Yorba Linda City Council
February 9, 2022

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For example, for purposes of identifying typical densities on the Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO), Congregational Land Overlay, and Mixed Use Overlay sites, sites are assumed to develop at 85% of the base Overlay density of 35 dwelling units per acre (30 units/acre), with property owners utilizing the Overlay automatically eligible for a minimum 35% density increase under State density bonus law. Affordable housing projects typically build out to the top end of the permitted density range, and can be expected to take advantage of additional incentives and reduced parking standards available under State density bonus law.

Site Size
Per State law, sites smaller than half an acre or larger than 10 acres are not considered adequate to accommodate lower income housing need unless it can be demonstrated that sites of equivalent size were successfully developed during the prior planning period, or other evidence is provided that the site can be developed as lower income housing. No opportunity sites over 10 acres are included in the lower income Sites Inventory.

While the City’s site inventory does not include any opportunity sites that total less than onehalf acre, individual parcels that comprise several sites are less than one-half acre. To ensure housing units in these opportunity sites are credited as lower income units, a Lot Consolidation Program is included in the Housing Element. As part of the program, the City will first conduct outreach to property owners to identify meaningful incentives to facilitate lot consolidation and redevelopment. The City will then develop specific incentives such as flexible development standards and a streamlined permit processing.

Sites Identified in Previous Housing Elements
Government Code Section 65583.2(c) specifies that a non-vacant site identified in the previous planning period or a vacant site that has been included in two or more previous consecutive planning periods cannot be used to accommodate the lower income RHNA unless the site is subject to a policy in state housing element law requiring rezoning within three years of the beginning of the planning period to allow residential use by right for housing developments in which at least 20 percent of the units are affordable to lower income households.

One site included in this Housing Element Site Inventory was also in the previous Yorba Linda Housing Element (5th Cycle), a ½ acre parcel located at 4822 Eureka Avenue developed with a car wash and small retail center. However, given the small size of the site, it has not been allocated towards addressing the City’s lower income RHNA needs, and is thus not subject to Government Code Section 65583.2(c).

5. Housing Resulting from Duplexes and Lot Splits in SingleFamily Zones (SB 9) Senate Bill 9 will allow property owners to split a single-family zoned lot into two lots and/or place up to two housing units on a single-family zoned lot. Eligibility for lot splits include:
• The parcel must be located in a single-family residential zone; • The two new parcels must be relatively equal in size (60%/40% maximum split); • The two new parcels must be no smaller than 1,200 square feet; and • The property owner must occupy one of the housing units created by the lot split for a minimum of three years.

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The creation of duplexes and/or lot splits on single-family parcels under SB 9 are subject only to ministerial review, and are exempt from environmental review under CEQA. City Planning staff have been receiving numerous inquiries from property owners about the ability to add additional housing under SB 9. On January 18, 2022, the City Council conducted the first reading of an ordinance to implement SB 9 housing developments and urban lot splits consistent with State law. The second reading is scheduled for February 1, 2022, and the ordinance will go into effect 30 days after the second reading.

UC Berkeley’s Terner Center for Housing Innovation16 has conducted a study to assess the potential impact of SB 9 on housing supply. Through use of an economic model to test market feasibility on existing parcels with detached single-family homes, the Terner Center study indicates that approximately ten percent of Orange County’s single-family parcels would be financially feasible to develop under SB 9's provisions, equating to approximately 47,000 new market-feasible units. Within the City of Yorba Linda, the study identifies approximately 2,600 additional units that would become market feasible under SB 9. While it is premature to forecast production, the increase in development capacity under SB 9 will certainly contribute to addressing a portion of Yorba Linda’s housing needs. The City will monitor production under SB 9 as part of the Annual Performance Report on the Housing Element, including contribution of towards meeting its RHNA goals.

Development under SB 9 will help to affirmatively further fair housing (AFFH) in Yorba Linda by providing the opportunity to integrate smaller-scale housing within higher-resource, singlefamily neighborhoods. The ability to convey new units under separate ownership will afford a wider range of financing options for property owners than are available for ADU construction.

According to the Terner Center study,
17 there are few loan products available to finance the construction of ADUs, and those that are available often do not cover the entire cost of development. Development under SB 9 will expand homeownership opportunities for modest income households who will be able to apply for a traditional mortgages for home purchase

6. Availability of Infrastructure and Public Services
Yorba Linda is a younger community with the necessary infrastructure in place to support future development in the established areas. The utility infrastructure is relatively new with the majority of public service capacity not yet in need of repair or replacement. One exception is in portions of the Yorba Linda Water District’s (YLWD) westerly service area where approximately 24,000 feet of waterline was constructed in the 1920s through 1950s.

According to YLWD, the majority of these waterlines will be replaced over the 2022 to 2024 period. All sites are adjacent to existing public roadways and are serviceable by police and fire departments, as well as private companies that provide phone, cable, gas, and electric service. Existing water delivery and wastewater collection infrastructure is available to all properties located in the residential sites inventory and the City has adequate water and wastewater capacity to accommodate the RHNA of 2,415 units. In summary, no sites included within the sites inventory for the 2021-2029 Housing Element are constrained by infrastructure availability.
16 Metcalf, B., et. al. (2021). “Will Allowing Duplexes and Lot Splits on Parcels Zoned for Single-Family Create New Homes?” Terner Center for Housing Innovation, UC Berkeley. 17 Ibid.

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B. FINANCIAL RESOURCES
The extent to which Yorba Linda can achieve its Housing Element goals and objectives is in large part dependent on the availability of financial resources for implementation. A variety of local, state and federal funds are available to support affordable housing activities in Yorba Linda, described below. An important consideration in the use of these funds, however, is the requirement to pay prevailing wage, estimated to increase the costs of construction anywhere from around 10% to 35%.

1. Successor Agency/Housing Authority Resources
The primary local source of funds for affordable housing in Yorba Linda has traditionally been its Redevelopment Agency’s Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Fund. However, due to passage of Assembly Bill (AB) 1X 26, redevelopment agencies across California have been eliminated as of February 1, 2012, removing the primary local tool for creating affordable housing. However, with the passage of AB 1484 in June 2012, the Supplemental Educational Revenue Augmentation Funds (SERAF) borrowed by the State from Redevelopment Agencies Low and Moderate Income Housing Funds were required to be repaid and deposited into each Successor Agency’s Housing Asset Fund.

As of June 30, 2021, the Yorba Linda Successor Agency had approximately $120,000 in its Low- and Moderate Income Housing Asset Fund. Over the eight-year planning period, the City estimates contributing approximately $750,000 to the Housing Fund generated from loan repayments and interest. In addition, the Housing Fund will receive repayment of a $2.6 million land acquisition loan to be made to the developers of Altrudy II, pending a favorable Measure B vote for the project, in the form of 50% of the project’s residual receipts on an annual basis.

2. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Through the CDBG program, the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides funds to local governments for funding a wide range of community development activities benefiting low-income persons. Financing is provided under an agreement with the County of Orange. The City receives an annual allocation of approximately $250,000, which is uses to fund the Housing Rehabilitation Program, the Senior Nutrition (hot lunch) Program, and accessibility improvements in community facilities and public parks.

Table IV-6 on the following pages identifies a variety of funding programs currently available on a competitive basis to leverage local funding for affordable housing activities including new construction, acquisition/rehabilitation, preservation of at-risk housing and homebuyer assistance, among others.

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Table IV-6: Financial Resources Available for Housing Activities Program Name Description Eligible Activities
Low-income Housing Tax
Credit (LIHTC)
www.treasurer.ca.gov/ctcac
Tax credits to enable developers of low
income rental housing to raise project
equity through the sale of tax benefits to
investors. 4% and 9% credits available,
with 4% credits often coupled with taxexempt bonds.
▪ New construction
▪ Acquisition/
Rehabilitation
CalHFA Residential
Development Loan Program
www.calhfa.ca.gov/
multifamily/special/rdlp.pdf
Loans to cities for affordable infill, owneroccupied housing developments. Links with CalHFA’s Downpayment Assistance
Program to provide subordinate loans to
first-time buyers.
▪ Site acquisition
▪ Pre-development costs
Workforce Housing Program
cscda.org/WorkforceHousing-Program
Government bonds issued to cities to
acquire market-rate apartments and
conversion to affordable for moderate/
middle income households, generally
households earning 80% to 120% of
AMI.
▪ Acquisition of market rate
apartments and
conversion to affordable
units
Golden State Acquisition
Fund (GSAF)
www.goldenstate-fund.com
Short term loans (up to 5 years) to
developers for acquisition or preservation
of affordable housing.
▪ Preservation
▪ Site acquisition
State HCD Funding Sources
Affordable Housing and
Sustainable Communities
Program
(funded through Cap and
Trade auction proceeds)
www.hcd.ca.gov/grantsfunding/ activefunding/ahsc.shtml Provides grants and/or loans to projects
that achieve Greenhouse Gas reductions
and benefit Disadvantaged Communities
through increasing accessibility of:
✓ Affordable housing
✓ Employment centers
✓ Key destinations
▪ New construction
▪
Acquisition/Rehabilitation
▪ Preservation of
affordable housing at-risk
▪ Conversion of nonresidential to rental
CalHome
www.hcd.ca.gov/fa/calhome
Grants to cities and non-profit developers
to assist individual homeowners with
homebuyer assistance and rehabilitation
and ADU/JADU assistance (construction,
repair, reconstruction, or rehabilitation).

Program also includes loans to
developers for homeownership projects.

Homebuyer assistance:
▪ Downpayment
assistance
▪ Rehabilitation
▪ Acquisition/Rehabilitation
▪ ADU/JADU
Developer assistance:
▪ Site acquisition,
development,
predevelopment and
construction period
expenses

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Program Name Description Eligible Activities
Housing Related Parks
Program
www.hcd.ca.gov/hpd/hrpp
Financial incentives to jurisdictions who
construct new units affordable to verylow and low-income households. ▪ Grants for creation of
new parks or
rehabilitation or
improvements to existing
parks.

Infill Infrastructure Grant
Program
www.hcd.ca.gov/fa/iig/
www.hcd.ca.gov/grantsfunding/ activefunding/iigp.shtml Funding of public infrastructure (water,
sewer, traffic, parks, site clean-up, etc)
that supports higher-density affordable
and mixed-income housing in infill
locations.
▪ Parks and open space
▪ Utility service
improvements
▪ Streets, parking
structures, transit
linkages
▪ Traffic mitigation features
▪ Sidewalks and
streetscape
improvements
Local Early Action Planning
(LEAP) Grants
www.hcd.ca.gov/grantsfunding/activefunding/leap.shtml Funding of public infrastructure (water,
sewer, traffic, parks, site clean-up, etc.)
that supports higher-density affordable
and mixed-income housing in locations
designated as infill.
▪ Development of parks
and open space
▪ Water, sewer or other
utility service
improvements
▪ Streets, roads, parking
structures, transit
linkages, transit shelters
▪ Traffic mitigation features
▪ Sidewalks and
streetscape
improvements
Local Housing Trust Fund
(LHTF) Program
www.hcd.ca.gov/grantsfunding/activefunding/lhtf.shtml Matching grants (dollar for dollar) to local
housing trust funds that are funded on an
ongoing basis from both private and
public contributions or public sources.
▪ Rental & ownership hsg
▪ Transitional housing
▪ Emergency shelters
▪ Min. 30% of allocation
required to assist ELI
Mobilehome Park
Rehabilitation and Resident
Ownership Program
(MPRROP)
www.hcd.ca.gov/grantsfunding/activefunding/mprrop.shtml Short-term and long-term loads at up to
three percent for mobilehome park
resident organizations, nonprofit entities
and local public agencies. Low-income
residents of converted parks can apply
for individual loans to the entity that has
purchased the park.
▪ Purchase of a
mobilehome park
▪ Rehabilitation or
relocation of a purchased
park
▪ Purchase of a share or
space in a converted
park by a low-income
resident

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Program Name Description Eligible Activities
Multifamily Housing Program
(MHP)
www.hcd.ca.gov/grantsfunding/activefunding/mhp.shtml
Deferred payment loans with 55-year
term for cities, for-profit and nonprofit
corporations, limited equity housing
cooperatives and individuals, and limited
partnerships. Three percent simple
interest on unpaid principal balance.
▪ New construction,
rehabilitation, or
acquisition/rehab of
permanent or transitional
rental housing
National Housing Trust Fund
Program
www.hcd.ca.gov/grantsfunding/ activefunding/nhtf.shtml Deferred payment and forgivable loans
for non-profit and for-profit developers
and local public entities to support
development of housing for extremely
low income households.
▪ New Construction
Permanent Local Housing
Allocation (PLHA)
www.hcd.ca.gov/grantsfunding/activefunding/plha.shtml Grants (competitive for non-entitlement
jurisdictions) available to cities that
assist: Increasing the supply of
affordable rental and ownership housing,
persons experiencing homelessness,
facilitate housing affordability, and
ensure geographic equity in the
distribution of funds.

Competitive Allocations:
▪ Development of
affordable rental housing
▪ Assistance for homeless
Predevelopment Loan
Program
www.hcd.ca.gov/grantsfunding/ activefunding/pdlp.shtml Provides predevelopment short term
loans to cities and non-profit developers
to finance the start of lower income
housing projects.
▪ Predevelopment costs to
construct, rehabilitate,
convert or preserve
assisted housing
Regional Early Action
Planning (REAP) Grants
www.hcd.ca.gov/grantsfunding/activefunding/reap.shtml Grant funding is available to help
regional entities and governments (such
as the councils of government (COGs))
facilitate local housing production. This
funding allows the collaboration on
projects that have a broader regional
impact on housing.
▪ Developing an improved
methodology for the
distribution of the RHNA
▪ Sub-allocating funds in
the form of planning
grants that will accelerate
housing production
▪ Providing local
jurisdictions and entities
with technical assistance,
temporary staffing or
consulting needs to
update/streamline
planning documents and
processes.

Supportive Housing MultiFamily Housing Program
(SHMHP)
www.hcd.ca.gov/grantsfunding/ activefunding/shmhp.shtml Deferred payment loans to local
governments, non-profit and for-profit
developers for new construction,
rehabilitation and preservation of
permanent affordable rental housing that
contains a min. 35% supportive housing
units.
▪ New construction
▪ Rehabilitation
▪ Acquisition/Rehabilitation
▪ Conversion of nonresidential to rental
▪ Social services within
project

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Program Name Description Eligible Activities
Transit-Oriented
Development (TOD) Housing
Program
www.hcd.ca.gov/grantsfunding/active -
funding/tod.shtml
Low-interest loans available to
developers as gap financing for rental
housing developments near transit that
include affordable units. Grants also
available to cities for infrastructure
improvements necessary for the
development of specified housing
developments.
▪ Rental housing
development
▪ Infrastructure necessary
to support specified
housing development, or
to facilitate connections
between development
and transit stations.

Homeless Housing Programs
Homekey
www.hcd.ca.gov/grantsfunding/activefunding/homekey.shtml Grants for local public entities to partner
with the state to acquire and rehabilitate
a variety of housing types to serve
people experiencing homelessness or
who are also at risk of serious illness
from COVID-19. Applicants may apply
independently or jointly with a non-profit
or for-profit corporation
▪ Acquisition of motels,
hotels or hostels
▪ Rehabilitation of motels,
hotels or hostels
▪ Master leasing of
properties
▪ Acquisition of other
residential uses for
permanent/interim
housing
▪ Conversion of
nonresidential units
▪ Purchase of affordability
covenants
▪ Relocation costs for
individuals during
building rehab
▪ Capitalized operating
subsidies
No Place Like Home
Program
www.hcd.ca.gov/grantsfunding/activefunding/nplh.shtml Loans to counties or their housing
development sponsors for the
acquisition, construction, rehabilitation or
preservation of permanent supportive
housing for persons living with a serious
mental illness who are homelessness or
at risk of homelessness.
▪ New supportive housing
▪ Rehabilitate existing
affordable housing
Supportive Housing
https://cms.ocgov.com
Availability of Federal HOME funds, OC
Housing Successor Agency funds and
Mental Health Services Act funds for
Supportive Housing for the County’s
extremely low-income households who
are homeless.
▪ New construction
▪ Acquisition/rehab
▪ Conversion of
commercial and light
industrial to residential
use
Veterans Housing and
Homeless Prevention
Program (VHHP)
http.hcd.ca.gov/grantsfunding/activefunding/vhhp.shtml Loans for development multi-family
rental housing with min. 55 year
affordability restrictions. Projects must
include permanent supportive housing
units and affordable units for Veterans
and their families.
▪ Multi-family rental
housing that provides at
least 25% or 10 units
(whichever is greater) to
Veterans. Min. 45% of
these units for ELI
Veterans.

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C. ADMINISTRATIVE RESOURCES
Described below are several non-profit agencies that can serve as resources in implementation of Yorba Linda’s housing activities, including acquisition/rehabilitation, preservation of assisted housing, and development of affordable housing.

Habitat for Humanity: Habitat is a non-profit, non-denominational Christian organization that builds and repairs homes for very low-income families with the help of volunteers and homeowner/partner families. Habitat homes are sold to partner families at no profit with affordable, no interest loans. Yorba Linda has supported Habitat in the development of three new homes18.

HumanGood (formerly Southern California Presbyterian Homes): HumanGood is the coming together of three nonprofit organizations with rich histories of serving older adults and their families, and is now California’s largest non-profit provider of senior housing. They are an experienced developer, providing housing and healthcare services to seniors for over 50 years. In addition to assisted living and continuing care communities, HumanGood is adept at utilizing a variety of federal, state and local funds to develop affordable housing for lower income seniors.

Irvine Housing Opportunities (IHO): IHO formed in 1976 to address the shortage of affordable housing in Irvine, and has since expanded to several Southern California counties.

IHO develops, own and operates affordable housing for low to moderate income families and individuals, and is also involved in the acquisition and rehabilitation of at-risk projects and preservation as long-term affordable housing.

Jamboree Housing Corporation (JHC): JHC is a non-profit that has developed numerous affordable housing projects throughout Orange County and the State. Jamboree has also established an inhouse social services division, “Housing with a HEART,” that operates at most properties to assist residents in maintaining self-sufficiency. JHC is actively involved in many Orange County communities including Brea, Anaheim, Fullerton and Garden Grove.

National Community Renaissance: National CORE is a nonprofit developer with in-house capacity to construct and renovate large scale developments. The company owns and manages more than 4,500 multifamily units throughout Southern California, including the Oakcrest Terrace and Oakcrest Heights projects in Yorba Linda. As part of its inclusive approach to improving quality of life, it staffs community resource centers at all its properties.

These centers are supported and administered by the Hope Through Housing Foundation.

NeighborWorks Orange County (NWOC): Since 1977, NWOC has served Orange County, implementing innovative solutions to break down barriers to homeownership. NWOC has become a HUD-certified counseling, lending, and realty service. The Agency provides a number of programs that benefit a variety of constituents, including: financial literacy; firsttime home-buyer education, counseling and lending services; foreclosure prevention services; and community building programs.
18 Habitat for Humanity Orange County website. https://www.habitatoc.org/our-homes/

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Orange County Community Housing Corporation (OCCHC):

OCCHC's mission is to transition extremely low-income families towards greater selfsufficiency by assisting them with housing and education. Since its founding in 1977, OCCHC has developed over 200 units of affordable housing in the cities of Anaheim, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Huntington Beach, Buena Park, Cypress, Placentia, Newport Beach and Dana Point. Most of these apartments are owned and managed by OCCHC.

Orange Housing Development Corporation (OHDC): OHDC is a non-profit housing developer founded in 1990. Located in the City of Orange, the Agency’s start-up costs were originally funded by the Orange Redevelopment Agency. OHDC’s primary focus is within Orange County, but has developed over 3,000 units in communities throughout California.

Yorba Linda contracted with OHDC for the purchase and conversion to affordable rental units in several condominium sites with high rates of foreclosure and/or economic blight; a total of 66 units were purchased under this program.

D. OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION
Housing Element statutes require an analysis of opportunities for energy conservation with respect to residential development. The energy conservation section of the element must inventory and analyze the opportunities to encourage the incorporation of energy saving features, energy saving materials, and energy efficient systems and design for residential development. Planning to maximize energy efficiency and the incorporation of energy conservation and green building features can contribute to reduced housing costs for homeowners and renters, in addition to promoting sustainable community design and reduced dependence on vehicles. Such planning and development standards can also significantly contribute to reducing greenhouse gases.

1. Green Building Practices
Conventional building construction, use and demolition along with the manufacturing of building materials have multiple impacts on our environment. Nationwide, the building industry accounts for:
65% of electricity consumption
30% of greenhouse gas emissions
30% of raw materials use
30% of landfill waste
12% of potable water consumption
Green buildings are structures that are designed, renovated, re-used or operated in a manner that enhances resource efficiency and sustainability. These structures reduce water consumption, improve energy efficiency, generate less waste, and lessen a building’s overall environmental impact. The 2019 California Building Standards Code establishes mandatory Statewide green building standards; Yorba Linda has adopted the California Green Building Standards Code (CALGREEN) in its entirety. This section is found in Chapter 15.10 of the Yorba Linda Municipal Code.

A key goal of the Yorba Linda General Plan Update is to establish the foundation for creating a more sustainable community for existing and future residents. The City’s Multi- Family

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Design Guidelines integrate sustainable development principles derived from the LEED ND criteria (Leadership for Energy and Environmental Design for Neighborhood Development).

The Design Guidelines include provisions for sustainable site planning and streetscape, and encourage multi-family development to achieve LEED certification. The Town Center Specific Plan also incorporates numerous sustainable design criteria specified in the LEED Neighborhood Design Program, as well as encouraging sustainability features such as cool roofs, solar panels, permeable paving, and water efficient irrigation and landscaping.

2. Energy Conservation Programs Offered through Local Utilities In addition to green building, Yorba Linda can promote energy conservation by advertising utility rebate programs and energy audits available through Edison and Southern California Gas, particularly connected to housing rehabilitation programs. Lower-income households are also eligible for state sponsored energy and weatherization programs. Southern California Edison (SCE) provides a variety of energy conservation services under its Customer Assistance Programs (CAP). These services are designed to help low-income households, senior citizens, permanently disabled, and non-English speaking customers control their energy use. The Southern California Gas Company offers an energy conservation service known as the Community Involvement Program (CIP). This service provides weatherization for the homes or apartments of low-income families, provided they meet the federallyestablished income guidelines. These services are provided to the low-income families free of charge while later being reimbursed by the Gas Company.

Income-qualified Edison and So Cal Gas customers may be eligible for the State’s Energy Savings Assistance program, and/or a 20% bill discount under the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) program.

Energy Upgrade California (EUC)
This new statewide program offers up to $4,000 in incentives to homeowners who complete select energy-saving home improvements on a single-family residence and two-to-four-unit buildings. The incentive packages encourage customers to take the “whole house” approach by combining several improvements at one time to achieve greater energy efficiencies and savings. Homeowners are required to hire a contractor and perform an initial assessment.

EUC has a list of participating contractors. Southern California Edison and Southern California Gas are among the five utilities that participate in the EUC program across the State.

South Coast Air Quality Management District
Residents can receive a rebate of up to $250 with the purchase of a cordless, battery-electric lawn mower. An operable, gasoline powered lawn mower must be scrapped in order to be eligible for the rebate.

HERO Financing Program
The California Home Energy Renovation Opportunity (HERO) Program provides property owners with low interest financing for energy and water efficiency improvements and electric vehicle charging infrastructure on their property. Property owners who wish to participate agree to repay the amount borrowed through an assessment on their property taxes.

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V. HOUSING PLAN
Sections II, III and IV of the Housing Element establish the housing needs, opportunities and constraints in Yorba Linda. This final Housing Plan section begins by evaluating accomplishments under the City’s adopted 2014-2021 Housing Element and then presents Yorba Linda’s Housing Plan for the 6th cycle, 2021-2029 planning period. This Plan sets forth the City’s goals, policies and programs to address identified housing needs.

A. EVALUATION OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS UNDER ADOPTED

HOUSING ELEMENT
Under State Housing Element law, communities are required to assess the achievements under their adopted housing programs as part of the five-year update to their housing elements. These results should be quantified where possible (e.g., the number of units rehabilitated), but may be qualitative where necessary (e.g., mitigation of governmental constraints). The results should then be compared with what was projected or planned in the earlier element. Where significant shortfalls exist between what was planned and what was achieved, the reasons for such differences must be discussed.

The City of Yorba Linda 2014-2021 Housing Element sets forth a series of housing programs with related objectives for the following areas:
• Conserving the existing supply of affordable housing; • Assisting in the provision of housing;
• Providing adequate sites to achieve a variety and diversity of housing; • Removing governmental constraints as necessary; and
• Promoting equal housing opportunity
This section reviews the City’s progress to date in implementing these housing programs and their continued appropriateness for the 2021-2029 Housing Element. Table V-1 summarizes the City’s housing program accomplishments, followed by a review of its quantified objectives.

The results of this analysis will provide the basis for developing the comprehensive housing program strategy presented in Part C of this section.

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Table V-1: 2014-2021 Housing Program Accomplishments
Housing
Program Accomplishments (2014-2019)

1. Residential Rehabilitation
Action: Assist 12 households
annually, or 96 over the 2014-2021
period.

Progress: In the first seven years of the planning period (2014- 2020), the City has provided rehabilitation assistance to 96 households using CDBG funds.

Effectiveness: The program has been very effective, with the City meeting its 8-year goal to assist 96 households within 7 years.

Continued Appropriateness: With the ongoing need to maintain the City’s aging housing stock, this program remains appropriate for the 2021-2029 Housing Element.

2. Housing Community Preservation
and Abatement
Action:

Continue to operate the Community
Preservation Program.

Progress: The City conducts ongoing code enforcement, and between 2014-2019, the Community Preservation Division
performed 8 forced abatements on residential properties to bring these properties into compliance with City codes. The residential abatements consisted of towing of inoperable vehicles (2), vacant lot abatement of weeds (1), and residual weed abatement on private lots (5). No abatements were necessary on residential structures.

Effectiveness: The code enforcement program continues to be effective in maintaining the quality of life in Yorba Linda’s neighborhoods.

Continued Appropriateness: This program remains an
important component of the City’s efforts to maintain and improve neighborhood and livability conditions.

3. Multifamily Acquisition and
Improvement
Action: Coordinate with multi-family
property owners and non-profit
sponsors to ID apartment complexes
for acquisition. Assist in preparing
applications for funding.

Progress: No multi-family acquisition/rehabilitation projects were completed during the planning period.

Effectiveness: This program has been effective in the past to upgrade declining apartment buildings while providing long-term affordability. However, the lack of funding support through Redevelopment makes it a less viable program moving forward.

Continued Appropriateness: While the City doesn’t currently have funds dedicated to this program, the City would support nonprofit providers in accessing outside funds, such as tax credits, in the event a rehabilitation project becomes known. As such, this program remains appropriate to the Housing Element update.

4. Section 8 Rental Assistance
Action: Continue current levels of
Section 8 (90 households); coordinate
with OCHA; encourage landlords to
register units.

Progress: As of October 2021, OCHA reports that the City has 98 active Section 8 vouchers, including 5 vouchers for veterans, 2 for permanent supportive housing, 2 for family self-sufficiency, and 1 for non-elderly disabled.

Effectiveness: The program has been successful, with the number of vouchers in use in Yorba Linda increasing from 90 to 98 and expanding to address special needs populations.

Continued Appropriateness: This is a much needed program to assist very low income renters and continues to remain
appropriate for the future Element.

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Housing
Program Accomplishments (2014-2019)

5. Affordable Housing Development
Assistance
Action: Provide regulatory and financial
assistance in support of affordable and
mixed income housing, with particular
consideration given to projects with ELI
units. Provide information on
incentives to the development
community. Specify the waiver of
100% of application processing fees in
the Code for projects with 10% ELI
units.

Progress: The City granted entitlements to the following affordable and mixed income housing projects during the planning period, providing a range of financial and regulatory incentives:

Oakcrest Terrace - 8 ELI, 46 VLI, 14 LI units
Oakcrest Heights – 7 ELI, 38 VLI, 8 LI units
Altrudy I – 10 ELI, 1 VLI, 36 LI units
Melia – 192 total units, 6 Mod Income
For Oakcrest Terrace and Oakcrest Heights, the City provided combined assistance of approximately $10.5 million in the form of acquisition and construction loans. For Altrudy I, a total of $6.4 million in City assistance was provided, along with lot consolidation and granting a CUP for increased height within proximity to single-family. For Melia, the developer contributed $120,000 towards first time homebuyer assistance, and reserved six units for moderate income purchasers. Brandywine, DR Horton and City Ventures also provided voluntary in-lieu fee contributions for first-time buyers totaling $600,000. The City provided close to $350,000 in financial assistance to seven low and moderate income first time homebuyer households through the Mortgage Assistance Program (MAP).

Effectiveness: The City has been effective in incentivizing the provision of affordable rental and ownership housing, including the development of 25 units for extremely low income
households. In Oakcrest Terrace and Oakcrest Heights, an onsite preschool and after school childcare is provided free of charge to residents, offering critical support services to lower income families.

Continued Appropriateness: Regulatory and financial
assistance remain an integral component to the City’s overall affordable housing strategy.

6. Purchase of Existing Multi-family
Ownership Units to Create
Affordable Rental Units
Action: Implement the City’s 2009
Affordable Housing Agreement with
OHC to allow the continued purchase
of multi-family ownership units as they
become available for-sale, provide
rehabilitation improvements, and
convert to rental housing affordable to
lower income households. Seek to
complete 10 additional units with
available funds.

Progress: A total of 66 condominium units were purchased by OHC under this program, with nine of those occurring during the 5 th housing element cycle planning period.

Effectiveness: This program has been highly effective both in providing affordable housing, and in stemming the negative impact of foreclosures on neighboring properties.

Continued Appropriateness: There is no longer funding
available for this program, so it will not be continued in the Housing Element update.

7. Sustainability and Green Building
Action: Implement sustainability
policies within the City’s updated
General Plan, Town Center Specific
Plan and Multi-family Design
Guidelines. Provide outreach and
education to developers, architects
and residents on the Green Building
Progress: The City’s Multi-Family Design Guidelines include provisions for sustainable site planning and streetscape and encourage multi-family development to achieve LEED
certification. The General Plan and Town Center Specific Plan set forth a broad range of policies to promote sustainable development. The City adopts the Green Building Code’s
voluntary measures without local amendments, and reviews Green Building Code requirements with development applicants.

