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Annual Housing Production and
Housing Element Implementation
Report for
January 2008 - December 2008
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
That the City Council ADOPT Resolution No. 2009-058. ACCEPTING the Annual Housing
Production and Housing Element Implementation Report for January 2008 through December
2008.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
The attached Annual Housing Production and Housing Element Implementation Report has
been prepared to comply with Government Code Section 65400(a)(2), meet the grant funding
requirements of certain SANDAG and California Department of Housing and Community
Development (HCD) programs, and implement Housing Element Program 3.15. The purpose
of the report is to provide information to the state, City Council and the public as to the
effectiveness of the Housing Element programs, as well as mark the City's progress in
meeting its share of the region's housing needs.
Contents of the Report
The Annual Housing Production and Housing Element Implementation Report for January
2008 through December 2008 (Exhibit 2) consists of:
• Housing Production Status (Part 1) - A report that provides the status of housing
production in the City and the progress in meeting its share of regional housing needs
during Calendar Year (CY) 2008. This part of the report indicates the progress of the
City in meeting its share of regional housing needs, including information on:
o Area Median Income;
o The four income groups identified in state law;
o The corresponding rents and sales prices considered affordable to each income
group; and
o The number of housing units permitted according to income group and housing
type.
• Housing Element Program Implementation Status (Part 2) - A report that provides
the status of the City of Carlsbad Housing Element programs and the progress the City
has made in its implementation during CY 2008. The focus of this part of the report is on
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the status of the programs of the City of Carlsbad 1999 - 2004 Housing Element and the
progress in their implementation. The implementation status of each of the 49 programs
contained within the Housing Element is indicated in a table along with any additional
comments.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This is an information report and the only associated fiscal impact is the cost of staff time to
prepare the report and provide it to the City Council, the California Office of Planning and
Research, California Department of Housing and Community Development, and SANDAG.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
This report is categorically exempt from environmental review as per CEQA Guidelines
Section 15306, which states that information collection activities are exempt from the
provisions of CEQA.
EXHIBITS:
1. City Council Resolution No. 2009-058.
2. Report titled: Annual Housing Production and Housing Element Implementation Report for
January 2008 through December 2008.
EXHIBIT 1
1 RESOLUTION NO. 2009-058
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING THE ANNUAL
3 HOUSING PRODUCTION AND HOUSING ELEMENT
IMPLEMENTATION REPORT FOR JANUARY 2008 THROUGH
4 DECEMBER 2008.
5 WHEREAS, the attached Annual Housing Production and Housing Element
6 Implementation Report has been prepared to comply with Government Code Section
7 65400(a)(2), meet the grant funding requirements of certain SANDAG and California
8 Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) programs, and implement Housing
9 Element Program 3.15. The purpose of the report is to provide information to the state, City
10 Council and the public as to the effectiveness of the Housing Element programs, as well as
11 mark the City's progress in meeting its share of the region's housing needs.
12 The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, does hereby resolve as
follows:
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1. That the above recitation is true and correct.
j5 2. That the City Council of the City of Carlsbad accepts the report and directs the
Planning Director to submit the report to the California Office of Planning and Research and the
jg California Department of Housing and Community Development.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council
of the City of Carlsbad on the 24th day of March, 2009, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Hall, Packard and Blackburn.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
I\S, Mayor
ATTEST:
I_6RRAINE)M. W<$0D, City Clerk
(SEAL)
EXHIBIT 2
ANNUAL
HOUSING PRODUCTION AND HOUSING ELEMENT
IMPLEMENTATION REPORT
FOR JANUARY 2008 THROUGH DECEMBER 2008
INTRODUCTION
This document describes the City's progress during calendar year (CY) 2008 (January
1, 2008 to December 31, 2008) in 1) producing housing to accommodate Carlsbad's
estimated share of the region's forecasted growth for the four income groups identified
in state law, and 2) implementing the Housing Element programs.
Report Purpose
The attached Annual Housing Production and Housing Element Implementation Report
has been prepared to comply with Government Code Section 65400(a)(2), meet the
grant funding requirements of certain SANDAG and California Department of Housing
and Community Development (HCD) programs, and implement Housing Element
Program 3.15. The purpose of the report is to provide information to the state, City
Council and the public as to the effectiveness of the Housing Element programs, as well
as mark the City's progress in meeting its share of region's housing needs. Additionally,
certain grant programs administered by SANDAG require that member jurisdictions
report on progress toward meeting their share of the region's housing needs.
