UNION CITY HOUSING ELEMENT Adopted January 27, 2015 Certified by HCD February 19, 2015
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UNION CITY HOUSING ELEMENT Adopted January 27, 2015 Certified by HCD February 19, 2015 Union City 2040 GENERAL PLAN UPDATE This page is intentionally left blank. City of Union City Housing Element Update 2015-2023 Adopted January 27, 2015 Certified by HCD February 19, 2015 HOUSING ELEMENT CREDITS Union City City Council Carol Dutra-Vernaci, Mayor Lorrin Ellis, Vice Mayor Emily Duncan, Councilmember Pat Gacoscos, Councilmember Jim Navarro, Councilmember Planning Commission Jo Ann Lew, Chairperson Froilan (Roy) Panlilio, Vice Chair Raymond Gonzales, Jr. Commissioner Leo Guio, Commissioner Gurnam (Gary) Singh, Commissioner Harpal Mann, Alternate Dave Sweilem, Alternate City Staff Larry Cheeves, City Manager Joan Malloy, Economic and Community Development Director Carmela Campbell, Planning Manager Vern Smith, Housing and Community Development Coordinator Consultants Mintier Harnish Larry Mintier, FAICP, Principal Chelsey Norton Payne, AICP, Project Manager Dov Kadin, Planner Allison Ferrini, Research Assistant LIST OF ACRONYMS AAGR - Average Annual Growth Rate ABAG - Association of Bay Area Governments ACS - American Community Survey ACWD - Alameda County Water District ADWF - Average Dry Weather Flow AHIP - Affordable Housing Innovation Program Loan Fund AMI - Area Median Income ARM - Adjustable Rate Mortgage ARRA - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act BART - Bay Area Regional Transit CalHFA - California Housing Finance Agency CDBG - Community Development Block Grant Program CHAS - Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy CHDAP - CalHFA California Homebuyer's Downpayment Assistance Program COG - Council of Governments CRA - Community Reinvestment Act CRIL - Community Resources for Independent Living CUP - Conditional Use Permit CYES - California Youth Energy Service DOF - Department of Finance EAH - Ecumenical Association for Housing EDD - California Employment Development Department FMR - Fair Market Rent FRM - Fixed Rate Mortgage GIS - Geographic Information System HACA - Housing Authority of the County of Alameda HCD - California Department of Housing and Community Development HCEB - Housing Consortium of the East Bay HCVP - Housing Choice Voucher Program HELP - Hospital Elder Life Program HIV/AIDS - Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome HMIS - Homeless Management Information Systems HOME - HOME Investment Partnership Program HUD - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development LEED - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design LHTF - Local Housing Trust Fund Program LIHTC - Low-income Housing Tax Credit MCC - Mortgage Credit Certificate MFI - Median Family Income MGD - Million Gallons per Day NACWA - National Association of Clean Water Agencies NSP - Neighborhood Stabilization Program OPR - Office of Planning and Research PBV - Project-Based Voucher PDA - Priority Development Area PG&E - Pacific Gas and Electric PPH - Population per Household RDLP - Residential Development Loan Program RHNA - Regional Housing Needs Allocation RHNP - Regional Housing Need Plan SAVE - Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments SOCDS - State of the Cities Data Systems SRO - Single Room Occupancy SSI - Supplemental Security Income USD - Union Sanitary District USDA - U.S. Department of Agriculture YFSH - Youth, Family, Seniors, and Health General Plan and Zoning Acronyms A - Agricultural CC - Community Commercial CN - Neighborhood Commercial CR - Retail Commercial CS - Specialty Commercial CSMU - Station Mixed-Use Commercial OS - Open Space PI - Private Institutional RM - Multifamily Residential RS - Single Family Residential Housing Union City General Plan Element Update TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 5.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 5-1 Overview of State Requirements .......................................................................................................... 5-1 General Plan and Housing Element Consistency ................................................................................. 5-2 Public Participation ............................................................................................................................... 5-3 Major Findings ...................................................................................................................................... 5-4 Section 5.2 Existing Needs Assessment ....................................................................................... 5-9 Demographic and Employment Profile ................................................................................................. 5-9 Population, Household, and Employment Projections ........................................................................ 5-17 Household Characteristics and Housing Supply ................................................................................ 5-18 Housing Affordability ........................................................................................................................... 5-32 Special Housing Needs ....................................................................................................................... 5-44 Section 5.3 Future Needs Assessment ........................................................................................ 5-58 Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) ...................................................................................... 5-58 Section 5.4 Resource Inventory .................................................................................................... 5-59 Projects Planned Since January 1, 2014 ............................................................................................ 5-59 Sites Inventory .................................................................................................................................... 5-60 RHNA Summary ................................................................................................................................. 5-95 Adequacy of Public Facilities, Services, and Infrastructure ................................................................ 5-97 Inventory of Local, State, and Federal Housing and Financing Programs ......................................... 5-98 Assisted Housing Projects Eligible for Conversion ........................................................................... 5-102 Energy Conservation ........................................................................................................................ 5-108 Section 5.5 Potential Housing Constraints ................................................................................ 5-109 Potential Governmental Constraints ................................................................................................. 5-110 Potential Non-Governmental Constraints ......................................................................................... 5-134 Section 5.6 Evaluation Of Existing (2010) Housing Element ................................................... 5-138 Review of Existing (2010) Housing Element..................................................................................... 5-138 Section 5.7 Goals, Policies, and Programs..................................................................................... 5-157 Appendices .................................................................................................................................... 5-177 Appendix A: References ...................................................................................................................... A-1 Appendix B: AB1233 Un-Accommodated Need Calculation............................................................ B-1 Appendix C: Stakeholder Workshop Summary................................................................................. C-1 Appendix D: SB 520 Analysis Questions ........................................................................................... D-1 Appendix E: Glossary .......................................................................................................................... E-1 Union City Housing Element Page 5-i Adopted January 27, 2015 LIST OF TABLES Table 5-1 Population Growth .................................................................................................................................. 5-10 Table 5-2 Population and Household Trends........................................................................................................... 5-11 Table 5-3 Age Characteristics ................................................................................................................................. 5-12 Table 5-4 Population by Race and Ethnicity ........................................................................................................... 5-13 Table 5-5 Household Income Distribution .............................................................................................................. 5-14 Table 5-6 Employment by Occupation .................................................................................................................... 5-15 Table 5-7 Civilian Labor Force Unemployment Rate ............................................................................................. 5-16 Table 5-8 Population Projections ............................................................................................................................. 5-17 Table 5-9 Employment Projections ........................................................................................................................