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Housing
Program Accomplishments (2014-2019)
Code, and ways to incorporate
sustainability in project design and
existing structures.

Effectiveness: This program has been effective based on the accomplishments summarized above.

Continued Appropriateness: This program remains an integral component of the City’s overall goal to enhance the sustainability of new development.

8. Residential Sites Inventory
Action: Maintain current inventory of
vacant and underutilized sites, and
provide to developers along with
information on available development
incentives.

Progress: The Community Development Department staff
continues to maintain a current inventory of residential sites for potential development. Among the 14 multi-family opportunity sites identified in the Housing Element, eleven sites have been developed or entitled for housing, contributing 748 new residential units to the City’s housing stock, including 174 deed restricted affordable units. As part of the 6th cycle Housing Element update, staff conducted a comprehensive review of potential additional housing sites, and through the public input process, will incorporate those sites most appropriate for development in the Housing Element sites inventory.

Effectiveness: The City has been effective in implementing this program through the development plan review process and continual interactions with the development community.

Appropriateness: Given the limited land remaining for
development in the community, maintaining a sites inventory remains relevant for the updated Housing Element.

9. Second Units (now referred to as
Accessory Dwelling Units)
Action: Implement City’s ordinance to
accommodate second units, and
educate public on availability, including
focused outreach to the senior
community. Seek to achieve 12 new
units.

Progress: The City amended its accessory dwelling unit (ADU) regulations in 2017 and again in 2020 consistent with changes in State law. Between 2014-2020, the City issued building permits for 32 accessory dwelling units, and in the first half of 2021, has averaged one ADU application per week, well exceeding the Housing Element goal for 12 new units. In order to further incentivize ADU production, in June 2021, the City Council adopted a pilot program to waive all City plan check and permit fees for ADUs, equating to approximately $4,500 per unit.

Effectiveness: The City’s ADU regulations have been effective in producing new units, providing lower cost housing opportunities throughout the community.

Continued Appropriateness: With the new 2020 State ADU
laws and the City’s implementing ordinance designed to facilitate production, applications for ADUs and Junior ADUs are
anticipated to remain robust. This program will continue in the Housing Element, and will incorporate additional provisions to promote ADUs that provide affordable rents to low and moderate income households.

10. Annexation of Areas in Sphere
of Influence
Action: Initiate discussions to annex
areas within the Sphere of Influence
and provide infrastructure and services
to support future development.

Progress: The annexation of the 84-acre Cielo Vista area within Yorba Linda’s sphere of influence was successfully completed, with 42 acres allocated to 80 single-family lots, and 42 acres preserved as open space. Annexation of Esperanza Hills is still pending.

Effectiveness: The City was effective in annexing 84 acres in its sphere of influence. Esperanza Hills, the adjacent 469-acre area

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Housing
Program Accomplishments (2014-2019)
also identified for annexation in the General Plan, has not moved forward due to litigation.

Continued Appropriateness: The annexation program is in process and remains appropriate to the updated Element.

11. Multi-family Development
Standards and Processing
Procedures
Action: Implement City’s new multifamily development standards and Design Guidelines to support quality,
sustainable multi-family housing.

Progress: The City has processed several multi-family projects since elimination of the prior Conditional Use Permit requirement, utilizing the new multi-family development standards and design guidelines.

Effectiveness: The City’s new multi-family development
standards and processing procedures have resulted in a more streamlined development review process and high-quality developments embraced by the community.

Continued Appropriateness: While the City completed the specific actions associated with this program, a program to maintain efficient processing procedures remains relevant to the updated Housing Element.

12. Affordable Housing Density
Bonus
Action: Offer density bonus incentives
consistent with State law.

Progress: The City updated its density bonus ordinance in 2019 consistent with recent changes in State density bonus law. No density bonus requests were received by the City during the planning period.

Effectiveness: While the City has continued to update its density bonus provisions consistent with changes in State law,
developers have not chosen to utilize these incentives to produce affordable housing in the community.

Continued Appropriateness: The inclusion of density bonuses as an affordable housing incentive remains appropriate to the updated Housing Element.

13. Administrative Adjustment
Process
Action: Continue to use the
administrative process for specific
adjustments to residential uses.

Progress: The City has continued to use Administrative
Adjustments as a tool to allow for minor deviation from property development standards, and processed over 100 adjustments during the planning period. This tool has assisted many property owners in developing accessory dwelling units, as well as additions to their homes.

Effectiveness: Effective in providing flexibility for development.

Continued Appropriateness: Ongoing and appropriate for
inclusion in the Housing Element update.

14. Zoning Code Amendment
Action: Amend the Zoning Code to:
a) Reduce the separation requirement
between emergency shelters from 500
to 300 feet consistent with State law;
and b) adjust parking and toilet ratio
requirements to be less restrictive.

Progress: The City has amended the Zoning Code to reduce the separation requirement between shelters, and reduce the parking and toilet ratio to be less restrictive.

Effectiveness: The City has not received any requests for an emergency shelter, but the program was effective in updating the City’s regulations to facilitate such development.

Continued Appropriateness: While the identified amendments have been completed, the updated Element will continue to include a program to amend the Zoning Code to address new

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Housing
Program Accomplishments (2014-2019)
State requirements to allow supportive housing by right in multifamily and mixed-use zones (AB 2162), establish emergency shelter parking standards on a ratio based on the number of shelter staff (AB 139), and provide for Low Barrier Navigation Centers (AB 101).

15. Fair Housing
Action: Continue to provide
educational information on fair housing
to the public. Refer fair housing
complaints to the Orange County Fair
Housing Council.

Progress: Yorba Linda furthers Fair Housing Practices in the community by providing fair housing outreach and educational information to the public through the public counter and on its website. The City continues to contract with the Fair Housing Council of Orange County to implement the regional Fair Housing Plan (AI) and to offer fair housing services and tenant/landlord counseling to residents.

Effectiveness: The program has been effective in promoting fair housing and disseminating information on available services.

Between 2014 and 2020, four cases were opened for housing discrimination in Yorba Linda. Three of these complaints were based on physical disabilities, with one having the reasonable accommodation granted, one referred to HUD (HUD then closed the case for no cause) and one resulted in no action possible.

The fourth case was based on race and source of income, but the client didn’t follow through so the case was closed. A greater number of residents utilize tenant/landlord services offered through the fair housing provider, with 338 households receiving services between 2016/17 to 2020/21.

Continued Appropriateness: The fair housing program remains appropriate for the Housing Element.

16. Housing Opportunities for
Persons Living with Developmental
Disabilities
Action: Work with OCRC to publicize
info on resources. Pursue State and
Federal funding; discuss with
affordable housing providers options to
include units to serve the
developmentally disabled population.

Progress: Within Yorba Linda’s two zip codes, the Orange County Regional Center (OCRC) currently provides services to 399 residents with developmental disabilities, indicative that OCRC’s resources are well publicized. Among these residents,
approximately 96 percent live with a parent, family member or guardian and four percent live in a community care facility. These percentages highlight the need for people with developmentally disabled family members to have a variety of housing choices to provide ongoing care and support.

Effectiveness: The City supports the provision of housing for persons with disabilities, and has adopted provisions in its Zoning Code to enable community care facilities and supportive housing, and has adopted provisions for reasonable accommodation.

Appropriateness: This program remains appropriate to the Housing Element.

17. Universal Design/Visitability
Action: Develop a Universal Design
and Visitability brochure, and provide
to residential builders. Establish
Universal Design Guidelines.

Progress: The City did not implement a Universal Design program.

Effectiveness: The program was not implemented.

Appropriateness: The City has adopted reasonable
accommodation policies and procedures to ensure persons with disabilities have fair access to housing. As new housing in Yorba Linda is characterized by small infill projects rather than larger subdivisions, a Universal Design program was not viewed as practical for the updated Housing Element.

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Summary of Housing Element Accomplishments
The City of Yorba Linda has made significant progress in implementing its 2014-2021 Housing Element. Major accomplishments include the following:
• Provided housing rehabilitation assistance to 96 lower income homeowners, achieving its 8-year goal in 7 years
• Increased the number of Section 8 rental assistance vouchers from 90 to 98 very low income households
• Purchased nine market-rate condominiums, conducted rehabilitation improvements, and provided at affordable rents to lower income households • Amended its accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance consistent with changes in state law, and issued building permits for 32 ADUs between 2014-2020 and averaged one ADU application per week in 2021
• Approved and committed funding assistance to four 100% affordable projects, addressing 70% of the City’s lower income RHNA needs:
- Oakcrest Terrace (54 very low, 14 low income units)
- Oakcrest Heights (45 very low, 8 low income units)
- Altrudy I (47 units)
- Altrudy II (40 units)
• Provided financial assistance to seven low and moderate income first time homebuyer households through the Mortgage Assistance Program (MAP) Yorba Linda continues to make progress in servicing it special needs households. During the 5 th cycle planning period, the City updated its accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance and adopted incentives to facilitate the addition of ADUs which can benefit seniors, persons with disabilities and female-headed households. The City-assisted Oakcrest Terrace Apartments includes an on-site preschool and after school services, available to residents of the adjacent Oakcrest Heights as well, providing both affordable housing and needed services for families and female-headed households in particular. Of the 121 affordable units provided in these two projects, 38 are three-bedroom units which serve the needs of lower income large family renter households. In addition, 14 units are reserved for households qualifying for supportive services under the MHSA (Mental Health Service Act). The City provided residential rehabilitation assistance to nearly 100 lower income households, assisting lower income seniors, female-headed households and persons with disabilities to remain in their homes.

Through the Orange County Housing Authority, rental assistance was provided to 98 extremely low and very low income households, including 67 senior households, 21 households with a disabled member, 5 veterans, and 2 households in permanent supportive housing. Finally, the City participates in the Orange County North SPA (Service Planning Area), and during the 5th cycle Housing Element, achieved the opening of two Navigation Centers with 200 emergency shelter beds for persons experiencing homelessness.

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Table V-2 below summarizes the quantified objectives contained in the City’s 2014-2021 Housing Element, and compares the City’s progress in fulfilling these objectives.

Table V-2: Summary of Quantified Objectives: 2014-2021 Housing Element (Progress through Dec. 2020)
Income Level
New Construction1 Rehabilitation2 Conservation3
Goal Progress Goal Progress Goal Progress
Extremely Low 80 25 40 56 45 49
Very Low 80 103 28 24 45 49
Low 113 64 28 16 0
Moderate 126 22 0
Above Moderate 270 819 0
Totals 669 1,033 96 96 45 98
1 New construction goal reflects City’s 2014-2021 RHNA. 2 Rehabilitation goal/progress reflects CDBG Residential Rehabilitation program. 3 Conservation goal/progress reflects tenant-based Section 8 vouchers.

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B. GOALS AND POLICIES
This section of the Housing Element sets forth the goals and policies the City intends to implement over the 2021-2029 period to address Yorba Linda’s housing needs. Goals and policies are organized around the following five issue areas:
❑ Conserve and improve the existing housing stock
❑ Assist in the provision of affordable housing
❑ Provide adequate sites to achieve a diversity of housing ❑ Remove governmental constraints to housing
❑ Promote equal housing opportunity

CONSERVE AND IMPROVE EXISTING HOUSING
GOAL 1
Maintain and Enhance the Quality and Affordability of Existing Housing and Residential Neighborhoods.

Policy 1.1 Housing Design Principles
Ensure that new housing is well-designed and based on sustainable development principles to enhance Yorba Linda’s neighborhoods and the community as a whole.

Policy 1.2 Property and Housing Conditions
Support long term maintenance and improvement of housing through code enforcement and housing rehabilitation programs.

Policy 1.3 Multi-family Housing Acquisition and Improvement Support non-profit housing providers in the acquisition and rehabilitation of older apartment complexes, and maintenance as long-term affordable housing.

Policy 1.4 Rental Assistance
Support and publicize available rental assistance programs for lower income and special needs households.

Policy 1.5 Protection of Existing Affordable Housing
Ensure the continued affordability of income-restricted housing for low and moderate income households.

Policy 1.6 Tenant Protections (New)
Support the implementation of State laws to protect existing tenants from displacement through requirements for just cause evictions, limitations on rent increases, and replacement housing requirements if any existing residential units would be removed.

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PROVISION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
GOAL 2
Assist in Development and Provision of Affordable Housing Policy 2.1 Housing Diversity
Encourage the production of housing that meets all economic segments of the community, including lower, moderate, and upper income households, to maintain a balanced community.

Policy 2.2 Affordable Housing Incentives
Facilitate the development of affordable housing through regulatory incentives and concessions, and/or financial assistance. Proactively seek out new models and approaches in the provision of affordable housing.

Policy 2.3 Financial Resources
Pursue expanded financial resources to support in the production of housing affordable to Yorba Linda’s modest income residents and workforce.

Policy 2.4 Public/Private Partnerships (Expanded)
Support collaborative partnerships with non-profit organizations, religious institutions, the business community and governmental agencies in the provision of affordable, workforce and special needs housing.

Policy 2.5 Homeownership Assistance
Encourage the provision of financial assistance to low and moderate income first-time homebuyers through City, County and State programs.

Policy 2.6 Housing Sustainability
Promote sustainable site planning and green building practices to reduce energy and water consumption in new and existing housing.

Policy 2.7 Affordable Housing Education and Support
Coordinate with interested groups, including housing advocacy groups and owner and renter neighborhood groups, to build public understanding and support for affordable, workforce and special needs housing.

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ADEQUATE HOUSING SITES
GOAL 3
Provide Adequate Housing Sites to Accommodate Regional Housing Needs and Achieve a Variety and Diversity of Housing
Policy 3.1 Variety of Housing Choices
Provide site opportunities for development of housing that responds to diverse community needs in terms of housing types, cost and location, emphasizing locations near services and transit that promote walkability.

Policy 3.2 Mixed Use
Provide opportunities to integrate higher density housing within traditionally commercial areas, such as Savi Ranch and other locations as appropriate.

Policy 3.3 Repurposing Obsolete Commercial (New)
Pursue opportunities to integrate housing in underutilized commercial centers, and to reuse excess or obsolete commercial buildings for housing.

Policy 3.4 Affordable Housing Overlay (New)
Designate sites in geographically dispersed locations with an Affordable Housing Overlay to provide meaningful incentives for development. Structure the Overlay to provide incentives for the consolidation of smaller parcels to facilitate high-quality development.

Policy 3.5 Housing on Land Owned by Religious Institutions (New) Support the provision of affordable housing on congregational land through flexible development standards, including opportunities for reduced and shared parking arrangements.

Policy 3.6 Town Center
Provide housing as a component of the Town Center area, integrating housing through strategic location and design. Encourage the preservation of existing historic housing.

Policy 3.7 Accessory Dwelling Units (Expanded)
Facilitate the creation of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and junior ADUs in all residential districts as a means of dispersing small, affordable units throughout the community.

Policy 3.8 Future Annexations
Provide additional residential sites through annexation of undeveloped properties with development entitlements within the City’s northern Sphere of Influence, while ensuring environmental issues are adequately addressed prior to development.

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REMOVE GOVERNMENTAL CONSTRAINTS
GOAL 4
Reduce Governmental Constraints to Housing Production and Improvement while Maintaining Community Character
Policy 4.1 Flexible Development Standards (Expanded)
Provide flexibility in development standards to accommodate new models and approaches to providing housing, such as transit-oriented development, live/work housing, micro units and flex space to allow housing to adapt to the needs of the occupants.

Policy 4.2 Objective Standards (New)
Establish objective development standards to create greater certainty for developers and streamline the development review and permitting process.

Policy 4.3 Regulatory Incentives for Affordable Housing Support the use of regulatory incentives, such as fee deferrals/waivers, parking reductions, and density bonuses, to offset or reduce the costs of developing affordable housing while ensuring that potential impacts are addressed.

Policy 4.4 Efficient Development Processing
Explore continued improvements to the entitlement process to streamline and coordinate the processing of permits, design review and environmental clearance.

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS
GOAL 5
Promote Equal Housing Opportunities for All Residents, Including Yorba Linda’s Special Needs Populations
Policy 5.1 Fair Housing
Continue to enforce fair housing laws prohibiting arbitrary discrimination in the building, financing, selling or renting of housing on the basis of race, religion, family status, national origin, physically disability or other such factors.

Policy 5.2: Housing for Persons with Disabilities
Address the special housing needs of persons with disabilities through reasonable accommodation procedures, zoning provisions for supportive and group housing, homeowner accessibility grants, and by encouraging universal design.

Policy 5.3: Housing for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Support the provision of housing to address the needs of persons with developmental disabilities, including licensed community care facilities, supportive housing and permanent affordable housing. Coordinate with the Orange County Regional Center to publicize information to Yorba Linda residents on resources available for housing and services.

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Policy 5.4 Housing Options for Seniors
Support development and maintenance of affordable senior rental and ownership housing and supportive services to facilitate maximum independence and the ability of seniors to remain in their homes and/or in the community.

Policy 5.5 Homeless Housing and Services (Expanded)
Continue to support implementation of the Orange County Continuum of Care program for the homeless and persons and families at-risk of homelessness, including the two Navigation Centers recently developed in the nearby area. Support local churches in providing emergency overnight shelter to homeless individuals and families. .

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C. HOUSING PROGRAMS
The goals and policies contained in the Housing Element address Yorba Linda’s identified housing needs, and are implemented through a series of housing programs. Housing programs define the specific actions the City will undertake to achieve the stated goals and policies. The City’s overall strategy for addressing its housing needs has been defined according to the five issue areas previously described under goals and policies.

The City’s Housing Element programs encompass existing programs; programs revised in response to the review of program accomplishments; and several new programs added to address unmet housing needs. The Housing Program Summary Table V-5 located at the end of this section specifies the following for each program: 2014-2021 objectives; funding sources; and agency responsible for implementation. Overall quantified objectives for new construction, rehabilitation and conservation are provided in Table V-6.

CONSERVE AND IMPROVE EXISTING HOUSING

1. Residential Rehabilitation Program. The City’s program assists lower income home owners, including senior and disabled households, with funding for necessary materials and supplies for home repairs and improvements. The program provides grants for the following activities: accessibility improvements, exterior or interior home repair, repair of fencing and/or landscaping, plumbing, exterior painting, roof repair, and similar activities. The maximum grant amount is $5,000 per household, unless for exceptional circumstances as approved by the Community Development Director. This program is also used to provide funds for neighborhood clean-ups which have included (but are not limited to) trash and debris removal, clean-up of unmaintained conditions, removal of inoperable vehicles, restoration of vandalized buildings, and removal of public nuisances.

To qualify for the program, a household needs to meet the following conditions:
• Current household income must be at or below 80 percent of the County median income based upon family size.
• The head of the household must be at least 55 years of age, or have a physical handicap that makes him/her unable to maintain the home. 2021-2029 Objective: The City will continue to use CDBG funds to assist extremely low income and lower income households with needed home repairs and improvements. The City’s objective will be to provide assistance to 10 households per year, or 80 households over the 8-year planning period.

2. Housing Community Preservation and Abatement. The City’s Community Preservation program is designed to bring substandard housing units into compliance with City codes. The City’s program combines a pro-active canvassing of the City to identify substandard housing and a re-active complaint driven inspection process. The City’s goal is code compliance and vacation of substandard housing is not anticipated. Property owners in violation of City codes are provided information on rehabilitation loans or grants they may be eligible for in correcting code violations.
2021-2029 Objective: The City will continue to operate its community preservation and abatement program to stem housing deterioration.

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3. Multifamily Acquisition and Improvement. A key
program in Yorba Linda’s overall strategy to provide affordable housing to lower income households has been through the acquisition and rehabilitation of aging and/or deteriorating apartment complexes. The City and its prior Redevelopment Agency have funded non-profit developers to complete two large scale multi-family acquisition/rehabilitation projects to date: the 64-unit Arbor Villas and 76-unit Villa Plumosa. Covenants are placed on the properties acquired by the non-profit to ensure long-term affordability and strong property management.

While Redevelopment funds are no longer available to support this program, the City will continue to support non-profit sponsors in securing outside funds to acquire additional properties in the future. Currently, both the 4% and 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) programs are highly competitive and have a focus on new construction projects and permanent supportive housing, although this may change as the availability and focus of LIHTCs change throughout the planning period. 2014-2021 Objective: Identify apartments in need of rehabilitation, and reach out to property owners and non-profit housing providers at least twice during the planning period to identify potential opportunities and to secure funds to acquire and rehabilitate units and provide as long-term affordable housing. Annually monitor the availability of Low Income Housing Tax Credits going forward as State budgets are released in order to determine the funding feasibility for acquisition and rehabilitation projects. Assist in preparation of funding applications for outside funds (such as Tax Credits).

4. Section 8 Rental Assistance. The Section 8 rental assistance program extends rental subsidies to extremely low and very low income households, including families, seniors and the disabled. The Section 8 program offers a voucher that pays the difference between the current fair market rent (FMR) as established by HUD and what a tenant can afford to pay (i.e., 30% of household income). The voucher allows a tenant to choose housing that costs above the payment standard, providing the tenant pays the extra cost. The Orange County Housing Authority (OCHA) coordinates Section 8 rental assistance on behalf of the City, with 98 households receiving assistance as of October 2021.
2021-2029 Objective: Maintain current levels of assistance. Contact owners of the major apartment complexes in town to inquire whether they participate in the Section 8 program and encourage them to register with Orange County Housing Authority.

PROVISION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING

5. Affordable Housing Development Assistance. The City can play an important role in facilitating the development of quality, affordable and mixed-income housing through the provision of regulatory incentives and direct financial assistance. The following are among the types of incentives the City can offer:
• Flexible development standards
• Density bonuses
• Expedited review/ no cost pre-application submittal meetings • Financial assistance and/or land write-downs

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While local City funding is somewhat limited, there are a number of housing assistance programs available (refer to Table IV-2) which can serve to reduce the amount of City assistance needed, as well as provide for deeper levels of affordability. The City will proactively reach out to developers on an annual basis to discuss development opportunities and also provide technical assistance to developers in support of affordable housing development, including: evaluation of projects for appropriate use of funding sources; assistance in completion of funding applications; and assistance in moving projects forward through the public review process.
2021-2029 Objective: Provide regulatory incentives, land write-downs and available financial assistance for the development of affordable and mixed-income housing, with particular consideration to projects in locations with access to high quality transit and projects that include extremely low- income units. Provide information on incentives during individual dealings with property owners. Transfer land to Orange Housing Development Corp for development of Altrudy II to provide 40 units of affordable senior housing.

6. Mortgage Assistance Program. The City has re-initiated the Mortgage Assistance Program (MAP) to assist low and moderate-income first-time homebuyers (earning up to 120% AMI) through the provision of “silent second” loans. Qualified participants can receive loans of up to $50,000 to be used towards down payment and/or closing costs. The loan is interest-free and is paid back, along with an equity share percentage, once the homeowner decides to sell, transfer title, or lease the home. If the buyer owns and resides in the home for a minimum of 15 years, the MAP loan will be forgiven and no repayment to the Agency is required.

The program allows the borrower to select any new or resale residence within the City of Yorba Linda boundaries. Qualified units include condominiums, townhomes, paired homes, and single-family residences.
2021-2029 Objective: Subject to funding availability, seek to provide at least five MAP loans over the planning period.

7. Sustainability and Green Building. Green buildings are structures that are designed, renovated, re-used or operated in a manner that enhances resource efficiency and sustainability. These structures reduce water consumption, improve energy efficiency, generate less waste, and lessen a building’s overall environmental impacts. Yorba Linda has adopted the latest 2019 California Codes, including the Green Building Standards Code without local amendments. The Green Building Code establishes mandatory residential and non-residential measures related to planning and design, energy efficiency, water efficiency and conservation, material conservation and resource efficiency, and environmental quality.

A key goal of the Yorba Linda General Plan Update is to establish the foundation for creating a more sustainable community for existing and future residents. The City’s Multi-Family Design Guidelines integrate sustainable development principles derived from the LEED ND criteria (Leadership for Energy and Environmental Design for Neighborhood Development).

The Design Guidelines include provisions for sustainable site planning and streetscape, and encourage multi-family development to achieve LEED certification. The Town Center Specific Plan also incorporates numerous sustainable design criteria specified in the LEED Neighborhood Design Program, as well as encouraging sustainability features such as cool roofs, solar panels, permeable paving, and water efficient irrigation and landscaping.

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2021-2029 Objective: Implement sustainability policies and actions within the City’s updated General Plan, Town Center Specific Plan and Multi-family Design Guidelines.

Provide outreach and education to developers, architects and residents on the Green Building Code, and ways to incorporate sustainability in project design and existing structures.

PROVIDE ADEQUATE RESIDENTIAL SITES

8. Housing Opportunity Sites & Rezone Program. (New) The sites analysis conducted for the Housing Element identified a shortfall of sites with zoning in place to address the City’s lower income regional housing needs (RHNA). As presented earlier in Table IV-1, the City has a current shortfall of zoning for 1,791 units, requiring an additional 32 acres of land zoned for 30 units/acre (lower income), 15 acres at 10-20 units/acre (moderate income), and 54 acres at 10 units/acre or below (above moderate income). After over a year-long process of input from the public, property owners and City decision-makers, staff identified a total of 27 high priority sites encompassing approximately 200 acres for rezoning. Pursuant to State Housing Element statutes (Govt Code section 65583.2(h)), sites identified for rezoning to address the City’s lower income RHNA shortfall shall meet the following requirements:
• Permit owner-occupied and rental multi-family uses by-right19 for projects with 20% or more units affordable to lower income households
• Permit a minimum density of 20 units per acre
• Allow a minimum of 16 units per site
• Accommodate at least 50 percent of the lower income need on sites designated for residential use only
All sites proposed for rezoning will be subject to a vote of the electorate under the City’s Measure B provisions (i.e., the “Yorba Linda Right to Vote Amendment” – Chapter 18.01 of the Municipal Code). Table V-3 presents a timeline which details each of the steps involved in rezoning sites under Measure B. The City will initiate the Measure B election, conduct community outreach and education on the benefits of higher density housing, and pay for all costs associated with the ballot measure. To the extent a shortfall exists in sites receiving Measure B approval, the City will conduct community outreach to identify alternative sites for rezoning, and amend the Housing Element for HCD review. Should a second Measure B vote designating adequate sites fail to pass the electorate, the City Council will seek a legal opinion from the State Attorney General’s Office as to how to proceed. 19 The phrase “use by right” shall mean that the local government's review of the owner-occupied or multifamily residential use may not require a conditional use permit, planned unit development permit, or other discretionary local government review or approval that would constitute a “project” for purposes of Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code.

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2021-2029 Objective: Undertake the following in support of rezoning: 1) Conduct public hearings and adopt Housing and other General Plan Elements; 2) Prepare and adopt new housing overlay zones (affordable housing, commercial mixed-use and congregational); 3) Conduct Measure B vote on proposed rezone sites. To the extent a shortfall exists in sites receiving Measure B approval, propose alternative sites for rezoning to address the City’s regional housing needs for lower and moderate income households; amend the Housing Element for HCD review; conduct 2nd Measure B election. Process development applications on rezone sites ministerially, subject to the requirements under Government Code section 65584.09. 8a. Lot Consolidation Program
The success of development within several of the rezone opportunity sites will be dependent upon consolidation of individual parcels into larger development sites. While some of the individual parcels within these rezone areas are already under common ownership, most are individually owned. The City will conduct outreach to property owners in these areas to identify meaningful incentives to facilitate lot consolidation and redevelopment. Based on this feedback, within one year of Housing Element adoption, the City will develop a Lot Consolidation Ordinance to include specific incentives such as:
• Flexible development standards such as reduced setbacks, increased lot coverage, increased heights, reduced parking
• Reduced fees
• Streamlined permit processing through administrative staff review Upon adoption of the Ordinance, the City will work in partnership with property owners that are receptive to lot consolidation to assist them in facilitating the parcel merge process in a streamlined and timely manner.

Table V-3
Milestones for Housing Element Adoption, Rezoning and Measure B Election Anticipated Date Action Requirements
January – February
2022
Planning Commission and City Council hearings on
Housing, Land Use and Safety Elements. Public hearings
February 1, 2022 Adoption of Housing and other General Plan elements Public hearing Spring 2022
Creation and Adoption of Congregational Land
Overlay, Mixed-Use Overlay, and Affordable Housing
Overlay zone text.
6 month process
July 2022
File intent to comply with Measure B requirements for
public vote on density increases on recommended
sites identified in Housing Element.
180 days after adoption
of project
November 2022 Measure B Election Date for voter approval on proposed zone changes.

If shortfall of sites receive Measure B approval:
2023 Evaluate additional sites to make-up shortfall Community meetings Early 2024 Amend Element for HCD review of new sites; conduct environmental on new sites Public hearings
November 2024 Conduct Measure B Election on new sites
If continued shortfall of Sites after second Measure B Election:

Request opinion from State Attorney General’s Office as to City’s options

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2021-2029 Objective: Conduct outreach to property owners and adopt Lot Consolidation Ordinance within one year of Housing Element adoption. Conduct a mid-cycle review in 2025 to evaluate the success of the program and make modifications as necessary to promote housing on small sites.

9. Affordable Housing Overlay. (New) Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO) zones provide a package of incentives to developers who include a specified percentage of affordable units in their projects. They are called “overlay” zones because they layer on top of established base zoning regulations, leaving in place opportunities for properties to develop under the base zoning. An important advantage of the overlay zone approach (in contrast to up-zoning) is that it does not create non-conforming uses.

In conjunction with the rezoning of sites to RM-20 to address the RHNA shortfall, the City will apply an Affordable Housing Overlay to these sites, allowing for 20 - 35 units/acre in exchange for inclusion of 20% lower income units in rental projects, or 20% moderate income units in ownership projects.

Implementing regulations will be crafted for the Affordable Housing Overlay zone which establish objective development standards and ministerial review processes, to include the following incentives:
• Increased densities (to 35 units/acre)
• Increased height limits (3 stories, with 4 stories permitted on PD zoned sites with an AHO)
• Increased floor area ratios
• Reduced project-specific open space standards
• Ministerial review
• Potential for reduced lot sizes (subject to Design Review) As an additional incentive, developers can access state density bonus law in addition to using the densities allowed in the Overlay. Because sites designated with the Affordable Housing Overlay are addressing a lower income RHNA shortfall, development applications will be processed ministerially, and be subject to the requirements under Government Code section 65583.2(h) and (i).
2021-2029 Objective: Develop new Affordable Housing Overlay with development standards designed to facilitate development at the upper end of the density range.

