual redevelopment funds or general funds to conservation or preservation of affordable housing in areas at high risk of displacement. 1129
Appendix 5: Additional Information and Supporting Documentation 1130
Pro-housing Designation Program Application
to the California Department of Housing and
Community Development
Emilio Ramirez, Housing Director
Housing Department
City Council
March 4, 2024
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Background 2
The 2019-2020 Budget Act provided a wide spectrum of support, incentives, and accountability measures for jurisdictions to meet California’s housing goals. On July 1, 2021, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) established the Prohousing Designation Program (“Program”) to achieve these goals.
This Program enables HCD to designate jurisdictions throughout the state as Prohousing when they demonstrate policies and planning programs that accelerate the production of housing.
The benefits to jurisdictions receiving the Prohousing designation include priority processing and being granted additional points when participating in various HCD funded programs.
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Discussion
The application is split into four categories
1. Favorable Zoning and Land Use
2. Acceleration of Housing Production Timeframes
3. Reduction of Construction and Development Costs
4. Providing Financial Subsidies
In order to acquire the Prohousing Designation, the participation jurisdiction must score a minimum of 30 points. In collaboration with the Planning Division, Affordable Housing staff have conducted an analysis of the 2021- 2029 Adopted Amended 6th Cycle Housing Element and determined that it would be advantageous for the City to apply for this designation. Based upon the analysis, the City currently has a total of 48 points, giving us more than enough to go forth and apply for the designation program. 3 1133
Discussion
The Program offers incentives to jurisdictions that have implemented Prohousing policies or intend to implement them in accordance with the Housing Element standards. By earning the designation, designated local governments can also receive priority processing or funding points when applying for several funding programs including:
1. Affordable Housing & Sustainable Communities
2. Infill Infrastructure Grant
3. Transformative Climate Communities
4. Solutions for Congested Corridors
5. Local Partnership Program
6. Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program
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Committee Review
1. This item did not originate in the Committee.
2. Although City staff had previously considered pursuing a Prohousing Designation staff was not able to immediately apply for the program because additional time was needed to ensure that the City obtained the highest Prohousing Program score.
3. Staff found a real value in the Pro Housing designation after multitude California jurisdictions received a designation and potential damages a competitive advantage in future grant applications.
4. In an effort to assist Many Mansions in obtaining bonus Prohousing points for their Aspire Apartments AHSC application, the Prohousing application must be submitted to HCD prior to the AHSC application deadline in March. As such there was no time to take this item to committee if the City is going to meet this deadline.
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Financial Impact
There is no financial impact associated with the filing of the application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for the Prohousing Designation Program.
If awarded, the Prohousing Designation Program offers incentives in the form of additional points, as well as priority processing when applying for a few of HCD’s funding programs.
In addition to the points, the city will be eligible to apply for HCD’s Prohousing Incentive Program grant funding, a $26 million state investment from the Building Homes and Jobs Trust Fund. This grant money is restricted to Prohousing designated jurisdictions.
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Recommendation 7
That the City Council:
1. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit an application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for the City to participate in the State’s Prohousing Designation Program.
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to accept the designation and execute and submit all documents required as deemed necessary or appropriate to participate in the Program.
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End of Presentation
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