HomeMy WebLinkAboutAnnual Progress Report for 2012City of National City
General Plan Annual Progress Report
January 1 — December 31
2012
Presented to City Council
March 19, 2013
California Government Code Section 65460(a)(2) requires the City
to submit an annual progress report on the implementation of the
General Plan by April 1 for the previous calendar year. The report
is submitted to the Governor's Office of Planning and Research
(OPR) and the Department of Housing and Community
Development (HCD).
Providing the report to HCD fulfills Housing Law requirements to
report certain information, including the progress in meeting the
City's share of the regional housing needs. Furthermore,
submitting the report to the state ensures that the City remains
eligible for grants and other funding sources that are tied to the
filing of the report. The report is also submitted to SANDAG to
qualify for certain discretionary funds administered by that agency.
The report is presented as tables provided by and in accordance
with HCD requirements,
Table A — Annual Building Activity Report Summary
Very Low-, Low-, and Mixed -Income Multifamily Projects
New Construction (Unit Permits Issued)
Table A2 — Annual Building Activity Report Summary
Units Rehabilitated, Preserved, and Acquired
Pursuant to Government Code Section 65583.1(c)(1)
Table A3 — Annual Building Activity Report Summary
Above Moderate -income Units Not included in Table A
New Construction (Unit Permits Issued)
Table B — Regional Housing Needs Allocation Progress
Permitted Units Issued by Affordability
Table C Housing Element Program Implementation Status
Table D — Implementation of the General Plan
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Table A
Annual Building Activity Report Summary
Very Low-, Low-, and Mixed -Income Multifamily Projects
New Construction (Unit Permits Issued)
Project
APN, name, or
address
Unit
Category
R=Renter
O=Owner
Affordability by Household Incomes {Units)
Total
Units
!Mil
Units
Assistance
Programs
Deed
Restrictions
Affordable without
assistance or restrictions
(Attach explanation)
Very
tow-
Income
Low-
income
Moderate
-Income
Above
Moderate
-Income
4
Total Moderate and Above Moderate from Table A3
0
9
9
9
Total by income Table AIA3
0
0
0
9
9
9
L
Total Extremely Low -Income (optional)
0
Table A2
Annual Building Activity Report Summary
Units Rehabilitated, Preserved, and Acquired
Pursuant to Government Code Section 65583.1(c)(1)
Activity Type
Affordability by Household Incomes
Extremely
Lim -Income
Very Low -
Income
Low -Income
TOTAL UNITS
Document compliance with
Government Code Section 65583 1(c )(1)
Rehabilitation
Preservation of Units At -Risk
Acquisition
Total Units
0
0
0
0
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Table A3
Annual Building Activity Report Summary
Above Moderate -Income Units Not included in Table A
New Construction (Unit Permits Issued)
Household Income
Single Fannily
2 -4 Units
5+ Units
Second Unit
Mobile Homes
Total
Infill Units
Moderate -Income
0
0
Above Moderate -Income
9
9
9
Table B
Regional Housing Needs Allocation Progress
Permitted Units Issued by Affordability
Calendar Year
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011 1-2012
Total to
Date
Remaining
RHNA
Income Level
RHNA
Allocation
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Year 7
Year 8
Yea' 9
Extremely Low
and Very Low
Deed Restricted
18
60
60
0
Non -Restricted
Low
Deed Restricted
39
20
2
6
30
4
Non-Restncted
5
5
Moderate
Deed Restricted
60
0
Non -Restricted
170
170
Above Moderate
202
156
47
73
227
18
23
3
9
547
0
Total RHNA Allocation
319
Total Permitted
156
127
243
232
20
31
3
9
821
Total Remaining RHNA Need
4
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Table C
Housing Element Program Implementation Status
(January 1 — December 31, 2012)
Program
Objective
Schedule
Status
1. Rental Unit Rehabilitation Program
Provide assistance to rehabilitate 50 rental
units over the five-year period
Ongoing
No rental units rehabilitated in 2012.