Adopt the Zoning Code and Map amendment in 2022.

10. Commercial Mixed-Use Overlay. (New) The City is also developing a Commercial Mixed-Use Overlay to apply to commercial properties where housing could benefit the existing retail use. The concept is to allow for the integration of housing on underutilized or aging commercial sites, while retaining some amount of the existing commercial square footage to provide services to new residents and the surrounding community. The two properties currently being proposed for the commercial mixed-use overlay are of sufficient size to permit a marketable commercial retail center and sufficiently-sized housing development to be developed next to each other on the property. The overlay will allow development of four stories in height and 35 dwelling units per acre, and will require at least 50 percent of the square footage be dedicated to residential use. More precise development standards, including height limits, parking requirements, setbacks, lot coverage and open space

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requirements, will be set through continuation of a study being undertaken by the City’s urban design consultant illustrating different potential conceptual site plans for commercial sites.

Because sites designated with the Mixed Use Overlay Overlay are addressing a lower income RHNA shortfall, development applications will be processed ministerially, and be subject to the requirements under Government Code section 65583.2(h) and (i). 2021-2029 Objective: Develop new Commercial Mixed-Use Overlay with development standards designed to facilitate development at the upper end of the density range. Adopt the Zoning Code and Map amendment in 2022.

11. Congregational Land Overlay. (New) Yorba Linda is home to 25 religious institutions which are important components of the City’s social fabric. The City has met with over a dozen of these congregations to discuss the concept of a Congregational Land Overlay zone which would allow for affordable housing on religious sites, while retaining the existing religious use.

This approach has salience in the community because many congregations have large parking areas that are used sparingly, and other underutilized land that, with the necessary zoning in place, could be used for affordable housing that furthers the congregation’s mission to help the underserved. Given the receptivity of local congregations, along with support of the City’s decision-makers, the City has contracted with an urban design consultant to conduct site visits, develop conceptual site plans, and to create viable development standards for a Congregational Land Overlay Zone. Key features of the Congregational Land Overlay Zone include:
• Allowing congregations to decrease on-site parking and remove nonessential buildings in order to accommodate housing
• Requiring a minimum percentage and level of deed-restricted affordable housing • Ensuring that conversion of auxiliary congregational areas such as parking lots to housing will not require a discretionary approval process to amend the religious institution’s existing CUP
• Allowing congregations, in certain circumstances, to transfer their development rights under the Congregational Land Overlay to adjacent properties which have a lower density zoning
The overlay will allow development of at least three stories in height and 35 dwelling units per acre. More precise development standards, including height limits, parking requirements, setbacks, lot coverage and open space requirements, will be set through continuation of a study being undertaken by the City’s urban design consultant. Because sites designated with the Congregational Land Overlay are addressing a lower income RHNA shortfall, development applications will be processed ministerially, and be subject to the requirements under Government Code section 65583.2(h) and (i).
2021-2029 Objective: Develop new Congregational Land Overlay with development standards designed to facilitate development at the upper end of the density range, and adopt Zoning Code and Map amendment in 2022.. Help to connect congregations with non-profit developers to discuss options for affordable development on their sites, and will a follow-up meeting with the congregations and interested development partners.

12. Promote Accessory Dwelling Units. (Modified) Between 2017-2019, the State adopted a series of additional requirements for local governments related to ADU ordinances. In

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response to these new ADU laws, the City has continually updated its ordinance to align with state law and better facilitate the production of ADUs and Junior ADUs. For example, the City eliminated the prior lot coverage requirement, provided reduced setbacks, and allowed for increased unit sizes.

The City of Yorba Linda is unique in its realistic development capacity of ADUs when compared to most other jurisdictions in the State due to the way Yorba Linda developed with large lot sizes. The majority of residential properties in the City have lot sizes of at least 15,000 square feet and lot coverages of 40% or less. Furthermore, most homes in the City have at least three car garages. These situations result in significant realistic development capacity for both ADUs and JADUs to be constructed as detached or attached, or converted from the main dwelling or from accessory structures.

Yorba Linda has been successful in its efforts, with 32 building permits issued for ADUs between 2014 - 2020, and in the first half of 2021, has averaged approximately one ADU application per week and trending towards exceeding its combined three-year prior production in one single year alone. One-quarter of the respondents to the Senior Housing Needs Survey indicated they were interested in information on how to provide an ADU on their property, and staff has followed up with these individuals. Furthermore, SCAG’s affordability analysis estimates that in the Orange County subregion, 98 percent of ADUs are provided at rents affordable to lower and moderate-income households.

In order to further incentivize ADU production, in June 2021, the City Council adopted a pilot program to waive all City plan check and permit fees for ADUs, equating to approximately $4,500 per unit. In addition, the City intends to utilize State LEAP funds to prepare updated ADU forms, brochures and website changes to help inform property owners about ADU regulations and opportunities. Finally, the Orange County Council of Governments (OCCOG) is compiling a series of ADU construction plans that can be pre-approved by cities and are customizable at minimal cost to the applicant.

The Orange County Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI), of which Yorba Linda is a part, discusses a potential program to provide low-interest loans to single-family homeowners and grants to homeowners with household incomes of up to 80% AMI to develop accessory dwelling units with affordability restrictions on their property. As part of the City’s efforts to address the needs of extremely low income households, by the end of 2022 the City will research this program including the availability of outside funds. If funding is available, the City will establish a pilot program by December 2023 with evaluation of the program by the end of 2024.
2021-2029 Objective: Achieve the production of an average of 50 ADUs annually, for a total of 400 ADUs over the planning period. Implement the Pilot Program to waive ADU plan check and permit fees, and reassess the program’s effectiveness in 2023.

Provide pre-approved ADU construction plans to streamline the project application and review process and reduce up-front project costs. Explore a program to provide ADU funding assistance to homeowners that provide affordability covenants. Promote ADUs to the community through handouts, simplified application forms and an ADU website page. Annually monitor ADU production and affordability as part of the Annual Performance Report (APR) on the Housing Element. Conduct reviews in 2024,20 2026 20 As presented in Program 8, Housing Opportunity Sites and Rezone Program, should the Measure B vote in Nov 2022 result in a shortfall of sites to address the City’s lower income RHNA, the City will conduct a 2nd Measure B

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and 2028 to evaluate if ADU production levels are being achieved, and if falling short, ensure adequate sites are available to address the lower income RHNA or commit to rezoning additional sites within one year (as necessary) to offset any shortfall.

13. Annexation of Areas in Sphere of Influence. Future, lower density housing growth can be accommodated through annexation of undeveloped land within Yorba Linda’s northern Sphere of Influence. Annexation of the 84-acre Cielo Vista area was successfully completed during the prior planning period, with 42 acres allocated to 80 single-family lots, and 42 acres preserved as open space. The 469-acre Esperanza Hills is still pending. The City’s General Plan provides for up to 536 new units within the northeastern Sphere Area Plan, and encourages clustering in response to topographical and other physical limitations. 2021-2029 Objective: Coordinate with the County and property owners to potentially annex Esperanza Hills during the planning period (depending on the ultimate entitlement of the project).

REMOVAL OF GOVERNMENTAL CONSTRAINTS

14. Measure B. The City recognizes the constraints of Measure B upon the provision of higher density and affordable housing related to development certainty, timing and associated costs.

As codified in Section 18.01.110 of the Zoning Code, any amendment to Measure B requires a ballot measure with majority voter approval; the City is therefore seeking to mitigate the constraints imposed by Measure B through several alternative methods. (1) Immediately upon adoption of the Housing Element in February 2022, the City will develop and adopt three new overlay zones (Affordable Housing Overlay, Congregational Land Overlay, and Commercial Mixed Use Overlay) which provide modified development standards and ministerial approvals to facilitate affordable multi-family development (refer to Programs #9, #10, #11). (2) The City is pursuing rezoning through a Measure B election to designate 27 sites at densities appropriate to address the community’s lower and moderate income housing needs (refer to Program # 8). The City will initiate the Measure B election, conduct community outreach and education on the benefits of higher density housing, and pay for all costs associated with the ballot measure. (3) The City has adopted a specific plan for the Town Center which integrates a mix of housing types near both jobs and bus lines, and is seeking to expand high density and mixed use housing in Savi Ranch, the City’s major employment center, located adjacent to the 91 Freeway (the primary east/west connector from Riverside County through central Orange County) which will assist with the reduction of vehicle miles traveled and associated greenhouse gas emissions.

In addition to these actions, beginning in 2023 and in conjunction with the City Attorney’s Office, the City will evaluate various options to mitigate the constraints of Measure B by providing City Council with explicit authority to rezone to higher densities and approve affordable housing projects and comply with all requirements in State Housing Element law without further ballot
initiative.
2021-2029 Objective: Mitigate the impacts of Measure B on creation of higher density and affordable housing through: establishment of three new overlay zones; rezoning select sites to higher densities; and accommodating higher density and mixed use housing near jobs and transit. By 2025, initiate a Measure B ballot measure, or other vote in Nov 2024. The City will assess its ADU progress in 2024 prior to this potential Measure B vote to determine whether additional sites are necessary to address any shortfalls in ADU production.

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alternative option, to provide City Council greater discretion in rezoning for higher densities in support of affordable housing projects.

15. Multi-family Development Standards and Processing Procedures. The City established development standards for its R-M-20 and R-M-30 multi-family zones in consultation with an urban design professional to ensure their cumulative impact did not constrain the ability to achieve maximum zoned densities. In tandem with establishing the new higher density zoning, Yorba Linda eliminated the prior multi-family Conditional Use Permit requirement and established Multi-Family Design Guidelines to provide upfront direction to the development community regarding the desired quality and character of multi-family development. Yorba Linda has established a review process, development standards and design guidelines which facilitate, and do not serve to constrain, quality multi-family housing. 2021-2029 Objective: Implement the City’s multi-family development standards and Design Guidelines to promote approval certainty, mitigate development costs and facilitate quality, sustainable multi-family housing.

16. Affordable Housing Density Bonus. (Modified) Zoning Code Chapter 18.19 sets forth the City’s density bonus incentives consistent with State law (Government Code Section 65915). In summary, applicants of residential projects of five or more units may apply for a density bonus and additional incentive(s) if the project provides for one of the following:
applicants of residential projects of five or more units may apply for a density bonus and additional incentive(s) if the project provides for one of the following:
• Min. 5 percent of total units for very low income households • Min. 10 percent of total units for lower income households • Min. 10 percent of total units in for-sale condominium for moderate income households
• 100 percent of units for very low, low and moderate income households (with maximum 20 percent moderate)
• A senior citizen housing development or mobile home park that limits residency based on age requirements (no affordability requirement) The amount of density bonus varies according to the amount by which the percentage of affordable housing units exceeds the established minimum percentage, but ranges from 20- 80 percent above the specified General Plan density. In addition to the density bonus, eligible projects may receive one to four additional development incentives, depending on the proportion of affordable units and level of income targeting. The following development incentives may be requested:
• Reduced site development standards or design requirements • Approval of mixed-use zoning in conjunction with the housing project • Other regulatory incentives or concessions which result in identifiable and actual cost reductions
In addition to development incentives, applicants are also eligible to utilize the State’s alternative parking ratio (inclusive of handicapped and guest spaces) of 1 space for 0-1 bedroom units, 1.5 spaces for 2-3 bedroom units, and 2.5 spaces for 4+ bedrooms. Lower parking ratios apply to specified projects, such as those near transit or serving special needs populations.

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2021-2029 Objective: Maintain a local density bonus ordinance as a means of enhancing the economic feasibility of affordable housing development, and update the ordinance in 2022 consistent with current State requirements. Provide information on available density and regulatory incentives in conjunction with discussions with development applicants.

17. Administrative Adjustment Process. The City uses an Administrative Adjustment Process as a means of providing flexibility in residential development standards, improving feasibility and reducing development costs. This process has assisted many property owners in developing accessory dwelling units, as well as adding additions to their homes. Specific administrative adjustments pertaining to residential uses include the following:
• A decrease of not more than 10% of the required building site area, width, or depth; • A decrease of not more than 20% of the required width of a side yard or the yard between buildings;
• A decrease of not more than 15% of the required front or rear yard with the combined total not to exceed 20%; and
• An increase of not more than 10% of the permitted projection of steps, stairways, landings, eaves, overhangs, masonry chimneys, and fireplaces into any required front, rear, side or yard between buildings.

Unlike the conditional use permit and variance processes, the Administrative Adjustment Process is a non-public hearing process and is not subject to the public noticing requirements of the Government Code. However, Administrative Adjustment applications do provide notice to all abutting property owners adjacent to the subject property. 2021-2029 Objective: The City will continue to use the Administrative Adjustment Process to provide flexibility in residential development requirements.

18. Zoning Text Amendments for Special Needs Housing. (New) As presented under the Governmental Constraints analysis and pursuant to recent changes in State law, several revisions to the Yorba Linda’s Zoning Code have been identified as appropriate to better facilitate the provision of a variety of housing types. These Code revisions include:
• Allow supportive housing as a use by right in all zones where multi-family and mixed use is permitted; eliminate parking requirements for supportive housing located within ½ mile of public transit. (per AB 2162)
• Amend parking standards for emergency shelters from a ratio based on the size of the structure to a ratio based on the number of shelter staff. (per AB 139) • Eliminate current spacing requirements between shelters and residentially zoned properties and schools.
• Develop and adopt by right processing procedures for Low Barrier Navigation Centers. (per AB 101)
• Allow small employee housing (6 or fewer) in all zone districts where single-family residential is permitted.
2021-2029 Objective: Amend the Development Code by 2022 to facilitate housing for Yorba Linda’s special needs populations.

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19. SB 35 Streamlining. (New) In accordance with Government Code section 65913.4 (SB 35), applications for multi-family residential development that include a minimum of 50 percent lower income units may be eligible for a streamlined, ministerial approval process if they meet objective standards as outlined in the Government Code. Yorba Linda will create an SB 35 checklist and written procedures for processing SB 35 applications. 2021-2029 Objective: Create an SB 35 checklist and written procedures for processing SB 35 applications (2022).

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS

20. Fair Housing/Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing. (Modified) The City uses the services of the Orange County Fair Housing Council for fair housing outreach and educational information, fair housing complaints, tenant/landlord dispute resolution, and housing information and counseling. Many of the people who contact the Council have basic questions about landlord and tenant rights and responsibilities; housing counselors provide clients with comprehensive information to help resolve tenant/landlord issues. The Council conducts fair housing education and outreach throughout Orange County.

The biggest fair housing issues facing Yorba Linda are: need for additional affordable housing in new developments and existing neighborhoods, maintenance of older units, and fair housing outreach to seniors and persons with disabilities. The new Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) component of the Housing Element connects these fair housing issues with programs in the Housing Element, as well as additional meaningful actions that the City will undertake to help address them. The Table on the following pages presents a summary of the issues, contributing factors, and the City’s planned actions to address these issues.

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Table V-4: Summary Matrix of Fair Housing Issues and Actions for Mitigation Fair Housing
Issue Contributing Factors Priority Level Action
Fair Housing
Outreach
(Housing
Mobility)

1. Outreach to seniors due to
digital divide/unaware of
available resources

2. Certain racial/ethnic groups
have a higher percentage of
tenant/landlord complaints
compared to their percentage
of the City’s population overall

3. More education needed by
the public sector for residents
to become familiar with
available resources
Medium City Action: By the end of 2022 have additional
fair housing information posted at the Yorba Linda
Senior Center site and on their digital platforms.

Hold an informational workshop in 2023 and 2025.

Community Development Dept
City Action: By December 2022, conduct a fair
housing information session for the City Council.

Invite local nonprofits (such as the Kennedy
Commission, Making Housing Happen and People
for Housing O.C.) to attend.

Community Development Dept
City Action: Publish Fair Housing information,
including any community meetings, on nontraditional media such as Facebook or Instagram and conduct targeted outreach to tenants, mobile
home park residents and other lower income
populations.

Community Development Department, Public
Information Officer
Action Outcomes: Taking the above actions will
help publicize fair housing options to residents,
including special needs groups and low income
residents. Throughout the informational workshops
and Council workshops, develop a comprehensive
list of interested nonprofits, property owners and
community members that can be utilized for future
outreach.

Need for
additional
affordable
housing and
community
revitalization in
certain built out
neighborhoods
(Place based
Strategies,
Displacement)

1. Levels of overpayment.

2. Low number of HCVs in the
City compared to the County
overall.

3. Affordable housing
opportunities needed for
special needs groups,
including: the disabled (Tracts
218.24) and female headed
households (Tracts 117.18 and
218.26)

4. Continued public Investment in
infrastructure and accessibility
improvements in moderate
resource opportunity areas.

High City Action: Starting in 2022, work with the
FHCOC to contact landlords of affordable
multifamily complexes every two years and provide
fair housing information and assistance. This
outreach will focus on promoting the Section 8
voucher program to landlords who have not
previously participated in the program and should
include multi-lingual materials. Outreach should
be targeted to the special needs Census Tracts
218.24, 117.18 and 218.26.

Community Development Dept
City Action: Adopt an Ordinance by 2022 to
expand the housing supply in High Resource
single-family zones by allowing for lot splits and
duplexes under the parameters of SB 9.

Community Development Dept
City Action: Dedicate or seek funding to prioritize
infrastructure and accessibility improvements in the

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Table V-4: Summary Matrix of Fair Housing Issues and Actions for Mitigation Fair Housing
Issue Contributing Factors Priority Level Action
moderate resource opportunity areas (Census
Tracts 218.20 and 218.26). This should include the
annual CDBG allocations.

Community Development Dept/Public Works
City Action: Coordinate with the Orange County
Housing Authority in 2023 about utilizing the
mobility counseling program in Yorba Linda. This
OCHA program informs Housing Choice Voucher
holders about their residential options in higher
opportunity areas and provides holistic supports to
voucher holders seeking to move to higher
opportunity areas.

Community Development Department
Action Outcomes: Increased public and private
investment in areas of Yorba Linda that have been
identified as moderate resource areas and portions
of the City with higher percentages of special needs
groups.

Need for
Affordable
Housing in New
Developments
(New
Opportunities)

1. Availability of affordable
housing in all areas of the City,
including those where rents
and sale prices have become
exclusive (as shown on the
Displacement Map).

2. Need for affordable housing
options throughout the City.

High City Action: Adopt the Affordable Housing Overlay, Commercial Mixed Use Overlay and
Congregational Land Overlay following adoption of
the Housing Element in 2022, providing sites for
over 1,000 lower income units. Initiate rezoning
and the Measure B election in 2022, and pay for all
costs associated with the ballot measure. Promote
and support the development of Accessory
Dwelling Units, and seek to issue permits for 50
ADUs annually (see Programs 8-12).

Community Development Dept
City Action: Expand information available on
affordable housing in Yorba Linda, including any
community meetings, on non-traditional media such
as Facebook and Instagram. Provide targeted
outreach about available affordable housing,
including the 40 unit Altrudy II project, in the City’s moderate resource opportunity areas (Census
Tracts 218.20 and 218.26).

Community Development Department, Public
Information Officer
City Action: During the public hearing processes
for the Affordable Housing Overlay, Mixed-Use
Housing Overlay, and Congregational Land
Overlay, as well as the outreach process for the
Measure B election (occurring in November 2022),
utilize tools such as the “Myths and Facts About
Affordable & High Density Housing” currently on the
City’s website to show what affordable housing

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Table V-4: Summary Matrix of Fair Housing Issues and Actions for Mitigation Fair Housing
Issue Contributing Factors Priority Level Action
means and who it benefits. Contact Kennedy
Commission, Making Housing Happen and People
for Housing O.C. for potential input. Conduct at
least five educational events for the public.

Community Development Department/PIO
City Action: By the end of 2022, research the
development of a program that would provide lowinterest loans to single-family homeowners and grants to homeowners with household incomes of
up to 80% of the Area Median Income to develop
accessory dwelling units with affordability
restrictions on their property. This research should
also explore outside funds. If funding is available,
establish a pilot program by December 2023 with
evaluation of the program by the end of 2024.

Action Outcomes: An increased variety of housing
options available to Yorba Linda residents
throughout the city, including areas that have
traditionally only had single-family ownership
housing. Provide adequate sites for over 1,400
lower income households, over 500 moderate
income households, and over 800 above moderate
income households, exceeding the City’s RHNA
requirements.

Community
Conservation
(Place based
strategies,
Displacement)

1. Challenges for
housing/property upkeep due
to financial/physical
constraints.

2. Age of housing stock
Medium City Action: Include information about rehab and maintenance resources (including the Residential
Rehabilitation Program and Community
Preservation Program) in City newsletters and on
the website. Include translated information when
feasible. Seek to assist 10 households annually.

Community Development Department/PIO
City Action: Starting in 2022, conduct targeted
outreach through annual mailings to Census Tracts
218.20 and 218.26. about available rehabilitation
assistance.

Community Development Dept
Action Outcomes: Given the age of Yorba Linda’s
housing stock, increased rehabilitation options will
benefit all neighborhoods in the city. Through
remediation of substandard housing conditions,
return approximately six units/year to safe and
sanitary conditions.

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21. Housing Opportunities for Persons Living with Disabilities. As Yorba Linda’s population continues to age, providing housing that is accessible to people of all abilities becomes increasingly important. The City adopts updates to Uniform Building and Housing Codes to reflect current accessibility requirements in new construction, and has adopted procedures for requesting a Reasonable Accommodation with respect to zoning, permit processing and building code for persons with disabilities. Lower income homeowners can receive grants for accessibility improvements through Yorba Linda’s Residential Rehabilitation Program.

The Orange County Regional Center (OCRC) is among 21 regional centers operated by the State Department of Developmental Services to provide services and support for adults and children with developmental disabilities. The OCRC provides services to nearly 400 developmentally disabled residents within Yorba Linda’s two zip codes. Approximately 60 percent of their adult clients live with their parents, and as these parents age and become more frail, their adult disabled children will require alternative housing options. The OCRC has identified several community-based housing types appropriate for persons living with a developmental disability, including: licensed community care facilities and group homes; supervised apartment settings with support services; and for persons able to live more independently, rent subsidized, affordable housing.

Yorba Linda supports the provision of housing for its disabled population, including persons with developmental disabilities, through several means, including:
• By-right zoning for licensed residential care facilities (6 or fewer residents) in all residential zones, and provisions for larger care facilities (7 or more residents) in multi-family residential zones subject to a conditional use permit. • Treatment of supportive and transitional housing as a residential use of property, and subject only to those restrictions and processing requirements that apply to other residential dwellings of the same type in the same zone. • Provision of residential rehabilitation loans and grants for lower income households which may be used for accessibility improvements.
• Programs to facilitate affordable housing, including Affordable Housing Development Assistance, Density Bonuses and new Affordable Housing Overlays. • Encouraging affordable housing developers to integrate supportive housing units, increasing project competitiveness for Tax Credits and other funding sources. • Supporting the creation of accessory dwelling units in all residential districts.

The City’s Zoning Code provides a mechanism through which the City can grant reasonable adjustments to accommodate individuals with disabilities. In addition to adjustments to zoning requirements, the City will amend the Municipal Code to specify that adjustments may also be made to building codes or other land use regulations, policies or practices that act as a barrier to fair housing opportunities for the disabled.

In their review of Yorba Linda’s Housing Element, the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) identified the City’s CUP requirement for large community care facilities as a potential constraint on housing for persons with disabilities. In order to address this concern, the City will amend the Zoning Code to ensure requirements for community care facilities of more than six persons are consistent with State law and fair housing requirements, including replacing or modifying the CUP requirement to provide greater objectivity and certainty.

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2021-2029 Objective: Continue to support a variety of housing types to help address the diverse needs of persons living with disabilities, and work in cooperation with the OCRC to publicize information on available resources for housing and services.

Proactively reach out to developers on an annual basis to pursue opportunities to increase the supply of affordable housing in Yorba Linda, including housing for special needs and extremely low income (ELI) households. Pursue use of State and Federal funds available for supportive housing and services in future affordable housing projects. Review and amend the Municipal Code regarding community care facilities of more than six persons and to expand provisions for reasonable accommodation.

22. Housing Unit Replacement Program. Pursuant to Government Code 65583.2(g)(3), the Housing Element must include a program requiring the replacement of units affordable to the same or lower income level as a condition of any development on a nonvacant site consistent with those requirements set forth in Density Bonus Law (Government Code 65915(c)(3).

Replacement requirements shall be required for sites identified in the inventory that currently have residential uses, or within the last five years have had residential uses that have been vacated or demolished, and were either rent or price restricted, or were occupied by low or very low income households.
2021-2029 Objective: Update the Municipal Code to specify replacement housing requirements on nonvacant sites consistent with Government Code 65583.2(g)(3).

23. Housing for Extremely Low Income Households. The City will support the development of housing for extremely low-income (ELI) households through a variety of activities such as coordinating with potential housing developers, providing financial assistance or land writedowns, providing expedited processing, identifying grant and funding opportunities, applying for or supporting applications for funding on an ongoing basis, and/or offering additional incentives beyond the density bonus. The following specific activities will support ELI housing during the planning period:
• Creating pre-approved and customizable ADU plans, including at least one smaller sized, lower cost option (2022)
• Pursuing an ADU funding program to assist homeowners who agree to place affordability restrictions on their ADU (2022 program research, 2024 est. program pending available funds)
• Amending the Zoning Code to specify incentives for the development of ELI housing, including priority development processing and flexible development standards (2022)
2021-2029 Objective: Update the Zoning Code in 2022 to incentives for ELI units.

Proactively reach out to developers on an annual basis to pursue opportunities to increase the supply of affordable housing in Yorba Linda, including housing for extremely low income (ELI) households.

2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT V-31 HOUSING PLAN
Table V-5: Housing Program Summary 2021-2029
Housing
Program
Program
Goal
2021-2029 Objective Funding
Source
Responsible
Agency
Time
Frame

CONSERVE AND IMPROVE EXISTING HOUSING

1. Residential
Rehabilitation
Provide financial
assistance for
home repairs to
lower income
households.

Assist 10 households
annually, or 80 over
the 2014-2021 period.

CDBG Community
Development
Department
2021-2029

2. Housing
Community
Preservation and
Abatement
Bring
substandard
housing into
compliance with
City codes
Continue to operate
the Community
Preservation Program.

General Fund Community
Development
Department
2021-2029

3. Multifamily
Acquisition and
Improvement
Improve
dilapidated rental
housing; improve
neighborhoods;
preserve
affordability.

Identify deteriorated
apartments, and reach
out to property owners
and non-profits at least
twice during the
planning period to
identify opportunities
and to secure funds to
acquire & rehabilitate
units. Assist in
preparing applications
for funding.

Housing Asset
Fund; HOME;
Tax Credits;
other outside
sources
Community
Development
Department
Annually
monitor the
availability of
LIHTC to
determine
funding
feasibility for
acq/rehab
projects.

Reach out to
non-profits at
least twice
during
planning
period.

4. Section 8
Rental
Assistance
Provide rental
assistance to
extremely low
and very low
income
households.

Continue current
levels of Section 8;
Outreach to landlords
to encourage their
participation.

HUD Section 8 OCHA Landlord
outreach
2022-2023

PROVISION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING

5. Affordable
Housing
Development
Assistance
Provide
regulatory and
financial
assistance in
support of
affordable and
mixed income
housing
Incentives include:
- Flexible development
standards
- Density bonuses
- Financial assistance
- Land write-downs
Transfer land to
Orange Housing
Development Corp
(OHDC) for
development of
Altrudy II affordable
senior housing.

Housing Asset
Fund; HOME;
Tax Credits;
other outside
sources
Community
Development
Department
2021-2029
Transfer land
to OHDC in
2023.

6. Mortgage
Assistance
Program
Assist moderate
income
households
purchase their
first home.

Provide “silent second”
loans to at least 5 first
time homebuyers.

Housing Asset
Fund
Community
Development
Department
2021-2029

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Table V-5: Housing Program Summary (cont’d)
Housing
Program
Program
Goal
2021-2029
Objective
Funding
Source
Responsible
Agency
Time
Frame

7. Sustainability
and Green
Building
Promote energy
conservation and
sustainable
design in new
and existing
development.

Implement
sustainability policies
thru General Plan,
Town Center, and
Multi-family Design
Guidelines. Educate
residents and
development
community on Green
Building and
sustainability
practices.

Department
Budgets
Community
Development
Department;
Parks and
Recreation
2021-2029

PROVIDE ADEQUATE SITES

8. Housing
Opportunity Sites
and Rezone
Program
Provide
adequate sites to
address the
City’s RHNA and
incentivize the
production of
affordable units.
1) Conduct public
hearings and adopt
Housing Element; 2)
Prepare and adopt
new housing overlay
zones; 3) Conduct
Measure B vote on
rezone sites; 4)
Rezone sites
accordingly, and
process ministerially
consistent with
requirements under
Government Code
section 65584.09.

Department
Budget
Community
Development
Department
Complete
Measure B
rezoning in Nov
2022. If shortfall
in sites to meet
RHNA, conduct
outreach on
alternative site
options (2023);
amend Element
for HCD review
by early 2024;
conduct 2nd
Measure B vote
in Nov 2024.
8a. Lot
Consolidation
Program
Provide
incentives for the
consolidation of
parcels into
larger
development
sites.

Conduct outreach to
property owners in
the Housing Element
rezone sites and
adopt a Lot
Consolidation
Ordinance to codify
available incentives.

General Community
Development
Department
Adopt Ordinance
in 2022. Conduct
a mid-cycle
review in 2025
and make
modifications as
necessary to
promote housing
on small sites.

9. Affordable
Housing Overlay
(AHO)
Incentivize
development of
affordable
housing on
designated multifamily sites.

Create AHO to
provide incentives for
affordable housing
on designated sites:
- Increased densities
- Increased heights
- Increased floor areas
- Reduced open space
Department
Budget
Community
Development
Department
Adopt Zoning
Code
amendment in
Spring 2022.

