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CAPER 15 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021) CR-35 - Other Actions 91.220(j)-(k); 91.320(i)-(j) Actions taken to remove or ameliorate the negative effects of public policies that serve as barriers to affordable housing such as land use controls, tax policies affecting land, zoning ordinances, building codes, fees and charges, growth limitations, and policies affecting the return on residential investment. 91.220 (j); 91.320 (i) The City continues to work towards eliminating housing constraints that are identified in the 2023-2031 General Plan Housing Element, certified by HCD in February, 2023. The State of CA provided SB2 “Building Homes and Jobs Act” funding for the City to evaluate the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance. The City proposed to develop objective design and development standards intended to stimulate high quality multi-family residential and mixed-use development. The intent of this project is to signal to housing developers what the City wants to see in their proposed multi-family residential and mixed-use developments thereby creating predictability and saving time in the In 2016 and 2020, the City updated its Zoning Code to create more flexibility to meet market demands while ensuring compatibility with existing neighboring uses. Actions taken to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) The City addresses the underserved needs through the following: 1) Fostering and Maintaining Affordable Housing, and 2) Eliminating Barriers to Affordable Housing. Fostering and Maintaining Affordable Housing • The City has regulatory agreements that require annual monitoring of approximately 620 Below- Market Rate (BMR) rental units and 50 inclusionary BMR home ownership units. • The City continues to respond to inquiries from private and non-profit developers to acquire property and rehabilitate or construct new affordable rental units. • The City's Minor Home Repair Program provided funding to twenty (20) single-family owner- occupied home (see CR-20 – Affordable Housing). The Program continues to preserve and improve the City' existing housing stock and assist senior homeowners with aging in place. • The City's Rent Review Program, funded by City General Funds, provides a non-binding arbitration board that reviews eligible rent increase cases in San Leandro. • The City adopted a Mobile Home Space Rent Stabilization Ordinance (MHSRSO) with the goal of preserving affordable housing for approximately 855 mobile home space tenants located in the nine mobile home parks throughout San Leandro. Eliminating Barriers to Affordable Housing • The City's certified 2023-2031 General Plan Housing Element identifies barriers and implementation strategies eliminate barriers to affordable housing in "Goal 58: Elimination of Housing Constraints". The 2023-2031 Housing Element also includes a section on the City’s efforts to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing.