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Agenda Item
ASR
Control 23-000007 |
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MEETING
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03/28/23 |
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legal entity taking action: |
Board
of Supervisors |
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board of supervisors district(s): |
All
Districts |
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SUBMITTING Agency/Department: |
OC
Public Works (Approved) |
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Department contact person(s): |
Amanda
Carr (714) 955-0601 |
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Justin
Kirk (714) 667-8895 |
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Subject: Approve
County of Orange General Plan Progress Report
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ceo CONCUR |
County Counsel Review |
Clerk of the
Board |
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Concur |
No Legal Objection |
Discussion |
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3 Votes Board Majority |
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Current
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Annual
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Staffing
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Current Fiscal Year Revenue: N/A
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Prior Board Action: 3/22/2022 #10, 3/23/2021 #4,
3/24/2020 #10, 3/26/2019 #6 |
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RECOMMENDED
ACTION(S):
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Receive and file the County of Orange
General Plan Progress Report and Housing Element Implementation. |
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Authorize the
Director of OC Public Works or designee to submit the County of Orange
General Plan Progress Report and Housing Element Implementation to the
California Department of Housing and Community Development and the Governor's
Office of Planning and Research. |
SUMMARY:
Submittal of the
County of Orange General Plan Progress Report and Housing Element
Implementation to the California Department of Housing and Community
Development and the Governor's Office of Planning and Research will ensure compliance
with Government Code Section 65400(a).
BACKGROUND
INFORMATION:
Government Code
Section 65400(a) requires that all cities and counties provide an annual
General Plan (GP) Progress Report and Housing Element (HE) Implementation
Report (Report) to the California Department of Housing and Community
Development (HCD) and the Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR)
regarding GP implementation and progress toward meeting their Regional Housing
Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation. The four previous County of Orange (County)
GP Progress Reports were approved by the Board of Supervisors (Board) on March
26, 2019, March 24, 2020, March 23, 2021, and March 22, 2022; and were
subsequently filed with HCD and OPR.
General Plan
Status
The County’s GP
contains all state-mandated elements: Land Use, Circulation (Transportation),
Housing, Resources (Conservation), Open Space, Noise and Safety and two
optional elements: Public Services and Facilities, and Growth Management. The
HE sets forth the policies and programs that each jurisdiction will undertake
to facilitate the provision of housing at all income levels during the current
planning period. The County’s Fifth Cycle HE covered the previous planning
period from 2014-2021. The County’s Sixth Cycle HE for the current planning
period (2021-2029) was submitted to HCD on December 9, 2022, for a second round
of review for compliance with state law and substantial compliance
determination. Upon receiving the determination, the Sixth Cycle HE will be
submitted to the Board for adoption.
General Plan
Implementation
State law allows
each jurisdiction to amend the elements of its GP, as needed. The GP Amendment
Land Use Element (LUE) LUE 22-01 was adopted by the Board on September 27,
2022. The amendment updated the LUE to ensure consistency with the HE and
included the following: 1) addition of a discussion regarding the applicability
of the Housing Opportunities Overlay District (HOOD) regulations to the
commercial and industrial land use categories since 2006; 2) addition of
affordable multifamily housing to the table of allowable uses in commercial and
industrial land use categories; and 3) updated demographic data specifically
regarding population density.
Zoning Code Amendment
On September 27, 2022, in conjunction LUE
22-01, the Board adopted Zoning Code Amendment CA 22-01 to amend the HOOD. This
amendment increased the base density of affordable housing developments to 70
units per acre on commercial and industrial zoned parcels and in high-density
residential zoning districts. This higher density will assist the County in
meeting its RHNA allocation and facilitate an increase in the number of
affordable multifamily rental units throughout the unincorporated areas.
Implementation of Housing Action Plan
The County’s HE contains a Housing Action
Plan that describes the policies, programs and actions the County will
undertake to facilitate the construction of new housing units and preservation
of existing housing stock during the planning period. The 2022 GP Progress
Report (Attachment B) contains information on the efforts made during 2022,
including assistance provided to first-time homebuyers.
Progress Toward
Meeting RHNA Allocation
The
2022 GP Progress Report also includes information on the County's progress
toward meeting its RHNA allocation for the current planning period on an annual
basis. Prior to each planning period, the RHNA allocation for each Orange County
jurisdiction, including the County, is developed by the Southern California
Association of Governments (SCAG) in consultation with HCD. The allocation
represents the estimated number of new housing units per income category that
are needed to meet the projected population growth during the planning period.
