FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING OF MARCH 15, 2022
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
TO: City Council
FROM: City Manager
Prepared by: Director of Community Development
SUBJECT: 2021 GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL REPORT (SP2022-0002)
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council:
1. Receive the 2021 General Plan Annual Report; and
2. Direct the Chief Deputy City Clerk to file said report with the California Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and the State Housing and Community Development Department (HCD).
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
The General Plan Annual Report is an informational item for the Planning Commission and City Council which documents the City's progress in implementation of the General Plan during the previous calendar year. The City annually provides the report to the Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and the Housing and Community Development (HCD) Department in conformance with State law.
Chapter II of the report provides a summary of actions taken in 2021 by the Planning Commission, and data on 2021 building permits, discretionary applications and processing, and other activities of the Community Development Department.
Chapter 111 focuses on information requested by HCD, including the City's progress made toward satisfying the City's Fifth -Cycle Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA).
During 2021, the City issued 457 building permits for new residential units, with 401 of those for the construction of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU's). Based on a survey of current rental costs, these ADU's fall within the Low -Income affordable RHNA category.
Over the past six years, the City has reduced its 4,102 -unit RHNA obligation to 1,749 units, completely satisfying its Fifth -Cycle requirement for Low- and Moderate -Income units. The Sixth Cycle RHNA begins July 2022, with the City's new allocation set at 5,418 units.
Fiscal Considerations:
None. The Annual Report does not create fiscal impacts.
Impact to the Community:
The General Plan Annual Report allows the City Council and the public to monitor implementation of all elements of the General Plan, including the Housing Element.
CHUEN NG
Director of Community Development
Attachment A — 2021 General Plan Annual Report
2021
General Plan
Annual Report
SP2022-0002
R
/19
All-Amerlta City
Santa Maria
City of Santa Maria
Prepared by the
Community Development Department
March 2021
ATTACHMENT A
CHAPTER I
Introduction and Summary
CHAPTER I — INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY
A. Purpose of the Annual Report
Section 65400 of the California Government Code requires the City to file an annual report addressing the status of the General Plan and the progress made toward goals and objectives. The annual report provides a means to monitor the success of implementing the General Plan and determine if changes need to be made in the plan or its implementation programs. The report is submitted to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and to the Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR).
B. Purpose of the General Plan
The General Plan articulates the community's goals, objectives, policies, and implementation measures (i.e., ways to achieve the goals and objectives). The General Plan is a public document and is available for all to read and use as needed. Copies are available for review at the Santa Maria Public Library, the City Clerk's Office, and on the City website. Each member of the City Council and the Planning Commission, as well as each City department, has a copy of the General Plan.
As an informational document, the General Plan describes existing conditions, makes projections, and establishes a vision for the community's future. The General Plan provides the public with information about the City and the direction that it seeks to move.
As a policy document, the General Plan establishes guidelines for decision -makers. Using these guidelines, the City Council and Planning Commission take incremental steps toward achieving the larger goals of the City. The City applies implementation programs contained in the General Plan through day-to-day operations of the City.
C. Status of the Adopted Elements of the City's General Plan State law requires that a General Plan address the following topics: Land Use, Circulation, Housing, Safety, Noise, Conservation, Open Space and Environmental Justice. The General Plan may present each topic as a distinct Element or may combine the topic discussions as appropriate. For example, the City's current Resource Management Element combines the Conservation and Open Space topics, and includes discussions on Growth Management, Recreation and Parks, and Public Facilities and Services. Optional subjects may also be included as an element of the General Plan, such as the City's Economic Development Element.
In November 2019, the City Council authorized a comprehensive update of the General Plan, which is currently underway. Each of the existing Elements will be updated, and a new Environmental Justice Element will be added.
The City will analyze Current and future trends in technology, consumer and workplace behaviors, and other trends that impact local land use and the economy. Policies and recommendations that will best meet the needs of the growing community. The update will also serve to meet a wide range of state statutory requirements, including, but not limited to those pertaining to, land use, environment, and housing. This new General Plan will define the vision for the next 20 to 25 years of the City, and is anticipated for completion in winter, 2023.
CHAPTER II
Implementation of the
General Plan
CHAPTER II — IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GENERAL PLAN
The City of Santa Maria's implementation programs identified in the General Plan include tools already in place and used on a day-to-day basis in the City. Some of the various tools available to further the City's goals and objectives include the Budget/Capital Improvement Program, Specific Plans and Master Plans, Zoning and Subdivision Regulations, Growth Impact Mitigation (AB1600) Fees, CDBG/HOME Funds and Grants, Development Agreements, and Improvement Districts. These and other implementation activities are described below.
A. Planning Commission
The City of Santa Maria's Planning Commission is designated as the "Planning Agency," as authorized by Section 65100 of the State Government Code and Section 12-2.117 of the Santa Maria Municipal Code. The Commission has discretionary and advisory responsibilities that are authorized by Chapter 2-15 of the Municipal Code and delegated under Title 11 (Subdivision Ordinance) and Title 12 (Zoning).
During the past year, the Commission held 12 public meetings and 8 study sessions. Three of these study sessions were educational, providing information to the Commission on the city's General Plan Update project, a briefing regarding truck routes in the Downtown area, and a briefing on the city roadway maintenance programs. The Planning Commission acted on 11 discretionary permits during 2021, including actions on four Amendments to existing Permits. In the advisory role, the Planning Commission forwarded written recommendations to the City Council on the following:
• 3 General Plan Land Use Map and Zoning Map Amendments; • 1 Specific Plan Amendment;
• 1 Subdivision Tract Map for a 20 -lot industrial development; • Draft Guiding Principles and Areas of Change and Stability recommendations for the General Plan Update; and
• The Historic Landmark Designation of the Smith -Enos House structure.
Chart 11-1 provides a comparison of the Planned Development Permits, Conditional Use Permits, and General Plan/Zoning Amendment applications acted upon by the Planning Commission during the past five years.
25 20
15 10
5 0
21 i
24 23
1 i
14 Chart 11-1
Planning Commission Actions*
9 9
7 7
4 ElM Ili -
Planned Development Permits Conditional Use Permits General Plan/Zoning Map Amendment Recommendations
■ 2017 ■ 2018 ■ 2019 ■ 2020 ■ 2021
* Including amendments to previously approved discretionary projects and project denials
B. Zoning Text Amendments
The Planning Commission provides recommendations to the City Council on proposed text amendments of Santa Maria Municipal Code Title 12, referred to as the Zoning Ordinance. There were no proposed Title 12 text amendments in 2021.
C. General Plan Map Amendments
City Council acted on three General Plan (Land Use) Policy Map amendments in 2021.
