Transcript City of Santa Rosa Housing Element Update

City of Santa Rosa
Housing Element Update
October 2, 2008
Santa Rosa 2035 General Plan Revision
► Focused
► Will
on Housing Element update
incorporate key policies from other plans
► Will
include policies related to climate
protection
► To
be completed by June 2009
Housing Element Update
► Introductory
Housing Meeting
► Background data collection/sites inventory
► Presentation of background data – meeting 2
► Policy development
► Release
of draft Housing Element/General Plan
► Presentation
of draft Housing Element
► Other opportunities for public involvement
Tonight’s Agenda
► Housing
► HAP
Element update program
Background Report information
► Comments
on Draft HE background
information
► Current
HE policies and programs
Housing Allocation Plan Report
► Station
Area Specific Plan policy
 Acreage based to unit based program
 Mixed use exemption
 Affordability at 20% very low/low,
20% moderate and 60% above moderate
Housing Allocation Plan
► Requires
projects of 15 or more acres
provide 15% of units for low incomes
► Most projects pay fee in lieu
► 20+ acre projects may provide units off site
► Land dedication is an option
► Exemptions
Report analyzes:
►
Effects of an on-site requirement
 15 percent affordable to low income
 20 percent affordable to low income
 10 percent affordable to very low, 10 percent to low, 20
percent moderate
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Change from acreage based to unit based requirement
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Elimination of exemption for mixed use developments
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On site versus fees for off site production
On site affordable requirement may:
► Reduce
prices developers will pay for land
► Integrate
► Scatter
affordable units
► Decrease
► Not
affordable units in new development
funds available for affordable housing
reach lower level of affordability
Unit based requirement
► More
projects required to provide affordable
units on site
► Reduce
prices developers will pay for land
► Decrease
housing
funds available for affordable
Elimination of mixed use exemption
► Reduce
prices developers will pay for land
► Fees
or units would be generated in mixed
use projects
► On
site requirement reduces land budget
but less than for residential projects due to
value of retail component
On site versus off site production
On site:
► Disperses
project
units throughout the city, in each
► Ensures
concurrent construction of
affordable units
► Level
of affordability could be less
On site versus off site production
In lieu fees (off site):
► Fees
can be leveraged to obtain other funds
► Deeper
► Units
level of subsidy may be achieved
developed are typically rentals, whose
long term affordability is more certain
Next Steps – HAP Report
► Posted
on website for public review
► Integration
with Housing Element
Full report available:
www.srcity.org
(Departments>City Admin>Advance Planning)
Draft Housing Element Background
► Existing
conditions – housing
costs and supply, special
needs, constraints, programs
► Comments
/ questions
Housing Element Policies & Programs
► Existing
policies
► Existing
housing programs
General Plan Update Timeframe
► Draft
General Plan December 2008
► Submittal of Housing Element to State
► Boards/Commission review in early 2009
► City Council April 2009