Transcript City of Fillmore – Revised Housing Element September 16, 2009

City of Fillmore
City Council Meeting
February 23, 2010
Revised Draft Housing Element
Staff’s Recommendation
Recommendation:
 Council to receive this report;
 Obtain public comment;
 Provide comments on the second draft;
 Direct staff to revise the draft accordingly, prepare the
environmental impact document to begin the public
hearings or provide a future meeting date to conclude
Council’s review of the draft.
Purpose of Meeting
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Introduce the second draft.
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Obtain City Council comments.
Overview
City General Plan:
 “Maintain the City’s small town rural character in
order to enhance the physical, emotional, and mental
well being of the City’s residents” Goal #1
 CURB
 Sphere of Influence
 Greenbelts
General Plan – Land Use Map
Fillmore’s Greenbelts
The Housing Element
Origin & Purpose
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Goal of California: Provide decent housing &
suitable living environment for every
Californian.
 California Dept. of Housing & Community
Development (HCD) allocates a region’s
share of statewide housing need to Council’s
of Government (COG) based on Dept. of
Finance population projections & regional
population forecasts used in preparing
regional transportation plans.
Housing Element
Origin & Purpose
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Southern California Association of
Governments (SCAG) develops regional
housing need plan.
 SCAG allocates the region’s share of the
statewide need to cities and counties.
 SCAG does not monitor the City’s compliance
with RHNA. HCD will do that in the next
Housing Element update.
What is a Housing Element?
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Per State law Housing Element must be part of City’s
General Plan.
Assessment of existing and future City housing
needs.
Contains policies and programs for the City to
implement to achieve stated housing goals and
objectives.
Addresses housing needs of disabled persons, farm
workers, homeless persons, and other special needs
groups.
Addresses housing needs for all income levels.
Per State law Housing Element must be updated
every 5 to 7 years.
General Plan Build Out
Residential Development General Plan Build Out to year
2020
6,610 units
City Housing Unit Stock through
2007 (per Dept. of Finance data)
4,295 units
Difference (6,610 minus 4,257)
2,315 units
Total Units planned for in this
planning period (2006-2014),
includes RHNA & Unacc. Need
1,103 units
City Growth Room for 2015-2020
(Difference 2,353 minus 1,103)
1,212 units
Where are we in the update process?
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City Hired Consultant √
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Public Workshops √
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Prepared & Circulated 1st
Draft for Public Review √
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Received Public Input &
Revised H.E. Draft √
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Presented to Planning
Commission the Second
Draft √
Met w/Community Members
and Housing Advocates on
Second Draft √
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Present to City Council to
Review as a body
Prepare & process
environmental document per
CEQA
Circulate Revised Housing
Element & Env. Document
(MND) for public input
Begin Public Hearing
Process w/P.C. & C.C.
Complete Hearings to
Approve the Housing
Element & Certify MND
Re-Send Housing Element
to HCD 2nd review and
certification
Housing Element Update
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RHNA for 2006-2014 planning period is 985
units.
Address “Unaccommodated Need” from the
last planning period (1998-2005).
Address impacts of Measure I.
Appendix A – Inventory of Vacant & Underdeveloped Parcels.
Appendix B – Comments & Responses.
RHNA Countywide
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Fillmore
Camarillo
Moorpark
Ojai
Oxnard
Port Hueneme
Ventura
Santa Paula
Thousand Oaks
Simi Valley
Unincorporated
985 units
3,340 units
1,617 units
433 units
7,093 units
180 units
4,011 units
2,241 units
1,847 units
3,383 units
1,404 units
Comments from HCD
Significant Comments
Inventory of Parcels (Appendix A) – provide
adequate number of parcels of size and
density to provide future affordable housing
development.
 Analyze and Address the effects of Measure I
 Address the ‘unaccommodated need’ from
the last planning period.
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North Fillmore Specific Plan & Measure I
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Approved by the City on August 22, 2006.
 Allowed construction of up to 700 dwelling
units with a density up to 20u/ac.
