HOUSING ELEMENT
2023-2031
CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING
DECEMBER 5, 2022
2 Housing Element and Related Amendments
2023-2031 Housing Element Update
New Environmental Justice Element
Related Zoning and Land Use Element Amendments
Supplemental EIR for Project
3 • Eight-year blueprint for meeting community’s housing needs from 2023 to 2031
• Coordinated strategy for preserving existing housing and advancing opportunities for new housing in a smart and
sustainable way
• Strategy to address housing needs across economic and social spectrum, reflecting needs of a diverse community
• One of eight mandatory elements of the General Plan
• Governed by California Government Code Article 10.6 (Sections 65580-65589.11)
• Updated every 8 years in accordance with the RHNA cycle • Only element that MUST be approved and certified by State WHAT IS THE HOUSING ELEMENT?
4 • Vibrant community for everyone • Compliance with State Law • Presumption of legally adequate Housing Element in courts
• Protection from litigation • Maintain discretionary review over affordable housing projects
• Maintain eligibility for State housing
and grant funds
• Avoid RHNA carry-over into next Cycle
WHY DOES THE CITY
NEED A HOUSING
ELEMENT?
5 WHAT DOES THE HOUSING ELEMENT INCLUDE?
• Introduction and summary 1. Introduction
• Demographic trends and needs 2. Housing Needs Assessment • Barriers to housing development 3. Constraints Analysis
4. Housing Resources • Ability to meet our share of RHNA • Assessment of Fair Housing 5. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing • Policies and programs to address needs 6. Housing Plan A. Public Outreach • Summary of community engagement
B. Sites Inventory • Sites at all income levels to meet RHNA C. • Review of prior Housing Element Evaluation of Past Performance 6 HOUSING PLAN - GOALS
Goal 1: Increase Housing Production by Providing Adequate Sites for a Variety of Housing Types and Removing Constraints to Residential Development.
Goal 2: Assist the Development of Housing Affordable to Extremely Low-, Very Low-, Low-, and Moderate-Income Levels and populations with Special Needs.
Goal 3: Promote Conservation and Preservation of Existing Housing Stock Goal 4: Protect Residents from Displacement
Goal 5: Advance Fair Housing, Equity, and Inclusion
Goal 6: Housing for Individuals and Families Experiencing Homelessness 7 REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ALLOCATION (RHNA)
• Housing units each community is required to demonstrate “adequate sites” through zoning • One of primary criteria necessary to achieve HCD certification 12 California Department
of Housing and
Community
Development (HCD)
Association of
Bay Area Governments
(ABAG)
City of San Leandro
504
862
270
495 352
1,161 696
1,802
5TH CYCLE RHNA
2015-2023
6TH CYCLE RHNA
2023-2031
Above Moderate
(>120% of AMI)
Moderate
(80-120% of AMI)
Low
(50-80% of AMI)
Very Low
(<50% of AMI)
2,287
units
3,855
units
8 ADDRESSING THE 2023-2031 RHNA
16 Planned
and
Approved
Projects
ADUs
Housing
Opportunity
Sites
✓ Planned and approved projects ✓ Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) ✓ Housing opportunity sites Must address new state laws, including
requirement of 0.5 – 10 acres
✓ Prioritized sites with access to: ✓ Transit ✓ Schools and jobs ✓ Amenities such as parks and services ✓ Grocery stores ✓ Infrastructure and utilities ✓ Alternative Sites included, if necessary, for HCD Certification
9 Proposed Opportunity
Sites to Highlight
Where Multi-Family
is Allowed
10 • Chapter 5, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH), summarizes fair housing issues and concerns in San Leandro
• While there is no one ethnic group that constitutes a majority in the city’s population, long-standing historic discrimination in mortgage lending and a predominance of single-family housing development have resulted in disparities in housing resources • City will prevent or counter geographic discrimination by implementing equitable investment in neighborhoods and housing resources, promoting mixed-income neighborhoods, and supporting housing education and opportunities for low-income, minority, and special needs residents
• City will take actions to:
• Overcome patterns of segregation
• Address disparities in housing needs and access to opportunity • Foster inclusive communities
• Include all community stakeholders in policy-making
AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING
11 Per Senate Bill 1000 (2016), the City’s Environmental Justice Element will define goals and policies for EJ communities in San Leandro to:
New General Plan Environmental Justice (EJ) Element
Reduce Unique or
Compounded Health
Risks
Promote Engagement
in Public DecisionMaking
Prioritize
Improvements &
Programs
12 Pollution Exposure and Air Quality
• Reduce pollution exposure and improve air quality
Physical Activity and Public Facilities
• Promote physical activity and adequate and equitable access to public facilities Food Access
