San Jose City Council
June 20, 2023

City Council Item 8.5
June 20, 2023
Jacky Morales-Ferrand
Director, Housing
Christopher Burton
Director, PBCE
Kristen Clements
Acting Deputy Director, Housing
Approval of State of California
Department of Housing and
Community Development
Application for a
Prohousing Designation Program
Prohousing Designation Program
Administered by the California Department of
Housing and Community Development
Incentives for jurisdictions to enact policies and
programs to promote housing development
Credit given for existing policies and programs,
and those in Housing Element and completed
within two years
2 Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities
Grants (HCD)
Infill Infrastructure Grants (HCD)
Transformative Climate Communities Program (SGC)
Transit and Intercity Rail Capital (CalTrans)
Local Partnership Program (CalTrans)
Solutions for Congested Corridors (CalTrans)
Prohousing Incentive Pilot Program
Competitive advantage for state funding programs
3 Projected scoring – exceeds 30-point threshold
Category Available
Points
Self-score
Favorable zoning and land use 18 4
Accelerating production timeframes 19 10
Reducing construction and
development costs 11 8
Providing financial subsidies 12 6
Enhancement points N/A 15
TOTAL 60 43
4 P-3 Modifications to Rincon South Urban Village
P-7 Ministerial approval process for infill housing
with integrated affordable housing
P-26 Amnesty program for unpermitted ADUs
Agreement to move this work forward
5 Staff submits application
State has a 60-day review period
State will provide technical assistance, if needed, to
help City to receive Prohousing Designation
Next steps
6 City Council Item 8.5
June 20, 2023
Jacky Morales-Ferrand
Director, Housing
Christopher Burton
Director, PBCE
Kristen Clements
Acting Deputy Director, Housing
Approval of State of California
Department of Housing and
Community Development
Application for a
Prohousing Designation Program