Iten # 2
07/12/22
City Council &
Planning
Commission
Item 2 RTC 22-886
Joint Study Session
1852 Housing Element Update
THE MISSION CIT
July 12, 2022
1 City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Housing Element Update
Study Session Scope
• Summarize Outreach
- City Council/Planning Commission Study Session
- Community Survey Results
- Stakeholder Feedback
• Review Draft Housing Element (Public review July 1 - August 1, 2022) - Key Trends and Findings
- Potential Goals, Policies and Implementing Actions
• Updated Timeline
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JOST MEETING MATERIAL
1 City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Housing Element Update
4/19/22 Study Session Feedback
• Build housing that is truly affordable for service workers and seniors • Require deeper affordability under the Affordable Housing Ordinance • Explore adoption of a relocation assistance ordinance • Build housing near "opportunities" (retail, shopping, transit, parks, walkable areas, etc.)
• Prioritize homelessness response
3 City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Housing Element Update
Community Survey
• Available: May 16 - July 8, 2022
• Promoted through Health & Wellness Fair, Library Pop-ups, Social Media ads, GovDelivery Bulletins, City News, Emails (developers, non- profit developers, and non-profit agencies)
• English, Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese
• 1,630 total responses (as of 7/6/22)
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City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Housing Element Update
Community Survey - Respondents
• Age • Tenure in Santa Clara • Current housing situation - 24% 65+ - 45% 20+ years - 61% own home
- 19% 55-64 - 26% 5-19 years - 30% rent home
- 18.6% 35-44 - 16% 1-4 years - 3% live with friends/family - 17% 45-54 - 5% < 1 year - 0.85% unhoused
- 14% 25-34 - 4% do not live in City
- 1% < 25
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Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Housing Element Update
Community Survey - Respondents
• Race and ethnicity • Household income
- 47% White/Caucasian - 30% > $150K
- 21% Asian/Asian American - 17% $100-$150K
- 10% Hispanic/Latino - 17% $50-99K
- 2.6% Other - 5.5% $30-49.9K
- 2% Black/African American - 4% $15-$29.9K
- 1.6% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander - 3% <$15K
- 0.9% American Indian/Alaska Native
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City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Housing Element Update
Community Survey - Results
• What type of
housing do you
think Santa Clara
needs more of?
nts 4 or Fewer Apartments Condominium Apartments Townhomes Senior Housing Single Family Homes Permanent Supportive Special Needs Transitional Apartme 5 or More Micro Apts. Housing. Housing Interim / Housing City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Housing Element Update
Community Survey - Results
• More housing is needed for? (Ranking Order)
1. Seniors
2. Single Parents
3. Large Families
4. Persons with Disabilities
5. Veterans
6. College Students
7. Military Personnel
8. Farm Workers
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City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Housing Element Update
Community Survey - Results
• Importance of housing issues (avg. ranking)
- 8 Ensure that children who grow up in Santa Clara can afford to live in Santa Clara - 8 Provide opportunities for people who work in Santa Clara to live in Santa Clara - 8 Environmental risks (e.g., wetlands, air quality, flood, etc.) - 8 Potential traffic and congestion
- 7 Provide more options for older residents to downsize and stay in the community Scale: Zero (unimportant) to Ten (very important)
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City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Housing Element Update
Community Survey - Results
• Importance of housing issues (avg. ranking)
- 7 Preserving community character
- 6 Streamline the process for new housing construction - 6 Provide shelters and transitional housing for homeless families and individuals, along with services that help move into permanent housing - 6 Support programs to help homeowners at risk of mortgage default to keep their homes
Scale: Zero (unimportant) to Ten (very important) 10
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City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Housing Element Update
Community Survey - Results
• Neighborhoods lacking good access to amenities like parks, libraries, grocery stores, schools, bike lanes, etc.?
• El Camino, Bowers, Scott, Alviso, Civic Center, Downtown • What is Lacking:
• Connected/safe bike lanes
• Grocery stores
• Parks
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Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Housing Element Update
Community Survey - Other Input
• No more housing apartments building high density housing - Water availability parking parking green space santa clara - Overcrowding ality of life climate change neighborhood family
• Affordable affordable housing housing
type of hous el cal
housing for single family home many people public transit public transportation city condo low income
- Seniors kids state mandate water shortage
new development people year water
- Teachers low income
community water use
- Families, single traffic apartments
new building enough water
parents, and first- san no residents
many apartments
time homebuyers homeles shelter homeless people 12
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City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Housing Element Update
Stakeholder Interviews - Feedback
• Specific Community Groups
• On-going
• 8 Completed
• Identified strengths for Santa Clara:
- Safe, diverse, community driven environment
- Public facilities and parks a utilized asset in community - Overall, City provides good access to opportunities for Santa Clara residents, but...
