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Housing Resources <br /> <br />Draft Housing Element 4-13 <br />Realistic Development Capacity <br />Pursuant to Government Code Section 65583.2(c), the City is required to calculate the realistic <br />number of units (or, realistic development capacity) of the sites identified. The number of units is <br />calculated using the following methodology. Site acreage is multiplied by allowable du/ac, which is <br />reduced to 70 percent to a realistic allowable density to provide a more conservative estimate of <br />units likely to be developed. The number of existing units on the site is subtracted to provide a net <br />unit count that can be applied towards the RHNA. There are no sites with existing residential units in <br />San Leandro’s Sites Inventory. <br /> <br />Suitable Sites for Affordable Housing <br />State law requires that jurisdictions demonstrate in the Housing Element that there are adequate <br />sites to accommodate that jurisdiction’s share of the regional growth. According to HCD, the <br />following density standards are used for estimating the appropriateness for household income <br />affordability in a metropolitan area such as Alameda County: <br /> A density standard of 0 to 14 units per acre (primarily for single-family homes) is assumed to <br />facilitate the development of housing in the above moderate-income category. <br /> A density standard of 15 to 29 units per acre (primarily for medium-density multi-family <br />developments) would facilitate the development of housing in the moderate-income category. <br /> A density standard of 30 or more units per acre (primarily for higher-density multi-family <br />developments) would facilitate the development of housing in the low- and very low-income <br />category. <br />In addition to default density standards, HCD established that parcels intended to support the <br />development of units appropriate for lower-income households should be between 0.5 and 10 <br />acres. Parcels smaller than 0.5 acres, even when zoned for high densities, may not facilitate the <br />scale of development required to access the competitive funding resources that facilitate affordable <br />Site Acreage x <br />Maximum Dwelling <br />Units per Acre = <br />Maximum Density <br />Allowed <br />Maximum Density <br />Allowed x 70% = <br />Realistic Allowable <br />Density <br />Realistic Allowable <br />Density -Existing <br />Units on Site = Units <br />that count twards <br />RHNA