CITY OF OXNARD 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT Final | August 2021 CITY OF OXNARD 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT Final | August 2021 for the City of Oxnard Prepared By: PlaceWorks P.O. Box 1316 San Luis Obispo, California 93406 t 805.457.5557 ORANGE COUNTY • BAY AREA • SACRAMENTO • CENTRAL COAST • LOS ANGELES • INLAND EMPIRE www.placeworks.com Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1 Purpose ............................................................................................................................................. 1 Updating the Housing Element .......................................................................................................... 1 Consistency with State Law .............................................................................................................. 1 Format ............................................................................................................................................... 2 2030 General Plan ............................................................................................................................ 3 A Review and Revise Previous Policies and Goals ........................................... A-1 A.1 Progress in Achieving 2013–2021 Housing Element Goals and Policies ............................ A-1 A.2 Progress in Implementing the 2013–2021 Housing Element............................................... A-3 B Existing Housing Needs .................................................................................. B-1 B.1 Data Sources ...................................................................................................................... B-1 B.2 Demographic, Employment, and Housing Characteristics .................................................. B-2 B.3 Overpayment and Overcrowding ...................................................................................... B-11 B.4 Income .............................................................................................................................. B-13 B.5 Extremely Low-Income Households and Housing Problems ............................................. B-16 B.6 Housing Stock Characteristics .......................................................................................... B-17 B.7 Assisted Housing Developments at Risk of Conversion .................................................... B-22 B.8 Fair Housing Assessment ................................................................................................. B-30 August 2021 Page i Oxnard Housing Element B.9 Opportunities for Energy Conservation ............................................................................. B-55 C Populations with Special Housing Needs ...................................................... C-1 C.1 Persons with Disabilities ..................................................................................................... C-2 C.2 Elderly ................................................................................................................................. C-7 C.3 Large Families and Single-Parent Families ......................................................................... C-9 C.4 Farmworkers ..................................................................................................................... C-12 C.5 Families and Persons in Need of Emergency Housing ..................................................... C-17 D Projected Housing Needs ................................................................................ D-1 D.1 Regional Housing Needs Allocation .................................................................................... D-1 D.2 Housing Production Progress ............................................................................................. D-2 E Constraints....................................................................................................... E-1 E.1 Land-Use Controls .............................................................................................................. E-1 E.2 2030 General Plan ............................................................................................................ E-17 E.3 Fees and Exactions .......................................................................................................... E-18 E.4 Provisions for a Variety of Housing Types......................................................................... E-21 E.5 Processing and Permit Procedures ................................................................................... E-31 E.6 Building Codes and On-/Off-Site Improvements ............................................................... E-40 E.7 Non-Governmental Constraints ......................................................................................... E-43 E.8 Other Local Regulations .................................................................................................... E-47 F Achieving the RHNA Allocation .................................................................... F-1 F.1 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................F-1 F.2 Accessory Dwelling Unit Potential ........................................................................................F-2 F.3 Vacant Sites .........................................................................................................................F-3 F.4 Non-Vacant Sites .................................................................................................................F-4 F.5 Market Trends ......................................................................................................................F-4 F.6 Realistic Capacity .............................................................................................................. F-11 F.7 RHNA Capacity Summary .................................................................................................. F-12 F.8 Rio Urbana ......................................................................................................................... F-12 F.9 Teal Club Specific Plan ...................................................................................................... F-13 F.10 Environmental Constraints and Adequate Infrastructure .................................................... F-13 F.11 Coastal Zone Housing........................................................................................................ F-15 F.12 Public Outreach Program ................................................................................................... F-16 G Goals and Policies .......................................................................................... G-1 G.1 Housing and Neighborhood Conservation .......................................................................... G-1 G.2 Development Opportunities ................................................................................................. G-2 G.3 Housing Assistance and Special Needs .............................................................................. G-4 G.4 Appropriate Governmental Regulations .............................................................................. G-4 G.5 Fair and Equal Housing Opportunity ................................................................................... G-5 G.6 Housing Programs .............................................................................................................. G-6 Supplement 1 – Sites Inventory Page ii August 2021 Table of Contents Supplement 2 – Qualified Entitites Full Sites List List of Tables Table A-1 Progress Towards 2014-2021 RHNA ..................................................................... A-4 Table A-2 Review of Previous Housing Element Implementation ........................................... A-5 Table B-1 Oxnard Population Growth Trends ......................................................................... B-2 Table B-2 Ventura County Population Growth Trends ............................................................ B-3 Table B-3 California Population Growth Trends ...................................................................... B-3 Table B-4 Population Trends in Neighboring Jurisdictions ...................................................... B-3 Table B-5 Oxnard Population Projections ............................................................................... B-4 Table B-6 Oxnard Population by Age, 2010 and 2018 ............................................................ B-5 Table B-7 Race and Hispanic Origin Profile for Oxnard and Ventura County, 2010-2019 ...... B-6 Table B-8 Oxnard Employment by Industry, 2009 and 2018 .................................................. B-7 Table B-9 Ventura County Large Employers Located in Oxnard ............................................ B-7 Table B-10 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, Mean Annual Earnings by Occupation ...... B-8 Table B-11 Ventura County and Oxnard Employment Projections, 2016 to 2045 .................... B-9 Table B-12 City of Oxnard, Travel time to Work ........................................................................ B-9 Table B-13 City of Oxnard, In-Area Labor Force, 2017 ........................................................... B-10 Table B-14 Oxnard Households by Tenure, 2000 to 2018 .....................................................