City of Newport Beach GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT Adopted November 22, 2011 November 2011 Resolution No. 2011-107 Contents CHAPTER 5 Housing Element ................................................................................................. 5-1 Executive Summary ................................................................................................ 5-2 Purpose and Statutory Authority ................................................................ 5-2 Constraints and Opportunities ................................................................... 5-3 Focus of Housing Programs ......................................................................... 5-3 Time Period Covered by the Housing Element ......................................... 5-4 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 5-4 Data Sources ................................................................................................ 5-5 Organization of the Housing Element ........................................................ 5-5 Review and Update of the Housing Element ........................................... 5-6 Public Participation ..................................................................................... 5-6 General Plan Update .......................................................................... 5-6 Public Workshops ................................................................................. 5-7 Public Meetings ................................................................................... 5-7 Public Review and Comments............................................................ 5-8 Community Housing Market Analyses ................................................................ 5-9 Housing Stock Characteristics .................................................................... 5-9 Residential Growth and Dwelling Unit Types ...................................... 5-9 Residential Densities .......................................................................... 5-10 Housing Tenure .................................................................................. 5-11 Condominium Conversion Ordinance ............................................. 5-13 Vacancy Rates .................................................................................. 5-14 Housing Condition ............................................................................. 5-15 Illegal Dwelling Units .......................................................................... 5-16 Mobile Homes.................................................................................... 5-16 Assisted Housing Stock ...................................................................... 5-17 Assisted Housing Stock at Risk ........................................................... 5-19 Preservation Options ......................................................................... 5-19 Resources for Preservation ................................................................ 5-20 Financial Resources ....................................................................... 5-20 Administrative Resources ............................................................... 5-21 Replacement Options Through Inclusionary Housing Ordinance...5-22 Population and Housing Projections ........................................................ 5-23 Population Trends ...................................................................................... 5-24 Household Characteristics ........................................................................ 5-26 Ethnicity ............................................................................................. 5-26 Household Incomes ........................................................................... 5-28 Income by Household Type and Tenure.......................................... 5-29 Housing Cost Burden ......................................................................... 5-30 Housing Costs .................................................................................... 5-30 Housing Sales Prices ...................................................................... 5-30 Rental Costs ....................................................................................... 5-31 Housing Affordability ......................................................................... 5-32 Overcrowding ................................................................................... 5-33 Newport Beach General Plan iii Housing Element Employment Trends and Projections ....................................................... 5-34 Summary ........................................................................................... 5-35 Special Needs Population Groups .......................................................... 5-35 Students ............................................................................................ 5-35 Persons with Disabilities ..................................................................... 5-35 Persons with Developmental Disabilities .......................................... 5-35 Female Head of Household ............................................................. 5-36 Elderly ................................................................................................ 5-37 Large Households ............................................................................. 5-38 Homelessness .................................................................................... 5-38 County Information ...................................................................... 5-39 Local Need .................................................................................. 5-41 Farm Workers .................................................................................... 5-43 Housing Needs .......................................................................................... 5-43 2006 - 2014 RHNA Allocation ............................................................ 5-43 Unaccommodated Need from 2000-2005 RHNA Allocation .......... 5-43 Total 2006 - 2014 Newport Beach Housing Need ............................ 5-45 Inventory of Land Suitable for Residential Development ................... …..5-46 Vacant Sites ...................................................................................... 5-48 Banning Ranch ............................................................................. 5-48 Corona del Mar ............................................................................ 5-48 San Miguel ................................................................................... 5-49 Infill/Reuse Opportunity Areas .......................................................... 5-49 West Newport Mesa...................................................................... 5-49 Mariners’ Mile ............................................................................... 5-49 Balboa Peninsula Area .................................................................. 5-50 Cannery Village............................................................................ 5-50 Lido Village .................................................................................. 5-50 McFadden Square ........................................................................ 5-51 Balboa Village .............................................................................. 5-51 Dover Drive/Westcliff Drive ............................................................ 5-52 Newport Center ........................................................................... 5-52 John Wayne Airport Area .............................................................. 5-53 Conclusion ........................................................................................ 5-54 Sites to Accommodate the RHNA for Lower Income Households ....... 5-77 Non-Vacant Sites .............................................................................. 5-77 Lot Consolidation .............................................................................. 5-78 Adequacy of Parcel Sizes ................................................................. 5-79 Energy Conservation Opportunities ........................................................ 5-80 Nongovernmental Constraints................................................................. 5-81 Community Attitudes ........................................................................ 5-81 Financing Constraints ....................................................................... 5-81 Land and Construction Costs ........................................................... 5-81 Infrastructure Constraints .................................................................. 5-82 Environmental Constraints ................................................................ 5-82 Governmental Constraints ....................................................................... 5-83 Voter Initiative: Section 423 of the City Charter ............................... 5-83 Background ................................................................................. 5-83 iv Newport Beach General Plan Housing Element 2006 Election-Voter Approval of the General Plan Update ............... 5-83 Zoning ................................................................................................ 5-84 Development Standards ................................................................ 5-84 Permitted Residential Uses ............................................................