City of Signal Hill– HCD Findings from 04/29/22 call and 05/11/22 letter
HCD Findings from 04/29/22 Phone Call and 05/11/22
Letter
Edits/Response
Call:
AFFH outreach – specific how you conducted AFFH outreach – Tell us what you did, and what the results were and how the results were incorporated into the element.
Letter:
1a. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Outreach: While the element was revised to describe how outreach efforts were conducted (p.
I-25 to I-26), as noted in the prior review, the element must describe the results of this outreach specifically related to the AFFH analysis.
The Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) discussion in the Introduction of the Housing Element is expanded. AFFH specific activities and results (such as exploring site inventory considerations and gauging racial equity through a review of City practices and procedures) is added.
Call:
AFFH Disproportionate Housing Need
Add:
- Cost burden – regional analysis
- Severe cost burden – local and regional analysis
- Disaster driven displacement
Letter:
1b. Disproportionate Housing Needs: While the element describes the patterns of cost burden within the City (p. B-34 to B-38), it must also evaluate how cost burden in the City relates to the region, comparing cost burden rates.
Additional information on cost burden has been added
specifically regional comparisons for homeowner and renter cost burden.
Call:
AFFH: Modify contributing factors based on the additional analysis added Letter:
1c. Contributing Factors to Fair Housing Issues: Based on the outcomes of a complete analysis, the element should reassess and prioritize contributing factors to fair housing issues as appropriate.
Diana still working on this
Call: AFFH Goals and actions
- Modify specific action to add a “geographic/locational lense” - Metrics and milestones – quantify results and timing
Program 5.2: commit to marketing AFFH plan to the SH community Diana still working on this
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City of Signal Hill– HCD Findings from 04/29/22 call and 05/11/22 letter
HCD Findings from 04/29/22 Phone Call and 05/11/22
Letter
Edits/Response
Program 5.2 commit to marketing Housing Choice Voucher program to the Diana/Colleen
How do you want to market these? SH community
Letter:
1d. Goals, Actions, Metrics, and Milestones: As noted in the prior review, based on a complete assessment of fair housing, the element may need to add or modify programs. While the element added analysis and made some program changes such as adding concrete and specific actions, the element must also add quantifiable outcomes or metrics to programs, where appropriate. In addition, the element should include actions with specific commitment to explicitly AFFH by, for example, targeting geographic areas of higher need or lower-income or housing opportunities in higher opportunity areas. In addition, the element should be revised as follows:
• Program 2.1 (Housing Choice Voucher Section 8 Rental Assistance Program) and Program 5.2 (Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing): The Program should be revised to include commitment to market the Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan and regional housing assistance programs throughout the City, respectively.
• Program 2.3 (Waiver Development Impact Fees): The element Table B-26 indicates Program 2.3 will facilitate and expand opportunities for accessory dwelling units (ADU) development. However, Program 2.3 does not mention ADUs. The element should be revised to include the correct program.
From CD: “All the usual ways, but with a louder drum beat with outreach to affordable housing residents and apartment
managers, County staff, and housing assistance services.” Call:
Housing Resources: Table C-3 the Orange Bluff site has two affordability levels but one row per APN – break out APN for each affordability category Letter:
Table C-3 is updated. For the 2 Orange Bluff parcels, a distribution of affordability has been added. The affordability levels have been distributed proportionally among the two parcels. The rows have not been separated because it would be duplicative, and the unit distribution is not geographics it is City of Signal Hill– HCD Findings from 04/29/22 call and 05/11/22 letter
HCD Findings from 04/29/22 Phone Call and 05/11/22
Letter
Edits/Response
2a. Parcel Listing: The element was revised to include Table C-3 Detailed Sites Inventory to list each parcel-by-parcel number, parcel size, zoning, general plan designation, describe any existing uses for any nonvacant sites, and include a calculation of the realistic capacity of each parcel (p. C13 to C-15). However, the two Orange Bluff sites (APN 7212-008-049 and APN 7212-008-051) are allocated towards the affordability categories of very low and moderate income. The element should specifically designate how many units are allocated for each affordability category (e.g., low income and moderate income).
based on the entire site so splitting acreage and other details is repetitive. For the Orange Bluff site, the City will use a Request for Proposal process to identify a developer for the sites and achieve the indicated affordability levels.
Call
Environmental constraints:
- Remediation – clarify how remediation will proceed for above moderate-income sites – who will pay for it and what the process will be. – from Elise: “Remediation expenses to be paid by Developer. City no longer has RDA.”
- Show progress on 5
th cycle above moderate-income sites
- “Focus on above-moderate income sites”
Letter:
2b. Environmental Constraints: While the element indicates all needed oil well remediation for lower and moderate sites would be covered by the City and property owner, it should also clarify if remediation will also occur for above-moderate income sites.
