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MEMORANDUM
RANCHO PALOS VERDES
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
HONORABLE MAYOR &CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
JOEL ROJAS,COMMU~LOPMENT
DIRECTOR U
APRIL 17,2012
SUBJECT:2011 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES HOUSING
ELEMENT
REVIEWED:CAROLYN LEHR,CITY M~ER 0.52-
Project Manager:Leza Mikhail,Associate Planner~
RECOMMENDATION
Direct Staff to forward the City's Annual Progress Report on the implementation of the
Rancho Palos Verdes Housing Element for the 2011 calendar year to the Department
of Housing and Community Development (HCD)and the State Office of Planning and
Research (OPR).
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.
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 H-1
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 2011 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 27,2012.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 (aPR)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 Counoil prior to delivering the Report to the Department of Housing and
Community Development.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact by approving the 2011 Annual Report and transmitting it to the
State.
ATTACHMENT
2011 Annual Report on the Implementation ofthe Rancho Palos Verdes Housing Element
H-2
Jurisdiction
ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Housing Element Implementation
(CCR Title 25 §6202 )
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Attachment 1
page 1 of6
Reporting Period 1-Jan-11 -31-Dec-11
Table A
Annual Building Activity Report
Very Low-, Low-,and Moderate-Income Units and Mixed-Income Multifamily Projects
Housing Development Information
Housing with Financial
Assistance and/or
Deed Restrictions
Housing without
Financial Assistance
or Deed Restrictions
(9)Total of Above Moderate from Table A2 ~
(10)Total by income units
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•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 1,2011 and December 31,2011.
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Table A2
Annual building Activity Report Summary for Above Moderate-Income Units
(not including those units reported on Table A)
Attachment 1
page 2 of6
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Single Family 2 -4 Units 5+Units Second Unit Mobile Homes Total
No.of Units Permitted for 2*2AboveModerate
*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 1,2011 and December 31,2011.
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Table B
Regional Housing Needs Allocation Progress
Permitted Units Issued by Affordability
Attachment 1
page 3 of6
Enter Calendar Year starting with the first year of 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014theRHNAallocationperiod.See Example.Total Units Total
to Date Remaining RHNA
RHNA Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year
(all years)by Income Level
Income Level Allocation by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9IncomeLevel
Ueea 16 16Restricted16 0VeryLowNon-deed
restricted
Deed 1 9 .10Restricted10 0LowNon-deed
restricted
Deed 1 8 9Restricted11 0ModerateNon-deed 1 2*3restricted
Above Moderate 23 9 12 *9*9*5 2*46 0
lotal RHNA by COG.60Enterallocationnumber:84
Total Units ~~~9 12*12* 11*38 2 0
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 1,2011 and December 31,2011.
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Table C
Program Implementation Status
Attachment 1
page 4 of6
Land Use Element I Specific Plans
(Cat.1)
Development Code Amendment Program
(Cat.1)
Western Avenue Specific Plan Update
(Cat.1)
Section 8 Rental Assistance Program
(Cat.2)
60+Housing Units
Amendments Adopted
In Progress
4 Housing Units for Mixed Lower
Income
2006-2014
30-Jun-10
30-Jun-11
2008-2014
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•21 new housing units were constructed and finaled 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 1,2010 and December 31,2010
• 2 new housing units were constructed and finaled between
January 1,2011 and December 31,2011
Code Amendment that the City Council adopted:a)
established a reasonable accommodations procedure for
individuals with disabilities,b)established standards for single-
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 2013.Following this
update,the City will embark upon updating the Western
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.
•The County Housing Authority reports that Section 8 Rental
Assistance Program assists two resident households·The
City continues to assist the Housing Authority staff by
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.
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Crestridge Senior Affordable Housing
Program -Mirandela (Cat.2)
Moderate Income Second Unit Program
(Cat.2)
Conversion of Existing Housing to
Affordable Housing (Cat.3)
Resonable Accommodate Procedure
(Cat.3)
Licensed Residential Care Development
Code Revision Program (Cat.3)
Density Bonus Ordinance Program
(Cat.4)
33 Units for Lower Income
Households
11 Units for Moderate Income
Households
2 Moderate Income Units and 1 Low
Income Unit
Adopted Procedure
Adopt Revisions
Adopted Ordinance
2008-2014
2006-2014
30-Jun-09
30-Jun-10
In Progress
6-0ct-09
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•The City approved the Crestridge Senior Affordable Housing
project,also known as Mirandela,in 2009.A total of 33 lower
income units were approved to accommodate extremely low,
very lo.w and low income housing units.The project was
completed and occupied in 2010
•City continues to track and monitor the number of second
dwelling units that are created in the City'City continues to
distribute and promote the development of second dwelling
units when accessory structures are proposed'Between 2006
and 2011,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
moderate-income household was identified,and the RDA-
owned unit was sold in 201'1.•Pursuant to the provisions of
the City's Inclusionary 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
procedure,and evaluated reasonable accomodation
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.
•The City will identify by Code section the licensed residential
care facilities that must be treated like single-family
residences'Amend the multi-family zones to state that
licensed goup homes serving 6 or fewer persons are permitted
by right·May include spacing or over concentration
requirements'The Code Amendment will be process in 2012
•The City's Density Bonus Ordinance was updated in 2009.
The City will continue to monitor legislation and will amend the
Density Bonus Ordinance when required by law.
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Housing Code Enforcement Program
(Cat.4)
Housing Improvement Program (Cat.5)
Fair Housing Services Program
(Cat.5)
Fair Housing Information Program
(Cat.5)
10 New Cases Per Month
40 Housing Units
65 Clients
Information Distributed
2008-2014
2008-2014
2008-2014
2008-2014
•The City continues to manage the housing code enforcement
on a complaint basis and continues to strive for voluntary
compliance through the Code Enforcement Division •The City
averaged 30 code enforcement cases per month in 2011 •
The City continued to manage property maintenance and
illegal construction code enforcement on a proactive basis
•City continues to manage 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
•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
made available through the Long Beach Fair Housing
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
person(s)through the Fair Housing Foundation,California
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
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