2. Ownership Housing Rehabilitation
Non -Repayable Lead Based Paint Grants:
inspect 600 homes
Paint Programs (all): 200 homes
Complete by end of planning cycle
One single family unit rehabilitated in
2012.
3. Code Enforcement
The City will abate approximately 1,300
cases during this planning cycle
Ongoing
An average of over 250 housing -related
code violations abated annually.
4. Housing Inspection Program
Inspect approximately 4,000 units,
achieving closure in 90 percent of cases
Annually scheduled
An average of over 500 housing units
inspected annually.
5. Christmas in July Community
Volunteer Program
Support rehabilitation/repair of 75 houses
or 15 houses annually
Annually
No assistance provided in 2012. No
funding since 2010.
S. Apartment Management
Pursue 100 percent enforcement requiring
on -site management in complexes of nine
or more units
Ongoing Housing Assistance
Projects are inspected through other
housing and code enforcement programs.
7. Lead Hazard Control Program
410 units
Ongoing
No assistance provided in 2012. Program
completed in 2008.
B. Tool Loan Program
Lend tools as needed, based on demand
Ongoing
No assistance provided in 2012. Not
funded in 2012.
9. Healthy Homes De.tronstration
Program
Inspect 480 homes, repair/rehab 165
homes
Ongoing
No assistance provided in 2012. Program
completed in 2009.
10. MAAC/SDGE Weatherproofing
Program
Assist 35 households in weatherproofing
their homes
Ongoing
An average of over five households
assisted each month.
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Prog ram
Objective
Schedule
Status
11 Preserve Affordable Units at Risk of
Converting to Market Rate
12. Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8)
Rental Assistance Program
13. Reasonable Accommodations for
Persons with Disabilities
Conserve the affordability of 614 rental
housing units at risk of converting to
market rate housing by:
Monitoring the status of Granger
Apartments, Inter City Manor, and Plaza
Manor;
Identifying nonprofit organizations as
poential purchasers/managers of at -risk
housing units;
Exoloring funding sources available to
preserve the affordability of at risk projects,
or to construct replacement units; and/or
Assisting tenants to apply for priority status
on the Section 8 voucher/certificate
programs should a conversion takes place
Continue to provide 300 units of Section 8
project -based affordable housing at
Morgan -Kimball Towers, maintain the level
of Vnant-based Section 8 assistance and
continue tenant -based assistance to
approximately 1,044 households
Adopt procedure within one year of
certification of Housing Element
Section 8 contracts are subject to annual
or short-term renewals. The Community
Development Commission will annually
review the status of the Section 8 contracts
Ongoing
Ongoing
No at -risk units converted to market rate in
2012. The City continues to monitor
affordable units at risk of converting to
market rate.
Section 8 rental assistance has remained
at same levels through 2012.
General Plan and Land Use Code updates
adopted in June 2011.
14. Flexible Development Standards in
Selected Neighbortoods
15. Relocation of Displaced Tenants
16. Housing Stock Condition
17, Glean -up Events
Allow flexibility in certain neighborhoods to
facilitate the development of quality
housing and improve the character of the
neighborhoods
Complete the study with recommended
regulatory incentives by June 2008 and
revise the Land Use Code by December
2008
General Plan and Land Use Code updates
adopted in June 2011.
Give high priority in assisting tenant
households that are displaced from their
homes due to code enforcement issues
Es:irnate the number of dwelling units in
need of repair or replacement to focus
housing rehabilitation and replacement
efforts toward those areas in highest need
20 events
Ongoing
Initial survey completed within 12 months;
ongoing update
Four events annually
No tenants displaced due to code
enforcement issues in 2012.
Survey conducted in 2010.
Two events completed in 2012.
