Title: CommunityBased Organizations
1Community-Based Organizations Stakeholder
Meeting January 17, 2008
2- What is a Housing Element?
- A mandated chapter of Santa Anas comprehensive
General Plan - General Plan guides future growth in Santa Ana.
Chapters include - - land use
- - transportation
- - parks and recreation
- - public safety
- The Housing Element sets policy it does not
regulate the development, design, and location of
housing, etc. -
3- Legal Background
- Government Code, 65584 requires all cities have
a adequate housing element - Housing Element has specific and detailed
statutory requirements - Housing Element must be consistent with other
state/federal statutes and planning mandates - Required to address the production,
rehabilitation, and conservation of housing in
Santa Ana
4- Housing Element Outreach
- Community Workshops
- Community/Business Outreach
- Stakeholder Workshop
- City Council Visioning
- Commission Study Sessions
- Public Hearings
5- Housing Element Steps
- Step 1 Assess housing needs of residents,
workforce, special groups - Step 2 Inventory resources and constraints to
meet housing needs - Step 3 Evaluate housing programs and gaps in
meeting housing needs - Step 4 Develop policies and programs to meet
unmet housing needs
6- Where is Santa Ana today?
- 27 square miles in size
- 350,000 plus residents (9th largest)
- Center of Orange County
- Dense community (13th)
- Diverse, urban and international
- Gateway community into California
7- Our Residents
- Predominantly Hispanic, international, 50 of
residents foreign born - Primarily family-oriented with children median
age of 27 years - Predominantly families with five members also
intergenerational - Source
- U.S. Census, 2000
8What types of industries are in Santa Ana?
- Our Economy
- Santa Ana offers about 150,000 jobs in diverse
range of industries - Approximately 2 jobs per 1 household matches
average 2 workers/family - Clusters manufacturing, professional, government
administration, trades -
- Source
- Employment Development Department, 2007
9What occupations do Santa Ana residents hold?
- Employment
-
- Approximately 158,000 residents employed
- Three clusters
- Sales/Office
- Production
- Services
- Residents primarily work in low-moderate income
occupations - Source
- Employment Development Department, 2007
- American Community Survey, 2006
10What do we earn in household income?
- Household Income
- Housing Element law specifies four income groups
for households - Median income in 2006 Orange County 78,300
Santa Ana 54,000 - 60 of Santa Ana hhlds earn lower income, or less
than 63,000 - Source
- U.S. Census, 2000
Notation Household income thresholds based on
family of four and according to State Housing
Element income guidelines.
11- Where do we live?
- Diverse mosaic of neighborhoods with rich
cultural fabric - City focusing on creating great places
- - quality housing
- - parks and recreation
- - public safety
- Source
- City of Santa Ana, CDA
12- Key Neighborhood Services
- Fire and Police Service
- Traffic and Safe Routes
- Parks and Open Space
- Recreation/Culture
- Code Enforcement
- Revitalization Efforts
13What kind of housing does Santa Ana provide?
- Our Housing
- Santa Ana offers about 75,000 housing units
- Predominantly single-family housing types
- Homeownership-renter ratio is nearly 50-50
- Vacancy rate is low around 2 percent
- Source
- Department of Finance, 2007
- U.S. Census, 2000
Single-family Homes 45
Apartments Homes 41
Mobile Homes 5
14When was Santa Anas housing built?
- Housing Age
- Housing was primarily built during 40 year period
(1950-89) - Built primarily before more modern building and
design standards - Older housing stock suggests continued need for
rehabilitation - Source
- U.S. Census, 2000
15How much does it cost to buy a home?
- Housing Prices
- Home prices more than doubled since 1999
- Median prices vary by product, quality, by size,
and location - Requires approximately 100,000 in income for
1st time homebuyer, except mobile homes - Source
- Data Quick Real Estate Surveys, 2007
- Federal Affordability Standards, 2007
Mobile home prices do not include space rents
16What do apartments rent for in Santa Ana?
