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Yorba Linda 2021-2029 Housing Element
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As an important early step in updating Yorba Linda’s Housing Element, the City conducted an on-line survey to ask residents what they believe are the community’s most important housing needs. The Housing Element Needs Survey was posted on the City’s website from October 2020 – January 2021, 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). A total of 105 completed surveys were received. The following presents the aggregated response to each of the survey’s questions, followed by a summary of additional write-in responses identifying potential strategies to expand housing opportunities in the community.
1. How long have you lived in Yorba Linda?
17% 1-5 years
14% 6-10 years
22% 11-20 years
47% 21+ years
2. Select the type of housing unit you reside in:
81% A detached single-family house
10% A condominium/townhome
6% An apartment
3% A duplex/triplex/fourplex
0% An accessory dwelling unit or guesthouse
0% A mobilehome
3. Do you currently rent or own your home?
89% Own
11% Rent
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4. How would you rate the physical condition of the unit you live in? 62% Excellent condition
25% Shows signs of minor deferred maintenance (i.e. peeling paint, chipping stucco, etc) 7% Needs one or more modest rehabilitation improvements ( i.e. new roof, new wood siding, etc) 4% Needs one or more major upgrades (i.e. new foundation, new plumbing, new electrical, etc) 2% Other (2 responses: major remodel in 2017; upgrading a bathroom)
5. Within the past two years, have you experienced any of the following housing issues? (choose all that apply – 38 total respondents)
47% Adult child living at home due to inability to afford housing 45% Lack funding to make necessary home repairs
26% Struggle to pay rent or mortgage
18% Significant rent increase
8% Too many people living in one home (overcrowding)
6. What types of housing will best address Yorba Linda's housing needs? (choose all that apply) 63% Single-family Homes
43% Condos/Townhouses
35% Senior Housing
25% Accessory Dwelling Units or "Granny Flats"
23% Housing for Persons with Disabilities
21% Apartments
Other (15 responses)
No more housing – 7 responses
Need low income housing – 5 responses
Affordable shared living environments for young adults – 1 response More parking/storage for housing – 1 response
No low income housing – 1 response
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7. Please indicate how important the following housing priorities are for the Yorba Linda community.
Very
Important
(5 pts)
Somewhat
Important
(3 pts)
Not
Important
(1 pt)
Weighted
Average
Encouraging the maintenance and rehabilitation
of housing in older neighborhoods.
62% 32% 6% 4.13
Establishing special needs housing for seniors,
persons with disabilities, and/or veterans.
41% 31% 28% 3.28
Focusing new housing within existing developed
areas and/or cluster/compact housing in order to
preserve surrounding open space.
44% 26% 30% 3.27
Ensuring that children who grew up in Yorba
Linda have housing options so they can live in
Yorba Linda as adults.
37% 37% 26% 3.21
Providing more affordable housing opportunities
for those who are currently priced out of Yorba
Linda.
28% 29% 43% 2.69
Creating mixed-use (commercial/office and
residential) projects in the community that
encourage walkable neighborhoods and reduce
dependency on automobiles.
26% 32% 42% 2.69
8. The State of California is requiring the City to plan and zone for at least 2,411 new housing units, of which approximately 70 percent are required to be affordable to lower and moderate income households (for example, in Orange County, a family of four with a household income of less than $102,500 is considered lower income, and households earning between $102,500-$123,600 are considered moderate income). The City is working to identify strategies to meet this obligation. Please indicate your support for the following potential housing development strategies:
Very
Important
(50 pts)
Somewhat
Important
(25 pts)
Not
Important
(1 pt)
Weighted
Average
Encourage new multi-family housing on existing
infill sites with access to existing infrastructure
47 pts
Provide incentives to increase the production of
accessory dwelling units (granny flats).
36 pts
Increase allowable housing densities to 40 - 50
units/ acre on a limited number of housing sites to
reduce the number of multi-family sites required.
35 pts
Maintain the City’s current maximum density of 30
units/acre, requiring designation of a greater
number of multi-family sites.
28 pts
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9. Are there any other strategies you would like to suggest the City consider to create more housing opportunities?
