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2015-2023 San Leandro Housing Element Proposed Addendum * November 19, 2014 Page 3 HCD Comment: When referencing "affordable housing" in Chapter 6, clarify that this refers to housing affordable to moderate, low, very low, extremely low—and not simply housing that costs 30% or less of household income. City Response: Make the following edits: On Page 6-1, add a footnote to the second bullet (`Affordable Housing Development" indicating: "'Unless otherwise indicated, references to "affordable housing" in this chapter refer to housing that requires no more than 30 percent of a household's income for extremely low, very low, low, or moderate income households. Occupancy of such housing is typically limited to persons with incomes below thresholds set by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development and the California Department of Housing and Community Development, although some smaller and/or older units may be considered "affordable by design" as their market rents or sales prices place them within the affordability ranges of lower and moderate income households." On Page 6-4, edit Goal 53 as follows: Goal 53: Increase the supply of offerdable-ownership and rental housing in San Leandro affordable to extremely low, very low, low, and moderate income households. On Page 6-7, edit Policy 53.03 as follows: Policy 53.03: Actively pursue and leverage private, non-profit, and public funds to facilitate the development of ahousing affordable to lower and moderate income households in San Leandro. On Page 6-8, edit Policy 53.04 as follows: Policy 53.04: To the extent permitted by law, require the inclusion of ahousing affordable to moderate, low, and/or very low income households in new housing developments or the payment of an in -lieu fee which creates a funding source for affordable housing. On Page 6-35, edit Policy 58.05 as follows: Policy 58.05: In accordance with the needs analysis conducted as part of this Housing Element, encourage the production of amulti-family housing that is affordable to very low, low, and moderate income €er large families. HCD Comment: Clarify that the intent of Action 54.01 -B is to maintain a balance, and not to 8 discourage affordable housing. City Response: Add new sentence to the end of the narrative under Action 54.01-B as follows: This action would result in a new heading added to the City's Housing Element annual progress report which assesses the balance between market rate and affordable housing as one factor in setting priorities and allocating the housing program budget for the coming years. The intent is not to discourage affordable housing production, but rather to encourage housingaprice points and better monitor City progress in meetinghousing needs for all income levels, resulting in a well-balanced mix of market -rate units and units with affordability restrictions. 2015-2023 San Leandro Housing Element Proposed Addendum * November 19, 2014 Page 3