REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Travis Hopkins, City Manager
VIA: Jennifer Villasenor, Director of Community Development
PREPARED BY: Patty Malagon, Associate Planner
Subject:
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Consider and direct staff to forward the 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report to the California Department of Housing and Community Development and the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (formerly the Office of Planning and Research)
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Statement of Issue:
State law requires cities and counties to prepare a Housing Element Annual Progress Report (APR) to track progress made on their respective Housing Element implementation efforts. The APR is due to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate (formerly the Office of Planning and Research) by April 1 every year to provide data on the prior calendar year. City staff has prepared Huntington Beach’s APR for calendar year 2024 for the City Council’s consideration. Pursuant to Government Code Section 65913.4(4)(a), proposed housing developments are entitled to SB 35 streamlining (ministerial approval) if the City fails to submit the APR by the April 1 deadline for two consecutive years.
Financial Impact:
There is no financial impact to filing the APR.
Recommended Action:
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Approve the 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report, and direct staff to submit the 2024 Housing Element APR to the California Department of Housing and Community Development and Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (formerly the Office of Planning and Research)
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve the 2024 Housing Element Progress Report, and direct staff accordingly. Pursuant to Government Code Section 65913.4(4)(a), proposed housing developments are entitled to SB 35 streamlining (ministerial approval) if the City fails to submit the APR by the April 1 deadline for two consecutive years.
Analysis:
The Housing Element APR represents a state-mandated report that details the City’s progress implementing the Housing Element in a given year. The APR lists entitlements received for housing projects, building permits issued, and associated affordability of the new units for the 2024 calendar year.
In 2024, the City issued building permits for the construction of 59 market rate (above moderate income) housing units, 39 moderate income units, 50 low income units, and 29 very low income units. In 2024, the City issued permits to construct 115 Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU). ADU affordability is based on a HCD approved survey conducted by Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) for use by SCAG jurisdictions. As such, ADUs contributed to meeting all of the very low and low income RHNA units produced in 2024.
Staff has prepared the report utilizing the forms adopted by HCD in accordance with the California Code of Regulations. A copy of the report is provided as Attachment No. 1. Upon approval by City Council, staff would submit the APR to HCD and LCI, as required under Section 65400 of the California Government Code.
Environmental Status:
This action is covered by the General Rule that the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment (Section 15061.b.3 of the State CEQA Guidelines). It can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this activity will have a significant effect on the environment. Therefore, this activity is not subject to CEQA.
Strategic Plan Goal:
Goal 5 - Housing, Strategy A - Take action to maintain local control of land-use planning.
Attachment(s):
1. 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report