HomeMy Public PortalAbout02) CC_PC HE Study Session_modified color scheme#2 (2)Temple City 2008-2014 Housing Element
City Council /Planning Commission Study Session
September 27, 2012
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Presentation Overview
What is the Housing Element?
Temple City Update Process
Regional Housing
Needs Allocation (RHNA)
Residential Sites Analysis
Proposed Housing Programs
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What is the Housing Element?
Part of the City’s General Plan
4 Major Components:
Housing Needs Assessment
Evaluation of Constraints to Housing
Identification of Residential Sites
Program Strategy to Address Needs
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California city required to update every 5 years, subject to the statutory schedule
Required State HCD review for “certification”
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Benefits of HCD Compliance
Presumption of legally adequate Housing Element in courts
If courts invalidate Element, suspend City’s authority to issue building permits/grant discretionary actions until brought
into compliance
Maintain discretionary review over affordable
housing projects
Maintain eligibility for State housing funds
Don’t face RHNA carry-over into next Housing Element
cycle
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Temple City Housing Element Process to Date
Housing Task Committee (12 mtgs) – developed recommendations for Element
Planning Commission (3 public hearings) – finalized Housing Element recommendations
City Council (1 public
hearing) - authorized submittal of draft Element for State HCD review
HCD Comment Letter #1 Nov 2008
HCD Comment Letter #2 Dec 2009
Primary Issue – Inadequate sites to address
RHNA
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Housing Element Process – 2012 New Approach
Detailed GIS-based analysis of all vacant and underutilized sites
Informal State HCD review of draft sites analysis to confirm approach
Preparation of concrete housing programs
for implementation
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Housing Element Process – Next Steps
Confirm Housing Element approach with City decision-makers → submit to State HCD
Request expedited 30 day HCD review
Upon receipt of HCD compliance letter, schedule Planning Commission
and City Council public hearings. Send adopted Element to HCD.
Element Implementation - adopt zoning text amendments prior to start of next Housing Element cycle (October 2013)
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Who in Temple City Needs Affordable Housing?
People who work in Temple City
and cannot afford to live here
Teachers, nurses, police officers, retail workers, childcare providers
Special needs households
Senior citizens,
disabled persons, single-parent households
Children of long-time Temple City residents
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Regional Housing Needs (RHNA)
RHNA = Regional Housing Needs Allocation
Requires cities to zone for “fair share” of region’s housing needs
Based on State population growth
Mix of housing for all economic segments
Affordability
linked to zoning and density
RHNA is a planning target, not a building quota
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Setting the Table for RHNA
The RHNA represents the minimum number of housing units each community is required to provide “adequate sites” for through zoning and is one of the primary criteria necessary to achieve
HCD approval of the Housing Element.
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Temple City’s 2006-2014 RHNA
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Underutilized Sites Criteria
Low ratio bldg floor area to parcel size (FAR)
< 0.50 FAR in DSP and R-3
< 0.30 FAR in R-2
Low value of existing buildings
Assessed bldg value < 40% total property value
Min. 30 year
age of existing buildings
Visual checks to confirm viability for recycling
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Slip sheet for DSP map
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Downtown Specific Plan Sites
Grouping of adjacent underutilized parcels into 13 larger development opportunity sites
Recommended adjustment of DSP standards to facilitate housing (HE Program #1)
Allow 30 du/acre
densities for non-senior housing
Identified capacity for up to 345 units on 13 development opportunity sites
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Slip sheet for underutilized R-2/R-3 map
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Underutilized R-3 Sites
31 groupings of underutilized R-3 sites
Significant opportunities for consolidation of adjacent underutilized parcels
Recommended adjustment of R-3 standards on parcels which
do not border R-1 areas to facilitate development (HE Program #2)
Allow 30 du/acre densities
Allow 3 story building heights
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RHNA and Sites Capacity
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Housing Element Programs
Adequate Housing Sites
1. Downtown Specific Plan *
2. Multi-family Sites Inventory/Development Incentives *
3. Lot Consolidation Incentives *
4. Zoning for Special Needs *
5. Energy
Conservation Program
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Housing Element Programs
Affordable Housing
6. Section 8 Rental Assistance Program
7. Affordable Housing Development Assistance
8. Second Units
9. Revise Density Bonus Procedures
10. Prepare Inclusionary
Housing Policy
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Housing Element Programs
Removal of Governmental Constraints
11. Multi-family Residential Review Process *
12. Reasonable Accommodation Procedure
13. Housing for the Disabled Zoning Code Amendments
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Housing Element Programs
Conserve Existing Affordable Housing
14. Housing Code Enforcement Program
15. Handyworker Assistance Program
16. Home Improvement Loan Program
Fair Housing
17. Fair Housing Services
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Fair Housing Information
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New/Modified Programs for HCD Compliance
1. Downtown Specific Plan *
Allow side-by-side commercial/residential mixed use with ground floor residential (except CC district)
Allow 30 du/acre for non-senior housing
Eliminate
CUP for residential
Eliminate 1 acre minimum lot size for mixed use
2. Multi-family Sites/Development Incentives *
Allow 30 unit/acre, up to 3 story building height
Allowance for reduced
parking based on parking study
Elimination of CUP requirement
Lot consolidation incentives (refer to Program 3)
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New/Modified Programs for HCD Compliance
3. Lot Consolidation Incentives *
Extend consolidation incentives from DSP to R-3 zone
4. Zoning for Special Needs *
Per SB 2, allow emergency shelters as a permitted use in the C-3
zone along Rosemead Blvd.
11. Multi-family Residential Review Process *
Eliminate residential CUP in DSP, R-2 and R-3 zones
Replace with design and site plan review process based
on compliance with design-guidelines
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Temple City 2008-2014 Housing Element
City Council /Planning Commission Study Session
September 27, 2012
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