TABLE 11-1 reflects the net acreage changes to the affected land use designations:
TABLE II -1
Land Use Amendments in 2020
General Plan Land Use
Designations
Net Acres
"to"
Net Acres
"from"
Net change
Low -Medium Density Residential
8.9 8.9
Community Commercial
6.7 8.9
(2.2)
Airport Commercial
14.1 14.1
General Industrial
6.7 (6.7)
Light Industrial
8.2 8.2
Community Facilities
19.3 (19.3)
Open Space
3.0 (3.0)
TOTAL:
37.9 37.9
D. Land Divisions
City staff processed and approved one lot merger and three lot line adjustments in 2021.
The Planning Commission approved one Tentative Parcel Map to subdivide one existing residential lot into two lots, a Tentative Tract Map to subdivide a 7.8 -acre lot into 6 lots for the future development commercial uses, and a Tentative Tract Map for a 20 -lot industrial subdivision within the Area 9 Specific Plan area.
E. Specific Plans
The Planning Commission provides recommendations to the City Council on new Specific Plans and proposed amendments to existing Specific Plans.
The Planning Commission recommended City Council approve an amendment to the Santa Maria Airport Business Park Specific Plan. On August 23, 2021, the City Council approved that Specific Plan Amendment (Council Resolution 2021-95) for the 28 acres at the southeast corner of the Specific Plan, at the intersection of Orcutt Expressway/Highway 135 and Union Valley Parkway. This amendment replaced Public Facilities designation with an Airport Commercial Designation, while modifying the Specific Plan regulations to continue to allow public facility projects in this area of the Specific Plan. 11-2
F. Building and Safety Division
The Building and Safety Division is responsible for administration and enforcement of state and local codes, ordinances and regulations dealing with the construction, alteration, maintenance and use of structures, appurtenances and land. These regulations include the building, housing, dangerous building, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, swimming pool, and sign codes, as well as the California State Mobile Home Park regulations and City zoning ordinances.
The Building and Safety Division continues to publish Monthly Building Permit Reports.
Copies of the reports from 2003 to the present are maintained as public information on the City webpage.
1. Board of Appeals
The Building and Safety Division also provides staff support to the seven -member Board of Appeals which hears appeals of decisions made by the City Building Official, and makes recommendations regarding California Building Code provisions. No appeals were heard in 2021.
2. Title 9 — Building Regulations
The following building regulations were in effect in 2021: The 2019 Califomia Building Code, Residential Code, Historical Building Code, Existing Building Code, Energy Code, Fire Prevention Code, Plumbing Code, Electrical Code, Mechanical Code, Green Building Standards Code, and the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code.
3. Permits and Inspections
In 2021, the Building Division received 2,670 building permit applications, issued 2,417 building permits, and received 67 sign permit applications and issued 48 sign permits. Building Division staff inspected 15,402 construction and safety related site and building improvements during the past year, 308 of which were in association with new Business Licenses.
4. Issued Permits — Residential Units
In 2021, the City issued building permits for 514 new residential units (11 single- family, 399 Accessory Dwelling Units, and 48 multi -family units).
5. Completed Residential Units
After conducting final inspections, the City issued certificates of occupancy for 514 completed residential units (six single-family, 228 Accessory Dwelling Units, and 280 multi -family units) in 2021.
Chart 11-2 below provides a comparison of the overall number of building permit applications received, building permits issued and building permits issued for new residential units during the past five years.
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Chart 11-2
Building Permit Activity
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0 2,220
1 2,302
1,952 2,004
1,656
1 I
i
Building Permit Applications
2,225
i
1,559
1,908 1,885 2,023
1 1
1 516 494 434
269
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Building Permits Issued Building Permits Issued for New Received Residental Units
■ 2017 al 2018 ■ 2019 ■ 2020 ■ 2021
G. Planning Division
Planning Division activities include administration of the City's General Plan, development and subdivision review, preparation and improvement of specific plans, preparation of zoning ordinances, processing annexations, bikeway implementation, providing demo- graphic and census information, conducting environmental review, and informing the public of the City's land use policies and development ordinances. The Planning Division reviews federal, state, and county legislation, projects of concern to the City, and responds to surveys from the State.
The Planning Division provides staff support to the Planning Commission and the Zoning Administrator. Administrative functions include the scheduling of meetings, preparation of agendas, posting hearing notices, and preparation of minutes. The City posts Planning Commission and Zoning Administrator meeting agendas and minutes on the City webpage.
Planning staff provides land use analysis, environmental review as required under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and prepares draft discretionary permits, resolutions, ordinances, and staff reports for the Planning Commission and City Council.
The Planning Division is managing the General Plan Update, including the coordination of consultants and overseeing State grant funds obtained for the effort.
The Planning Division publishes a city-wide list of proposed and approved development projects in the City. A summary map is included as well. This list is updated every six months. Current and past development activity reports continue to be maintained for public inspection on City webpage.
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H. Project Application Activity
The Planning Division received the following types of applications during 2021 (project type prefix in parenthesis):
3 General Plan Land Use Map and Zoning Map amendments (GPZ) 12 Planned Development Permits (PD)
20 Conditional Use Permits (U)
5 Lot Line Adjustment/Mergers (SUB)
12 Project amendments (A), 6 of which were Time Extension requests 13 Downtown Permits (DT)
5 Planning Permits (P)
20 Pre -Applications (PRE) (fee estimates and/or conceptual reviews) 13 Special Projects (SP), 9 of which were City initiated 79 Temporary Activity Permits (TA)
28 Zoning Verifications / Substantial Conformity Determinations (ZA) The Community Development Department also received 291 business license applications, many of which included Home Occupation requests. The City did not receive any Specific Plan Amendment (SPZ) applications, Development Agreement applications, Tentative Tract or Parcel Map applications, Certificate of Compliance applications, or any applications to amend Santa Maria Municipal Code Title 12 (the Zoning Ordinance) during 2021.
Chart 11-3 provides a comparison of the Planned Development Permits, Conditional Use Permits, and General Plan/Zoning Amendment applications received over the past five years.
Chart 11-3
Discretionary Applications Received
25 20
15 10
5 0
23 1
16 Planned Development Permits
18 18 18
11 14
20 8
3 111 3 2 3
Mil
Conditional Use Permits General Plan/Zoning
Amendment
■ 2017 •2018 ■ 2019 ■ 2020 ■ 2021
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Housing Element Annual Reporting
As with prior years, Chapter III of this Annual Report describes the actions taken (by the City) in implementing the Housing Element, including meeting the Regional Housing Needs Assessment allocation, during the previous calendar year. (Government Code Section 65400.) This information must be provided in forms and tables provided by HCD.
State legislation requires that the City provide substantial amounts of data for every stage of a residential unit's progress, from initial discretionary application, entitlement approval, building permit application and issuance, and ultimately the completion of each unit as documented by the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. As the resulting HCD tables require extremely large multi -page spreadsheets, the following Chapter III provides summaries of the table information.
