Housing Catalyst Team Work Plan Attachment
Number
(Housing
Element #) Work Items Underway Next Step / Milestones Lead Department Planned Completion
1 (H-11)
***
Feedback from those with lived experience in
homelessness in decision making – Create
additional feedback mechanisms for clients with
lived experience of homelessness, integrate
requirements into City-funded contracts for grantees
to create feedback mechanisms, work with the Lived
Experience Advisory Board to evaluate key City-
funded services and initiatives.
July 2024: Identify universe of
applicable contracts and timeline for
renewals.
Housing December 2025
2 (I-10)
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Lived Experience with Homelessness seat on
Commission – Fully implement the primary and
alternate seats for a commissioner with Lived
Experience Seat with homelessness on the Housing
and Community Development Commission.
February 2023: Seats filled,
Orientation and training,
compensation provided
February 2024: Evaluation
conducted
Housing February 2024
3 (I-14)
Assessment of Fair Housing Plan - Complete the
Assessment of Fair Housing Plan, and include
implementation actions in the Housing Catalyst
Team Work Plan.
September 2023: Completion of
draft Plan
October 2023:
Adoption by Council
October 2023: Submission to HUD
Housing Winter 2023
4 (I-15)
Housing Catalyst Team Work Plan – Create a
webpage on City’s website for work plan and
updates for transparency to the public.
Summer 2023: Launch updated
webpage for workplan.
PBCE,
Housing,
OEDCA
Fall 2023
5 (P-10)
*
Standardize and streamline permitting, fees,
applications – Standardize fees through the
Development Fee Framework and create webpage
with development-related fees and taxes with a staff
contact.
October 2023: Create initial
webpage.
OEDCA,
PBCE
Fall 2024
6 (P-11)
Explore Allowing “SB 9” Type Housing on
Additional Properties – Examine allowing “SB 9-
April 2024: Council approval of
zoning code amendment and design.
PBCE Spring 2024
Number
(Housing
Element #) Work Items Underway Next Step / Milestones Lead Department Planned Completion
*
type” projects on properties zoned R-2 Two Family
and properties listed on the Historic Resources
Inventory.
7 (P-12)
*
Cost of Residential Development Study update –
Conduct analysis every 2-3 years and present to the
City Council on the Cost of Residential
Development. Report will help inform constraints on
the production of housing in San José.
October 2023: Initial Study Session
on Housing Development Process.
OEDCA,
PBCE,
Housing
Ongoing
8 (P-26)
*
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Amnesty
program – Resume the ADU Amnesty program to
incentivize homeowners to legalize their unpermitted
ADUs that meet or will meet code requirements.
July 2024: Release program. PBCE Fall 2024
9 (P-6)
*
Regular Coordination Meetings for Affordable
Housing – Continue regular meetings to coordinate
construction related permits post-entitlement for
affordable housing.
Monthly: Interdepartmental
Meetings.
OEDCA,
PBCE,
Housing,
PW, Fire
Ongoing
10 (R-13)
**
Soft Story program - Develop a 'soft story' seismic
mitigation ordinance for older multifamily buildings.
Create an implementation process and incentive
retrofit program that increases renters' safety and
considers equity issues for lower-income renters,
minimizing their risk of displacement as a result of
construction and rent increases.
Summer 2023: Initiate Outreach
Effort.
PBCE, OES Spring 2024
11 (N-2)
**
Urban Village Plans with anti-displacement
features – Complete Five Wounds Urban Village
Plan updates to prepare for BART station. Identify
and integrate residential and small business
displacement features. Use these features in other
future Urban Village plans.
Fall 2023: Draft residential and
small business displacement features
identified.
PBCE,
OEDCA,
Housing
Winter 2024
Number
(Housing
Element #) Work Items Underway Next Step / Milestones Lead Department Planned Completion
12 (P-3)
*
North San José Affordable Housing Overlay
Zones – Create new Affordable Housing Overlay
Zones in North San Jose that support only industrial
uses, 100% affordable housing, or market-rate
housing that integrates affordable units into their
developments for sites identified in the Housing
Element.
PBCE January 2024
13 (S-29)
***
Rent Stabilization Program Strategic Plan and
Program Assessment – Complete a Strategic Plan
for the Rent Stabilization Program and assess the
efficacy of the program in meeting its goals to
protect and stabilize tenants’ housing. Include
examination of the Program’s effectiveness at
helping to prevent Unlawful Detainers and
preventing evictions. Evaluate the current Apartment
Rent Ordinance and consider amendments including
types of properties covered and alternate methods of
calculating maximum allowable rent increases.
2023: Conduct outreach and work
with consultant on program
assessment. Present to City Council.
Housing Spring 2025
14 (R-6)
**
Mobilehome Park General Plan designation for
remaining 56 mobilehome parks – Apply the
Mobilehome Park Land Use Designation through
City-initiated General Plan Amendments to the
remaining 56 mobilehome parks.
