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In terms of evaluating the adequacy of these sites to address the affordability targets established by the RHNA, Housing Element statutes provide for the use of “default densities” to assess affordability. 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; sites suitable for moderate density households can be provided at 10 units per acre. The City has used these default density thresholds as a guide in allocating its sites inventory by income category, as presented in Table IV-1. A comparison of the site’s inventory income distribution under the proposed rezoning program with the City’s RHNA identifies sufficient sites at appropriate densities to accommodate Yorba Linda’s regional housing needs.
It is to Yorba Linda’s benefit that its residential site capacity exceeds the minimum RHNA required within each income category to help offset any sites that may be developed with fewer units or to a lesser affordability than assumed in the Housing Element sites inventory.
A healthy buffer above the required RHNA therefore provides a “margin of safety” from having to rezone additional sites during the 2021-2029 planning period of the element.
1. Projects with Entitlements
Yorba Linda has two projects with development entitlements that will contribute towards addressing its future RHNA needs, as described below:
➢ ETCO Homes. This approximately 5-acre site located at Mariposa and Lakeview was identified in the prior Housing Element and upzoned to RM-30. On July 25, 2018, the Planning Commission approved a senior, continuing care community on the site consisting of 82 independent living units, 76 assisted living units, and 82 units for residents with memory care needs. Construction on the project is anticipated to start the end of summer 2021.
➢ West Bastanchury. This 13.1 acre site located south of Bastanchury between Casa Loma and Eureka is being developed by Shea Homes with 23 homes on 15,000 square foot parcels. Building permits are anticipated in late 2021.
2. Sites with Zoning in Place
Sites from prior Housing Elements: Of the 14 sites that were rezoned as part of Yorba Linda’s 4th cycle Housing Element, just one remains to be developed. The ½ acre Postal Annex and self-serve car wash site was previously rezoned to RM-30, providing for development of 14 units. Recent discussions with the property owner indicate a strong interest in moving forward with housing on the site, along with the parcel immediately to the west, which has been included in the 6th cycle Housing Element for upzoning as a means of creating a larger parcel for development.1
Town Center Specific Plan: The Town Center Specific Plan, adopted in 2011, provides some limited opportunities for residential mixed use. Within the Historic Town Center District 1 Because this site has not been identified to accommodate a lower income RHNA need, it is not subject to byright development approval under AB 1397.
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along Main and Olinda Street, the Specific Plan allows development to incorporate apartments above or behind ground floor retail. Densities of up to 10 units/acre and heights of up to 35 feet are permitted in this district. Staff has evaluated the parcels in this area, and identified the potential for 31 residential units.
Single-family Subdivision Potential: Many of Yorba Linda’s existing single-family zoned parcels are underdeveloped, providing potential for subdivision and development of additional units. Historic trends support such subdivision activity, with 19 Tentative Tract and Parcel Maps processed between 2016-2023, supporting development of 118 additional single-family units on properties not included in the Housing Element sites inventory, or approximately 14 units per year.
In order to assess development potential on underutilized single-family parcels, the City conducted a GIS analysis to identify sites with the ability to further subdivide. Sites with steep slopes requiring significant site improvements were excluded from this analysis, eliminating over 800 single-family properties large enough to be further subdivided. The resulting analysis identified 217 parcels with potential for subdivision under existing zoning, supporting an increase in 217 units. Based on trends during the 2016-2023 period, the City could expect to see an average of 118 units processed through subdivision proposals over the term of the 6th cycle Housing Element. For purposes of the Housing Element sites inventory, the City has identified a subset of parcels most likely to develop based on property owner and/or developer interest, totaling 63 single-family units to contribute towards Yorba Linda’s above moderate income housing needs.
Church Sites with Underlying Residential Zoning: Most churches in Yorba Linda are located on property zoned for residential use, allowing for the addition of housing to supplement the existing church use. No change in zoning is required, just a simple modification to the entitlement to update the church campus design and layout to reflect the inclusion of residential. Many of these church properties have underutilized vacant land that could accommodate residential development with the number of units permitted based on the permitted density of the underlying residential zone, A GIS analysis conducted by staff estimates 189 units could be accommodated on residentially zoned church sites on the undeveloped portions of their sites. (This residential capacity is separate from the Congregational Land Overlay (CLO) proposed for application to five church sites and described in the following section on Sites for Rezoning).
Several churches have inquired about adding residential to their properties as permitted under existing zoning:
• Rose Drive Friends Church has been in discussions with the City since summer 2022 about the possibility of building more housing on their 5.5-acre property. The church has a track record in providing housing, having subdivided several of their parcels for residential development over the past decade. Although the church has not indicated precisely where on their site the units would be built, there is a large ballfield and large parking lot on the north side of the property that would be ideal locations for the addition of housing.
• The Chabad Center has submitted draft preliminary plans to the City showing three parsonage units they are considering adding to their site. They were previously included as a Housing Element site and were supportive of the proposed CLO.
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• The Islamic Center was previously included in the Housing Element and expressed their support for the CLO on their site. Under the existing RE zoning, 12 units could be developed on this property.
As stated above, there is capacity to add 189 housing units to church sites in Yorba Linda without any rezoning (excluding the five church sites proposed for designation with the CLO).
For purposes of the Housing Element sites inventory, just those three churches identified above with an expressed interest in adding housing to their sites are included, totaling 63 units to contribute towards the City’s moderate and above moderate income RHNA.
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3. Accessory Dwelling Units
Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) are small, self-contained dwelling units that provide a kitchen, bathroom and sleeping area. The unit can be attached to the main home with a separate entrance or can be a small detached unit in the rear yard or above a garage. Because of their small size, ADUs typically rent for less than apartments, and can provide affordable rental options for smaller households, and can provide rental income for the homeowner.
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 nearly 50 per year). In fact, the City has approved 27 ADU permits in 2021, an increase of 65% over the previous average three-year history from 2018-2020. Based on the growth trends over the past three years (2019-2021), the City anticipates approving 50 ADU permits in 2022.
As shown in the chart above, upon adoption of the City’s ADU Ordinance in March 2020, the City began seeing a significant increase in the number of ADU applications. Furthermore, with adoption of the fee waiver pilot program ADU permit and plan check fees in June 2021, the City saw a 2.5 times increase in applications from the prior year. As the City has become more efficient in processing ADU applications, including eliminating the requirement for internal review by the City’s Planning Review Committee, the time between application submittal and permit issuance has narrowed significantly. Pursuant to AB 671, the Housing Element includes a program to further incentivize the production of affordable ADUs, including a pilot program to waive ADU plan check and permit fees; pre-approved ADU plans to streamline the project application and review process and reduce upfront project costs; promotion of ADUs through handouts, simplified application forms and an ADU website page; and exploration of a program to provide ADU funding assistance to homeowners that provide affordability covenants.
5 5 6 7 6
10 11
18 44
73 120
1 5 4 4
1 7
4 6
27 45
74 0
20 40
60 80
100
120
140
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
ADU Application and Permit Approval History/Trends
Applications Approved
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Yorba Linda has a number of unique characteristics that make the realistic development capacity of ADUs significantly higher than in many other parts of the region. These characteristics include:
1) Large lot sizes – Yorba Linda’s minimum lot size is 7,500 square feet, with the majority of residential properties having a minimum lot size of 15,000 square feet. These are extremely large lots compared to much of the rest of suburban neighborhoods.
Furthermore, residential lots in Yorba Linda have a minimum 75 foot lot width and 100 foot lot depth; however, the majority of residential properties have a minimum lot width of 100 feet and a minimum lot depth of 150 feet. Clearly, these are large lots in comparison to most residential lots in California, resulting in multiple options available for attached, detached, or conversion for ADUs & JADUs.
2) Development Standards – Yorba Linda’s development standards for residential zones are set up in order to allow for ample setbacks and building separation between neighbors in order to encourage privacy and openness. These development standards create significant opportunities for ADUs to be constructed in comparison to most other cities with less restrictive development standards. Given that ADUs up to 800 SF are exempt from most local development standards, the City of Yorba Linda provides many opportunities for ADU construction. Furthermore, an incentive could be considered that would exempt all ADUs from certain development standards.
a. Lot coverage – Yorba Linda has a maximum lot coverage of between 35%- 40% in residential zones. ADUs less than 800 SF are not subject to lot coverage restrictions.
b. Setbacks – Even the most restrictive residential zones require 20 foot rear yard setbacks and side yard setbacks of approximately 10 feet. However, the majority of Yorba Linda parcels have between 30-40 foot rear setbacks with side yard setbacks between 10-20 feet.
3) Most homes in Yorba Linda have at least three car garages, with many homes having more than four garage spaces. This additional space is ripe for being converted into ADU or JADU space. Furthermore, most Yorba Linda homes have a driveway capable of accommodating at least three vehicles, whereas most other jurisdictions can only accommodate one or two vehicles in the driveway.
4) Yorba Linda has one of the highest median household incomes in the SCAG region.
This high level of disposable income can facilitate ADU construction based on the ability to self-finance development. The UC Berkeley ADU study2 confirms that property owners with a new ADU on their property are more affluent than the typical homeowner in California, suggesting that there may not be adequate financing option for lower to moderate income households to construct an ADU. 5) Nearly the entire City of Yorba Linda is located in high opportunity areas based on the latest TCAC maps. Therefore, ADU development is one of the best ways for the City to support affirmatively furthering fair housing.
6) The City’s local ADU ordinance provides for some opportunities to relax some standards, making it even easier to get approval.
2 Chapple, K., Ganetsos, D., Lopez, E. (April 22, 2021). Implementing the Backyard Revolution: Perspectives of California’s ADU Owners. Retrieved from https://Implementing-the-Backyard-Revolution.pdf (aducalifornia.org)
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7) Yorba Linda’s Measure B (Citizen’s Right to Vote Initiative) puts housing approvals in the hands of the voters, whereas ADUs are already by-right opportunities. 8) HCD has also approved an ADU affordability analysis prepared by SCAG. For Orange County, this allows jurisdictions to assume ADUs to be counted towards its lower income RHNA as follows: 15% as very low income, 57% as low income, and 28% as moderate income. Additionally, the City requests that all ADU applicants fill out an affordability survey to identify how the ADU is intended to be used. The vast majority of ADU surveys submitted in Yorba Linda demonstrate that these units are being utilized to provide for intergenerational housing within the family.
Given these characteristics and Yorba Linda’s growing track record in providing ADUs, combined with the additional incentives of fee waivers, pre-approved plans, ADU promotion and outreach, and potential ADU development assistance program for rent-restricted units, 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). The City will annually monitor ADU production and affordability as part of the Annual Performance Report (APR) on the Housing Element, and conduct reviews in 2024, 2026 and 2028 to evaluate if ADU production levels are being achieved. If ADU production is falling short, the City will ensure adequate sites are available to address the lower income RHNA, or will commit to rezoning additional sites within one year (as necessary) to offset any shortfall.
4. Sites for Rezoning
Government Code section 65583.2(h) requires sites that are identified for rezoning to accommodate a lower income RHNA shortfall fulfill the following requirements:
• Permit owner-occupied and rental multifamily uses by right for developments in which 20 percent or more of the units are affordable to lower income households. • Permit the development of at least 16 units per site. • Ensure sites permit a minimum of 20 dwelling units per acre. • Ensure a) at least 50% of the shortfall of low- and very low-income regional housing need can be accommodated on sites designated for exclusively residential uses, or b) if accommodating more than 50% of the low- and very low-income regional housing need on sites designated for mixed-uses, all sites designated for mixed-uses must allow 100% residential use and require residential use to occupy at least 50 percent of the floor area in a mixed-use project.
A rezone program has been included in the Housing Element (Program #8) to fulfill the above requirements. As presented in Table IV-2, the City has identified a total of 1827 Opportunity Sites for rezoning to accommodate the RHNA growth for Yorba Linda. 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 site.
A more detailed table and photo exhibits of the Opportunity Sites identified for rezoning is presented in Appendix C to the Element. As a means of documenting how these sites can
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realistically be assembled and developed during the planning period, a narrative description of factors supporting development has been prepared for each of the sites. This analysis further details existing conditions, including the presence of economically marginal uses, underutilized parking lots, common ownership of adjacent parcels, and City owned parcels, as well as where there has been recent property owner interest in upzoning and development on the sites.
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Table IV- 2: Housing Element Rezone Sites
Site
ID Site Description and Address Acres Current Zoning
Proposed
Zoning
Action
Total
Net Unit
Potenti
al
Realistic
Unit
Potential
RM-60 – between 20 to 60 units/acre
S6-
015
Prior John Force Racing
22722 Old Canal Road 2.56 PD PD RM-60 standards 154 131 S6-
020
Extended Stay America
22711 Oak Crest Circle 4.04 PD PD RM-60 standards 242 206 S6-
025 Bac Tran Savi Ranch Site 23 (8 net) PD PD RM-60 standards 480 453 Realistic Unit Potential on RM-60 Sites: 790
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 PDwith AHO 143 122
Realistic Unit Potential on AHO Sites: 279782
Congregational Land Overlay (CLO) Sites – up to 35 units/acre S2-
008
Friendship Baptist Church
17151 Bastanchury Rd
4.92 (2.01 net)
RE RE with
CLO 60 60
S3-
012
Richfield Community Church
5320 Richfield Rd
9.48 (3.7 net)
RU RU with
CLO 55 55
S2-
013
Messiah Lutheran Church 4861
Liverpool St
6.2 (2.03 net)
RU RU with
CLO 40 40
S3-
024
Friends Church Overflow Parking 17.45
(1.61 net)
RE RE with
CLO 48 48
S4-
204A
Chabad Center
19045 Yorba Linda Blvd
1.85 (0.93 net)
RE RE with
CLO 17 17
S3-
033
Islamic Center of Yorba Linda
4382 Eureka Ave
3.88 (1.58 net)
RS RS with
CLO 30 30
S3-
210
Shinnyo-En USA
18021-18111 Bastanchury Rd
9.23 (4.09 net)
PD-26 PD-26 with
CLO 105 105
Realistic Unit Potential on CLO Sites: 308355
Mixed Use Overlay (MUO) Sites – up to 35 units/acre
S1-
021
Vacant Parcel (W of 16951
Imperial Hwy) 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
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RM-60 Development Standards in Savi Ranch
As described earlier under Public Participation (Chapter I – Introduction) as well as under Measure B Yorba Linda Right-To-Vote Amendment (Chapter III – Constraints), the proposed rezonings under Yorba Linda’s adopted 2021-2029 Housing Element (presented collectively as “Measure Z”) failed to gain voter approval in the November 2022 general election. In order to evaluate next steps in developing a sites inventory that both addresses Yorba Linda’s housing needs and could be supported by community residents, the City determined that a robust and extended resident engagement effort with a broad swath of the community would be helpful. As a starting point for this public engagement, a 17-member Housing Policy Resident Working Group was formed and convened over six meetings in May - June 2023 to Realistic Unit Potential on MUO Sites: 53325
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-20 78 66
Realistic Unit Potential on RM-20 Sites: 106
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
S3-
207 5300-5393 Richfield Rd 8.83 RU RM 88 75
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: 95338
PD
S5-
008 Fairmont Blvd 9.0 PD
PD (RM
standards
at 3 du/ac)
30 27
S7-
001
Bryant Ranch Shopping Center
23611-23801 La Palma Ave 9.15 CG PD 92 78
S3-
203 18101-182351 Bastanchury 19.5822.83 PD PD 98228 89194 Realistic Unit Potential on PD Sites: 116194
Realistic Potential on all RezoneOpportunity Sites: 1,7472,100
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develop recommended modifications to the housing sites/rezone plan for consideration by City Council and the community.
One of the Working Group’s key observations was that the City should leverage Savi Ranch to create a new residential and mixed use Downtown-like space for Yorba Linda, consistent with the City’s 2015 Vision Plan for the area. More specifically, in their report to Council on July 18, 2023, the Working Group made the following recommendations pertaining to Savi Ranch:
1. Increase the allocation of residential units in Savi Ranch from 200 to 800 housing units.
2. Increase a Savi Ranch allowable density to 60 dwelling units per acre with a five-story residential height limit. This density also includes a mixed-use overlay that would promote the integration of retail and high-density residential units.
3. Add an additional 8 acres of land from Bac Tran, an individual who owns several large commercial and retail properties in the Savi Ranch area, to the high density residential zoning plan.
At their July 18, 2023 meeting, the Yorba Linda City Council unanimously directed City staff to move forward with the Working Group’s recommendations, which are now reflected in the updated Housing Element sites inventory. In order to achieve the goal of introducing 800 additional units in Savi Ranch, a new program has been added to the Housing Element to establish RM-60 development standards within the Savi Ranch Planned Development (PD17), including 5 story residential height limits and reduced parking standards, applicable to the following sites:
S6-015 22722 Old Canal Road (prior John Force Racing Headquarters) S6-020 22711 Oak Crest Circle (Extended Stay America site) S6-025 Bac Tran Savi Ranch site
The first two sites on Old Canal Road and Oak Crest Circle were included in the Housing Element site inventory adopted by Council in February 2022, but reflect an increase in density from 35 units/acre permitted under an Affordable Housing Overlay to the proposed 60 units/acre. The third site is a new site proposed to be added to the Housing Element, and reflects 8 acres owned by a single individual with an interest in developing higher density housing as a means of revitalizing the area after the loss of numerous big box retail spaces.
The property owner has been in discussions with a non-profit housing developer about developing approximately 300 units on a portion of this site. The site exhibit sheets contained in Appendix C of the Housing Element further detail the factors supporting redevelopment of each of these sites.
Housing Overlays
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 Housing Overlay, a Mixed-Use Housing Overlay, and a Congregational Land Overlay. The contracted with an urban design consultant to conduct site visits and create site development
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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. On August 9, 2022, City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2022-1092, incorporating Chapter 18.17 (Overlay Zones) into the Zoning Code, with implementation subject to successful approval of a Measure B vote to rezone sites designated with one of the Housing Overlays. While this detailed work is currently in process, tThe following summarizes the basic parameters of each of the overlay zones.
Affordable Housing Overlay: As part of the Housing Element sites inventory, the City has identified threesix sites for rezoning to RM-20, and one to maintain its PD zoning, and designation with an Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO). The overlay would layer on top of the base zoning regulations, leaving in place the option to develop under the base zoning, but providing the opportunity to develop to a greater intensity., and in the case of the commercial and industrial sites, the opportunity to develop with a higher value residential use, without a General Plan amendment or zone change.
The AHO would provide the following incentives in exchange for providing 20% affordable units (10% very low and 10% low income for rental housing, 20% moderate income units for ownership housing) on these sites:
• Ministerial review
• Increased densities (up to 35 du/acre)
• Increased height limits (3 stories and 40 feet)
• Reduced unit sizes
• Allowance for uncovered parking, common open space and private patios within setback areas
• Increased floor area ratios
• Reduced project-specific open space standards
As an additional incentive, developers can access state density bonus law, including by right alternative parking standards, in addition to using the densities allowed in the Overlay. In order to encourage lot consolidation for sites with multiple parcels, the City will structure the Overlay with tiered incentives for larger lot sizes.
Congregational Land Overlay: Yorba Linda contains 25 religious congregations that practice various forms of the Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Buddhist religions. Most of the City’s congregations date from the 1970’s or later during a period of suburban growth, and many possess large land resources. All but two of the Yorba Linda’s congregations have more than one acre of land, and eight (32%) have over five acres. These congregations typically have large parking lots which are sized for full occupancy of sanctuaries. Congregations which are not at full capacity likely have unused parking areas. Some also have buildings which are nearing the end of their functional life and are candidates for turnover to other uses. The COVID-19 pandemic has also affected these congregations in manners which are not entirely clear at this point. Conversations with church leaders revealed that attendance ranged from 30-80% of pre-pandemic levels. It is possible that the pandemic will permanently decrease regular attendance at services, as sometimes-tenuous connections with other church members have faded and people make greater use of online services.
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Within this context, affordable housing development can be an attractive option for congregations to off-load excess land, use proceeds to support existing ministries, and live out their mission to love thy neighbor. Many local and state governments, including California’s, are seeking to promote this type of development, not only for the reasons mentioned above, but because religious-use parking spaces are among the least utilized spaces in urbanized areas being typically used to their maximum capacity only once a week.