The raw data tables are provided to HCD and OPR, and are available for review at the Community Development Department.
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CHAPTER III
Housing Element
Annual Report
(CCR Title 25 §6202)
California Department of Housing and Community Development Housing Element Annual Progress Report Forms and Tables — 2020 Summary
Table A — Housing Development Applications.
The City deemed three applications for residential projects complete for processing In 2021, For this HCD reporting, an "application" is a formal submittal of a project for approval and is either an application for a discretionary entitlement, or where only a ministerial process is required (e.g., zoned by right). Between the three applications, 565 residential units are proposed, consisting of 194 Above Moderate -Income units, three Moderate -Income Deed -Restricted units, 330 Low Income Deed Restricted units, and 38 Very Low -Income Deed -Restricted units.
Table A2 —Annual Building Activity Report Summary
The City issued discretionary entitlements, building permits, and issued certificates of occupancy for competed residential units during 2021. These actions resulted in the following residential units:
Building Permits Issued — Total 457 Units
401 Low -Income Non -Deed Restricted Units
26 Above -Moderate Income Units
Certificates of Occupancy — Total 503 Units
3 Extremely Low -Income Deed Restricted Units
18 Very Low -Income Deed Restricted Units
238 Low -Income Non -Deed Restricted Units
244 Above Moderate Units
Table B
Regional Housing Needs Allocation Progress
Table B
Regional H ousing N eeds All ocatio n Progr ess
Permitted Units Issued by Affordability
Inco me Level
RHNA
All ocati on by
Incom e Le vel
2015
2016
201/
2018
It
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Total Units
to Date (all
years)
T otal Remaining
RHNA by Inc ome
Level
Very Low
Deed
Restricted
985
4 26
57 928
Non -Deed
Restricted
Low
Deed
Restricted
656
59 78
35 4
401
941
—
Non -De ed
Restricted
49 111
204
Moderate
Deed
Restricted
730
783
_286
Non -Deed
Restricted
14 391
92 Above
Moderate
1731
150
191
125
110
252
26 56
910
821
Total RHNA
4102
Total Units
436
291
516
237
494
260
457
2234
1921
Note: Units serving extremely low-income households are included in the very low-income totals.
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Table C — Sites Identified or Rezoned to Accommodate Shortfall Housing Need Completion of this table is only required if a jurisdiction has a shortfall of available sites for the development of housing pursuant to Government Code Section 65583. The City of Santa Maria continues to have sufficient available sites for the development of the city's the Regional Housing Needs Assessment allocation, therefore the completion of Table C is not necessary.
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Table D
Program Implementation Status
Housing Element
Program
Description
H ousing Programs Pr ogress Report - G overnment Code Secti on 65583.
Describe progress of all programs including l ocal efforts to remove governmental c onstraints to the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing as identified in the housing element.
NOTE: All Pr ograms are found in Chapter VI of the City of Santa Maria Housing Elem ent, adopt ed March 17, 2015 Name of Program
Obj ecti ve
Timeframe
Status of Pr ogram Implem entation
Program 1 —
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPM ENT
PROGRAM
Agriculture is a basic industry in the North County . H owe ver, a majority of the housing and social se rvice burdens are b orne by the City of S anta Mari a without b enefit of the tax base to support the excess services required by the increased population. By expanding the non- agricultural employment sect ors —especially in the job sectors with high employment multipliers —the City can increase the balance betwe en j obs and housing in th e City. Improving housing conditions often depends on having strong econ omi c gr owth a nd bett er p aying j obs available to local workers. Employment generated by commercial and industrial ent erprises incre ases the ability of workers to afford better housing (m eeting building c odes, uncrowded, lo w housing cost burden) without governmental int erv enti on. Santa Maria str ongly supports the e fforts of the Santa Maria Valley Economic Development Commissi on with st aff and m onet ary assistance. The City has adopted an Economic Development Element . The Econ omic Dev elopment Eleme nt re iterates the needs for j obs -housing balance and economic diversity to e xpa nd the job -housing opportunitie s available to the City residents .
Ongoing
As of September 2017, the City
adjusted its priorities und er CDB G
funding a nd r em oved economic
d evelopment from its list. The
change was a result of information
r eceived by HUD regarding the high
risk in volved with econ omi c
development projects und er CDBG.
Th e City ackn owledges that the
need is th ere for econ omic
developme nt opportu niti es, but th e
funding source should not be CDBG.
Program 2 —
ANNEXA TION
PROGRAM
The City actively encourages residential development thr ough annexati on of land suitable for develo pment. Residential de velo pment, constrained as a municip ality appr oach es build -out within its ju risdictiona l bounda ries, re quire s more la nd or mor e i nt ense use of existing l and. Th e type and tenure of housing choice for low and very low-income households b ecome limited as residential de velo pme nt slows. Additionally, as build -out approaches, the economics of supply a nd demand co me into operation. As housing supply diminishes but demand remains strong, housing costs inev itably rise. This situ ation further constra in s housing choice for low-income households.
Ongoing
Th e City c ontinues to proc ess
annexation requests, as they are
initiated from private prop erty
owners, for territories within our
adopted Sphere of Influence.
Program 3 —
MIXED USE
DEVELOPM ENT/
ADAPTIVE RE
USE
Via the ado pte d mixed -use o rdinance, the City encourage s the use of suitable und er-utiliz ed and/or abandoned commercial motels to be con ve rted to residen tial use and allows f or mixed- use purposes via zoning incentives and/or state funded ho using programs. The City allows housing a bove ground floor commercial uses in certain land use designations. Expanding the densities and housing mix tures within the four square mile (4SM) central core a rea provides greaterflexibility in mixing u ses that more rigid Euclidea n zon ing standa rds typically segregate .
The Mixed -Use Ordinance increases the flexibility of the zoning district to support compatible use s from o ther zoning districts. The ordinance gra nts the Zo ning Administrator, Planning Commissio n, and City Council increas ing levels of power to allow re duce d standards for parking, setbacks, landscaping, o pen space, or increased height. The ordina nce is a "design Ongoing
The City c ontinues to proc es s mixed
use development requests, as th ey
are initiated from private property
owners, in accordance with Chapt er
12-49 of the Santa Maria Muni cipal
Code.
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based " regulation, which understands that the inside of the structure will change ov er time and allows th e adaptation to occur without government controls . Spaces may be mixed and "re- mixed" to meet the needs of the building markets . The Mixed -Use Ordinance is Chapter 49 of Title 12 of the Municipal C ode.
