Table of Contents City of Irvine 2010 - 2014 Consolidated Plan I. Executive Summary ................................................................................................... I-1 A. What is the Consolidated Plan? .............................................................................. I-1 B. Purpose of the Consolidated Plan ........................................................................... I-1 C. Community Vision ................................................................................................... I-2 D. Major Components of the Consolidated Plan .......................................................... I-3 E. Consolidated Plan Summary .................................................................................. I-3 II. Community Profile ......................................................................................................II-1 A. City in the Past .......................................................................................................II-1 B. City Today: Demographics ......................................................................................II-3 C. Business Climate ....................................................................................................II-4 III. Consolidated Plan Development ..............................................................................III-1 A. Introduction ............................................................................................................III-1 B. Purpose of the Consolidated Plan ..........................................................................III-2 C. Community Involvement in the 2010-2014 Consolidated Plan ...............................III-4 D. Anti-Displacement and Relocation Plan .................................................................III-7 IV. Housing Market Analysis ......................................................................................... IV-1 A. Overview .............................................................................................................. IV-1 B. Housing Supply .................................................................................................... IV-2 C. Age of Housing Stock ........................................................................................... IV-5 D. Housing Permits ................................................................................................... IV-7 E. Available Land ...................................................................................................... IV-8 F. Housing Demand .............................................................................................. ..IV-10 G. Population Growth .............................................................................................. IV-11 H. Cost of Rental Housing ....................................................................................... IV-12 I. Cost of Owner-Occupied Housing ....................................................................... IV-13 J. Vacancy .............................................................................................................. IV-14 K. Overcrowding ..................................................................................................... IV-15 L. Cost Burdens ...................................................................................................... IV-16 M. Physical Defects and Substandard Condition ..................................................... IV-19 N. Housing Needs ................................................................................................... IV-19 V. Public Housing Needs ............................................................................................... V-1 A. Introduction ............................................................................................................ V-1 B. Assisted Housing Providers ................................................................................... V-1 C. At Risk Housing Units ............................................................................................ V-3 D. Public Housing Strategy....................................................................................... V-11 VI. Homeless and Special Needs Assessment ............................................................ VI-1 A. Profile of the Homeless ......................................................................................... VI-1 B. Homeless Definitions ............................................................................................ VI-2 C. Factors Contributing to Homelessness ................................................................. VI-3 D. Local Homeless Population .................................................................................. VI-3 City of Irvine 1 2010-2014 Consolidated Plan Adopted 04/27/10 Table of Contents E. Homeless Needs .................................................................................................. VI-4 F. Orange County Continuum of Care Strategy ......................................................... VI-9 G. Other Special Needs ........................................................................................... VI-27 VII. Non-Housing Community Development Needs Assessment ............................... VII-1 A. Introduction .......................................................................................................... VII-1 B. Methodology ........................................................................................................ VII-1 C. Funding Priority Levels ........................................................................................ VII-1 D. The CDBG Program ............................................................................................ VII-2 E. Community Development Priority Needs ............................................................. VII-4 F. Infrastructure Improvements ................................................................................ VII-4 G. Community Facilities ............................................................................................ VII-5 H. Community Services .......................................................................................... VII-12 I. Neighborhood Services ..................................................................................... VII-15 J. Businesses & Jobs ............................................................................................ VII-14 K. Consolidated Plan Table 2B .............................................................................. VII-19 VIII. Barriers to Affordable Housing ............................................................................. VIII-1 A. What is a Barrier to Affordable Housing? ............................................................ VIII-1 B. Analysis of Barriers ............................................................................................ VIII-1 C. Strategy and Objectives ..................................................................................... VIII-4 IX. Impediments to Fair Housing .................................................................................. IX-1 A. Introduction ........................................................................................................... IX-1 B. Overview of Fair Housing ..................................................................................... IX-1 C. Fair Housing in Context ....................................................................................... IX-2 D. Discrimination ...................................................................................................... IX-3 E. Summary of Issues and Key Findings .................................................................. IX-4 F. Fair Housing in Irvine ........................................................................................... IX-7 G. Fair Housing Strategy .......................................................................................... IX-8 X. Lead-Based Paint Hazards ........................................................................................ X-1 A. Introduction ............................................................................................................ X-1 B. Lead Hazards ....................................................................................................... X-1 C. Sources of Lead Hazards ..................................................................................... X-1 D. What is a Lead-Based Paint Hazard? ................................................................... X-2 E. Effects of Lead Hazard ......................................................................................... X-2 F. Number of Children with Elevated Blood Levels of Lead ....................................... X-3 G. Strategies and Objectives ..................................................................................... X-4 H. City Compliance and Activities .............................................................................. X-4 I. Activities of Other County Agencies ...................................................................... X-7 XI. Housing and Community Development Delivery System ...................................... XI-1 A. Housing and Community Development Delivery System ...................................... XI-1 B. Gaps in the Institutional Structure .......................................................................