10. Commercial
Mixed Use
Overlay
Expand site
opportunities by
integrating
housing on
underutilized
commercial sites.

Develop new
Commercial MixedUse Overlay
Department
Budget
Community
Development
Department
Adopt Zoning
Code
amendment in
Spring 2022.

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Table V-5: Housing Program Summary (cont’d)
Housing
Program
Program
Goal
2021-2029
Objective
Funding
Source
Responsible
Agency
Time
Frame

11.Congregational
Land Overlay
Expand site
opportunities by
allowing
affordable
housing on
religious sites.

Develop new
Congregational Land
Overlay and help to
connect
congregations with
affordable housing
development
partners.

Department
Budget
Community
Development
Department
Adopt Zoning
Code
amendment in
Spring 2022.

Conduct followup meeting w/h
congregations
(2023).

12. Promote
Accessory
Dwelling Units
Provide
additional sites
for rental
housing within
existing
neighborhoods.

Expand housing
opportunities for
seniors,
caregivers, and
other modest
income
households.

Achieve production
of 50 ADUs annually.

Implement Pilot
Program to waive
ADU plan check and
permit fees.

Research program
for funding
assistance for deed
restricted ADUs.

Provide preapproved
construction plans.

Promote ADUs
through handouts,
simplified forms and
website. Conduct
mid-cycle review on
production.

Department
Budget;
LEAP funds
Community
Development
Department
Reassess Pilot
Program for fee
waivers in 2023.

Provide preapproved plans
and promotional
materials in
2022. Research
funding
assistance in
2022, and est.
pilot program in
2024 as
appropriate.

Conduct reviews
in 2024, 2026 &
2028, and if
production falling
short, ensure
adequate sites to
meet lower
income RHNA or
commit to
rezoning.

13. Annexation of
Areas in Sphere
of Influence
Increase the
City’s capacity to
accommodate
future housing
growth.

Coordinate with the
County and property
owners to potentially
annex Esperanza
Hills during the
planning period
should the project
obtain final
entitlement approval.

General
Fund
Community
Development
Department
2021-2029

REMOVAL OF GOVERNMENTAL CONSTRAINTS

14. Measure B Mitigate the
impacts of
Measure B on
creation of
higher density
and affordable
housing.

Establish overlay
zones; rezone sites;
accommodate
housing near jobs/
transit. Provide City
Council greater
discretion in rezoning
for and approving
affordable housing.

General
Fund
Community
Development
Department
Begin evaluating
options to modify
Measure B in
2023, and by
2025, initiate
ballot measure or
other alternative
option.

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Table V-5: Housing Program Summary (cont’d)
Housing
Program
Program
Goal
2021-2029
Objective
Funding
Source
Responsible
Agency
Time
Frame

15. Multi-family
Development
Standards and
Processing
Procedures
Provide well
defined
development
standards and
Design
Guidelines to
facilitate an
efficient
development
review process.

Implement multifamily development
standards and
Design Guidelines
to promote approval
certainty, mitigate
development costs
and support quality,
sustainable multifamily housing.

General Fund Community
Development
Department
2021-2029

16. Affordable
Housing Density
Bonus
Provide density
and other
incentives to
facilitate
affordable
housing
development.

Promote density
bonus and other
regulatory
incentives in
conjunction with
discussions with
applicants.

Department
Budgets
Community
Development
Department
Update the
ordinance in
2022
consistent with
current state
statutes.

17. Administrative
Adjustment
Process
Provide flexibility
in residential
development
standards.

Continue to use the
administrative
process for specific
adjustments to
residential uses.

Department
Budget
Community
Development
Department
2021-2029

18. Zoning Text
Amendment for
Special Needs
Housing
Facilitate the
provision of
housing for
persons with
special needs.

Amend the Zoning
Code to support a
variety of housing
types for special
needs populations.

Department
Budget
Community
Development
Department
Amend the
Zoning Code in
2022.

19. SB 35
Streamlining
Provide
streamlined
processing for
affordable
projects.

Create an SB 35
checklist and written
procedures for
processing SB 35
applications
Department
Budget
Community
Development
Department
Create
checklist and
processing
procedures in
2022.

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS

20. Fair Housing/
Affirmatively
Furthering Fair
Housing
Promote fair
housing
practices and
prevent
discrimination.

Refer to objectives
in Table V-4
General Fund;
County CDBG
Community
Development
Department;
OC Fair
Housing
Council
Refer to time
frames in Table
V-4

21. Housing
Opportunities for
Persons with
Disabilities
Support housing
options for
persons with
disabilities
through zoning,
partnerships with
housing
providers, and
pursuit of
funding.

Work with OCRC to
publicize info on
resources. Pursue
State and Federal
funding. Amend the
Municipal Code re:
community care
facilities of more
than six persons
and to expand
reasonable
accommodation
provisions.

Department
Budget; MHP -
Supportive
Housing
component;
HOME, Tax
Credits; other
outside sources
Community
Development
Department
Annually reach
out to
developers re:
affordable
housing
opportunities
and pursue
supportive
housing
funding.

Amend the
Code by 2023.

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Table V-5: Housing Program Summary (cont’d)
Housing
Program
Program
Goal
2021-2029
Objective
Funding
Source
Responsible
Agency
Time
Frame

22. Replacement
Housing Program
Ensure no net
loss of units
affordable to
lower income
households
Update Code to
specify replacement
housing
requirements
consistent with
Government Code
65583.2(g)(3).

General Community
Development
Department;
City
Attorney’s
Office
Update Code
within one year
of Housing
Element
adoption

23. Housing for
Extremely Low
Income (ELI)
Households
Support a variety
of housing
options for ELI
households.

Create off-the-shelf
ADU plans, pursue
funding program for
deed-restricted
ADUs, amend Code
to specify incentives
for ELI housing
General fund;
potential State
and county
funds
Community
Development
Department
Amend Zoning
Code in 2022.

Table V-6: 2021–2029 Quantified Objectives
Income Level New Construction
Objectives
Rehabilitation
Objectives
Conservation
Objectives
Extremely Low
(0% - 30% AMI) 382 46 49
Very Low
(31% - 50% AMI) 383 20 49
Low
(51% - 80% AMI) 451 14
Moderate
(81% - 120% AMI) 457 5
Above Moderate
(>120% AMI) 742
Totals 2,415 80 103
Notes:

AMI – Area Median Income
New Construction Objective: Reflects City’s 2021-2029 RHNA. Of allocation for 765 very low income units, half is allocated to extremely low income households, and half to very low income households.

Rehabilitation Objective: Reflects loans/grants through CDBG-funded Housing Rehabilitation Program. Income distribution based trends from 2014-2020 period.

Conservation Objective: Reflects conservation of existing tenant-based Section 8 vouchers through OCHA, and providing home purchase assistance through the City’s MAP program.

Appendix A
Glossary

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Appendix A: Glossary
This glossary is for ease of use of the Yorba Linda Housing Element only; for full definitions related to the City of Yorba Linda Municipal Code, please see Chapter 18 - ZONING.

A. Abbreviations
ACS: American Community Survey
ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act
ADU: Accessory Dwelling Unit
AFFH: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
AFH: Assessment of Fair Housing
AI: Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice
AMI: Area Median (Household) Income
APN: Assessors Parcel Number
CARE: California Alternate Rates for Energy
CBC: California Building Code
CDBG: Community Development Block Grant
CEQA: California Environmental Quality Act
CHAS: Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy
CUP: Conditional Use Permit
DDS: California Department of Social Services
DFEH California Department of Fair Employment and Housing DOF: California Department of Finance
EDD: California Employment Development Department
EENRC: Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Commission EIR: Environmental Impact Report
ELI: Extremely Low Income
FAR: Floor Area Ratio
FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEHA: California Fair Employment and Housing Act
FHA: Fair Housing Act
GHG: Greenhouse Gas
HCD: California Department of Housing and Community Development HERO: Home Energy Renovation Opportunity
HMDA: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
HOME: HOME Investment Partnership Program
HRC: Housing Rights Center
HUD: U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
LRA: Local Responsibility Area
North SPA:North Orange County Service Planning Area
OCHA: Orange County Housing Authority
RCOC Regional Center of Orange County

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R/ECAP: Racial and Ethnic Characteristics/Concentrations RHNA: Regional Housing Needs Allocation
SCAG: Southern California Association of Governments
SFPA: Special Fire Protection Areas
SPA: Service Planning Area
SRO: Single Room Occupancy
TCAC: California Tax Credit Allocation Committee
UBC: Uniform Building Code
UWMP: Urban Water Management Plan
VHFHSZ: Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone
VLI Very Low Income
B. Definitions
Accessory Dwelling Unit: An accessory dwelling unit (also known as second units or granny flats) is an attached or detached structure that provides independent living facilities for one or more persons and includes permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as a single-family dwelling unit.

Acreage: Gross acreage refers to the entire acreage of a site. Most communities calculate gross acreage to the centerline of proposed bounding streets and to the edge of the right-of-way of existing or dedicated streets. Net acreage refers to the portion of a site that can actually be built upon. Public or private road right-of-way, public open space, and flood ways are not included in the net acreage of a site.

Accessible Housing Unit: An accessible housing unit is designed and built to be usable to a person with physical disabilities.

Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH): This new legislation requires all housing elements due on or after January 1, 2021 contain an Assessment of Fair Housing to ensure that laws, policies, programs, and activities affirmatively further fair housing opportunities throughout the community for all persons regardless of race, religion, sex, marital status, ancestry, national origin, color, familial status, disability, and other characteristics protected by the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.

Affordable Unit: A dwelling unit within a housing development which will be reserved for, and restricted to, income qualified households at an affordable rent or is reserved for sale to an income qualified household at an affordable purchase price.

American Community Survey: The American Community Survey (ACS), part of the United States Census Bureau, collects sample population and housing data on an ongoing basis, January through December. The Housing Element update uses the five year average ACS data from the 2014-2018 period.

Area Median Income: As used in State of California housing law with respect to income eligibility limits established by HUD. The Area Median Income referred to in this Housing Element is that of Orange County.

At Risk: Deed-restricted affordable housing projects at risk of converting to market rate.

California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD): The State agency that has principal responsibility for assessing, planning for, and assisting communities

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to meet the needs of low- and moderate-income households. HCD is responsible for reviewing Housing Element’s and determining whether they comply with State housing statutes.

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): A State law requiring State and local agencies to regulate activities with consideration for environmental protection.

Census: The official decennial enumeration of the population conducted by the federal government.

City Council: The City Council serves as the elected legislative and policy-making body of the City of Yorba Linda
, enacting all laws and directing any actions necessary to provide for the general welfare of the community through appropriate programs, services, and activities.

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG): This grant allots money to cities and counties for housing and community development activities, including public facilities and economic development.

Conditional Use Permit (CUP): Conditional Use Permits are required for uses which may be suitable only in specific locations in a zoning district, or which require special consideration in their design, operation or layout to ensure compatibility with surrounding uses.

Condominium: A condominium consists of an undivided interest in common in a portion of real property coupled with a separate interest in space called a unit, the boundaries of which are described on a recorded final map, parcel map, or condominium plan in sufficient detail to locate all boundaries thereof.

Condominium Conversion: The conversion of existing real estate and/or structures to separate, salable condominium units, regardless of present or prior use and whether substantial improvements have been made to such structures.

Default Density: Housing Element statutes provide for the use of “default densities” to assess affordability when evaluating the adequacy of sites to address the affordability targets established by the RHNA. Based on its population and location within Orange County, Yorba Linda falls within the default density of 30 units per acre for providing sites affordable to very low and low income households.

Density Bonus: An increase in the density (number of dwelling units allowed per acre or parcel), above that normally allowed by the applicable zoning district, in exchange for the provision of a stated percentage of affordable units.

Development Fees: City imposed fees to partially cover the costs for processing and providing services and facilities; and fund capital improvements related to fire, police, parks, and libraries and correlate the increased demands on these services.

Dissimilarity Index: A measure of residential segregation is the dissimilarity index, which is a commonly used measure of community-level segregation.

Dwelling Unit: Any building or portion thereof which contains living facilities, including provisions for sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation, for not more than one family.

Emergency Shelter: An establishment operated by an Emergency Shelter Provider that provides homeless people with immediate, short-term housing for no more than six months in a 12-month period, where no person is denied occupancy because of inability to pay.

Environmental Impact Report (EIR): Required by CEQA, this document serves to inform governmental agencies and the public of a project's potential environmental impacts and provides mitigation measure if impacts are found to be significant.

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Family: A group of persons who maintain a single common household, but who otherwise are not a Community Care Facility.

General Plan: A statement of policies, including text and diagrams setting forth objectives, principles, standards, and plan proposals, for the future physical development of the city or county (see Government Code Sections 65300 et seq.). California State law requires that a General Plan include elements dealing with seven subjects—circulation, conservation, housing, land use, noise, open space and safety—and specifies to various degrees the information to be incorporated in each element.

Hillside Zoning Ordinance: This ordinance was established to facilitate and permit the development within the hillside areas through a set of hillside development standards focused on protecting the public, health, safety, and welfare; natural and biological resources, and the community at large.

Homeless: Persons and families who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.

Includes those staying in temporary or emergency shelters or who are accommodated with friends or others with the understanding that shelter is being provided as a last resort.

California Housing Element law requires all cities and counties to address the housing needs of the homeless.

Household: All persons living in a housing unit.

Householder: The head of a household.

Housing Element: One of the seven State-mandated elements of a local general plan, it assesses the existing and projected housing needs of all economic segments of the community, identifies potential sites adequate to provide the amount and kind of housing needed, and contains goals, policies, and implementation programs for the preservation, improvement, and development of housing.

Infill Development: Development of land (usually individual lots or left-over properties) within areas that are already largely developed.

Infrastructure: Public services and facilities, such as sewage-disposal systems, water-supply systems, other utility systems, and roads.

Land Use Regulation: A term encompassing the regulation of land in general and often used to mean those regulations incorporated in the General Plan, as distinct from zoning regulations (which are more specific).

Lot or Parcel: A portion of land shown as a unit on a recorded subdivision map or an approved minor subdivision map, parcel map or otherwise existing as of record with the Orange County Office of the Assessor.

Low Income Household: A household earning less than 80 percent of the Orange County median income based on information provided by HCD/HUD.

Manufactured Housing/Mobile Home: A dwelling unit built in a factory in one or more sections, transported over the highways to a permanent occupancy site, and installed on the site either with or without a permanent foundation.

Measure M: The Revised Traffic Improvement and Growth Management Plan (Measure M) was adopted by Orange County voters in 1990 and extended in 2007, establishing a one-half cent sales tax for countywide transportation improvements. Eligible jurisdictions receive a portion of this sales tax revenue to use for local projects provided they have a local Growth Management Plan. In response, the City of Yorba Linda has adopted a Growth Management Element as part of its General Plan.

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Mixed-use: The combination of various uses, such as office, retail and residential, in a single building or on a single site in an integrated development project with significant functional interrelationships and a coherent physical design.

Moderate Income Household: A household earning 80% to 120% of the Orange County median income based on information provided by HCD/HUD.

Multi-family Residential: Usually two or more dwelling units on a single site, which may be in the same or separate buildings.

Ordinance: A law or regulation set forth and adopted by a governmental authority, usually a city or county.

Overcrowding: Household living in a dwelling unit where there are more than 1.01 persons per room, excluding kitchens, porches and hallways. Severe overcrowding is where there are more than 1.51 persons per room.

Overpayment: Housing overpayment occurs when a household spends more than 30 percent of its income on housing costs; severe overpayment refers to spending greater than 50 percent of income on housing.

Persons with Disability: A person with a long lasting physical, mental, or emotional condition that impairs their mobility, ability to work, or ability for self-care.

Planning Commission: The Yorba Linda Planning Commission conducts public hearings and makes decisions on applications for discretionary projects, considers appeals of decisions by the Director of Community Development, and serves as the advisory body to the Yorba Linda City Council on planning issues.

Poverty Level: As used by the U.S. Census, families and unrelated individuals are classified as being above or below the poverty level based on a poverty index that provides a range of income cutoffs or “poverty thresholds” varying by size of family, number of children, and age of householder.

Reasonable Accommodation: The federal Fair Housing Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act impose an affirmative duty on local governments to make reasonable accommodations in their zoning and other land use regulations when such accommodations may be necessary to afford disabled persons an equal opportunity to use a dwelling.

Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RNHA): A quantification by SCAG and HCD of existing and projected housing need -- the City’s fair share of the regional housing needs by household income group.

Rezoning: An amendment to the map and/or text of a zoning ordinance to effect a change in the nature, density, or intensity of uses allowed in a zoning district and/or on a designated parcel or land area.

Special Fire Protection Areas: Orange County has designated much of the hillsides Special Fire Protection Areas (SFPA) for wildland and urban interface fire risks. SFPA are geographic areas subject to uncontrollable fires due to formidable fire conditions, such as topography and native vegetation.

Single-family Residential: A single dwelling unit on a building site.

Special Needs Population: Under Housing Element statutes, special needs populations include the elderly, persons with disabilities, female-headed households, large households, and the homeless.

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Supportive Housing: Permanent affordable housing with no limit on length of stay that is linked to on- or off-site services that assist the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving his or her health status, and maximizing his or her ability to live, and where possible, work in the community.

Transitional Housing: A dwelling unit or group of dwelling units for residents in immediate need of temporary housing. Transitional housing is configured as rental housing, but operated under program requirements that call for the termination of assistance and recirculation of the assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at some predetermined time, which shall be no less than six months.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): A cabinet-level department of the federal government that administers housing and community development programs.

Vacant: Lands or buildings that are not actively used for any purpose.

Very Low Income Household: A household with an annual income usually no greater than 50 percent of the area median family income, based on the latest available eligibility limits established by HCD/HUD.

Zoning Ordinance: Regulations adopted by the City which govern the use and development of land within its boundaries and implements policies of the General Plan.

Zoning District: A designated section of a city or county for which prescribed land use requirements and building and development standards are uniform.

Appendix B
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing

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APPENDIX B

AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING
All Housing Elements due on or after January 1, 2021 must contain an Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) consistent with the core elements of the analysis required by the federal Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Final Rule of July 16, 2015.1 Under state law, affirmatively further fair housing means “taking meaningful actions, in addition to combatting discrimination, that overcome patterns of segregation and foster inclusive communities free from barriers that restrict access to opportunity based on protected characteristics”.2 The AFFH analysis must contain the following:

Part 1: Outreach
Part 2: Assessment of Fair Housing
A. Key Data and Background Information
B. Fair Housing Enforcement and Outreach Capacity
C. Integration and segregation patterns and trends
D. Racially or ethnically concentrated areas of poverty E. Disparities in access to opportunity
F. Disproportionate housing needs in the jurisdiction, including displacement risk
Part 3: Sites Inventory
Part 4: Identification of Contributing Factors
Part 5. Goals and Actions
While this appendix provides a focused analysis of fair housing issues in Yorba Linda, several other sections of the housing element address the issue and are included in this appendix by reference.
1 California Department of Housing and Community Development, AB 686 Summary of Requirements in Housing Element Law, April 23, 2020.
2 Government Code Section 8899.50 (a)(1)

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PART 1. OUTREACH
A. HOUSING ELEMENT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROGRAM
Detailed information about the Housing Element public participation program is proved in the Introduction of this Element. Highlights included:
• Housing Element Website – A City website specifically for the Housing Element update was established to provide a variety of information including allowing for citizen input on potential housing sites and provide other comments. • Public workshops before City Council and Planning Commission – three public workshops were held. Many comments were received and staff explained the proposed overlays. Residents also expressed support for the facilitation of ADUs. • Workshop with Religious Congregations – In January 2021, staff partnered with an organization called Making Housing Happen, which focuses its efforts on working with local churches to consider housing opportunities on underutilized portions of their property. One of the ideas discussed was the creation of a congregational housing overlay zone, which could potentially allow for housing to be built on religious sites.

Staff invited the 37 religious’ congregations from Yorba Linda and had nearly 20 participants in attendance representing 12 different diverse congregations, including an African American Baptist Church, a Jewish Chabad Center, and numerous Christian denominations, all of whom represent underserved populations in the community. The housing concept was well-received and several congregations that were unable to attend the meeting requested additional information. The meeting was recorded and has been made available upon request to the other congregations. • Property Owner Workshop – In June 2021, staff conducted a hybrid in-person/virtual stakeholder meeting with property owners of all previously identified candidate housing sites at the Yorba Linda Community Center. The focus of the meeting was to explain the purpose of the Housing Element, RHNA, and the housing sites inventory.

Over 250 invitations were sent out and nearly 100 individuals participated in the meeting. Staff invited all the property owners to reach out individually to staff to share their level of interest in participating as a candidate housing site, resulting in dozens of follow up meetings with property owners to discuss their specific sites. • Housing Element Survey - In October 2020, the City released an online survey for residents to provide input on what they see as the community’s most important housing needs and to provide feedback on their preference for various policy options. The survey was posted on the City website for approximately four months, with a link advertised in the City’s eNews, on the City’s website, and on the City’s social media accounts (i.e., Facebook, Instagram, Twitter). The City received 105 responses to the survey, which closed on January 28, 2021.
• Housing Element Senior Survey - In order to solicit input from one of Yorba Linda’s most vulnerable and lowest income populations – senior citizens – the City conducted a Senior Housing Needs survey. The survey was distributed in a variety of ways, including online and distribution of hard copies at the Senior Center. A total of 72 seniors completed the Housing Needs Survey, with 60 responding electronically and 12 submitting written responses.

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1. Outreach to Groups Representing Lower Income Populations As part of the Housing Element update, the City conducted outreach to a variety of stakeholders who represent lower income and other vulnerable populations (refer to Appendix C for list of stakeholders who received ongoing email notification of meetings and release of documents for the 6th cycle Housing Element). Input from these stakeholders was considered and incorporated into the Housing Element update. For example:
• The Kennedy Commission provided written correspondence urging the City to “prioritize the development of new affordable homes and adopt strong policies and programs that will achieve this goal;” the Housing Element includes regulatory and financial incentives to facilitate affordable housing including the new Affordable Housing, Congregational Land and Mixed Use Overlays; a Mortgage Assistance Program; land write-down assistance; and density bonus incentives. • Making Housing Happen advocates for the provision of housing for extremely low and lower income households on religious sites, and staff convened a meeting of Yorba Linda’s congregations and invited this organization to speak about the benefits of incorporating affordable housing on their properties. The City subsequently contracted with an urban design professional to develop conceptual site plans for the religious site, and to develop a Congregational Land Overlay to provide the zoning mechanism to facilitate.
• People for Housing O.C. commented that they were concerned the public wouldn’t have the opportunity to hear, see, or attend a particular Planning Commission meeting on the Housing Element. Staff responded promptly to provide the organization with a Zoom link to the to attend the virtual meeting in real time and to provide their public input.

2. Comments Received Related to Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Throughout the community outreach process described above, the City received comments from the surveys and workshops that related to fair housing. These comments include:
• Overall, residents supported the promotion of ADUs in the City as well as the development of a congregational land overlay.
• Participants wanted to see the maintenance and rehabilitation of housing in older neighborhoods.
• Participants wanted housing established for residents with special needs, including seniors, persons with disabilities and veterans.

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B. FAIR HOUSING PLAN OUTREACH
Yorba Linda is one of thirteen cites that participate in the Orange County Urban County Program, along with the County’s unincorporated areas. The Orange County Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (County AI) was adopted in June 2020 and “is a thorough examination of structural barriers to fair housing choice and access to opportunity for members of historically marginalized groups protected from discrimination by the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA)”3.

For the County AI, a variety of tools were used for the community participation process, including community meetings, focus groups and public hearings. The AI preparers also reached out to tenants, landlords, homeowners, fair housing organizations, civil rights and advocacy organizations, legal services providers, social services providers, housing developers, and industry groups to hear directly about fair housing issues affecting residents of Orange County. Evening community meetings were held in Mission Viejo, Westminster/Garden Grove, Santa Ana, and Fullerton. Additional outreach was conducted for members of protected classes, including the Latino and Vietnamese communities. All community meetings had translation services available if requested in Spanish and Vietnamese. In addition, all meetings were held in locations accessible to people with mobility issues.4
The County AI includes regional goals and associated strategies to address contributing factors to fair housing issues. Two of these goals apply to Yorba Linda and are listed below.

The applicable strategies are included in the meaningful action table at the end of this AFFH appendix.

Regional AI Fair Housing Goals that Apply to Yorba Linda:

Goal 1: Increase the supply of affordable housing in high opportunity areas.

Goal 5: Expand access to opportunity for protected classes. 3 Orange County Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice, Prepared by the Orange County Jurisdictions and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, May 5, 2020. 4 Orange County Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice, Prepared by the Orange County Jurisdictions and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, May 5, 2020.

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PART 2. ASSESSMENT OF FAIR HOUSING
A. KEY DATA AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Orange County Historical Society chronicles the County’s development. Farming was the backbone of the area economy and the first town in the County was Anaheim, founded in 1857. Development in the first half of the 20th Century was fueled by transportation expansions, including railroads and highways. Agriculture continued to be the key economic engine of the County until the mid-1950s, when it was being replaced by tract housing.

Tourism (including the opening of Disneyland), manufacturing and the service industry became the key economic sectors. Development in south Orange County started to grow in the 1960s with master planned communities. Today, Orange County has 34 incorporated cities and more than 3 million residents5.

Yorba Linda has a similar development history to the County. The land that was to become Yorba Linda was occupied by Gabrielino Indians, who were named for their later association with the San Gabriel Arcángel Mission. In the early 1900s, Yorba Linda was a small farming town. In 1909, a tract map of the new town of Yorba Linda was completed and the Yorba Linda Water Company was formed to create a new irrigation system. This increased agricultural productivity in the area and it also attracted new settlers. Furthermore, a Pacific Electric Railway line was extended from Los Angeles to Yorba Linda in 1911; the establishment of a passenger and freight depot in 1912 solidified the new town’s identity as a growing urban center within a farming region. The core of the town was established by the late 1910s, with a small commercial downtown concentrated primarily along Main Street and residential development found in small tracts surrounding the downtown. Similar to much of Orange County, beginning in the 1950s, the orchards began to give way to residential and commercial developments leading to the town’s incorporation in 1967. Between 1957 and the mid-1960s, nearly 2,000 homes were constructed, transitioning Yorba Linda from a rural farming town into a suburban residential community. During the 1970s, continued population growth prompted the city to extend its boundaries and by 1980, the city had annexed over 10,000 acres. Despite the growth that occurred over time, Yorba Linda has retained a “small town” character in its historic downtown core and in its older residential neighborhoods.

Both the County AI and the Housing Needs Assessment in Section 2 of this Housing Element examine key demographic factors for Yorba Linda and the County as a whole, summarized below. Additional regional and local analysis is provided under Part 2 of this section. • Between 2010 and 2020, the population in Yorba Linda grew by seven percent, similar to the six percent Countywide;
• Yorba Linda’s senior population (65+ years) continues to grow and was 21 percent of the City’s population in 2020, compared to 15 percent Countywide. Yorba Linda’s median age in 2020 was 42.1 years while the County’s was 38.3 years; 5 The Orange County Historical Society, “A Brief History of Orange County, https://www.orangecountyhistory.org/wp/.

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• In 2020, more than half of the City’s population (59%) was White, over one-third (34%) was Asian/Pacific Islander, approximately 16 percent was Hispanic and two percent was African American. Yorba Linda is less diverse than the County as a whole. • In 2020, Yorba Linda’s population had more families with children (33%) compared to the County (30%).
• Between 2010 and 2020, Yorba Linda’s housing stock grew twice as much as the County (14% versus 7%).
• Yorba Linda has a significantly higher percentage of owner-occupied units than Orange County, with a homeownership rate of 84 percent, compared to 57 percent.

A total of twenty census tracts comprise the City of Yorba Linda. Figure B-1 shows the tract boundaries.

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Figure B-1: Census Tract Boundaries

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B. FAIR HOUSING ENFORCEMENT AND OUTREACH CAPACITY

1. Orange County
The County AI describes the departments and organizations that handle fair housing enforcement and outreach in Yorba Linda. The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) investigates complaints of employment and housing discrimination. The Fair Housing Council of Orange County (FHCOC) provides services throughout the Urban County, including Yorba Linda, to ensure equal access to housing. The Council’s services include outreach and education, homebuyer education, mortgage default counseling, landlord-tenant mediation, and limited low-cost advocacy. The Fair Housing Council investigates claims of housing discrimination and assists with referrals to DFEH. Community Legal Aid SoCal is a legal service provider serving low-income people in Orange County and Southeast Los Angeles County.

The 2020 Orange County AI reports that the FHCOC received 363 allegations of housing discrimination between 2015 and 2019 within the Urban County (which includes Yorba Linda).

Of those allegations, 179 cases were opened for further investigation and/or action. Also, FHCOC assisted 7,664 households in addressing 24,766 tenant/landlord issues, disputes and/or inquiries. The Urban County area has an approximate population of 545,000 and around 193,000 households. The number of fair housing cases and tenant/landlord issues addressed by FHCOC represents approximately 0.03 percent of the population and four percent of households in the Urban County area.

The FHCOC also conducted a variety of outreach activities in the Urban County between 2015 and 2019. Regionally, the organization conducted or participated in 467 education and/or outreach activities. The FHCOC also held training sessions, seminars and workshops for managers and owners of rental property.

2. Yorba Linda
As outlined in the Constraints Section of the Housing Element, Yorba Linda has numerous procedures in place to address potential impediments to fair housing choice to persons with disabilities and other special needs populations. The City continues to contract with the FHCOC to implement the regional Fair Housing Plan (AI) and to offer fair housing services and tenant/landlord counseling to residents. At the FHCOC between 2014 and 2020, four cases were opened for housing discrimination in Yorba Linda. Three of these complaints were based on physical disabilities, with one having the reasonable accommodation granted, one referred to HUD (HUD then closed the case for no cause) and one resulted in no action possible. The fourth case was based on race and source of income, but the client didn’t follow through so the case was closed.

In addition to housing discrimination cases, the FHCOC has also compiled data on landlord/tenant assistance provided in Yorba Linda. Between 2014 and 2020, the Fair Housing Council assisted 338 households in addressing a total of 993 issues. The most prevalent issues included tenant notices (22%), rental agreements (19%), repairs/substandard conditions (13%), security deposits (5%) and retaliation (5%). Of these reported issues, 989 were resolved without referral to other agencies or organizations, two were referred to Code Enforcement, one was handled in small claims court and one was referred to Legal Aid. Similar to the Urban County, the percentage of people and households

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in Yorba Linda that had fair housing complaints and landlord tenant issues was low (.0001% of the population and 1.5% of households). However, it is important to see if certain households experience fair housing issues at a greater rate. The following table (Table B-1) provides a breakdown of households assisted by housing type, ethnicity, income levels, age group and female-headed households as well as the percentage of these groups as part of Yorba Linda’s total households.