Program 4 —
DENSITY
BONUSES
Th e City provides housing inc entives, in the form of gr eat er density tha n would oth erwis e be allowed under the current zoning designation, for developers willing to construct affordabl e h ousing units. St ate Law does not require the City to promot e the use of Density Bonus provisions. It has been properly adopted and is part of the zoning code (effectiv e January 18, 2007) for housing d evel opers to us e as a tool. Density bonus provisions m ay be appli ed to overcome specific design issues that require relief from the code standards .
Ongoing
The City continues to pr ocess
density bonus requests, as they are
initiated from private property
own ers, in acc ordance with Chapter
12-48 of the Santa M aria Municipal
Code . For inst anc e, on No vember
18, 2020 the Planning Commission
unanimously approved the
applicant's requested 21 % Density
Bonus for the Centennial Gardens
Apartments (PD2020-0006),
all owing th e 100 % affordable project
to achieve 160 units .
Program 5 —
HOM EBUYER
ASSISTA NCE
PROGRAM
The Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County operates the First -Time H omebuy er Dow n Payment Program tha t provides pre -purchase counseling, deferred payment down payment loans and closing cost grants to assist low-income families within the City of Santa Maria in pu rchasing an entry-level home. The loans ar e structured as 30 -year d eferred payment 'soft second' lo ans averaging $37,300 per homebuyer (with a maximum loan of $42,000). Funding for the lo ans is provided from a State HCD grant to the Housing Trust Fund. The homebuyers can also receive a grant from the City of Santa Maria using CDBG funds to help cover h ome purchase clo sing co sts. The combined homeb uyer fi nanci al assista nce helps exp and homeownership opportunities for working families. Participants und er this program must hav e a co mbined household income that falls within the federal and state definition of low income, or up to the maximum of 80 percent of the area median incom e, adjusted for househ old size.
In addition, ho me buyers see king assistan ce unde r this program must meet the following criteria: 1) Applicant must live or work in Santa Maria; 2) Applicant must qualify as a first-time homebuyer under the State definition; 3) Homebuyer must occupy their home as a principal re sidence; 4) The size of the eligible home must be sufficient for the household so that there is no ove rcrowding; and 5) Bo rrower must comple te a homebu yer educati on program, secure pre -approval of a first mortgage loan from a participating lender, have their income certifi ed an d have satisfactory credit and job/income stability.
Complet ed
F unding for this program came fr om
HCD back in 2011 b ut is no longer
available . However, new funding
coming to the county's c onsortium
(whi ch the city is part of) fr om the
state's Permanent Loc al Housing
Allocation (PLHA) will set aside 15 %
of this allocation towards a
Workf orc e H om ebuy er Program —
simil ar to the one that was offer ed
back in 2011. PLHA funding is
money that c omes to counties and
citi es in Califomia fr om SB2-2017
funding. SB2 established a $75
recording fee on real estate
docume nts to increase the supply of
affordable housing in Califomia.
In addition, th e City c ontin ues to
seek various forms of grant funding
to provide appropriate housing.
Program 6 —
HOUSING
INCENTIVES
PROGRAM
This program offers a v ariety of incentive s to reduce overall costs and is designed to meet the housing needs of low-income households. The program ca n be tailored to develop new sites or re develop deteriorated properties. It is applicable to various types of projects: single family de tached, condomin iums, co operatives, and non-pro fit rental deve lopments. The key incentives to date have be en land acquisition, public impro ve me nts, on -site improvements and housing construction. The program is funded primarily with Co mmun ity Dev elopment Blo ck Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program funds. Partnerships with non-profit dev elopers with the expertise to access state, federal and private funds have proved Ongoing
The City continues to support
m eth ods to meet th e housing needs
of low to moderate income
households. The City is a m ember of
the Santa Barbar a C ounty's HOME
Consortium and currently is using
part of its HOME funds to help with
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successful. Th ese developers can provide assurances regarding aff ordability f or long-term ownership and rental assistance. The Housing Incentives Program could also be used in concert with additional cost reductions and incentives already offered through the density b onus, mixed use and f our -square -mile ordinances, including:
• Reducing Site Development Standards
• Reducing I nfill Devel opment Fe es
• Increasing Site Design Flexibility for Aff ordabl e Housing • Increasing Land Use Flexibility
• Establishing Four Square Mile (4SM) Area Standards
r ent al deposits within the City limits.
The other part of the f unding is
typically assigned to affordable
housing proj ects in the City. The City
also p art of the Perman ent Local
Housing All ocati on (PLH A)
Consortium which will help fund
affordable h ousing projects and
programs.
In addition, th e muni cipal code
continues to maintain ordinanc es
that already provide cost reductions
and incentives .
Program 7 —
EXPANSION OF
CODE
CO MPLIANCE
PROGRAM
D uring the previous planning period, the Code Complian ce Division worked clos ely with the Community Development Department in dev elopment of the Efficiency Unit Project Ordinance.
This o rdinance will address many substandard housing issu es that the Code Compliance officers observe in the field and will facilitate safe and healthy housing opportunities for all income levels.
The Code Compliance staff consists of four full-time officers and a part-tim e Code C omplianc e Coordin ato r. A ma jor focus of these offic ers' eff orts is to address rep orts of substandard living space that has been constructed without p ermits . Officers work with owners to reconstr uct the substandard living space so that it is safe and decent to live in . The result of these efforts is to greatly increase the supply of housing affordabl e to persons with low incomes. In addition, it provides families with lower inco me s the opportunity to live in a singl e-family residential setti ng.
An example is the legal conversion of an existing garage into a safe and habitable living space.
The converted space may n ot be used as a separate stand-alone unit since no mor e than one kitchen facility is permitted in a single-family dwelling. In any event, the City does not endorse illegal garage conv ersio ns as a method to c reate additional dwelling units .
O ngoing
In early 2018, the City's Acc ess ory
Dwelling Unit Ordi nanc e took effect.
Through this ordinance an existing
r esidential garag e could be
c on verted with proper building
p ermits to occ upied sp ace without
the need to replace that cover ed
parking. During 2021 the City
issued permits f or 399 Access ory
Dwelling Units, with many of th ese
involving a conversion of an existing
garage. In 2021 the City issued a
final Certifi cat e of Occupan cy f or
228 ADU's.
Program 8 —
PRIORITIZATIO
N OF SERVICES
As required by Govemme nt Code Section 65589.7, the City has adopted a writt en policy providing for priority of wate r and sewer serv ices to affo rdable housing d evelopm ents .
Ongoing
City Council Resolution 2006-155
r emains in force.
Program 9 —
PERMIT
PROCESSING
The City processes permits as quickly a nd efficiently as possible. The Community D eve lopment Depa rtment c oordinates the re view and de cisio n -making on required permits a nd also provides information regarding the status of all applicatio ns and permits for residential develo pments. The permit proce ssing of the City attempts to gather, organize, and distribute the informa tion nee ded by applicant/developers, staff, Planning Commission, and City Council .