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City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Housing Element Update
Stakeholder Interviews - Feedback
• Identified challenges for Santa Clara:
- Some neighborhoods could improve access to food and transport - High cost of living & housing shortage could push residents out of City - Residents shouldn't have to pay more than 50% of income on housing - Stigma around low-income/affordable housing residents - Community acceptance of "creative/innovative thinking" - Access to transportation/traffic congestion
- Air quality and noise pollution
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7 City of
Santa Clara
The Centero What's Possible
Housing Element Update
Stakeholder Interviews - Feedback
• Potential programs to consider:
- Rental Survey Program - Proactive Rental Inspection
- Tenant Relocation Assistance - Tenant/Community Opportunity to - Eviction Reduction Program Purchase (TOPA/COPA)
- Anti Rent-Gouging Policy - Tenant Resource Center
- Security Deposit Limit - Citywide Affordable Rent Portal - Fair Chance Ordinance - Increase Multi-lingual engagement - Right to Counsel - Net-loss Policy
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City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Housing Element Update
Stakeholder Interviews - Opportunities / Priorities
• Affordable housing for families with children, service industry, seniors, first responders, teachers, and locals critical to maintaining sense of community
• Creative housing programs
• Tackling homelessness
• Partnering with stakeholder groups
• Inclusive/equitable outreach in multiple languages
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8 City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Housing Element Update
Draft Plan - Chapters
1. Introduction
2. Housing Plan
3. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
4. Housing Needs Assessment
5. Constraints Analysis
6. Housing Resources
7 Program Accomplishments
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City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Draft Housing Element
Key Trends
• Santa Clara has grown slightly faster than the County since 2010 • The median age is slightly younger than the County; largest group is 25-34 • Employment in education, health care, social assistance, professional, scientific, management, administrative has increased; manufacturing has decreased • Racial distribution has stayed consistent with slight decreases in the Hispanic and White populations and increases in the Asian population
• Renters and lower income households are more likely to experience housing cost burden and overcrowding.
• Homelessness has increased Countywide
• Median income continues to increase Countywide 18
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City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Draft Housing Element
Affordability
2014 HCD Income Limits HH=1 HH=2 HH=3 HH=4
Santa Clara County Extremely Low 22,300 25,500 28,650 31,850 4_Person Very Low Income 37,150 42,450 47,750 53,050
Low Income 59,400 67,900 76,400 84,900
Aroa Media, income: Median Income 73,850 84,400 94,950 105,500 Moderate Income 38,600 101,300 113,950 126,600
59% increase
2022 HCD Income Limits since 2014
HH=1 HH=2 HH=3 HH=4
Acutely Low 17700 20250 22750 25300
Extremely Low 35400 40450 45500 50550
Santa Clara County Very Low Income 59000 67400 75850 84250 Area Median Income
Low Income 92250 105400 118600 131750
$168,500 Median Income 117950
134800 151650 168500
Moderate Income 141550 182000 202200 19
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Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Draft Housing Element
Affordability Elementary
Bus Driver Teacher
EMT Mail
Grocery Carrier
Childcare Stocker
Home
Health Aid Worker
effective 05/13/2022
2022 ANI for Santa Clara Count
ELI LI MED MOD
100% 110% 120%
H1503001500/100 - 000 20... 500 117,950 129,750
82.550 141,550
20,250 $0,900 94,350 105,400 134.800 148.300 161,750
22,750 15,500 33,100 60,650 68,250 75,850 91,000 106,150 118,600 151,650 166,800 182,000 | 25,300 50,550 58.950 67.400 75,850 $4.250 101,100 117.950 131,750 168.500 185.350 20 20
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Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Draft Housing Element
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
1. Access to Opportunity varies in different parts of the City
2. Displacement risk exists throughout the City
3. High Housing Cost Burden affects 51% of all households, 63% of renters
4. Targeted Outreach: The City has several neighborhoods with higher rates of poverty, housing cost burden, disability, or housing voucher usage
5. Substandard Conditions: The City has a higher rate of incomplete kitchen facilities than the county. Proactive code enforcement could more fully assess actual conditions in older apartments and homes
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City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Draft Housing Element
