CC 2016-03-22_10b Housing Element Update PresentationDraft Housing Element Update & Emergency Shelters
City of Arroyo Grande City Council
March 22, 2016
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Housing Element Overview
One of the Seven State-Mandated Elements of the General Plan.
Plans for the Provision of Housing for a Variety of Income Levels.
Assesses Housing Needs at the Local Level.
Requires Review
and Certification by the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
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Purpose of the Housing Element
To increase the supply of housing and the mix of housing types in an equitable manner.
To promote infill development and socioeconomic equity and protect environmental resources.
To
promote an improved jobs/housing balance.
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Housing Element Contents
Needs Assessment
Resources and Constraints Analysis
Review of Past Performance
Policy Program
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RHNA
*AMI = Area Median Income
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New Housing Element Programs:
A.15-1. The City shall establish a program to provide assistance to first-time home buyers.
B.6-1. The City shall monitor the loss of permanent workforce housing from vacation rentals
and consider modifying the Development Code to adjust for this loss.
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J.5-1. To encourage farmworker housing, the City will amend the zoning ordinance to identify farmworker housing as a residential use in the use tables.
K.2-2. The City shall amend
the Development Code to define transitional and supportive housing as residential uses per Section 65582 of the Government Code subject to the same standards that apply to other housing
in the same zone.
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Revised Program G.1-3:
The City shall amend the Development Code to allow development of up to 15 multiple-family attached units in the MF and MFA zoning districts with a Minor Use Permit subject to design
review through the Architectural Review Committee. Development of over 15 multiple-family attached units in the MF and MFA zoning districts shall require a Conditional Use Permit.
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HCD Comments:
Program K.2-1: Emergency Shelters.
Program K.2-2: Transitional and Supportive Housing.
Program A.10-3: Multi-family housing up to 20 du/acre in OMU zoning district with MUP.
Public
Participation.
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Definitions:
“Emergency shelter” means housing with minimal supportive services for homeless persons that is limited to occupancy of six months or less by a homeless person. No individual or household
may be denied emergency shelter because of an inability to pay (as defined by California Health and Safety Code Section 50801(e)).
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Definitions (Continued):
“Supportive housing” means housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by the target population, and that is linked to onsite or offsite service that assists the supportive
housing resident in retaining the housing, improving his or her health status, and maximizing his or her ability to live and, when possible, work in the community (as defined by Government
Code Section 65582). Supportive housing shall be considered a residential use of property, and shall be subject only to those restrictions that apply to other residential dwellings
of the same type in the same zone.
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Definitions (Continued):
“Target population” means persons with low incomes who have one or more disabilities, including mental illness, HIV or AIDS, substance abuse, or other chronic health condition, or individuals
eligible for services provided pursuant to the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act (Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 4500) of the Welfare and Institutions Code) and
may include, among other populations, adults, emancipated minors, families with children, elderly persons, young adults aging out of the foster care system, individuals exiting from
institutional settings, veterans, and homeless people (as defined by Government Code Section 65582).
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Definitions (Continued):
“Transitional housing” means a building or buildings configured as rental housing developments, but operated under program requirements that require the termination of assistance and
recirculation of the assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at a predetermined future point in time that shall be no less than six (6) months from the beginning of the assistance
(as defined by Section 50675.2 of the Health and Safety Code). Transitional housing shall be considered a residential use of property, and shall be subject only to those restrictions
that apply to other residential dwellings of the same type in the same zone. Transitional housing does not include state licensed residential care facilities.
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Use Table Amendment – Mixed Use Districts:
Table 16.36.030(A) Uses Permitted Within Mixed Use and Commercial Districts
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Use Table Amendment – Residential Districts:
Table 16.32.040(A) Uses Permitted Within Residential Districts
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Development Standards for Emergency Shelters:
The maximum number of beds or persons to be served nightly by an emergency shelter shall be thirty-four (34).
Off-street parking shall include one (1) vehicle parking space per three
(3) beds and one (1) space per employee on the largest shift. A covered and secured area for bicycle parking shall be provided for use by staff and clients, commensurate with demonstrated
need, but no less than a minimum of eight (8) bike parking spaces.
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Development Standards for Emergency Shelters (Cont’d):
Exterior lighting shall be provided for security purposes. The lighting shall be stationary, directed away from adjacent properties and public right-of-way, and of an intensity compatible
with the neighborhood.
Security shall be provided for residents, visitors and employees during the hours that the emergency shelter is in operation.
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Development Standards for Emergency Shelters (Cont’d):
On-site management shall be provided. The agency or organization operating the shelter shall comply with the following requirements:
a. Temporary shelters shall be available to residents
for no more than six (6) months within a twelve (12) month period. The days of stay need not be consecutive.
b. Staff and services shall be provided to assist residents to obtain permanent
shelter and income.
The provider shall have a written management plan including, as applicable, provisions for staff training, neighborhood outreach, security, screening of residents
to insure compatibility with services provided at the facility, and for training, counseling and treatment programs for residents.
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Development Standards for Emergency Shelters (Cont’d):
Appropriately sized and located exterior and interior on-site waiting and intake areas shall be provided.
Laundry facilities or services shall be provided that are adequate for the number
of residents.
Emergency shelter facilities shall provide a refuse storage area that is completely enclosed with masonry walls not less than five (5) feet high with a solid-gated opening
that is large enough to accommodate standard-sized trash and recycling bins, or other enclosures as approved by the Director of Community Development. The refuse enclosure shall be
accessible to refuse collection vehicles.
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Development Standards for Emergency Shelters (Cont’d):
The facility may provide one or more of the following specific common facilities for the exclusive use of the residents and staff:
a. Central cooking and dining room(s).
b. Recreation
room.
c. Counseling center.
d. Child care facilities.
e. Other supportive services.
Organized outdoor activities may only be conducted between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
for noise abatement purposes.
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Development Standards for Emergency Shelters (Cont’d):
An emergency shelter shall not be located within three hundred (300) feet of another emergency shelter, kindergarten through 12th grade curriculum school, child care center, or park
as measured from the closest property line.
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Advantages of Adopting HEU:
Produce and preserve affordable housing.
Provide strategies that address local housing needs.
Satisfy State law requirements.
Eligible for State and Federal funding for housing programs.
Disadvantages :
Encourage increased densities for infill sites.
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Recommendation:
The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council:
Receive public comment on the Draft Housing Element Update for the 2014-2019 Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) Cycle
and adopt a Resolution approving General Plan Amendment No. 14-002, thereby adopting a Negative Declaration and approving the Housing Element Update; and
Introduce an Ordinance amending
portions of Title 16 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code to allow emergency shelters as a permitted use in the Industrial Mixed Use (IMU) and Highway Mixed Use (HMU) zoning districts
pursuant to Housing Element Program K.2-1, and to define supportive and transitional housing as residential uses subject to the same standards that apply to other housing in the same
zone pursuant to Housing Element Program K.2-2 (Development Code Amendment 14-006).
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