 Measure I was approved by the voters on
November 4, 2008 amending the Land Use
Element and the Specific Plan by reducing
the density to 5u/ac for a maximum of 350
units.
 The effects of Measure I need to be
addressed in the Housing Element.
‘Unaccommodated Need’
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The City must comply with Govt Code
65584.09:
“Where a local government failed to identify or make
adequate sites available in the prior planning period,
the jurisdiction must zone or rezone adequate sites to
address the unaccommodated housing need within
the first year of the new planning period. In addition
to demonstrating adequate sites for the new planning
period, the updated housing element must identify
the unaccommodated housing need by income level”
(HCD Memo to Planning Directors dated June 20, 2007)
Regional Housing Need Assessment
(RHNA)
Income Category
Last Planning
Period
(1998-2005)
Current Planning
Period
(2006-2014)
None
101
Very Low
150
102
Low
98
170
Moderate
134
202
Above Moderate
427
410
809
1,103 (985+118)
Extremely Low
Total
Applicability of ‘Unaccommodated Need’
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The City did not implement Program 1.1.3 of
the 2003 Housing Element to increase the
density of the RM-H zone from 15u/ac to
20u/ac. Program 2.3.6 in the revised
Housing Element addresses this issue.
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City approved NFSP, which allowed density
up to 20u/ac for a maximum 700 units in
August 2006, but approval occurred after the
1998-2005 planning period.
Applicability of ‘Unaccommodated Need’
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How many units does the City need to
accommodate from the last planning period?
- 118 units (not 79 units)
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How many units will this Housing Element
update plan for?
- Grand total of 1,103 units (985 + 118)
Breakdown of
Unaccommodated Need
1998-2005
Planning Period
Very
Low
Low
Moderate
Above
Moderate
RHNA (809)
150
98
134
427
Units Built (569)
49
60
234
226
Units Previously
Accommodated
for (254)
9
12
0
233
Remaining Need
92
26
0
0
Total (92+26) 118 units
New Programs in the Housing Element
Program 1.1.2 – Rezoning of Industrial Properties
 Program 1.2.7 – Overcrowded Households
 Program 1.2.8 – Purchase of Foreclosed Properties
 Program 1.2.9 – Demolition Assistance
 Program 2.1.3 – RDA First Time Homebuyer
 Program 2.3.5 – Farmworker Housing Ordinance
 Program 2.3.6 – Zoning Ordinance & General Plan
Update
 Program 2.3.7 – Condo Conversion Ordinance
Update
 Program 3.2.3 – Emergency Shelter, Transitional, &
Supportive Housing Ordinance
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What Happens Next?
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Incorporate comments received from Council
Complete the draft Environmental Document.
Circulate Revised Housing Element and
Environmental Document for public review.
Complete Public Hearings & Approve
Housing Element and Certify Environmental
Document
Send HCD Approved Housing Element for
second review and state certification
Adoption by City of certified Housing Element
Comments & Responses (Appendix B)
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California Dept. of Housing & Community
Development
(Correspondence 1)
 Calif. Rural Legal Assistance (Correspondence 2)
 House Farm Workers
(Correspondence 3)
 Mr. David Roegner
(Correspondence 4)
 City Workshop 1
(Correspondence 5)
 Mr. Vance Johnson
(Correspondence 6)
 Ms. Gayle Washburn
(Correspondence 7)
 Ventura County Homeless & Housing Coalition
(Correspondence 8)
 City Workshop 2
(Correspondence 9)
California Housing & Community
Development Dept. – Correspondence 1
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Comment 1.1 (related to 1.28, 8.8) – Quantify
and address the housing needs of the
extremely low income.
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Comment 1.2 (2.7,8.11, 8.9, 3.7) – Provide
more information on the progress made to
fulfill the current RHNA.
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Comment 1.3 (2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 3.5, 9.9) –
Address the Unaccommodated Need from
the Last Planning Period.