City staff coordinates meetings between applicants, staff a nd professiona ls to keep proj ect processing running smoothly. Staff offers courtesy inspections and phase d approvals to low- income housing pro jects to shorte n the time be twe en initial applicatio n and occupancy.
Ongoing
Th e City's p ermit process maintains
its focus to streamline permits f or
aff ordable housing projects.
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Progr am 9(a)—
CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT
PROCESS
MONITORING
During the previ ous pl anning peri od, the City instituted a m onitoring pr ogr am of th e condition al use permit process. Under this program the City is to prep are a report every two years, evaluating th e impacts and potential const raints to multi -family development in the R-3 zone .
The r eport will be r ef erenced in the pr ogress report required p ursuant to Govemment Code Section 65400 . The evacuation will consider approv als and denials, number of applications, length of approval process, and types of conditions imposed including cost and any reducti ons in the initially prop osed number of units . The City will solicit and consider input from developers including no n-pr ofit organizations as p art of th e evalu ation process. If the City determines that the process does pose a c onstr aint to the de vel opment of housing i ncluding h ousing affordable to lower -income households, the City will e valuate the necessary steps to remov e or mitigat e the constraint such as replacing the CUP process or other similar acti on .
The City will also continue to monitor the design review process . The City has develop ed a brochure listing the objective criteria for all types and densities of residential development, to provide certainty in design requirem ents during the appr oval process. Th e brochur e titled City Polic y and Standards - R eside nti al De velopm ent is available at the Community Development Department's counter, and on-line on the City web page.
Monit oring
is Ongoing
This Policy was adopted on
Nov emb er 16, 2010.
Staff assembled th e d evel opm ent
standards, which are Planni ng p olicy
that is posted on the City's website.
Program 10 —
The City will allow reduced parking standards for senior, farmworker and/or housing f or persons Ongoing
All r ef eren ced M unicip al Code
ACCOMMODATI
with disabilities. This can be accomplished by applying Section 12-32.06 of the Santa Maria sections rem ain in place, to facilit ate
ONS FOR
FARM WORKER
Municipal Code to develop an appr opriate parking standard in individual cases. affordable housing opportunities for
private applications.
S, SENIORS
The City will facilitate permitted remod els of single-family r esidences and garage conversion s.
AND PERSONS
WITH
DISABILITIES
The City will allow expansion of residential space to the full extent allowable by standards of the zone or applicable specific plan. In January 2007, the City Council updated the density bo nus ordinance . The ordinance gives developm ent c onc essi ons to individual addition al units legally constructed and reserved fo r seniors or persons with l ow incomes. City staff will regularly review City policies and procedures to ensure that there are no constraints to housing for pe rsons with disabilities. As pa rt of this review, th e City will follow a regular program of sidewalk repair and mainte nance includin g prov ision of handicap r amps to facilitate movement throughout the City for persons with disabilities regardless of wh ere they live .
On December 18, 2007, the City adopted specific re asonable accommodation procedures to provide e xce ption in zoning and la nd use for person s with disabiliti es. The City has r esponded to several requests under this Ordinance since its ado ption.
Program 11 —
State law defines emergency shelters as "housing with minimal supportiv e services for Ongoing
All r ef erenced Municip al Code
FACILITATIO N
homele ss persons that is limited to occupancy of six months or less by a homeless person . No sections remain in place, to facilitate
OF PROJECTS
indiv idual or household may be denied emergency shelter because of an inability to pay ." the development and operation of
FOR
Go vernment Co de Sectio ns 65583(a )(4) a nd 65583(a)(5) specify requirements for emergency emergency shelt ers, transitional
HOMELESS
shelters and transitional and supportive ho using.
h ousing, and s upporti ve housing.
INDIVIDUALS
On May 7, 2012, the City adopted the Emergency Shelte r Ordinance, establishing Santa Maria Municipal Code Chapter 12-53, Emergency She lters, to support organizations that meet the housing and supportive service needs of the homeless and those at risk of home le ssness.
The City continues to assist
hom eless individuals by pr oviding
CDBG fu nds to organizations like
the Good Samaritan's Emergency
The Emergen cy Shelter code establishes an e me rgency shelter project as a permitted use in the CPO (Comme rc ia l O ffice and Professiona l Office) and PF (Public Facilities) zo ning districts.
Homeless Shelter and its warming
center, The Salvati on Army f or its
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Th e c ode also allows Em ergency Shelter Projects within the C-1 (Central Business) and C-2 (General Commercial) zones of the City subject to the appr oval of a conditio nal use permit.
Chapter 12-53 includes definitions, development standards, and procedures relating to the approval of emergency sh elter projects.
Additionally on May 7, 2012, d efinitions for Supp ortive Housing and Tr ansitional H ousing w ere added to Title 12 of the Municipal Code, establishing these housing types as a r esid ential use, subject only to those restrictions that apply to other residenti al dwellings of the same type in the s am e zone.
hot lunch pr ogram, Catholic
Ch arities for its assistance with utility
paym ents and fo od, and the
Foodbank of Santa Barbara C ounty .
The City also has a successful
working r elationship with the
Co ntinu um of Care (CoC).
Program 12 -
This program, which was devel oped in 1990, assists the City's neediest neighborhoods through The City has
The City maintains its proactiv e
NEIGHBORHOO
the use of existing improvem ent programs. Low-income neighborho ods —with a high incide nce i nc orpor at ed
support for n eighborhood
D
of criminal activity, serious public improvement deficiencies, significant code vi olati ons, and th e functions
conservation pr ograms by using
CO NSERVA TIO
generally deteriorating conditions —receive th e efforts of this progr am. As citizens see the of this
CDBG funding to carry -o n minor
N PROGRAM
positive re sults of the program, m ore pe ople will take a more active role in preserving their pr ogram into
home repair for low to moderate
neighborhoods and become involved in activiti es that pr event neighborhood blight and f oster th e Minor
income resid ents. This allows them
community pride .
Home Rep air
Program and
the
to conti nue living in their hom es
safely and comfortably.
The City no longer offers the
Commercial
Commercial Facade Impr ovement
Facade
Improvement
Program .
Progr am to busi nesses in the area
9 du e to a la ck of program interest .
The City c ontinu es to h ave
"revitalize existing neighborho ods "
as on e of its CDBG/HOME funding
pri oritie s. Revitalizing existing
neighborh oods means increasing
services such as supportive social
services, and upgrading public
infrastructure, such as str eet
lighting, impr oved sidewalks, parks,
a nd recreati onal public facilities in
low to moder ate inc om e areas.
