Reso 2022-214 Housing Element and Related Amendments

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WHEREAS, State law requires that the City take meaningful steps to promote and affirmatively further fair housing (Gov. Code § 65583(c) (5)); and WHEREAS, State law requires that the City make zoning available for all types of housing, including multifamily housing (Gov. Code §§ 65583.2 and 65583(c)); and WHEREAS, State Housing Element Law (Article 10.6 of Government Code) requires that the City Council adopt a Housing Element for the Sixth Cycle period of 2023-2031 to accommodate the City of San Leandro's regional housing need allocation (RHNA) of 3,855 housing units, comprised of 862 very -low income units, 495 low-income units, 696 moderate - income units, and 1,802 above moderate -income units; and WHEREAS, State law generally states that the Housing Element and the City's zoning must support housing for all income levels, and residential densities under 30 units per acre do not support construction of housing for lower income households (Gov. Code § 65583.2 (c)(3)(B)(iv)); and WHEREAS, the existing 2015-2023 Housing Element was adopted on January 20, 2015, and the information in the 2023-2031 Housing Element has been revised and expanded to provide a current assessment of housing needs and an inventory of resources and constraints relevant to meeting those needs; and WHEREAS, the City prepared the 2023-2031 Draft Housing Element in conformance with State and local planning law and practices, considering local conditions and context, including economic, environmental, and fiscal factors; and WHEREAS, the Housing Element must be adopted to comply with State law, affirmatively further fair housing, and facilitate and encourage a variety of housing types for all income levels, including multifamily housing (Gov. Code §§ 65583.2 and 65583(c)); and WHEREAS, the preparation, adoption, and implementation of the Housing Element and companion zoning and General Plan amendments requires a diligent effort to include all economic segments of the community; and WHEREAS, the Housing Element includes an inventory of sites that can accommodate new housing sufficient to meet the City's RHNA obligation at each income level; and WHEREAS, more than fifty percent (50%) of the sites identified to accommodate the City's low-income RHNA obligation are non -vacant. However, the City specifically finds that the existing uses on such non -vacant parcels are likely to be discontinued during the 2023-2031 planning period, and so that such sites can meet their development potential; and RESOLUTION NO. 2022-214 2