- Apartment Rents
- Low vacancy rate drives up apartment rents 50
since 1999 - Current rents range from 1,050 to 1,900/unit
- Requires an income of
- - 44,000 for 1 bdrm
- - 55,000 for 2 bdrm
- - 68,000 for 3 bdrm
- Source
- Real Facts Apartment Surveys, 2007
- Federal Affordability Standards, 2007
17Many residents are overpaying/or doubling up
- Housing Problems
- 7 of 10 households overpay for or live in
overcrowded housing - Affects large families, low income, seniors
special needs groups - Affects more renters than homeowners, but
still high for owners - Source
- U.S. Census, 2000
Overcrowding is defined as a housing
arrangement where the number of occupants
exceeds the number of habitable rooms in a home.
18Key Goals in 2000-2005 Housing Element
- Promote variety of housing types to accommodate
needs. - Incrementally improve substandard housing .
- Preserve housing opportunities for lower income
households. - Maintain, preserve, and revitalize neighborhoods
. - Promote the preservation of historic homes ..
19- New Construction
- State Housing Element law requires cities to
address future growth - SCAG prepares RHNA every 5 years that indicates
housing need - Cities must designate land, adopt regulations,
and allocate funds to facilitate new housing
20Construction Goals Progress (2000-2005)
- Construction Need
- Goal City was required to plan for 1,339 units
at four affordability levels - Progress Met above-mod req limited progress in
low-mod income reqs - Challenge How to address low-mod housing
requirement - Source
- City of Santa Ana HCD Progress Report
21Housing Construction Goals for 2006-2014
- Housing Goals
- Santa Ana is required to plan for 3,393 new units
between 2006 and 2014 - Includes apartments, condominiums, and
single-family homes - Housing prices must be affordable to all income
levels in Santa Ana - Source
- Southern Cal. Association of Governments
22- Housing Approved
- City Place
- MacArthur Place
- Santiago Lofts
- New Opportunities
- Metro East Overlay
- Renaissance SP
23Substandard housing units in Santa Ana
- Rehabilitation Need
- Santa Ana has up to 16,000 substandard housing
units - Definitions estimates vary, issues include
- - unpermitted add-ons
- - incomplete kitchen/
- - incomplete plumbing
- - unvented heating
- Source
- 2005-2009 Consolidated Plan
24Rehabilitation Goals Progress (2000-2005)
- Housing Rehabilitation
- Goal Improve substan-dard housing to a decent,
safe, sanitary condition - Progress Exceeded all goals for 2000-2005
- Challenge Continue progress, yet needs far
exceed resources - Source
- 2004-2005 CAPER
25- Rehab Projects
- Cornerstone Villages (513 afford. family units)
- Ross Durant Apt. (48 afford. family
units) - Howard Johnson motel (89 low income sr. units)
- 6th Street Apartments (24-units near MetroLink)
- Source
- City of Santa Ana, CDA
26Subsidized Affordable Housing in Santa Ana
- City has approximately 2,500 assisted affordable
units - Affordable housing to 1,600 families 800 senior
households - 60 of affordable units could revert to market
rates by 2025 - Source
- 2005-2009 Consolidated Plan
27- Housing Preservation
- Goal Preserve affordable units at-risk of
conversion to market rents - Progress Currently rehabbed and preserved
numerous projects - Challenge Limited public funding for
preservation and changing market forces
(potential rents)
28- Special Needs Groups
- State HCD is increasingly focusing on housing
special needs groups and their relationship to
fair housing law - SB520 Analysis of land use, zoning, building
codes, and permit processes for housing for
people with disabilities, such as licensed care
facilities - SB2 Allowing transitional and supportive housing
by right in all residential neighborhoods and
emergency shelters by right in a zone
29Special Needs Groups
- Special Needs
-
- 2006-2014 Housing Element also must addresses
special needs - Ranges from 1,800 homeless to 32,000 large
families (40 of hhlds) - Special needs groups experience higher rates and
severity of problems - Source
- U.S. Census, 2000
- 2005-2009 Consolidated Plan
30Who Needs Housing?
We All Do