Program 12. b —
This program, which began in 2013, is operated by Community Action Partnership of SLO Ongoing
Th e City c ontinues to ser ve th e
M IN OR HO ME
County, Inc. (CAPSLO, Inc.) as a sub -recipie nt to the City of Santa Maria. The program targets housing n eeds of speci al needs
REPAIR
e lderly, disabled and/o r low a nd ve ry low-income house holds in Santa Maria with the groups through rehabilitation of
PROGRAM
construction and installation of handicapped acce ss improve men ts (ra mps, whe el chair lifts, door widening), removal of architectural barriers, health and safety repairs, such as plumbing, electrical, exterior and interio r carpentry (porches, decking, stairs, flooring) and building code violations. The program is fun ded primarily with CDBG funds. ho using stock.
In addition to CAPSLO, th e City also
provid es grant funding to
CommUnify (formerly Community
Action C ommission or CAC) for its
Minor Home Repair Program.
CommUnify delivers handy m an
services; installs interior grab bars,
and pro vides some structural
modifications.
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Program 13 —
CODE
COMPLIANCE
PROGRAM
Enf orcing housing and building codes directly links to ensuring the s afe and habitable condition of the housing stock, and thus the continued viability of neighborhoods . Code violations involving immediate h ealth or safety hazards are handled with out the need for a complaint .
Alleged violations involving public welfare issues ar e pursued only aft er a c ompl aint is received.
C omplaints will n ormally come directly fr om citiz ens, from offici al s on beh alf of citi zens, or from staff as a consequence of observations in the normal course of duties (e.g ., inspections and permitting). When a vi olation is f ound, steps are t aken to correct the problems . Code Compliance Division works with the property owners to assure each person li ving in the residence ar e aff orded proper housing while the subst andard conditions are being r ectified .
During the pr evious planning period, the Code Compliance Di vision started a do or-to-door program to inform and ed ucate prop erty own ers and citi zens about the provisions of the Municipal C ode, and h ow application of C ode standards can help citizens impro ve their re sidential neighborhoods . Information on other available assistance programs, such as the Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County and Califomia Rural Legal Assistance, Inc . is also prov ided by the offic ers.
Ongoing
The City maintains its proactive
r esolution of h ealth and safety code
violations.
Program 14 —
On April 17, 2012, the City adopted the Efficiency Unit Project s Ordinance, adding Chapter 12- Ong oing
The referenced Municipal C ode
EFFICIENCY
52 to the Santa Maria Municipal Cod e. The Ordinanc e will facilitate both th e n ew construction application
s ection remains in pl ace to facilit at e
UNIT
of eff iciency dwelling unit projects and th e structural conversion of transient occupancy uses of the
the development and oper ation of
PRO JECTS
into single -room occupancy projects . Efficiency Unit projects may be established within the Efficiency
Efficiency Unit projects.
Central Business District zone (C-1) and the Gener al C ommercial Distri ct zone (C-2) thr ough the issuance of a planned development (PD) permit. Each Efficiency Unit Project must provide a minimum 5 units, but there is no set minimum or maximum density per acre .
U nit
Ordinance
Chapter 12- 52 include s standards for minimum and m aximum unit size, private storage areas, co mmon interior and exterior areas, and requires that efficiency unit projects be consistently maintained in accordance with applicable standards, all with the goal of providing an overall superio r liv ing e nvironment for the re siden ts of the project .
The ordinance incorporates multiple provisions to incentivize the development of Efficiency Unit Projects, including the ability to re -use existing hotel sit es that may currently be marginally viable, reduced pa rking requ irements c ompare d to other types of residential uses, and enabling dwelling units at no set maximum density, in two commercial districts that otherwise prohibit residential uses.
Program 15 —
Section 236 construction included the Union Plaza, owned and managed by the Teamsters Ongoing
The City maintains its support for
PROJECT-
Un io n, which is a se ven -story structure with 122 one -bedroom apartments designed to Section 236 Housing Assistance
BASED TENANT
ASSISTANCE
acco mmodate low-inco me e lderly persons. This projec t re mains the only assisted housing project at risk.
Payments Program to Union Plaza,
administered by the Santa Barbara
PROGRAMS
The Housing Authority of Santa Barbara County acquired the Ce ntral Plaza project, and will maintain the affordability of these un its a lso do ne unde r the Sectio n 236 Program. The Housing Authority which consists of 112 garden style apartments for low-income families. The project includes a park with play areas. According to the Santa Barbara County Housing Authority, the C ounty Housing Authority of Santa
Barbara County (HACSB),
particularly becaus e many of th ose
units are targeted for Extr emely Low
Section 236 Program has specific targets for the housing needs of Extremely Low Income Inc om e Households.
Ho useholds.
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Program 16 —
TENANT -B ASED
ASSISTANCE
PAYMENTS
PROGRAMS
Through th e Section 8 Housing Assistanc e Payments Program, the Housing Authority provides rental subsidy payments directly to private pr operty owners on behalf of eligible low-income tenants who cannot afford market rate s with out a s ubsidy. Famili es with certificates must rent approved units at fair market rents, and the subsidy repres ents th e differenc e betw een 30 percent of the monthly incom e and the approved rent for an adequate housing unit. The program als o includes a voucher opti on, which permits families to rent u nits beyond the fair market rents; the family must pay any r ent differ enc e. Thi s program, fund ed through HUD, seeks to encourage low-income persons to find housing units throughout the community rather than impacting any one p articular area. The H ousing Auth ority continues to apply for n ew funds to increas e Section 8 assistance . During the previous planning period, the Housing Authority received appro val for tax credit finan cing and c ompl et ed construction of the Ranch o Hermos a project. This project provides 47 permanently affordabl e rental units that include two resid ent managers, 11 previously homeless families, 11 special needs households, 11 workforce families, and 12 hous eholds with a memb er that has a m ent al disability. The Housing Authority continually seeks input from residents and encourages their involvement in management activities. More project -based Section 8 housing units ar e needed, and the Housing Authority will co ntin ue to apply to th e Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for funds to provide these additional units . According to the Santa Barbara County H ousing Auth ority, the Section 8 Housing Assistanc e Paym ents Program has specific target s for the housing needs of Extremely Low Income Households.
Ongoing
The City maintains it s support f or
Section 8 Housing Assistance
Payments Program, particularly for
those u nits which f ocus on
Extremely Low Income Hou seholds.
This program is also administer ed
by the H ousing Authority of Santa
Barbara County (HACSB)
Completed during the 2019-20 fiscal
year, was the Housing Auth ority of
Santa Barbara C ounty's Residences
at Depot Str eet . This proje ct cr eat ed
80 affordable housing units for a
variety of people, including v et erans
and those dealing with ment al and
physical disabiliti es . Part of the
City's HOME funding was provided
to this project during FY 2018-19 .
The City r ecei ves HO ME funding as
p art of its participati on in the S anta
Barbara County HOME Consortium.
In addition, the City of Santa Maria
provided TBRA security dep osit
assistanc e to more than half of the
residents .