• Promote food access so all people in San Leandro can access nutritionally adequate, culturally appropriate, and affordable food
Civic Engagement and Investment Prioritization
• Prioritize engagement of people from all backgrounds and direct resources to Environmental Justice communities
Safe and Sanitary Homes
• Promote safe, healthy, and affordable homes
EnvironmentalJustice Goals
13 Implement Current Housing Element
- Establish Housing (H) Overlay District to allow multi-family and mixed-use housing as a permitted use
- Establish minimum densities in RM Districts
Amend development standards to facilitate housing and meet RHNA - Increase allowable densities in Downtown TOD Land Use Category and Downtown (DA) and South Area (SA) Zoning Districts
- Increase allowable floor area ratios (FAR) for sites in the Corridor Mixed-Use land use category
- Increase maximum height in the DA-2, SA-1, SA-2, SA-3 districts, and eliminate maximum height in the DA-6 District
- Update definitions and development standards for specific housing types, including but not limited to Residential Hotels, Emergency Shelters, Group Housing, and Residential Congregate Care
Related amendments to implement proposed Housing Element actions, comply with State Law, and misc. clean up amendments
LAND USE ELEMENT AND ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS
19 14
Apply Housing Overlay in the Community Commercial (CC) District on Washington Ave. between Castro St. and San Leandro Blvd. and MacArthur Blvd. between Durant Ave. and Foothill Blvd.
Zoning Map Amendments
15 HCD Comments on Draft Housing Element
- Additional commitments and timelines to specified programs - Clarification on Emergency Shelter standards and capacity - Sewer district procedures for granting priority to projects with lower-income units - Commitment to take appropriate action if pipeline projects are not proceeding - Additional milestones for Bay Fair BART site or take appropriate action - Address group homes in residential districts
- Discuss homeless patterns – areas of higher need and proximity to services - Additional metrics for AFFH programs
Zoning Code Revisions in Response to Comments
- Maintain reduced/eliminated parking standards near transit - Amend group housing definition and process in response to HCD feedback
REVISIONS IN RESPONSE TO COMMENT LETTERS
19 16
• 2035 General Plan adopted and EIR certified in 2016
• City prepared a Supplemental EIR (SEIR) to analyze the Project:
• Draft SEIR found no new significant and unavoidable impacts associated with the project
• Three new mitigation measures proposed to comply with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District’s (BAAQMD’s) updated CEQA guidelines • One revised mitigation measure to reduce construction noise/vibration to the extent feasible
• Two alternatives analyzed – No Project and Downtown Emphasis • 45-Day Comment Period: September 16 - October 31
• Three Comments Received from EBMUD, DTSC, ACTC – clarifications provided in Final EIR along with Responses to Comments and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP)
Environmental Review
17 Community Engagement to date
Community Workshop Series:
• Oct./Nov. ‘21: Housing Element Introduction
• Dec. ‘21: Housing Policies
• Jan. ‘22: Housing Opportunity Sites & CEQA
Project Website, Email Newsletters,
and Social Media:
• www.SLHousingElement.com
Opportunity Sites Selection:
• Balancing Act tool
• Draft list online
Online Housing Needs Survey:
• English
• Spanish
• Chinese
Stakeholder Interviews &
Group Meetings
Digital and Non-Digital Outreach:
• English
• Spanish
• Chinese
18 City Council
Workshop
September 13,
2021
Introductory
Community
Workshops
October 27 and
November 6, 2021
Community
Workshops on
Policy
December 9, 2021
Community
Workshops on
Sites Inventory
January 19, 2022
Draft Housing
Element for
Public Review
June/July 2022
HCD official
comment letter
November 14, 2022
Timeline
2021 2022
Work Sessions
on Related
Amendments
October 2022
SEIR 45-Day
Comment Period
Sep. 16 – Oct. 31
Planning
Commission
Public
Hearing
November 17,
2022
City Council
Public Hearing
December 5, 2022
HCD 90-day Review
August 16 - November 14, 2022
2 nd reading
December 19, 2022
19 • Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a Resolution adopting and certifying the Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) and making all required mitigation and alternatives findings and adopt a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP), all in compliance with the requirements of CEQA; and
2. Adopt a Resolution adopting the 2023-2031 Housing Element Update and related General Plan and Zoning Amendments and authorize the City Manager to make iterative changes to the 2021-2023 Housing Element in response to comments from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to support state certification; and
3. Introduce an Ordinance amending the Zoning Map and Zoning Code. • The 2nd Reading of the Ordinance for the Zoning Amendments will be held on December 19, 2022.
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