Strategies for Addressing California's Housing Challenges Together
This presentation by Sohab Mehmood, Senior Policy Manager at HCD, discusses various strategies and approaches to tackle California's housing challenges. It covers topics such as funding, incentives, technical assistance, housing accountability, and enforcement. The content highlights programs like Prohousing Designation Program, SCAG Housing Elements, and funding sources like SB2, LEAP, and REAP. It also sheds light on the importance of early action planning grants, zoning incentives, and creating local housing trust funds to accelerate housing production and address affordability issues.
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How to Address California s Housing Challenges Together HCD Presentation Sohab Mehmood Senior Policy Manager, Housing Policy Division
HCD HCD Division of Division of Financial Financial Assistance Assistance Housing Housing Policy Policy Division Division Codes and Codes and Standards Standards Land Use and Land Use and Local Gov. Relations Data and Data and Innovation Policy and Policy and Program Program Fair housing Fair housing Housing Elements REAP 2.0 LEAP SB2 Prohousing ADUs Preservation HAU Technical Assistance
Summary of Strategies and Approaches Funding: State and federal financing and affordable housing funding programs Incentives: Prohousing Designation Program Housing Element Complaince Technical Assistance: Regional and Statewide Policy specific issues Housing Accountability and Enforcement
Prohousing Designation Program SCAG Housing Elements Due Prohousing Incentive Funding Program Legislative Housing Package 2017 2018 2020 2021 Jan. 2023 June 2023 SB2 Planning Grants NOFA: 491 jurisdictions applied! LEAP Planning Grant Program: 520 jurisdictions applied REAP Planning Grants: For Regional Planning REAP 2.0 Program 6 6TH TH Cycle RHNA Cycle RHNA
Funding SB2 and SB2 and LEAP LEAP REAP1.0 REAP1.0 REAP REAP 2.0 2.0 Accelerating Housing Production Accelerating Housing Production 6 6th th Cycle RHNA Cycle RHNA
Funding Early Action Planning Grants: Early Action Planning Grants: To help cities prepare for the 6th cycle and accelerate housing production SB2 Planning Grants LEAP Planning Grants REAP 1.0 REAP 2.0 To promote infill production, AFFH and VMT reduction Prohousing Incentive Program Development Funds and Financing Development Funds and Financing Various state and federal programs PLHA Permanent local housing allocation. Eligible uses e.g., predevelopment costs, acquisitions, etc.,
Incentives: Prohousing Designation Program Allow Allowing residential and mixed-uses by-right Zone Zoning more sites for residential or increasing densities Reduce Allowing for parking reductions Limit Limiting number of public hearings to 3 or less Adopt Adopting ADU ordinances that reduce barriers to develop ADUs Create Creating objective design and development standards Establish Establishing a local housing trust fund
Prohousing Designated Jurisdictions Los Angeles City Citrus Heights El Cerrito Fontana Oakland Roseville West County of Sacramento Placer County San Diego Sacramento Emeryville Sacramento Rancho Cordova Redwood City Fresno Needles Riverside Salinas Stockton Ukiah Yuba
Incentives: Housing Element Compliance Access to funding Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) CalTrans Sustainable Communities Grant Program (SB1) Prohousing Designation Program Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program Infill Infrastructure Grant Program (IIG) Local Housing Trust Fund Program
Overview of Housing Element Compliance in LA County 45 in compliance 44 out of compliance
Housing Element Compliance New 6thcycle requirements complexity Fair housing, sites strategies, public participation, program commitments, RHNA size. Not addressing HCD s findings multiple reviews and finding letters with same issues. Lack of available consultants multiple RFPs Pandemic and other factors impacts on timing Lack of expertise with new requirements Surge of submittals at the same time HCD s ability to provide customer service & 1:1 technical assistance Meeting statutory deadlines and quick adoptions incomplete housing elements
Technical Assistance: Statewide and Regional Regional trainings for local elected officials and planning commissioners on housing and planning. Clearinghouse of toolkits and examples to implement housing policies. Suite of model ordinances to comply with state law. Individual technical assistance on accessing Prohousing and housing element compliance.
Accountability and Enforcement Land Use and Local Government Relations Housing Accountability Unit Planning Grants & Incentives Housing Element Review Housing Element Review Technical Assistance Planning Grants Incentive Programs Technical Assistance Enforcement
HAU Structure Housing Accountability Unit Tip-Based Enforcement Proactive Enforcement Housing Element Enforcement Accessory Dwelling Units Surplus Land Act Enforcement Technical Assistance Enforcement Preservation
Moving from Technical Assistance to Enforcement
Resources Housing Element Compliance Building Blocks Prohousing Designation Program | California Department of Housing and Community Development HousingElements@hcd.ca.gov PublicLands@hcd.ca.gov Preservation@hcd.ca.gov Technical Assistance: Accelerating Housing Production | California Department of Housing and Community Development Experience (arcgis.com)
