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RPVCCA_CC_SR_2014_03_18_G_Implementation_Gen_Housing_ElemCITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: REVIEWED: HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS JOEL ROJAS, COMMUNIT~)l€L_OPMENT DIRECTOR 0 ., MARCH 18, 2014 2013 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES HOUSING ELEMENT CAROLYNN PETRU, ACTING TY MANAGER© Project Manager: Leza Mikhail, Associate Plan ner. RECOMMENDATION Direct Staff to forward the City's Annual Progress Report on the implementation of the Rancho Palos Verdes Housing Element for the 2013 calendar year to the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the State Office of Planning and Research (QPR). BACKGROUND Each City is required to prepare and adopt a general plan for its jurisdiction which includes certain mandatory elements, including a housing element. The housing element consists of: (a) an identification and analysis of existing and projected housing needs, including the local government's share of the regional housing need, (b) an inventory of resources and constraints relevant to meeting those needs; and (c) a program showing a five-year schedule of the actions to be taken to implement the housing element, including how the local government plans to meet its share of the regional housing need. On February 4, 2014, the City Council approved a Housing Element Update that was forwarded to the HCD for final approval. Given that the State requires an annual update on the implementation of the Housing Element for the preceding year (2013), the report before the City Council this evening reflects the City's efforts in implementing the goals and policies of the previous Housing Element which was approved by the City in March 2008. G-1 DISCUSSION Pursuant to Section 65400 of the State Government Code, Staff has prepared the City's Annual Report regarding the status of the City's Housing Element using the forms adopted by the Department of Housing and Community Development. The attached forms delineate the progress the City has made in meeting the regional housing needs allocation, provide a list of affordable to moderate-or lower-income households for which building permits were issued during the reporting period, and identify a total number of units for affordable to above moderate-income households for which building permits were issued based on a unit category. Table C of the Report indicates the names of the programs listed in the City's Housing Element, the objective of the program, the deadline for achieving the objective and the status of each program implementation as of the end of the annual reporting period for the 2013 calendar year. Staff believes that the goals and policies of the City's Housing Element continue to be implemented by actions taken by the City while balancing community needs, property rights, and the health, safety and welfare of the general public. As part of the annual update, the City is also required to report how it is meeting its Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA), as determined by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG). The RHNA calls for 60 residential units to be provided within the City during the 2006-2014 planning period to very low income, low income, moderate income and above moderate income households. Staff is pleased to report that the City's RHNA goal was achieved. As shown in the attached Table B, a majority of these units were provided by the recently developed and occupied Mirandela Senior Affordable Housing project. The attached Annual Report was transmitted to the Planning Commission for review on March 11, 2014. The Planning Commission made no changes to the Annual Report and approved the report on a 7-0 vote. The Annual Report is now before the City Council for its consideration. Upon Council approval, Staff will then send the report to State Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). ALTERNATIVE In addition to Staff's recommendation, the following alternative is available for the City Council's consideration: 1) Direct Staff to modify the Report, and include additional information as directed by the City Council prior to delivering the Report to the Department of Housing and Community Development. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact by approving the 2013 Annual Report and transmitting it to the State. ATTACHMENT 2013 Annual Report on the Implementation of the Rancho Palos Verdes Housing Element G-2 Department of Housing and Community Development ANNUAL HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT City Name: City of Rancho Palos Verdes Mailing Address: 30940 Hawthorne Boulevard Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 Contact Person: Leza Mikhail Title: Associate Planner -------- Phone: 310-544-5228 Fax: 310-544-5293 E-mail: lezam@rpv .com Reporting Period by Calendar Year: from January 1, 2013 to December 31. 2013 G-3 ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Housing Element Implementation (CCR Title 25 §6202 ) Jurisdiction City of Rancho Palos Verdes Reporting Period 1-Jan-13 -31-Dec-13 Table A Annual Building Activity Report Very Low-, Low-, and Moderate-Income Units and Mixed-Income Multifamily Projects Housing Development Information 1 I 2 I 3 4 5 Project Identifier AffordabOlty by Household lncemes Tenure (may be APN No .. Unit Total Untts project~or Category R=Renter Very low-Low.