Fall 2023: General Plan Amendments
to City Council and Planning
Commission for 13 parks most at risk
for development.
PBCE Spring 2024
15 (S-20)
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Anti-displacement tenant preferences – Develop
fair-housing compliant tenant preferences for this
population. Seek Council approval for two tenant
preferences: an Anti-Displacement Tenant
preference, and a Neighborhood Tenant preference.
Summer 2023: Complete disparate
impact analysis for two proposed
preferences and submit to HCD for
review.
Housing Spring 2025
16 (H-14)
Emergency Shelters – Update the Zoning Code to
identify additional zones, in addition to Combined
Industrial Commercial (CIC), where emergency
Council approval of Zoning Code
changes.
PBCE,
Housing
Fall 2023
Number
(Housing
Element #) Work Items Underway Next Step / Milestones Lead Department Planned Completion
*
shelters are permitted by right. Review and ensure
compliance with the requirements of Government
Code Section 65583 (AB 2339). Conduct outreach to
homeless shelter providers to determine additional
process changes that the City can incorporate to
further facilitate emergency interim housing and
homeless shelters.
17 (P-15)
*
Moderate-income Housing Strategy - Complete
study and implement Council-approved strategy to
further rental and homeownership opportunities for
moderate-income residents.
Council approval of strategy. Housing,
PBCE
Summer 2024
18 (S-10)
**
Study on rent increases and burden in affordable
housing - Research how rent increases in the City's
restricted affordable apartments have been
implemented over the last five years to inform
proposed state legislation and/or City policy.
Present findings to City Council and
inform advocacy for state legislation.
Housing Winter 2024
19 (I-3)
*
Farmworker Housing - Update the City's Zoning
Code to make clarifications about farmworker
housing to comply with state law.
Council approval of Zoning Code
changes.
PBCE Fall 2024
20 (N-4)
**
Preservation and Community Development
Capacity Building - Establish programs to provide
capacity building and technical assistance to
community-based nonprofit organizations to engage
in grassroots community preservation and
development activities. Preservation activities
include acquisition and rehabilitation of existing
low-cost housing, alternative community ownership
models, community stakeholder engagement, and
prevention of displacement of community small
businesses.
Build capacity in community
including awarding grants.
Housing,
OEDCA
Fall 2023
Number
(Housing
Element #) Work Items Underway Next Step / Milestones Lead Department Planned Completion
21 (N-7)
*
External infrastructure funding to create
complete, high-quality living environments –
Continue to seek external funding for parks,
transportation, and other types of neighborhood
infrastructure that favor cities with a demonstrated
commitment to building affordable housing. Pilot
investments funded by CDBG coordinated across
City departments.
Implement pilot funding and create
future work program.
Housing,
DOT, PW,
OEDCA,
PRNS
Spring 2024
22 (P-13)
**
Replacement of Existing Affordable Units – The
City will develop a policy for City Council to
consider to expand and make permanent
requirements for replacement housing to mitigate the
loss of affordable housing units by requiring new
housing developments to replace all affordable
housing units lost due to new development.
Council approval of policy. Housing,
PBCE
Fall 2023
23 (P-14)
*
Housing in Business Corridors – Update Zoning
Code to allow housing in three Neighborhood
Business Districts appropriate for housing (13th
Street, Japantown, and Willow Glen).
Adoption of Zoning Code
Amendments.
PBCE Spring 2024
24 (P-43)
*
Update City Density Bonus Ordinance – Review
and, if necessary, update City Density Bonus
Ordinance to be consistent with current State
Density Bonus Law.
Council approval of any necessary
changes.
PBCE Spring 2024
25 (P-30)
*
Updated feasibility study for Commercial
Linkage Fee – Initiate an updated feasibility
analysis, as directed by City Council, to assess fee
levels based on market conditions including a
geographic analysis.
Complete feasibility study and
present findings to City Council.
Housing,
OEDCA
Fall 2023
26 (P-7)
City Ministerial Infill Approval Ordinance –
Adopt and implement a City ministerial approval
Council approval of ordinance. PBCE Spring 2024
Number
(Housing
Element #) Work Items Underway Next Step / Milestones Lead Department Planned Completion
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process for infill housing development that meets
development standards without a public hearing for
projects that include deed-restricted affordable units
on site.
27 (R-12)
**
Revised Anti-Displacement Strategy – Update the
current Anti-Displacement Strategy approved by the
City Council in 2020 to integrate preservation
activities and remove completed priorities.
Council approval of revised strategy. Housing Winter 2023 28 (R-1)
**
Monitor At-Risk Affordable Units – Proactively
assess and monitor affordable units at-risk of losing
ability restrictions.
Coordinate with property owners and
explore funding sources to preserve
affordability.
Housing Fall 2024