Table B-1: Landlord/Tenant Statistics in Yorba Linda 2014-2020 Number of
Households
Assisted by
FHCOC
% of Total
Households
Assisted
% of Total YL
Households
Housing Type
Single Family*
Multi Family
Mobile Homes
Other (rented room,
guest house, hotel)
172
133
3 30
50%
39%
1%
10%
88%
10%
2%
Income Level
Extremely Low
Very Low
Low
223
41 53
66%
12%
16%
6%
9%
13%
Age Group
Under 65
65 and over
263
75 78%
22%
66%
34%
Race/Ethnicity**
White
Hispanic
African American
Asian
222
47 13
11 66%
14%
4%
3%
72%
11%
1%
14%
Female Headed HH 49 14% 6%
Source: Fair Housing Council of Orange County, March 2021; Dept. of Finance 2020 Population and Housing Estimates
Note: *Single family includes homes, condominiums, duplexes and townhomes. **Household percentages for race/ethnicity are from the 2010 US Census.

As can be seen from the table, households in multi-family units, extremely low income households and female headed households appear to face housing issues at a greater rate than others in the City. Whites and Asians made up a smaller percentage of the landlord/tenant complaints compared to their proportion of Yorba Linda’s total population. In contrasts, Hispanics and African Americans made up higher percentages.

A Public Records Act request was submitted to both the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to see if any fair housing cases from Yorba Linda had been submitted to their agencies between 2014 and 2020. In a letter dated in April 2021 the Department stated that no records involving cases in the city had been found.

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HUD’s records showed three cases in Yorba Linda. A case in 2015 was filed on the basis of race and the case was closed due to a no cause determination. The same determination was made in a case filed in 2016 with a basis of familial status. The third case, filed in 2020 was based on gender and retaliation; however, the complaint was withdrawn by the complainant after a resolution was reached.

Figure B-2 below shows the HUD data for Fair Housing Enforcement and Outreach Cases between 2013 and 2021. The figure illustrates the number of inquiries per one thousand people. Yorba Linda falls within the lowest category at less than .25 inquires per one thousand people. This is similar to many of the North Orange County communities as well as some areas in south Orange County including Mission Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita. The remaining areas of the County have less than .5 inquiries per one thousand residents.

As of October 2021, Yorba Linda had 98 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs). This represents less than 0.5 percent of the City’s housing units. The majority of HCVs were located in three tracts – 218.02 had 32 (26%), Tract 218.09 had 29 (24%) and Tract 218.25 had 28 (23%). These three tracts also had a senior population between 22 and 26 percent of the overall population. The Orange County 2020 AI stated that 2,286 HCVs were used for units in the County. This makes up approximately one percent (1.04%) of the total housing units in the County. The AI also states that HCV households are the most evenly distributed across racial/ethnic groups. In terms of geographic distribution of HCVs, the AI found that “Overall, publicly supported housing in the County is far more likely to be concentrated in the northernmost part, nearer to Los Angeles, than in the southern part. Developments are concentrated along the main thoroughfare of Highway 5, and are particularly prevalent in Anaheim, Santa Ana, and Irvine. It should be noted that there is a particularly high concentration of Housing Choice Voucher use in the Garden Grove-Westminster area, which does not seem to have a particularly high concentration of hard units of publicly supported housing. These areas correspond with areas of high Hispanic and Asian American or Pacific Islander segregation and concentration”(page 234).

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Figure B-2 Fair Housing and Outreach Cases in Orange County Yorba Linda

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C. INTEGRATION AND SEGREGATION
The majority of the land area within the City is developed with single-family homes built between the 1960s and 1990s. Apartments, townhomes and condominiums can also be found throughout the City. Commercial development is mainly located along Yorba Linda Boulevard and Imperial Highway, along with smaller neighborhood-serving retail centers scattered within residential areas. The City’s built-out nature presents opportunity for infill development and redevelopment to accommodate changing needs, market conditions, and demographics.

1. Race and Ethnicity
Table B-2 shows the racial and ethnic makeup of Yorba Linda from the 2010 Census. Figure B-3 shows the racial demographics by block group in Yorba Linda as well as Orange County and Figure B-4 shows the diversity index of Yorba Linda and the County. As shown in the table and figures below, the most diverse portion of the city is located between Bastanchury Road and Yorba Linda Boulevard east of the Imperial Highway. In describing the Countywide racial and ethnic make-up, the County AI states that, “In general, White residents tend to reside towards the outer edges of the county, while Hispanic and sometimes Asian residents are found more in the center of the county” (page 122). As shown in Table B-2, the percentages of Black residents is fairly constant across all Census Tracts (1%-3%). The Tracts with the largest Asian/Pacific Islander populations (218.15 and 219.24) are large tracts with only portions within the City boundaries. Tract 218.22, located in the northern portion of the City has an Asian/Pacific Islander population of 27%. The Tract with the largest Hispanic population (27%) is 218.12, located in the southwestern portion of the City on either side of the Imperial Highway and borders the cities of Anaheim and Placentia. Over the last two decades, the percentage of Hispanic or Latino residents has increased from ten percent in 2000 to 16 percent in 2020 and the percentage of Asian residents has increased from 11 percent to 18 percent. These percentages are lower than the County overall, which has a Hispanic population of 21 percent and an Asian population of 34 percent.

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Table B-2: Race/Ethnicity Trends by Census Tract – 2010 Census Tract
Race/Ethnicity
% White % Black % Asian/Pacific
Islander
%
Hispanic
117.17 67% 2% 10% 20%
117.18 67% 2% 11% 20%
218.02 67% 2% 9% 21%
218.09 73% 2% 8% 16%
218.10 68% 2% 10% 19%
218.12 56% 3% 13% 27%
218.15* 49% 2% 36% 13%
218.16 74% 1% 9% 15%
218.17 70% 2% 11% 17%
218.20 59% 1% 24% 15%
218.22 58% 2% 27% 12%
218.23 68% 1% 14% 16%
218.24 71% 1% 15% 12%
218.25 70% 2% 16% 11%
218.26 63% 2% 17% 17%
218.27 62% 2% 22% 14%
218.28 61% 2% 24% 12%
218.29 66% 1% 21% 10%
218.30 69% 1% 17% 12%
219.24* 52% 2% 30% 15%
Citywide 59% 1% 18% 16%
Source: HUD AFFH Mapping and Data Tool, February 2021
*Tracts 218.15 and 219.24 cover large areas outside of the Yorba Linda city boundaries.

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Figure B-3 Fair Housing and Outreach Cases in Orange County Yorba Linda

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Figure B-4 Diversity Index for Yorba Linda and Orange County Yorba Linda

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Data for integration and segregation patterns is available through the Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences at Brown University. The Index of Dissimilarity (D) measures whether a particular group is distributed across census tracts in the same way as another group. A high value indicates that the two groups tend to live in different tracts. The index value ranges from 0 to 100. For instance, a value of 60 (or above) means that 60% (or more) of the members of one group would need to move to a different tract for the groups to be equally distributed.

Values of 40 or 50 are usually considered a moderate level of segregation and values of 30 or below are considered low levels of segregation.

The following chart shows the dissimilarity index between different groups for Yorba Linda and the County during 2000 and 2010.

Using the thresholds above, overall Yorba Linda has a low dissimilarity index for all groups and is much lower than the County as a whole. For the County, in 2010 the highest index values were located in the central part of the County including the cities of Orange, Santa Ana and Tustin. Of its neighboring cities, Yorba Linda’s Index is most similar to Brea, and is lower than Placentia and Anaheim.

Source: Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences at Brown University 0 10 20 30 40 50 60
White-Black/Black-White
White-Hispanic/Hispanic-White
White-Asian/Asian-White
Black-Hispanic/Hispanic-Black
Black-Asian/Asian-Black
Hispanic-Asian/Asian-Hispanic
Chart 1:

Dissimilarity Index - Yorba Linda and Orange County Area OC 2010 YL 2010 OC 2000 YL 2000

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2. Persons with Disabilities
The Orange County AI discusses disability information for the County. According to the AI, “Communities with higher concentrations of persons with disabilities are somewhat more likely to be located in the more racially and ethnically diverse northern portion of the county than they are in the southern portion of the county”. This is reflected in the fact that six of the eight cities that have higher concentrations of persons with disabilities are in northern Orange County. Maps in the AI illustrate that greater concentrations of persons with disabilities are located in La Habra, Stanton, Garden Grove, Santa Ana and Orange. Brea, Yorba Linda, Placentia and Fullerton has fewer disabled residents.

As shown on Figure B-5, the HCD AFFH Data Viewer tool shows that disabled residents comprise less than ten percent of the overall population in a majority of the Yorba Linda (including the two moderate resource tracts). The two tracts that have percentages greater than ten percent are Census Tract 218.02 (11.1 percent) and 218.24 (11.4 percent). The percentages of disabled residents in different Census Tracts does not appear to depend on the age of the residents. Many tracts have a similar percentage of seniors yet have a lower level of disabled residents.

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Figure B-5: Population with a Disability in Yorba Linda and Orange County Yorba Linda

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3. Familial Status
Family makeup, including married couples (with or without children), persons over the age of 18 living alone and female-headed households can provide insight into potential segregation issues in a community. The HCD AFFH Data Viewer maps these categories and are shown in the figures below. The figures also include Orange County for comparison. • A majority of Yorba Linda census tracts have 60 to 60 percent of its population in married households, with a few tracts with a lower percentage (40% to 60%). As shown on the County map, a majority of the eastern and southern portions of the county are in the 60 to 80 percent range while the central portions have lower percentages.
• A large portion of children in Yorba Linda are from married households although five tracts located in the east and southern areas of Yorba Linda have lower percentages (60% to 80%). Overall, the percentage of children from married households in the City is similar to the eastern and southern portions of the County as well as certain locations along the coast.
• A low percentage (<20%) of residents in Yorba Linda live alone. The County areas with higher percentages include Seal Beach (Leisure World community), Placentia, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach and Mission Viejo. The area south of Yorba Linda in Anaheim shows a high percentage but there are only four people over the age of 18 that live in that location.
• Two Census Tracts (117.18 and 218.26) in Yorba Linda have between 20 and 40 percent of children living in female-headed households. The remaining tracts in the city have less than 20 percent of children in female-headed households. Similar to the other familial categories, the patterns are similar in the eastern and southern portions of Orange County.

Overall, tracts 117.17, 117.18, 218.12, 218.17 and 218.26 have lower percentages of married households and children living in married households. In addition, tracts 117.18 and 218.26 have higher percentages of female-headed households than the rest of the city. Families in these tracts may face more challenges than other households in Yorba Linda.

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Figure B-6: Familial Status – Percent of Population 18 and Over Living with Spouse/Partner in Yorba Linda and Orange County
Yorba Linda

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Figure B-7: Familial Status – Percent of Children in Married Couple Households in Yorba Linda and Orange County
Yorba Linda

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Figure B-8: Familial Status – Percent of Population 18 and Over Living Alone in Yorba Linda and Orange County
Yorba Linda

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Figure B-9: Familial Status – Percent of Children in Female-Headed Households in Yorba Linda and Orange County
Yorba Linda

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4. Income Level
Another factor that can contribute to either integration or segregation is income level. The HCD AFFH Data Viewer has information on the population living in poverty as well as the percentage of low to medium income populations. Figures B-10 and B-11 illustrate this data for Yorba Linda and Orange County.

As shown in Figure B-10, the percentage of the population living below the poverty level is less than ten percent for all Census Tracts in the City. Higher poverty levels are located in the central portion of the County and pockets of 30 to 40 percent of residents in poverty are located in portions of Placentia, Anaheim, Santa Ana, Costa Mesa and Irvine. The student population at UC, Irvine has the highest percentage of poverty Countywide (over 40 percent).

Regarding the low and moderate income population in Yorba Linda, Figure B-11 shows that several Census blocks bordering the Imperial Highway as well as portions north of Yorba Linda Boulevard has between a quarter and a half of the population earning low to moderate incomes. Three Census blocks have more than 50 percent of low or moderate households:
218.024 (59% low/mod), 218.261 (52%) and 218.304 (56%). The lowest percentages of lower and moderate households in the County are in the northeast, east and southern areas of the County.

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Figure B-10: Percentage of the Population Below the Poverty Level in Yorba Linda and Orange County
Yorba Linda

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Figure B-11: Percentage of Low and Moderate Income Households in in Yorba Linda and Orange County
Yorba Linda

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D. RACIALLY OR ETHNICALLY CONCENTRATED AREAS

1. Racially/Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty
The HUD database website (https://data.world/hud/recap) defines Racially or Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty (R/ECAP) threshold as an area that must have a non-white population of 50 percent or more. For the poverty threshold, Wilson (1980) defines neighborhoods of extreme poverty as “census tracts with 40 percent or more of individuals living at or below the poverty line” (HUD RECAP dataset website). According to the HUD database, no Yorba Linda census tracts are R/ECAP areas. Additionally, none of the County AI maps indicate Yorba Linda as having R/ECAP tracts. The County AI identifies four R/ECAPs: two located in Santa Ana and two located in Irvine.

According to HUD’s AFFH data, census tract 218.02 (located on either side of the Imperial Highway and divided by Yorba Linda Boulevard) and tract 218.27 (located in the eastern portion of the City) experience higher exposure to poverty than other areas in the City. The score for Tract 218.02 is 56 and Tract 218.27 is 65. The other tracts in the City have scores in the 70s to the 90s.

2. Racially/Concentrated Areas of Affluence
According to the Housing and Community Development AFFH Guidance Memo, “segregation is a continuum, with polarity between race, poverty, and affluence, which can be a direct product of the same policies and practices”. Therefore, both sides of the continuum must be examined. 6 While HCD does not have a standard definition for RCAAs, looking at the percentage of the White population and median household income can provide a good indicator for areas of affluence.

Table B-3 looks at the median household incomes of White residents in Yorba Linda as well as the County as a whole. As can be seen, the percentage of White residents in Yorba Linda is higher than the County. While the overall median income in Yorba Linda is higher than the County’s ($129,391 in Yorba Linda versus $85,398 in the County) the median income of Whites is lower than the median income of the overall population in the City. The 2014-2018 ACS shows in Yorba Linda that the median income of Hispanic residents is $122,991, White residents is $125,343, Black residents is $133,750 and Asian residents is $157,155. Based on this information, Yorba Linda is an Area of Affluence but, on average, there is little disparity in income levels among the City’s racial and ethnic groups. 6California Department of Housing and Community Development, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing:

Guidance for All Public Entities and for Housing Elements, April 2021 Update.

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Table B-3: White Median Household Income and Population – Yorba Linda and Orange County
Yorba Linda Orange County
Median HH Income
White Alone
All Households
$125,343
$129,391
$97,369
$85,398
% of White Population 59% 40%
Source: U.S. Census 2000; ACS 2014-2018
E. DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY
Since 2017, the California Fair Housing Task Force has provided research, evidence-based policy recommendations and other strategic recommendations to HCD and other state agencies to further fair housing goals. Part of this research involves opportunity mapping.

Areas of opportunity are places that provide resources people need to thrive, including education, quality employment, transportation and low poverty.

The most recent opportunity maps (known as TCAC/HCD Opportunity Maps) were adopted in December of 2020. The following indicators were used by the Task Force to determine the opportunity level by census tract as well as an indicator score (0-100) for each category:
• Economic
o Poverty – percent of population with income above 200% of federal poverty line
o Adult Education – percent of adults with a bachelor’s degree or above o Employment – percent of adults ages 20-64 who are employed in the civilian labor force or in the armed forces
o Job Proximity – number of jobs filled by workers with less than a BA that fall within a given radius of each census trat population
o Median Home Value – value of owner-occupied units
• Education
o Math and Reading Proficiency – percentage of 4th graders who meet or exceed math and literacy proficiency standards
o High School Graduation Rates – percentage of high school cohort that graduated on time
o Student Poverty Rate – percentage of students not receiving free or reducedprice lunch • Environmental
o CalEnviroScreen 3.0 indicators - such as Ozone, PM2.5, drinking water – the higher the index score, the greater the exposure.

Figure B-12 shows the TCAC/HCD Opportunity Areas and Housing Element Sites Inventory for the City. Table B-4 identifies the resource levels by census tract and the corresponding scores for economic, education and environmental indicators.

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Figure B-12: TCAC/HCD Opportunity Areas

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Table B-4: Yorba Linda Opportunity Resource Levels
Census Tract Resource
Level
Indicator Score
Economic Education Environmental
117.17 Highest 75 97 24
117.18 Highest 86 95 54
218.02 High 57 79 25
218.09 High 84 77 40
218.10 High 70 73 42
218.12 High 87 69 20
218.15** Highest 93 96 7
218.16 Highest 62 100 24
218.17 Highest 67 98 36
218.20 Moderate 71 61 31
218.22 Highest 82 97 16
218.23 High 59 98 19
218.24 Highest 70 96 39
218.25 High 80 95 18
218.26 Moderate 42 93 13
218.27 High 52 93 16
218.28 High 83 90 14
218.29 Highest 80 98 25
218.30 Highest 88 90 40
219.24** High 47 94 10
Source: California TCAC Opportunity Mapping Homepage, Open Street Map and CARTO/Otherings & Belonging Institute December 2020.
**Tracts 218.15 and 219.24 cover large areas outside of Yorba Linda city boundaries.

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Of the twenty census tracts within the City, two are designated as having a “moderate” resource level on the TCAC map. The remaining 18 tracts have either a “high” or “highest” resource level. Tracts identified as having moderate resources include tract 218.20, located at the southwestern edge of the city adjacent to Placentia, and tract 218.26, located at the southeastern edge of the city immediately north of the Santa Ana River. Table B-5 below takes a closer look at these two tracts.

Table B-5: Census Tracts 218.20 and 218.26
Census Tract
218.20 218.26
TCAC Resource Level Moderate Moderate
TCAC Economic Index 71 42
TCAC Education Index 61 93
TCAC Environmental Index 31 13
Race/Ethnicity
White
Black
Asian/Pacific Islander
Hispanic
59%
1%
24%
15%
63%
2%
17%
17%
Low Poverty Score 90 95
% of Population in Poverty 2.3% 3.0%
% of Population that is
Disabled 7.6% 9.6%
Total #/Type of Housing
1,400 units
91% are Single Family
1,099 units
47% Single Family
52% Multi Family
Age of Housing Stock
<30 yrs old
>30 yrs old
45%
55%
22%
78%
% Owner/% Renter
Households
88% owner
12% renter
50% owner
50% renter
# of Housing Choice Vouchers 0 0
% of Total Rental Units that
are Affordable for ELI and VLI
Households
<2% 2%
City Rehab Grants 0 2
Overcrowding
Owner
Renter
Severe
2%
0%
0%
0%
6%
4%

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Census Tract
218.20 218.26
Overpayment
Owner (>30%)
Renter (>30-50%)
Severe (>50%)
28%
19%
36%
33%
33%
39%
Land Uses Varying Residential
Uses, Open Space
Varying Residential
Uses, Manufacturing,
General Commercial,
Open Space
Source: HUD AFFH Mapping and Data Tool; California TCAC Opportunity Mapping Homepage, Open Street Map and CARTO/Otherings & Belonging Institute; City of Yorba Linda Zoning Map, ACS 2014-2018.

Yorba Linda makes up the majority of Tract 218.20 and this portion is entirely single-family homes. The multifamily portion of the Tract is located in the adjacent city of Placentia. A significant portion of the single-family neighborhood consists of large ranch-style homes in a rural setting. Due to the rural feel, there are intentionally no sidewalks in this area, which may make walkability more of a challenge.

Tract 218.26 includes a variety of land uses, including residential. One of the County Fire Stations (#53) is located in this Tract, as is a library annex.

A visual survey in 2021 found that most of the homes in these two census tracts are in decent condition. One neighborhood in Tract 218.20 was in need of some yard maintenance. These neighborhoods, like much of the northern part of Orange County, have homes that were built over 50 years ago. Housing age and the need for more maintenance is a larger issue here compared to the newer developed areas of Yorba Linda.

The City’s Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) identifies the following improvements in these areas:

Tract 218.20 –
• Lakeview Ave Street Improvements (Yorba Linda Blvd to South City Limits) • Lakeview Ave/ Buena Vista Ave Intersection Improvements • Pavement Rehabilitation
- ADA Ramp program
• Highland Ave Trail Design/Construction
Tract 218.26 –
• Savi Ranch Parkway Improvements
• Yorba Linda Blvd Widening (La Palma Ave to Santa Ana Canyon Rd) • Pavement rehabilitation
- ADA Ramp program
- Zone 7 Pavement rehabilitation (FY 24-25)

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1. Education
In terms of educational opportunities, the County AI describes disparities in access across Orange County (pg. 144).
• Across all tracts in Orange County, non-Hispanic Whites exhibit the highest exposure to educational opportunity (index score of about 59) and non-Hispanic Asians second-highest (53). Hispanics have the lowest access to these opportunities (31), with non-Hispanic Blacks in between (46).
• Several jurisdictions score highly (index values at or above 60) on educational opportunity across all racial categories. These cities include Aliso Viejo, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Niguel, La Palma, Mission Viejo, and Rancho Santa Margarita.
• Other jurisdictions obtain low scores on the index. San Juan Capistrano has low educational opportunity, scoring below 10 on the index for all races/ethnicities. San Clemente, Anaheim, and Santa Ana fare similarly poorly, although non-Hispanic Whites score higher (39) than other race/ethnic groups in that city. Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Garden Grove, Orange City, La Habra and Westminster are other cities that struggle with educational opportunity, all with scores in the 30s to 40s on the composite education index.
• Finally, a few cities have educational opportunity patterns that mirror those of Orange County overall. Non-Hispanic Whites in Fountain Valley have high exposure to educational opportunity (scores of about 60), whereas Hispanics in the city do not (30). In both Fullerton and Tustin, Non-Hispanic Whites and Asians have much higher access than do Blacks and Hispanics.

As shown on the Opportunity Resource Table above (please refer to Table B-4), the overall education opportunity scores in Yorba Linda are high, with many Census Tracts showing scores in the 90s. The lowest education opportunity scores are in Tract 218.12 (69) and 218.20 (61). These tracts are in the southern portion of Yorba Lind and border the City of Placentia. Tract 218.12 has the highest percentage of Hispanic residents in the City.

The Southern California Association of Governments’ (SCAG) Local Profile for Yorba Linda shows that the public school enrollment in the City increased by about 9.7 percent (approximately 718 students) from the year 2000.7 Yorba Linda is served by the PlacentiaYorba Linda Unified School District. According to the California Department of Education’s School Dashboard website
(www.caschooldashboard.org), the District has over 25,000 students. The racial/ethnic make up is: 43% Hispanic, 34% White, 16% Asian/Pacific Islander, 3% Two or more races, 2% Filipino and 1% African American. Approximately 38% of the District students come from socioeconomically disadvantaged households, 15 percent are English learners, almost 13 percent are homeless and 11 percent have disabilities. The District exceeds the state standards in both English Language Arts and Mathematics and has a 95 percent graduation rate.
7Southern California Association of Governments, 2019 Profile of the City of Yorba Linda.

Center for Demographic Research, CSUF, Orange County Projections, Prepared July 18, 2018.

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2. Economic
According to the County AI, there are significant disparities in access to economic opportunity in Orange County.
• Non-Hispanic White residents have the greatest access to economic opportunity.

Asian and Pacific Islander residents (49), Native Americans (46), and Black residents (46) have lower index scores in the high to mid-40s. Hispanic residents (32) have the lowest access to economic opportunity of all racial and ethnic groups in Orange County.
• Among residents living below the poverty line, there are significant disparities between groups. White residents have the highest economic opportunity score (30) followed by Black residents (27) and Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (23). Poor Native Americans and Hispanic residents have the lowest economic opportunity scores (19). • Economic Opportunity Index scores are generally lower in North Orange County than in South Orange County.
• Areas in Orange County with the highest index scores tend to have large concentrations of non-Hispanic and Asian residents.

The Census Tract in Yorba Linda with the lowest economic opportunity score is Tract 218.26.

This tract is located in the southeastern portion of the City and is one of the two “Moderate” Opportunity Resource areas as shown in Figure B-12 and Tables B-4 and B-5.

Two factors in measuring the Economic Opportunity Score are job proximity and labor market engagement. In Orange County, job proximity tents to be located along the main thoroughfares. A Local Profile report for Yorba Linda prepared by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) listed the number of jobs in the City at 17,522, a decrease of 9.6 percent from 20078. The report also stated that in 2018, the mean travel time to work was 32.9 minutes compared to 27.4 minutes Countywide. In terms of labor market engagement, the HUD AFFH data tool shows Yorba Linda having high labor market index scores, with the lowest numbers being in Tract 117.18 (58) and Tract 218.26 (57). Yorba Linda is similar to much of the east, south and coast locations of Orange County. Central cities in the County such as Santa Ana, Garden Grove and Westminster have much lower labor market engagement in general.

Supporting continued economic growth and health is important for Yorba Linda. One example of how this can happen is one housing site that has been identified as part of this Element.

The Bryant Ranch Shopping Center in tract 218.26, which will be designated with a Mixed Use Overlay, will provide for multi-family residential to be integrated within this ten acre site and likely serve as a catalyst for improvements to the older shopping center.

3. Transportation
According to the County AI, low transportation cost index scores as well as transit index scores are generally higher in North Orange County than in South Orange County. Scores are generally higher in jurisdictions with greater levels of density. While the transit trip index for Yorba Linda’s transit trips are generally high, those with lower scores (mid 60s) tend to be 8 Southern California Association of Governments, 2019 Profile of the City of Yorba Linda.

Center for Demographic Research, CSUF, Orange County Projections, Prepared July 18, 2018.

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located in the eastern portion of the City, where density is lower in the hillsides. This is similar to the eastern portion of the County and cities in the south. The Orange County Transportation Authority has bus routes and schedules, including those that stop in Yorba Linda and the surrounding cities of Placentia, Brea and Anaheim.

4. Environmental
The County AI addresses environmental opportunities Countywide:
• Countywide, there are disparities across racial/ethnic groups in access to environmental opportunities, measured as lower exposure to and effects from pollution. Across all tracts in Orange County, non-Hispanic Whites exhibit the highest access to environmentally healthy neighborhoods (index score of about 54). All other racial/ethnic groups obtain lower index scores in the 40s: Hispanics score lowest at 41, followed by non-Hispanic Blacks (45), non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander (47), and non-Hispanic Native American (48).
• Several jurisdictions score especially highly on environmental opportunity across all racial categories. Laguna Niguel, Aliso Viejo, Mission Viejo, and Rancho Santa Margarita all have index scores in the 70s to 90s for all racial and ethnic groups.

Fountain Valley and Huntington Beach also have higher access to environmental health, scoring in the 50s to low-70s on the index.
• Other cities are low-scoring across the board. Orange City, La Habra, and Fullerton are the least environmentally healthy, with index scores in the 20s. Anaheim, Buena Park, Irvine, Santa Ana, and Westminster also have low access to environmental opportunity, scoring in the 30s to 40s on the index.

As seen in Table B-4, the Environmental Index scores range from 7 to 54 in Yorba Linda for the TCAC Environmental Score. This score is based on the CalEnviroScreen 3.0 indicators - such as Ozone, PM2.5, drinking water where the higher the index score equals the greater the exposure.

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F. DISPROPORTIONATE HOUSING NEEDS AND DISPLACEMENT RISK

1. Housing Vacancy
As described in the Needs Assessment, the 2014-2018 residential vacancy rate in Yorba Linda is estimated at 5 percent for rental units, indicating a healthy market. Meanwhile, the vacancy rate for ownership units was 0.4 percent, highlighting a pent up demand for ownership housing.

2. Cost Burden/Housing Overpayment
Overpayment is an issue for Yorba Linda residents, particularly for low income households.

Approximately 36 percent of owner households are spending more than 30 percent of their income on housing (it is 40% Countywide). Approximately 35 percent of renter households face overpayment (compared to 27% Countywide) and 27% face severe overpayment (comparable to the County). Almost all renter households earning less than $20,000 a year face either overpayment (8%) or severe overpayment (87%). The impact of housing overpayment on Yorba Linda’s lower income households is significant, with the community’s special needs populations – seniors, persons with disabilities, and female-headed households with children - most vulnerable to losing their housing due to an inability to pay.

The HUD AFFH Data tool shows that that the area of the City with the most affordable rental units are located along Imperial Highway. In Tracts 218.02 and 218.09, approximately 30 percent of the rental units are affordable (for Extremely Low and Low Income Households).

The location of these units are similar to many other parts of the County – close to major highways, such as I-5 and the 405 Freeway and in the core areas of the communities.

3. Overcrowding
The State defines an overcrowded housing unit as one occupied by more than 1.01 persons per room (excluding kitchens, porches, and hallways). A unit with more than 1.51 occupants per room is considered severely overcrowded. The incidence of overcrowded housing is a general measure of whether there is an available supply of adequately sized housing units.

Owner overcrowding in Yorba Linda is very minor, with one percent of owner households experiencing overcrowding and less than one percent facing severe overcrowding (Orange County has three percent overcrowding and one percent severe overcrowding). Yorba Linda’s renters experience more overcrowding conditions than owners (7% for renters versus 1% for owners). While renter overcrowding has increased since 2010, when it was measured at 4 percent for these households, the percentage is still lower than the County as a whole (10%). Severe renter overcrowding is at one percent, while it is at six percent Countywide.

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4. Displacement Risk
All of the City’s affordable rental projects (totaling 657 lower income affordable rental units) have long-term affordability restrictions and none are at-risk of conversion to market rate.

The Urban Displacement Project shows the Census Tracts throughout the County by level of displacement risk9. The areas most susceptible to displacement in north Orange County are portions of Buena Park, Fullerton, Anaheim and Garden Grove. Figure B-13 shows the displacement levels for Yorba Linda. A vast majority of the City‘s housing is only available to high income households and prices/rents continue to increase. Tracts 218.02 and 218.26 have housing that is still affordable for moderate income households, but there is risk that increases in housing prices and rents will cause moderate households to be priced out of these areas.

