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HomeMy WebLinkAbout88-95 - Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA)RESOLUTION NO. 88 -95 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH REQUESTING A REVISION TO THE JUNE 1988 REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT (RHNA) • AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN AND SUBMIT THAT REQUEST 0 WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the request for a revision to the RHNA at a public meeting, and WHEREAS, the City Council has taken into consideration all comments made concerning the RHNA, and requested. WHEREAS, the City Council supports and desires the revision NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the City Council requests a revision to the June 1988 RHNA in accordance with the attached letter. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council authorizes the City Manager to sign and submit the revision request to the Southern California Association of Governments. ATTEST: CTB /kk CC24 ADOPTED this 26th i 0 NEWPORT BEACH OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER (714) 644 -3000 September 20, 1988 Mr. Don Griffin, President SCAG 600 S. Commonwealth Ave. Suite 1000 Los Angeles, CA 90005 Attention: Joe Carreras Dear Mr. Griffin: The City of Newport Beach appreciates having this opportunity to comment on and request a revision of the City's future housing need as contained in the June, 1988 Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA). The content of this letter has been reviewed by the City Council at a public meeting and approved for submission to SCAG by a resolution of the Council. The information contained in this revision request may also be of value to SCAG for the preparation of the Growth Management Plan (GMP). The City is pleased to be able to assist SCAG 'through its comments since the accuracy of the GMP and the RHNA may have a direct effect on the success of the other Regional Strategic Plans such as air quality and mobility. Within the current boundaries of Newport Beach, the City's General Plan has identified seven vacant sites as being suitable for residential development. The General Plan designates these sites for the construction of 1,560 units. The General Plan designations for these sites are based on environmental considerations such as geologic hazards, coastal bluffs, archeological sites, paleontological sites, riparian areas, noise, air quality and water quality; infrastructure capacity considerations for sewer, water, traffic circulation, and parks; and market demand (type and tenure). The balance of the City's residential development as projected by the General Plan is 3,420 infill units. These infill units will be constructed in areas of the City currently zoned and subdivided for 20 to 40 dwelling units per acre. Newport Beach's total projected residential buildout for the year 2010 as identified in the Genera]. Plan is 39,623 dwelling units, this includes the 1,560 new units and the 3,420 infill units. While the additional 4,980 dwelling units projected in the City's General Plan for the year 2010 are sufficient to meet SCAG's 2,535 future housing unit need for the 5 year period or the 3,430 future housing unit need for City Hall • 3300 Newport Boulevard, Newport Beach, California 92663 Mr. Don Griffin, President SCAG September 20, 1988 Page 2. the 6�i year period, the .Newport Beach housing.market will not deliver the units within the 5 or 64 year periods nor will it be possible to achieve the housing unit affordability distribution, identified in the RHNA. Of the • 1,560 units to be developed on the vacant sites, 1,136 units will most likely be constructed over the next 6k years. These 1,136 units will be located on five of the seven vacant sites. Four of these five sites are located in the Coastal Zone and are subject to the provisions of the State Coastal Act and the City's State Certified Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan. Affordable housing requirements of 208 and 258 have been applied to 2 of the 5 sites during a discretionary approval stage of these projects. The affordable housing was 'required in accordance with the goals, policies, programs and implementation actions contained in the City's Housing Element. Similar affordable housing requirements are anticipated at the time tract maps or other discretionary approvals are made on the three remaining sites. Approximately 240 affordable units should be constructed in association with the 1,136 dwelling units. -The 3,420 infill units will be developed on very small parcels and quite often be the intensification of development on parcels in the City's multi- family areas. A factor for affordable housing density bonuses and "granny units" is included in the 3,420 units. Beyond this it will not be possible to achieve additional affordable units since the majority of the construc- tion will involve the addition of only one or two units per site. Further, in view of the City's high vacancy rate, it cannot be expected that market forces will cause the construction of infill housing units to occur at a significantly higher rate than previously experienced. The total time required for independent property owners to complete these small projects also influences the rate at which infill units can be provided. Given the 3,430 unit need identified in the RHNA for the 631 year period , infill units would have to be provided at the rate of 351 units per year. This is nearly equal to the average annual delivery rate of 377 units for all residential construction, new and infill, as experienced over the past 12 years. Based on available sites, vacancy rates, time required for infill construc- tion, market demand, (type and tenure), and the housing market's ability to provide dwelling units, Newport Beach requests that SCAG revise the City's future housing need as contained in the June, 1988 RHNA to reflect these considerations. Based on these considerations, the City recommends that a total future housing need in the range of 1,550 to 1,650 units be es- tablished for the 5 year period. That the 18 month need be in the range of 465 -495 units, and that the distribution of units by income group should not include any more than the 240 affordable units previously identified in the low and very low income categories. Future annexations of the unincorporated areas known as Santa Ana Heights, Downcoast, and Mobil /Armstrong will add a significant number of residential units to the City. Residential development in these areas will have an influence on the City's ultimate jobs/housing balance. Mr. Don Griffin, President SCAG September 20, 1988 Page 3. Once again the City would like to thank SCAG for the opportunity to comment on and request a revision to its.future housing need in the June, 1988 RHNA. Should SCAG have any questions concerning the City's planning methodology and data, please do not hesitate to contact Craig Bluell, City Senior Planner, at (714) 644 -3225. The. City is also preparing population and employment data that may provide useful :input to the GMP. The City is looking forward to receiving a copy of the draft GMP with data aggregated at the city level. S' erely, V ROBERT L. WYNN RLW:CTB:jm C \CTB \SCAG- HE.988