As the affordable housing crisis and homelessness continues to worsen, more and more congregations and faith-based groups have sought ways to provide housing for those most in need. In Making Housing Happen: Faith-Based Affordable Housing Models,3 Dr Jill Shook presents a range of case studies of how congregations across the country are successfully providing affordable housing through a variety of models: land lease of church properties; adaptive reuse of church buildings; community land trusts, and more. The Congregational Land Subcommittee4 in Pasadena indicates they are continuing to see more and more examples of congregations partnering with non-profit developers to provide affordable housing on excess land, several of which are highlighted in Table IV-3 below:
Table IV-3: Examples of Housing on Congregational Land
Congregation # Housing Units Other Site Improvements Developer Project Status St. Joseph’s
Episcopal Church,
Buena Park
66 low income
senior units
New 3,000 sq.ft. community
center, common open space
National CORE Received planning
entitlements
Church of Blessed
Sacrament,
Placentia
65 low income
senior units
New Parish Hall,
improvements to church
facilities, community garden
National CORE Received planning
entitlements
Garden Grove
United Methodist
Church
47 very low/low
income family
and senior units
Space for community clinic
and other service agencies
Jamboree
Housing
Operational since
2015
Bethel AME, San
Diego
16 permanent
supportive
housing units
Yes in God’s
Backyard
(YIGBY)
Under Construction
New Life Holiness
Church,
Pasadena
52 very low/low
income family
units
Gangi
Development
Pursuing
entitlements
West Angeles
Church of God in
Christ, Los
Angeles
70 very low/low
income senior
units
Community retail space Related
Companies
Operational since
2020
First United
Methodist Church,
Los Angeles
66 low income
family units
Child care center 1010
Development
Operational since
2000s
Immanuel Church,
Long Beach
25 low income
senior units
Church closed Thomas Safran
& Associates
Operational since
late 2010s
Inglewood First
United Methodist
Church
64 low income
units for seniors/
local workforce
Adaptive reuse Berg Predevelopment
Source: The Arroyo Group, 2021.
3 Shook, J. (2012). Making Housing Happen: Faith-Based Affordable Housing Models (2nd ed). Wipf and Stock Publishers.
4 CONGREGATIONAL LAND | Making Housing and Community Happen | United States (makinghousinghappen.org)
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City staff began reaching out to pastors and religious leaders in the community in the fall of 2020 to explore the concept of adding an affordable housing overlay to Yorba Linda’s religious sites. On January 26, 2021, staff hosted a virtual workshop for leaders of the 25 religious’ sites in Yorba Linda, and invited members of the Greater Pasadena Affordable Housing Group Congregational Land Subcommittee to discuss the process involved in developing affordable housing on their properties. Nearly 20 participants were in attendance, representing 12 different congregations, and participants were generally in favor of the affordable housing overlay concept. Staff and the design consultant have conducted numerous site visits and have crafted a set of are in the process of drafting viable development standards for the a Congregational Land Overlay Zone. Key features of the Overlay will 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 Housing Element sites inventory has identified fiveseven religious congregations as most viable for development within the planning period, though all congregations in Yorba Linda will be eligible to take advantage of the additional development rights conferred by the Overlay zone. The City’s urban design consultant determined the potential development area on each of the City’s religious congregations based on development of half the parking area (or the entire parking area for congregations smaller than 2.5 acres), along with any available vacant land. Development potential was calculated using a base density of 30 units/acre (though up to 35 units/acre will be permitted), with densities and building heights tapering down based on the adjacency of single-family zoned parcels. Table IV-4 shows the estimated development capacities on all 25 congregational sites in the City, with more refined analysis and site layouts conducted for the fiveseven sites included the Housing Element sites inventory.
Table IV-4: Development Potential on Religious Congregation Sites Congregation Address
Site
Capacity
(units)
Max
Development
Area1
Parking
(ac)
Open
Space
(ac)
Total
Site
Acreage
1st Church of Christ
Science 18341 Lemon Dr 4 0.11 0.11 - 0.28
Agape Christian
Church of OC 4572 Rose Dr 31 1.05 1.05 - 2.44
Calvary Chapel of
Yorba Linda
18821 Yorba Linda Blvd
4982 Avocado Ave 21 0.69 1.38 - 7
Canyon Hills Friends
Church 20400 Fairmont Connector 18 0.59 1.17 - 4.73
Chabad Center2 19045 Yorba Linda Blvd 17 0.93 0.35 0.58 1.85 Community Messiah
Lutheran2 4861 Liverpool St 40 2.03 2.93 0.57 6.2
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Congregation Address
Site
Capacity
(units)
Max
Development
Area1
Parking
(ac)
Open
Space
(ac)
Total
Site
Acreage
Faith Community
Church Nazarene
16800 Imperial Hwy
16892 Roxdale Dr
4032 Sesame St 58 1.93 1.48 1.19 4.83
First Baptist Church
of Yorba Linda
4858 Main St
4802 Main St
18372 East Lemon Dr 19 0.63 0.35 0.28 2
Friends Church
Overflow Parking2
Adjacent
18132 Yorba Linda Blvd 48 1.61 1.61 0 17.45
Friendship Baptist
Church2 17141-17151 Bastanchury Rd 60 2.01 1.55 1.23 4.92 Grace Lutheran
Church 6550 Fairmont Blvd 29 0.98 1.01 0.48 3.15
Islamic Center of
Yorba Linda2 4382 Eureka Ave 30 1.58 1.13 1.02 3.88
LDS Church 17142 Bastanchury Rd 98 3.26 1.89 2.31 5.46
LDS Church 5550 Ohio St 26 0.86 1.73 - 3.05
Pope John Paul II
Polish Center 16692 Golden Ave 18 1.22 1.22 - 1.76
Richfield
Community Church2 5320 Richfield Rd 55 3.70 4.46 1.47 9.48 Rose Drive Friends
Church
4221 Rose Dr
16611-16631 Bastanchury Rd 154 5.15 4.46 2.92 14.08
St Mary & St Verena
Coptic Orthodox 5401 Fairmont Blvd 20 0.68 0.68 0.34 3.18 Shinnyo-En USA2 18021-18111 Bastanchury Rd 105 4.09 2.92 2.63 9.23 St. Clara de Asis
Church 22005 Avenida de la Paz 116 3.87 3.26 2.24 15.23 St. Martin's De Porres
Church 19767 Yorba Linda Blvd 37 1.22 1.99 0.23 3.95
The Church in Yorba
Linda 3812 N Rose Dr 19 0.64 0.64 - 0.45
The Danish Church
and Cultural Center 16881 Bastanchury Rd 19 0.63 0.63 - 1.5 Yorba Linda
Methodist Church 19002 Yorba Linda Blvd 44 1.46 1.54 0.69 4.78 Yorba Linda
Presbyterian Church 19301 Yorba Linda Blvd 24 0.79 1.57 - 3.38 Total 1,110 41.71 41.11 18.18 134.26
1 Development area for congregations > 2.5 acres based on use of 50% of parking area + available open space. Development area for congregations with < 2.5 acres based on use of 100% of parking + available open space. 2 Congregation included in Housing Element sites inventory.
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Mixed-Use Housing Overlay: The Mixed-Use Housing Overlay is designed to apply to onetwo commercial propertyies where housing could benefit the existing or future retail use.
It is currently being proposed for the nine-acre Bryant Ranch Shopping Center that has been struggling to maintain tenants and contains large areas of underutilized parking. The concept is to allow for a predominately residential development on this site, with a requirement to integrate a minimum of 10,000 square feet of neighborhood-serving commercial uses to service nearby neighborhoods. The Mixed-Use Overlay is also being proposed for a 1.75 acre vacant commercially zoned property on Imperial Highway. The overlay will allow development of at least threefour stories in height (up to 50 feet) and 35 dwelling units per acre, and similar to the Affordable Housing Overlay, will require at least 20 percent affordable units. Commercial floor area (FAR) will be separately regulated from residential density, so that the permitted residential density is not impacted by the inclusion of commercial square footage.
In terms of the likelihood of predominately commercial development occurring on thisese two Mixed Use Sites, the Mixed Use Overlay will require at least 50 percent of the square footage be dedicated to residential use. In addition, the real estate market in Yorba Linda favors residential over commercial uses, as evidenced by the prompt redevelopment of the seven non-residential 5th cycle Housing Element sites with housing (refer to Table IV-5)., as well as strong property owner interest in redeveloping the Bryant Ranch shopping center as predominately residential. Regional market trends further support the integration of residential on commercial sites, such as the proposed Brea Plaza project which would redevelop the commercial center’s surface parking area with 189 units, the Brea Mall project which proposes development of 383 apartments on 12 acres of surface parking, and the Streetlights at Fullerton which proposes integrating 329 units within the Fullerton Town Center.
Sites Inventory Methodology and Assumptions
This section describes the methodology and assumptions used to develop the Housing Element Adequate Sites Inventory (Appendix C). It provides justification for development on non-vacant sites and review of the factors used in estimating the realistic housing potential during the 2021-2029 planning period. The section concludes with a discussion of development on small and large sites, and use of sites from the prior Housing Element.
Suitability of Non-Vacant Sites: Because non-vacant sites comprise more than half of Yorba Linda’s site inventory, Government Code Section 65583.2(g)(2) requires that the City analyze the extent to which existing uses may constitute an impediment to additional residential development during the planning period of the housing element. As part of the resolution adopting the Housing Element, the City Council will make findings based on substantial evidence that the existing use is not an impediment and will likely discontinue during the planning period. These findings will be based on a variety of factors including development trends, property owner interest, structure age, property valuation, and development capacity.
Each of the opportunity sites was selected based on a combination of factors rendering it suitable and likely to redevelop during the planning period. These factors include: physical underutilization of the site; economic obsolescence of the existing use (as measured by an improvement-to-land value ratio of < 1.0); dilapidated condition of the existing use; developer and/or property owner interest in development. The sites inventory spreadsheet in Appendix
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C details these factors for each site, supplemented by a photo exhibit of each site describing various factors that support development.
Yorba Linda has a strong track record in redesignating non-vacant residential and commercial properties for residential development. In order to provide adequate sites for its 4th cycle, 2008-2014 Housing Element, the City rezoned 14 sites RM-10, RM-20 and RM-30. As discussed earlier in this chapter, all but one of these sites has since been developed or is in the process of being developed, and the property owner of the last remaining site is now interested in moving forward with development.
Table IV-5 presents residential development trends in Yorba Linda under the 5th cycle Housing Element and documents that the majority of development involves redevelopment of existing uses. The market for residential development in Yorba Linda is robust, as evidenced by development on all its prior Housing Element sites. The creation of various zoning overlays with regulatory incentives and by-right development opportunities will render the 6th cycle Housing Element sites all the more attractive for development.
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Table IV-5
Yorba Linda Development Projects and Trends
Housing
Element
Site
No.
Site
Description/
Location
Prior
Zoning
Prior Land
Use(s) Acres
Max.
Buildout
Potential
Actual Buildout
Status
%
Developed
to Max
Density
R-M-30 Sites
3 Yorba
Linda/Prospect
Commercial
General
Large Medical
Office
Complex
4.08 acres
122 units 80-unit, 3-story
townhome project by
DR Horton
66%
4 Bastanchury &
Lakeview
(middle parcel)
RE and RS Commercial
Nursery
8.51 acres
248 units
(between
sites 4 &
12 which
merged)
Merged with Site 12
for 192-unit
townhome project by
Melia Homes and
Lennar Homes.
77%
5 Old Canal Road
Annex
Savi Ranch
PD/
Office
Commercial
Vacant
Manufacturing
Industrial
2.8 acres
84 units 54-unit, 3-story
townhome project by
National Core
64%
6 Mitsubishi
Motors Site
Savi Ranch
PD/
Office
Commercial
Underutilized
Manufacturing
Industrial
3.2 acres
96 units 69-unit, 3-story
townhome project by
National Core
72%
14 Lakeview &
Mariposa
APN# 343-671-
01, 02,03,04,05
RE (1.8
du/ac)
Former
Oil Field
4.98 acres
149 units Entitled for Senior
Apartments by
ETCO Homes with
82 units of
independent living,
76 units of assisted
living and 82
memory care beds.
106%
R-M-20 Sites
7 Lakeview/
Strawberry-Field
Commercial
General
3 SFRs and
Agriculture
4.7 acres
94 units New City Library Site NA
8 Lakeview/
Altrudy
RS (3.0
du/ac)
Vacant 2.4
acres
48 units 48-unit, 1- and 2-
story senior
apartment project by
C&C Development/
Orange Housing
100%
NA 18602 Altrudy TCSP 2 single-family
homes
2.0 acres
40 units Pending Measure B
election
100%
R-M-10 Sites
1 Prospect
(Greenhouse)
Commercial
General
Large
Commercial
Greenhouse/
Agricultural
Facility
5.5 acres
55 units 48-unit, 2-story
townhome project by
Pulte Homes
87%
2 Wabash & Rose Commercial
General
3 SFRs plus
RV storage
and repair
facility
1.85 acres
18 units 18-unit, 2-story
townhome project by
City Ventures
100%
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Table IV-5
Yorba Linda Development Projects and Trends
Housing
Element
Site
No.
Site
Description/
Location
Prior
Zoning
Prior Land
Use(s) Acres
Max.
Buildout
Potential
Actual Buildout
Status
%
Developed
to Max
Density
9 Bastanchury &
Lakeview
(eastern parcel)
RE (1.8
du/ac) and
RS (3.0
du/ac
2 SFRs plus
commercial
equestrian
stable and
riding
academy
4.08 acres
40 units 40-unit, 2-story
paired home project
by Melia Homes
100%
11 Nixon Archive RE 5 SFRs 5.9
acres
59 units 51-unit, 2-story
townhome project by
Brandywine Homes
86%
12 Bastanchury &
Lakeview
(western parcel)
RE and RS Commercial
Nursery
8.51 acres
248 units
(between
sites 4 &
12 which
merged)
Merged with Site 4
for 192-unit
townhome project by
Melia Homes and
Lennar Homes.
77%
Average Developed Density to Maximum Density 85.8%
1 The project's entitlements classify it as a Community Care Facility which is not regulated by density.
In addition to the development trends supporting redevelopment presented in Table IV-5, Appendix C includes a detailed narrative describing the factors supporting redevelopment of each opportunity site and provides evidence that the existing use does not serve as an impediment to residential development over the next eight years. It shows that there is interest among the current property owners and developers for residential projects in the highly-sought after Yorba Linda community.
Realistic Development Capacity Analysis
As required by Housing Element statute, local governments must analyze available sites based on their realistic residential development capacity. In other words, the development density that can actually be achieved on a site might be less than the maximum residential densities permitted by the underlying General Plan land use and Zoning. Therefore, to establish realistic capacity, jurisdictions must consider cumulative development standards such as maximum lot coverage, height, open space, parking, on-site improvements (sidewalks or easements), and floor area ratios in the calculations.
As discussed earlier in the Governmental Constraints chapter (see Land Use Controls), the City’s urban design consultant conducted “density testing” in conjunction with creation of the City’s new RM 10, RM 20 and RM 30 development standards to ensure cumulative standards supported development at the top end of the density range. As shown in Table IV-5, while several projects have developed at 100% of the maximum permitted density, on average, recent projects in Yorba Linda have developed to 85.8% of the maximum permitted density under zoning. Development capacities for Housing Element sites have thus been adjusted downwards to 85% of total capacity under zoning, despite development standards that facilitate achievement of 100% of permitted densities.
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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 Innovation5 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,
6 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 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.
5 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. 6 Ibid.
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V. HOUSING PLAN
C. HOUSING PROGRAMS
PROVIDE ADEQUATE RESIDENTIAL SITES
8. Housing Opportunity Sites & Rezone Program. 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 1,6651,791 units, requiring an additional 32 acres of land zoned for 30 units/acre (lower income), 135 acres at 10-20 units/acre (moderate income), and 4754 acres at 10 units/acre or below (above moderate income). After the proposed rezonings under Yorba Linda’s adopted 2021-2029 Housing Element (presented collectively as “Measure Z”) failed to gain voter approval in the November 2022 general election, the City undertook a robust community engagement effort to refine the sites inventory to better reflect the desires of the community. over a year-long process of input from the public, property owners and City decision-makers, The resulting sites inventory proposed in this Housing Element amendment staff identifieds a total of 1827 high priority sites encompassing approximately 90200 acres for rezoning (refer to Table IV-2). 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-right7for 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. 7 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 amendment; 2) Prepare and adopt new Create RM-60 standards and adopt amendment to Savi Ranch Table V-3
Milestones for Housing Element Adoption, Rezoning and Measure B Election Anticipated Date Action Requirements
Sept – Oct 2023 City holds a series of public workshops to engage the community on housing policy Community meetings
Oct 2023 Planning Commission holds a public hearing on
proposed Housing Element amendment Public hearing
Dec 2023 City Council holds a public hearing on proposed Housing Element amendment Public hearing
Dec 2023 Draft Housing Element amendment sent to HCD for review
Housing Element posted
for minimum of 7 days
prior to HCD submittal
Dec - March 2024 City coordinates with HCD to attain compliance letter on Housing Element amendment
March 2024 Environmental review of the Housing Element
amendment for CEQA compliance begins
April 2024 Traffic Commission reviews Housing Element
amendment and provides feedback Public hearing
May 2024
Planning Commission hosts a public hearing on the
Housing Element amendment and recommends
adoption to the City Council
Public hearing
June 2024
City Council adopts revised Housing Element and,
pursuant to Measure B requirements, calls for a ballot
vote on density increases on recommended sites
identified in Housing Element
Public hearing
Adopt Plan
amendment by Aug
2024
Create RM-60 development standards for the Savi
Ranch Planned Development designed to facilitate
development at the upper end of the density range
November 5, 2024 Measure B Election Date for voter approval on proposed zone changes
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 after second Measure B election:
Spring 2025 (within 6
months of Measure B
election)
Coordinate with the State as to City’s options
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PD to incorporatehousing 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 subsequent 2
nd Measure B election. Process development applications on rezone sites ministerially, subject to the requirements under Government Code section 65584.09.
9. Affordable Housing Overlay. 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 tThe Affordable Housing Overlay zone (Zoning Code Chapter 18.17) sets forthwhich establish objective development standards and ministerial review processes, andto includes the following incentives:
• Increased densities (to 35 units/acre)
• Increased height limits (3 stories and 40 feet), with 4 stories permitted on PD zoned sites with an AHO)
• Reduced unit sizes
• Allowance for uncovered parking, common open space and private patios within setback areas
• 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: Upon successful approval of a Measure B vote to rezone sites in November 2024, implement theDevelop 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. The City hasis also developeding 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
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commercial sites, while retaining at least 10,000 square feet some amount of the existing commercial square footage to provide services to new residents and the surrounding community. The two propertyies currently being proposed for the commercial mixed-use overlay isare of sufficient size to permit a marketable commercial retail center and sufficientlysized housing development to be developed next to each other on the property. The overlay will allow development of four stories in height (up to 50 feet) and 35 dwelling units per acre, and will require at least 50 percent of the square footage be dedicated to residential use.
Residential uses may be located on top of commercial uses (vertical mixed-use) or in separate structures on the same lot (horizontal mixed-use). 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 illustrating different potential conceptual site plans for commercial sites.
Because sites designated with the Mixed Use 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: Upon successful approval of a Measure B vote to rezone sites in November 2024, implement theDevelop 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. 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 (up to 40 feet) 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
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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: Upon successful approval of a Measure B vote to rezone sites in November 2024, implement theDevelop 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 conductwill a follow-up meeting with the congregations and interested development partners.
12. Savi Ranch RM-60 Development Standards.
One of the key modifications proposed under the amended Housing Element is to increase the allocation of residential units in the Savi Ranch Planned Development (PD-17) from 200 to 800 units to create a new residential and mixed use Downtown-like space for Yorba Linda, consistent with the City’s 2015 Vision Plan for the area. In order to achieve this goal, the City will amend the Savi Ranch PD to incorporate RM-60 development standards within the PD’s Retail Commercial Subarea, providing increased densities up to 60 units/acre, 5 story residential building heights, and reduced parking. The City will work with its urban design consultant to establish RM-60 development standards designed to facilitate achieving maximum densities.
