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Housing Element
Update
Danville Town Council
January 17, 2023
Public Hearing
Procedure
Housing Element
Special Meeting
Agenda
1.Staff Report Presentation: Overview
•Town Council Questions (general)
2.Housing Opportunity Sites (with conflicts)
•Part A: Sites R1, R2, and S
(Public Comments and Council Action on Sites R1, R2, S)
•Part B: Site N
(Public Comments and Council Action on Site N)
3.Public Hearing
•Comments remainder of Housing Element (*not* on sites
with conflicts)
4.Town Council Discussion and Action
•Final Programmatic EIR
•2023-2031 Housing Element
•General Plan Land Use, Text and Map Amendments
•Zoning Text Amendments and Rezoning
Why does Danville
need a Housing
Element?
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To comply with State Housing Element
Law, enacted in 1969.
Each California community must
accommodate its ‘fair share’ of projected
housing needs for all income levels.
Accomplished by:
▪Updating Housing Element every 8 years
▪This is the 6th Cycle (2023-2031)
▪Penalties for non-compliance
Housing
Element
Process:
Macro View
State projects
California’s housing
needs every 8 years;
assigns targets to all
regions
Regional
agency develops
methodology to
distribute housing
targets to cities and
counties
Cities/Counties
must identify
housing sites to
accommodate
assigned target
Step 2
State-driven process,
involving 3 levels of
government.
San Francisco Bay Region
assigned 441,176 new units
(2023-2031 cycle)
Town of Danville
assigned 2,241 new
units from region
(May 2021)
Step 1
(June 2020)
Step 3
(2022)
RHNA
Housing
Assignments
in Contra
Costa County
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Penalties for
Non-
Compliance
Cumulative result
of many enacted
state legislation
since 5th Cycle
Cumulative result of many housing legislation enacted since
the prior housing element (5th cycle):
1.Limited access to state funding,including transportation
funding for local roadway maintenance and capital
improvement projects
2.Court imposed fines of up to $600,000 per month.
Statute allows State to collect fines by withholding state
funding due to the city.
3.Lawsuits, with consequences that include:
Court mandated compliance
Court suspension of local control on building matters (freezing
building permits, zoning changes, etc.)
Court approval of housing developments
Attorney fees associated with lawsuit
June 2022
Initial State HCD Review
(90 days)
August -November
2022
January 2023
Community
Engagement
Housing 301
Workshops
Housing Simulation Tool
Town Council Public Hearings
Planning Commission Public Hearing
June-July 2022
Community
Engagement
Housing 201
Workshops
Housing Site Suggestion Map
March-April 2022
Outreach Launch
Winter 2021
Community
Engagement
Housing 101
Workshops
Danville
RHNA Allocation Appeal
Technical analysis of suggested sites
Staff Analysis
Housing Element Process: Local View
Two-Year Community Outreach Effort
We are here
Statutory Requirement for Adoption
January 31, 2023
Two-Year Outreach & Engagement Process
~7,700
Site Visits on new Danville
Town Talks Platform
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Workshops,
Presentations,Panel
Interview
78
Website and Social
Media Posts, Press
Releases
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Danville eNews,
Newsletter, News Media
Articles
114
Direct Mail Letters to
Property Owners (57 sent for
each hearing)
32,000
Post Cards (16K sent on
two separate occasions)
~1,690
Document Downloads
(Danville Town Talks)
Engagement Tool: Housing Site Suggestion Map
April 2022: Community drops 281 ‘pins’ (suggestions) on 99 separate sites
Engagement Tool: Housing Plan Simulation
July 2022: Community offer ‘housing plans’ with suggested densities on housing sites
An engagement tool
that enabled the
community to 'add’ the
number of units and
density to the suggested
sites they believe are
most appropriate for
development.
Danville Town Talks
New Online Engagement Platform Built for the Housing Element
Platform Launch
(2021)
Housing Site
Suggestion
“Pin Map”
Exercise
Housing
“Density Plan”
Exercise Town-wide Postcard Mailers (December 2022 and January 2023)
What is a Housing
Element?
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A plan to accommodate the existing and
projected housing needs of a community
for all income groups.
What does it include?
▪Housing Needs Assessment
▪Housing Constraints Analysis
▪Housing Resources
▪Housing Sites Inventory
▪Housing Element Review
▪Fair Housing Assessment
▪Implementation Plan
Danville
2022-2031
Housing
Allocation
Net New Units to be Accommodated
Excerpt from Planning Commission Staff Report, December 13, 2022, Page 5
Proposed Housing Opportunity Sites
Proximate to Transportation Corridors and Access to Services
State Department
of Housing &
Community
Development
(State HCD)
Summary of
Comments
1.Needs Assessment: Similar comments for most jurisdictions.
Town Response: Revised document to include requested information and analysis.
2.Constraints Analysis: Further analysis requested for land use and development controls.
Town Response: Revised document to address comments, including calculating density
using gross acreage rather than net acreage.
3.Fair Housing Assessment: Similar comments for most jurisdictions, requesting deeper
analysis and contributing factors.