Program 16.b —
The Tena nt Ba sed Rental Assistanc e (TBRA) Program pro vides security deposit assistanc e Ongoing
The City conti nues to support
CITY OF SANTA
through a Q ualified Referring Agency (QRA) to qualified l ow-i ncome households. Th e methods to assist f amilies in
MARIA TENANT
BASED RENTA L
assistance is pro vide d in the form of a grant for up to 50 percent of the required security deposit to low income families to assist with overcoming obstacles to obtaining housing . In ord er to overcoming housing obstacles,
including r ental assistance.
ASSISTANCE
(TBRA)
access the program, participants must apply for assistance through a Q RA. The f oll owing local non-profit agencies have been approved as QRA's:
The Tenant Bas ed Rental
PROGRAM
Housing Autho rity of the County of Santa Barbara
Assistance (TBRA) Program now
pro vides grants of up to 100%
• Peoples' Self Help Ho using Corporation, and
• Good Samaritan Shelter, Inc.
($2,500uire maximum assistanc e)i. of the
required security dep osit. Unit ed
• The Salvation Army
Way Northern Santa Barbara
Eligible participants are individuals whose income is at 60 percent or below the area medi an income by house hold size as determine d by HUD. The pro gram is funded with HOME and Cou nty has been add ed to the list of
approved QRA's, while The
CDBG fun ds.
Salvation Army has been rem oved.
Program 17 -
Domestic Violence Solutions for Santa Barbara County (DVS) owns and manage s Mariposa Ong oing
The City continues to allocate CDBG
SUPPORTIVE
House which pro vides eight apartments for transitional housing. This housing is available to and General Fund res ources to
HOUSING FO R
DVS c lie nts who tra nsitio n out of the D VS emergency shelter. The transitional ho using program p ublic service agencies pr oviding
HOMELESS
PERSONS
provides a longer -term safe and supportive env ironment fo r batte red women an d the ir children fo r up to 24 months. The program helps them develop household management and parenting skills, increase their job skills and eaming power, find stable employment, save for housing em erg ency shelter and s ervic es.
The Domestic Violenc e Solutions
location noted in the Objective is
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deposits, and gain indepe ndent li ving skills with th e ultimate goal of securing permanent h ousing.
Good Samaritan Shelt er, Inc. (GSSI) owns and manages several transitional h ousing facilities in Santa Maria. GSSI's Transitional C ent er for W om en & Children is a transitional housing program for perinatal women and their children who are enrolled in a substan ce abuse day treatment program. Clients can liv e in the facility and participate in the program for up to 18 months. The original facility consist ed of an old er single-family home converted to a group home housing eight cli ents. In 2006 si x Single R oom Occupan cy (SR O) units, office and counseling space for on -site supportive services was added to the existing facility. Servi ces offered include fo od, shelter, clothing, medical and dental screening, drug and alcoh ol detoxificati on and treatment, job training, job search assistance, part-time employment, mental health counseling and assistance, social services, after -school t utoring, parenting and budget training, perinatal care and direct assistance to children. This pr oject s er ves hom el ess, extremely low incom e women who are in drug and/or alcohol recovery treatment and their childre n. The expansi on of the facility w as allow ed through the City's Mixed Use Ordinance .
GSS also o perates the Family Transitional Shelter located on its main campus property. This is a 56 -bed fac ility that has individual rooms and provides transiti onal housing for homeless families for up to 24 months. M eals and on -site supporti ve services are provided. A case manager helps families develop a goal -oriented program that allows them to attain skills in mone y management, parenting and budg eting so that they can become self-sufficient and secu re permane nt hou sing. Education is stressed and many of the clients retum to school to get their high school diploma and/or enroll in the lo cal community college.
The re is no e xclu siv ely male transitional housing at this time. The Non -Profit Facilities Program is a vailable to these agenc ie s for ca pital development activities . There is a need for transiti onal housing that would house men as we ll as women and childr en, and this program could aid in the funding of such a project.
CDBG fu nds are allo cated annually to public service agencies providing emerg ency sh elt er and support se rvices to the homeless. Such services consist of co unseling, c as e man agement, health care, and transpo rta tio n. The Non -Profit Facilities Program is available to these agencie s for capital deve lo pment activities.
The City ex pects that the Emergency Shelter Program will specifically assist in the development of housing affo rdable to Ex tremely Low Income Households. now exclusively a domestic viol ence
emergency sh elter . Clients and their
children c an stay at the sh elter for
up to 45 days, or lo nger if ne eded .
DVS provides non-re sidential case
management to survivors out in the
community to help survivors of
D omestic Viol ence develop
h ouseh old management and
parenting skills, increase their job
skills and earning power, find stabl e
employment, and gain independent
living skills with th e g oal of securing
permanent housing.
GSS operates Casa de Familia, a
16 -unit apartment complex also
located on its main campus
prop erty. This c ompl ex allows low-
income residents, who f ormally lived
at the transiti onal center, to have a
p erma nent, affordable place to li ve.
GSS also manag es a duplex (614
South Pine Street) as well as a
tripl ex 607 West Cook Street) which
operat es as permanent rental
housing for its f orm er shelter
residents. The two dwellings w ere
obtained fr om the City under the
Neighborh ood Stabiliz ation Program
(NSP) and ha ve an aff ord ability
covenant in place. All the
aforementioned properties include
case management s ervices.
In FY 2019-20 , the City allocated
$148,761 of its HOME funding to
Pine Street Bungalows (614 S outh
Pine Street) to add an additional
affordable housing unit that includ es
four bedr ooms, thr ee bathro oms, a
kitchen, living area, laundry room,
and a garage. This addition serves
as the third unit on the property and
houses a larg er f amily . Occupancy
took place in Janu ary of 2022.
Program 18 —
The City supports th e l ocal Fair Housing Council with a financial and philosophical commitm ent.
Ong oi ng
The City maintains its s upport for
FAIR H OUSING
Th e housing programs sponsored by the City promote housing opportunities for all persons Fair Housing Pr ogr ams, particul arly
PROGRAM
within the c ommunity. The Legal Aid Foundati on of Santa Barbara County, under contract with the City, conducts f air housi ng activities. These include th e preparation of a fair housing assessment, educational presentations befor e c omm unity gr oups, testing of f air housing practices f or rental housing, development of educational materials, operation of a special teleph one c all line, and direct legal representation of eligibl e cli ents in cas es involving housing discrimin ation in th e Sa nta Mari a community. The City complies with the Federal Fair Ho using requirements relat ed to program resources, which are available in English a nd Spanish . The those which focus on Extremely Low
Income Households.
Special Proj ects Divisi on administers the production and distribution of Fair Housing information through out th e City. L ocations of the pr ogr am distribution are maintained on the City web page . This program is targeted to all income levels but recent experienc e has sh own that Extremely Low Income househ olds particularly ben efit from the City's Fair Housing Program.