2021-2029 Objective: Amend the Savi Ranch PD-17 by August 2024, with implementation contingent upon a successful Measure B vote in November of that year.
REMOVAL OF GOVERNMENTAL CONSTRAINTS
154. 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 developed and adopted 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) In light of the failure of the November 2022 Measure B vote to rezone 27 sites, the City has undertaken a robust resident engagement effort to develop a sites inventory that can be supported by community residents. Based on the results of this community input, Tthe City is pursuing rezoning through a 2
nd Measure B election to designate 1827 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 integrate up to 800 units of 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.
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In addition to these actions, beginning in 2023 and in conjunction with the City Attorney’s Office, the City will evaluated various options to mitigate the constraints of Measure B, which states: “Once this chapter (Yorba Linda Right to Vote Amendment) becomes effective no provision of this chapter may be amended or repealed except by a majority of the voters of the City of Yorba Linda voting on a ballot measure for that purpose” (Sec. 18.01.110).
Therefore, the City Council does not have authority to modify any provision in Measure B without voter approval. The City has identified zoning tools already permitted within existing provisions it can utilize to facilitate housing, including but not limited to: a) rezoning nonresidential use to a density of less than 10 units per acre; b) implementing zoning and incentives to encourage the development of accessory dwelling units; and c) adoption of an SB 9 housing development/urban lot split ordinance consistent with requirements under state law. 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. Utilize available zoning tools and State housing laws which facilitate housing. By 2025, initiate a Measure B ballot measure, or other alternative option, to provide City Council greater discretion in rezoning for higher densities in support of affordable housing projects.
EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS
210. Fair Housing/Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing. 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. Table V-4 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 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 (including the Orange County
Human Relations Commission, 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 Dept, Public Information
Officer
Action Outcomes: Through the above steps, the
City’s goal will be to increase the distribution of fair housing materials by at least 25 percent and to
increase awareness of fair housing options among
residents, including special needs 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. Seek to increase the number of Yorba
Linda residents counseled through the Fair 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 Council of Orange County from an average of ten to
twelve annually.
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 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. In coordination with research
being conducted at the State level, pursue
opportunities to incentivize and provide funding
assistance for homeowners to provide affordable units
under SB 9 (2023, 2025).
Community Development Dept
City Action: Continue to improve access to persons
with disabilities through ADA improvement to streets,
sidewalks and public facilities. Dedicate or seek
funding, including annual CDBG allocations, to
prioritize infrastructure and accessibility
improvements in the moderate resource opportunity
areas (Census Tracts 218.20 and 218.26).
Community Development Dept, Public Works
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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 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 Dept
Action Outcomes: Increased public and private
investment in moderate resource areas and
neighborhoods with higher percentages of special
needs groups, including at least 25% of the City’s
$360,000 CDBG allocation for ADA improvements in
public rights-of-way in Census Tracts 218.20 and
218.26 during 2021-2029. Through landlord
outreach and OCHA’s mobility counseling program,
the City's goal will be to increase Housing
Choice Vouchers through the Orange County
Housing Authority by 10%, from 98 to 108 vouchers.
And through implementation of the City’s SB 9
ordinance, seek to integrate at least five units
annually in high resource single-family districts.
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 geographically dispersed
sites for over 6001,000 lower income units which
foster a more inclusive community. Initiate rezoning
and the Measure B election in 20242, and pay for all
costs associated with the ballot measure. (see
Programs 8 -11).
Community Development Dept
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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 City Action: Increase the allocation of units in Savi
Ranch from 200 to 790 high density units, creating a
better geographic distribution of development
between the eastern and western areas of the
community.
Community Development Dept
City Action: Promote and support the development
of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), including
pursuing funding for rent-restricted ADUs, and seek
to issue permits for over 50 units annually throughout
Yorba Linda (see Program12).
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.
Community Development Dept, Public Information
Officer
City Action: Require affordable developers
receiving public funds to prepare an affirmative
marketing plan, and encourage private developers
with affordable units in their projects to prepare an
affirmative marketing plan. The affirmative marketing
plan shall ensure marketing materials for new
developments are designed to attract renters and
buyers of diverse demographics, including persons of
any race, ethnicity, sex, handicap, and familial status.
Community Development Dept,
City Attorney’s Office
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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 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. Contact Kennedy Commission, Making
Housing Happen and People for Housing O.C. for
potential input. Conduct at least five educational
events for the public in locations throughout the
community.
Community Development Dept, Public Information
Officer
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 a goal of
achieving at least two deed restricted ADUs annually;
evaluate the program by the end of 2025.
Community Development Dept
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 1,300 1,400 lower income
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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 households, over 480500 moderate income
households, and over 650800 above moderate
income households, exceeding the City’s RHNA
requirements. Seek to achieve an aspirational goal
of 15% of new units produced in high resource areas
as affordable to very low, low or moderate income
households.
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. Starting in 2022,
conduct targeted outreach through annual mailings to
Census Tracts 218.20 and 218.26. about available
rehabilitation assistance.
Community Development Dept, Public Information
Officer
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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Table V-5: Housing Program Summary 2021-2029
Housing
Program
Program
Goal
2021-2029
Objective
Funding
Source
Responsible
Agency
Time
Frame
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 RM-60
development
standardshousing
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
2024.2. If
shortfall in sites
to meet RHNA,
coordinate with
the State by
Spring 2025 as to
the City’s
options. conduct
outreach on
alternative site
options (2023);
amend Element
for HCD review
by early 2024;
conduct 2nd
Measure B vote
in Nov 2024.
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
- Reduced unit sizes
- Increased floor areas
- Reduced open space
Department
Budget
Community
Development
Department
Adopt Zoning
Code
amendment in
Spring 2022, with
implementation
effective upon
rezoning in
November 2024.
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, with
implementation
effective upon
rezoning in
November 2024.
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, with
implementation
effective upon
rezoning in
November 2024.
Conduct followup meeting w/h
congregations
(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
12. Savi Ranch
RM-60
Development
Standards
Integrate high
density housing
in Savi Ranch to
create a new
residential and
mixed-use
Downtown-like
space for Yorba
Linda
Establish RM-60
development
standards for the
Savi Ranch
Planned
Development
designed to
facilitate
development at the
upper end of the
density range.
Department
Budget
Community
Development
Department
Amend the
Savi Ranch
PD-17 by
August 2024,
with
implementation
effective upon
rezoning in
November
2024.
REMOVAL OF GOVERNMENTAL CONSTRAINTS
154. 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. Utilize
available zoning
tools and State
housing laws which
facilitate housing.
Provide City Council
greater discretion in
rezoning for and
approving
affordable housing.
General Fund Community
Development
Department
Complete
Measure B
rezoning in
Nov
2024.Begin
evaluating
options to
modify
Measure B in
2023, and by
2025, initiate
ballot measure
or other
alternative
option.
Appendix B
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
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APPENDIX B
AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING
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:
• 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
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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, the Element identified 27 sites for rezoning, all subject to voter approval. In accordance with Measure B’s requirements, the City took a ballot measure (Measure Z) to the community on the November 2022 general election ballot. Measure Z would have approved a change in City zoning to fulfill the commitment of the Housing Element. However, the Measure failed: 7,221 votes (24.77%) Yes to 21,937 votes (75.23%) No.
The City is in the midst of an extensive public education and outreach effort to develop a sites inventory that both addresses Yorba Linda’s housing needs and can be supported by community residents. The City's goal is to adopt an amendment to its Housing Element that better reflects the community’s desires, and then take the rezonings to a Measure B vote in November 2024. additional rezoning will be necessary. Similar to the prior votes, 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.
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 –
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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 Housing Overlay, a Mixed-Use Housing Overlay, and a Congregational Land Overlay.
In addition, the Housing Element amendment increases the allocation of residential units in Savi Ranch to 790 housing units, providing increased densities up to 60 units/acre, 5 story residential building heights and reduced parking.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.
• Single-family Subdivision Potential - Many of Yorba Linda’s existing single-family zoned parcels are underdeveloped, providing potential for subdivision and development of additional units. Historic trends support such subdivision activity, with 19 Tentative Tract and Parcel Maps processed between 2016-2023, supporting development of 118 additional single-family units.
• Church Sites with Underlying Residential Zoning - Most churches in Yorba Linda are located on property zoned for residential use, allowing for the addition of housing to supplement the existing church use. Many of these church properties have underutilized vacant land that could accommodate residential development with the number of units permitted based on the permitted density of the underlying residential zone, Several churches have inquired about adding residential to their properties as permitted under existing zoning.
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• 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 tThe City Council has adopted 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 (Postal Annex Site) 12 12
Accessory Dwelling Units 100 172 120 8 400
Single-family Zoning Potential 63 63
Church Sites with Single-family Zoning 38 25 63
Existing Site Capacity 272 201163 277189 750624
RHNA Shortfall (944) (256294) (465553)
(1,6651,79
1)
Rezone Sites
RM-60 (Savi Ranch Sites) 435 150 205 790
Affordable Housing Overlay 279710 72 279782
Congregational Land Overlay 308355 308355
Mixed Use Housing Overlay 2726 26136 163 53325
RM-20 40 2526 4140 106
RM 37129 58209 95338
Planned Development 4364 73130 116194
Total Site Capacity (Existing + Rezone Sites) 1,3611,403 482518 654803 2,4972,724 RHNA Buffer +145187 +2561 -8861 +82160309
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.
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• 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.
• 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.
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• 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 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.
• The City has allocated nearly 800 high density units to the Savi Ranch area, with the goal of creating a mixed use Downtown-like space in eastern Yorba Linda and creating a better geographic distribution of development between the eastern and western areas of the community.
• 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. All 18 Housing Element sites are located within high or highest resource tracts, with no sites located within moderate resource tracts. 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 thisese 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
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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.
S6-015
S6-020
S6-025
S4-200
S4-204B
S3-207
S3-211
S5-008
S1-021
S2-008
S3-012
S2-013
S3-024
S3-210
S1-200
S3-082
S4-075
S3-203
S3-080
S3-091
S4-205
S3-201
SMD
Housing Sites Proposed to be Rezoned
Housing Sites with Existing Zoning to Allow Housing
Yorba Linda, CA
Housing Opportunity
Sites
Smaller
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10 Table B-7: Yorba Linda Sites Inventory AFFH Analysis Site
ID
Site Description
and Location
Census
Tract
#
Households
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
Moderat
e 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 3,873 178 178 Highest 51% 4.0%
S1-
021
Vacant Parcel (W
of 16951 Imperial
Hwy)
APN 322-121-07
218.15 3,873 53 27 26 26 27 Highest 51% 4.0%
S2-
008
Friendship
Baptist Church
17151
Bastanchury Rd
218.09 1,079 60 60 High 26% 4.3%
S3-
210
Shinnyo-En USA
18021-18111
Bastanchury Rd
218.22 3,002 105 105 Highest 41% 3.6%
S3-
203
18101-182351
Bastanchury 218.22 3,002 89194 43 66 46 128 Highest 41% 3.6% S3-
211
17651 Imperial
Highway 218.02 2,577 20 8 7 12 13 High 32% 6.1%
S3-
034
4341 Eureka
Avenue 218.02 2,577 19 5 14 High 32% 6.1%
S3-
033
Islamic Center of
Yorba Linda
4382 Eureka Ave
218.02 2,577 30 30 High 32% 6.1%
S2-
013
Messiah Lutheran
Church
4861 Liverpool St
218.09 1,079 40 40 High 26% 4.3%
S3-
082
4791 and 4811
Eureka Ave 218.02 2,577 53 53 High 32% 6.1%
11 Table B-7: Yorba Linda Sites Inventory AFFH Analysis Site
ID
Site Description
and Location
Census
Tract
#
Households
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
Moderat
e Income
Above
Moderate
Income
S3-
201
N Bastunchury
btwn Casa
Loma/Eureka
218.22 3,002 23 23 Highest 41% 3.6%
S4-
075
4742 Plumosa
Drive 218.02 2,577 48 48 High 32% 6.1%
S4-
204A
Chabad Center
19045 Yorba
Linda Blvd
218.22 3,002 17 17 Highest 41% 3.6%
S4-
204B
19081-19111
Yorba Linda Blvd 218.22 3,002 66 25 41 Highest 41% 3.6% S5-
008 Fairmont Blvd 218.22 3,002 27 196 75 27 121 Highest 41% 3.6% Northwest Subtotal Units: 762 1,102 511 557 102 205 149 340 Southwest Yorba Linda (south of Yorba Linda Blvd, west of Village Center Dr) S3-
012
Richfield
Community Church
5320 Richfield Rd
218.02 2,577 55 55 High 32% 6.1%
S3-
207
5300-5392
Richfield Rd 218.02 2,577 75 291 291 29 46 High 32% 6.1% S3-
024
Friends Church
Overflow Parking 218.02 2,577 48 48 High 32% 6.1%
S3-
074
YL Preschool
18132 Yorba Linda
Blvd
218.02 2,577 13 13 High 32% 6.1%
S3-
080
4822 Eureka
(Postal Annex) 218.02 2,577 12 14 12 14 High 32% 6.1%
S3-
205A
5225-5227
Highland Ave 218.02 2,577 60 16 44 High 32% 6.1%
12 Table B-7: Yorba Linda Sites Inventory AFFH Analysis Site
ID
Site Description
and Location
Census
Tract
#
Households
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
Moderat
e Income
Above
Moderate
Income
S4-
200
18597-18602
Altrudy Lane 218.02 2,577 40 40 High 32% 6.1%
S4-
201 5531 South Ohio St 218.12 2,106 15 5 10 High 43% 5.8% S4-
060 5541 South Ohio St 218.12 2,106 9 4 5 High 43% 5.8% S4-
053
SWC Kellogg Dr/
Grandview Ave 218.12 2,106 9 4 5 High 43% 5.8%
S4-
205 Old Town 218.02 2,577 31 31 High 32% 6.1%
S3-
091
ETCO Homes
Mariposa/Lakeview 218.12 2,106 158 158 High 43% 5.8%
Southwest Subtotal Units: 419 585 143 434 72 74 204 77
Southeast Yorba Linda
S6-
015
Prior John Force
Racing
22722 Old Canal Rd
219.24 1,443 131 77 72 77 25 34 High 47% 4.5%
S6-
020
Extended Stay
22711 Oak Crest Cir 219.24 1,443 206 122 113 122 39 54 High 47% 4.5% S7-
001
Bryant Ranch Cntr
23611-23801 La
Palma Ave
218.26 1,070 272 108 164 Moderate 36% 3.0%
S7-
005
NWC Camino de
Bryant 218.28 1,324 10 4 6 High 38% 1.0%
S6-
025
Bac Tran
Savi Ranch Site 219.24 1,443 453 250 86 117 High 47% 4.5% Southeast Subtotal Units: 790 481 435 199 150 112 205 170
13 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 (including the Orange County
Human Relations Commission, 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: Through the above steps, the
City’s goal will be to increase the distribution of fair housing materials by at least 25 percent and to
increase awareness of fair housing options among
14 Fair Housing Issue Contributing Factors Priority Level Action 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. Seek to increase the number of
Yorba Linda residents counseled through the Fair
Housing Council of Orange County (FHCOC) from an
average of ten to twelve annually.
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 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. In coordination with
research being conducted at the State level, evaluate
opportunities to incentivize and provide funding
assistance for homeowners to provide affordable
units under SB 9 (2023, 2025).
Community Development Dept
City Action: Continue to improve access to persons
with disabilities through ADA improvement to streets,
sidewalks and public facilities. Dedicate or seek
funding, including annual CDBG allocations, to
15 Fair Housing Issue Contributing Factors Priority Level Action prioritize infrastructure and accessibility
improvements in the moderate resource opportunity
areas (Census Tracts 218.20 and 218.26).
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, including at least 25% of the City’s $360,000
CDBG allocation for ADA improvements in public
rights-of-way in Census Tracts 218.20 and 218.26
during 2021-2029. Through landlord outreach and
OCHA’s mobility counseling program, the City's goal
will be to increase Housing Choice Vouchers through
the Orange County Housing Authority by 10%, from
98 to 108 vouchers. And through implementation of
the City’s SB 9 ordinance, seek to integrate at least
five units annually in high resource single-family
districts.
C. 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).
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 geographically dispersed
sites for over 6001,000 lower income units which
16 Fair Housing Issue Contributing Factors Priority Level Action [Encompasses the County
AI goal of increasing the
supply of affordable housing
in high opportunity areas]
2. Need for affordable housing options
throughout the City.
foster a more inclusive community. Initiate rezoning
and the Measure B election in 20242, and pay for all
costs associated with the ballot measure. (see
Programs 8 -11).
Community Development Dept
City Action: Increase the allocation of units in Savi
Ranch from 200 to 790 high density units, creating a
better geographic distribution of development
between the eastern and western areas of the
community.
Community Development Dept
City Action: Promote and support the development
of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), including
pursuing funding for rent-restricted ADUs, and seek
to issue permits for over 50 units annually throughout
Yorba Linda (see Program12).
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.
Community Development Department, Public
Information Officer
City Action: Require affordable developers
receiving public funds to prepare an affirmative
marketing plan, and encourage private developers
with affordable units in their projects to prepare an
affirmative marketing plan. The affirmative marketing
plan shall ensure marketing materials for new
developments are designed to attract renters and
17 Fair Housing Issue Contributing Factors Priority Level Action buyers of diverse demographics, including persons of
any race, ethnicity, sex, handicap, and familial status.
Community Development Department/City Attorney’s
Office
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 20242), 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. Contact Kennedy Commission, Making
Housing Happen and People for Housing O.C. for
potential input. Conduct at least five educational
events for the public in locations throughout the
community.
Community Development Department/Public
Information Officer
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 a goal of
achieving at least two deed restricted ADUs annually;
evaluate the program by the end of 2025.
Community Development Department
Action Outcomes: An increased variety of housing
options available to Yorba Linda residents throughout
18 Fair Housing Issue Contributing Factors Priority Level Action the city, including areas that have traditionally only
had single-family ownership housing. Provide
adequate sites for over 1,300 1,400 lower income
households, over 480500 moderate income
households, and over 650 800 above moderate
income households, exceeding the City’s RHNA
requirements. Seek to achieve an aspirational goal of
15% of new units produced in high resource areas as
affordable to very low, low or moderate income
households.
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. Starting in 2022,
conduct targeted outreach through annual mailings to
Census Tracts 218.20 and 218.26. about available
rehabilitation assistance.
Community Development Department/Public
Information Officer
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
Potenti
al
Realistic
Unit
Potential
RM-60 – between 20 to 60 units/acre
S6-
015
Prior John Force Racing
22722 Old Canal Road 2.56 PD PD RM-60 standards 154 131 S6-
020
Extended Stay America
22711 Oak Crest Circle 4.04 PD PD RM-60 standards 242 206 S6-
025 Bac Tran Savi Ranch Site 23 (8 net) PD PD RM-60 standards 480 453 Realistic Unit Potential on RM-60 Sites: 790
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-
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
Realistic Unit Potential on AHO Sites: 279
Congregational Land Overlay (CLO) Sites – up to 35 units/acre S2-
008
Friendship Baptist Church
17151 Bastanchury Rd
4.92 (2.01 net) RE RE with CLO 60 60
S3-
012
Richfield Community Church
5320 Richfield Rd
9.48 (3.7 net) RU RU with CLO 55 55
S2-
013
Messiah Lutheran Church 4861
Liverpool St
6.2 (2.03 net) RU RU with CLO 40 40
S3-
024
Friends Church Overflow Parking 17.45
(1.61 net) RE RE with CLO 48 48
S3-
210
Shinnyo-En USA
18021-18111 Bastanchury Rd
9.23 (4.09 net)
PD-26 PD-26 with
CLO 105 105
Realistic Unit Potential on CLO Sites: 308
Mixed Use Overlay (MUO) Sites – up to 35 units/acre
S1-
021
Vacant Parcel (W of 16951
Imperial Hwy) 1.76 CG-(I) CG-(I) with MUO 62 53
Realistic Unit Potential on MUO Sites: 53
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-20 78 66
Realistic Unit Potential on RM-20 Sites: 106
RM – up to 10 units/acre
S3-
211 17651 Imperial Highway 2.32 RS RM 23 20
S3-
207 5300-5393 Richfield Rd 8.83 RU RM 88 75
Realistic Unit Potential on RM Sites: 95
PD
S5-
008 Fairmont Blvd 9.0 PD
PD (RM
standards at
3 du/ac)
30 27
S7-
001
Bryant Ranch Shopping Center
23611-23801 La Palma Ave 9.15 CG PD 92 78
S3-
203 18101-18231 Bastanchury 19.58 PD PD 98 89
Realistic Unit Potential on PD Sites: 116194
S6-015
S6-020
S6-025
S4-200
S4-204B
S3-207
S3-211
S5-008
S1-021
S2-008
S3-012
S2-013
S3-024
S3-210
S1-200
S3-082
S4-075
S3-203
S3-080
S3-091
S4-205
S3-201
SMD
Housing Sites Proposed to be Rezoned
Housing Sites with Existing Zoning to Allow Housing
Yorba Linda, CA
Housing Opportunity
Sites
Smaller
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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 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 S3-012 – 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: 98.83 acres
Current Zoning: RU
Proposed Zoning: RM-10 RM-20
withAffordable Overlay
Total Net Unit Potential: 88340
Realistic Unit Potential: 75291
Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:
Site S3-207 is comprised of multiple parcels under single ownership totaling
98.8 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 singlefamily 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 88340 units, with the realistic capacity calculated at 85% of the maximum, or 75291 units.
