Transcript Housing Element Update 2009

City of Berkeley
2009 Housing Element Update
Kickoff Meeting
March 23, 2009
Wendy Cosin, Deputy Planning Director
Alex Amoroso, Principal Planner
Jordan Harrison, Associate Planner
Meeting Overview
• General Overview of the Housing
Element
• Housing Element Update Process /
Public and Commission Participation
• Major Components of Berkeley’s
Housing Element
• Berkeley Data
Discussion of Issues
The Housing Element in General
Statewide housing goal: to encourage
attainment of “decent housing and suitable
living environment” for all Californians
State Role:
Required General Plan
element
State review and
certification
Updated every five years
City Role:
Establish policies and
process for meeting
local community
goals and regional
planning mandates
Update Process
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Staff research and writing
Community meetings and public input
Modifications based on input
Review and adoption of the Housing
Element – both local and State
Community meetings
with Housing Advisory Commission (HAC) &
Planning Commission (PC)
Subject Area
Commission Meeting Date
*Berkeley's housing needs
HAC
4/16
*Policies and Programs
*Inventory of "opportunity sites"
and meeting our RHNA
*Governmental constraints on
housing production
Review Revisions
HAC
4/16 & 7/9
PC
5/13
PC
PC & HAC
6/24
July - Aug
Needs Assessment
• Affordable housing
• Well maintained housing
• Housing for populations with special needs:
– Homeless, elderly, disabled, mentally ill, large
families, single parent families
• Our task: Research our community’s needs
and develop policies and programs to
address them
Policies & Programs
• Policy H-1 Low and Moderate Income
Housing. Increase the number of housing
units affordable to low and moderate
income Berkeley residents.
• Program: Berkeley’s Inclusionary
Ordinance. Requires 20% of units in newly
built buildings to be sold or rented to
qualifying residents at below market rates.
Opportunity Sites and RHNA
• State-mandated program for regional
allocation of needed housing supply
• Berkeley’s share: 2,431 units
• Our task: Demonstrate capacity for
those units within the city
– Our focus is on corridors with transit
access and neighborhood services & retail
– More details to follow in 2nd presentation
Constraints on Housing
Production
• Governmental: regulatory requirements
such as zoning, permit review process
• Market: availability of financing,
availability of suitable sites
• Environmental: seismic safety, site
contamination
• Our task: Identify constraints and
evaluate possible solutions
Questions?
Discussion
• What are the major housing issues you
see in Berkeley today?
• Do you have a housing issued you’d like
to bring to our attention?
• What priorities should we focus on?
About Berkeley
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Population
Age
Income
Past unit production & current RHNA
Opportunity sites
Population Changes
• 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, 1990, 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.
Changes to Household Income
Past Housing Unit Production
City of Berkeley Housing Unit Production
for 1999-2006 Regional Housing Needs Determination
Building Permits by calendar year
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
TOTAL
UNITS
121
39
408
333
196
137
Very
Low
Income
26
2
67
39
94
7
GRAND TOTAL 2001-2006
1234
235
155
93
757
99-06 Regional Fairshare Goal
Percent of Goal Achieved
1269
97%
354
66%
150
103%
310
30%
455
166%
Low Moderate
Income Income
9
0
0
2
32
70
36
8
25
7
53
6
Above
Moderate
Income
86
35
239
250
70
77
Regional Housing Need Assessment
2007-2014
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%
Opportunity Areas
Upcoming Meetings
April 16, 2009 Housing Needs Workshop
Housing Advisory Commission
South Berkeley Senior Center
2939 Ellis Street/Ashby
More information:
www.cityofberkeley.info/housingelement
Jordan Harrison (510) 981-7410