-Abeve p:er Moderate- address) O=Qwner Income Income loceme ~ Project 111QOme- I I ! I (9) Total of Above Moderate from Table A2 .... .... .... ... .... .... 8 8 (10) Total by income units 0 I 0 I 0 I 8 8 (Field 5) Table A .... ... .... • Report generated from Tidemar1c Ti dema rk is a tracking system used for the City of Rancho Pa los Ve rd es to document development projects and report on the status of each project. These numbers were generated for "flnaled" residential development project between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013. Housing with Financial Assistance and/or Deed Restrictions 6 7 ~~ Deed Programs forEa'ih Restrieted Development Units t--------~ ----- See I See lnstructiOns Instructions I Attachment 1 page 1of6 Housing without Financial Assistance or Deed Restrictions 8 Note ~ the nUmber of units ~ to be affordable wllhoUt fiAanclal Of deed restric;llOns and ~ 8" e~ how the jurisdiction <letermined the IJnlts were ~ Rererto~. G - 4 No. of Units Permitted for Above Moderate Table A2 Annual building Activity Report Summary for Above Moderate-Income Units (not including those units reported on Table A) Single Family 2-4 Units I 5+ Units l Second Unit Mobile Homes I I I 8* I I I • Report generated from Tidemark. Tidemark is a tracking system used for the City of Rancho Palos Verdes to document development projects and report on the status of each project. These numbers were generated for "finaled" residential development project between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013. Attachment 1 page 2 of 6 Total 8 G - 5 Table B Regional Housing Needs Allocation Progress Permitted Units Issued by Affordability Enter Calendar Year starting with the first year of 2006 I 2007 2008 2009 I 2010 the RHNA allocation period. See Example. 2011 2012 2013 RHNA I Income Level Allocation by Year Year Year Year Year Year Year I Year Income Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 I 8 I ueea I I I Restricted 16 I Very Low Non-deed 16 I I I restricted I Deed I I I I ! I Restricted 1 9 Low 10 -l~-Non-deed - restricted I l I Deed Restricted I I 1 I 8 I l I Moderate --Non-deed--11 I restricted 1 2* I Above Moderate 23 9 I 12 * I 9* 9• 5 2· 3* I 8* 1 ota1 M;nl'llM. oy GOG. 60 Enter allocation number: I I I Total Units .... .... .... 9 12* 12* 11* j 38 2 I 3 . 8 Remaining Need for RHNA Period .... .... .... .... .... • Report generated from Tidemark . Tidemark is a tracking system used for the City of Rancho Palos Verdes to document development projects and report on the status of each project. These numbers were generated for "finaled" residential development project between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013. 2014 Year 9 l J_ ---- I I I Attachment 1 page 3 of 6 Total Units Total to Date Remaining RHNA (all years) by Income Level 16 -0 10 ---0 9 --0 3 57 0 95 0 G - 6 Program Description (By Housing El ~ent Program Names) Name of Program Land Use Element I Specific Plans (Cat. 1) Development Code Amendment Program (Cat. 1) Western Avenue Specific Plan Update (Cat. 1) Table C Program Implementation Status Attachment 1 page 4 of 6 J:louslng Programs Plog~ Report -Govemme]lt Code Section 65583. Desaibe progress af all programs including Pl'Q§ress In removing regulatory barriers as identified in Housing Element . Objective Deadline Status of Program Implementation (Per the 2008 Housing Element) In H.E. • 21 new housing units were const ru cted and fi na led in between 2006 and 2007 • 12 new housing units were constructed between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008 • 11 new housing units were constructed between January 1 , 2009 and December 31 , 2009 • 38 new housing units were constructed between January 1, 201 O and December 31, 2010 • 2 new housing units were constructed 60+ Housing Units 2006-2014 and finaled between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011 • 3 new housing units were constructed and finaled between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012 • 8 new housing units were constructed and finaled between January 1, 2013 and December31, 2013 A Code Amendment that the City Council adopted : a) established a reasonable accommodations procedure for individuals with disabilities, b) established standards for single- Amendments Adopted 30-Jun-10 room occupancy facilities , c) permits emergency shelters in the CG Zone by right, and d) allows for the development of transitional and supportive housing. ·The City is in the process of updating the General Plan, which is anticipated to be completed in 2014. Following this update, the City will embark upon updating the Western Update Adopted 30-Jun-11 Avenue Specific Plan. As the current corridor is completely zoned for Commercial uses, the specific plan update may include standards for residential uses, thereby allowing mixed- use development opportunities. G - 7 Attachment 1 !Jd!:lt: 5 of6 Nam e of Program Objective Deadl ine Status of Program Imp lementation (Perth9 2008 Hous1ng Etement) lnH .E. ·The County Housing