Site S2-013 – 4861 Liverpool Street
Site Acreage: 6.2 acres
Current Zoning: RU
Proposed Zoning: Congregational
Land Overlay
Total Unit Potential: 40
Realistic Unit Potential: 40
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.
Site S3-024 – Friends Church Overflow Parking
Site Acreage:
17.45 acres (church site)
1.61 acres (overflow parking)
Current Zoning: RE
Proposed Zoning: Congregational
Land Overlay
Total Unit Potential: 48
Realistic Unit Potential: 48
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).
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
Current Zoning: PD
Proposed Zoning: PD with RM-60
standards Affordable Housing
Overlay
Net Unit Potential: 154 89
Realistic Unit Potential: 131 77
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 RM60 development standards the affordable housing overlay could accommodate approximately 13189 housing units. The property owner is supportive of being designated for higher density housing.with an affordable housing overlay (AHO). A residual land analysis conducted in December 2021 estimatesd the value of the land under the previously proposed 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. The City is currently proposing an increased 60 unit/acre density on this site, providing even more favorable conditions for development than Page 1223 of 1357 the AHO which capped densities at 35 units/acre.
Site S6-020 – 22711 Oak Crest Circle
Site Acreage: 4.04 acres
Current Zoning: PD
Proposed Zoning: PD with
RM-60 standards Affordable
Housing
Overlay
Total Unit Potential: 242143
Realistic Unit Potential: 206122
Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:
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 RM-60 development standards to the site’s PD zoning the Affordable Housing Overlay to this site would allow for redevelopment with up to 242143 units, with the realistic capacity calculated at 85% of the maximum, or 206122 units. Page 1224 of 1357 Site S6-025 Bac Tran Savi Ranch Site
Site Acreage: 23 acres
Site Acreage (Net): 8 acres
Current Zoning: PD
Proposed Zoning: PD with RM-60
standards
Total Unit Potential: 480
Realistic Unit Potential: 453
Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development: A single property owner controls 23 acres of commercially-zoned property in the Savi Ranch area, depicted in the outline above. The property owner has indicated his desire to develop approximately 8 acres of his holdings for high density housing to create more of an active mixed use community in the area, consistent with the City’s 2015 Vision Plan. Savi Ranch recently lost several big box retail spaces, including Bed, Bath and Beyond, West Coast Living, and Bye Bye Baby, and the introduction of housing is seen as key to the area’s revitalization. The property owner has been in communication with a non-profit housing developer who has expressed interest in partnering to create a 300-unit affordable housing project on 5 acres of the site. The property owner has indicated that he would be interested in redeveloping the space in the southwest corner of his property where the pad buildings are currently located, plus some of the additional parking lot area. In addition to the 300 units to be developed by the affordable housing developer, RM-60 development standards would accommodate an additional 180 units on the remaining 3 acres, with the realistic capacity calculated at 85% of the maximum, or 153 units.
Site S7-001 – Bryant Ranch Shopping Center
Site Acreage: 9.15 acres
Current Zoning: CG
Proposed Zoning: Commercial
Mixed Use Overlay
Total Unit Potential: 320
Realistic Unit Potential: 272
Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:
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.
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 – 18101-182351 Bastanchury Road
Site Acreage: 22.8319.58 acres Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:
Current Zoning: PD This project site consists of foureight separate properties; however, three of the Proposed Zoning: PD with largest parcels are all under the same ownership. This property owner’s three RM standards adjacent parcels consist of approximately 145.6 acres. This property owner has Total (Net) Unit Potential: 22898 expressed interest in having their property rezoned for higher density development opportunity. The other five adjacent property ies areis 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. At a density of approximately 5 units per acre, Tthe main property owner would
yield approximately 156 72 housing units and the additional propertyies would yield an additional 72 17 housing units. The total development would be limited to 89 total units.
Realistic Unit Potential: 19489
Site S3-210 – 18111 Bastanchury Road
Acreage: 9.23 acres
Current Zoning: PD
Proposed Zoning: PD
Net 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 3.5 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 105 housing units. This site is also located adjacent to Site S3- 203.
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, and as soon as rezoning is authorized under Measure B (scheduled for Nov 2024), C&C Development will move forward with the project.
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, whichThis nearly four-acre site is currently underdeveloped with just two detached singlefamily 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, including the potential for redevelopment with higher density residential use. The City has reviewed several different iterations of conceptual redevelopment plans proposed by interested purchasers. 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. The Town Center Specific Plan is area already allows for the development apartments above or behind ground floor retail at a density of 10 units/acre. Staff has evaluated the parcels in this area, and identified the potential for 31 residential units. 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:
310
Realistic Unit Potential: 310
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 S5-008 – Vacant Parcel on Fairmont Boulevard
(Approximate Location)
Site Acreage: 23.01 acres
Site Acreage (Net): 9 acres
Description of Site and Factors Supporting Development:
This site was recently sold to a foreign investor. is currently owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daySaints; however the property has been on the market recently.The City has received many inquiries about potential housing development on the site. The upper portion of the property is constrained by topography. and it is estimated that approximately 3 acres of the site could realistically be developed. , 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, tThe site could yield 230 30 units over the developable nine acres. Furthermore, this parcel is adjacent to Chino Hills State Park. A majority of this site (approximately 18 acres) is designated in the City’s General Plan as Open Space and limiting development on this site would help to preserve open space and create a natural buffer between potential development and Chino Hills State Park.
Current Zoning: PD
Proposed Zoning: RMPD
(RM standards at 3 du/acre)
Total Unit Potential: 230
Realistic Unit Potential:
27196
Appendix E
Housing Policy Resident Working Group Report
https://yllocalcontrol.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Yorba-Linda-Housing-withPDFs_FINAL.pdf
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-5898
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
YORBA LINDA APPROVING GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT 2023-01 RELATED TO AN UPDATE TO THE
HOUSING ELEMENT FOR 2021-2029
WHEREAS, the original General Plan of the City of Yorba Linda was adopted in 1971, under City Council Resolution No. 328; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Yorba Linda General Plan was updated and approved under City Council Resolution No. 93-2815 on June 1, 1993; and, WHEREAS, the City of Yorba Linda General Plan was updated and approved under City Council Resolution No. 2015-5412 on October 28, 2016; and WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65580 et seq. (Housing Element Law) requires that every city prepare and periodically update the housing element of the general plan; every city is mandated to include statutory requirements in the housing element, and every city is required to submit a draft of its housing element to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for review and comment as to whether the city’s draft 2021-2029 Housing Element substantially complies with Housing Element Law; and
WHEREAS, the City’s Housing Element will cover the 2021-2029 planning period and plan for the provision of housing accessible to all income categories; and WHEREAS, the City’s draft 2021-2029 Housing Element was structured to adhere to the Housing Element Building Blocks created by HCD to assist jurisdictions in preparing the document; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Element is a policy document intended to facilitate decision making relative to the physical development of the City and to reflect the existing conditions, requirements, and constraints of the City, specifically as it relates to housing; and, WHEREAS, numerous public workshops were held in 2020 and 2021 in order to receive to receive input from community stakeholders and residents relative to the Housing Element; and
WHEREAS, on August 27, 2021, the City submitted its draft Housing Element to HCD for its 60-day review and received comments back from HCD on October 26, 2021; and
WHEREAS, on December 8, 2021, the City resubmitted its Housing Element to HCD after addressing all of the comments provided by HCD in its October 26, 2021 letter, and received comments back from HCD on February 4, 2022; and WHEREAS, on February 9, 2022, the City conducted a public hearing approving the 2021-2029 Housing Element and resubmitted its Housing Element to HCD after addressing
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all of the comments provided by HCD in its February 4, 2022 letter; and WHEREAS, on April 8, 2022, HCD determined that the City’s 2021-2029 Housing Element was substantially complying with State Housing Element law; and WHEREAS, in accordance with State and City laws, on August 2, 2022, the City Council adopted General Plan Amendments GPA 2022-01 and GPA 2022-02 and Zoning Code Amendments ZCA 2022-01 and ZCA 2022-02 as part of the consideration of the Housing Element implementation programs included therein; and WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment 2022-02 and Zoning Code Amendment 2022-02 were presented to the electorate of the City as Measure Z as part of the November 2022 General Election; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Registrar of Voters determined that Measure Z failed to receive the approval of a majority of the electorate of the City, and therefore, General Plan Amendments 2022-01 and 2022-02 and Zoning Code Amendments 2022- 01 and 2022-02 did not become effective; and
WHEREAS, in order to retain its conditional certification of its Housing Element from the State Department of Housing and Community Development, the City is required to present a rezoning plan to the general electorate of the City by the General Election in November 2024, the City has revised its Housing Element and its associated implementation programs; and
WHEREAS, since November 2022, the City has prepared a revised draft Housing Element update through a robust public outreach effort of seven public workshops, which attracted nearly 400 residents from a diversity of backgrounds, ethnicities, age groups, political affiliations, geography within the city, housing tenure, and varying perspectives on housing; and
WHEREAS, this revised draft Housing Element was submitted to HCD for consideration and it was determined on February 23, 2024, that the City’s draft Housing Element update was found to be in substantial conformance with State housing laws; and WHEREAS, based on a variety of factors including development trends, property owner interest, structure age, property valuation, and development capacity, the existing uses on the sites identified in the site inventory to accommodate the lower-income RHNA are likely to be discontinued during the planning period, and therefore do not constitute an impediment to additional residential development during the period covered by the Housing Element; and
WHEREAS, on August 2, 2022, the City Council certified a Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for the 2021-2029 Housing Element through Resolution No. 2022- 5817; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 15164, the City has prepared an
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addendum to the previously certified PEIR by determining that the proposed changes do not meet the conditions in Government Code Section 15162 calling for the preparation of a subsequent EIR; and
WHEREAS, this Housing Element Update requires a public hearing before the Planning Commission, and public notice has been provided in accordance with State law; and,
WHEREAS, on May 15, 2024, the Planning Commission held a public hearing concerning General Plan Amendment 2023-01 and unanimously recommended that the City Council adopt the Housing Element update; and,
WHEREAS, on June 18, 2024, the City Council held a public hearing concerning the General Plan Amendment; and,
WHEREAS, after consideration of the staff report and all information, testimony, and evidence presented at the public hearing, the City Council finds and determines as follows:
SECTION 1. On August 2, 2022, the City Council certified a Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for the 2021-2029 Housing Element through Resolution No. 2022- 5817. Pursuant to Government Code Section 15164, the City has prepared an addendum to the previously certified PEIR by determining that the proposed changes do not meet the conditions in Government Code Section 15162 calling for the preparation of a subsequent EIR; and
SECTION 2. The findings in support of the update of the General Plan are as follows:
A) The proposed General Plan Amendment is consistent with other elements of the City’s General Plan pursuant to Government Code Section 65300.5. The 2021-2029 Housing Element is a general plan amendment required by Housing Element Law. Furthermore, the proposed General Plan Amendment is consistent with the other elements of the City of Irvine General Plan.
B) The proposed General Plan Amendment responds to changes in state and/or federal law pursuant to Government Code Section 65300.9. The 2021-2029 Housing Element has been initiated in response to state law and the requirements of Housing Element Law.
C) The proposed general plan amendment has been referred to the County of Orange and any adjacent cities abutting or affected by the proposed action and any other federal agency whose operations or lands may be affected by the proposed decision pursuant to Government Code Section 65352. Notification of a public hearing for the proposed General Plan Amendment was sent to the County of Orange and several adjacent cities that may be affected by the proposed action.
D) The proposed General Plan Amendment will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, and welfare of the community. The 2021-2029 Housing Element
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will not result in any surrounding uses or activities that would impact the public health, safety, or welfare of the community. The General Plan Amendment implementing the Housing Element will ensure the provision of housing accessible to all income categories and will ensure consistency with applicable provisions of the Zoning Code.
SECTION 3. The City Council approves the 2021-2029 Housing Element in its amended form as contained in Exhibit A that has addressed and incorporated the findings from HCD, as presented to the City Council on the date of this Resolution and on file with the City Clerk.
SECTION 4. Pursuant to Section 18.36.675 of the Yorba Linda Zoning Code, the City Council finds that General Plan Amendment 2023-01 is necessary to ensure that the Housing Element is consistent within the City’s General Plan policies, goals and objectives and is consistent with the objectives of the Zoning Code.
SECTION 5. The City Council hereby finds that Yorba Linda Municipal Code Chapter
18.01 (the Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Amendment also known as Measure B) is inapplicable to this General Plan Update; however, subsequent to the adoption of the Housing Element, amendments to the General Plan text, General Plan Land Use Diagram, Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map will be necessary in order to implement Housing Element programs, and compliance with Measure B (“The Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Initiative”) will be prepared in connection with those amendments.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Yorba Linda on the 18th day of June, 2024.
___________________________
TARA CAMPBELL, MAYOR
CITY OF YORBA LINDA
ATTEST:
________________________________
MARCIA BROWN, CITY CLERK
CITY OF YORBA LINDA
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
RUTAN & TUCKER, LLP
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CITY ATTORNEY
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF YORBA LINDA )
I, MARCIA BROWN, City Clerk of the City of Yorba Linda, HEREBY DO CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Yorba Linda, held on the 18th day of June, 2024.
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Campbell, Haney, Hernandez, Huang, Rodriguez NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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MARCIA BROWN, CITY CLERK
CITY OF YORBA LINDA
ORDINANCE NO. 2024-1108
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF YORBA LINDA AMENDING THE TEXT OF THE LAND
USE ELEMENT OF THE CITY OF YORBA LINDA
GENERAL PLAN (GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2024-
01) PURSUANT TO THE IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS
OF THE CITY OF YORBA LINDA 2021-2029 HOUSING
ELEMENT, AND FINDING THAT GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT 2024-01 IS NOT SUBJECT TO A VOTE OF
THE ELECTORATE OF THE CITY OF YORBA LINDA
UNDER THE YORBA LINDA RIGHT-TO-VOTE
AMENDMENT
WHEREAS, under California law, every city must adopt a general plan, which must include specified mandatory elements, in furtherance of the State policy to provide a comprehensive, long-term plan for the physical development and use of property within a city’s jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, under California law, every city has the authority to adopt and amend a zoning code pursuant to a city’s general police power, which allows for the orderly division of property within a city’s jurisdiction into compatible uses and development standards so as to improve and protect the general welfare; and WHEREAS, under California law, all of the elements within a city’s general plan must be internally consistent, and all zoning must be in conformity with a city’s general plan; and
WHEREAS, on October 28, 2016, the City of Yorba Linda (City) adopted its current General Plan (General Plan); and
WHEREAS, the City may amend all or part of its adopted General Plan to promote the public interest up to four times during any calendar year pursuant to Government Code Section 65358; and
WHEREAS, under California law, Government Code Section 65580 et seq. (Housing Element Law), every city in the State is required to periodically review and update the housing element of a general plan for the city, every city is mandated to include State-specified content in a housing element, and every city is required to submit a draft of its housing element to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for review and determination as to whether the city’s draft housing element substantially complies with the Housing Element Law; and WHEREAS, between October 2020 and August 2022, City staff conducted numerous study sessions and community workshops with stakeholders, consultants, and members of the public to comment and provide direction on the content of the City’s draft housing element, and conducted numerous public hearings related to the adoption of several General Plan Amendments and Zoning Code Amendments to implement the 2021-2029 Housing Element that was conditionally certified by HCD on April 8, 2022; and
WHEREAS, when adopting these General Plan Amendments and Zoning Code Amendments, it was determined that they were contingent upon a successful approval by the voters of the City of Yorba Linda of General Plan Amendment 2022-02 and Zoning Code Amendment 2022-02, which was presented to the electorate of the City as Measure Z as part of the November 2022 General Election; and WHEREAS, the Orange County Registrar of Voters determined that Measure Z failed to receive the approval of a majority of the electorate of the City, and therefore, General Plan Amendments 2022-01 and 2022-02 and Zoning Code Amendments 2022- 01 and 2022-02 did not become effective; and
WHEREAS, in order to retain its conditional certification of its Housing Element from the HCD, the City is required to present a rezoning plan to the general electorate of the City by the General Election in November 2024, the City has revised its Housing Element and its associated implementation programs; and WHEREAS, since November 2022, the City has prepared a revised draft
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Housing Element update through a robust public outreach effort of seven public workshops, which attracted nearly 400 residents from a diversity of backgrounds, ethnicities, age groups, political affiliations, geography within the city, housing tenure, and varying perspectives on housing; and
WHEREAS, this revised draft Housing Element was submitted to HCD for consideration and it was determined on February 23, 2024 that the City’s draft Housing Element was found to be in substantial conformance with State housing laws; and WHEREAS, the City of Yorba Linda 2021-2029 Housing Element identifies for the applicable 2021-2029 planning period the housing needs in the community and programs to achieve the housing goals, policies and objectives of the City, which substantially comply with State-mandated content under the State Housing Element law pursuant to the certification issued by HCD on April 8, 2024; and WHEREAS, the adopted Housing Element includes implementation programs that, if and when adopted by the City Council by separate and subsequent approvals from the approval of the Housing Element, would commence implementing actions (i) to amend the Land Use Element and Land Use Map of the City’s General Plan; and, (ii) to amend specified sections of the City of Yorba Linda Zoning Code, Title 18 of the Yorba Linda Municipal Code (Zoning Code) and Zoning Map; and
WHEREAS, the implementation programs included in the adopted Housing Element are intended to be carried out separately from the adoption by the City Council of the Housing Element to facilitate the compliance, if and as applicable, with the requirements of the Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Amendment, Yorba Linda Municipal Code Section 18.01.010 et seq. (commonly known as “Measure B”), and are intended to preserve HCD’s certification of the adopted Housing Element for the entirety of the 2021-2029 planning period; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the proposed amendment to specified provisions in the Land Use Element of the General Plan, as identified in Exhibit “A” attached to this Ordinance and incorporated herein by this reference (“General Plan Amendment 2024-01”), does not constitute a “Major Amendment” as defined in the Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Amendment (Measure B) and is therefore not subject to the approval of a majority vote of the electorate of the City to become effective; and
WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment 2024-01 would amend the Land Use Element to include the following new land use designations: “Residential Overlays” and “Residential – Very High”; and
WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment 2024-01 includes provisions that are part of the implementation programs and implementing actions of the adopted Housing Element, and is necessary to ensure that the Land Use Element and Housing Element will be internally consistent within the City’s General Plan, as required by State law; and WHEREAS, the proposed revisions in General Plan Amendment 2024-01 are internally consistent with the other elements of the General Plan; and WHEREAS, notices of a public hearing were published, posted, and delivered in accordance with State and City laws for the consideration by the Planning Commission of the proposed amendments to the Land Use Element of the General Plan (referred to herein as “General Plan Amendment 2024-01”) as part of the consideration of the proposed Housing Element and implementation programs included therein; and WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment 2024-01 as identified in Exhibit “A” attached to this Ordinance, includes all of the amendments to the General Plan that do not constitute “Major Amendments” as defined in the Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Amendment (Measure B) and are therefore not subject to the approval of a majority vote of the electorate of the City to become effective. General Plan Amendment 2024- 02 includes all of the amendments to the General Plan and General Plan Land Use Diagram that constitute a “Major Amendment” as defined in the Yorba Linda Right-toVote Amendment (Measure B) and are therefore individually and/or collectively subject to the approval of a majority vote of the electorate of the City to become effective; and
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WHEREAS, in accordance with State and City laws, on May 15, 2024, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing to receive public testimony with respect to General Plan Amendment 2024-01 as part of the consideration of the adopted Housing Element implementation programs included therein; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered the information provided by City staff, the public testimony, and the evidence presented at the Planning Commission public hearing on May 15, 2024, which includes, without limitation, the staff reports submitted by the Community Development Department; and
WHEREAS, on May 15, 2024, the Planning Commission, at a regular public meeting, considered and decided to recommend to the City Council the approval of General Plan Amendment 2024-01, subject to compliance, as applicable, with the requirements of Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Amendment (Measure B), in furtherance of the implementation programs included in the Housing Element; and WHEREAS, notices of a public hearing were published, posted, and delivered in accordance with State and City laws for the consideration by the City Council of General Plan Amendment 2024-01 as part of the consideration of the adopted Housing Element implementation programs included therein; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with State and City laws, on June 18, 2024, the City Council conducted a public hearing to receive public testimony with respect to General Plan Amendment 2024-01 as part of the consideration of the Housing Element implementation programs included therein; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the information provided by City staff, the public testimony, and the evidence presented at the public hearing on June 18, 2024, which includes, without limitation, the staff reports submitted by the Community Development Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YORBA LINDA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. On August 2, 2022, the City Council certified a Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for the 2021-2029 Housing Element through Resolution No. 2022-5817. Pursuant to Government Code Section 15164, the City has prepared an addendum to the previously certified PEIR by determining that the proposed changes do not meet the conditions in Government Code Section 15162 calling for the preparation of a subsequent EIR.