Report Content
Part 1 - The City's housing production and progress in meeting its share of the regional
housing need during CY 2008 is reported with data contained in the following tables:
• Table 1.1 specifies Carlsbad's share of the regional housing need and defines
the four income groups.
• Tables 1.2 - 1.4 list the qualifying income levels for the four income groups and
the corresponding housing rents and sales prices considered affordable to the
income groups during the reporting period (CY 2008).
• Table 1.5 provides the number of new housing units permitted, by income group
and housing type, in CY 2008.
• Table 1.6 highlights the low-income housing built in CY 2008.
• Table 1.7 summarizes the City's progress in meeting its share of the regional
housing needs (for the current housing cycle).
Part 2 - Table 2.1 specifies the implementation status of the Housing Element programs
during CY 2008.
PART 1 - HOUSING PRODUCTION STATUS - JANUARY 2008 THROUGH DECEMBER 2008
March 2, 2009
PART1
HOUSING PRODUCTION STATUS -JANUARY 2008 THROUGH DECEMBER 2008
Regional Share Needs - The determination of housing need for Carlsbad and all other
jurisdictions in California is derived from the Regional Housing Needs Assessment
(RHNA) prepared by regional councils of government (COG) before the beginning of
each housing cycle. Based upon these assessments of need, the local jurisdictions are
required to adopt housing objectives in the housing elements of their general plans.
A regional assessment of housing need is an estimate of the total need for new housing
construction throughout the region due to population growth forecasted to occur during
a specific time period, which is typically five years. The overall housing need is then
broken out by four income groups: very low, low, moderate, and above-moderate (or
upper-income) - all as defined by the federal Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD), and the state Department of Housing and Community
Development (HCD). The regional housing needs are then allocated to the local
jurisdictions on a "regional share" basis, according to models and formulas designed by
the COG.
Table 1.1 shows Carlsbad's share of the regional housing need for the current housing
cycle. It is based, in part, upon the growth that the San Diego Association of
Governments (SANDAG), the region's COG, estimated for the City. The previous
housing cycle covers the period spanning July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2005. The
proposed update to the Housing Element (currently in process) covers the housing
cycle period of July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2010. For San Diego County, the regional
growth projected by the State was for the period between January 1, 2003 and June 30,
2010. Therefore, while the Housing Element is a five-year document covering July 1,
2005 through June 30, 2010, the City has seven and one-half years (January 1, 2003
through June 30, 2010) to fulfill the RHNA. In Table 1.1 below, the New Construction
Needs represent the seven and one-half year RHNA, and the Remaining Need
represents the number of units remaining in the RHNA for the 2005 - 2010 Housing
Element Cycle after subtracting the housing produced between Jan. 1, 2003 to June 30,
2005.
1.1
PART 1 - HOUSING PRODUCTION STATUS - JANUARY 2008 THROUGH DECEMBER 2008
March 2, 2009
Table 1.1: Carlsbad's Regional Share Need Estimates
For Housing Cycle 2005-2010
Income
Group
Very Low
Low
Moderate
Above-
Moderate
Totals
Definition*
(%ofAMI**)
50% or under
51 - 80 %
81 - 120%
Over 120%
New
Construction
Needs
(in housing
units)
1,922
1,460
1,583
3,411
8,376
Housing
produced
Jan. 1,2003
- June 30,
2005
85
543
358
2,691
3,677
Remaining
Need
(in housing
units)
1,837
917
1,225
720
4,699
* Definitions are from HUD, via the California Department of
Housing and Community Development.
** AMI is the Area Median Income. The 2008 AMI for San
Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos MSA for a family of four is $72,100.
Note: the combined very low and low-income ("lower"-!ncome) estimate of housing need
is 3,382 units. This equals 40% of the total estimated need for the housing cycle.
Definition of Income Groups - Table 1.1 also defines each of the four income groups
with reference to a percentage of the county area median income (AMI). Defined as the
median income for a family of four in a specific geographic area, the AMI changes over
time and with location. HUD annually revises the AMI based on cost of living issues
such as the relationship of housing prices to income. For 2008, HUD established the
AMI for San Diego County at $72,100.