The environmental constraints discussion has been updated to assess that oil production remediation for the 2 above
moderate-income sites (Town Center Northwest and Heritage Square) will be a negotiated cost/benefit agreement between the City and the Owner/Oil Operator. The four sites identified in the 6th cycle inventory will use a development agreement to outline the needed remediation and development of the site consistent with what is presented in this Housing Element.
Colleen – see page C-22 – maybe you can add more detail here as you are most familiar with the process.
Call:
Suitability of non-vacant sites – are current uses a constraint to development?
Letter:
2c. Suitability of Nonvacant Sites: As noted in the prior review, absent findings (e.g., adoption resolution) based on substantial evidence, the existing uses will be presumed to impede additional residential development and will not be utilized toward demonstrating adequate sites to accommodate the regional housing need allocation (RHNA). The City Existing uses will not impede residential development on the identified sites in this inventory as those uses will be discontinued and the City and property owner will spearhead that effort. The City and property owner have created
conceptual site plans, oil well remediation plans, and competed a full environmental analysis and report which was reviewed by the State, relevant agencies such as CalGEM, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the Regional Air Quality Management District, and the public, with no dissenting comments received as of the date of this document. The four sites identified in the 6th City of Signal Hill– HCD Findings from 04/29/22 call and 05/11/22 letter
HCD Findings from 04/29/22 Phone Call and 05/11/22
Letter
Edits/Response
must make these findings as part of its adoption resolution. Please see HCD’s prior review and Guidance memo (p. 27) for additional information:
https://www.hcd.ca.gov/community-development/housingelement/housing-elementmemos/docs/sites_inventory_memo_final06102020.pdf. cycle inventory will use a development agreement to outline the needed remediation and development of the site consistent with what is presented in this Housing Element.
The City will make these findings as part of its adoption resolution.
Call:
Emergency shelter siting: per AB 139 remove parking requirement beyond parking needed for staffing. Revise Program 3.3.
Letter:
2d. Zoning for a Variety of Housing Types (Emergency Shelters): The element was revised to include an analysis to demonstrate compliance with many statutory requirements. However, as noted in the prior review, parking should be limited to the number of spaces sufficient to accommodate staff working at the shelter. The element indicates that parking standards for emergency shelters require “1 space for each employee and/or volunteer, 1 additional parking space for every 5 beds, and 1 space for each transport van or delivery vehicle” (p. A-31). The element should include a program to comply with this requirement.
Program 3.3 is updated to add an action item related to emergency shelter parking standards. Specifically, the City will amend emergency shelter parking standards to limit required parking to only number of spaces sufficient to accommodate staff working at the shelter. The parking requirements based on beds and for transport vans or delivery vehicles will be removed. 2e. Electronic Sites Inventory: For your information, pursuant to Government Code section 65583.3, the City must submit an electronic sites inventory with its adopted housing element. The City must utilize standards, forms, and definitions adopted by HCD. Please see HCD’s housing element webpage at https://www.hcd.ca.gov/community The City will submit an electronic sites inventory with its adopted housing element
Call:
Program 1.1: in timeline revise to add “sewer” and change timeframe to two years
Letter:
Program 1.1 is updated to indicate that the City will adopt required procedures to grant priority for the provision of water services to proposed developments that include units affordable to lower-income households as required by Government Code 65589.7 within two years of Housing Element adoption.
City of Signal Hill– HCD Findings from 04/29/22 call and 05/11/22 letter
HCD Findings from 04/29/22 Phone Call and 05/11/22
Letter
Edits/Response
2f. Programs: As noted above, the element does not include a complete site analysis; therefore, the adequacy of sites and zoning were not established. Based on the results of a complete sites inventory and analysis, the City may need to add or revise programs to address a shortfall of sites or zoning available to encourage a variety of housing types.
In addition, Program 1.1 (Adequate Sites Program) should commit to grant priority water and sewer service to developments with units affordable to lower-income households earlier in the planning period (e.g., within two years).
The City of Signal Hill does not have jurisdiction over sewer service procedures as those are provided by the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County. Instead, The City will alert the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County of the requirements under Government Code §65589.7 and ask for confirmation that the District has procedures in place to grant priority for the provision of sewer services to proposed developments that include units affordable to lower-income households as required by law within two years of Housing Element adoption
There is not a shortfall of sites as such no changes have been made to the program in this regard. The following information (noted in the comments above) has been added to show the adequacy of sites.