Town Response: Revised document to provide deeper analysis and prioritization of
contributing factors.
4.Sites Inventory: Further site analysis and realistic capacity of ADUs requested.
Town Response: Revised document to provide deeper analysis and explanation,
including adjustment of sites inventory.
5.Implementation Plan: Further detail requested on timing and completion.
Town Response: Revised programs to more explicitly comply with State requirements.
Danville Planning
Commission
Hearing
Summary of
Comments
1.State Requirements and Development Standards: Concerned that Housing Element
would not meet HCD criteria and Danville development standards too stringent.
Town Response: Housing Element will include revisions that reflect HCD comments as
well as public comments prior to final submittal. Proposed relaxation of development
standard to permit density calculation based on gross (rather than net) acreage.
2.Density Increase: Property owner requested higher density on proposed housing site.
Town Response: Recommends baseline density to remain at 30 du/ac. Invoked State
Density Bonus provisions would allow density to typically increase 30% or more.
3.Property Value Increases: Question about how the Town proposes to utilize additional
tax revenues that would be generated by more housing.
Town Response: No excess revenues are expected given the level of municipal services
and infrastructure needs generated by new housing. Fiscal analysis conducted in FY
2017/18 concluded that each residential unit:
▪Requires approximately $2,798 in municipal services (average annual)
▪Generates approximately $1,743 in revenues (average annual) or 63% of costs
Residential units result in net revenue loss.
Danville Planning
Commission
Hearing
Summary of
Comments
(continued)
4.Open Space: Concerned that open space would be considered as housing sites.
Town Response: While open space sites were suggested by the public and evaluated as
a part of the process, there are no open space sites on the current housing inventory.
5.Services and Infrastructure: Concerned about the lack of services and infrastructure for
new development (schools, water, roads, etc.).
Town Response: Danville expressed similar concerns as part of:
a.Appeal of its 2023-2031 RHNA housing assignment (filed July 9, 2021)
-Danville’s appeal was denied by the Association of Bay Area Governments
(ABAG) in January 2022. Appeal packet available at DanvilleTownTalks.org
b.Comment letter on the Plan Bay Area 2050 Draft EIR prepared by the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission (MTC). Letter available at DanvilleTownTalks.org
Subsequent to Planning Commission hearing, property owner comments received regarding
Wood Ranch Headquarters.
Environmental
Review Final Programmatic Environmental Impact
Report (Final PEIR)
Comments received focused on concerns related to:
▪Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions
▪Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)
▪Water Service
Recommendation:
▪Mitigation Measures
▪Statement of Overriding Considerations
Implementing
Actions
General Plan & Zoning Amendments
1.General Plan Land Use & Text Amendments
a.Add new multifamily land use designation (allows 30-35 du/ac)
“Residential-Multifamily Special”
b. Amend Special Concern Area language for consistency
c.Add Downtown Business District (DBD) area (allows 30-35 du/ac)
“Downtown Business District Area 13”
2.Zoning Text Amendments
▪Sites in Downtown: Amend DBD Land Use Map to add DBD 13
▪Add a new M-35; Multifamily Residential District.
3.Rezonings
▪Sites outside of Downtown: Rezone to the new M-35; Multifamily
Residential District with objective standards
▪Sites within the DBD area: rezone to the new DBD 13; Multifamily
Residential District
Public Hearing
Procedure
Housing Element
Special Meeting
Agenda
1.Staff Report Presentation: Overview
•Town Council Questions (general process, etc.)
2.Housing Opportunity Sites (with conflicts)
•Part A: Sites R1, R2, and S
(Public Comments and Council Action on Sites R1, R2, S)
•Part B: Site N
(Public Comments and Council Action on Site N)
3.Public Hearing
•Comments remainder of Housing Element (*not* on sites
with conflicts)
4.Town Council Discussion and Action
•Final Programmatic EIR
•2023-2031 Housing Element
•General Plan Land Use, Text and Map Amendments
•Zoning Text Amendments and Rezoning
Thank you for your time
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For more information about housing legislation
and the Housing Element:
DanvilleTownTalks.org/HousingElement
TalkHousing@danville.ca.gov
Introduce Ordinances Nos. 2023-01, 2023-02, 2023-03,
and approve Resolution No. 4-2023.
SUMMARY OF THE MOTION
Ordinance No. 2023-01: Zoning text amendment to add new Downtown Business
District (DBD) Area 13, to allow for 30-35 du/ac on Housing Opportunity Sites
within the downtown area.
Ordinance No. 2023-02: Zoning text amendment to add new M-35; Multifamily
Residential District with objective standards to allow for 30-35 du/ac on Housing
Opportunity Sites outside of the downtown area.
Ordinance No. 2023-03: Rezoning of lands identified as Housing Opportunity
Sites to M-35 or DBD Area 13.
Resolution No. 4-2023: Collection of actions that would:
1.Certify the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Report
2.Approve an updated Danville 2023-2031 Housing Element, reflects changes in
response to initial State HCD comments
3.Approve General Plan land use, text and map amendments (including revised
Wood Ranch Special Concern Area language)
Recommended
Motion