Section 2. The City Council has read and considered the amendments to the General Plan (referred to herein as “General Plan Amendment 2024-01”) as part of the consideration of the adopted Housing Element implementation programs included therein.
Section 3. Pursuant to Section 18.36.675 of the Yorba Linda Zoning Code, the City Council finds that General Plan Amendment 2024-01 is necessary to ensure that the General Plan is consistent within the City’s other General Plan policies, goals and objectives, specifically as outlined in the Housing Element, and is consistent with the objectives of the Zoning Code.
Section 4. The City Council finds that General Plan Amendment 2024-01 is necessary to implement the Housing Element programs established in the 2021-2029 Housing Element, and as approved by the State of California, and would permit and encourage the development of affordable housing opportunities pursuant to the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) requirements, as set forth in the Housing Element Law and applicable State Guidelines, in locations adjacent to supporting services and public transportation provided they are compatible with, and will not adversely impact, the integrity and continuity of adjacent uses.
Section 5. The City Council hereby accepts the recommendation of the Planning Commission to adopt General Plan Amendment 2024-01 as part of the consideration of the adopted Housing Element implementation programs included therein.
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Section 6. The City Council hereby adopts General Plan Amendment 2024-01.
Section 7. The City Council hereby finds that General Plan Amendment 2024- 01 is not a “Major Amendment” as defined in the Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Amendment (Measure B), and is therefore not subject to the approval of a majority vote of the electorate of the City to become effective, because General Plan Amendment 2024-01 does not result in any of the changes identified in Section 18.01.030(A) of the Yorba Linda Municipal Code to a Planning Policy document for any parcel of land affected by General Plan Amendment 2024-01 that would do any of the following: (1) increase the number of residential units which may be constructed on a parcel designated for residential uses; (2) increase the number of separate parcels which may be created from an existing parcel; (3) change any residential land use to allow any other land use; (4) change any non-residential land use to allow any residential land use greater than ten (10) net dwelling units per acre or allow a mix of commercial and residential uses; (5) increase the allowed maximum height of development; (6) provide for the private development of land owned by a government entity within five years of the date of the approval to develop the land; or (7) repeal any “Planning Policy Document” as defined in Section18.01.02 of the Yorba Linda Municipal Code; rather, General Plan Amendment 2024-01 is comprised of the establishment of land use classifications for overlay zones that do not, in and of themselves, effect a particular parcel of land.
Section 8. The City Manager or his designee is hereby authorized and directed to incorporate into the General Plan the amendments thereto as set forth in General Plan Amendment 2024-01, upon the effective date of this Ordinance.
Section 9. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council of the City of Yorba Linda hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof may be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 10. This Ordinance is contingent upon a successful approval by the voters of the City of Yorba Linda of General Plan Amendment 2024-02 and Zoning Code Amendment 2024-02 and shall go into effect ten (10) days after such successful vote is declared by the legislative body.
Section 11. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance, and shall cause the same to be published within fifteen (15) days after passage in accordance with law and as designated by resolution of the City Council, and shall cause this Ordinance and its certification, together with proof of publication, to be entered into the Book of Ordinances of the City of Yorba Linda.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at an adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Yorba Linda on this 16th day of July, 2024.
_____________________________
TARA CAMPBELL, MAYOR
CITY OF YORBA LINDA
ATTEST:
___________________________
MARCIA BROWN, CITY CLERK
CITY OF YORBA LINDA
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(SEAL)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF YORBA LINDA )
I, MARCIA BROWN, City Clerk of the City of Yorba Linda, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted at an adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Yorba Linda held on the 16th day of July, 2024, and was carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
MARCIA BROWN, CITY CLERK
CITY OF YORBA LINDA
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EXHIBIT “A”
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2024-01
(Comprised of Item #1 – Item #4)
MODIFICATIONS TO THE TEXT OF THE LAND USE ELEMENT
OF THE CITY OF YORBA LINDA GENERAL PLAN
Item
No.
Page/Location Amendment/Change
2 LU-24 – Last
Paragraph
Add the following sentence to the end of the description for Residential – High:
While the R-H land use designation covers a wide range of densities as a general land use description, the actual permitted densities are established under the Zoning Code standards in Title 18 of the Municipal Code. This density range is not to be construed as allowing this density range to be permitted as the development standards on properties containing this General Plan land use designation.
1 LU-25 – First
Paragraph
Add the following paragraph describing overlay zones:
Residential Overlays (20 – 35 du/ac) – The Affordable Housing Overlay, Congregational Lands Overlay, and Mixed-Use Overlay zones permit a variety of multi-family dwelling types at a density of 20.0 to 35.0 dwelling units per acre. The appropriate housing types are predicated based on the site, location, adjacent land uses, and the purpose of the individual overlay zone as described in Section 18.17 of the Yorba Linda Zoning Code. Clustering of buildings allows for the provision of appropriate private recreational and open space amenities. The overlay zones encourage the inclusion of at least 20% affordable housing units in an effort to affirmatively further fair housing opportunities. 3 LU-25 –
Second
Paragraph
Add the following paragraphs describing the Residential – Very High (60 du/ac) land use designation:
Residential – Very High (60 du/ac) – Very High Density
Residential areas permit a variety of types of attached products and apartments. The Very High Density Residential designation permits a density range of greater than 40.0 dwelling units per acre up to 60.0 dwelling units per acre. The appropriate housing type is predicated on the site, location, and adjacent land uses.
Clustering of buildings allows for the provision of appropriate private recreational and open space amenities. Very high density designations have been advantageously located for proximity to retail, commercial, and employment opportunities.
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Item
No.
Page/Location Amendment/Change
4 Tables LU-1
and LU-3
Add the Residential Very High (R-VH) as a land use
designation with 20-60 du/ac for density/intensity over 14.6 acres
Reduce the acreage for Industrial Manufacturing (I-M) to 260.32
Increase the acreage for Residential High (R-H) to 591.83 Reduce the acreage for Residential Low (R-L) to 406.2 Reduce the acreage for Residential Medium-Low (R-ML) to 2,346.21
Reduce the acreage for Residential Medium (R-M) to
1,954.28
Reduce the acreage for Residential Medium-High (R-MH) to 1,160.18
ORDINANCE NO. 2024-1109
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
YORBA LINDA AMENDING THE TEXT OF THE LAND USE
ELEMENT AND AMENDING THE LAND USE DIAGRAM OF
THE YORBA LINDA GENERAL PLAN (GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT 2024-02) PURSUANT TO THE
IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS OF THE CITY OF YORBA
LINDA 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT, WITH THE
ADOPTION OF EACH INDIVIDUAL ITEM IDENTIFIED IN
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2024-02 CONTINGENT
UPON APPROVAL BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE
ELECTORATE OF THE CITY OF YORBA LINDA IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE YORBA LINDA RIGHT-TO-VOTE
AMENDMENT
WHEREAS, under California law, every city must adopt a general plan, which must include specified mandatory elements, in furtherance of the State policy to provide a comprehensive, long-term plan for the physical development and use of property within a city’s jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, under California law, every city has the authority to adopt and amend a zoning code pursuant to a city’s general police power, which allows for the orderly division of property within a city’s jurisdiction into compatible uses and development standards so as to improve and protect the general welfare; and WHEREAS, under California law, all of the elements within a city’s general plan must be internally consistent, and all zoning must be in conformity with a city’s general plan; and
WHEREAS, on October 28, 2016, the City of Yorba Linda (City) adopted its current General Plan (General Plan); and
WHEREAS, the City may amend all or part of its adopted General Plan to promote the public interest up to four times during any calendar year pursuant to Government Code Section 65358; and
WHEREAS, under California law, Government Code Section 65580 et seq. (Housing Element Law), every city in the State is required to periodically review and update the housing element of a general plan for the city, every city is mandated to include State-specified content in a housing element, and every city is required to submit a draft of its housing element to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for review and determination as to whether the city’s draft housing element substantially complies with the Housing Element Law; and WHEREAS, between October 2020 and August 2022, City staff conducted numerous study sessions and community workshops with stakeholders, consultants, and members of the public to comment and provide direction on the content of the City’s draft housing element, and conducted numerous public hearings related to the adoption of several General Plan Amendments and Zoning Code Amendments to implement the 2021-2029 Housing Element that was conditionally certified by HCD on April 8, 2022; and
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WHEREAS, when adopting these General Plan Amendments and Zoning Code Amendments, it was determined that they were contingent upon a successful approval by the voters of the City of Yorba Linda of General Plan Amendment 2022-02 and Zoning Code Amendment 2022-02, which was presented to the electorate of the City as Measure Z as part of the November 2022 General Election; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Registrar of Voters determined that Measure Z failed to receive the approval of a majority of the electorate of the City, and therefore, General Plan Amendments 2022-01 and 2022-02 and Zoning Code Amendments 2022- 01 and 2022-02 did not become effective; and
WHEREAS, in order to retain its conditional certification of its Housing Element from the HCD, the City is required to present a rezoning plan to the general electorate of the City by the General Election in November 2024, the City has revised its Housing Element and its associated implementation programs; and WHEREAS, since November 2022, the City has prepared a revised draft Housing Element update through a robust public outreach effort of seven public workshops, which attracted nearly 400 residents from a diversity of backgrounds, ethnicities, age groups, political affiliations, geography within the city, housing tenure, and varying perspectives on housing; and
WHEREAS, this revised draft Housing Element was submitted to HCD for consideration and it was determined on February 23, 2024 that the City’s draft Housing Element was found to be in substantial conformance with State housing laws; and WHEREAS, the City of Yorba Linda 2021-2029 Housing Element identifies for the applicable 2021-2029 planning period the housing needs in the community and programs to achieve the housing goals, policies and objectives of the City, which substantially comply with State-mandated content under the State Housing Element law pursuant to the certification issued by HCD on April 8, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the adopted Housing Element includes implementation programs that, if and when adopted by the City Council by separate and subsequent approvals from the approval of the Housing Element, would commence implementing actions (i) to amend the Land Use Element and Land Use Map of the City’s General Plan; and, (ii) to amend specified sections of the City of Yorba Linda Zoning Code, Title 18 of the Yorba Linda Municipal Code (Zoning Code) and Zoning Map; and
WHEREAS, the implementation programs included in the adopted Housing Element are intended to be carried out separately from the adoption by the City Council of the Housing Element to facilitate the compliance, if and as applicable, with the requirements of the Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Amendment, Yorba Linda Municipal Code Section 18.01.010 et seq. (commonly known as “Measure B”), and are intended to preserve HCD’s certification of the adopted Housing Element for the entirety of the 2021- 2029 planning period; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the proposed amendments to specified provisions in the City of Yorba Linda Land Use Diagram, as identified in Exhibit “A” attached to this Ordinance and incorporated herein by this reference (“General
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Plan Amendment 2024-02”), each constitute a “Major Amendment” as defined in the Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Amendment (Measure B) and are therefore individually and/or collectively subject to the approval of a majority vote of the electorate of the City to become effective; and
WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment 2024-02 would amend the Land Use Element of the General Plan to increase the total residential capacity in the Community Core/Downtown Historical District Area Plan by 166 dwelling units to account for Sites S3-082, S3-204, and S4-075; and
WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment 2024-02 would amend the Land Use Element of the General Plan to increase the total residential capacity in the West Bastanchury Area Plan by 194 dwelling units to account for Sites S3-203 and S3-210; and
WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment 2024-02 would amend the Land Use Diagram by changing the land use designations for the following sites to “Residential - High”: APN #322-061-01, -08, -10, -12 -13, -14, -15, -16, -17, -18, -18, -19, -20, -21 (Site S1-200), APN #323-311-03 (Site S4-075), APN #334-101-39, -40 (Site S3-082), APN #323-081-35, -36 (Site S4-204B), APN #323-051-26, -27 (Site S3-211), APN #323-231- 18, -19 (Site S4-200), APN #343-591-05, -06, -07, -25 (Site S3-207); and WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment 2024-02 includes provisions that are part of the implementation programs and implementing actions of the adopted Housing Element, and is necessary to ensure that the Land Use Element and Housing Element will be internally consistent within the City’s General Plan, as required by State law; and WHEREAS, the proposed revisions in General Plan Amendment 2024-02 are internally consistent with the other elements of the General Plan; and WHEREAS, notices of a public hearing were published, posted, and delivered in accordance with State and City laws for the consideration by the Planning Commission of the proposed amendments to the Land Use Element of the General Plan and General Plan Land Use Diagram (referred to herein as “General Plan Amendment 2024-02”) as part of the consideration of the proposed Housing Element and implementation programs included therein; and
WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment 2024-02 as identified in Exhibit “A” attached to this Ordinance, includes all of the amendments to the General Plan and General Plan Land Use Diagram that constitute a “Major Amendment” as defined in the Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Amendment (Measure B) and are therefore individually and/or collectively subject to the approval of a majority vote of the electorate of the City to become effective. General Plan Amendment 2024-01 includes all of the amendments to the General Plan that do not constitute “Major Amendments” as defined in the Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Amendment (Measure B) and are therefore not subject to the approval of a majority vote of the electorate of the City to become effective.; and WHEREAS, in accordance with State and City laws, on May 15, 2024, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing to receive public testimony with respect to General Plan Amendment 2024-02 as part of the consideration of the adopted Housing
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Element implementation programs included therein; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered the information provided by City staff, the public testimony, and the evidence presented at the Planning Commission public hearing on May 15, 2024, which includes, without limitation, the staff reports submitted by the Community Development Department; and
WHEREAS, on May 15, 2024, the Planning Commission, at a regular public meeting, considered and decided to recommend to the City Council the approval of General Plan Amendment 2024-02, subject to compliance, as applicable, with the requirements of Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Amendment (Measure B), in furtherance of the implementation programs included in the Housing Element; and WHEREAS, notices of a public hearing were published, posted, and delivered in accordance with State and City laws for the consideration by the City Council of General Plan Amendment 2024-02 as part of the consideration of the adopted Housing Element implementation programs included therein; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with State and City laws, on August 2, 2024, the City Council conducted a public hearing to receive public testimony with respect to General Plan Amendment 2024-02 as part of the consideration of the Housing Element implementation programs included therein; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the information provided by City staff, the public testimony, and the evidence presented at the public hearing on August 2, 2024, which includes, without limitation, the staff reports submitted by the Community Development Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YORBA LINDA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. On August 2, 2022, the City Council certified a Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for the 2021-2029 Housing Element through Resolution No. 2022-5817. Pursuant to Government Code Section 15164, the City has prepared an addendum to the previously certified PEIR by determining that the proposed changes do not meet the conditions in Government Code Section 15162 calling for the preparation of a subsequent EIR.
Section 2. The City Council has read and considered the amendments to the General Plan (referred to herein as “General Plan Amendment 2024-02”) as part of the consideration of the adopted Housing Element implementation programs included therein.
Section 3. Pursuant to Section 18.36.675 of the Yorba Linda Zoning Code, the City Council finds that General Plan Amendment 2024-02 is necessary to ensure that the General Plan is consistent within the City’s other General Plan policies, goals and objectives, specifically the Housing Element, and is consistent with the objectives of the Zoning Code.
Section 4. The City Council finds that General Plan Amendment 2024-02 is necessary to implement the Housing Element programs established in the 2021-2029 Page 1251 of 1357 ORDINANCE NO. 2024-1109
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Housing Element, and as approved by the State of California, and would permit and encourage the development of affordable housing opportunities pursuant to the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) requirements, as set forth in the Housing Element Law and applicable State Guidelines, in locations adjacent to supporting services and public transportation provided they are compatible with, and will not adversely impact, the integrity and continuity of adjacent uses.
Section 5. The City Council hereby accepts the recommendation of the Planning Commission as modified herein to adopt General Plan Amendment 2024-02 as part of the consideration of the adopted Housing Element implementation programs included therein.
Section 6. The City Council hereby adopts General Plan Amendment 2024-02, subject to each item identified therein to become effective only upon the approval by a majority vote of the electorate of the City of Yorba Linda voting “YES” on a ballot measure for the adoption of that item of General Plan Amendment 2024-02 at a duly noticed and held regular or special election of the electorate of the City of Yorba Linda.
Section 7. Pursuant to Elections Code section 9222, the City Council by subsequent ordinance or resolution shall identify the date of the election during which items identified in General Plan Amendment 2024-02 will be submitted for consideration by the electorate of the City of Yorba Linda, which election date shall be held not less than eighty-eight (88) days after the date of the subsequent ordinance or Ordinance ordering the election. Upon the ordering of the election by the City Council, the City Clerk shall be authorized and directed to take any and all necessary and proper actions to submit any identified items in General Plan Amendment 2024-02 to a vote of the electorate of the City of Yorba Linda in accordance with applicable State, County, and City laws, including the Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Amendment (Measure B). The City Council hereby reserves the authority to submit the items identified in General Plan Amendment 2024-02 to a vote of the electorate of the City of Yorba Linda in separate elections. None of the items identified in General Plan Amendment 2024-02 shall take effect until approved by a majority vote of the electorate of the City of Yorba Linda.
Section 8. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council of the City of Yorba Linda hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof may be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 9. This Ordinance is contingent upon a successful approval by the voters of the City of Yorba Linda and shall go into effect ten (10) days after such successful vote is declared by the legislative body.
Section 10. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance, and shall cause the same to be published within fifteen (15) days after passage in accordance with law and as designated by resolution of the City Council, and shall cause this Ordinance and its certification, together with proof of publication, to be
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entered into the Book of Ordinances of the City of Yorba Linda.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Yorba Linda on this 16th day of July, 2024. _____________________________
TARA CAMPBELL, MAYOR
CITY OF YORBA LINDA
ATTEST:
__________________________
MARCIA BROWN, CITY CLERK
CITY OF YORBA LINDA
(SEAL)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF YORBA LINDA )
I, MARCIA BROWN, City Clerk of the City of Yorba Linda, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Yorba Linda held on the 16th day of July, 2024, and was carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
MARCIA BROWN, CITY CLERK
CITY OF YORBA LINDA
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EXHIBIT “A”
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2024-02
(Comprised of Item #1 – Item #8)
MODIFICATIONS TO THE TEXT OF THE LAND USE ELEMENT
OF THE CITY OF YORBA LINDA GENERAL PLAN
Item
No.
