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Home My WebLink About8.1 Attch 1 Hsng Prog 20-24City of Dublin Housing Element (2009-2014) 4. Removal of Governmental Constraints Under State law, the Housing Element must address, and where legally possible, remove governmental constraints affecting the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing. The following programs are designed to mitigate government constraints on residential development and facilitate development of housing affordable to lower and moderate income households, including families, seniors, and persons with special needs. Program 18: Fee Deferment or Amortization The City will continue to offer deferment or amortization of planning/development fees for senior housing units and affordable units for lower and moderate income households to reduce the initial cost impact on an affordable housing project. The City will determine on a case-by-case basis the financial need of the project and the most appropriate type of assistance based on the City's Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance. Financing: Inclusionary Zoning In-Lieu Fee Fund Implementation Community Development Department; Planning Conmiission; and City Responsibility: Council Timeframe and • Assist 100 units through the deferment or amortization of fees, subject Objectives: to funding availability (15 extremely low, 25 very low, 35 low, and 25 moderate income units). Relevant Policies: Policy A.2 Program 18: Universal Design Ordinance In 2007, the City adopted a Universal Design Ordinance that requires new single-family home developers to install base universal design features in all single-family developments of 20 or more homes. The Universal Design Ordinance is substantially the same as the Model Universal Design Local Ordinance adopted by the California Department of Housing and Community Development. Financin : Permit processing fees Implementation Responsibility: Community Development Department • Produce a brochure on universal design, resources for design Timeframe and approaches, and compliance with City requirements in 2009. Brochure Objectives: and other related information will be posted at the City website and distributed at public counters. Relevant Policies: Policy A.4; Policy A.7 Program 20: Reasonable Accommodation Circumstances may arise when it would be reasonable to accommodate requests from persons with disabilities to relax a setback requirement or another standard of the Zoning Ordinance to ensure that homes arc accessible for the mobility impaired. Reasonable accommodation may also be needed to relax development standards, land use controls, and other zoning policies to facilitate the development of housing for persons with disabilities. Whether a particular modification is reasonable depends on the circumstances, and must be decided on a case-by-case basis. The City will adopt a formal ministerial process for persons with disabilities to seek relief from the strict or literal application of development standards to enable them to enjoy their dwellings like other residents in Dublin, and to grant accommodations for new development of housing for persons with disabilities. 17 ATTACHMENT 1 City of Dublin Housing Element (2009-2014) Dublin's Zoning Ordinance defines a "family" as one or more persons occupying a dwelling and living as a single, non-profit housekeeping unit, as distinguished from a group occupying a hotel, chub, fraternity or sorority house. A family includes any servants and four or fewer boarders. Based on court decisions, the definition of family should not distinguish between related and unrelated persons and should not impose limitations on the number of persons that may constitute a family. Because six or fewer disabled persons could be considered "boarders" of a licensed community care facility, the City's current definition of family can be viewed as a potential constraint on housing for persons with disabilities. The City will revise its definition to eliminate references to the number of individuals that can comprise a single housekeeping unit. Financing: Minor administrative cost to the City Implementation Community Development Department Responsibility: Timeframe and • Revise Zoning Ordinance to amend definition of "family" and to Objectives: prepare a formal reasonable accommodation procedure within one year of the adoption of the Housing Element. Relevant Policies: Policy A.4; Policy A.7 Program 21: Emergency Shelters The term "Emergency Shelter" means a housing facility maintained to provide a temporary, short- term residence for homeless individuals or families offering limited supplemental services for the homeless population year-round, provided no facility is used for more than a month at a time by any individual or family. An Emergency Shelter may be accessory to a public or civic type use. Currently, emergency shelters are conditionally permitted in the C-O, C-N, C-1, C-2, M-P, M-1, and M-2 zoning districts, and subject to the approval of the Planning Commission. The Zoning Ordinance will be amended to permit emergency shelters with a ministerial permit within the M-1 zone district pursuant to SB 2 enacted in 2007. The M-1 zone district covers approximately 180 acres on 67 parcels in Dublin. The parcels are located along transportation routes and are developed with a mix of light industrial, office, and warehousing uses. Adequate capacity exists either through redevelopment of older uses or through adaptive reuse of older structures to accommodate at least one year-round emergency shelter to accommodate the City's estimated homeless population of 39. Financing: Minor administrative cost to the City Implementation Community Development Department; Planning Commission; and City -Responsibility: Council Timeframe and Revise the Zoning Ordinance within one year of the adoption of the Objectives: Housing Element to accommodate Emergency Shelters consistent with SB 2. Relevant Policies: Policy A.4; Policy A.6; Policy D.2 Program 22: Transitional Housing SB 2 adopted in 2007 mandates that local jurisdictions must address housing options for the homeless including transitional housing. California Health and Safety Code (Section 50675.2) defines "transitional housing" and "transitional housing development" as buildings configured as rental housing developments, but operated under program requirements that call for the termination of assistance and recirculation