HomeMy Public PortalAbout13.5) 10B_RHNA Appeal PresentationRegional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA)
City Council Meeting
October 6, 2020
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RHNA Terms and Purpose
•Purpose of RHNA –
Provide sufficient
capacity for
housing
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REGIONAL
COUNCILSAllocations
SCAG RHNA
HCD
No
Net
Loss
RHNA Process
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HCD reviews
comments
and issues
final regional
determination
SCAG and
local
jurisdictions
provide
comments to
HCD
HCD drafts
regional
housing
allocation
for SCAG
SCAG sends
final
methodology
to HCD for
approval
TC Staff sent
two letters to
SCAG on
draft
methodology
SCAG drafts
a method to
distribute
allocation to
its agencies
Regional
Determination
Process
RHNA
Distribution
Process
Approved
distribution
methodology is
applied to
SCAG’s final
regional
determination
City receives its
RHNA
allocation
RHNA Criteria
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Access
to Jobs
Household
Growth
Access
to
Transit
Social
equity
Educati
on, Low-
income
jobs, etc.
Over-
Concentration
Table 2 –RHNA Allocation for Temple City
Very
Low-Income Low-Income
Moderate-
Income
Above
Moderate-
Income Total
Sixth Cycle 628 350 369 835 2,182
Fifth Cycle 159 93 99 252 603
Fourth Cycle 118 156 165 417 987
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•Total allocation more than tripled since last allocation
•5th cycle was abnormally low given vacancies from the Great Recession
•Percentage of very low-income increased from 12% to 29% of total allocation
RHNA -Sites Inventory
•Temple City will need to
demonstrate capacity
•Site-by-site analysis
Can’t assume complete buildout
Existing vs. Allowed floor area ratio
Build age
Building condition
Date property sold
Vacancy rate
Lease term
Property owner interest 6
ADUs & RHNA
•Can use ADUs to
meet RHNA
•Reasonable
projection of
historical demand
•Study the
affordability rate of
ADUs
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RHNA -Crossroads Specific Plan
•Focus growth:
Away from residential neighborhoods
Toward the Crossroads Specific Plan (CSP)
•Capacity of 1,837 housing units in
the CSP
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RHNA –No Net Loss
•Continue to provide sufficient inventory to meet housing
needs
•If the City approves a development with less density, we must:
Identify that sufficient sites exist within the sites inventory
OR
If sufficient sites do not exist, the City may have to up-zone additional sites
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RHNA –Housing Element
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•City will need to update its Housing
Element by October 2021
•Housing Element will need to provide
capacity for RHNA
•Will include:
Sites inventory
Constraints to housing
Implementation measures
•City is currently in the process of hiring a
consultant
RHNA –Appeals
•RHNA allocation can be appealed
•Appeal argument must be based on:
Local planning factors and information on affirmatively furthering fair housing
Application of the final methodology
A change in circumstance
•Successful appeals are rare
13 appeals filed in the last cycle
0 appeals were successful
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RHNA –Appeals
•Possible arguments:
City’s jobs-housing balance
Availability of suitable land
Lack of public transit
•Appeal must:
Further the objectives of RHNA law
Support SCAG’s sustainable communities strategy
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RHNA –Appeals Process
Appeals due
to SCAG
SCAG review
of appeals
SCAG appeal
hearings
SCAG issues
determination
Final RHNA
plan released
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October 26
2020
October 26 to
December 10
December 10 to
January,2021
Mid-January,2021 February 4,
2021
Recommendation:
The City Council is requested to direct staff to formulate
and file an appeal with the SCAG for Temple City’s Sixth
Cycle RHNA Allocation
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