Page/Location Amendment/Change
1 LU-25 Allowing multi-family housing between 20 to 60 DU/AC may be considered for specified sites within SAVI Ranch as described in the Housing Element.
2 LU-26 Increase the total residential capacity in the Community Core/Downtown Historical District Area Plan by 166 dwelling units to account for Sites S3-082, S3-204 and S4-075
3 LU-28 Increase the total residential capacity in the West Bastanchury Area Plan by 194 dwelling units to account for Sites S3-203 and S3-210
MODIFICATIONS TO THE LAND USE DIAGRAM
OF THE CITY OF YORBA LINDA GENERAL PLAN
Item
No.
Page/
Location
Site
No.
Site Description Amendment/Change
4 Map Site
S1-200
APN #322-061-01, -08, -
10, -12 -13, -14, -15, -16,
-17, -18, -18, -19, -20, -
21 Replace Land Use Diagram with updated version
showing that the land use designation for this site
has changed from “Residential – Medium Low” to
“Residential - High”.
5 Map Site
S4-200
APN #323-231-18, -19 Replace Land Use Diagram with updated version showing that the land use designation for this site
has changed from “Residential – Medium” to
“Residential - High”
6 Map Site
S4-
204B
APN 323-081-35, -36 Replace Land Use Diagram with updated version showing that the land use designation for this site
has changed from “Residential – Medium Low”
to “Residential - High”
7 Map Site
S3-211
APN #323-051-26, -27 Replace Land Use Diagram with updated version showing that the land use designation for this site
has changed from “Residential – Medium” to
“Residential - High”
8 Map Site
S3-207
APN #343-591-05, -06,
-07, -25,
Replace Land Use Diagram with updated version
showing that the land use designation for this site
has changed from “Residential – Medium” to
“Residential - High”
ORDINANCE NO. 2024-1110
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
YORBA LINDA AMENDING THE CITY OF YORBA LINDA
ZONING CODE PURSUANT TO THE IMPLEMENTATION
PROGRAMS OF THE CITY OF YORBA LINDA 2021-2029
HOUSING ELEMENT, AND FINDING THAT ZONING CODE
AMENDMENT ZCA 2024-01 IS NOT SUBJECT TO A VOTE
OF THE ELECTORATE OF THE CITY OF YORBA LINDA
UNDER THE YORBA LINDA RIGHT-TO-VOTE
AMENDMENT
WHEREAS, under California law, every city must adopt a general plan, which must include specified mandatory elements, in furtherance of the State policy to provide a comprehensive, long-term plan for the physical development and use of property within a city’s jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, under California law, every city has the authority to adopt and amend a zoning code pursuant to a city’s general police power, which allows for the orderly division of property within a city’s jurisdiction into compatible uses and development standards so as to improve and protect the general welfare; and WHEREAS, under California law, all of the elements within a city’s general plan must be internally consistent, and all zoning must be in conformity with a city’s general plan; and
WHEREAS, on October 28, 2016, the City of Yorba Linda (City) adopted its current General Plan (General Plan); and
WHEREAS, the City may amend all or part of its adopted General Plan to promote the public interest up to four times during any calendar year pursuant to Government Code Section 65358; and
WHEREAS, under California law, Government Code Section 65580 et seq. (Housing Element Law), every city in the State is required to periodically review and update the housing element of a general plan for the city, every city is mandated to include State-specified content in a housing element, and every city is required to submit a draft of its housing element to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for review and determination as to whether the city’s draft housing element substantially complies with the Housing Element Law; and WHEREAS, between October 2020 and August 2022, City staff conducted numerous study sessions and community workshops with stakeholders, consultants, and members of the public to comment and provide direction on the content of the City’s draft housing element, and conducted numerous public hearings related to the adoption of several General Plan Amendments and Zoning Code Amendments to implement the 2021-2029 Housing Element that was conditionally certified by HCD on April 8, 2022; and WHEREAS, when adopting these General Plan Amendments and Zoning Code Amendments, it was determined that they were contingent upon a successful approval by the voters of the City of Yorba Linda of General Plan Amendment 2022-02 and Zoning
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Code Amendment 2022-02, which was presented to the electorate of the City as Measure Z as part of the November 2022 General Election; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Registrar of Voters determined that Measure Z failed to receive the approval of a majority of the electorate of the City, and therefore, General Plan Amendments 2022-01 and 2022-02 and Zoning Code Amendments 2022- 01 and 2022-02 did not become effective; and
WHEREAS, in order to retain its conditional certification of its Housing Element from the HCD, the City is required to present a rezoning plan to the general electorate of the City by the General Election in November 2024, the City has revised its Housing Element and its associated implementation programs; and WHEREAS, since November 2022, the City has prepared a revised draft Housing Element update through a robust public outreach effort of seven public workshops, which attracted nearly 400 residents from a diversity of backgrounds, ethnicities, age groups, political affiliations, geography within the city, housing tenure, and varying perspectives on housing; and
WHEREAS, this revised draft Housing Element was submitted to HCD for consideration and it was determined on February 23, 2024 that the City’s draft Housing Element was found to be in substantial conformance with State housing laws; and WHEREAS, the City of Yorba Linda 2021-2029 Housing Element identifies for the applicable 2021-2029 planning period the housing needs in the community and programs to achieve the housing goals, policies and objectives of the City, which substantially comply with State-mandated content under the State Housing Element law pursuant to the certification issued by HCD on April 8, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the adopted Housing Element includes implementation programs that, if and when adopted by the City Council by separate and subsequent approvals from the approval of the Housing Element, would commence implementing actions (i) to amend the Land Use Element and Land Use Map of the City’s General Plan; and, (ii) to amend specified sections of the City of Yorba Linda Zoning Code, Title 18 of the Yorba Linda Municipal Code (Zoning Code) and Zoning Map; and
WHEREAS, the implementation programs included in the adopted Housing Element are intended to be carried out separately from the adoption by the City Council of the Housing Element to facilitate the compliance, if and as applicable, with the requirements of the Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Amendment, Yorba Linda Municipal Code Section 18.01.010 et seq. (commonly known as “Measure B”), and are intended to preserve HCD’s certification of the adopted Housing Element for the entirety of the 2021- 2029 planning period; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment to specified provisions in the Zoning Code, as identified in Exhibit “A” attached to this Ordinance and incorporated herein by this reference (“Zoning Code Amendment 2024-01”) are part of the implementation programs and implementing actions of the adopted Housing Element, and are necessary to ensure that the Zoning Code is consistent within the City’s General Plan, as required by State law; and
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WHEREAS, Zoning Code Amendment 2024-01 would amend the definition for “affordable housing definitions” as described in Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, Zoning Code Amendment 2024-01 would incorporate the City’s MultiFamily Design Guidelines as written, objective development standards for multi-family development as described in Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, Zoning Code Amendment 2024-01 would add Chapter 18.17 (Overlay Zones) to the Zoning Code as described in Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, Zoning Code Amendment 2024-01 would amend Chapter 18.36 (Administration) Article II (Design Review) to the Zoning Code as described in Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, Zoning Code Amendment 2024-01 would amend the text of the Yorba Linda Hills Planned Development (PD) to split Area E into two separate area designations, the upper approximately 18 acres would become Area D (Open Space) and the lower approximately 9 acres would become Area E for APN 326-081-01; moreover Area E would be amended from Church use to RM standards at 3 dwelling units per acre; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that Zoning Code 2022-01 does not constitute a “Major Amendment” as defined in the Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Amendment (Measure B) and is therefore not subject to the approval of a majority vote of the electorate of the City to become effective; and
WHEREAS, Zoning Code Amendment 2024-01 includes provisions that are part of the implementation programs and implementing actions of the adopted Housing Element, and is necessary to ensure that the City’s Zoning Code is consistent with the City’s General Plan, as required by State law; and
WHEREAS, the Yorba Linda Hills Planned Development (PD) is not a “Planning Policy Document” under the Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Amendment, Yorba Linda Municipal Code Section 18.01.020 (Measure B) and moreover, the proposed zoning changes consist of modifying Area E in Yorba Linda Hills Planned Development from “Church”, which is a non-residential land use to “Open Space”, which is a non-residential land-use and “RM Standards (3 du/ac)”, which is a residential land use but less than 10 dwelling units per acre; and
WHEREAS, the Zoning Code and the Zoning Map are “Planning Policy Documents” under the Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Amendment, Yorba Linda Municipal Code Section 18.01.020 (Measure B), which has additional public notice and public hearing requirements that require the Planning Commission to hold a public hearing pursuant to Section 18.01.040 that otherwise may not be required under state law; and WHEREAS, notices of a public hearing were published, posted, and delivered in accordance with State and City laws for the consideration by the Planning Commission of the proposed amendments to the Zoning Code (referred to herein as Zoning Code Amendment 2024-01) as part of the consideration of the adopted Housing Element and implementation programs included therein; and
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WHEREAS, Zoning Code Amendment 2024-01, as identified in Exhibit “A” attached to this Ordinance, includes all of the amendments to the Zoning Code that do not constitute “Major Amendments” as defined in the Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Amendment (Measure B) and are therefore not subject to the approval of a majority vote of the electorate of the City to become effective. Zoning Code Amendment 2024-02 includes all of the amendments to the Zoning Code and Zoning Map that constitute a “Major Amendment” as defined in the Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Amendment (Measure B) and are therefore individually and/or collectively subject to the approval of a majority vote of the electorate of the City to become effective; and WHEREAS, in accordance with State and City laws, on May 15, 2024, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing to receive public testimony with respect to Zoning Code Amendment 2024-01 as part of the consideration of the adopted Housing Element implementation programs included therein; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered the information provided by City staff, the public testimony, and the evidence presented at the Planning Commission public hearing on May 15, 2024, which includes, without limitation, the staff reports submitted by the Community Development Department; and
WHEREAS, on May 15, 2024, the Planning Commission, at a regular public meeting, considered and decided to recommend to the City Council the approval of Zoning Code Amendment 2024-01, subject to compliance, as applicable, with the requirements of Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Amendment (Measure B), in furtherance of the implementation programs included in the Housing Element; and WHEREAS, notices of a public hearing were published, posted, and delivered in accordance with State and City laws for the consideration by the City Council of Zoning Code Amendment 2024-01 as part of the consideration of the adopted Housing Element implementation programs included therein; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with State and City laws, on June 18, 2024, the City Council conducted a public hearing to receive public testimony with respect to Zoning Code Amendment 2024-01 as part of the consideration of the Housing Element implementation programs included therein; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the information provided by City staff, the public testimony, and the evidence presented at the public hearing on June 18, 2024, which includes, without limitation, the staff reports submitted by the Community Development Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YORBA LINDA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. On August 2, 2022, the City Council certified a Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for the 2021-2029 Housing Element through Resolution No. 2022-5817. Pursuant to Government Code Section 15164, the City has prepared an addendum to the previously certified PEIR by determining that the proposed changes do not meet the conditions in Government Code Section 15162 calling for the preparation of a subsequent EIR.
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Section 2. The City Council has read and considered the amendments to the Zoning Code (referred to herein as “Zoning Code Amendment 2024-01”) as part of the consideration of the adopted Housing Element implementation programs included therein.
Section 3. Pursuant to Section 18.36.675 of the Yorba Linda Zoning Code, the City Council finds that Zoning Code Amendment 2024-01 is necessary to ensure that the Zoning Code is consistent within the City’s General Plan policies, goals and objectives and is consistent with the objectives of the Zoning Code.
Section 4. The City Council finds that Zoning Code Amendment 2024-01 is necessary to establish development standards that, when applied to specific sites identified in Zoning Code Amendment 2024-02, would permit and encourage the development of affordable housing opportunities pursuant to the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) requirements, as set forth in the Housing Element Law and applicable State Guidelines, in locations adjacent to supporting services and public transportation provided they are compatible with, and will not adversely impact, the integrity and continuity of adjacent uses.
Section 5. The City Council hereby accepts the recommendation of the Planning Commission as modified herein to adopt Zoning Code Amendment 2024-01 as part of the consideration of the adopted Housing Element implementation programs included therein.
Section 6. The City Council hereby adopts Zoning Code Amendment 2024-01.
Section 7. The City Council hereby finds that Zoning Code Amendment 2024- 01 is not a “Major Amendment” as defined in the Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Amendment (Measure B), and is therefore not subject to the approval of a majority vote of the electorate of the City to become effective, because Zoning Code Amendment 2022-01 does not result in any of the changes identified in Section 18.01.030(A) of the Yorba Linda Municipal Code to the development standards for any parcel of land affected by Zoning Code Amendment 2022-01. Specifically, Zoning Code Amendment 2022-01 does not:
(1) increase the number of residential units which may be constructed on a parcel designated for residential uses; (2) increase the number of separate parcels which may be created from an existing parcel; (3) change any residential land use to allow any other land use; (4) change any non-residential land use to allow any residential land use greater than ten (10) net dwelling units per acre or allow a mix of commercial and residential uses; (5) increase the allowed maximum height of development; (6) provide for the private development of land owned by a government entity within five years of the date of the approval to develop the land; or (7) repeal any “Planning Policy Document” as defined in Section18.01.02 of the Yorba Linda Municipal Code; rather, Zoning Code Amendment 2024-01 is comprised of the establishment of land use overlay development standards that do not, in and of themselves, effect a particular parcel of land.
Section 8. The City Manager or his designee is hereby authorized and directed to incorporate into the Zoning Code the amendments thereto as set forth in Zoning Code Amendment 2024-01, upon the effective date of this Ordinance.
Section 9. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this
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Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council of the City of Yorba Linda hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof may be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 10. This Ordinance is contingent upon a successful approval by the voters of the City of Yorba Linda of General Plan Amendment 2024-02 and Zoning Code Amendment 2024-02 and shall go into effect ten (10) days after such successful vote is declared by the legislative body.
Section 11. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance, and shall cause the same to be published within fifteen (15) days after passage in accordance with law and as designated by resolution of the City Council, and shall cause this Ordinance and its certification, together with proof of publication, to be entered into the Book of Ordinances of the City of Yorba Linda.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Yorba Linda on this 16th day of July, 2024.
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TARA CAMPBELL, MAYOR
CITY OF YORBA LINDA
ATTEST:
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MARCIA BROWN, CITY CLERK
CITY OF YORBA LINDA
(SEAL)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF YORBA LINDA )
I, MARCIA BROWN, City Clerk of the City of Yorba Linda, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted at an adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Yorba Linda held on the 16th day of July, 2024, and was carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
MARCIA BROWN, CITY CLERK
CITY OF YORBA LINDA
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EXHIBIT “A”
ZONING CODE AMENDMENT 2024-01
(Comprised of Item #1 - Item #6)
MODIFICATIONS TO THE TEXT OF THE CITY OF YORBA LINDA ZONING CODE (TITLE 18 OF THE YORBA LINDA MUNICIPAL CODE)
ITEM #1. The first line of the definition for “Affordable housing definitions” in Section
18.04.020 is amended to the following:
“Affordable housing definitions” mean the following terms and that are defined for the purposes of Chapter 18.17 (Overlay Zones) and Chapter 18.19 (Density Bonus, Waivers, and Incentives).
ITEM #2. Section 18.10.100 is amended to the following Subsection 18.10.100.E:
E. In any RM zone, PD zone allowing multi-family uses, or any overlay zone, the City of Yorba Linda Multi-Family Residential Design Guidelines shall be utilized as additional objective development standards for multi-family development in producing high-quality development.
ITEM #3. Chapter 18.17 of the Yorba Linda Municipal Code is amended to add the following:
Chapter 18.17 Overlay Zones
Sections:
Article I: Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO) Zone
Article II: Congregational Lands Overlay (CLO) Zone
Article III: Mixed-Use Overlay (MUO) Zone
18.17.010 Established
Because of their special or unique characteristics, the following overlay zones are established:
A. AHO Affordable Housing Overlay Zone;
B. CLO Congregational Lands Overlay Zone;
C. MUO Mixed-Use Overlay Zone
18.17.020 Purpose.
The purposes of the housing overlay zones are to facilitate the construction of lowerpriced and affordable housing on sites which are suitable, and to address the StatePage 1262 of 1357 ORDINANCE NO. 2024-1110
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mandated regional housing needs.
18.17.030 Applicability.
Each overlay district may be applied to a property or group of properties by ordinance of the City Council. The Zoning Map will identify the overlay zone district with the appropriate suffix, given in Section 18.17.010, after the underlying zone district.
Applicants may submit an entitlement application under the standards of either the underlying zone or the overlay zone and shall clearly state on their application which standards are being used. Projects applying under the standards of the overlay zone shall comply with all overlay zone requirements; where no requirement is given, the standards of the underlying zone shall apply.
18.17.040 Definitions.
The terms in this chapter are defined in Chapter 18.04 (Definitions) under the term “Affordable Housing Definitions.”
18.17.050 Affordability Requirement.
A. All housing projects processed under the standards of these overlay zones shall include deed-restricted affordable housing units. These housing units shall be subject to the standards given in Section 18.19.110 (A) and execute an affordable housing agreement with the City as described in Section 18.19.110 (B).
B. A minimum of twenty percent of rental housing units, exclusive of any density bonus units, shall be developed, offered to, and rented to very low- or low-income households at an affordable rental cost as defined in Chapter 18.04. The restriction shall apply for a minimum of 55 years.
C. A minimum of twenty percent of ownership housing units, exclusive of any density bonus units, shall be developed, offered to, and sold to low or moderate-income households at an affordable housing cost as defined in Chapter 18.04. The restriction shall apply for a minimum of 45 years.
18.17.060 General Development Standards.
A. Projects shall be subject to the development standards of the underlying zone, except as described in this Chapter.
B. Setbacks. For all housing overlay zones, the setback regulations of the underlying zone as given in Section 18.10.090 shall apply, except that:
1. The minimum setback shall be no greater than 20 feet. Section 18.10.100 (A)(1), which requires a 50-foot setback from single-family zones for buildings exceeding 15 feet in height, shall continue to apply; however, any portion of the building exceeding two stories shall maintain a minimum one hundred (100) feet from any single-family zone.
2. Uncovered parking spaces, common open space areas, and private patios and stoops shall be permitted within setback areas provided that a masonry wall six feet in height and screen landscaping at least 5 feet in width is erected and maintained between such uses and the property line. In addition, uncovered parking spaces within front and streetside setback areas, however, shall be located a minimum of 10 feet from the property line as required in Section
18.22.040 (C)(2)(f).
C. Landscaping. For all housing overlay zones, the following landscaping standards shall apply. These standards shall override Section 18.10.110 (C)(2) and 18.10.110
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(C)(3), if applicable:
1. A minimum 50 percent of the building site area, exclusive of building footprints, shall be landscaped and provided with an adequate underground irrigation system.
2. A minimum of 25 percent of the building site area, exclusive of building footprints, shall accommodate private, active patio areas or active areas for common use of residents such as BBQs, playgrounds, hardscape features, and outdoor seating areas. The active areas for common use of residents shall comprise no less than one-fifth of this 25 percent of building site area.
D. Minimum Unit Size. For all housing overlay zones, the minimum unit size shall be:
1. Studio units: 400 square feet
2. 1-bedroom units: 600 square feet
3. 2-bedroom units: 700 square feet
4. 3-bedroom units: 900 square feet
Article I: Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO) Zone
18.17.100 Purpose
The purposes of the affordable housing overlay zone are to facilitate the construction of lower-cost, smaller-lot housing; to assist in providing affordable housing to all segments of the community; and to make available additional land for multifamily and condominium housing development.
18.17.110 Permitted Uses.
Any project utilizing the Affordable Housing Overlay Zone shall comply with the use regulations of the underlying zone.
18.17.120 Density.
The minimum dwelling unit density of any development utilizing the standards of the Affordable Housing Overlay Zone shall be 20 units per acre. The maximum dwelling unit density of any development utilizing the standards of the Affordable Housing Overlay Zone shall be 35 units per acre.
18.17.130 Height.
The maximum height of any structure in the Affordable Housing Overlay zone shall be three stories and 40 feet.