5. Substandard Housing
Three-fourths of Yorba Linda’s housing stock was 30 years or older in 2020 (built prior to 1989) and almost half is 40 years or older (built prior to 1979). Despite the age of its housing, problems with property maintenance and housing deterioration have not been a significant issue thus far in Yorba Linda. Nonetheless, given the community’s aging housing stock, combined with a growing senior population who may face difficulties maintaining their homes, both code enforcement and housing rehabilitation programs remain important. Between 2014 and 2019, the City provided rehabilitation assistance to 96 households using CDBG funds.

Two of these households were located in Tract 218.26; one received assistance for front yard landscaping while the second was for a slab leak repair. The City also conducts ongoing code enforcement, and between 2014-2019, the Community Preservation Division performed 8 forced abatements on residential properties to bring these properties into compliance with City codes.

The 2014-2018 American Community Survey estimates the number of housing units without kitchen facilities and/or complete plumbing, another indicator of the condition of the housing stock. Within Yorba Linda, the ACS identifies 285 occupied dwelling units as lacking complete kitchen facilities, representing 1.2 percent of the City’s households. A total of 54 units were identified as lacking plumbing, which is 0.2 percent of households. These percentages are similar to the County, where substandard conditions affect 1.5 percent of the housing stock (1.2% lacking complete kitchen facilities and 0.3% lacking plumbing facilities).

The City will continue the Residential Rehabilitation Program and Housing Community Preservation and Abatement program to help assist with rehab and repair needs in Yorba Linda.
9 Urban Displacement Project, https://www.urbandisplacement.org/los-angeles/los-angelesgentrification-and-displacement, March 2021.

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Figure B-13: Displacement Risk

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6. Homelessness
As described in the Needs Assessment of this Element, the latest Point-In-Time Homeless County and Survey in 2019 counted 2,765 individuals in the North Service Planning Area (North SPA). Yorba Linda had one unsheltered individual located in the City on the night of the PITS count. Yorba Linda is actively involved with local and regional initiatives to help the homeless, including:
• Participating in the North SPA to develop a regional approach to address homelessness, including the development of two Navigation Centers in the region.

These Navigation Centers will be located in Buena Park and Placentia and will provide a variety of services to the homeless including shelter (Buena Park – 100 beds, Placentia – 100 beds), health resources, substance abuse services, job skills and the opportunity to reunite with family and friends. • One City Council member is appointed to represent Yorba Linda on the Orange County Bridges at Kraemer Place Advisory Board. Bridges at Kraemer Place is a year-round emergency shelter located in Anaheim that serves 200 men and women;
• Through the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, the City has its own Homeless Liaison Officer (HLO) assigned to patrol and provide resources to the homeless community. HLOs receive additional training on mental illness and how to connect the homeless population with available services and resources; and • Yorba Linda’s affordable housing program that extends both home ownership and rental housing opportunities to low- and moderate-income households in the city.

A list of affordable housing locations (including those for seniors) is included on the City’s website.

7. Local Knowledge
Neighborhood Development and Housing
As described earlier in the Needs Assessment of this Element, the City of Yorba Linda primarily developed between 1960 and 1990. Approximately 70 percent of the housing stock was built during this 30-year period. Generally, the western portion of the City developed first with the central east area developed in the 1980s.

Historical Patterns Due to Racial Covenants
Despite the majority of the housing stock being built after 1960, similar to many communities, evidence of racial covenants may still be present in Yorba Linda. While the Supreme Court ruling in 1948 banned the use of racial covenants on property deeds, this language can still exist for properties built prior to 1948 since there has not been a systematic way to remove the language. In 2020, the Orange County Clerk Recorder was going through the process of removing this language on property deeds10. In September of 2021, the Governor signed AB 1466 into law, which requires the County recorder of each County to establish a program to redact unlawful covenants.
10 www.nbclosangeles.com, September 22, 2020.

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Environmental and Topography Constraints
Similar to many communities building near hillside areas, Yorba Linda has many growth constraints that hinder development. Per State law, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) has established a growth vision that forecasts development patterns in priority growth areas while avoiding areas considered to be absolute constraints (e.g. existing open space, conserved land, military use, farmland, etc) and variable constraints (e.g. wildland urban interface, agriculture-grazing land, 500-year flood plains, wildfire-prone areas, and natural land and habitat corridors).11 The figures below illustrate this information (Source for all the figures is the City of Yorba Linda)
Figure B-14: Absolute Growth and the City of Yorba Linda Figure B-15: Variable Growth Constraints and the City of Yorba Linda 11 City of Yorba Linda Regional Housing Needs Assessment Appeal Summary and Connect SoCal, Sustainable Communities Strategy Technical Report.

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Figure B-16: Wildland Urban Interface Constraints in Yorba Linda Figure B-17: FEMA Flood Zones in Yorba Linda

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Figure B-18: Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones in Yorba Linda Figure B-19: Landslide Zones in Yorba Linda

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Figure B-20: Liquefaction Zones in Yorba Linda
Figure B-21: Endangered Species Zones in Yorba Linda

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Figure B-22: Earthquake Fault Zones in Yorba Linda
Figure B-23: Wells in Yorba Linda

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Figure B-24: All Constraints in Yorba Linda
These maps illustrate that Yorba Linda has significant environmental constraints in a large portion of the City. These constraints limit the amount and type of growth that can safely be developed outside of infill locations within existing developed areas.

Measure B (Yorba Linda Right-To-Vote Amendment)
Measure B is a citizen sponsored, voter-approved initiative, incorporated within Yorba Linda’s Municipal Code. This measure was in large part a reaction to the potential development contemplated in the Town Center/Downtown redevelopment project area. By way of background, in 2003 the City Council adopted the Downtown Master Plan which focused on Main Street revitalization and was widely supported by the community. The City Council subsequently entered into an exclusive negotiating agreement with a developer to implement the Master Plan and develop the downtown area with added commercial space and housing.

With the City’s adoption of the Town Center Planned Development Zoning Regulations in December 2005, community opposition mounted as residents didn’t feel the City Council was transparent in permitting 501 housing units and 560,000 square feet of commercial space in the Town Center, along with the Council’s last minute inclusion of a new planning area (Yorba Station) that hadn’t been vetted with the community or the center owners or merchants. Due to the community’s reaction and under threat of referendum, the City Council subsequently rescinded their approval of the Zoning Regulations and dismissed the developers in February 2006. The same citizens group that opposed the Town Center later formulated Measure B, which was passed by the electorate in June 2006.

Measure B requires a majority vote of the electorate for major amendments to “planning policy documents” that increase residential density above the currently allowed density. These planning policy documents include: General Plan Land Use Element; Land Use Policy Map; Zoning Code; Zoning Map; Specific Plan; or Development Agreement.

Major amendments to these planning policy documents are defined to include any of the following changes to the development standards which:

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• Increase the number of residential units which may be constructed on a parcel designated for residential uses
• Increase the number of separate parcels which may be created from an existing parcel
• Changes any residential land use to allow any other land use • Changes any non-residential land use to allow any residential land use greater than ten (10) net dwelling units per acre or allow mixed-use • Increases the allowed maximum height of development
• Provides for the private development of land owned by a government entity within five years of the date of the approval to develop the land • Repeals any of the Planning Policy Documents
Measure B also establishes a maximum height of 35 feet for all structures in the City.

Exempted from the height limit are church steeples, public schools, and other structures exempted by state or federal law.

A key focus of Yorba Linda’s 2008-2014 Housing Element was to identify suitable sites to accommodate the City’s regional housing needs for all income levels. Default densities of 30 units per acre are typically needed to accommodate affordability for lower income households, and densities of 10 to 20 units per acre are necessary for moderate income households. After an extensive public process, an inventory of 14 sites were identified for rezoning and were incorporated within the Element adopted by City Council in October 2011. The City then undertook a 2008-201 Housing Element Implementation Measure B Election Community Outreach Program. A Measure B vote was placed on the June 5, 2012 Primary Election and separated into two measures, the Savi Ranch Planned Development (Measure H) and nine rezoning sites (Measure I). Both Measures H and I received a majority vote of the Yorba Linda electorate.

While the 5th cycle, 2014-2021 Housing Element did not require a Measure B vote, given the significantly higher RHNA allocated to the City for the 6th cycle Housing Element, additional rezoning will be necessary. Similar to the prior vote, the City will initiate the Measure B election, and pay for all costs associated with the ballot measure. Housing Element Program #8 details the steps involved in rezoning and conducting the Measure B election.

Development Patterns in Yorba Linda
Due to the historical development and environmental constraints described above, a majority of the housing stock in Yorba Linda is single-family homes (88 percent) and owner occupied units comprise 84 percent of the units in the City. However, Yorba Linda has worked on bringing multi-family and rental options into various parts of the City, most notably the Savi Ranch site that is in the southeast portion of the City and has two affordable housing projects.

The City’s continued efforts for affordable housing will be done with the input of the Yorba Linda residents as well as local advocacy groups including: The Kennedy Commission, Making Housing Happen and People for Housing O.C.

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Infrastructure and Accessibility Improvements
Several infrastructure and accessibly improvements have occurred or are planned in Yorba Linda. With CDBG funds, there is an ongoing program for ADA ramp modifications throughout the City. These include the moderate access to opportunities tracts (218.20 and 218.26) described earlier in this appendix.

Accessibility improvements have recently been made to City Hall, including the Council Chambers. Also, the City’s website update that occurred three years ago included it being fully compliant with accessibility standards.

PART 3. SITES INVENTORY

1. Proposed Sites
Figure B-25 (presented later in this section) shows the sites inventory for this RHNA cycle.

As described in the Housing Resources section of this Housing Element, Yorba Linda’s site inventory consists of the following components:
• Projects with Entitlements -
o ETCO Homes project – senior, continuing care facility with 82 independent living units, 76 assisted living units and 82 units for residents with memory care needs.
o West Bastanchury project – 23 homes are being developed on the 13.1 acre site.
• Sites with Zoning in Place –
o Postal Annex and self-serve car wash site was rezoned as part of Yorba Linda's 4th cycle Housing Element.
o Town Center Specific Plan area has limited opportunities for residential mixed use.
• Accessory Dwelling Units - Between 2018-2020, the City has approved 31 ADUs or approximately 10 ADUs per year; however, in 2021, the City has seen a trend of approximately one ADU application per week (or 50 per year). This has been accomplished without any public outreach or promotion of the ADU opportunity. Given Yorba Linda’s growing track record in providing ADUs, combined with the additional incentives of fee waivers, pre-approved plans, and ADU promotion and outreach, the sites inventory projects a minimum of 50 new ADUs to be produced annually, or 400 over the 2021-2029 planning period. The projected affordability of these ADUs is based on SCAGs Regional Accessory Dwelling Unit Affordability Analysis (December 2020).
• Sites for Rezoning - A rezone program has been included in the Housing Element (Program #8) to fulfill the requirements of Government Code section 65583.2(h). More than half of Yorba Linda’s shortfall in its lower income RHNA will be accommodated on sites designated for exclusively residential use, therefore the City will not be subject to requirements to allow 100 percent residential on mixed use sites. A key tenet of Yorba Linda’s approach to providing sites to address its lower income housing needs will be through the creation of several new Housing Overlay zones: an Affordable

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Housing Overlay, a Mixed-Use Housing Overlay, and a Congregational Land Overlay.

The City has contracted with an urban design consultant to conduct site visits and create site development concepts as a foundation for establishing recommended development standards for each of the overlay zones such as height limits, parking requirements, setbacks and transitional height requirements. • Housing Resulting from Duplexes and Lot Splits in Single Family Zones (SB 9) Senate Bill 9, effective January 1, 2022, allows property owners to split a single-family zoned lot into two lots and/or place up to two housing units on a single-family zoned lot.

The creation of duplexes and/or lot splits on single-family parcels under SB 9 are subject only to ministerial review, and are exempt from environmental review under CEQA. Yorba Linda Planning staff have been receiving numerous inquiries from property owners about the ability to add additional housing under SB 9. On December 9, 2021, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing and recommended unanimously that the City Council adopt an ordinance regulating SB 9 housing developments and urban lot splits in compliance with State housing law. On December 15, 2021, the City Council adopted by urgency ordinance the regulations recommended by the Planning Commission related to SB 9 housing developments and urban lot splits. This was done as an urgency ordinance in order to ensure that the City’s local control authorized by SB 9 was maintained as of January 1, 2022. On January 18, 2022, the City Council introduced an ordinance and conducted the first reading of the ordinance related to SB 9 housing developments and urban lot splits.

The second reading is scheduled for February 1, 2022, and the ordinance will go into effect 30 days after the second reading.

UC Berkeley’s Terner Center for Housing Innovation has conducted a study to assess the potential impact of SB 9 on housing supply. Through use of an economic model to test market feasibility on existing parcels with detached single-family homes, the Terner Center study indicates that approximately ten percent of Orange County’s single-family parcels would be financially feasible to develop under SB 9's provisions.

Within the City of Yorba Linda, the study identifies approximately 2,600 additional units that would become market feasible under SB 9. While it is premature to forecast production, the increase in development capacity under SB 9 will certainly contribute to addressing a portion of Yorba Linda’s housing needs.

Development under SB 9 will help to affirmatively further fair housing (AFFH) in Yorba Linda by providing the opportunity to integrate smaller-scale housing within higherresource, single-family neighborhoods. In addition, the ability to convey new units under separate ownership affords a wider range of financing options for property owners than are available for ADU construction. According to the Terner Center study, there are few loan products available to finance the construction of ADUs, and those that are available often do not cover the entire cost of development. Development under SB 9 will expand homeownership opportunities for modest income households who will be able to apply for a traditional mortgage to purchase the home.

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Table B-6 (from the Housing Resources section of this Element), shows the potential housing units during the planning period.

Table B-6: Potential Housing Units during 2021-2029 Planning Period Income Levels Very
Low
Low Moderate Above
Mod
Total
2021-2029 RHNA Targets 7651 451 457 742 2,415
Existing Zoning
Entitled Projects (post 6/30/2021 occupancy) 181 181
Town Center Specific Plan 31 31
RM-30 12 12
Accessory Dwelling Units 100 172 120 8 400
Existing Site Capacity 272 163 189 624
RHNA Shortfall (944) (294) (553) (1,791)
Rezone Sites
Planned Development 64 130 194
RM 129 209 338
RM-20 40 26 40 106
Affordable Housing Overlay 710 72 782
Mixed Use Housing Overlay 26 136 163 325
Congregational Land Overlay 355 355
Total Site Capacity (Existing + Rezone Sites) 1,403 518 803 2,724 RHNA Buffer +187 +61 +61 +309

2. Analysis of Sites and AFFH Data
The following is a summary of comparing the proposed site locations with the data in this Appendix. Overall, the sites inventory helps to expand housing options and promotes a pattern of interspersed multi-family residential uses rather than in concentrated locations. The analysis below illustrates that Yorba Linda’s sites inventory: (1) improves integration; (2) does not exacerbate racially or ethnically concentrated areas of affluence; (3) improves areas of opportunity for all Yorba Linda residents; and (4) does not exacerbate displacement risk for Yorba Linda’s residents.

Segregation and Integration –
• The sites are located throughout many of the Census Tracts in the City, which will further promote racial/ethnic diversity in Yorba Linda’s neighborhoods. • Many of the sites are in Census Tract 218.02, which has a higher percentage of disabled residents, thereby supporting them in available affordable housing and furthering housing mobility.

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• Regarding familial status, sites west of the Imperial Highway and in the southeastern portion of the City (Tract 218.26) will help provide more housing options for female headed households (shown to be higher in these portions of the City.

• Sites located in the Census Tracts with low and moderate income households will provide needed affordable housing to these residents.
• ADUs will allow for housing mobility throughout Yorba Linda and provide opportunities for further neighborhood integration.
• Many of Yorba Linda’s sites are for multi-family development and will include housing for a variety of income levels, fostering mobility of households in the City. • The City will further encourage and facilitate production of affordable units through regulatory and financial incentives, including the Affordable Housing, Congregational Land and Mixed Use Overlays; density bonus incentives; and land write-down assistance.
• Since the passage of SB 9, Yorba Linda Planning staff have been receiving numerous inquiries from property owners about the ability to add additional housing under SB 9.

Development under SB 9 will provide for additional housing opportunities in high resource single-family neighborhoods throughout Yorba Linda.

Racially or Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Affluence – • As described earlier in this appendix, the overall median income in Yorba Linda is higher than the County’s ($129,391 in Yorba Linda versus $85,398 in the County) and the median income of Whites, is lower than the median income of the overall population in the City. The 2014-2018 ACS shows in Yorba Linda that the median income of Hispanic residents is $122,991, Black residents is $133,750 and Asian residents is $157,155. The sites inventory will allow for affordable housing options for all of these racial and ethnic groups to help those residents who fall below the median income figures.
• Much of the eastern portion of Yorba Linda is characterized by hillside topography and is located within Very High Fire Severity Zones, and therefore not well suited to multi-family development. However, the large parcels in this area are well suited to accessory dwelling units and SB 9 lot splits and duplexes which can help to integrate lower cost housing options in the more affluent areas of the City.

Areas of Opportunity –
• The sites are located throughout the City and in the Highest, High and Moderate opportunity areas, thereby distributing new housing throughout Yorba Linda and placing affordable units in high resource areas.
• The new Affordable Housing Overlay, which provides for increased densities and ministerial development processing in exchange for the provision of 20% lower income units (rental) or 20% moderate income units (ownership), will provide housing opportunities for low and moderate income households in high resource

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areas of the community. The increased density allowance is higher than has ever been permitted in the City. Furthermore, the City has never had any kind of affordable housing requirement. These two provisions will help to affirmatively further fair housing in new and innovative ways for the City. • The new Congregational Land Overlay will provide for the integration of affordable housing on religious sites, while retaining the existing religious use. Many of Yorba Linda’s congregations have large parking areas that are used sparingly, and other underutilized land that, with the necessary zoning in place, could be used for affordable housing that furthers the congregation’s mission to help the underserved.

All of the religious sites designated with the Overlay are located in high resource census tracts.
• Of the twenty census tracts within Yorba Linda, two are designated as having a “moderate” resource level on the TCAC map (tracts 218.20 and 218.26), with the remaining 18 tracts having either a “high” or “highest” resource level. Just one housing site has been identified in a moderate resource tract, the Bryant Ranch Shopping Center in tract 218.26, which will be designated with a Mixed Use Overlay, providing for multi-family residential to be integrated within this ten acre site and serving as a catalyst for improvements to this older shopping center.

Disproportionate Housing Needs and Displacement Risk -
• Sites located in Tracts 218.02 and 218.26 will allow these areas to continue to be affordable to moderate income households (please refer to displacement map). • The HUD AFFH Data tool shows that the area of the City with the most affordable rental units are located along Imperial Highway. In Tracts 218.02 and 218.09, approximately 30 percent of the rental units are affordable (for Extremely Low and Low Income Households). The sites inventory will provide additional affordable options outside of these tracts and allow for greater mobility within the City. • The City’s Mortgage Assistance Program provides financial assistance to first-time homebuyers, expanding opportunities for moderate income purchasers.

Figure B-25 which follows depicts the location of Housing Element sites throughout the City.

Table B-7 further evaluates the geographic distribution of these sites by projected income category and socio-economic characteristics of each census tract. Given Yorba Linda’s hillside and high fire development constraints in the northeastern portion of the City, sites are grouped into three geographies: northwest, southwest and southeast. As shown, sites identified to meet the lower income RHNA are distributed across High and Highest resource neighborhoods, increasing the potential for mixed income communities and a variety of housing types to meet Yorba Linda’s housing needs. Sites are located in census tracts ranging from 26 to 51 percent minority (non-White) population, and 1.0 to 6.1 percent poverty.

Given Yorba Linda’s high opportunity levels throughout the community, the City’s most important strategies to affirmatively further fair housing are to promote mobility by removing barriers and enhancing access to housing in areas of opportunity. The sites inventory accomplishes this goal by providing zoning for a variety of housing types throughout Yorba Linda, improving issues of segregation/integration, access to opportunity and disproportionate housing needs.

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Table B-7: Yorba Linda Sites Inventory AFFH Analysis
Site ID
Site
Description
and Location
Census
Tract
Realistic
Capacity
(Net
Units)
Income Distribution of
Potential Units TCAC
Resource
Level
% of
Minorities
in Census
Tract (nonWhite
residents)
% of Census
Tract
Population
in Poverty
Lower
Income
Moderate
Income
Above
Moderate
Income
Northwest Yorba Linda (north of Yorba Linda Blvd, west of Village Center Dr) S1-200 SEC Rose
Dr/Blake Rd 218.15 178 178 Highest 51% 4.0%
S1-021
Vacant Parcel
(W of 16951
Imperial Hwy)
APN 322-121-07
218.15 53 26 27 Highest 51% 4.0%
S2-008
Friendship
Baptist Church
17151
Bastanchury Rd
218.09 60 60 High 26% 4.3%
S3-210
Shinnyo-En
USA
18021-18111
Bastanchury Rd
218.22 105 105 Highest 41% 3.6%
S3-203 18101-19251
Bastanchury 218.22 194 66 128 Highest 41% 3.6%
S3-211 17651 Imperial
Highway 218.02 20 7 13 High 32% 6.1%
S3-034 4341 Eureka
Avenue 218.02 19 5 14 High 32% 6.1%
S3-033
Islamic Center
of Yorba Linda
4382 Eureka Ave
218.02 30 30 High 32% 6.1%
S2-013
Messiah Lutheran
Church
4861 Liverpool St
218.09 40 40 High 26% 4.3%
S3-082 4791 and 4811
Eureka Ave 218.02 53 53 High 32% 6.1%

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Table B-7: Yorba Linda Sites Inventory AFFH Analysis
Site ID
Site
Description
and Location
Census
Tract
Realistic
Capacity
(Net
Units)
Income Distribution of
Potential Units TCAC
Resource
Level
% of
Minorities
in Census
Tract (nonWhite
residents)
% of Census
Tract
Population
in Poverty
Lower
Income
Moderate
Income
Above
Moderate
Income
S3-201
N Bastunchury
btwn Casa
Loma/Eureka
218.22 23 23 Highest 41% 3.6%
S4-075 4742 Plumosa
Drive 218.02 48 48 High 32% 6.1%
S4-
204A
Chabad Center
19045 Yorba
Linda Blvd
218.22 17 17 Highest 41% 3.6%
S4-
204B
19081-19111
Yorba Linda Blvd 218.22 66 25 41 Highest 41% 3.6%
S5-008 Fairmont Blvd 218.22 196 75 121 Highest 41% 3.6% Northwest Subtotal Units: 1,102 557 205 340
Southwest Yorba Linda (south of Yorba Linda Blvd, west of Village Center Dr) S3-012
Richfield
Community
Church
5320 Richfield Rd
218.02 55 55 High 32% 6.1%
S3-207 5300-5392
Richfield Rd 218.02 291 291 High 32% 6.1%
S3-024 Friends Church
Overflow Parking 218.02 48 48 High 32% 6.1%
S3-074
YL Preschool
18132 Yorba
Linda Blvd
218.02 13 13 High 32% 6.1%
S3-080 4822 Eureka 218.02 14 14 High 32% 6.1%
S3-
205A
5225-5227
Highland Ave 218.02 60 16 44 High 32% 6.1%

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Table B-7: Yorba Linda Sites Inventory AFFH Analysis
Site ID
Site
Description
and Location
Census
Tract
Realistic
Capacity
(Net
Units)
Income Distribution of
Potential Units TCAC
Resource
Level
% of
Minorities
in Census
Tract (nonWhite
residents)
% of Census
Tract
Population
in Poverty
Lower
Income
Moderate
Income
Above
Moderate
Income
S4-200 18597-18602
Altrudy Lane 218.02 40 40 High 32% 6.1%
S4-201 5531 South
Ohio St 218.12 15 5 10 High 43% 5.8%
S4-060 5541 South
Ohio St 218.12 9 4 5 High 43% 5.8%
S4-053 SWC Kellogg Dr/
Grandview Ave 218.12 9 4 5 High 43% 5.8%
S4-205 Old Town 218.02 31 31 High 32% 6.1%
Southwest Subtotal Units: 585 434 74 77
Southeast Yorba Linda
S6-015
Prior John Force
Racing
22722 Old
Canal Road
219.24 77 77 High 47% 4.5%
S6-020
Extended Stay
22711 Oak
Crest Circle
219.24 122 122 High 47% 4.5%
S7-001
Bryant Ranch
Center
23611-23801 La
Palma Ave
218.26 272 108 164 Moderate 36% 3.0%
S7-005
NWC Camino
de Bryant/
Meadowland
218.28 10 4 6 High 38% 1.0%
Southeast Subtotal Units: 481 199 112 170

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PART 3. IDENTIFICATION OF CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
Through the analysis in this appendix, several items have been identified as contributing factors to fair housing in Yorba Linda.

Fair Housing Outreach (Housing Mobility)
Similar to the Urban County, the percentage of people and households in Yorba Linda that had fair housing complaints and landlord tenant issues was low (.0001% of the population and

1.5% of households). However, it is important to analyze if certain households experience fair housing issues at a greater rate. Households in multi-family units, extremely low income households and female headed households appear to face housing issues at a greater rate than others in the City. Whites and Asians made up a smaller percentage of the landlord/tenant complaints compared to their proportion of Yorba Linda’s total population. In contrast, Hispanics and African Americans made up higher percentages.

The City conducted a senior survey regarding the fair housing issues for the Housing Element and this AFFH section. This was a successful effort and should continue over the course of this housing cycle including reaching out in a variety of ways (print, digital media and information at the Senior Center).

Contributing Factors:
• Outreach to seniors due to digital divide/unaware of available resources • Certain racial/ethnic groups have a higher percentage of tenant/landlord complaints compared to their percentage of the City’s population overall • More education needed by the public sector for residents to be familiar with resources
Need for additional affordable housing and community revitalization in certain built out neighborhoods (Place based Strategies, Displacement) [Encompasses the County AI goal of expanding access to opportunity for protected classes] As of March 2021, Yorba Linda had 122 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs). This represents 0.5 percent of the City’s housing units. The majority of HCVs were located in three tracts – 218.02 had 32 (26%), Tract 218.09 had 29 (24%) and Tract 218.25 had 28 (23%).

These three tracts also had a senior population between 22 and 26 percent of the overall population. The Orange County 2020 AI stated that 2,286 HCVs were used for units in the County. This makes up approximately one percent (1.04%) of the total housing units in the County.

Approximately 36 percent of Yorba Linda’s owner households are spending more than 30 percent of their income on housing (compared to 40% Countywide). Approximately 35 percent of renter households face overpayment (compared to 27% Countywide) and 27% face severe overpayment (comparable to the County). Almost all renter households earning less than $20,000 a year face either overpayment (8%) or severe overpayment (87%). The impact of housing overpayment on Yorba Linda’s lower income households is significant, with the community’s special needs populations – seniors, persons with disabilities, and femaleheaded households with children - most vulnerable to losing their housing due to an inability to pay.

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The HUD AFFH Data tool shows that that the area in the City with the most affordable rental units is located along Imperial Highway. In Tracts 218.02 and 218.09, approximately 30 percent of the rental units are affordable (for Extremely Low and Low Income Households).

The location of these units are similar to many other parts of the County – close to major highways, such as I-5 and the 405 Freeway and in the core areas of the communities.

Regarding familial status, overall, tracts 117.17, 117.18, 218.12, 218.17 and 218.26 have lower percentages of married households and children living in married households.

As described in the Disparities in Access to Opportunity section above, the City’s Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) has identified a variety of improvements in the Census Tracts that fall under the Moderate Resource category. It is important that improvements continue in these areas.

Contributing Factors:
• Levels of overpayment
• Low number of HCVs in the City compared to the County overall. • Affordable housing opportunities needed for special needs groups, including: the disabled (Tracts 218.24) and female headed households (Tracts 117.18 and 218.26) • Continued public investment in infrastructure and accessibility improvements in moderate resource opportunity areas.

Need for Affordable Housing in New Developments (Place based Strategies, Displacement) [Encompasses the County AI goal of expanding access to opportunity for protected classes].

Generally, the western portion of Yorba Linda developed first with the central east area developed in the 1980s. Similar to many communities building near hillside areas, steep topography has played a role in how the eastern portion of Yorba Linda has developed with larger residential lots and lower densities. This can also be seen in the surrounding hillside areas in Brea, Anaheim and Diamond Bar.

A majority of the housing stock in Yorba Linda is single-family homes (88 percent) and owner occupied units comprise 84 percent of the units in the City. However, Yorba Linda has worked on bringing multi-family and rental options into various parts of the City, most notably in Savi Ranch in southeast Yorba Linda where the City helped fund two affordable housing projects.

A vast majority of the City‘s housing is only available to above moderate income households and prices/rents continue to increase. Tracts 218.02 and 218.26 have housing that is still affordable for moderate income households, but there is risk that increases in housing prices and rents will cause moderate households to be priced out of these areas.

Contributing Factors:
• Availability of affordable housing in all areas of the City, including those where rents and sales prices have become exclusive (as shown on the Displacement Map).

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• Need for affordable housing options throughout the City.

Community Conservation (Place based strategies, Displacement) Three-fourths of Yorba Linda’s housing stock was 30 years or older in 2020 (built prior to 1989) and almost half is 40 years or older (built prior to 1979). Despite the age of its housing, problems with property maintenance and housing deterioration have not been a significant issue thus far in Yorba Linda. Nonetheless, given the community’s aging housing stock, combined with a growing senior population who may face difficulties maintaining their homes, both code enforcement and housing rehabilitation programs remain important. Between 2014 and 2019, the City provided rehabilitation assistance to 96 households using CDBG funds.

Two of these households were located in Tract 218.26; one received assistance for front yard landscaping while the second was for a slab leak repair. The City also conducts ongoing code enforcement, and between 2014-2019, the Community Preservation Division performed eight forced abatements on residential properties to bring these properties into compliance with City codes.

The City will continue the Residential Rehabilitation Program and Housing Community Preservation and Abatement program to help assist with rehab and repair needs in Yorba Linda.