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Program
Objective
Schedule
Status
18. Implement Specific Plans
Fulfill RHNA goals for National City by
implementing the Downtown and Westside
Specific Plans to accommodate the
production of affordable housing
Ongoing until build out of the specific plan
area
Downtown Specific Plan adopted in 2005:
Westside Specific Plan adopted in 2010.
Continuing implementation.
19. Provide Residential Development
Informational Material to Developers
Maintain, enhance and create
informational material regarding residential
development to developers on an ongoing
and as -needed basis
Ongoing in response to development
proposals
The City maintains current information
materials and provides these to developers
in response to.deveiopment proposals.
20. GIS Database
Maintain and keep the GIS database
current in order to provide specific
development information to market infill
housing development to interested
developers
Ongoing in response to development
proposals
Database updated in 2012.
21. Community Housing Development
Organizations (CHDOs)
Identify and provide funding to CHDOs in
order to pursue additional affordable
housing projects. Provide funding to
support CHDOs in building administrative
capacity
Allocate HOME funds for CHDO activities
annually through the Consolidated
Planning process
No funding provided to CHDOs in 2012.
22. New Construction of Affordable
Housing
Assist in the production of at least 117 new
affordable housing units between 2005
and 2010, including nine extremely low
income units, nine very low income units,
39 low income units, and 60 moderate
income units. These minimum objectives
reflect the City's remaining regional
housing allocation for these income groups
with the addition of the extremely low
income category to meet new State law
Allocate HOME funds annually through the
Consolidated Planning process. Allocate
Set -Aside funds through the five-year
Redevelopment Implementation Planning
process
No assistance provided for construction in
2012,
23. Promote Assistance Programs for
Construction of Affordable Housing
Annually conduct an outreach program to
the development community to ensure
awareness of available housing programs
Annually through the Housing Element
cycle
The City was actively engaged with
affordable housing developers in 2012.
24. Update Density Bonus and Second
Unit Provisions of the Land Use Code
Comply with State law on density bonuses
Adopt updated density bonus and second
unit provisions by June 2008
Density bonus ordinance amended in
2009.
Second unit provisions amended in June
2011.
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Program
Objective
Schedule
Status
25. Communicate Production Priorities to
Prospective Developers
Specific actions over the next five years
may include:
National C'ty Facts to be updated every
year
Prepare reports of building activity when
requested by developers
Regularly purchase Assessor parcel data
that is integrated into City GIS system for
vacant properties
Presentations to Chamber of Commerce,
neighborhood councils, port tenants,
business improvement districts, etc.
Regularly participate in meetings of local
planning, developer, and business
organizations
Ongoing, in response to development
proposals and inquiries
National City Facts updated in 2012,
Annual housing permit/construction activity
reports prepared in 2012.
GIS parcel data updated in 2012.
GIS inventory of vacant and infill sites in
2012.
City participated with community groups,
businesses, neighborhood councils, and
other organizations in 2012.
26. Implementation of Housing Element
Annual Report
The City will submit annual Housing
Element reports to the California
Department of Housing and Community
Development to ensure local emphasis in
meeting the goals of the Housing Element
and propose policy changes to correct
non -achievement, if necessary
Annually, 2005-2010
Annual progress reportsubmitted in 2012
for calendar year 2011 to HCD, OPR, and
SAN DAG.
27. Implementation Design Guidelines
Improve quality of design in construction
through continued implementation of the
Design Guidelines
Ongoing basis as development is
proposed
The guidelines are applied to each project
reviewed, and developers are encouraged
to incorporate quality design in projects.
28. Initiate an Amendment of the Land
Use Code for Multi -Family Residential
Development
Adopt an amendment of the Land Use
Code to allow for administrative review of
multi -family development applications
Within 12 months of adoption of the
Housing Element
Land Use Code was updated in June
2011.