In addition to establishing the AMI, HUD also establishes income limits for each of the
four income groups (based on the number of persons per household and the
percentage of the AMI for each income group specified in Table 1.1). Table 1.2 shows
the CY 2008 income limits for each of the income groups listed in Table 1.1, which are
adjusted for family size so that larger households have higher income limits.
1.2
PART 1 - HOUSING PRODUCTION STATUS - JANUARY 2008 THROUGH DECEMBER 2008
March 2, 2009
Table 1.2
Income Group
Very
Low
Low
Moderate
Above-Moderate
: CY 2008 Qualifying Limits On Annual Income
By Household Size
2
$31,
$50,
$69,
>$69,
Persons Per Household
346
600
550
200
200
$35
$56
$77
>$77
Source: "2008 Household Income Limits," U.S.
Development (effective February 13, 2008).
,500
,900
,850
,850
$39,
$63,
$86,
>$86,
500
200
500
500
Department of Housing
$45,800
$73,300
$100,350
>$1 00,350
and Urban
8
$52
$83
$114
>$114
,150
,400
,200
,200
Prices of Affordable Housing - Generally, the federal and state rule is that housing is
affordable to a given family if the family pays no more than 30% of its monthly income
for housing expenses that include the rent or mortgage payment, property taxes,
insurance, utilities, and the like. A determination of whether a housing unit is affordable
can be easily made for assisted public rental housing and other public housing
programs because documentation is maintained on both the individual household's
income and the actual cost of the unit in question (typically rental). Income group
determinations for income restricted (assisted) housing units shown in Tables 1.5 and
1 .6 of this report were made by the Carlsbad Housing and Redevelopment Department.
A determination of whether market rate housing is affordable according to the 30% rule,
on the other hand, presents some challenges. Builders of market rate rental and for-
sale housing do not set prices based upon an individual buyer's ability to pay. Rather,
the rents/prices are set to that which the market will bear. Further, rents and prices do
not generally vary with the number of people in the household. For example, a market
rent for a two-bedroom apartment will remain constant no matter if it is being rented to a
1-, 2-, 3-, 4, or 5-person household. So the challenge is how to determine to what
income group (as opposed to an individual household) a given market rate house is
affordable, and to do so based upon the number of bedrooms it has (as opposed to
persons). A convention developed in 1993 by member agencies of the San Diego
Association of Governments assumes two persons per bedroom. Thus a two-bedroom
unit is assumed to house four people.
To determine affordable housing expenses for rentals, the practice is to set thresholds
for each income group, using the 30% rule, with adjustments for the number of
bedrooms. An additional adjustment is also made for utility allowance, as required by
HUD. Table 1.3 provides the resulting maximum market rate rental expenses (which
1.3
PART 1 - HOUSING PRODUCTION STATUS - JANUARY 2008 THROUGH DECEMBER 2008
March 2, 2009
include rent and a utility allowance that increases with household size) for the very low,
low, and moderated-income groups for CY 2008.
Table 1.3: CY 2008 Qualifying Rent and Utility Expenses
By Number of Bedrooms
Income Group Number of bedrooms
1
Very Low
Low
Moderate
Above-Moderate
$790 $988
$1,264 $1,580
$1,730 $2,163
$1,145 $1,304
$1,833 $2,085
$2,509 $2,855
>$1,730 >$2,163 >$2,509 >$2,855
Source: "2008 Household Income Limits," U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (effective February 13, 2008).
With regard to for-sale housing, there is no federal or state required formula to
determine the sales price that would be considered affordable. The only federal or state
requirement is that the mortgage amount (including taxes, insurance, utilities, etc.) must
not exceed 30% of the monthly income of the household (to be considered affordable to
a specific income group, see Table 1.2).
The varying factors (interest rates, closing costs, lending programs, etc.), which impact
the mortgage amount, make it difficult to specify certain sales prices that are considered
affordable to the various income groups. To simplify determining affordability for
reporting purposes, the City uses a rule-of-thumb formula similar to that employed by
many mortgage-lending institutions, which was reviewed and accepted by the SANDAG
and the California Department of Housing and Community Development. The rule-of-
thumb formula is as follows:
Affordable sales price = 3.0 x maximum-allowed-annual income for each class, adjusted
for bedroom count.