Program 19 —
Energy conservation plays a vital role in providing decent, affordable housing . The City will Ongoing
The City m aint ains its active
ENER GY
solicit information from local utility providers about c onservati on programs, rebates, and l ow- compliance with Title 24 and
COM PLIANCE
inc ome a ssistanc e programs through th ose companies. str ongly endorses all relevant
AND
The Building Division is tasked with enforcing th e minimum standards found in the various energy conservation pr ograms
CONSERVATIO N
model co des adopted by the State of Calif ornia through the Building Standards Commission and as adopted an d amended by our City Co uncil. These code sections incl ude:
sp onsored by Santa Barbar a County
and private utility comp ani es .
• The 2013 California Energy Code (Califomia C ode of Regulati ons Title 24, Part 6) which sets energy efficiency standards for buildings and appliances; and • The 2013 California Gree n Building Standards C ode (Califomia Code of R egulati ons Title 24, Part 11) which establishes req uireme nts for energy c onserv ation, water conservation, interior building environment air quality, recycling, wast e management, low impact storm water drainage, dark sky provisions, high efficient vehicle and bic yc le pa rkin g, etc.
Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County (CAC) provides weatherization and ene rgy co nservation home improvements, such as the installation of insulation, window caulking, and water -conserving fixture s, to lo w and very t ow income h ous eholds, with preference given to seniors. Emergency grants are also a vailable for the p ayment of utility bills.
Santa Barbara County has "emPowe r, a program to facilitate energy efficiency upgrades on single family ho me s. The program's goal is to help homeowners and contract ors overc om e obstacles to imple ment home energy improv ements, and to help meet stat ewide energy efficiency objectives. Single family homeowners will be able to ta ke advantage of low c ost unsecured loans and rebates to install e nergy efficie nt water heaters, fumaces, air c onditioners, a ttic insula tion, and to do repa irs su ch as duct sealing or re placement. 111 - 12
Table E — Commercial Development Bonus Approved
Section 65915.7 of the Government Code allows commercial projects to request reductions in parking requirements, increased building height and/or increased floor area when that project contributes to the development of affordable housing in the jurisdiction. The City did not receive any requests under Government Code Section 65915.7 during 2019, therefore the completion of Table C is not necessary.
Table F — Units Rehabilitated, Preserved and Acquired for Alternative Adequate Sites pursuant to Government Code section 65583.1(c)(2) Jurisdiction are asked to use this table to report units that have been substantially rehabilitated, converted from non -affordable to affordable by acquisition, and preserved consistent with the standards set forth in Government Code section 65583.1, subdivision (c)(2). The affordable housing work completed by the in 2021 did not include any of these activities, therefore the completion of this table is not necessary.
Table G — Locally Owned Lands Included in the Housing Element Sites Inventory that have been sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of, pursuant to Government Code section 65400.1
State Law requires local agencies to list sites owned by the locality that were included in the housing element sites inventory and were sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of during the reporting year. The City did not sell any land identified as a Housing Element available site in 2021 therefore the completion of this table is not necessary. 111 - 13
Table H — Locally Owned or Controlled Lands Declared Surplus Pursuant to Government Code section 54221, or Identified as Excess Pursuant to Government Code section 50569
State Law requires local agencies to create an inventory of surplus lands it owns or controls. "Surplus land" means land owned by any local agency for which the local agency's goveming body takes formal action in a regular public meeting declaring that the land is surplus and is not necessary for the agency's use. The City did declare surplus land in 2021, as detailed in Table H below.
Table H
Locally Owned Surplus Sites
APN
Street Address/Intersection
Existing
Use
Number
of Units
Surplus
Designation
Parcel Size
(in acres)
121-224-035
100 N Broadway, Northeast
corner of Main and
Broadway
Public
Facilities
N/A
Surplus
Land
1.12 125-320050
Southeast corner of Main
and Broadway
Public
Facilities
N/A
Surplus
Land
0.32 123-280-026
200 feet south of Main,
west side of Broadway
Public
Facilities
N/A
Surplus
Land
2.0 123-043-007, 008,
010, 011, 013, 014
Northwest corner of Lincoln
and Church streets
Public
Facilities
NIA
Surplus
Land
0.84 Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) Grant Reporting Recipient Agencies of Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) grants shall annually report by April 1 of the year following receipt of those funds on the status of proposed uses in the application. The City applied for and was awarded $500,000 in LEAP grant funds in 2021, for use by the City to conduct required analysis and to develop strategies to facilitate the production of future housing as part of revising the City's Housing Element and General Plan Update. No LEAP funds have been spent to date, but these funds will be applied to Housing Element Update efforts in 2022.
Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) Reporting (CCR Title 25 §6202) Please update the status of the proposed uses listed in the entity's application for funding and the corresponding impact on housing within the region or jurisdiction, os opplicoble, categorized based on the eligible uses specified in Section 50515.02 or 50515.03, os applicable.
Total Award
$ 500,000.00
Task
Amount
Awarded
. _
Cumulative
Reimbursement
Requested to Date
Task
Status
Other
Funding
Notes
GENERAL PLAN
UPDATE (Task 1)
$352,000.00
$0.00
In
Progress
REAP
HOUSING ELEMENT
(Task 2)
$74,000.00
$0.00
In
Progress
REAP
ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT
(Task 3)
$74,000.00
$0.00
Other
REAP
Pending
completion of
General Plan Draft
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Summary Table
Jurisdiction
Santa Maria
Reporting Year
Planning Period
2021 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)
5th Cycle 021152015 - 02/1512023
Building Permits Issued by Affordabi ity Summary
Income Level
Current Year
Very Low
0 Deed Restricted
Non -Deed Restricted
0 Low
Deed Restricted
0 Non -Deed Restricted
401
Moderate
Deed Restricted
0 Non -Deed Restricted
0 Above Moderate
56 Total Units
457
Note: Units serving extremely low-income households are included in the very low-income permitted units totals "Units by Structure Type Entitled Permitted Completed I SFA
0 0
0 SFD
0 13
5 2 to 4
4 32
28 5+
567
11 232
ADU
0 4
3 MH
0 0
0 Total
571
60 268
Housing Applications Summary
Total Housing Applications Submitted:
3 Number of Proposed Units in All Applications Received:
565
Total Housing Units Approved:
565
Total Housing Units Disapproved:
0 Use of SB 35 Streamlining Provisions
Number of Applications for Streamlining
0 Number of Streamlining Applications Approved
1 Total Developments Approved with Streamlining
1 Total Units Constructed with Streamlining
0 Units Constructed - SB 35 Streamlining Permits
Income
Rental
Ownership
Total
Very Low
0 0
0 Low
0 0
0 Moderate
0 0
0 Above Moderate
0 0
0 otei
0 0
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