The
Sixth Cycle Planning Period began on October 16, 2021. The 2022 GP Progress
Report contains information on the Sixth Cycle Planning Period, as depicted in
the tables below.
The
County’s RHNA allocation for the Sixth Cycle Planning Period (2021-29) is
10,406 units and is divided among four targeted income levels: Very-Low (50
percent of Average Median Income (AMI)), Low (80 percent of AMI), Moderate (100
percent of AMI) and Above-Moderate (120 percent of AMI). The AMI for Orange
County in 2022 was $119,100, based on a four-person household.
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County
Progress Toward Meeting Sixth Cycle RHNA Allocation 2021-2029 (October
16, 2021 – December 31, 2022) |
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Income
Levels |
Extremely
Low/Very Low |
Low |
Moderate |
Above
Moderate |
Total |
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Total Units Needed 2021 - 2029 |
3,139 |
1,866 |
2,040 |
3,361 |
10,406 |
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Percent of Income Category Needed |
30.2% |
17.9% |
19.6% |
32.3% |
100% |
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Completed Units 10/16/2021 - 12/31/2021 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
26 |
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Completed Units 1/1/2022 – 12/21/2022 |
21 |
48 |
0 |
299 |
368 |
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Remaining Units Needed 2021 - 2029 |
3,118 |
1,818 |
2,040 |
3,036 |
10,012 |
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Percent of Category Need Remaining |
99.33% |
97.4% |
100% |
90.3% |
96.2% |
Source:
SCAG and County 2022
The table below reflects the number of new
housing units permitted in each supervisorial district during 2022.
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Completed
Units for New Housing Units by
Income Category and Supervisorial District 2022* |
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Supervisorial
District |
Very Low |
Low |
Moderate |
Above Moderate |
Total |
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1 |
21 |
48 |
0 |
20 |
89 |
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2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
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3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
20 |
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4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
11 |
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5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
240 |
240 |
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Total |
21 |
48 |
0 |
299 |
368 |
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County Supervisorial District Boundaries 2022-2032
The
progress toward meeting the County's Sixth Cycle Planning Period (2021-2029)
RHNA allocation will also be reported in subsequent Annual Reports.
The
Ranch Plan Planned Community
The 2022 GP
Progress Report contains information regarding updates to the Ranch Plan
Planned Community, the largest planned community still under development in the
unincorporated area. Since the grand opening of Planning Area 1 in 2013, Rancho
Mission Viejo and neighborhood builders have completed and sold/rented 1,247
housing units in Sendero PA1, of which 286 are deed-restricted senior housing
(Age Qualified) units. In addition, 107 senior affordable apartments have been leased.
Since the grand opening of PA2 in 2015 and through the end of 2019, Rancho
Mission Viejo and neighborhood builders have obtained building permits for
2,507 market rate units in Esencia PA2 and occupancy permits (closings) for
2,475 market rate units, of which 830 have been deed-restricted senior housing
(Age Qualified) units. In addition, a 112-unit affordable family apartment
project has been leased. The grand opening of Planning Area 3.1 (Rienda) was
held on April 2, 2022, and to date, 169 homes have closed (25 percent of
Planning Area 3.1). Planning Area 3.2a is scheduled for a grand opening January
2023, which will feature 145 deed-restricted senior housing (Age Qualified) and
134 market rate for sale units. Planning Area 3.2b is currently being processed
with six neighborhood builders for a total of 514 units. The grand opening for
Planning Area 3.2b is tentatively scheduled for the 4th quarter of 2023.
Housing Funding
Strategy
In June 2018, the
Board filed the Housing Funding Strategy (Strategy), which established the goal
to develop 2,700 units of supportive housing throughout Orange County. Since
the adoption of the Strategy in 2018, current projections indicate that at the
end of seven years (2025) there will be 1,643 supportive housing units produced
towards the 2,700-unit goal. This includes the current supportive housing units
in development, totaling 1,232 units, which are currently at various stages of
completion, under construction and/or in the process of obtaining financing.
There are an additional 1,046 of general affordable housing units in the
planning phase. Projecting out through 2025, there is currently a gap of 1,057
supportive housing units still needed to achieve the goal of 2,700 units of
supportive housing units. On December 17, 2019, the Board authorized issuance
of the 2020 Supportive Housing Notice of Funding Availability (2020 NOFA) with
up to $13 million and up to 200 Housing Choice Project-Based Vouchers (PBVs) to
facilitate the development of supportive housing throughout Orange County,
including unincorporated areas, and approved subsequent allocations to the 2020
NOFA making additional funding and PBVs available for supportive housing
development. To date, the County has received 19 applications requesting 367
PBVs and approximately $31.6 million in combined requests.