The environmental constraints discussion has been updated to ass that oil production remediation for the 2 above moderateincome sites (Town Center Northwest and Heritage Square) will be a negotiated cost/benefit agreement between the City and the Owner/Oil Operator. The four sites identified in the 6th cycle inventory will use a development agreement to outline the needed remediation and development of the site consistent with what is presented in this Housing Element. Existing uses will not impede residential development on the identified sites in this inventory as those uses will be discontinued and the City and property owner will spearhead that effort. The City and property owner have created conceptual site plans, oil well remediation plans, and competed a full environmental analysis and report which was reviewed by the State, relevant agencies such as CalGEM, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the Regional Air Quality Management District, and the public, City of Signal Hill– HCD Findings from 04/29/22 call and 05/11/22 letter
HCD Findings from 04/29/22 Phone Call and 05/11/22
Letter
Edits/Response
with no dissenting comments received as of the date of this document. The four sites identified in the 6th cycle inventory will use a development agreement to outline the needed
remediation and development of the site consistent with what is presented in this Housing Element.
Call:
Program 3.3: remove the need for 2 enclosed parking spaces Letter:
4. Program 3.3 (Zoning Ordinance Amendments): While Program 3.3, page II-15 commits to update residential parking standards and height limits, the Program should also specifically commit to review and revise the parking requirement of two enclosed parking spaces for multifamily and the height limit of two and a half stories in the RH high-density zone.
In addition, the element was revised to add Table C-5, page C-18 for the four sites included in the sites inventory (Walnut Bluff, Orange Bluff, Town Center and Heritage Square). However, the element must clarify if parking requirements are enclosed and add or modify Program 3.3 as appropriate.
Program 3.3 has been updated to specify that the City will review and revise the parking requirement of two enclosed parking spaces for multifamily and the height limit of two and a half stories in the RH high-density zone.
Colleen: please specify which spaces would need to be covered? At the moment we show:
• Walnut Bluff/Orange Bluff: 0.5 spaces per 1-bedroom
units, 1 space per 2-bedroom units, 2 spaces per 3-
bedroom units
• TCNW: 2 spaces per unit and 1 guest space for every 4 units
• Heritage Square: 2.25 spaces per 2-, and 3-bedroom
units 3.25 spaces per 5-bedroom unit
If it’s a high proportion of covered spaces we may need to add more to the program – unless you have information that shows its not a constraint.
Call:
Program 4.2: add that following posting of housing rehabilitation resources the City will update the website annually to maintain current information.
Letter:
Program 4.2 is updated to add that the website update will occur annually
Colleen –
City of Signal Hill– HCD Findings from 04/29/22 call and 05/11/22 letter
HCD Findings from 04/29/22 Phone Call and 05/11/22
Letter
Edits/Response
5. Program 4.2 (Housing Rehabilitation): The Program was revised to coordinate with the County of Los Angeles Urban County CDBG program to lobby for increased funds, use PLHA program funds for housing rehabilitation activities after 6th cycle site cleanup has been completed and maintain updated information on state, regional, and local public, and private housing rehabilitation resources. However, the program should be revised to commit to annual outreach and marketing and updating the City’s website as appropriate.
Because the City has no housing rehab programs, we are saying that you will use regional or state resources. Can you identify ways to let homeowners/rental property owners know about this on a yearly basis besides the website? Do you do outreach for anything else that you can piggyback on?
EDITS MENTIONED IN CALL BUT NOT INCLUDED IN LETTER
On/Off Site improvements – the city added the street width issues but need to add more to address all other improvement requirements NOTES - I don’t think she gave us the full list of what she wanted but we will add what she requests
Colleen – this was not in the letter so we will not address Program 3.5: Energy Conservation – change 2013-2021 to 2021-2029 Programs 3.5 and 4.1 are edited to change 2013-2021 to 2021- 2029
Program 2.4: Special Needs Housing Program – also add “very low- and moderate-income households”
Program 2.4 is edited to clarify add very low- and moderateincome households to the groups of special needs residents.
Call:
Public Participation: AB 215
Letter:
As noted in the prior review, the City must proactively make future revisions available to the public, including any commenters, prior to submitting any revisions to HCD and diligently consider and address comments, including making revisions to the document where appropriate. HCD’s future review will consider the extent to which the revised element documents were circulated and how the City solicited, considered, and addressed public comments in the element. The City’s consideration of public comments must not be limited by HCD’s findings in this review letter.
The City will make future revisions available to the public, including any commenters, prior to submitting any revisions to HCD and diligently consider and address comments, including making revisions to the document where appropriate
Also – my notes show that she may have asked about how we target outreach to specific areas and we pushed back that the City was only 2.2 square miles and that the City has targeted rehab activities in two areas. Colleen – this was not in the letter so we will not address,