1 Planning
Commission
Item #
RTC 23-602 Adoption of a
General Plan Amendment
for the Housing Element
Update
June 14, 2023
Housing Element
Background
• One of required elements of General Plan
• Updated every 8 years. Reviewed by HCD and certified if found to be in substantial compliance
• Prior 5th Cycle Housing Element: adopted December 9, 2014; certified by HCD February 13, 2015; ended January 31, 2023 • City Council Adopted 6th Cycle Housing Element January 31, 2023 • HCD 60-day review
• March 28, 2023, the City received HCD’s findings/comment letter 2 1
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Housing Element
HCD Findings (March 28, 2023)
HCD identified revisions necessary to receive HCD’s certification of compliance in the following areas:
A. Housing Needs, Resources, and Constraints
B. Housing Programs
C. Quantified Objectives
D. Public Participation
E. Consistency with General Plan
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Re-Adoption / Certification Process
• April 20, 2023 – staff met with HCD staff to review comments • April-June – Staff and consultants prepared revised Housing Element • June 2. 2023 – staff met with HCD staff to review City’s response • June 14, 2023 – Planning Commission hearing
• June 27, 2023 – City Council adoption hearing
• July-August – HCD Review
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Housing Element
Sites to Meet the RHNA (Sites Inventory)
• HCD asked City to respond to public comments received on proposed Sites to meet the City’s Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) • Public comments focused on likelihood of residential use of properties within Specific Plan areas within Housing Element timeframe • Staff response includes:
o additional information (e.g., communication with property owners to verify their willingness to redevelop) and
o additional possible sites
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Sites to Meet the RHNA (Sites Inventory)
6 Site/Credit Type VLI LI Mod. Above Mod. Total Capacity RHNA 2,872 1,653 1,981 5,126 11,632
Pending & Approved Projects 668 746 512 10,218 12,144
ADU Projection 118 118 118 39 393
Available Specific Plan Sites 2,105 1,561 1,883 314 5,863 El Camino Real Rezoning Sites 497 378 366 - 1,242
Total 3,388 2,803 2,879 10,571 19,642
Surplus Units 516 1,150 898 5,445 8,010
Surplus (% Above RHNA) 18% 70% 45% 106% 69%
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Sites to Meet the RHNA (Sites Inventory)
7 Site VLI LI Mod. Above Mod. Total Capacity
Pending & Approved Projects
(Total) 668 746 512 10,218 12,144
Tasman East SP 111 234 179 3,842 4,366
Patrick Henry Drive SP 76 75 75 1,294 1,520
Lawrence Station Area Plan - 5 57 635 697
Freedom Circle Focus Area 54 54 54 913 1,075
Other 427 378 147 3,534 4,486
Housing Element
Sites to Meet the RHNA (Sites Inventory)
8 Site VLI LI Mod. Above Mod. Total Capacity
Available Specific Plan Sites
(Total) 2,105 1,561 1,883 314 5,863
Tasman East Focus Area SP 214 156 458 295 1,123
Patrick Henry Drive SP 1,747 1,299 1,299 - 4,345
Lawrence Station Area Plan 144 106 126 19 395
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5 Housing Element
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH)
• Additional data, analysis and conclusions related to the housing condition of various demographic groups including Race/Ethnicity, Persons with Disabilities, and Overcrowded Households
• Expanded geographic analysis of the location of lower income households throughout the City
o 82% of housing growth in Highest or High Resources Areas o 101% of Very Low Income units in High or Highest Resource Areas o 147% of Low Income units in High or Highest Resource Areas 9 Housing Element
Housing Needs
• Additional data and analysis on:
o Households experiencing a rent cost-burden
o Challenges facing special needs populations such as the elderly o Services available to the homeless
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Constraints
• Additional data, clarifications and analysis on constraints related to:
o Infrastructure limitations that could affect new housing development o Zoning code sections that will be changed to streamline the development of emergency shelters
o City’s land use entitlement procedures
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Housing Resources
• Additional information to provide:
o Verification of the City’s pipeline housing production data o Clarification of the City’s methodology to calculate residential capacity
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Housing Plan
• Revised to reflect the additional analysis of data and local knowledge and discussion added to other chapters
• Addition of follow-up monitoring and data collection activities and planned changes to the Zoning Ordinance and other ongoing activities o For example: create an inventory and track the condition of Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH) housing units • Housing Plan actions and objectives revised to strengthen City's commitment within more defined timelines
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Housing Element
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Addendum to the 2010-2035 General Plan Environmental Impact Report for the 6th Cycle (2023-2031) Housing Element, which concluded:
o no substantial change to the General Plan that would require major revisions to the previous EIR
o no substantial change in circumstances as a result of modifications to the General Plan that would cause new or substantially more severe significant impacts
o no new information of substantial importance that identifies new or more intense significant impacts than those identified in the General Plan EIR 1 4
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Recommendation
Adopt a Resolution to Recommend the City Council Amend the General Plan by Re-Adopting the 2023-2031 Housing Element with revisions incorporated to address HCD comments
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Planning
Commission
Item #
RTC 23-602 Adoption of a
General Plan Amendment
for the Housing Element
Update
June 14, 2023
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