Contributing Factors:
• Challenges for housing/property upkeep due to financial/physical constraints. • Age of housing stock

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PART 5. GOALS AND ACTIONS
The biggest fair housing issues facing Yorba Linda are: strategies to enhance housing mobility, providing affordable housing available in a range of sizes, and maintenance of older units. Table B-8 connects fair housing issues with the corresponding contributing factors and the meaningful actions Yorba Linda can take to address them.

Table B-8: Yorba Linda Fair Housing Issues and Meaningful Actions Fair Housing Issue Contributing Factors Priority Level Action A. Fair Housing Outreach
(Housing Mobility)

1. Outreach to seniors due to digital
divide/unaware of available resources

2. Certain racial/ethnic groups have a
higher percentage of tenant/landlord
complaints compared to their
percentage of the City’s population
overall

3. More education needed by the public
sector for residents to become familiar
with available resources
Medium City Action: By the end of 2022 have additional fair housing information posted at the Yorba Linda Senior
Center site and on their digital platforms. Hold an
informational workshop in 2023 and 2025.

Community Development Dept
City Action: By December 2022, conduct a fair
housing information session for the City Council.

Invite local nonprofits (such as the Kennedy
Commission, Making Housing Happen and People for
Housing O.C.) to attend.

Community Development Dept
City Action: Publish Fair Housing information,
including any community meetings, on non-traditional
media such as Facebook or Instagram, and conduct
targeted outreach to tenants, mobile home park
residents and other lower income populations.

Community Development Department, Public
Information Officer
Action Outcomes: Taking the above actions will
help publicize fair housing options to residents,
including special needs groups and low income
residents. Throughout the informational workshops
and Council workshops, develop a comprehensive

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Fair Housing Issue Contributing Factors Priority Level Action list of interested nonprofits, property owners and
community members that can be utilized for future
outreach.

B. Need for additional
affordable housing and
community
revitalization in certain
built out
neighborhoods
(Place based
Strategies,
Displacement)
[Encompasses the County
AI goal of expanding
access to opportunity for
protected classes]

1. Levels of overpayment.

2. Low number of HCVs in the City
compared to the County overall.

3. Affordable housing opportunities needed
for special needs groups, including: the
disabled (Tracts 218.24) and female
headed households (Tracts 117.18 and
218.26)

4. Continued public Investment in
infrastructure and accessibility
improvements in moderate resource
opportunity areas.

High City Action: Starting in 2022, work with the FHCOC to contact landlords of affordable multifamily
complexes every two years and provide fair housing
information and assistance. This outreach will focus
on promoting the Section 8 voucher program to
landlords who have not previously participated in the
program and should include multi-lingual materials.

Outreach should be targeted to the special needs
Census Tracts 218.24, 117.18 and 218.26.

Community Development Dept
City Action: Adopt an Ordinance to expand the
housing supply in High Resource single-family zones
by allowing for lot splits and duplexes under the
parameters of SB 9.

City Action: Dedicate or seek funding to prioritize
infrastructure and accessibility improvements in the
moderate resource opportunity areas (Census Tracts
218.20 and 218.26). This should include the annual
CDBG allocations.

Community Development Dept/Public Works
City Action: Coordinate with the Orange County
Housing Authority in 2023 about utilizing the mobility
counseling program in Yorba Linda. This OCHA
program informs Housing Choice Voucher holders
about their residential options in higher opportunity
areas and provides holistic supports to voucher
holders seeking to move to higher opportunity
areas.Community Development Department

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Fair Housing Issue Contributing Factors Priority Level Action Action Outcomes: Increased public and private
investment in areas of Yorba Linda that have been
identified as moderate resource areas and portions of
the City with higher percentages of special needs
groups.

C. Need for Affordable
Housing in New
Developments
(New Opportunities)
[Encompasses the County
AI goal of increasing the
supply of affordable housing
in high opportunity areas]

1. Availability of affordable housing in all
areas of the City, including those where
rents and sale prices have become
exclusive (as shown on the
Displacement Map).

2. Need for affordable housing options
throughout the City.

High City Action: Adopt the Affordable Housing Overlay, Commercial Mixed Use Overlay and Congregational
Land Overlay in conjunction with the Housing Element
in 2022, providing sites for over 1,000 lower income
units. Initiate rezoning and the Measure B election in
2022, and pay for all costs associated with the ballot
measure. Promote and support the development of
Accessory Dwelling Units, and seek to issue permits
for over 50 units annually (see Programs 8-12).

Community Development Dept
City Action: Expand information available on
affordable housing in Yorba Linda, including any
community meetings on non-traditional media such as
Facebook and Instagram. Provide targeted outreach
about available affordable housing, including the 40
unit Altrudy II project, in the City’s moderate resource opportunity areas (Census Tracts 218.20 and 218.26).

Community Development Department, Public
Information Officer
City Action: During the public hearing processes for
the Affordable Housing Overlay, Mixed-Use Housing
Overlay, and Congregational Land Overlay, as well as
the outreach process for the Measure B election
(occurring in November 2022), utilize tools such as the “Myths and Facts About Affordable & High Density
Housing” currently on the City’s website to show what
affordable housing means and who it benefits.

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Fair Housing Issue Contributing Factors Priority Level Action Contact Kennedy Commission, Making Housing
Happen and People for Housing O.C. for potential
input. Conduct at least five educational events for the public.

Community Development Department/PIO
City Action: By the end of 2022, research the
development of a program that would provide lowinterest loans to single-family homeowners and grants to homeowners with household incomes of up
to 80% of the Area Median Income to develop
accessory dwelling units with affordability restrictions on their property. This research should also explore
outside funds. If funding is available, establish a
pilot program by December 2023 with evaluation of
the program by the end of 2024.

Action Outcomes: An increased variety of housing
options available to Yorba Linda residents throughout
the city, including areas that have traditionally only
had single-family ownership housing. Provide
adequate sites for over 1,400 lower income
households, over 500 moderate income households,
and over 800 above moderate income households,
exceeding the City’s RHNA requirements.

D. Community
Conservation
(Place based
strategies,
Displacement)

1. Challenges for housing/property upkeep
due to financial/physical constraints.

2. Age of housing stock
Medium City Action: Include information about rehab and maintenance resources (including the Residential
Rehabilitation Program and Community Preservation
Program) in City newsletters and on the website.

Include translated information when feasible. Seek to
assist 10 households annually.Community
Development Department/PIO

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Fair Housing Issue Contributing Factors Priority Level Action City Action: Staring in 2022, conduct targeted
outreach through annual mailings to Census Tracts
218.20 and 218.26. about available rehabilitation
assistance.

Community Development Dept
Action Outcomes: Given the age of Yorba Linda’s
housing stock, increased rehabilitation options will
benefit all neighborhoods in the city. Through
remediation of substandard housing conditions, return
approximately six units/year to safe and sanitary
conditions.

Based on this assessment and the contributing factors to fair housing, the City has identified housing mobility strategies, providing new affordable housing opportunities, and place based strategies as priorities to further fair housing. These actions identified in Table B-8 have been included to affirmatively further fair housing and to address disparities in access to affordable rental and ownership opportunities and disparities in access to suitable housing.

Appendix C
Residential Sites Inventory

Housing Element Rezone Sites
Site
ID Site Description and Address Acres Current Zoning
Proposed
Zoning
Action
Total
Net Unit
Potential
Realistic
Unit
Potential
Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO) Sites – up to 35 units/acre S1-
200 SEC Rose Dr/Blake Rd 5.94 RE RM-20 with AHO 208 178 S3-
207 5300-5392 Richfield Rd 9.7 RU RM-20 with AHO 340 291 S3-
074
Yorba Linda Preschool
18132 Yorba Linda Blvd 0.42 CG RM-20 with AHO 15 13
S3-
082 4791 and 4811 Eureka Ave 1.75 CG RM-20 with AHO 61 53 S4-
075 4742 Plumosa Drive 1.62 CG RM-20 with AHO 57 48
S6-
015
Prior John Force Racing
22722 Old Canal Road 2.56 PD PDwith AHO 89 77
S6-
020
Extended Stay America
22711 Oak Crest Circle 10.35 PD RM-20 with AHO 143 122
Realistic Unit Potential on AHO Sites: 782
Congregational Land Overlay (CLO) Sites – up to 35 units/acre S2-
008
Friendship Baptist Church
17151 Bastanchury Rd

4.92 (2.01 developable) RE RE with CLO 60 60
S3-
012
Richfield Community Church
5320 Richfield Rd

9.48 (3.7 developable) RU RU with CLO 55 55
S2-
013
Messiah Lutheran Church 4861
Liverpool St

6.2 (2.03 developable) RU RU with CLO 40 40
S3-
024
Friends Church Overflow Parking 17.45
(1.61 developable) RE RE with CLO 48 48
S4-
204A
Chabad Center
19045 Yorba Linda Blvd

1.85 (0.93 developable) RE RE with CLO 17 17
S3-
033
Islamic Center of Yorba Linda
4382 Eureka Ave

3.88 (1.58 developable) RS RS with CLO 30 30
S3-
210
Shinnyo-En USA
18021-18111 Bastanchury Rd

9.23 (4.09 developable) PD-26 PD-26 with CLO 105 105
Realistic Unit Potential on CLO Sites: 355
Mixed Use Overlay (MUO) Sites – up to 35 units/acre
S1-
021
Vacant Parcel (W of 16951
Imperial Hwy)
APN 322-121-07

1.76 CG-(I) CG-(I)
with MUO 62 53
S7-
001
Bryant Ranch Shopping Center
23611-23801 La Palma Ave 9.15 CG CG withMUO 320 272
Realistic Unit Potential on MUO Sites: 325
RM-20 – up to 20 units/acre
S4-
200 18597-18602 Altrudy Lane 2.0 RS RM-20 40 40
S4-
204B 19081-19111 Yorba Linda Blvd 3.90 RE RM 78 66
Realistic Unit Potential on RM-20 Sites: 106

Site
ID Site Description and Address Acres Current Zoning
Proposed
Zoning
Action
Total
Net Unit
Potential
Realistic
Unit
Potential
RM – up to 10 units/acre
S3-
034 4341 Eureka Avenue 2.19 RS RM 22 19
S3-
205A 5225-5227 Highland Ave 7.08 RE RM 71 60
S3-
211 17651 Imperial Highway 2.32 RS RM 23 20
S4-
053
SWC Kellogg Dr/
Grandview Ave 0.98 RE RM 10 9
S4-
060 5541 South Ohio St 0.96 RE RM 10 9
S4-
201 5531 South Ohio St 1.82 RE RM 18 15
S5-
008 Fairmont Blvd 23.01 PD RM 230 196
S7-
005
NWC Camino de Bryant/
Meadowland 3.06 RU RM 30 10
Realistic Unit Potential on RM Sites: 338
PD
S3-
203 18101-19251 Bastanchury 22.83 PD PD 228 194
Realistic Unit Potential on PD Sites: 194
Realistic Potential on all Opportunity Sites: 2,100

S3-207
S3-012
S2-008
S2-013
S3-033
S3-034
S3-201
S4-204B
S4-053
S3-205A
S4-060
S4-201
S3-074
S3-080
S3-082
S3-203
S1-021
S5-008
S1-200
S6-015
S7-005
S3-103
S6-020
S3-210
S4-075
S7-001
S3-211
S4-205
S4-204A
S4-200
S4-200
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Opportunity Site
S2-013 Project Site ID

Site S1-021 – West of 16951 Imperial Highway
Site Acreage: 1.76 acres
Current Zoning: CG
Proposed Zoning:

Commercial Mixed Use
Overlay
Total Unit Potential: 62
Realistic Unit
Development: 53
Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:

This flat, vacant parcel is located immediately west of an existing LA Fitness.

The proposal would create a commercial mixed use overlay zone to apply to the property to incentivize housing production while still allowing for potential commercial development.

Site S1-200 – SEC Rose Dr/Blake Rd
Site Acreage: 5.94 acres
Current Zoning: RE
Proposed Zoning:

RM-20 with Affordable
Overlay
Total Net Unit Potential:
208
Realistic Unit Potential:
178
Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:

This site is comprised of 12 parcels encompassing 5.94 acres at the southeast corner of Rose Drive and Blake Road. It is zoned as Residential Estate and is located immediately west of a mobile home park and south of a 1,100 unit housing development planned in the City of Brea. Homes are all over 60 years in age and are modest in size, averaging 1,700 square feet, (with the exception of one home developed in 1998), and all are on septic systems. Improvement-to-land value ratios are well below 1.0, with the exception of several parcels that haven’t been reassessed in at least 30 years and whose land values are inaccurately identified by the County Assessor as ranging between $32,000 - $64,000 for ½ acre+ parcels. Eight of the current owners have expressed an interest in having their property rezoned in order to allow for redevelopment of the site; three property owners have not yet responded; and one property owner has stated they are not interested. Based on past experience, the City anticipates that several more property owners will be supportive with more outreach from the City and from adjacent neighbors. The total development capacity on the site is 208 units, with the realistic capacity calculated at 85% of the maximum, or 178 units.

Site S2-008 – 17151 Bastanchury Road
Site Acreage: 4.92 acres
Current Zoning: RE
Proposed Zoning:

Congregational Land Overlay
Total Unit Potential: 60
Realistic Unit Potential: 60
Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development: Friendship Baptist Church owns the property at the northwest corner of Imperial Highway/ Bastanchury Road. The church property itself has approximately 2.5 acres of vacant land and parking area that could potentially be developed for housing purposes pursuant to Assembly Bill 1851. The church began construction on an accessory structure over a decade ago, but never completed the project. The church pastor sees this as an opportunity to have a housing developer help complete the accessory building and in exchange the church would provide the land for development of affordable housing on their property. The 2.5 acre undeveloped portion of the site could accommodate approximately 60 housing units, with all existing structures to remain.

Site S2-012 – 5320 Richfield Road
Site Acreage: 9.48 acres
Current Zoning: RU
Proposed Zoning: Congregational
Land Overlay
Total Unit Potential: 55
Realistic Unit Potential: 55
Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:

Site S2-012 is currently home to the Richfield Community Church and comprises 9.48 acres on the east side of Richfield Road south of YorbaLinda Blvd. The property has approximately 3 acres of underutilized land and parking lot area which could be utilized for housing purposes in compliance with Assembly Bill 1851. The site could accommodate approximately 55 housing units, with all existing structures to remain.

S3-207 – 5300-5392 Richfield Road
Site Acreage: 9.83 acres
Current Zoning: RU
Proposed Zoning: RM-20 with
Affordable Overlay
Total Net Unit Potential: 340
Realistic Unit Potential: 291
Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:

Site S3-207 is comprised of multiple parcels under single ownership totaling 9.8 acres in size. Although the southeastern portion of the parcel is constrained by hillside topography, the City calculates density based on the overall project size and not the developable area. Therefore, the developable portion of a project site may appear to be higher density; however, the overall project density would be consistent with the General Plan and Zoning Code. Existing conditions consist of a Christmas tree farm and several older single-family homes/structures. The property owner is very interested in having the property rezoned to allow for higher density housing, and would discontinue the existing agricultural and residential uses on the site to allow for redevelopment. The total development capacity on the site is 340 units, with the realistic capacity calculated at 85% of the maximum, or 291 units.

Site S2-013 – 4861 Liverpool Street
Site Acreage: 6.2 acres Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:

This site currently home to the Messiah Lutheran Church and comprises 6.2 acres on the northwest corner of Yorba Linda Blvd and Liverpool St. The property has approximately 1.5 acres of underutilized land and parking lot area which could be utilized for housing purposes in compliance with Assembly Bill 1851. The site could accommodate approximately 40 housing units, with all existing structures to remain.

Current Zoning: RU
Proposed Zoning: Congregational
Land Overlay
Total Unit Potential: 40
Realistic Unit Potential: 40

Site S3-074 – 18132 Yorba Linda Boulevard
Site Acreage: 0.42 acres Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:

This property is currently being utilized as the Yorba Linda Preschool. It is located at the southwest corner of Yorba Linda Blvd and Mountain View. The 2,000 square foot, single-story preschool building was developed in 1952, and has an improvement-to-land value ratio of just 0.06 and lot coverage of 15%, indicative of the economic obsolescence of the structure and significant underutilization of the site.

The property owner is interested in having the site rezoned for multi-family housing.

The property on its own could yield 15 housing units under the Affordable Housing Overlay; however, if combined with the 1.61-acre parking lot to the south, which is utilized as overflow parking by Friends Church, the combined project site could yield a far greater number of units (refer to Site S3-024 which follows). If the adjacent parking lot were to remain, it could present an opportunity for the housing developer to arrange for a shared parking arrangement where all the parking for the preschool redevelopment would be located on the adjacent site, allowing for a more feasible housing development opportunity.

Current Zoning: CG
Proposed Zoning: RM-20
with Affordable Overlay
Total Unit Potential: 15
Realistic Unit Potential: 13

Site S3-204 – Friends Church Overflow Parking
Site Acreage:

17.45 acres (church site)

1.61 acres (overflow parking)
Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:

This property is currently home to the Friends Church and comprises

17.45 acres primarily on the east side of Mountain View south of Yorba Linda Blvd. The church has a 1.61 acre overflow parking lot on the west side of Mountain View which could yield 48 housing units under the Congregational Land Overlay; however, if combined with the 0.42 adjacent Yorba Linda Preschool, the combined project site could yield a greater number of units (refer to prior Site S3-074).

Current Zoning: RE
Proposed Zoning: Congregational
Land Overlay
Total Unit Potential: 48
Realistic Unit Potential: 48

Site S3-033 – 4382 Eureka Avenue
Acreage: 3.88 acres
Current Zoning: RS
Proposed Zoning:

Congregational Housing
Overlay
Total Unit Potential: 30
Realistic Unit Potential: 30
Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:

This property is currently home to the Islamic Center of Yorba Linda and comprises

3.88 acres primarily on the east side of Eureka. It is zoned as Residential Suburban and is proposed to have an affordable housing overlay placed on the property to allow for approximately 1.5 acres of underutilized land and parking lot area to be utilized for housing purposes in compliance with Assembly Bill 1851. The site could accommodate approximately 30 housing units.

Site S3-210 – 18111 Bastanchury Road
Acreage: 9.23 acres
Current Zoning: PD
Proposed Zoning:

Congregational Housing
Overlay
Total Unit Potential: 105
Realistic Unit Potential:
105
Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:

This property is currently home to the Shinnyo-En USA and comprises 9.23 acres located on the north side of Bastanchury Rd and east of Eureka Ave. It is part of the West Bastanchury Planned Development and is proposed to have an affordable housing overlay placed on the property to allow for approximately 4.09 acres of underutilized land and parking lot area to be utilized for housing purposes in compliance with Assembly Bill 1851. The site could accommodate approximately 105 housing units.

This site is also located adjacent to Site S3-203.

Site S3-082 – 4791 and 4811 Eureka Avenue
Site Acreage: 1.75 acres Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:

Current Zoning: CG These two properties totaling 1.75 acres are currently developed with commercial uses dating from 1959 and 1967. Both property owners have reached out to the City to express their interest in having their property rezoned to allow for multi-family residential uses at up to 35 units/acre. The property located at 4811 Eureka, sold most recently in 2020, consists of a mini-warehouse occupied by Yorba Linda Equipment Rentals with an improvement-to-land value ratio of just 0.5. The property located at 4791 Eureka has been used primarily as a flooring store with other ancillary uses in the large yard area; this property also sold in 2020, and has an improvement-to-land value ratio of 0.12, indicative that the existing industrial use is significantly undervalued relative to the value of the property. Rezoning these properties RM-20 with an Affordable Housing Overlay would allow for 61 units, with the realistic capacity calculated at 85% of the maximum, or 53 units.

Proposed Zoning: RM-20
with Affordable Overlay
Total Unit Potential: 61
Realistic Unit Potential: 53

Site S4-075 – 4742 Plumosa Drive
Site Acreage: 1.62 acres Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:

This underutilized site is currently developed with an older, single-family home. City staff have met with the property owner who is very interested in having their property rezoned for multi-family residential use. The location of this parcel in the Town Center makes it ideal for introducing housing in the downtown area, a key goal of the Town Center Specific Plan. The site is flat, and while it does contain several large trees, none of these are protected species. Rezoning this parcel to RM-20 with the Affordable Housing Overlay would yield a net 57 dwelling units at 35 units/acre, or 48 units at the realistic density of 30 units/acre.

Current Zoning: CG
Proposed Zoning: RM-20
with Affordable Overlay
Total (Net) Unit Potential: 57
Realistic Unit Potential: 48

Site S6-015 – 22722 Old Canal Road
Site Acreage: 2.56 acres Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:

This 34,000 square foot industrial building developed in 1991 is the prior John Force Racing Headquarters whose business operations have been relocated to the facility in Indiana and the building is currently for lease. This underutilized building is located across the street from a successful housing element development from the 5 th Cycle. This 2.56 acre site is flat, has good access, and with application of the affordable housing overlay could accommodate approximately 89 housing units.

The property owner is supportive of being designated with an affordable housing overlay (AHO). A residual land analysis conducted in December 2021 estimates the value of the land under the AHO zoning to be $17.3 million, whereas the annual rental income on the existing structure is estimated at $567,000, requiring approximately 20 years to exceed the proceeds of a potential sale. As such, the property owner could obtain a higher rate of return by selling the property under the AHO zoning as opposed to leasing the structure.

Current Zoning: PD
Proposed Zoning: Affordable
Housing Overlay
Net Unit Potential: 89
Realistic Unit Potential: 77

Site S6-020 – 22711 Oak Crest Circle
Site Acreage: 4.04 acres Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:

Current Zoning: PD This parcel is currently being used as an Extended Stay America with 117 existing rooms. The property’s improvement-to-land value ratio is just 0.56, meaning the existing use is undervalued relative to the value of the land. The property has a history of code enforcement violations and calls for police service related to occupants breaking into cars, doing and selling drugs, and domestic disputes. In fact, the Sheriff’s Department maintains a proactive police presence at this location due to the volume of calls. The immediately adjacent Old Canal Road Annex and nearby Mitsubishi Motors site are both examples of the City rezoning for multi-family residential, and subsequent redevelopment of the existing non-residential use with affordable housing. Applying the Affordable Housing Overlay to this site would allow for redevelopment with up to 143 units, with the realistic capacity calculated at 85% of the maximum, or 122 units.

Proposed Zoning: PD with
Affordable Housing
Overlay
Total Unit Potential: 143
Realistic Unit Potential: 122

Site S7-001 – Bryant Ranch Shopping Center
Site Acreage: 9.15 acres Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:

Current Zoning: CG The Bryant Ranch Shopping Center is located at the east end of the City near Savi Ranch. The anchor tenant is an ice skating rink (“The Rinks Yorba Linda”), who took over the 45,000 square foot space after two failed grocery stores. The Rinks is only expected to remain at this location for another year as their lease has expired, and there are no other anchor tenants looking at the site. Most of the other 21 tenants at the center are service related, such as salons, gyms, veterinarian and dentist offices, and just one has a lease extending beyond 2022.

There have been a number of inquiries with the City about potentially redeveloping the center either partially or completely for residential use, and the property owner has recently submitted preliminary conceptual plans to the City for development of 160 townhome units on the site. The City is proposing to overlay a mixed use zone on this site, allowing for up to 320 units with a requirement to integrate a minimum of 10,000 square feet of neighborhood-serving commercial uses to service neighborhoods located in the eastern end of Yorba Linda.

Realistic capacity is calculated at 85% of the maximum, or 272 units.

Proposed Zoning: Commercial
Mixed Use Overlay
Total Unit Potential: 320
Realistic Unit Potential: 272

Site S3-034 – 4341 Eureka Avenue
Site Acreage: 2.19 acres Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:

This property is an equestrian property and is developed with a single family home with a number of accessory structures. The property owner has expressed interest in having the property rezoned to allow for higher density.

City staff has met several times with the property owner to discuss rezoning the property. The property owner has also attended all of the City’s Housing Element workshops since being notified of being considered as a potential candidate housing site. The most appropriate density given the surrounding land uses would be Residential Medium Density, which would allow for up to 10 dwelling units per acre. This would yield approximately 22 units on this parcel.

Current Zoning: RS
Proposed Zoning: RM
Total (Net) Unit Potential: 22
Realistic Unit Potential: 19

Site S3-080 – 4822 Eureka Avenue
Site Acreage: 0.49 acres Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:

Current Zoning: RM-30 This property was rezoned during the last Housing Element Cycle to Proposed Zoning: No RM-30. It currently is developed as a small commercial retail center. The change property owner has expressed interest in having this property remain as a Total Unit Potential: 14 housing opportunity. This property owner also owns the property Realistic Unit Potential: 12 immediately across the street on the west side of Eureka and is interested in having that property included as a housing site. This property is discussed as Site S3-082.

Site S3-203 – 18101-18251 Bastanchury Road
Acreage: 22.83 acres Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:

Current Zoning: PD This project site consists of eight separate properties; however, three of the Proposed Zoning: PD largest parcels are all under the same ownership. This property owner’s three Total (Net) Unit Potential: 228 adjacent parcels consist of approximately 15.6 acres. This property owner has Realistic Unit Potential: 194 expressed interest in having their property rezoned for higher density development opportunity. The other five adjacent properties are already developed with a single-family home; however, could potentially add acreage to the project areas. Several of these property owners have been participating in the City’s Housing Element workshops and have met with the City to discuss the possibility of having their property rezoned. The main property owner would yield approximately 156 housing units and the additional properties would yield an additional 72 housing units.

Site S3-205A – 5225 and 5227 Highland Avenue
Site Acreage: 7.08 acres Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:

Current Zoning: RE This project site consists of approximately 7.1 acres and is accessible via Proposed Zoning: RM Eureka Ave and via Highland Ave. The project site consists of two single family Total (Net) Unit Potential: 71 homes. The site was subdivided in 2016 through Tentative Tract Map 17928 to Realistic Unit Potential: 60 allow for 12 single family homes; however, the project was never developed and the subdivision expired in 2019. The City is proposing to upzone this area to allow up to 10 dwelling units per acre, which would yield approximately 71 units. This property has also been listed for sale recently.

Site S4-200 – 18597-18602 Altrudy Lane
Site Acreage: 2 acres Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:

Current Zoning: RS In 2019, C&C Development received approval for the development of a 48-unit Proposed Zoning: RM-20 senior affordable housing project located on the 1.5-acre vacant parcel east of Total (Net) Unit Potential: 40 Lakeview on Altrudy Lane. This project is part of the 5 th Housing Element
Realistic Unit Potential: 40 Cycle. The City acquired two additional parcels at 18597 and 18602 Altrudy Lane for the purposes of expanding the senior affordable housing project, which would yield an additional 40 affordable housing units. The City is under contract with C&C Development for development of this site.

Site S4-204A – 19045 Yorba Linda Boulevard
S4-204B – 19081-19111 Yorba Linda Boulevard
Site S4-204A Acreage:

1.85 acres
Current Zoning: RE
Proposed Zoning:

Congregational Land Overlay
Total Unit Potential: 17
Realistic Unit Potential: 17
Site S4-204B Acreage:

3.9 acres
Current Zoning: RE
Proposed Zoning: RM-20
Total (Net) Unit Potential: 78
Realistic Unit Potential: 66
Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:

This property is currently home to the Chabad Center and comprises 1.85 acres.

The Chabad is very interested in providing parsonage units on their property.

Applying an Affordable Housing Overlay to the site would allow for approximately

0.5 acres of underutilized land and parking lot area to be utilized for housing purposes, accommodating 17 housing units.

To augment the unit capacity, the Chabad site could also be combined with the adjacent Site S4-204B, which is currently underdeveloped with two detached single-family units. The units were developed in the early 1950s, and have an improvement-to-land value ratio under 1.0. This parcel has been on the market recently and the City has been receiving many inquiries about potential housing development on the site. The Congregational Land Overlay allows for transfer of development rights to adjacent properties, providing an opportunity to develop housing on this underutilized parcel in partnership with the Chabad.

Site S4-205 – Yorba Linda Town Center
Site Acreage: 2.97 acres Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:

The Historic District of the Town Center consists of Main Street and Olinda Street. This area already allows for the development of no more than 30 dwelling units. No additional rezone efforts would be required to include this area within the housing sites inventory.

Current Zoning: Town
Center Specific Plan
Proposed Zoning: Town
Center Specific Plan
Total (Net) Unit Potential: 30
Realistic Unit Potential: 30

Site S3-211 – 17651 Imperial Highway
Site Acreage: 2.32 acres
Current Zoning: RS
Proposed Zoning: RM
Total Unit Potential: 23
Realistic Unit Potential: 20
Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:

This property is currently home to the Vinjon’s Kennel and comprises 2.32 acres located on the north side of Imperial Highway. This site could potentiallybe upzoned to allow for 10 dwelling units per acre and yield approximately 23 housing units. This property owner has expressed interest in rezoning.

Site S4-053 – Vacant Land Located at Southwest Corner of Kellogg Drive and Grandview Avenue
Site Acreage: 0.98 acres
Current Zoning: RE
Proposed Zoning: RM
Total Unit Potential: 10
Realistic Unit Potential: 9
Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:

This is a vacant approximately one-acre parcel. The property owner has expressed desire to have the property upzoned and has committed to develop the site with at least 10% of the units at a moderate income level of affordability, as documented in written correspondence to the City.

Site S4-060 – 5541 South Ohio Street
Site S4-201 – 5531 South Ohio Street
Site S4-60 Acreage:

0.96acres
Current Zoning: RE
Proposed Zoning: RM
Total (Net) Unit Potential: 10
Realistic Unit Potential: 9
Site S4-201 Acreage:

1.82 acres
Current Zoning: RE
Proposed Zoning: RM
Net Unit Potential: 18
Realistic Unit Potential: 15
Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:

The property owner for Site S4-201 has expressed interest in having their property rezoned. The site currently has a single-family home. The property owner for S4-060 has asked questions about the City’s outreach efforts related to rezoning the property, but has not expressly stated that they are interested in rezoning their property. Site S4-201 on its own could yield 18 housing units if rezoned to 10 dwelling units per acre. If S4-060 were included, the two sites combined could yield approximately 28 housing units.

Site S5-008 – Vacant Parcel on Fairmont Boulevard
Site Acreage: 23.01 acres Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:

Current Zoning: PD This site is currently owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Proposed Zoning: RM Saints; however the property has been on the market recently. The City has Total Unit Potential: 230 received many inquiries about potential housing development on the site.