Low/Mod Income Households
WIPITAS
Percent of Low-Moderate
Income Population - Block Group
1 < 25% MOUNTAR VEY
| 25% - 50%
50% - 7596 "SUNNYVALE
| 75% - 100%
SAN JOSE
SANTA CLARA
LOS ALTOS
Sources: American Community Survey, 2011-2015
U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Devolopmont (HUD);
County of Santa Clara, 2022. CUPERTINO
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City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Draft Housing Element
Urban
AFFH =
Affordable Housing Greening
Housing
Sidewalks
choices near
opportunity Bus
Expansion of Bus Shelters
Routes
Bike Lanes
Pedestrian
Pathways
Grocery
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Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Draft Housing Element
TCAC Opportunity Scores
MILPITAS
Vulnerability of Displacement due to Rising Property Values 1 Highest Resource
High Rescurce
Moderate Resource (Rapidly Changing)
Moderate Resource
Low Resource
UNNIVALE
High Segregation & Poverty
Missing/Insufficient Data SAN JOSE
SANTA CLARA
Sources: U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
County of Santa Clara, 2022. UPERTIC
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Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Draft Housing Element
Existing Land Use / Zoning MILPITAS
Existing Zoning
Residential
Planned Development
Commercial
SUNNIVALE
Mixed Use
Industrial SAN JOSE
SANTA CLARA
Public or Quasi Public
Parks and Open Space
LOS ALTOS
CUPERTINO
25 City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Draft Housing Element
Housing Plan
• Goals and Policies
- Actions
• Funding Source
• Responsible Agency
• Objectives
Timeframe
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13 City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Draft Housing Element
Housing Goals
A. Create and maintain high-quality, livable, and diverse housing stock within the City of Santa Clara
B. Designate suitable vacant or underutilized sites for new residential development C. Increase special needs housing opportunities for persons of all economic levels D. Promote a variety of housing types, tenure, and location including higher density where possible, especially for lower and moderate income and special needs households.
E. Affirmatively further fair housing by increasing access to opportunity, reducing displacement impacts, reducing cost burden, targeting outreach to lower income residents, and rehabilitating substandard living conditions. 27 27
City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Draft Housing Element
Housing Actions
1. Provision of a Variety of Housing Types 10. Adequate Sites Inventory
2. Affordable Housing Ordinance 11. Impact Fees
3. Affordable Housing Incentives and Facilitation 12. Affordable Housing Funding
4. Maintenance of Housing Stock 13. Economic Displacement
5. Preservation of Assisted Rental Housing 14. Housing Choice Voucher Program
6. Acquisition of Multi-Family Housing 15. Homeownership ist time Buyers
7. Code Enforcement Program 16. Fair Housing Program
8. Neighborhood Relations Program 17. Homeless Services
9. Zoning Ordinance
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Santa Clara
Thu Center of What's Possible
Draft Housing Element
Housing Actions (Highlights)
• Complete comprehensive update to the Zoning Ordinance by early 2023
• Explore changes to the affordable housing ordinance that require deeper affordability for inclusionary rental and ownership projects
• Explore changes to the BMP program that would keep homes affordable for longer than five years
• Establish multi-family residential housing inspection and educational programs that are self-funded 29
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Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Draft Housing Element
Housing Actions (Highlights)
• Require no net loss of residential units during the construction of new housing or rehabilitation of existing housing
• Explore the implementation of a relocation ordinance modeled on State guidelines
• Implement the City's Homelessness Plan and establish a Housing Commission (2023)
• And more...
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15 City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Housing Element Update
Timeline
• July 1 - Aug. 1, 2022: Public Review Draft Available
• Aug. 12 - Oct. 31, 2022: HCD Review of Draft
• Dec. 13, 2022: City Council Study Session
• Dec. 21, 2022: Planning Commission Hearing*
• Jan. 17, 2023: City Council Adoption Hearing*
• Jan. 31, 2023: Adopted Housing Element Due to HCD
* Assuming Minor or No Revisions Required by HCD
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City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
Housing Element Update
Discussion
• Community Survey Results
• Stakeholder Key Findings
• Key Trends
• Public Review Draft
• Updated Timeline
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