On December 20,
2022, the Board filed the 2022 Strategy Update (2022 Strategy), which
identifies an updated goal of producing 2,396 units of supportive housing by
2029 to meet the current needs based on the 2022 Point In Time count. Current
projections estimate a funding gap of $458 million in capital and $495 million
in operating subsidies for 2,396 units. The 2022 Strategy also includes
information on how these units are a subset of the region's RHNA unit numbers
that are being incorporated into Cities and County HE.
Supportive Housing
During the
COVID-19 Pandemic (Pandemic), the state developed the Homekey Program (Homekey)
to serve people experiencing homelessness or those who were at risk of homelessness
and who are also at risk of serious illness from the Pandemic. In Round 1 of
Homekey, the County and Jamboree Housing were awarded, as co-applicants,
$20,592,000 in Homekey funds for acquisition/capital and operation of 132 units
at the Stanton Inn and Suites and Tahiti Motel. These two sites operated as
interim housing for approximately 18 months and have now begun the capital
improvement process to transition to permanent supportive housing. The County
submitted three applications in an amount of $31.515 million for the Homekey
Round 2 in advance of the January 31, 2022, deadline for the bonus award and
geographic pools. The County was awarded all three Homekey Round 2
applications. Two projects will support the rehabilitation of motels to create
109 units of affordable and permanent supportive housing currently underway.
One of the projects began operation as interim housing in October 2022 and
provides 57 units of non-congregate shelter for individuals experiencing
homelessness and will transition to permanent supportive housing at a later
date. Additionally, the County provided funding in support of the City of
Anaheim’s Homekey Round 2 application for the Studio 6 Motel now called Anaheim
North Harbor. This project was awarded $ 21,227,959 in Homekey Round 2 funding
and currently provides 80 units of non-congregate shelter for individuals
experiencing homelessness and will transition to permanent supportive housing
at a later date.
On June 15, 2020,
the County approved Casa Paloma, a 4-story, 71-unit affordable and permanent
supportive housing project in Midway City with two manager’s units, includes 48
extremely low-income units (30 percent AMI or below), and 21 very-low-income
units (50 percent AMI or below). The proposed project was submitted and approved
under the HOOD regulations. Casa Paloma received its certificate of occupancy
on September 29, 2022, and is currently in the pre-leasing process.
On November 20, 2018, the Board authorized
the Chief Real Estate Officer to execute the purchase of 2229 S. Yale Street in
the City of Santa Ana for development of a viable site for a full-service
shelter (Yale Navigation Center). The County closed escrow on the property on
January 11, 2019. On November 19, 2019, the Board approved the Cooperation and Implementation
Agreement and Ground Lease with Shelter Providers of Orange County, Inc. dba
HomeAid Orange County to allow for the improvements on the County-owned
property. The Yale Navigation Center replaced the existing Courtyard
Transitional Center and provides up to 425 beds for individuals experiencing
homelessness from the Central Service Planning Area. On November 17, 2020, the
Board approved a contract with People Assisting the Homeless for the operations
of the shelter and supportive services to be provided to participants. The Yale
Navigation Center began operation in January 2021 and continues to provide
emergency shelter beds and support services to individuals experiencing
unsheltered homelessness in the Central Service Planning Area. The County has
developed a significant safety net of emergency shelter beds to stabilize
individuals experiencing homelessness and assist many to transition to
permanent housing.
Compliance
with CEQA: This
action is not a project within the meaning of CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 and
is therefore not subject to CEQA, since it does not have the potential for
resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a
reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. The
approval of this agenda item does not commit the County to a definite course of
action in regard to a project since the action is a submittal of an annual
Report to ensure compliance with Government Code Section 65400(a). This
proposed activity is therefore not subject to CEQA. Any future action connected
to this approval that constitutes a project will be reviewed for compliance
with CEQA.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
N/A
STAFFING IMPACT:
N/A
REVIEWING
AGENCIES:
OC Health Care Agency
OC Community Resources
ATTACHMENT(S):
Attachment A - Government Code
Section 65400(a)
Attachment B - County of Orange General Plan Progress Report