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ATTACHMENT 2 <br />General Summary of State Housing and Community Development Verbal <br />Comments on October 28, 2014 and City Responses <br />HCD Comment <br />City Response <br />Indicate amount in the Housing Trust Fund. <br />Information added to Chapter 2. <br />Provide additional information on the metrics used to <br />Information added to Chapter 4. Other <br />identify "underutilized" housing sites, in addition to <br />metrics include square footage of existing <br />Improvement to Land Value ratio. <br />structures compared to what is allowed by <br />zoning, proximity to BART, presence of <br />active businesses, etc. <br />Indicate if the requirement that second units may not <br />Information added to Chapter 5. Given that <br />exceed 10% of lot area is a constraint. <br />most single family lots exceed 5,000 square <br />feet, this is not a constraint. <br />Confirm that transitional and supportive housing are <br />Information added to Chapter 5. Action <br />allowed in all zones, as required by State law, and are <br />58.08-C calls for definitions of transitional <br />not subject to special standards. <br />and supportive housing to be added to the <br />Zoning Code. <br />Change title of Table 5-4 ("Major Fees") to "Applicable <br />Change made. <br />Fees." <br />Clarify that there is water and sewer capacity to meet the <br />Text edited to note that the increment of <br />RHNA. <br />growth anticipated by the Housing Element is <br />consistent with EBMUD projections. <br />Clarify whether references to "affordable housing" refer to <br />A footnote has been added to define <br />very low, low, moderate, or above moderate income <br />"affordable housing." The target affordability <br />groups. <br />level has been clarified in a number of other <br />policies. <br />Clarify that the intent of Action 54.01-B (monitor the <br />Text clarified to note that the intent is to <br />balance between affordable and market rate housing, <br />encourage housing at all price points, and <br />and take steps to correct imbalances) is not to <br />not to discourage affordable housing. <br />discourage affordable housing. <br />Clarify if Action 58.07-C applies to existing housing or <br />It applies to both. Clarification added. <br />new housing. <br />The definitions of transitional and supportive housing <br />Text added to Action 58.08-C. <br />should be consistent with the definitions required by SB <br />745. <br />Action 59.02-A: Indicate what action the City will take if it <br />Text added. <br />identifies a parking constraint. <br />Action 59.04-A: Clarify the intent of this action. <br />The intent is to formalize the process for <br />waiving or reducing fees for affordable <br />housing. Text added to clarify. <br />