Progress to Fulfill RHNA (table 3.T)
Income
Group
RHNA
Approved
for
Construction
Units
Built
Under
Construction
Remaining
Need
UnAcc
Need
Total
Need
Ex. Low
101
0
0
7
94
0
94
V. Low
102
7
27
15
60
77
137
Low
170
5
25
15
130
2
132
Moderate
202
0
0
0
202
-
202
A.
Moderate
410
722
112
102
196
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196
Total
985
734
164
139
682
79
761
California Housing & Community
Development Dept. – Correspondence 1
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Comment 1.4 - Analyze the realistic unit
capacity of parcels.
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Comment 1.5 (related to 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 3.2) –
Analyze the City’s dependence of small
parcels to fulfill RHNA.
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Comment 1.6 (2.2, 2.3, 2.8, 3.2, 8.2, 8.10) –
Identify and analyze zones with density to
encourage affordable housing.
California Housing & Community
Development Dept. – Correspondence 1
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Comment 1.7 ( related to 2.6, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11,
3.2, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7) – Provide existing land use
information on underdeveloped sites listed in
Appendix A.
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Comment 1.8 (5.9, 5.14, 7.12, 9.5, 9.12) –
Assess environmental constraints on new
development.
California Housing & Community
Development Dept. – Correspondence 1
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Comments 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12, & 1.13
(related to 2.11, 2.14, 2.15, 8.4, 8.7) –
Provide information on zones allowing a
variety of housing types including emergency
shelters, transitional/supportive housing, and
housing for ag employees.
California Housing & Community
Development Dept. – Correspondence 1
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Comment 1.14 (related to 5.28) – Analyze the
effects of development standards (land use
controls) on development of new housing.
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Comment 1.15 (2.2, 2.4, 3.5) – Address
NFSP and the effects of Measure I.
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Comment 1.16 – Analyze the effects of
processing and permit procedures on new
development.
California Housing & Community
Development Dept. – Correspondence 1
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Comment 1.17 (related to 2.16) – Analyze
potential constraints on housing for the
disabled.
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Comment 1.18 – Analyze how subdivision
requirements impact the cost and supply of
housing.
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Comment 1.19 – Identify any local
amendments to the building code and asses
how they impact new housing.
California Housing & Community
Development Dept. – Correspondence 1
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Comment 1.20 (related to 2.12, 2.16, 3.1, 7.7,
8.9) – Provide a detailed number of
farmworkers in the City and County.
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Comments 1.21, 1.22, 1.23, 1.24 (1.14, 5.28)
– Describe actions the City will take to
implement policies and achieve housing
goals.
California Housing & Community
Development Dept. – Correspondence 1
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Comments 1.25, 1.26 (related to 1.9, 1.10,
1.11, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.14, 2.15, 8.4, 8.7)Identify sites with zoning that encourage
different types of housing for all income levels
including emergency shelters, transitional
housing, and supportive housing.
California Housing & Community
Development Dept. – Correspondence 1
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Comment 1.27 (related to 2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 3.5,
8.2) – Include a program to increase the
density in the RM-H zone and identify sites
with possible rezoning for higher density
housing.
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Comment 1.28 (1.1, 8.8) – Address the
housing needs of the extremely low income
category.
California Housing & Community
Development Dept. – Correspondence 1
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Comment 1.29 (related to 1.24, 1.20, 1.1,
2.12, 2.16, 3.1, 8.9, 7.7) – Address housing
for special needs groups.
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Comment 1.30 (1.14, 1.16, 1.17, 1.19, 3.3,
5.28, 2.16, 8.9, 8.6, 7.6, 4.1) – Include
programs to remove govt. constraints on new
housing and promote fair housing for all.
California Housing & Community
Development Dept. – Correspondence 1
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Comment 1.31- Describe how the City has
complied with the public participation
requirements of the update process and
addressed public comment.
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Comment 1.32 (related to 2.4) – Describe
actions the City will take to achieve
consistency among the elements of the
General Plan.