1. Housing Element Update 2007-2014 March 30, 2009 Community Meeting

2. Agenda Overview Housing Element Overview Regional Housing Needs Allocation Housing Policies and Programs Next Steps Open Forum

3. Housing Element Overview

4. What is a Housing Element? One of 7 elements in General Plan Must be updated every 5 years Assess housing needs Identifies where housing can go Establish policy strategy to meet housing needs

5. Housing Element & GP Update Housing Element 5-7 year strategy January 1, 2007 to June 30, 2014 Due June 30, 2009 General Plan Update Long-term vision Planning for horizon year 2040 Expected 2012

6. Current and projected housing needs Governmental & non-governmental constraints Planned housing supply and adequate sites capacity Policies and programs to facilitate residential development Housing Element Components

7. New Legislation & Statutory Requirements  SB 2– zoning for special needs housing  SB 1087 –coordination with water and sewer providers  AB 2348 – requires a detailed inventory of sites and minimum densities for affordable housing (Mullin densities)  AB 2634 – assess the needs of ELI households and persons with special needs

8. Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA)

9. Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Process HCD ABAG + Bay Area Share of Statewide Housing Need RHNA Process Counties & Cities receive RHNA Statewide Housing Need Determined The amount of housing that every city needs to plan for is determined by the State of California. Here’s the process: –The State determines statewide housing needs based on population and job growth projections. –The State assigns regional housing needs to each region’s Council of Governments. –Each region (Association of Bay Area Governments) allocates a “fair- share” to each city and county within their region –The fair-share allocation becomes each community’s housing goal in their General Plan Housing Element. 1234 State determines California’s housing needs State assigns regional need to Council of Governments (COG) COG assigns “fair share” housing needs (RHNA) RHNA incorporated into community’s General Plan Housing Element

10. 15,450 market rate units 19,271 affordable units San José has a large share of the Bay Area housing allocation Locality Housing Allocation Bay Area Region216,000 Santa Clara County60,338 City of San Jose (58% of County Total) 34,721 = 34,721 +

11. San Jose’s 2007-2014 Affordable Housing Needs Income Category Number of Affordable Units San JoseSanta Clara County Moderate ($84,900 - $126,000) 6,19811,007 Low ($53,050 - $84,900) 5,3229,567 Very Low ($31,850 - $53,050) 3,8756,939 Extremely Low (< $31,850) 3,8766,939 Total 19,27134,452 * Income ranges shown based on 4 person per household Source: ABAG and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

12. Housing Policies and Programs

13. Urban Density Housing Strategies Housing Jobs Transit

14. Housing Strategies Build within the Greenline/Urban Growth Boundary Infill and Underutilized Sites Multifamily residential districts Transit Oriented Development: BART and Light Rail Mixed use Compact development at appropriate densities

15. Adequate Sites Inventory

16. Housing Capacity

19. Zoning regulations Processing time Fees and taxes Onsite & offsite improvements Level-of-service policies Building code requirement Governmental Constraints to Housing

20. Production costs Availability of financing Environmental Non-governmental Constraints to Housing

21. Quantified Objectives – Production

22. Quantified Objectives – Rehabilitation

23. Homeowner Homebuyer Neighborhood Improvement Projects Homeless Services Project Development Process Improvements Housing Element Programs

24. Process Improvements Secondary Unit Ordinance High Rise design review process TOD design guidelines Zoning Ordinance Streamlining Zoning for Emergency Shelters Compliance with State minimum density requirement Other Implementation Programs

25. Next Steps

26. The Housing Element is due on June 30, 2009 AugSepOctNovDec 2008 Jan 2009 FebMarchAprilMayJune Public Outreach Data Collection, Analysis, Prepare draft document Public Outreach/Comment Period May 13, 2009 Planning Commission hearing June 16, 2009 City Council hearing Submittal to HCD by June 30, 2009 Community meeting

27. Open Forum