Planning
Commission
Item # 1
RTC 24-285 Re-Adoption of
the 2023-2031 Housing
Element with Revisions
April 17, 2024
Background
• One of required elements of General Plan
• Updated every 8 years. Reviewed by HCD and certified if found to be in substantial compliance
• City of Santa Clara Housing Elements
– Prior 5th Cycle Housing Element (2015 -2023)
• Adopted December 9, 2014
– Current 6th Cycle Housing Element (2023 -2031)
• Adopted January 31, 2023; re -Adopted June 27, 2023
2 Housing Elements
What are Cities Responsible For?
• Maintain Inventory of Sites with Capacity to meet Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA)
• Housing Plan: Goals, Policies, Actions, Objectives
– Reduce/Remove Regulatory Challenges/Barriers
• Comply with State Housing Law
3 Planning for Housing
Statutory Timeline
• January 31, 2023 – Due Date for submittal of an adopted Housing Element to HCD
• May 31, 2023 – Due Date for HCD certification of Housing Element • January 31, 2024 – Due Date to complete any rezonings required to accommodate shortfall in lower-income RHNA
– Santa Clara has no shortfall of sites to accommodate its RHNA; rezonings are included for their contribution to meeting HCDs recommended buffer for lower - income units
4 ABAG 6th Cycle Housing Elements
Required Components
• Housing Capacity – Constraints and Sites Inventory
• Housing Plan – Goals, Policies, Actions, Objectives
• Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
• Outreach
• General Plan Consistency
5 RHNA Process (2019-2022)
• State (HCD) identified total number of homes
by affordability level for Bay Area (441,176)
• Region (ABAG) developed methodology for
allocating units to all Bay Area jurisdictions:
RHNA plan approved by HCD January 2022
• Local (City of Santa Clara) October 2019 –
May 2021 participated in development of
RHNA methodology/plan; Santa Clara’s 6
th
Cycle RHNA is 11,632 units
6 Santa Clara 6th Cycle RHNA
7 Lower Income Moderate Income Above Mod. Income
TotalVery Low
(≤50% AMI)
Low
(50-80% AMI) (80-120% AMI) (>120% AMI)
2,872 1,653 1,981 5,126 11,632
• AMI = Area Median Income. FY 2023 $181,300 (4 persons) • ALI $27,200 ELI $53,500 VLI $89,200 LI $137,100 Mod $217,550 Housing Element Update Timeline
• Jan. 12, 2022 ABAG RHNA Plan Approved by State
• Jan. 25, 2022 Consultant Agreement w/ MIG, Inc. approved • Jul. 1, 2022 Public Review Draft Housing Element
• Aug. 22, 2022 Draft Housing Element
– Nov. 18, 2022 HCD Comment/Findings Letter
• Jan. 31, 2023 City Council Adopted Housing Element
– Mar. 28, 2023 HCD Comment/Findings Letter
• June 27, 2023 City Council re-Adopted Housing Element – Oct. 20, 2023 HCD Comment/Findings Letter
8 HCD Comments Summary
Draft Housing Element 11/18/22: 6 Categories / 43 Revision Items Adopted Housing Element 3/28/23: 5 Categories / 40 Revision Items Re-Adopted Housing Element 10/20/23: 3 Categories / 11 Revision Items • Preliminary Draft Revisions to Re-Adopted Housing Element • 1/3/24: 3 Categories / 4 Revision Items
• 2/7/24: 2 Categories / 5 Revision Items
• 2/15/24: 2 Categories / 3 Revision Items
• 2/22/24: 2 Categories / 3 Revision Items
• 2/28/24: 0 Categories / 0 Revision Items
• 3/22/24: 0 Categories / 0 Revision Items
• Draft Revisions to Re-Adopted Housing Element
• 4/11/24: Draft/Conditional “In-Compliance” Letter 9
Coordination with HCD
10 Preliminary Draft
Revisions to HCD
• 12/5/23
• 1/22/24
• 2/12/24
• 2/21/24
• 2/22/24
• 3/18/24
HCD Informal
Feedback to City
• 1/3/24
• 2/7/24*
• 2/15/24*
• 2/22/24*
• 2/28/24*
• 3/15/24*
• 3/22/24*
* Met with HCD staff to discuss comments and draft revisions 3/1/24 Public Draft Revisions Posted
HCD Comments Summary
October 20, 2023
• Re-Adopted Housing Element (3 Categories / 11 Revision Items) 11 1. Sites Inventory
a. Progress toward the RHNA
b. Suitability of Nonvacant Sites
c. Required Findings
d. Emergency Shelters
e. AB 2339 Analysis
2. Governmental Constraints
a. Land Use Controls
b. Revise Action 1, 2, 3
3. AFFH
a. Increase housing choices and
affordability in areas of
opportunity:
i. Robust actions beyond
RHNA/state law
ii. Quantified metrics beyond
RHNA
Key Revisions Since Re-Adoption
Sites Inventory
• Added new Appendix C Supplemental Sites Inventory Analysis • Removed several ECR rezoning sites and one TESP site from inventory • Chapter 2 Housing Plan:
• Action 10: Added new objective “b” to provide City Council with mid -term evaluation of progress toward the RHNA
• Action 9: Added objective 2 to gather all details re: emergency shelters • Chapter 6 Housing Resources:
• Added paragraph affirming that there are no know barriers to development of the specific plan sites or pipeline projects within the planning period. 1 2
Sites to Meet the RHNA
13 Site/Credit Type
Affordability Category
Total Capacity
Lower-Income Moderate
Income
Above Moderate
IncomeVLI LI
Pending and Approved Projects 710 794 504 10,201 12,209 Tasman East Focus Area 114 239 175 3,838 4,366
Patrick Henry Drive Focus Area 76 75 75 1,294 1,520
Lawrence Station Area Plan 39 45 58 635 777
Freedom Circle Focus Area 54 54 54 913 1,075
Other 427 381 142 3,521 4,471
ADU Projection 118 118 118 39 393
Available Specific Plan Sites 3,724 1,728 140 5,592
Tasman East Focus Area 464 318 121 903
Patrick Henry Drive Focus Area 3,046 1,299 - 4,345
Lawrence Station Area Plan 214 111 19 344
El Camino Real Rezoning Sites 718 321 - 1,039
Total 6,182 2,671 10,380 19,233
RHNA 2,872 1,653 1,981 5,126 11,632
Surplus (buffer above RHNA) 37% 35% 102% 65%
HCD Findings Letter
• April 11, 2024 HCD found the March 2024 revised draft Housing Element meets statutory requirements of State Housing Element Law • Conditioned upon necessary rezonings having been completed and the re- adopted Housing Element submitted to and approved by HCD.
14 Draft/Conditional “In-Compliance”
Next Steps
• April 17, 2024 – Planning Commission Recommendation
• May 7, 2024 – City Council Adoption Hearing
• May - July 2024 – HCD Review (up to 60 days)
15 Recommendation
16 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
Planning
Commission
Item # 1
RTC 24-285 Re-Adoption of
the 2023-2031 Housing
Element with Revisions
April 17, 2024