Realistic Unit Potential:
196
The upper portion of the property is constrained by topography, though the unit potential from the non-developable portions of the site could be transferred to the flatter, more developable areas of the site. At 10 units/acre, the site could yield 230 units, with a realistic capacity of 196 units (85% of total capacity).

Table A: Housing Element Sites Inventory, Table Starts in Cell A2 Jurisdiction
Name
Site
Address/Intersection
5 Digit ZIP
Code
Assessor Parcel
Number
Consolidated
Sites
General Plan
Designation
(Current)
Zoning
Designation
(Current)
Minimum Density
Allowed
(units/acre)
Max Density
Allowed
(units/acre)
Parcel Size (Acres) Existing
Use/Vacancy
Infrastructur
e
Publicly-Owned Site Status Identified in Last/Last Two Planning Cycle(s) Lower Income Capacity
Moderate
Income
Capacity
Above
Moderate
Income
Capacity
Total Capacity Optional
Information1
Optional
Information2
YORBA LINDA 4822 EUREKA AV 92886 334-441-53 Area Plan RM-30 0 30 0.49 Car Wash and General Retail Uses YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Used in Prior Housing Element - Non-Vacant 14 14 Property owner is very interested in moving forward with housing on this site and the pProject Site S3-080

YORBA LINDA
N. OF BASTANCHURY BTWN
CASA LOMA & EUREKA 92886 323-151-03 A R - MEDIUM LOW RE 0 1.8 7.678153732 Vacant YES - Planned NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 13 13 Property entitled to allow for 23-unit single family detached product. Construction to cProject Site S3-201

YORBA LINDA
N. OF BASTANCHURY BTWN
CASA LOMA & EUREKA 92886 323-161-06 A R - MEDIUM LOW RE 0 1.8 5.156597132 Vacant YES - Planned NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 9 9 Property entitled to allow for 23-unit single family detached product. Construction to cProject Site S3-201

YORBA LINDA
N. OF BASTANCHURY BTWN
CASA LOMA & EUREKA 92886 323-161-08 A R - MEDIUM LOW RE 0 1.8 0.255950196 Vacant YES - Planned NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Property entitled to allow for 23-unit single family detached product. Construction to cProject Site S3-201 YORBA LINDA NO ADDRESS 92886 323-304-02 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.114852758 Commercial YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA 4821 MAIN ST 92886 323-304-23 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.1148596 Commercial YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA 4866 OLINDA ST 92886 323-304-07 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.114936925 Commercial YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA 18291 IMPERIAL HWY 92886 323-304-09 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.078716433 Commercial YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA 4893 MAIN ST 92886 323-304-14 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.057468509 Commercial YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA 18293 IMPERIAL HWY 92886 323-304-10 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.038153463 Commercial YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA 4900 MAIN ST 92886 323-324-11 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.11711893 Commercial YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA 4901 MAIN ST 92886 323-304-11 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.13022415 Commercial YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA 4802 OLINDA ST 92886 323-304-01 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.172242302 Commercial YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA 18322 LEMON DR 92886 323-304-25 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.172263166 Commercial YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA 4815 MAIN ST 92886 323-304-24 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.057427046 Commercial YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA NO ADDRESS 92886 323-304-03 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.057432986 Parking Lot YES - Current YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA NO ADDRESS 92886 323-304-04 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.114872392 Parking Lot YES - Current YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA NO ADDRESS 92886 323-304-05 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.114900175 Parking Lot YES - Current YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA 4845 MAIN ST 92886 323-304-20 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.114880992 Commercial YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA 4862 OLINDA AV 92886 323-304-06 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.114917936 Commercial YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA NO ADDRESS 92886 323-304-19 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.114891217 Parking Lot YES - Current YES - City-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA 4861 MAIN ST 92886 323-304-18 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.05744968 Commercial YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA 4865 MAIN ST 92886 323-304-17 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.057451481 Commercial YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA 4876 MAIN ST 92886 323-324-15 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.063282755 Commercial YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA 4872 OLINDA ST 92886 323-304-08 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.172364121 Commercial YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA 4881 MAIN ST 92886 323-304-16 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.171807161 Commercial YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA 4884 MAIN ST 92886 323-324-20 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.125959046 Commercial YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA 4889 MAIN ST 92886 323-304-15 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.058040694 Commercial YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA 4894 MAIN ST 92886 323-324-12 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.070789056 Commercial YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA 4895 MAIN ST 92886 323-304-13 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.0574712 Commercial YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA 4897 MAIN ST 92886 323-304-12 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.057472615 Commercial YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA 4835 MAIN ST 92886 323-304-21 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.057467527 Commercial YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA 4829 MAIN ST 92886 323-304-22 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.057403053 Commercial YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA 4910 MAIN ST 92886 323-324-21 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.094018972 Commercial YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205 YORBA LINDA 4910 MAIN ST 92886 323-324-21 B Area Plan TCSP 0 10 0.072111957 Commercial YES - Current NO - Privately-Owned Available Not Used in Prior Housing Element 1 1 Project Site S4-205

Table B: Candidate Sites Identified to be Rezoned to Accommodate Shortfall Housing Need, Table Starts in Cell A2 Jurisdiction
Name
Site Address/
Intersection
5 Digit
ZIP
Code
Assessor
Parcel
Number
Very
LowIncome
LowIncomeModerateIncome
Above
ModerateIncome
Type of
Shortfall Parcel Size
(Acres)
Current
General Plan
Designation
Current
Zoning
Proposed
General Plan
Designation
Proposed
Zoning
Minimum
Density
Allowed
Maximum
Density
Allowed
Total
Capacity
Vacant/
Nonvacant
Description
of Existing
Uses
Notes
Improvement to
Land
Ratio
Year
Built
Project
Site ID
YORBA LINDA 3516 ROSE DR 92886 322-061-01 11 6 Shortfall of Sites 0.58539 R - Medium Low RE R-H RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 17 Non-Vacant
2,800 square
foot singlefamily home 0.41 1956 S1-200
YORBA LINDA 3616 ROSE DR 92886 322-061-08 11 6 Shortfall of Sites 0.497075213 R - Medium Low RE R-H RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 17 Non-Vacant
1,800 square
foot singlefamily home 0.37 1948 S1-200
YORBA LINDA 3614 MERIENDA LN 92886 322-061-10 15 Shortfall of Sites 0.4699823 R - Medium Low RE R-H RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 15 Non-Vacant
1,600 square
foot singlefamily home

1.73 (not reassessed
for 30+
years) 1958 S1-200
YORBA LINDA 3524 MERIENDA LN 92886 322-061-12 12 8 Shortfall of Sites 0.563485351 R - Medium Low RE R-H RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 20 Non-Vacant
1,400 square
foot singlefamily home

1.27 (not reassessed
for 30+
years) 1960 S1-200
YORBA LINDA 3514 MERIENDA LN 92886 322-061-13 12 8 Shortfall of Sites 0.593508009 R - Medium Low RE R-H RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 20 Non-Vacant
1,500 square
foot singlefamily home 0.12 1960 S1-200
YORBA LINDA 3542 ROSE DR 92886 322-061-14 9 Shortfall of Sites 0.292718017 R - Medium Low RE R-H RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 9 Non-Vacant
1,300 square
foot singlefamily home 0.30 1957 S1-200
YORBA LINDA 3552 ROSE DR 92886 322-061-15 9 Shortfall of Sites 0.292714718 R - Medium Low RE R-H RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 9 Non-Vacant
1,900 square
foot singlefamily home 0.11 1920 S1-200
YORBA LINDA 3562 ROSE DR 92886 322-061-16 12 Shortfall of Sites 0.425019378 R - Medium Low RE R-H RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 12 Non-Vacant
1,500 square
foot singlefamily home 0.17 1954 S1-200
YORBA LINDA 3620 ROSE DR 92886 322-061-17 12 Shortfall of Sites 0.425022151 R - Medium Low RE R-H RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 12 Non-Vacant
1,700 square
foot singlefamily home

1.83 (not reassessed
for 30+
years) 1939 S1-200
YORBA LINDA 3618 ROSE DR 92886 322-061-18 11 6 Shortfall of Sites 0.510028494 R - Medium Low RE R-H RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 17 Non-Vacant
1,700 square
foot singlefamily home

1.83 (not reassessed
for 30+
years) 1955 S1-200
YORBA LINDA 3512 ROSE DR 92886 322-061-19 15 9 Shortfall of Sites 0.714545616 R - Medium Low RE R-H RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 24 Non-Vacant
1,700 square
foot singlefamily home

1.37 (not reassessed
for 30+
years) 1956 S1-200
YORBA LINDA NO ADDRESS 92886 322-061-20 1 Shortfall of Sites 0.056684633 R - Medium Low RE R-H RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 1 Non-Vacant Road 0.00 0 S1-200
YORBA LINDA 3602 MERIENDA LN 92886 322-061-21 11 5 Shortfall of Sites 0.491563407 R - Medium Low RE R-H RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 16 Non-Vacant
3,400 square
foot singlefamily home 0.85 1998 S1-200
YORBA LINDA ADDRESS NOT AVAILABLE 92886 322-121-07 26 27 Shortfall of Sites 2.00 C - General CG CG Mixed Use
Overlay 20 35 53 Vacant Vacant
Property has
never been
developed even
though it has
been zoned
commercial for
decades. There
was a previous
entitlement
approved
approximately 15
years ago that
never got
constructed. S1-021
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Jurisdiction
Name
Site Address/
Intersection
5 Digit
ZIP
Code
Assessor
Parcel
Number
Very
LowIncome
LowIncomeModerateIncome
Above
ModerateIncome
Type of
Shortfall Parcel Size
(Acres)
Current
General Plan
Designation
Current
Zoning
Proposed
General Plan
Designation
Proposed
Zoning
Minimum
Density
Allowed
Maximum
Density
Allowed
Total
Capacity
Vacant/
Nonvacant
Description
of Existing
Uses
Notes
Improvement to
Land
Ratio
Year
Built
Project
Site ID

YORBA LINDA
17151
BASTANCHURY RD 92886 322-173-04 30 30 Shortfall of Sites 4.92 R - Medium Low RE R-ML Congregatio
nal Housing
Overlay 20 35 60 Non-Vacant
Friendship
Baptist Church
Church has
approximately 2.5
acres of vacant
land and parking
area that could
be developed.

Church is
interested in
partnering with a
housing
developer to help
complete a large
accessory
building on-site. 9.38 0 S2-008
YORBA LINDA 17151 BASTANCHURY RD 92886 322-173-07 12 8 Shortfall of Sites 4.92 R - Medium Low RE R-ML Congregatio
nal Housing
Overlay 20 35 20 Non-Vacant
Friendship
Baptist Church
Church has
approximately 2.5
acres of vacant
land and parking
area that could
be developed.

Church is
interested in
partnering with a
housing
developer to help
complete a large
accessory
building on-site. 0.00 0 S2-008
YORBA LINDA 4861 LIVERPOOL ST 92886 334-292-18 24 16 Shortfall of Sites 6.2 R - Medium Low RE R-ML Congregatio
nal Housing
Overlay 20 35 40 Non-Vacant
Messiah
Lutheran
Church
Church has
approximately 1.5
acres of
underutilized
land and parking
area to be
utilized for 11.49 1971 S2-013
YORBA LINDA 5320 RICHFIELD RD 92886 343-591-01 22 13 Shortfall of Sites 5.609871952 R - Medium Low RS R-M Congregatio
nal Housing
Overlay 20 35 30 Non-Vacant
Richfield
Community
Church
Church has
approximately 3
acres of
underutilized
land and parking
area to be
utilized for 12.90 0 S3-012
YORBA LINDA 5300 RICHFIELD RD 92886 343-591-02 13 7 Shortfall of Sites 3.00234385 R - Medium Low RS R-M Congregatio
nal Housing
Overlay 20 35 20 Non-Vacant
Richfield
Community
Church
Church has
approximately 3
acres of
underutilized
land and parking
area to be
utilized for 0.05 1959 S3-012
YORBA LINDA 5312 RICHFIELD RD 92886 343-591-03 3 2 Shortfall of Sites 0.864497992 R - Medium Low RS R-M Congregatio
nal Housing
Overlay 20 35 5 Non-Vacant
Richfield
Community
Church
Church has
approximately 3
acres of
underutilized
land and parking
area to be
utilized for 0.81 1956 S3-012
YORBA LINDA 5005 MOUNTAIN VIEW AV92886 343-582-12 36 22 Shortfall of Sites 1.84 Area Plan RE Area Plan Congregatio
nal Housing
Overlay 20 35 50 Non-Vacant
Overflow
parking lot for
Friends Church
Church has
approximately

1.84 acres of
overflow parking
area to be
utilized for 0.00 0 S3-103
YORBA LINDA 4341 EUREKA AV 92886 323-071-03 8 14 Shortfall of Sites 2.2 R - Medium RS R-H RM 0 10 22 Non-Vacant Single-family
home
Property owner is
very interested in
having property
rezoned to allow
for higher density
housing. 0.64 1912 S3-034
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Jurisdiction
Name
Site Address/
Intersection
5 Digit
ZIP
Code
Assessor
Parcel
Number
Very
LowIncome
LowIncomeModerateIncome
Above
ModerateIncome
Type of
Shortfall Parcel Size
(Acres)
Current
General Plan
Designation
Current
Zoning
Proposed
General Plan
Designation
Proposed
Zoning
Minimum
Density
Allowed
Maximum
Density
Allowed
Total
Capacity
Vacant/
Nonvacant
Description
of Existing
Uses
Notes
Improvement to
Land
Ratio
Year
Built
Project
Site ID
YORBA LINDA 18132 YORBA LINDA BL 92886 343-582-01 8 Shortfall of Sites 0.23 Area Plan RE Area Plan RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 8 Non-Vacant
Yorba Linda
Preschool.
2,000 square
foot, single
story building
Property owner is
also business
owner and is
interested in
having property
rezoned to allow
for housing
purposes.

Business owners
are discussing
retirement
planning and see
rezoning as a
viable option. 0.06 1952 S3-074
YORBA LINDA 18132 YORBA LINDA BL 92886 343-582-02 6 Shortfall of Sites 0.19 Area Plan RE Area Plan RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 6 Non-Vacant
Parking area
for Yorba
Linda
Preschool
Property owner is
also business
owner and is
interested in
having property
rezoned to allow
for housing
purposes.

Business owners
are discussing
retirement
planning and see
rezoning as a
viable option. 0.00 1967 S3-074
YORBA LINDA 4811 EUREKA AV 92886 334-101-39 11 7 Shortfall of Sites 0.51 Area Plan CG Area Plan RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 18 Non-Vacant
Yorba Linda
Equipment
Rentals
Property owner is
very interested in
having property
rezoned to allow
for higher density
housing. 0.50 1959 S3-082
YORBA LINDA 4791 EUREKA AV 92886 334-101-40 27 16 Shortfall of Sites 1.24 Area Plan CG Area Plan RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 43 Non-Vacant
Flooring store
with other
ancillary heavy
commercial
uses in a large
yard area.

Property has
several vacancies
and property
owner is very
interested in
having the
property rezoned
for higher density
housing
purposes. 0.12 1967 S3-082
YORBA LINDA 18141 BASTANCHURY RD 92886 323-181-04 8 31 Shortfall of Sites 3.873155303 Area Plan PD Area Plan PD 0 10 39 Non-Vacant Single-family
home 2.05 1971 S3-203
YORBA LINDA 18103 BASTANCHURY RD 92886 323-181-05 4 8 Shortfall of Sites 1.274648383 Area Plan PD Area Plan PD 0 10 12 Non-Vacant Single-family
home 178.85 1985 S3-203
YORBA LINDA 18101 BASTANCHURY RD 92886 323-181-06 36 59 Shortfall of Sites 9.483963123 Area Plan PD Area Plan PD 0 10 95 Non-Vacant Single-family
home 0.47 0 S3-203
YORBA LINDA 18231 BASTANCHURY RD92886 323-181-07 19 31 Shortfall of Sites 4.956231479 Area Plan PD Area Plan PD 0 10 50 Non-Vacant Single-family
home 0.00 0 S3-203
YORBA LINDA 18245 BASTANCHURY RD 92886 323-191-06 7 13 Shortfall of Sites 2.000684359 Area Plan PD Area Plan PD 0 10 20 Non-Vacant Single-family
home 0.21 1912 S3-203
YORBA LINDA 18251 BASTANCHURY RD 92886 323-191-07 1 3 Shortfall of Sites 0.416950669 Area Plan PD Area Plan PD 0 10 4 Non-Vacant Single-family
home 0.14 1950 S3-203
YORBA LINDA NO ADDRESS 92886 323-191-39 1 Shortfall of Sites 0.096807922 Area Plan PD Area Plan PD 0 10 1 Non-Vacant Single-family
home 0.00 0 S3-203
YORBA LINDA 18241 BASTANCHURY RD 92886 323-191-46 1 1 Shortfall of Sites 0.20661477 Area Plan PD Area Plan PD 0 10 2 Non-Vacant Single-family
home 1.29 2015 S3-203
YORBA LINDA 5225 HIGHLAND AV 92886 343-561-08 19 32 Shortfall of Sites 5.08 R - Medium Low RE R-H RM 0 10 51 Non-Vacant Single-family
home
Property had a
TTM approved in
the previous
housing cycle for
a 12-lot
subdivision;
however, the
map expired. The
property owner is
very interested in
having the
property rezoned
to allow for
higher density
and is eager to
move forward
with 0.05 1975 S3-205A
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Jurisdiction
Name
Site Address/
Intersection
5 Digit
ZIP
Code
Assessor
Parcel
Number
Very
LowIncome
LowIncomeModerateIncome
Above
ModerateIncome
Type of
Shortfall Parcel Size
(Acres)
Current
General Plan
Designation
Current
Zoning
Proposed
General Plan
Designation
Proposed
Zoning
Minimum
Density
Allowed
Maximum
Density
Allowed
Total
Capacity
Vacant/
Nonvacant
Description
of Existing
Uses
Notes
Improvement to
Land
Ratio
Year
Built
Project
Site ID
YORBA LINDA 5227 HIGHLAND AV 92886 343-561-09 8 12 Shortfall of Sites 2 R - Medium Low RE R-H RM 0 10 20 Non-Vacant Single-family
home
Property had a
TTM approved in
the previous
housing cycle for
a 12-lot
subdivision;
however, the
map expired. The
property owner is
very interested in
having the
property rezoned
to allow for
higher density
and is eager to
move forward
with 0.04 1944 S3-205A
YORBA LINDA NO ADDRESS 92866 343-591-05 4 3 Shortfall of Sites 0.273761954 R - Medium RS R-H RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 7 Non-Vacant Agricultural 0.00 0 S3-207
YORBA LINDA 5322 RICHFIELD RD 92886 343-591-06 23 14 Shortfall of Sites 1.490596728 R - Medium RS R-H RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 37 Non-Vacant Agricultural
These four
parcels are all
under the same
ownership.

Property owner is
very interested in
having the
property rezoned
to allow for
higher density
housing. 0.00 1916 S3-207
YORBA LINDA 5392 RICHFIELD RD 92886 343-591-07 92 56 Shortfall of Sites 6.07253585 R - Medium RS R-H RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 148 Non-Vacant Agricultural
These four
parcels are all
under the same
ownership.

Property owner is
very interested in
having the
property rezoned
to allow for
higher density 0.02 1919 S3-207
YORBA LINDA NO ADDRESS 92886 343-591-08 8 4 Shortfall of Sites 0.499207489 R - Medium RS R-H RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 12 Non-Vacant Agricultural
These four
parcels are all
under the same
ownership.

Property owner is
very interested in
having the
property rezoned
to allow for
higher density 0.00 0 S3-207
YORBA LINDA NO ADDRESS 92886 343-591-09 8 4 Shortfall of Sites 0.499151183 R - Medium RS R-H RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 12 Non-Vacant Agricultural
These four
parcels are all
under the same
ownership.

Property owner is
very interested in
having the
property rezoned
to allow for
higher density 0.00 0 S3-207
YORBA LINDA 5332 RICHFIELD RD 92886 343-591-25 15 9 Shortfall of Sites 0.994839067 R - Medium RS R-H RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 24 Non-Vacant
Single-family
home 0.42 1964 S3-207
YORBA LINDA 18111 BASTANCHURY RD YORBA LINDA 92886 323-171-07 20 20 Shortfall of Sites 3.53 Area Plan PD Area Plan Congregatio
nal Housing
Overlay 20 35 40 Non-Vacant Shinyo-En USA
Property owner
has expressed
interest in having
their property
rezoned to allow
for the
congregational
lands overlay
opportunity. S3-210
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Jurisdiction
Name
Site Address/
Intersection
5 Digit
ZIP
Code
Assessor
Parcel
Number
Very
LowIncome
LowIncomeModerateIncome
Above
ModerateIncome
Type of
Shortfall Parcel Size
(Acres)
Current
General Plan
Designation
Current
Zoning
Proposed
General Plan
Designation
Proposed
Zoning
Minimum
Density
Allowed
Maximum
Density
Allowed
Total
Capacity
Vacant/
Nonvacant
Description
of Existing
Uses
Notes
Improvement to
Land
Ratio
Year
Built
Project
Site ID
YORBA LINDA 18071 BASTANCHURY RD YORBA LINDA 92886 323-171-08 8 7 Shortfall of Sites 1.01 Area Plan PD Area Plan Congregatio
nal Housing
Overlay 20 35 15 Non-Vacant Shinyo-En USA
Property owner
has expressed
interest in having
their property
rezoned to allow
for the
congregational
lands overlay
opportunity. S3-210
YORBA LINDA 18021 BASTANCHURY RD YORBA LINDA 92886 323-171-09 25 25 Shortfall of Sites 4.69 Area Plan PD Area Plan Congregatio
nal Housing
Overlay 20 35 50 Non-Vacant Shinyo-En USA
Property owner
has expressed
interest in having
their property
rezoned to allow
for the
congregational
lands overlay
opportunity. S3-210
YORBA LINDA 17651 IMPERIAL HIGHWAY 92886 323-051-26 5 9 Shortfall of Sites 1.36 R - Medium RS R-H RM 0 10 14 Non-Vacant Vinjon's Kennel Property owner is
very interested in
having property
rezoned to allow
for higher density
housing. 0.96 1949 S3-211
YORBA LINDA 17651 IMPERIAL HIGHWAY 92886 323-051-27 3 6 Shortfall of Sites 0.96 R - Medium RS R-H RM 0 10 9 Non-Vacant Vinjon's Kennel Property owner is
very interested in
having property
rezoned to allow
for higher density
housing. 0.00 0 S3-211
YORBA LINDA NO ADDRESS 92886 348-262-01 4 6 Shortfall of Sites 0.98 R - Medium Low RE R-H RM 0 10 10 Vacant Vacant Property owner is
very interested in
having property
rezoned to allow
for higher density
housing. 0.00 0 S4-053
YORBA LINDA 5541 S OHIO ST 92886 348-351-08 4 6 Shortfall of Sites 0.96 R - Medium Low RE R-H RM 0 10 10 Non-Vacant Single-family
home
Property owner is
very interested in
having property
rezoned to allow
for higher density
housing. 0.79 1976 S4-060
YORBA LINDA 4742 PLUMOSA DR 92886 323-311-03 35 21 Shortfall of Sites 1.624675328 Area Plan CG Area Plan RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 56 Non-Vacant
Single-family
home
Property owner is
very interested in
having property
rezoned to allow
for higher density
housing. 0.05 1912 S4-075
YORBA LINDA 18597 ALTRUDY LN 92886 323-231-18 12 8 Shortfall of Sites 0.998681696 Area Plan CG Area Plan RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 20 Non-Vacant
Single-family
home
City-owned
property with
purchase and sale
agreeement with
C&C
Development to
extend the
afffordable
housing project 0.42 1964 S4-200
YORBA LINDA 18602 ALTRUDY LN 92886 323-231-19 12 8 Shortfall of Sites 1.002963128 Area Plan CG Area Plan RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 20 Non-Vacant
Single-family
home
City-owned
property with
purchase and sale
agreeement with
C&C
Development to
extend the
afffordable
housing project 0.32 1959 S4-200
YORBA LINDA ADDRESS NOT AVAILABLE 92886 348-351-10 1 3 Shortfall of Sites 0.433159182 R - Medium Low RE R-H RM 0 10 4 Non-Vacant Single-family
home
These three
parcels are all
owned by the
same property
owner, who is
very interested in
having property
rezoned to allow
for higher density
housing. 0.00 0 S4-201
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Jurisdiction
Name
Site Address/
Intersection
5 Digit
ZIP
Code
Assessor
Parcel
Number
Very
LowIncome
LowIncomeModerateIncome
Above
ModerateIncome
Type of
Shortfall Parcel Size
(Acres)
Current
General Plan
Designation
Current
Zoning
Proposed
General Plan
Designation
Proposed
Zoning
Minimum
Density
Allowed
Maximum
Density
Allowed
Total
Capacity
Vacant/
Nonvacant
Description
of Existing
Uses
Notes
Improvement to
Land
Ratio
Year
Built
Project
Site ID
YORBA LINDA NO ADDRESS 92886 348-351-11 1 3 Shortfall of Sites 0.405605231 R - Medium Low RE R-H RM 0 10 4 Non-Vacant Single-family
home
These three
parcels are all
owned by the
same property
owner, who is
very interested in
having property
rezoned to allow
for higher density
housing. 0.00 0 S4-201
YORBA LINDA 5531 S OHIO ST 92886 348-351-12 4 6 Shortfall of Sites 0.984019674 R - Medium Low RE R-H RM 0 10 10 Non-Vacant Single-family
home
These three
parcels are all
owned by the
same property
owner, who is
very interested in
having property
rezoned to allow
for higher density
housing. 0.28 1950 S4-201
YORBA LINDA 19045 YORBA LINDA BL 92886 323-081-34 11 6 Shortfall of Sites 1.851586814 R - Medium Low RE R-ML Congregatio
nal Housing
Overlay 20 35 17 Non-Vacant
Congregation
Beth Meir
HaCohen
Chabad
Church is very
interested in
providing
parsonage units
on the property. 0.91 0 S4-204A
YORBA LINDA 19081 YORBA LINDA BL 92886 323-081-35 21 34 Shortfall of Sites 2.74233082 R - Medium Low RE R-ML RM-20 0 20 55 Non-Vacant Single-family
home
Property is under
contract with
housing
developer. 0.97 0 S4-204B
YORBA LINDA 19111 YORBA LINDA BL 92886 323-081-36 9 14 Shortfall of Sites 1.158724952 R - Medium Low RE R-ML RM-20 0 20 23 Non-Vacant Single-family
home 1.67 1952 S4-204B
YORBA LINDA NO ADDRESS 92886 326-081-01 88 142 Shortfall of Sites 23.01 R - Medium Low RE R-H RM 0 10 230 Vacant Vacant Property has
been listed for
sale. Numerous
inquiries from
prospective
buyers and
developers. 0.00 0 S5-008
YORBA LINDA 22722 OLD CANAL RD 92885 352-115-08 55 34 Shortfall of Sites 2.56 I-Manufacturing PD I-Manufacturing RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 89 Non-Vacant
John Force
Racing
Business
operations have
been relocated to
Indianapolis.

Building is
currently listed
for lease. 1.14 0 S6-015
YORBA LINDA 22699 OAKCREST CI 92885 352-117-09 22 14 Shortfall of Sites 3.110992873 I-Manufacturing PD I-Manufacturing RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 36 Non-Vacant
Extended Stay
USA
Potential
Conversion 0.56 0 S6-020
YORBA LINDA 22744 EASTPARK DR 92885 352-117-11 22 14 Shortfall of Sites 3.199969948 I-Manufacturing PD I-Manufacturing RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 36 Non-Vacant
Extended Stay
USA
Potential
Conversion 1.39 0 S6-020
YORBA LINDA 22711 OAKCREST CI 92885 352-117-12 28 17 Shortfall of Sites 4.03576581 I-Manufacturing PD I-Manufacturing RM-20 with
Affordable
Housing
Overlay 20 35 45 Non-Vacant
Extended Stay
USA
Potential
Conversion 1.37 0 S6-020
YORBA LINDA 23611 LA PALMA AV 92885 353-091-04 Shortfall of Sites 0.669640685 C - General CG CG Mixed Use
Overlay 20 35 0 Non-Vacant
Bryant Ranch
Shopping
Center 0.58 0 S7-001
YORBA LINDA 23761 LA PALMA AV 92885 353-091-05 Shortfall of Sites 0.256389064 C - General CG CG Mixed Use
Overlay 20 35 0 Non-Vacant
Bryant Ranch
Shopping
Center 0.49 0 S7-001
YORBA LINDA 23661 LA PALMA AV 92885 353-091-06 76 114 Shortfall of Sites 9.148607966 C - General CG CG Mixed Use
Overlay 20 35 190 Non-Vacant
Bryant Ranch
Shopping
Center
Property owner is
very interested in
having property
rezoned to allow
for higher density
housing. Center is
struggling to
maintain tenants
at this time;
therefore,
property owner is
considering other
alternatives. 0.60 0 S7-001
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Jurisdiction
Name
Site Address/
Intersection
5 Digit
ZIP
Code
Assessor
Parcel
Number
Very
LowIncome
LowIncomeModerateIncome
Above
ModerateIncome
Type of
Shortfall Parcel Size
(Acres)
Current
General Plan
Designation
Current
Zoning
Proposed
General Plan
Designation
Proposed
Zoning
Minimum
Density
Allowed
Maximum
Density
Allowed
Total
Capacity
Vacant/
Nonvacant
Description
of Existing
Uses
Notes
Improvement to
Land
Ratio
Year
Built
Project
Site ID
YORBA LINDA 23801 LA PALMA AV 92885 353-131-12 32 50 Shortfall of Sites 3.641958983 C - General CG CG Mixed Use
Overlay 20 35 82 Non-Vacant
Bryant Ranch
Shopping
Center 1.31 0 S7-001
YORBA LINDA ADDRESS NOT AVAILABLE 92885 329-081-06 4 6 Shortfall of Sites 3.06344421 R - Medium High RU R-H RM 0 10 10 Vacant Vacant Property owner is
very interested in
having property
rezoned to allow
for higher density
housing. 0.00 0 S7-005

YORBA LINDA
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Appendix D
Community Participation