29. Initiate an Amendment of the Land
Use Code to Allow Homeless
Shelters, Emergency Shelters, and
Transitional Housing
Adopt an amendment of the Land Use
Code to allow for administrative review of
emergency shelters and to treat
transitional housing similarly to other
residential dwellings
Within 12 months of adoption of the
Housing Element
Land Use Code was updated in June
2011.
30. Compliance with Fair Housing
Requirements of Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG)
and HOME Programs
Ccn:inue to implement actions to address
fair housing issues through the CDBG and
HOME -funded activities
Develop actions annually to be undertaken
to address fair housing impediments
identified in the Al as part of the annual
Consolidated Action Plan process
Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing
Choice prepared in 201D.
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Program
Objective
Schedule
Status
31. Continue Cooperation and Support of
Fair Housing Counseling and
Enforcement Organizations
Continue to implement open, fair housing
practices and sufficient resources are
mace available to assure informed housing
consumers and suppliers
Annually evaluate the services provided by
the fair housing counseling and
enforcement organizations to ensure
services are provided, and revise contracts
where appropriate
'The City conducted its annual review and
funding process for service providers with
public hearings in 2012,
32. Fair Housing Training
In new projects with 10 units or more
require the training of staff in Fair Housing
administration
Ongoing on a project -by -project basis
when needed
Property manager compliance through
contract agreements and training through
the Fair Housing Council of San Diego.
33. Update Land Use Code
Remove definition of "family" from zoning
code
Within 12 months of adoption of the
Housing Element
Land Use Code updated in June 2011.
34. State Energy Conservation Standards
Achievement
Achieve State energy conservation
standards for housing
Ongoing as part of the Building Permit
process
2010 California Energy Codes adopted in
2010.
35. Incentives for Energy Efficient
Development
Reduce energy use per capita in new and
rehabilitated housing
Develop incentives and adopt as part of
the Land Use Code by June 2008
Land Use Code updated in June 2011.
Energy Roadrnap adopted in 2012.
36. Solar Access Standards
Reduce energy use per capita in new
housing
Revise the City's Design Guidelines to
include solar access standards by June
2008
Land Use Code updated in June 2011.
37. Green Building Program
Reduce the effects of global warming
Revise the City's Design Guidelines to
include Green Building Standards by
December 2008
Land Use Code and Climate Action Plan
adopted in June 2011, Energy Road map
adopted in 2012.
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Table D
Implementation of the General Plan
Program ! Activity
Progress I Status
General Plan
The General Plan was comprehensively updated in 2011 in compliance with DPR guidelines and Government Code
Section 65040.2_
Land Use (Zoning) Code
The Land Use Code was comprehensively updated in 2011 in conjunction with the Ge.ieral Plan Update.
Downtown Specific Plan
The Downtown Specific Plan was amended in 2011 to be consistent with Ganeral Plan.
Marina District Vision Plan
Joint Port District and City land use planning study was completed, public meetings held, direction given to
implement, and RFC) released for developer qualifications/proposals.
Westside Infill TOD Project
Community meetings were held, project entitlements approved, design development completed, and environmental
remediation plan conditionally approved.
Transportation, Circulation, and Mobility
Ongoing Safe Routes to School project phases completed.
Ongoing ADA improvement projects completed.
Plaza Boulevard Widening Project engineering and right-of-way acquisition.
8th Street Corridor Smart Growth Revitalization Project design engineering.
Facilities, Infrastructure, and Utilities
Ongoing street resurfacing and slurry sealing projects.
Ongoing sewer and drainage system improvements.
Ongoing building and facility renovations.
Park Improvements
Ongoing park improvements projects at El Toyon Park, Las Palmas Park, and Kimball Park
Regional Planning
Collaboration with SANDAG in Series 13 Regional Growth Forecast.
Participation in SANDAG regional planning programs and initiatives through technical and policy committees.
Participation with regional and local agencies and organizations on relevant planning initiatives, such as
sustainability, energy, climate change, sea level rise, electric vehicle infrastructure, transportation, and joint use,
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