Based on this formula Table 1.4 gives the qualifying purchase price for housing for the
different income groups. The table illustrates that a three-bedroom house costing no
more than $301,050 would be the maximum affordable to a moderate-income family.
1.4
PART 1 - HOUSING PRODUCTION STATUS - JANUARY 2008 THROUGH DECEMBER 2008
March 2, 2009
Table 1.4: CY 2008 Qualifying Purchase Price
By Number of Bedrooms
Income Group 1
Number of Bedrooms
2 3
Very Low
Low
Moderate
Above-Moderate
$94,800 $118,500 $137,400 $156,450
$151,650 $189,600 $219,900 $250,200
$207,600 $259,500 $301,050 $342,600
>$207,600 >$259,500 >$301,050 >$342,600
* 3X multiplier was developed by an ad hoc committee at SANDAG with subsequent approval by the
SANDAG Board in 1993. (There is no formula in state law.) The rule also assumes 2 persons per
bedroom to provide a correspondence back to HUD affordability rules based upon persons per
household (as opposed to bedrooms).
Housing Activity and Affordability in CY 2008 - Table 1.5 and the information below
summarize the housing permitted in CY 2008. Definitions of terms used in the table and
the remainder of the report are as follows:
Market Rate Units - Units that received no financial assistance from the City
and have no affordability restrictions.
Assisted Units - Units that received financial assistance from the City and/or
other subsidy sources and have affordability restrictions.
Single-family detached - A single home on a single lot, detached from any other
unit, except for an attached second dwelling unit.
Condominium - A detached or attached home on commonly owned property.
Apartment - A unit that can only be rented and not owned.
Duplex - Two units on a single lot. Units cannot be individually sold.
Second Dwelling Unit - A completely independent dwelling unit on the same lot
as a primary residence. A second dwelling unit may be attached to or detached
from the primary residence.
1.5
PART 1 - HOUSING PRODUCTION STATUS - JANUARY 2008 THROUGH DECEMBER 2008
March 2, 2009
Table 1.5: Type and Affordability of Housing Units Permitted* in CY 2008
Income
Group
Very Low
Low
Moderate
Above-
Moderate
Total
Units
Built
Market Rate
F^i'ly Duplex Cond°- APart:
Detached** minium ment
0 000
0 000
0 002
126 2 19 0
126 2 19 2
Assisted Units
Condo- Apart-
minium ment
11 0
0 90
0 0
0 0
11 90
5*ar
0 11
6 96
0 2
0 147
6 256
*Housing units as reported by building permit issuance
"One of the single family detached homes was permitted with a second dwelling unit. The second
dwelling unit is counted in the second dwelling unit category.
***Five of the second dwelling units were permitted on lots with existing single family detached homes.
Highlights on Carlsbad's newest lower-income housing.
Table 1.6 highlights Carlsbad's newest lower-income housing.
Table 1.6: Low- Income Housing Permitted in CY 2008
Project
Roosevelt
Gardens
Poinsettia
Commons
Glen Ridge
Apartment
Homes
(Robertson
Ranch)
Location
2578
Roosevelt St.
North of
Poinsettia and
west of
Avenida
Encinas
East of El
Camino Real
and north of
Cannon Road
Number
of Units
11
12
78
(27 units
at 35% of
AMI, 25
units at
50% of
AMI, 25
units at
55% of
AMI, 1
mgr. Unit)
Description
Condos
Apartments
Apartments
Occupancy
Restrictions
Households earning up
to 50% of the Area
Median Income.
Households earning up
to 80% of the Area
Median Income.
Households earning
between 35%, 50% to
55% of the Area
Median Income.
City
Assistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
1.6
PART 1 - HOUSING PRODUCTION STATUS - JANUARY 2008 THROUGH DECEMBER 2008
March 2, 2009
Progress Toward Housing Cycle Objectives - Table 1.7 below provides the number
of dwelling units permitted during the five year housing cycle of 2005 - 2010. The table
also shows the cumulative progress achieved during those years toward meeting the
new housing needs (from Table 1.1) estimated for the housing cycle over its term.
