HomeMy WebLinkAbout070621-09.2 RHNA PRESENTATIONRegional Housing
Needs Allocation
(RHNA)
Town Council Meeting
July 6, 2021
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Housing Element Law
enacted in 1969
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A requirement for each California city and
county to accommodate its ‘fair share’ of
projected housing needs by planning for
and removing constraints to growth.
Why is this a
Requirement
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The foundation for the Housing Element; the method of assigning each city and
county’s “fair share” of the region’s housing needs every 8 years.
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San Francisco Bay
Area‘s housing
assignment is
441,176 units
Who is
Responsible
for What?
State projects
California’s
housing needs
every 8 years
Regional agency
(ABAG) develops
methodology to
distribute
housing target
Local agencies
identifies sites to
accommodate
assigned target
1.2.3.
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Danville’s Regional Efforts
Baseline “A”Baseline “B”
Advocating
for a Jobs/
Housing
Balance
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Adopted RHNA Methodology
(uses Baseline “B”)
Information source: ABAG
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What does it mean for Danville?
2,241
Danville’s minimum housing assignment
for the 2022-2030 planning period
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Danville’s Housing Assignment
Income Category
% of Area
Median Income
(AMI)
Contra Costa Household
Income*
2022-2030 Housing
Assignment
Very Low <50%$65,250 652
Low 80%$104,400 376
Median Income 100%$119,200 {reference point only}
Moderate 110%$143,050 338
Above Moderate >120%>$143,050 875
Minimum Housing Assignment Total:2,241
* Maximum income is based on an Area Median Incomes (AMI) of $119,200 for a family of four in Contra Costa County
in 2020, as determined by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
RHNA
Housing
Assignments
throughout
Contra Costa
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What is at
Stake: Non-
Compliant
Housing
Elements
Consequences of Non-Compliance
1.Limited access to state funding
2.Court imposed fines, up to $600K per month
3.Legal risk and loss of local control
•Court mandated compliance
•Court approval of housing developments
•Suspension of local building authority (freezes
building permit issuance, zoning changes, etc.)
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Next Steps RHNA Appeal Process
▪July 9, 2021: Deadline to file an appeal
▪August 30, 2021: Deadline for comments on any appeals
▪September –October 2021: ABAG considers appeals
(public hearings)
▪October or November 2021: ABAG ratifies final RHNA
determinations
▪November or December 2021: ABAG Executive Board
adopts final RHNA Plan
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Meanwhile, in a parallel process …
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•Initial public
outreach
•Distribute factual
content
•Web portal
DanvilleTownTalks.org/
housingelement
Housing Element Process
•Public hearings to
consider and
adopt Housing
Element and EIR
•Submit adopted
document to HCD
by January 2023
•Environmental
assessment
•Technical
components
•Draft to HCD for
60-day review
•Virtual community
meetings
•Online interactive
tools for questions
and comments
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www.DanvilleTownTalks.org/HousingElement
Ways to Participate
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Subscribe to our newsfeed @
DanvilleTownTalks.org/
HousingElement
Learn about housing and its
governing legislation to provide
informed input.
Engage in the process:
▪Attend workshops
▪Ask questions
▪Participate in surveys
▪Contribute an idea
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Tuesday, June 29, 2021 –6 p.m.
Thursday, July 8, 2021 –6 p.m.
Thursday, August 19, 2021 –6 p.m.
Tuesday, August 31, 2021-6 p.m.
Saturday, September 18, 2021 –10 a.m.
Register at: www.DanvilleTownTalks.org/HousingElement
More Housing Workshops
Interested in State
Legislation?
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Contact your state legislators:
Senator Steven Glazer, District 7
Orinda Office: (925) 258-1176
https://sd07.senate.ca.gov/
Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan,
District 16
District Office: (925) 328-1515
https://a16.asmdc.org/
Not local?Fine your representative:
http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/
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Questions & Answers
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