COUNTY OF KERN ANALYSIS OF IMPEDIMENTS TO FAIR HOUSING CHOICE FY 2015–16 THROUGH FY 2019-20 ADOPTED OCTOBER 6, 2015 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS David Couch, District 4, Chairman Mike Gleason, District 1 Zack Scrivner, District 2 Mike Maggard, District 3 Leticia Perez, District 5 KERNKERN COUNTY COUNTY ANALYSIS CONSOLIDATED OF IMPEDIMENTS PLAN FYTO 2015-16 FAIR HOUSING through FY CHOICE 2019-20 FY 2015─16 through FY 2019─20 PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Lorelei H. Oviatt, AICP, Director MayOCTOBER 12, 2015 2015 Prepared by PMC in partnership with Kern County Planning and Prepared by Michael Baker International in partnership with Kern CountyCommunity Planning and Development Community Development Table of Contents Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 5 Purpose and Intent .......................................................................................................................... 5 Preparation of the AI ....................................................................................................................... 5 Geographic Terms ............................................................................................................................ 6 Impediments Identified ................................................................................................................... 6 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 8 History of Kern County ..................................................................................................................... 8 What Is Fair Housing? ...................................................................................................................... 8 What Is an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI)? .................................................. 8 Purpose of the Analysis of Impediments ......................................................................................... 9 Voluntary Compliance Agreement with the Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Office ............... 9 Organization of the Report ............................................................................................................ 11 Data Sources .................................................................................................................................. 11 Community Profile ...................................................................................................................................... 13 Population Characteristics ............................................................................................................. 13 Household Characteristics ............................................................................................................. 15 Special Needs Populations ............................................................................................................. 17 Income Data ................................................................................................................................... 19 Employment ................................................................................................................................... 20 Housing Profile ............................................................................................................................... 22 Public and Assisted Housing .......................................................................................................... 27 Licensed Community Care Facilities .............................................................................................. 28 Private Sector Practices .............................................................................................................................. 30 Real Estate Sales Practices ............................................................................................................. 30 Rental and Property Management ................................................................................................ 32 Advertisement ............................................................................................................................... 33 Use of Restrictive Covenants ......................................................................................................... 34 Analysis of Impediments KERN COUNTY 1 Fair Housing Complaints and Enforcement ................................................................................... 34 Hate Crimes .................................................................................................................................... 39 Mortgage Lending .......................................................................................................................... 40 Public Policies .............................................................................................................................................. 46 Kern County Programs ................................................................................................................... 46 Building and Planning Practices ..................................................................................................... 46 Housing Element ............................................................................................................................ 46 Annual Action Plan ......................................................................................................................... 53 Consolidated Plan .......................................................................................................................... 54 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) ............................................. 54 Assessment of Fair Housing Practices ......................................................................................................... 55 County Adherence to the Voluntary Compliance Agreement ....................................................... 55 Community Participation ............................................................................................................................ 58 Consultations ................................................................................................................................. 58 Public Workshops .......................................................................................................................... 59 Public Review Period ...................................................................................................................... 59 Public Hearing ................................................................................................................................ 59 Conclusions and Recommendations ........................................................................................................... 60 Affordable Housing ........................................................................................................................ 60 Mortgage Lending .......................................................................................................................... 61 Fair Housing Education and Enforcement ..................................................................................... 61 Appendices Appendix 1 Outreach Summary Appendix 2 Map 1 - Areas of Racial Minority Concentration Map 2 - Areas of Hispanic Minority Concentration Map 3 - Areas of Low-Income and Very Low-Income Concentration Appendix 3 Census Tracks Used for Collection of HMDA Data Analysis of Impediments KERN COUNTY 2 List of Tables Table 1.1 Population, Kern Plan Jurisdiction ................................................................................. 13 Table 1.2 Householders by Age, Unincorporated Kern County, 2012 ........................................... 14 Table 1.3 Race, Kern Plan Jurisdiction ........................................................................................... 14 Table 1.4 Ethnicity, Kern Plan Jurisdiction ..................................................................................... 15 Table 1.5 Household Characteristics and Projections, Unincorporated Kern County ................... 16 Table 1.6 Household Size by Tenure, Unincorporated Kern County, 2012 ................................... 16 Table 1.7 Households by Income Unincorporated Kern County ................................................... 19 Table 1.8 Household Income Distribution, Unincorporated Kern County ..................................... 20 Table 1.9 Labor Force, Kern Plan Jurisdiction ................................................................................ 20 Table 1.10 Business Activity, Kern Plan Jurisdiction ...................................................................... 21 Table 1.11 Major Employers in Kern County ................................................................................. 21 Table 1.12 Residential Properties by Unit Number, Kern Plan Jurisdiction ................................... 22 Table 1.13 Unit Size by Tenure, Kern Plan Jurisdiction .................................................................. 23 Table 1.14 Crowding Information, Kern Plan Jurisdiction ............................................................. 23 Table 1.15 Overpayment by Income Category, Unincorporated Kern County .............................