of the assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at some predetermined future point in time, which shall be no less than six months. This definition of 18 City of Dublin Housing Element (2009-2014) transitional housing does not encompass all transitional housing facilities regulated by the City of Dublin, particularly those that operate similar to group quarters and charge fees rather than rents. The Zoning Ordinance will be amended to clarify the permitting requirements for transitional housing facilities. For transitional housing that operates as group housing, the City's permitting requirements for community care facilities apply, consistent with the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act. For transitional housing that is regular housing, such housing will be permitted where similar housing is otherwise permitted. Financing: Minor administrative cost to the City Implementation Community Development Department; Planning Commission; and City Responsibility: Council • Revise the Zoning Ordinance to accommodate transitional housing Timeframe and consistent with SB 2 within one year of the adoption of the Housing Objectives: Element. • Facilitate the development of transitional housing for persons with disabilities and extremely low income households using in-lieu fees. Relevant Policies: Policy A.1; Policy A.4; Policy A.6; Policy A.7; Policy D.2 Program 23: Supportive Housing SB 2 adopted in 2007 mandates that local jurisdictions must address housing options for the homeless including supportive housing. California Health and Safety Code (Section 50675.2) defines "supportive housing" as housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by a target population defined in Health & Safety Code Section 53260 (i.e. low income persons with mental disabilities, AIDS, substance abuse or chronic health conditions or persons whose disabilities originated before the person turned 18) and that is linked to onsite or offsite services that assist 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. This definition does not encompass all forms of supportive housing, which can be accommodated in single-family homes, multi-family units, or group quarters. Currently, the Zoning Ordinance does not address supportive housing. To facilitate and encourage the provision of supportive housing in Dublin, the Zoning Ordinance will be amended to clarify the permitting requirements for supportive housing facilities. For supportive housing that operates as group housing, the City's permitting requirements for community care facilities apply, consistent with the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act. For supportive housing that is regular housing, such housing will be permitted where similar housing is otherwise permitted. Financing: Minor administrative cost to the City Implementation Community Development Department; Planning Commission, and City Responsibility: Council • Revise the Zoning Ordinance to accommodate supportive housing Timeframe and consistent with SB 2 within one year of the adoption of the Housing Objectives: Element. • Facilitate the development of supportive housing for persons with disabilities and extremely low income households using in-lieu fees. Relevant Policies: Policy A.1; Policy A.4; Policy A.6; Policy A.7; Policy D.2 19 City of Dublin Housing Element (2009-2014) Program 24: Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Units An SRO unit is a one-room unit intended for occupancy by a single individual. It is distinct from a studio or efficiency unit, in that a studio is a one-room unit that must contain a kitchen and bathroom. Although SRO units are not required to have a kitchen or bathroom, many SROs today have one or the other. Currently, the Zoning Ordinance does not expressly address SROs. The Zoning Ordinance will be amended to facilitate and encourage the provision of SROs consistent with AB 2634 enacted in 2007. SROs will be conditionally permitted in the C-2 (General Commercial) zone. Criteria that would be used to review Conditional Use Permit (CUP) applications for SROs pertain to performance standards. Potential conditions for approval of these facilities may include hours of operation, parking, security, loading requirements, and management. Conditions would be similar to those for other similar uses in the same zones. The required findings for approval of a CUP are stated in Section 8.100.060 of the Zoning Ordinance and are the same findings currently required for approval of large community care facilities. Financing: Minor administrative cost to the City Implementation Community Development Department; Planning Commission; and City Responsibility: Council • Revise the Zoning Ordinance within one year of the adoption of the Timeframe and Housing Element to accommodate Single Room Occupancy units Objectives: consistent with AB 2634. • Encourage the inclusion of SRO/efficiency units in large-scale developments to offer a range of housing choices. Relevant Policies: Policy A.1; Policy A.4; Policy A.6; Policy A.7; Policy D.2 S. Promotion of Equal Housing Opportunity To adequately meet the housing needs of all segments of the community, the Housing Plan must include program(s) that promotes housing opportunities for all persons regardless of race, religion, sex, family status, marital status, ancestry, national origin, color, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, source of income, or any other arbitrary factor. Program 25: Equal Housing Opportunity The City of Dublin contracts through Alameda County with ECHO Housing to investigate fair housing complaints and provide fair housing counseling and mediation services. The City's Housing Coordinator/Specialist is the point-of-contact for fair housing complaints, information requests, and referrals to ECHO housing. Financin : CDBG; minor administrative cost to the City Implementation Community Development Department; ECHO Housing; and Alameda Responsibility: County Community Development Agency • Provide referrals to appropriate agencies for services. • Distribute fair housing information to public locations. Timeframe and • Post information on the City website. Objectives: • Distribute information to real estate agents, rental property owners/managers, and financial institutions in Dublin. • Participate in Alameda County's Impediments to Fair Housing Study through the CDBG program. Relevant Policies: Policy D. I; Policy D.2; Policy D.3 20