Authority reports that Section 8 Rental Assistance Program assists two resident households ·The Section 8 Rental Assistance Program 4 Housing Units for Mixed Lower City continues to assist the Housing Authority staff by (Cat. 2) Income 2008-2014 conducting a Landlord Outreach Program, informing the Housing Authority of the City's status on providing affordable housing through the existing housing stock and providing an Apartment Rental Survey to the Housing Authority. •The City approved the Crestridge Senior Affordable Housing Crestridge Senior Affordable Housing 33 Units for Lower Income project, also known as Mirandela, in 2009. A total of 33 lower Program -Mirandela (Cat. 2) Households 2008-2014 income units were approved to accommodate extremely low, very low and low income housing units. The project was completed and occupied in 2010. • City continues to track and monitor the number of second Moderate Income Second Unit Program 11 Units for Moderate Income dwelling units that are created in the City • City continues to 2006-2014 distribute and promote the development of second dwelling (Cat. 2) Households units when accessory structures are proposed • Between 2006 and 2013, five (5) second dwelling units have been approved • In 2008, two (2) market-rate housing units were purchased with the intent to sell to a qualified low-income household and a qualified moderate-income household. In 2010, a qualified Conversion of Existing Housing to 2 Moderate Income Units and 1 Low moderate-income household was identified, and the RDA- Affordable Housing (Cat. 3) Income Unit 30-Jun-09 owned unit was sold in 2011. • Pursuant to the provisions of the City's lnclusionary Housing Ordinance, a developer was required to purchase a market-rate unit and convert it to an affordable unit. In 2009, the unit was sold to a qualified low income homeowner • The City researched Federal and State laws and policies that require adoption of a reasonable accomodation Resonable Accommodate Procedure procedure, and evaluated reasonable accomodation (Cat. 3) Adopt Procedure 30-Jun-10 procedures from other California Cities• Staff drafted a reasonable accommodations ordinance that was forwarded to the Planning Commission and City Council. The City Council adopted a reasonable accommodations ordinance in 2011. • Licensed group homes serving 6 or fewer persons are a Licensed Residential Care Development permitted use in the single-family residential and multi-family Adopt Revisions 30-Jun-10 residential zoning districts. Section 17.02.020.M of the Code Revision Program (Cat. 3) Development Code states that such zones must permit "Any other use which specifically is required to be permitted in a single-family residential district by State or Federal law. G - 8 Attachment 1 page 6 of 6 Name of Program Objective Deadline Statu s of Program Implementation (Per lhe 2008 ~Sing Element) lnH.E. Density Bonus Ordinance Program • The City's Density Bonus Ordinance was updated in 2009. (Cat. 4) Adopted Ordinance 6-0ct-09 The City will continue to monitor legislation and will amend the Density Bonus Ordinance when required by law. • The City continues to manage the housing code enforcement on a complaint basis and continues to strive for Housing Code Enforcement Program voluntary compliance through the Code Enforcement Division (Cat. 4) 10 New Cases Per Month 2008-2014 • The City averaged 30 code enforcement cases per month in 2013 • The City continued to manage property maintenance and illegal construction code enforcement on a proactive basis •City managed the HIP by providing assistance to eligible homeowners in the form of grants or zero interest deferred loans (Program is administered throught the Public Works Department). Since its inception, the HIP has provided assistance to 89 households . Over the recent years, the amount of CDBG funds allocated to the City decreased by Housing Improvement Program (Cat. 5) 40 Housing Units 2008-2014 26%. This decrease coupled with administrative costs that could not be fully charged to CDBG, which required a General Fund subsidy made the program not sustainable. As such, in December 2012, the City Council decided to discontinue the HIP. The City may revive the program if it is allocated a greater amount of CDBG funds and/or another funding sources available . • City continues to promote fair housing through its participation with the LA County's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) • The following services continue to be I Fair Housing Services Program 65 Clients 2008-2014 made available through the Long Beach Fair Housing (Cat. 5) Foundation: Fair Housing Education and Outreach, Discrimination and Investigation, Random Audits, Landlord and Tenant Counseling, Unlawful Detainer Action, Consiliation, Mediation and Referrals --- • City continues to refer residents needing assistance in filing a housing descrimination complaint to the appropriate contact I Fair Housing Information Program Information Distributed 2008-2014 person(s) through the Fair Housing Foundation, California (Cat. 5) Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and HUD • City has also developed a list of contacts at the key entities handling fair housing related matters G - 9