Housing Element Update March 30, 2009 Community Meeting

Agenda Overview Housing Element Overview Regional Housing Needs Allocation Housing Policies and Programs Next Steps Open Forum

Housing Element Overview

What is a Housing Element? One of 7 elements in General Plan Must be updated every 5 years Assess housing needs Identifies where housing can go Establish policy strategy to meet housing needs

Housing Element & GP Update Housing Element 5-7 year strategy January 1, 2007 to June 30, 2014 Due June 30, 2009 General Plan Update Long-term vision Planning for horizon year 2040 Expected 2012

Current and projected housing needs Governmental & non-governmental constraints Planned housing supply and adequate sites capacity Policies and programs to facilitate residential development Housing Element Components

New Legislation & Statutory Requirements  SB 2– zoning for special needs housing  SB 1087 –coordination with water and sewer providers  AB 2348 – requires a detailed inventory of sites and minimum densities for affordable housing (Mullin densities)  AB 2634 – assess the needs of ELI households and persons with special needs

Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA)

Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Process HCD ABAG + Bay Area Share of Statewide Housing Need RHNA Process Counties & Cities receive RHNA Statewide Housing Need Determined The amount of housing that every city needs to plan for is determined by the State of California. Here’s the process: –The State determines statewide housing needs based on population and job growth projections. –The State assigns regional housing needs to each region’s Council of Governments. –Each region (Association of Bay Area Governments) allocates a “fair- share” to each city and county within their region –The fair-share allocation becomes each community’s housing goal in their General Plan Housing Element State determines California’s housing needs State assigns regional need to Council of Governments (COG) COG assigns “fair share” housing needs (RHNA) RHNA incorporated into community’s General Plan Housing Element

15,450 market rate units 19,271 affordable units San José has a large share of the Bay Area housing allocation Locality Housing Allocation Bay Area Region216,000 Santa Clara County60,338 City of San Jose (58% of County Total) 34,721 = 34,721 +

San Jose’s Affordable Housing Needs Income Category Number of Affordable Units San JoseSanta Clara County Moderate ($84,900 - $126,000) 6,19811,007 Low ($53,050 - $84,900) 5,3229,567 Very Low ($31,850 - $53,050) 3,8756,939 Extremely Low (< $31,850) 3,8766,939 Total 19,27134,452 * Income ranges shown based on 4 person per household Source: ABAG and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Housing Policies and Programs

Urban Density Housing Strategies Housing Jobs Transit

Housing Strategies Build within the Greenline/Urban Growth Boundary Infill and Underutilized Sites Multifamily residential districts Transit Oriented Development: BART and Light Rail Mixed use Compact development at appropriate densities

Adequate Sites Inventory

Housing Capacity

Zoning regulations Processing time Fees and taxes Onsite & offsite improvements Level-of-service policies Building code requirement Governmental Constraints to Housing

Production costs Availability of financing Environmental Non-governmental Constraints to Housing

Quantified Objectives – Production

Quantified Objectives – Rehabilitation

Homeowner Homebuyer Neighborhood Improvement Projects Homeless Services Project Development Process Improvements Housing Element Programs

Process Improvements Secondary Unit Ordinance High Rise design review process TOD design guidelines Zoning Ordinance Streamlining Zoning for Emergency Shelters Compliance with State minimum density requirement Other Implementation Programs

Next Steps

The Housing Element is due on June 30, 2009 AugSepOctNovDec 2008 Jan 2009 FebMarchAprilMayJune Public Outreach Data Collection, Analysis, Prepare draft document Public Outreach/Comment Period May 13, 2009 Planning Commission hearing June 16, 2009 City Council hearing Submittal to HCD by June 30, 2009 Community meeting

Open Forum