2023-2031 Housing
Element Update
City Council Meeting –June 21, 2022
Agenda
Project Schedule
Overview
Fair Housing
Meeting Housing Needs
Housing Plan
Goals and Programs
Feedback and next steps
Recommended Revisions
Discussion & Next Steps
2 Outreach/Meetings
Adoption / HCD
Certification
HCD Review
Updating the Housing Element
Stakeholder
Interviews
Project
Website
Public
Review Draft
Housing
Element
Final
Housing
Element
Deliverables
2022
2021
HHSC & PC
Hearings
City Council
Hearing
Planning
Commission
Hearing
City Council
Hearing
CEQA
Document
Revised
Housing
Element
Revised
Housing
Element
Online
Survey
Joint HHS &
PC Study
Session
City Council
Study Session
Project Schedule
Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan HHS
Commission
Hearing
Community
Workshop
We
Are
Here
Community
Workshops
Project
Initiation
Countywide
Engagement Meeting
City Council
Study Session
FAIR HOUSING
4 Fair Housing Assessment
5 Census Tracts by Race/Ethnicity
Census Blocks by Median Income
Access to Opportunity
MEETING OUR HOUSING NEEDS
6 Housing Needs by Income Level
Income Category
2015-2023
RHNA
(Housing
Units)
2023-2031
RHNA
(Housing
Units)
Percent
Increase
Very Low Income
<50% of Median Income
1,640 2,968 81%
Low Income
51-80% of Median Income
906 1,709 89%
Moderate Income
81-120% of Median Income
932 2,032 118%
Above Moderate Income
(>120% of Median Income)
1,974 5,257 166%
TOTAL 5,452 11,966 119%
7 Source: Association of Bay Area Governments, 2023-2031 RHNA Plan, May 2021 Total of
4,677
Low-income units
119%
increase
since 2015
Housing Units Built 1996-2021
Source: City of Sunnyvale
0 250
500
750
1,000
1,250
1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 26-YR AVG: 381 Units/Yr
10-YR AVG: 544 Units/Yr
5-YR AVG: 652 Units/Yr
Net New Housing Units
Need to Build approx.
1,400 units/year to
meet the RHNA
5-year
average
Sites Inventory
Identifies the City’s
capacity for housing
development during the
planning period (2023-
2031)
Zoning that allows >30
units/acre suitable for
lower-income
Inclusionary zoning still
applies to ALL* sites that
build residential
Lawrence
Station
Area Plan
Other
LUTE
Sites
Downtown
Specific
Plan
Village
Centers
Moffett
Park
Specific
Plan
ADUs
El
Camino
Real
Specific
Plan
Pipeline
Projects
9 *applies to 3 or more rental; 7 or more ownership units Moffett Park is not anticipated to be adopted prior to planning period (January 31, 2023) –it can address the RHNA shortfall Downtown Specific Plan
Lawrence Station Area Plan
El Camino Real Specific Plan
Village Centers
Additional Sites
10 Sites Inventory
11 No Pipeline Projects
Estimated Capacity:
7,580 units
4,545 lower-
income
3,034 above
moderate-
income
Moffett Park Specific Plan
Sunnyvale Housing Element Sites Inventory (2023-2031)
Income Category
Lower-
Income
Capacity
Moderate-
Income
Capacity
Above
Moderate-
Income
Capacity
Total
Capacity
2023-2031 RHNA 4,677 2,032 5,257 11,966
Planned and Approved Projects 511 1,101 1,719 3,331
Lawrence Station Area Plan 532 134 221 887
Downtown Specific Plan 172 60 70 302
El Camino Real Specific Plan 684 361 285 1,330
Village Centers 0 706 0 706
Additional Sites 318 254 6 578
Accessory Dwelling Units 59 85 25 170
Total Capacity 2,276 2,702 2,326 7,304
Surplus/Shortfall -2,401 +670 -2,931 -4,662
Moffett Park Specific Plan 4,545 0 3,034 7,580
Total Capacity + Moffett Park 6,822 2,702 5,360 14,88412 Moffett Park capacity based on preliminary draft, could change prior to final HCD submittal.
Site
Inventory
vs.
Access to
Opportunity
Source: Data downloaded from the California State
Treasurer in 2022, adapted by Ascent in 2022.
Moffett Park sites
can be used to
address shortfall
upon adoption.
Site
Inventory
&
Access to
Jobs
Source: US Census On The Map
https://onthemap.ces.census.gov/
Retrieved June 6, 2022
OUR HOUSING PLAN
15 Housing Element Goals
16 Provision of Adequate Housing SitesGoal H-1
Affordable Housing and Home Buyer AssistanceGoal H-2
Housing Conservation and MaintenanceGoal H-3
Removal of Governmental Constraints.Goal H-4
Equal Housing Opportunities and Special NeedsGoal H-5
Neighborhood QualityGoal H-6
New Programs
Increase Housing Production
Preserve Housing
Address Constraints
Promote Fair Housing
Special Needs Housing
17 Please refer to the Public Draft Housing Element for the full program language.
18 FEEDBACK AND NEXT STEPS
Community Workshop Feedback
Sites Inventory
Too many lower-income units on high-density sites
Not enough lower-income units in Village Centers
Not enough sites in south Sunnyvale
Promoting Affordable Housing in High Resource Areas
Village Centers density and new Village Centers
ADUs and SB 9 programs
Most Effective Proposed Programs
Safe RV parking and homelessness prevention
ADU toolkit
Housing for people with developmental disabilities
Community Workshop Feedback
Program Ideas to Consider
Increase density in Village Centers
Increase inclusionary requirements
Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA)
and Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA)
Extend SB 330 no net loss provisions and
require one-to-one replacement units
Reduce parking minimums
Commissioner Feedback
Housing and Human Services
Include analysis of programs to reduce homelessness
in light of countywide increase from 2019-2022
Provide more specific details on how Moffett Park will become a higher resource area
Planning
More specific language about to how to address overcrowding Confirm data are from most recent, reliable sources
Include a graphic of past growth and development trends Review program implementation timelines
Include more details about resources in MPSP and northern Sunnyvale
Ensure correct terminology is used in demographic discussion (e.g., “plurality” instead of “majority”)
Staff Proposed Housing Element
Revisions prior to HCD Submittal (1)
Housing Plan
Infill opportunities in single family neighborhoods
Pursuit of HCD “Prohousing” designation
Evaluation of active ground floor use requirement
for affordable housing in El Camino Real Specific Plan
Increase target for lower-income housing
opportunities in high resource areas (Program H2)
Strengthen target for Safe RV Parking program (i.e.,
number of spaces)
Staff Proposed Housing Element
Revisions prior to HCD Submittal (2)
Housing Constraints
Add El Camino Real Specific Plan development
standards
Sites Inventory
Reflect delayed adoption: Moffett Park Specific Plan
Can be used to address shortfall
The City will accept public comments during the HCD-review process. 24 Next Steps
REVISE
DRAFT
Staff / Consultants to revise the Housing Element
based on Council direction
SUBMIT TO
HCD
Submit Draft Housing Element to HCD and publish
in early July
HCD
REVIEW
“90-day” HCD review period will be completed in
early October. A second 60-day review period is
anticipated.
ADOPTION Housing Element adoption is anticipated in early 2023, pending HCD review.
Recommendation
25 Alternative 1
Approve the Draft Housing Element
and authorize staff to make final
modifications* and to submit the
Draft Housing Element to the
California Department of Housing
and Community Development
(HCD) for review.
*including information in the
supplemental memo dated 6/17/22
QUESTIONS
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