Suggested Development Locations
- SAVI Ranch area (2 comments)
- Friends Church High School site on Bastanchury close to Lakeview (2 comments) - Upper part of vacant West Bastanchury site close to Lakeview - Lower part of vacant West Bastanchury site
- Vacant site on corner of Imperial and Los Angeles, east side -Vacant site at 16951 Imperial Highway
- Vacant site at 18551 Altrudy Lane
- Underutilized site at 4742 Plumosa Drive
- Vacant site at 4672 Lakeview Drive
- Vacant site on 4400-4500 block Avenida Rio Del Oro
- Area off Mira Loma between Tustin and Kraemer
- Underutilized site on west side of Paseo Del Retiro
- Multistory apartments/condos near the railroad tracks - Rezone the housing north of Orchard between Richfield and Lakeview to be Yorba Linda 92886 -Build along freeway corridor
- Single family homes only in east Yorba Linda or toward Green River Areas Where Development is not Supported
- Near hillside areas due to fire dangers (3 comments)
- Do not use west Yorba Linda to meet housing needs
Types of Housing
- More mixed-use commercial/residential sites (2 comments) - ADUs for extended family members or adult children of Yorba Linda residents - Senior condo rental units
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- More low income housing
- Affordable family-focused attached homes or condos
- No more high density housing (3 comments)
- Stop building new homes worth millions of dollars/McMansions (3 comments) - No affordable housing
Infrastructure/Hillside Concerns
- Traffic concerns (4 comments)
- Concerns about developing in hillside areas/proper evacuation routes (3 comments). - Fire concerns due to homeless encampments in the hillside areas - Leave natural green areas in City
- Support trails and parks
- Encourage community gardens and build trees
- Horse facility is needed
- Continued landscape maintenance
- Concern about storm water and power supplies
Policy Suggestions
- Stop building (6 comments)
- Disagree with State required mandates (3 comments)
- Do not want to lose the hillside and open feel of YL (2 comments) - Buy housing credits from other cities that already have high density housing - Get credit for multi-generational families that reside on same property - Listen to the long-time residents of the City
- Can incorporating the unincorporated areas around Yorba Linda count towards housing requirements? - Offer incentives to encourage diversity in our City
- Make the permit process easier
- Reduce property taxes for people over 65 so they can afford their homes
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- Reduce property taxes for residents who have been living here for more than two decades - Assist people working as teachers or admin in the Yorba Linda area to buy property. - Initiate program to help with home repairs
- Provide opportunities for people who rent in Yorba Linda already, priorities/additional incentives to buy a home in Yorba Linda
- More police
Yorba Linda Senior Housing Needs Survey - Responses
1. Are you a resident within the City of Yorba Linda? 89% Yes 11% No
2. Do you currently rent or own your home?
25% Rent 66% Own 9% Own a mobile home (pay park space rent) 0% Rent mobile home
3. Do you visit the Yorba Linda Senior Center and/or receive the Senior Bulletin? 45% Yes 55% No If yes, do you believe adequate information is provided about housing programs for seniors, such as senior housing, rental assistance, and help with housing maintenance? 9% Yes 91% No
4. Please indicate if you are interested in learning more about any of the following programs for seniors:
72% Rental or home buying options for seniors
45% Financial assistance for renters
47% Assistance for home and property maintenance
5. From 1-5, (5 being most important), please indicate how important the following issues are to you:
3.8 Additional affordable senior housing in Yorba Linda
3.8 Having senior housing located near medical facilities and shopping centers
3.5 Having senior housing located near the Yorba Linda Senior Center
3.3 Having senior housing located near transit (such as bus routes) In order to solicit input from one of Yorba Linda’s most vulnerable populations – senior citizens – the City conducted a Senior Housing Needs survey. This survey was distributed in the following ways:
• Posted on the City website under “City News”;
• Posted on the Housing Element Update webpage;
• Published in the quarterly printed newsletter for Summer 2021 (which is also distributed in the senior lunches);
• E-mailed to the Parks & Recreation distribution list of approximately 2,200 people 55 years and older (residents and non-residents); and
• Hard copies distributed at the Senior Center between March 29 and April 9 during the Senior Lunch Program, the drive-thru grocery program, recreational classes and the coffee socials.
A total of 72 seniors completed the Housing Needs Survey, with 60 responding electronically and 12 submitting written responses. A majority of respondents provided email contact information so the City could provide them with housing information in the future, including information on how to add an accessory dwelling unit to their properties. The following presents the aggregated response to the survey questions.
6. Accessory dwelling units (ADU)s, or “granny flats”, are small, self-contained units either attached or detached to a single-family dwelling. They can provide lower cost rental options for seniors, and provide senior homeowners with added rental income. Would you like information on how to provide an ADU on your property? 25% Yes 75% No
7. How would you like information about senior housing opportunities and programs to be provided? 78% Online/email
42% Written newsletter mailed to your home
15% Information posted at the Senior Center
3% Other
Last Name First Name Company Address Work Phone Cell Email Covarrubias Cesar The Kennedy Commission
17701 Cowan Ave, Suite
200, Irvine, CA 92614 (949) 250-0909 [email protected] Guerra Cynthia The Kennedy Commission [email protected] Cruz Daisy The Kennedy Commission [email protected] Hansburg Elizabeth People for Housing OC [email protected] Medina Connor Orange County Business Council 949.794.7209 [email protected] Dunn Lucy Orange County Business Council
Camner Leonora Abundant Housing LA [email protected] Shook Jill Making Housing Happen [email protected] Walker William PFIC, President (310) 575-9447 [email protected] Irvin Brittany Province Group [email protected]
Kerslake Mark Province Group [email protected] Maners Dean Province Group [email protected]
Ramm Tim Province Group [email protected]
D'Eliscu Briggs City Ventures (949) 258-7541 [email protected] Stone Kynn YL Presbyterian Church - (714) 454-0909 [email protected] Reyes Alejandra Dr. University of California, Irvine [email protected] Ziebart Bryan LINK Senior Development (714) 307-4911 [email protected] Razavi Murtuza Greystar 620 Newport Center
Drive, 15th Floor, (949) 242-8016 [email protected]
Hicks Deborah Related California 18201 Von Karman Ave,
Suite 900, Irvine, Ca (949) 660-7272 [email protected] Whitehead Brett Brandywine Homes [email protected] Blehm Bridget East Lake Village [email protected]
Janowicz Susan East Lake Village HOA [email protected] 2021-2029 Housing Element
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