18.17.140 Off-Street Parking.
Off-street parking standards shall be governed by the minimum parking requirements of the underlying zone (Section 18.22.030 (B)) and all other requirements and incentives of this Title.
Article II: Congregational Lands Overlay (CLO) Zone
18.17.200 Purpose
The purpose of the Congregational Land Overlay zone is to encourage the construction of affordable housing in conjunction with religious institutions which provide important social and community services to the Yorba Linda community, to enable these institutions to further their mission to serve disadvantaged populations, and to improve
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utilization of land resources which may go unused for large portions of the week, in keeping with State law AB 1851 (2020).
18.17.210 Permitted Uses.
Multiple family dwellings and condominiums shall be permitted in the Congregational Land Overlay zone in addition to any uses permitted in the underlying zone, provided that these uses occur in conjunction with a church/temple/religious institution use with a valid conditional use permit. To operate in conjunction with a church/temple/religious institution includes, but is not limited to, ground leases to housing development either for rental or ownership, reciprocal parking, access, or use agreements, or other situations, which clearly demonstrate an integral connection or relationship between the two uses. Church/temple/religious institutional uses must continue to operate in conjunction with the previously approved conditional use permit, except as described in Section 18.17.230.
18.17.220 Site Area Definition and Density.
A. With the entitlement application, the applicant shall define the portion of the site which is for residential use, including open spaces and parking which are reserved for exclusive residential use. This portion of the site shall be no larger than the land area of half of the congregation’s existing parking area plus all existing undeveloped open space with a slope of less than 5%.
B. Within the portion of the site thus defined for residential use, the minimum dwelling unit density of any development utilizing the standards of the Congregational Land Overlay Zone shall be 20 units per acre. The maximum dwelling unit density of any development utilizing the standards of the Congregational Land Overlay Zone shall be 35 units per acre.
18.17.230 Exemption from Amendments to Existing Conditional Use Permit.
A. Housing development subject to the standards of this overlay zone may be approved without amendment to the original Conditional Use Permit, provided that the proposed development complies with all use and development regulations of this CLO zone. In addition, development of church/temple/religious institution and other non-residential structures may be approved without amendment to the original Conditional Use Permit provided that the development plan meets the following conditions:
1. The total square footage of non-residential space on the site does not exceed the amount authorized by the original Conditional Use Permit.
2. The total parking requirement for non-residential space on the site does not exceed the amount authorized by the original Conditional Use Permit.
3. The site contains no identified historic resource.
4. The original Conditional Use Permit’s operational conditions remain in effect.
18.17.240 Height.
The maximum height of any structure in the Congregational Land Overlay zone shall be three stories and 40 feet, according to the methodology established in Section
18.26.030.
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18.17.250 Off-Street Parking.
Pursuant to the maximum established in Government Code Section 65913.6, the development shall provide one uncovered or covered off-street parking space per dwelling unit for all qualifying affordable housing units, except for senior housing developments which shall provide a minimum of one-half uncovered or covered parking space per dwelling unit. Any market rate housing units shall provide parking in conformance with the RM-20 standards outlined in Chapter 18.22 of the Zoning Code.
These spaces may be shared with the church/temple/religious institution or any previously permitted use on-site.
18.17.260 Adaptive Reuse.
The conversion of existing nonresidential structures into dwelling units shall be permitted, provided that they meet the stipulations of Section 18.17.220 and all building code requirements. Existing structures which are converted in this manner shall not trigger requirements to provide additional open space or setbacks, or to decrease the height of the structure.
18.17.270 Transfer of Development Rights
A property owner within the Congregational Land Overlay zone may solicit a transfer of development rights to an abutting residential property contained within the Housing Element’s housing sites inventory with a lower maximum density than the Congregational Land Overlay zone. The transfer of development rights will reduce the number of permitted units on the Congregational Land Overlay zone property and increase the number of permitted units by the same amount on the abutting property, provided that the resultant permitted density on the abutting property is no higher than 10 percent greater than the maximum density permitted on the abutting property. The property owner transferring its development rights may not transfer more than 10 percent of the total number of units described in the Housing Element’s housing site’s inventory. All units transferred must be transferred in compliance with the affordability requirements contained in Section 18.17.050. The transfer of development rights shall be subject to conditional use permit approval as described in Section 18.36.200, and once approved, shall be recorded against both properties. This transfer of development rights is only permitted during the 6th housing cycle and will expire after June 30, 2029.
Article III: Mixed-Use Overlay (MUO) Zone
18.17.300 Purpose
The purposes of the mixed-use overlay zone are to increase the housing stock of the City which is affordable to households at different income levels, to spur revitalization and investment, to improve the utilization of land, and to decrease vehicular use by permitting the construction of housing on sites which contain community-serving retail and service uses.
18.17.310 Permitted Uses and Configuration.
Multiple family dwellings and condominiums shall be permitted in the Mixed-Use Overlay Zone, provided that these uses are located on the same site as retail uses containing at least 10,000 square feet of commercial space which meet the standards of the underlying zone. At least half of the building square footage within the MUO-zoned
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property shall be residential. Residential uses may be located on top of commercial uses (vertical mixed-use) or in separate structures on the same lot (horizontal mixeduse).
18.17.320 Site Area Definition and Density.
The minimum dwelling unit density of any development utilizing the standards of the Mixed-Use Overlay Zone shall be 20 units per acre. The maximum dwelling unit density of any development utilizing the standards of the Mixed-Use Overlay Zone shall be 35 units per acre. The site area shall be defined as the entirety of the legally defined parcels containing the residential development.
18.17.330 Height.
A. The maximum height of any structure in the Mixed-Use Overlay zone shall be four stories and 50 feet. Any project which is four stories in height shall also comply with the following standards:
1. All fourth story elements shall be located at least 70 feet from any public street and at least 100 feet from any single-family residential zone.
2. Fourth story elements shall not have a linear dimension greater than 200 feet.
18.17.340 Off-Street Parking.
A. The number of residential parking spaces required shall conform to the standards of the R-M-30 zone, as expressed in Section 18.22.030 (B), and all other requirements and incentives of this Title.
B. The minimum number of off-street parking spaces to be provided for nonresidential uses may be reduced by up to 35 percent from the standards otherwise required by Section 18.22.030 (B) by the Planning Commission through Design Review. Any request to reduce nonresidential parking shall be supported with a parking study prepared by a qualified traffic engineer and subject to review and approval by the Community Development Director and City Engineer.
C. Residential and nonresidential parking areas shall be separate and have clear signage distinguishing the two parking areas. Nonresidential parking areas may be used for residential guest parking at the owner’s discretion.
18.17.350 Standards.
A. Projects in the Mixed-Use Overlay Zone shall be subject to the following site planning and design standards. Any of these standards may be waived by the Planning Commission through Design Review:
1. Retail uses shall be visible from adjacent public streets and shall not be located behind solely residential buildings.
2. Ground-floor retail space for any new construction buildings shall be at least 18 feet floor-to-floor height, and retail spaces shall be at least 40 feet deep.
3. Vertical mixed-use buildings shall incorporate different entries for residential and commercial uses. The main entrance to a space which is open to the public shall be clearly identifiable by providing a change in plane (e.g. recessed entry), differentiation in material and color, and/or enhanced lighting. Clear identification signage shall also be used to differentiate the primary entry into the space.
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4. Gates may be used to control vehicular and pedestrian access to the residential portion of a horizontal mixed-use site.
ITEM #4. Section 18.19.110.A is amended in its entirety to the following:
A. Terms of Affordability. Affordable housing units developed under this chapter shall remain available to persons and families of very low, low, and moderate income, at an affordable housing cost or affordable rental cost, as those income and affordability levels are defined in Chapter 18.04, for a minimum of 55 years for rental housing and 45 years for ownership housing. The period of affordability required hereunder shall run concurrently with any period of affordability required by any other agency; provided, however, that the affordability period shall not be less than as set forth in this section. The project developer shall be required to enter into an affordable housing agreement with the City to ensure affordability is maintained for the required period.
ITEM #5. Article II of Chapter 18.36 of the Yorba Linda Municipal Code is amended to add the following:
18.36.140 Courtesy Noticing
A. For any property located within the Housing Element’s housing sites inventory, a courtesy notice shall be mailed or delivered to all owners of real property as shown on the latest equalized assessment roll within 300 feet of the real property that is the subject of the design review.
B. The project applicant shall provide all information and documentation necessary to satisfy the notice requirements of this section. The project applicant shall pay all costs associated with the notice requirements of this section.
ITEM #6. Section 18.14.050.B of Chapter 18.14 of the Yorba Linda Municipal Code is revised as follows:
18.14.050 Special requirements.
A. When any M zone abuts or is situated across a street from a property in any residential zone, a minimum building setback of one hundred (100) feet shall be required from such residential zone. The twenty-five (25) feet of said setback nearest the street or zone boundary line shall be landscaped and the remainder may be used for off-street parking purposes as provided in Chapter 18.22. A three-foot tall wall or berm shall be constructed in back of the landscaped area along street setbacks. Along all other lot lines adjacent to residential zones, a six-foot tall wall shall be constructed.
B. Emergency Shelters. When establishing an emergency shelter, the following standards shall apply:
1. The maximum number of beds/persons permitted to be served nightly shall be based on the individual capacity of the building and overall facility and shall not be
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less than fifty (50) square feet per person served;
2. On-site client waiting and intake areas shall be located internally to the building where feasible. If not feasible, an exterior waiting area shall be provided which contains a minimum of 10 square feet per bed provided at the facility. Said waiting area shall be in a location not adjacent to the public right-of-way and shall be visibly separated from public view by a minimum 6-foot tall visual screening mature landscaping or a minimum 6-foot tall decorative masonry wall;
3. Stays at the facility shall be on a first-come, first-served basis and facility clients must vacate the facility each morning and have no guaranteed bed for the next night;
4. Maximum stay at the facility shall not exceed 180 days in a 365-day period for clients with Yorba Linda residency and shall not exceed 90 days in a 365-day period for all others;
5. A minimum of one employee per 15 beds shall be on duty when the facility is open and shall be maintained during operational hours;
6. Clients shall only be on-site and admitted to the facility between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. during Pacific Daylight Time and 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. during Pacific Standard Time;
7. A minimum of 1 parking stall for each employee, staff, or volunteer shall be maintained. The number of parking spaces may be reduced by 25% if the shelter is located within 1,000 feet of a public transit stop. Bicycle rack parking shall also be provided at the facility;
8. Facility improvements shall provide:
i) A minimum of 1 toilet for every 10 beds per gender.
ii) A minimum of 1 shower for every 8 beds per gender.
iii) Private shower and toilet facility for each area designated for use by individual families.
9. Adequate exterior lighting shall be provided for safety and security purposes;
10. Client possession and/or use of the following are prohibited anywhere on the premises of an emergency shelter: alcohol, tobacco and illegal narcotics.
11. An Operations Plan shall be provided for the review and approval of the Community Development Director, and shall remain active throughout the life of the facility. At a minimum, the Operations Plan shall address the following:
i) Security and safety – addressing both on and off-site needs. ii) Loitering control – including specific measures regarding off-site controls to minimize congregation of clients in the vicinity of the facility during hours that clients are not allowed on-site.
iii) Management of outdoor areas – including a system for daily admittance and discharge procedures and monitoring of waiting areas. iv) Staff training – including knowledge and skills to assist clients in obtaining permanent shelter and income.
v) Communications and outreach – with objectives to maintain good communication and response to operational issues which may arise from the public or City staff.
vi) Counseling programs -- to be provided with referrals to outside assistance agencies.
vii) Litter control – to provide for the timely removal of litter attributable to clients within the vicinity of the facility.
12. The facility may provide the following services and facilities in a designated
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area separate from the sleeping areas:
i) A recreation area either inside or outside the shelter. ii) A counseling center for job placement, educational, health care, legal, or mental health services.
iii) Laundry facilities to serve the number of clients at the shelter. iv) Kitchen for the preparation of meals.
v) Dining hall.
vi) Client storage areas (i.e., for the overnight storage of bicycles and personal items).
vii) Or similar services supporting the needs of homeless clients.
ITEM #7. Table 18.10-1 (Residential Land Use Matrix) of Chapter 18.10 of the Yorba Linda Municipal Code is revised to add the following land use:
TABLE 18.10-1
RESIDENTIAL LAND USE MATRIX
Use RARL
D
RERSRURMR-M20R-M30Comments
Small employee
housing (6 or fewer)
P P P P P See Health and Safety
Code Section 17008
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ITEM #8. The Yorba Linda Hills Planned Development (PD) text for District II is amended as follows; however, this Zone Change shall not become effective until General Plan Amendment 2024-02 is approved by a majority vote of the electorate of the City.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
YORBA LINDA AMENDING THE CITY OF YORBA LINDA
ZONING CODE AND ZONING MAP (ZONING CODE
AMENDMENT 2024-02) PURSUANT TO THE
IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS OF THE CITY OF YORBA
LINDA 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT, WITH THE
ADOPTION OF EACH INDIVIDUAL ITEM IDENTIFIED IN
ZONING CODE AMENDMENT 2024-02 CONTINGENT
UPON APPROVAL BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE
ELECTORATE OF THE CITY OF YORBA LINDA IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE YORBA LINDA RIGHT-TO-VOTE
AMENDMENT
WHEREAS, under California law, every city must adopt a general plan, which must include specified mandatory elements, in furtherance of the State policy to provide a comprehensive, long-term plan for the physical development and use of property within a city’s jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, under California law, every city has the authority to adopt and amend a zoning code pursuant to a city’s general police power, which allows for the orderly division of property within a city’s jurisdiction into compatible uses and development standards so as to improve and protect the general welfare; and WHEREAS, under California law, all of the elements within a city’s general plan must be internally consistent, and all zoning must be in conformity with a city’s general plan; and
WHEREAS, on October 28, 2016, the City of Yorba Linda (City) adopted its current General Plan (General Plan); and
WHEREAS, the City may amend all or part of its adopted General Plan to promote the public interest up to four times during any calendar year pursuant to Government Code Section 65358; and
WHEREAS, under California law, Government Code Section 65580 et seq. (Housing Element Law), every city in the State is required to periodically review and update the housing element of a general plan for the city, every city is mandated to include State-specified content in a housing element, and every city is required to submit a draft of its housing element to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for review and determination as to whether the city’s draft housing element substantially complies with the Housing Element Law; and WHEREAS, between October 2020 and August 2022, City staff conducted numerous study sessions and community workshops with stakeholders, consultants, and members of the public to comment and provide direction on the content of the City’s draft housing element, and conducted numerous public hearings related to the adoption of several General Plan Amendments and Zoning Code Amendments to implement the 2021-2029 Housing Element that was conditionally certified by HCD on April 8, 2022; and WHEREAS, when adopting these General Plan Amendments and Zoning Code Amendments, it was determined that they were contingent upon a successful approval by the voters of the City of Yorba Linda of General Plan Amendment 2022-02 and Zoning Code Amendment 2022-02, which was presented to the electorate of the City as Measure Z as part of the November 2022 General Election; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Registrar of Voters determined that Measure Z failed to receive the approval of a majority of the electorate of the City, and therefore, General Plan Amendments 2022-01 and 2022-02 and Zoning Code Amendments 2022- 01 and 2022-02 did not become effective; and
WHEREAS, in order to retain its conditional certification of its Housing Element from the HCD, the City is required to present a rezoning plan to the general electorate of the City by the General Election in November 2024, the City has revised its Housing Element and its associated implementation programs; and WHEREAS, since November 2022, the City has prepared a revised draft Housing
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Element update through a robust public outreach effort of seven public workshops, which attracted nearly 400 residents from a diversity of backgrounds, ethnicities, age groups, political affiliations, geography within the city, housing tenure, and varying perspectives on housing; and
WHEREAS, this revised draft Housing Element was submitted to HCD for consideration and it was determined on February 23, 2024 that the City’s draft Housing Element was found to be in substantial conformance with State housing laws; and WHEREAS, the City of Yorba Linda 2021-2029 Housing Element identifies for the applicable 2021-2029 planning period the housing needs in the community and programs to achieve the housing goals, policies and objectives of the City, which substantially comply with State-mandated content under the State Housing Element law pursuant to the certification issued by HCD on April 8, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the adopted Housing Element includes implementation programs that, if and when adopted by the City Council by separate and subsequent approvals from the approval of the Housing Element, would commence implementing actions (i) to amend the Land Use Element and Land Use Map of the City’s General Plan; and, (ii) to amend specified sections of the City of Yorba Linda Zoning Code, Title 18 of the Yorba Linda Municipal Code (Zoning Code) and Zoning Map; and
WHEREAS, the implementation programs included in the adopted Housing Element are intended to be carried out separately from the adoption by the City Council of the Housing Element to facilitate the compliance, if and as applicable, with the requirements of the Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Amendment, Yorba Linda Municipal Code Section 18.01.010 et seq. (commonly known as “Measure B”), and are intended to preserve HCD’s certification of the adopted Housing Element for the entirety of the 2021- 2029 planning period; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the proposed amendments to specified provisions in the City of Yorba Linda Zoning Code (Title 18 of the Yorba Linda Municipal Code) and the Zoning Map, as identified in Exhibit “A” attached to this Ordinance and incorporated herein by this reference (“Zoning Code Amendment 2024- 02”), each constitute a “Major Amendment” as defined in the Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Amendment (Measure B) and are therefore individually and/or collectively subject to the approval of a majority vote of the electorate of the City to become effective; and WHEREAS, Zoning Code Amendment 2024-02 would amend Table 18.10-2 (Residential Development Standards) to modify the maximum building height in the RM20 zoning designation to “40 feet or 3 stories, whichever is less”; and WHEREAS, Zoning Code Amendment 2024-02 would amend the text of the West Bastanchury Planned Development (PD) for District II to create Area A, which would adhere to the existing District II development standards, for the following sites: APN #323- 181-03, #323-191-10 through 44, #323-191-06, -07, -46, and #323-201-08 through 39; and to create Area B, which would adhere to the RM (Residential Multi-family) zone development standards for the following sites: APN# 323-181-04, -05, 06, -07, and Area B would be limited to no more than 98 total units as described in Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, Zoning Code Amendment 2024-02 would amend the text of the Savi Ranch Planned Development (PD) to allow multi-family residential uses consistent with the Housing Element for the following sites: APN #352-231-01, -02, -03, -04, -05, -06, -07, - 08, -09, -012, and 352-116-14 as described in Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, Zone Change 2024-02, which consists of proposed amendments to the Zoning Map, as identified in Exhibit A, is considered to be a part of Zoning Code Amendment 2024-02; and
WHEREAS, Zone Change 2024-02 would amend the Zoning Map by changing the zoning designations for the following sites to “Residential Multiple Family” (R-M) to allow a maximum residential density of ten (10) dwelling units per acre: APN #343-591-05, -06, -07, -25 (Site S3-207), APN #323-051-26, -27 (Site S3-211); and WHEREAS, Zone Change 2024-02 would amend the Zoning Map by changing the
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zoning designations for the following sites to “Residential Multiple Family 20” (RM-20) to allow a maximum residential density of twenty (20) dwelling units per acre and a maximum building height of forty (40) feet or three stories, whichever is less: APN #322-061-01, - 08, -10, -12, -13, -14, -15, -16, -17, -18, -18, -19, -20, -21 (Site S1-200), APN #334-101- 39, -40 (Site S3-082), APN #323-311-03 (Site S4-075), APN #334-101-39, -40 (Site S3- 082), APN #323-231-18, -19 (Site S4-200), APN #323-081-35, -36 (Site S4-204B); and WHEREAS, Zone Change 2024-02 would amend the Zoning Map by adding the “Affordable Housing Overlay” zoning designation to the following sites to allow a maximum residential density of thirty-five (35) dwelling units per acre and a maximum building height of forty (40) feet or three (3) stories, whichever is less: APN #322-061-01, -08, -10, -12, -13, -14, -15, -16, -17, -18, -18, -19, -20, -21 (Site S1-200), APN #323-311- 03 (Site S4-075); and
WHEREAS, Zone Change 2024-02 would amend the Zoning Map by adding the “Congregational Lands Overlay” zoning designation to the following sites to allow a maximum residential density of thirty-five (35) dwelling units per acre and a maximum building height of forty (40) feet or three (3) stories, whichever is less: APN #322-173-04, -07 (Site S2-008), APN # 343-591-01, -02, -03 (Site S3-012), APN #334-292-18 (Site S2- 013), APN #343-581-09, 343-582-12, APN #323-171-07, -08, -09 (Site S3-210),; and WHEREAS, Zone Change 2024-02 would amend the Zoning Map by adding the “Mixed Use Overlay” zoning designation to the following site to allow a maximum residential density of thirty-five (35) dwelling units per acre and a maximum building height of fifty (50) feet or four (4) stories, whichever is less: APN #322-121-07, -08 (Site S1-021); and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that Zoning Code Amendment 2024- 02 constitutes a “Major Amendment” as defined in the Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Amendment (Measure B) and is therefore to the approval of a majority vote of the electorate of the City to become effective; and
WHEREAS, Zoning Code Amendment 2024-02 includes provisions that are part of the implementation programs and implementing actions of the adopted Housing Element, and is necessary to ensure that the City’s Zoning Code is consistent with the City’s General Plan, as required by State law; and
WHEREAS, the Zoning Code and the Zoning Map are “Planning Policy Documents” under the Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Amendment, Yorba Linda Municipal Code Section 18.01.020 (Measure B), which has additional public notice and public hearing requirements that require the Planning Commission to hold a public hearing pursuant to Section 18.01.040 that otherwise may not be required under state law; and WHEREAS, notices of a public hearing were published, posted, and delivered in accordance with State and City laws for the consideration by the Planning Commission of the proposed amendments to the Zoning Code (referred to herein as Zoning Code Amendment 2022-01) as part of the consideration of the adopted Housing Element and implementation programs included therein; and
WHEREAS, Zoning Code Amendment 2024-02, as identified in Exhibit “A” attached to this Ordinance, includes all of the amendments to the Zoning Code that constitute “Major Amendments” as defined in the Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Amendment (Measure B) and are therefore individually and/or collectively subject to the approval of a majority vote of the electorate of the City to become effective. Zoning Code Amendment 2024-02 includes all of the amendments to the Zoning Code and Zoning Map that constitute a “Major Amendment” as defined in the Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Amendment (Measure B) and are therefore subject to the approval of a majority vote of the electorate of the City to become effective; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with State and City laws, on May 15, 2024, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing to receive public testimony with respect to Zoning Code Amendment 2024-02 as part of the consideration of the adopted Housing Element implementation programs included therein; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered the information provided by City
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staff, the public testimony, and the evidence presented at the Planning Commission public hearing on May 15, 2024, which includes, without limitation, the staff reports submitted by the Community Development Department; and
WHEREAS, on May 15, 2024, the Planning Commission, at a regular public meeting, considered and decided to recommend to the City Council the approval of Zoning Code Amendment 2024-02, subject to compliance, as applicable, with the requirements of Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Amendment (Measure B), in furtherance of the implementation programs included in the Housing Element; and WHEREAS, notices of a public hearing were published, posted, and delivered in accordance with State and City laws for the consideration by the City Council of Zoning Code Amendment 2024-02 as part of the consideration of the adopted Housing Element implementation programs included therein; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with State and City laws, on June 18, 2024, the City Council conducted a public hearing to receive public testimony with respect to Zoning Code Amendment 2024-02 as part of the consideration of the Housing Element and implementation programs included therein; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the information provided by City staff, the public testimony, and the evidence presented at the public hearing on June 18, 2024, which includes, without limitation, the staff reports submitted by the Community Development Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YORBA LINDA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. On August 2, 2022, the City Council certified a Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for the 2021-2029 Housing Element through Resolution No. 2022-5817. Pursuant to Government Code Section 15164, the City has prepared an addendum to the previously certified PEIR by determining that the proposed changes do not meet the conditions in Government Code Section 15162 calling for the preparation of a subsequent EIR.
