Transcript 2009-2014 Berkeley Housing Element

2009-2014
Berkeley Housing Element
February 25, 2009 Status update:
•Public outreach process
•Community Profile Highlights
•Site inventory survey for RHNA
The Housing Element
• Required element of the General Plan
• Updated generally every five years
• Establishes they City’s policy strategy to
meeting regional housing need at various
income levels
• Statewide housing goal: to encourage
attainment of “decent housing and suitable
living environment” for all Californians
Public Participation Process:
Six meetings by subject area
• Introduction to HE
law and the HE
update process
• Overview of the
Berkeley community
profile
• Review of the HE
policies and
programs
• Special needs
housing
• Land inventory and
capacity for RHNA
• Constraints on
housing production
Population Profile
• After growth in the
1950s, Berkeley’s
population was
steady from 1980 to
2000
• Current data for
2007 suggests an
increase of 4.4%
over the 2000
population
Berkeley Historical Population
Growth: 1890-2007
Year
1890
1900
1910
1920
1930
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2005-2007
Total
Population
5,101
13,214
40,434
56,036
82,109
85,547
113,805
111,268
116,716
103,328
102,724
102,743
107,268
% Change
159.0%
206.0%
38.6%
46.5%
4.2%
33.0%
-2.2%
4.9%
-11.5%
-0.6%
0.0%
4.4%
Age Distribution
Age Distribution of Berkeley, 1999, 2000 and 2007
% of Total
% of Total
Age (years)
1990
Pop.
2000
Pop.
2007
Under 15 years
12,405
12.1%
12,115
11.8%
11,036
15 to 24 years
25,317
24.6%
24,557
23.9%
28,816
25 to 34 years
19,433
18.9%
18,360
17.9%
14,127
35 to 44 years
17,580
17.1%
14,310
13.9%
14,295
45 to 54 years
10,439
10.2%
14,325
13.9%
13,823
55 to 64 years
6,298
6.1%
8,592
8.4%
13,093
65 to 74 years
6,085
5.9%
4,993
4.9%
6,687
75+ years
5,167
5.0%
5,491
5.3%
5,391
Total
102,724
100.0%
102,743
100.0%
107,268
Source: U.S. Census, 1990 and 2000, ACS 3-year estimates 2005-2007
% of Total
Pop.
10.3%
26.9%
13.2%
13.3%
12.9%
12.2%
6.2%
5.0%
100.0%
% Change
1990 to 2007
-11.0%
13.8%
-27.3%
-18.7%
32.4%
107.9%
9.9%
4.3%
4.4%
• The population of Berkeley is aging, with a
doubling of the 55-64 age group from 1990 to
2007 both in size and as a proportion of the
total population.
Regional Housing Need Assessment
City of Berkeley RHNA 2007-2014
Income Category
Extremely Low Income
Income Range
up to 30 percent of AMI
# of units
164
Very Low Income (VLI)
Low Income (LI)
Moderate Income (MOD)
Above Moderate Income (Above MOD)
Total
31% - 50% of AMI
51% - 80% of AMI
81% - 120% of AMI
Above 120% of AMI
164
424
549
1,130
2431
% of Total
6.5%
6.5%
17.0%
24.0%
46.0%
100.0%
RHNA and the site inventory
• Three main areas for remaining unit capacity:
– Downtown
– Southside
– Commercial corridors
• Corridors: identified underutilized sites with
FAR data and field survey
• Capacity assumptions based on averages for
development in the zoning districts