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February 8, 2022
HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE
POST-ADOPTION MODIFICATIONS
COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
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2 May 2021
• First draft of Sixth Cycle Housing Element (HE) update submitted to Department of Housing & Community Development (HCD)
July 2021
• First HCD Comments received, draft HE revised
August 2021
• Second draft HE resubmitted to HCD
September 9, 2021
• Planning Commission reviews Draft HE update and recommends approval to City Council
BACKGROUND
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3 September 30, 2021
• Second HCD comment letter received
October 5, 2021
• City Council adopts Sixth Cycle HE Update as part of Phase 1 General Plan Update
October – December 2021
• Final revisions to HE made in consultation with HCD
February 2022
• Anticipated date of submittal for final HCD Certification
BACKGROUND (CONTINUED)
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4 No changes to the Housing Element Guiding
Principle or the eight Policies approved by City
Council
Program HE-1-2 – By-Right Approval for Projects
with 20% Affordable Units
• Modified to clarify by-right approval for
residential development
Program HE-1-3 – Nonprofit Partnerships and
Financial Assistance
• Text added - extremely low-income and
special needs households included in this
Program
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5 Program HE-4-5 – Facilitate ADU Development
• Revised - City’s website to publicize CalHFA grants
available for ADU development
Program HE-5-2 – Zoning Code Amendments
• Reorganized and text added to clarify
amendments adopted concurrently with the
Housing Element Update
Program HE-5-3 – Group Homes
• Clarify size limitations for group homes
Zoning Code will be amended to comply with
statutory requirements
HOUSING ELEMENT MODIFICATIONS
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6 TBR-1: Community Profile
A. Special Needs Groups – Agricultural Workers
B. Housing Stock Characteristics – Housing Age and Condition TBR-2: Housing Constraints
A. Land Use Regulations – Housing Opportunities – Facilities for Persons Experiencing Homelessness
B. Development Review Process
C. Design Review
D. Site Plan Review
E. Building Codes and Site Improvements – Land Use and Zoning
TECHNICAL BACKGROUND REPORT MODIFICATIONS
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7 TBR-3 – Housing Resources
A. Future Housing Needs – Credits Toward the RHNA – Entitled Projects B. Opportunity Sites Inventory
i. Opportunity Sites Inventory – Final Unit Count
ii. Realistic Capacity Assumptions
iii. Affordability, Suitabilit y, and Availability Analysis iv. Suitability of Non-vacant and Underutilized Sites
v. Adequacy of Sites to Meet RHNA
TBR-4 – Review of Housing Element Past Performance
A. Cumulative Impacts of Addressing Special Needs added
TECHNICAL BACKGROUND REPORT MODIFICATIONS
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8 TBR-5 – Public Outreach
A. Public Outreach Process Clarified
B. Feedback Summary Added
TBR-6 – Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
A. Assessment of Fair Housing Issues
i. Fair Housing Enforcement and Outreach
ii. Sites Inventory
B. Identification and Prioritization of Contributing Factors – Implementation Actions
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9 ACTION PLAN
Fair Housing Issues and
Contributing Factors
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10 APPENDIX A – OPPORTUNITY SITES INVENTORY
Final Adopted Opportunity Sites Inventory - Revised
Income level RHNA Allocation
(Units)
Adopted Opportunity
Sites Inventory (Units)
Very Low- and Low-Income 7,925 8,422
Moderate-Income 3,139 12,519
Above Moderate-Income 7,394 56
TOTAL 18,458 20,997
No Net Loss Buffer Units 2,539
No Net Loss Buffer % 13.8%
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11 STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
Supports the Following Strategic Priorities:
– Priority 1: Arts, Culture and Recreation
(Goals 1.2, 1.3 and 1.5)
– Priority 2: Community Well-Being (All
Goals)
– Priority 4: Environmental Stewardship
(Goal 4.3)
– Priority 5: High-Performing Government
(Goals 5.2, 5.3, 5.5)
– Priority 6 – Infrastructure, Mobility &
Connectivity (Goal 6.1)
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12 That the City Council Receive and file an update on post- adoption modifications for California Department of
Housing and Community Development certification, per
the September 2021 comments received, on the 6th Cycle
Housing Element Update.
RECOMMENDATION
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