Section 2. The City Council has read and considered the amendments to the Zoning Code (referred to herein as “Zoning Code Amendment 2024-02”) as part of the consideration of the adopted Housing Element implementation programs included therein.
Section 3. Pursuant to Section 18.36.675 of the Yorba Linda Zoning Code, the City Council finds that Zoning Code Amendment 2024-02 is necessary to ensure that the Zoning Code is consistent within the City’s General Plan policies, goals and objectives and is consistent with the objectives of the Zoning Code.
Section 4. The City Council finds that Zoning Code Amendment 2024-02 is necessary apply the development standards contained in Zoning Code Amendment 2022-01 and Zoning Code Amendment 2024-02 to specific sites identified in Zoning Code Amendment 2024-02, would permit and encourage the development of affordable housing opportunities pursuant to the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) requirements, as set forth in the Housing Element Law and applicable State Guidelines, in locations adjacent to supporting services and public transportation provided they are compatible with, and will not adversely impact, the integrity and continuity of adjacent uses.
Section 5. The City Council hereby accepts the recommendation of the Planning Commission as modified herein to adopt Zoning Code Amendment 2024-02, which includes Zone Change 2024-02, as part of the consideration of the adopted Housing Element implementation programs included therein.
Section 6. The City Council hereby adopts Zoning Code Amendment 2024-02, which includes Zone Change 2024-02, subject to each item identified therein to become effective only upon the approval by a majority vote of the electorate of the City of Yorba Linda voting “YES” on a ballot measure for the adoption of that item of Zoning Code Amendment 2024-02 at a duly noticed and held regular or special election of the
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electorate of the City of Yorba Linda.
Section 7. Pursuant to Elections Code section 9222, the City Council by subsequent ordinance or resolution shall identify the date of the election during which items identified in Zoning Code Amendment 2024-02, including Zone Change 2024-02, will be submitted for consideration by the electorate of the City of Yorba Linda, which election date shall be held not less than eighty-eight (88) days after the date of the subsequent ordinance or resolution ordering the election. Upon the ordering of the election by the City Council, the City Clerk shall be authorized and directed to take any and all necessary and proper actions to submit any identified items in Zoning Code Amendment 2024-02 to a vote of the electorate of the City of Yorba Linda in accordance with applicable State, County, and City laws, including the Yorba Linda Right-to-Vote Amendment (Measure B). The City Council hereby reserves the authority to submit the items identified in Zoning Code Amendment 2024-02, including Zone Change 2024-02, to a vote of the electorate of the City of Yorba Linda in separate elections. None of the items identified in Zoning Code Amendment 2024-02, including Zone Change 2024-02, shall take effect until approved by a majority vote of the electorate of the City of Yorba Linda.
Section 8. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council of the City of Yorba Linda hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof may be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 9. This Ordinance is contingent upon a successful approval by the voters of the City of Yorba Linda and shall go into effect ten (10) days after such successful vote is declared by the legislative body.
Section 10. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance, and shall cause the same to be published within fifteen (15) days after passage in accordance with law and as designated by resolution of the City Council, and shall cause this Ordinance and its certification, together with proof of publication, to be entered into the Book of Ordinances of the City of Yorba Linda.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Yorba Linda on this 16th day of July, 2024.
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TARA CAMPBELL, MAYOR
CITY OF YORBA LINDA
ATTEST:
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MARCIA BROWN, CITY CLERK
CITY OF YORBA LINDA
(SEAL)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF YORBA LINDA )
I, MARCIA BROWN, City Clerk of the City of Yorba Linda, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Yorba Linda held on the 16th day of July, 2024, and was carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
MARCIA BROWN, CITY CLERK
CITY OF YORBA LINDA
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EXHIBIT “A”
Zoning Code Amendment 2024-02
(Comprised of Item #1 – Item #18)
MODIFICATIONS TO THE CITY OF YORBA LINDA ZONING CODE
(TITLE 18 OF THE YORBA LINDA MUNICIPAL CODE) AND ZONING MAP ITEM #1. Table 18.10-2 (Residential Development Standards) of the Yorba Linda Zoning Code is amended as follows:
TABLE 18.10-2
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS7
Zones
Standard R-A RLD R-E R-S R-U R-M R-M-20 R-M-30
Maximum
density
(units per
acre)
1.0 1.0 1.8 3.0 4.0 10.0 20.0 30.0
Minimum lot
size1 1 acre 39,000sq. ft.
15,000
sq. ft.
10,000
sq. ft.
7,500
sq. ft. 15,000 sq ft 1 acre 1 acre
Minimum lot
width 130 ft. 110 ft. 100 ft. 80 ft. 75 ft.
100
ft.(corner)
125
ft.(interior)
135 ft. (corner)
165 ft. (interior)
135 ft. (corner)
165 ft. (interior)
Minimum lot
depth 150 ft. 170 ft. 150 ft. 100 ft. 100 ft.
100
ft.(corner)
125
ft.(interior)
135 ft. (corner)
165 ft. (interior)
135 ft. (corner)
165 ft. (interior)
Maximum
lot coverage 35% 35% 35% 35% 40% 45% 65% 70%
Maximum
building
height
35 feet, or 2 stories, whichever is less2 40 feet or 3 stories, whichever is less
50 feet or 4 stories,
whichever is less
Minimum
front yard
setback
40 ft. 35 ft. 30 ft. 25 ft. 20 ft. 20 ft. 20 ft. 20 ft.
Minimum
side yard
setback
(interior)
--
3 --
3 --
3 10 ft. --4
--
4 --
4 --
4 Minimum
side yard
setback
(street)
--
3 --
3 --
3 10 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft.5 10 ft.5 10 ft.5
Minimum
rear yard
setback
45 ft. 40 ft. 25 ft. 25 ft. 25 ft. 20 ft. 20 ft. 20 ft.
Minimum
building
separation6
10 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft. 20 ft. 20 ft.
Minimum
dwelling size
1,500
sq. ft.
1,500
sq. ft.
1,500
sq. ft.
1,500
sq. ft.
1,300
sq. ft.
Studio = 750
sq. ft.,
1 BR = 900
sq ft.,
2 BR = 1,000
sq. ft.,
3 BR = 1,200
sq. ft.
Studio = 550 sq. ft.,
1 BR = 675 sq ft.,
2 BR = 700 sq. ft.,
3 BR = 900 sq. ft.
Studio = 550 sq. ft.,
1 BR = 675 sq ft.,
2 BR = 700 sq. ft.,
3 BR = 900 sq. ft.
Minimum
parking per
dwelling unit
2 covered
+ 1
covered or
uncovered
2 covered
+ 1
covered or
uncovered
2 covered
+ 1
covered or
uncovered
2 covered
+ 1
covered or
uncovered
2 covered
+ 1
covered or
uncovered
Studio – 2
bdrm = 2
covered plus
1 covered or
uncovered
3+ bdrm = 2
covered plus
1.5 covered
or uncovered
Studio = 1 covered; 1 bdrm =
1 covered + 0.8 uncovered; 2
bdrm = 1 covered + 1
uncovered; 3+ bdrm = 1
covered + 1 uncovered
Guest: Studio = 0.75 per unit;
1 bdrm = 0.5 per unit; 2
bdrms = 0.5 per unit; 3 or
more bdrms = 1.5 per unit
Studio = 1 covered; 1bd =
1 covered + 0.8 uncovered;
2bd = 1 covered + 1
uncovered,
3+ bdrm = 1 covered + 1
uncovered,
Guest: Studio = 0.75 per
unit; 1 bdrm = 0.5 per unit;
2 bdrms = 0.5 per unit; 3 or
more bdrms = 1.5 per unit
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1 Any legally established lot that is at least 4,000 sq. ft. and has a minimum twenty foot (20’) wide vehicular access to a street may be used as a building site. 2 Steeples, crosses and other religious symbols on churches and religious institutions may exceed the height limit in accordance with Section 18.24.110. See also Section 18.10.110.H and Section 18.26.030 of the Zoning Code for additional design standards related to height determinations for structures. 3 Side yard setbacks in R-A, RLD and R-E zones shall be ten percent (10%) of the lot width, but not less than ten (10) feet, and need be no more than twenty (20) feet. 4 Interior side yard setbacks in R-U and R-M, R-M-20, and R-M-30 zones shall have a cumulative total of both side yards of twenty (20) feet; however, in no case shall a side yard be less than five (5) feet. 5 Front yard setback requirements shall be applied to all property frontages facing public streets for the R-M, R-M-20, and R-M-30 zones.
6 The required 10-foot building separation standard shall not apply to small accessory structures as defined in Section 18.10.120.B. However, if the combined area of multiple small accessory structures located within three (3) feet of each other exceeds a combined one hundred twenty (120) square feet, each structure shall be considered a large accessory structure. 7 Residential properties having a slope gradient of 15 percent (15%) or greater shall comply with the regulations contained in Chapter 18.30 of this title.
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ITEM #2. The Yorba Linda Zoning Map is amended as follows:
The zoning for the proposed rezoning site located at the southeast corner of Rose Drive/Blake Rd – APN #322-061-01, -08, -10, -12 -13, -14, -15, -16, -17, -18, -18, -19, - 20, -21 (Site S1-200) will change from “Residential Estate” (RE) to “Residential MultipleFamily 20” (RM-20) to allow a maximum residential density of twenty (20) dwelling units per acre and a maximum building height of forty (40) feet or three (3) stories, whichever is less. The site will also be subject to the “Affordable Housing Overlay” (AFO) which will allow a maximum residential density of thirty-five (35) dwelling units per acre and a maximum building height of forty (40) feet or three (3) stories, whichever is less.
ITEM #3. The Yorba Linda Zoning Map is amended as follows:
The zoning for the proposed rezoning site located at 4791 and 4811 Eureka Avenue – APN #334-101-39, -40 (Site S3-082) will change from “Commercial – General” (CG) to “Residential Multiple-Family 20” (RM-20) to allow a maximum residential density of twenty (20) dwelling units per acre and a maximum building height of forty (40) feet or three (3) stories, whichever is less. The site will also be subject to the “Affordable Housing Overlay” (AFO) which will allow a maximum residential density of thirty-five (35) dwelling units per acre and a maximum building height of forty (40) feet or three (3) stories, whichever is less.
ITEM #4. The Yorba Linda Zoning Map is amended as follows:
The zoning for the proposed rezoning site located at 5300-5393 Richfield Road – APN #343-591-05, -06, -07, -25 (Site S3-207) will change from “Residential Urban” (RU) to “Residential Multi-family” (RM) to allow a maximum residential density of ten (10) dwelling units per acre and a maximum building height of thirty-five (35) feet or two (2) stories, whichever is less.
ITEM #5. The Yorba Linda Zoning Map is amended as follows:
The zoning for the proposed rezoning site located at 4742 Plumosa – APN #323-311-03 (Site S4-075) will change from “Commercial – General” (CG) to “Residential MultipleFamily 20” (RM-20) to allow a maximum residential density of twenty (20) dwelling units per acre and a maximum building height of forty (40) feet or three (3) stories, whichever is less. The site will also be subject to the “Affordable Housing Overlay” (AFO) which will allow a maximum residential density of thirty-five (35) dwelling units per acre and a maximum building height of forty (40) feet or three (3) stories, whichever is less.
ITEM #6. The Yorba Linda Zoning Map is amended as follows:
The zoning for the proposed rezoning site located at 5005 and 5079 Mountain View Ave – APN #343-582-12, 343-281-07 (Site S3-024) will remain as “Residential Estate” (RE) and will also be subject to the “Congregational Lands Overlay” (CLO) which will allow a maximum residential density of thirty-five (35) dwelling units per acre and a maximum building height of forty (40) feet or three (3) stories, whichever is less.
ITEM #7. The Yorba Linda Zoning Map is amended as follows:
The zoning for the proposed rezoning site located at 17151 Bastanchury Rd – APN #322- 173-04, -07 (Site S2-008) will remain as “Residential Estate” (RE) and will also be subject to the “Congregational Lands Overlay” (CLO) which will allow a maximum residential density of thirty-five (35) dwelling units per acre and a maximum building height of forty (40) feet or three (3) stories, whichever is less.
ITEM #8. The Yorba Linda Zoning Map is amended as follows:
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The zoning for the proposed rezoning site located at 5320 Richfield Rd – APN #343-591- 01, -02, -03 (Site S3-012) will remain as “Residential Urban” (RU) and will also be subject to the “Congregational Lands Overlay” (CLO) which will allow a maximum residential density of thirty-five (35) dwelling units per acre and a maximum building height of forty (40) feet or three (3) stories, whichever is less.
ITEM #9. The Yorba Linda Zoning Map is amended as follows:
The zoning for the proposed rezoning site located at 4861 Liverpool St – APN #334-292- 18 (Site S2-013) will remain as “Residential Urban” (RU) and will also be subject to the “Congregational Lands Overlay” (CLO) which will allow a maximum residential density of thirty-five (35) dwelling units per acre and a maximum building height of forty (40) feet or three (3) stories, whichever is less.
ITEM #10. The Yorba Linda Zoning Map is amended as follows:
The zoning for the proposed rezoning site located at 18021-18111 Bastanchury Rd – APN #323-171-07, -08, -09 (Site S3-210) will remain as “West Bastanchury Planned Development” (PD) and will also be subject to the “Congregational Lands Overlay” (CLO) which will allow a maximum residential density of thirty-five (35) dwelling units per acre and a maximum building height of forty (40) feet or three (3) stories, whichever is less.
ITEM #11. The Yorba Linda Zoning Map is amended as follows:
The zoning for the proposed rezoning site located at 16951 Imperial Highway – APN #322-121-07, -08 (Site S1-021) will remain as “Commercial General” (CG) in the “Imperial Highway Combining Zone” (I) and will also be subject to the “Mixed-Use Overlay” (MUO) which will allow a maximum residential density of thirty-five (35) dwelling units per acre and a maximum building height of fifty (50) feet or four (4) stories, whichever is less.
ITEM #12. The Yorba Linda Zoning Map is amended as follows:
The zoning for the proposed rezoning site located at 18597-18602 Altrudy Ln – APN #323-231-18, -19 (Site S4-200) will change from “Residential Suburban” (RS) to “Residential Multi-family 20” (RM-20) to allow a maximum residential density of twenty (20) dwelling units per acre and a maximum building height of forty (40) feet or three (3) stories, whichever is less.
ITEM #13. The Yorba Linda Zoning Map is amended as follows:
The zoning for the proposed rezoning site located at 19081-19111 Yorba Linda Blvd – APN #323-081-35, -36 (Site S4-204B) will change from “Residential Estate” (RE) to “Residential Multi-family 20” (RM-20) to allow a maximum residential density of twenty (20) dwelling units per acre and a maximum building height of forty (40) feet or three (3) stories, whichever is less.
ITEM #14. The Yorba Linda Zoning Map is amended as follows:
The zoning for the proposed rezoning site located at 4341 Eureka Ave – APN #323-071- 03 (Site S3-034) will change from “Residential Suburban” (RS) to “Residential Multifamily” (RM) to allow a maximum residential density of ten (10) dwelling units per acre and a maximum building height of thirty-five (35) feet or two (2) stories, whichever is less.
ITEM #15. The Yorba Linda Zoning Map is amended as follows:
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The zoning for the proposed rezoning site located at 5225-5227 Highland Ave – APN #343-561-08, -09 (Site S3-205A) will change from “Residential Estate” (RE) to “Residential Multi-family” (RM) to allow a maximum residential density of ten (10) dwelling units per acre and a maximum building height of thirty-five (35) feet or two (2) stories, whichever is less.
ITEM #16. The Yorba Linda Zoning Map is amended as follows:
The zoning for the proposed rezoning site located at 17651 Imperial Highway – APN #323-051-26, -027 (Site S3-211) will change from “Residential Suburban” (RS) to “Residential Multi-family” (RM) to allow a maximum residential density of ten (10) dwelling units per acre and a maximum building height of thirty-five (35) feet or two (2) stories, whichever is less.
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ITEM #17. The West Bastanchury Planned Development (PD) text for District II is amended as follows:
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ITEM #18. The Savi Ranch Planned Development (PD) text is amended as follows:
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JUNE 18, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING
PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 12, REVISED 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT
AND VARIOUS GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS
RELATED TO THE HOUSING ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS
REDLINE REVISIONS TO ATTACHMENTS RECEIVED AFTER POSTING OF AGENDA