Table 1.7:
Income
Group
Very Low
Low
Moderate
Above-
Moderate
Totals
July - Dec
2005
0
5
56
403
464
For Years July 2005 - June 2010 Cumulative Progress
Housing Cycle Objectives by Income Group
Housing Units Permitted
CY2006 CY2007 ^ ^ ^
100 0 11
89 10 96
0 02-
306 358 147
495 368 256
Total
111
200
58
1,214
1,583
Toward Current
Housing Units Needed
Objective**
1,837
917
1,225
720
4,699
Percent
achieved of
total RHNA
10%
51%
26%
114%
63%
RHNA
balance for
2009-2010
1,726
717
1,167
0
3,116
** Remaining RHNA need for 2005 - 2010 Housing Element period (see Table 1. 1)
Type of Lower-Income Housing Produced from 2005 - 2010 - Since 1999,
developers have built nearly 1,500 homes for lower-income households in Carlsbad,
most resulting from Inclusionary Housing Ordinance requirements and requiring City
financial assistance. For the current housing cycle, over 300 units were constructed for
lower-income households.
Conclusions
Carlsbad has made important progress toward meeting its regional share of housing for
all income groups. While the City has made positive strides in producing lower-income
housing, the need for housing affordable to very low, low, and moderate-income families
continues to exceed the community's collective ability to produce it. At the same time,
total production of new homes affordable to upper-income groups remains dominant.
Clearly, Carlsbad's private sector continues to produce primarily up-scale housing. A
number of factors contribute to the trend: Overall market demand is for higher-end
housing, though current demand for all housing types is weak due to the economic
conditions; tax incentives for producing more affordable housing are few; land costs are
high; and, per-square-foot production costs remain substantial, so that profit margins on
more affordable housing are low.
1.7
Part 2
ANNUAL HOUSING PRODUCTION AND HOUSING ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION REPORT
IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAMS
January 2008 through December 2008
CODE KEY
Status:Lead Department:
C - Completed
0 - Ongoing
1 - In Progress
P - Pending
D - Delete
One-time project for which all work has been completed
Completed program, but one that requires recurring activity
Staff work is well underway and program will be implemented soon
(including any necessary hearings)
Program for which preliminary work needs to be initiated, or program is in
early stages of work
Program that may no longer be necessary or relevant due to another
program, changed circumstances, or policy change
B - Building
CD - Community Development
H&R - Housing & Redevelopment
P - Planning
Part 2 - Implementation Status of Housing Element Programs - January 2008 through December 2008
March 2, 2009
Housing
Preservation
(Condo
Conversions)
Housing
Preservation
(Mobile
Home
Parks)
Housing
Preservation
(Mobile
Home Parks)
Housing
Preservation
(Rehab)
Housing
Preservation
(Rehab
Subsidies -
Rental
Stock)
Housing
Preservation
(Acquisition
& Rehab)
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1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
Continue implementation of the program to restrict
condominium conversion when such conversions would reduce
the number of low or moderate income housing units available
throughout the city. All condominium conversions are subject to
the City's Inclusionary Housing Ordinance, therefore, the in-lieu
fees or actual afford-able units required by that ordinance would
be used to mitigate the impacts of the loss of these rental units
from the City's housing stock to lower income house-holds.
The City will continue to implement the City's existing
Residential Mobile Home Park zoning ordinance (Municipal
Code 21.17) which sets conditions on changes of use or
conversions of Mobile Home Parks.
The City will assist lower income tenants to research the financial
feasibility of purchasing their mobile home park so as to retain
rents and leases affordable to its tenants.
The Building Department will continue to implement the program
to monitor and report to the Housing and Redevelopment Dept.,
information on housing stock that is substandard and or
deteriorating. Identified structures will continue to be reported to
the Housing and Redevelopment Dept. for possible assistance
under the City's rehabilitation and assistance programs.
The City, through the Housing and Redevelopment Department
and in conjunction with the Building Department, will provide
loans, rebates and other support to preserve the existing stock of
low and moderate income rental housing. Priority will be given to
housing identified by the Building Department as being sub-
standard or deteriorating which houses families of lower income
and in some cases moderate income. This program depends
partially on outside funding from State, and Federal sources.
The City through the Housing and Redevelopment Dept. will
implement a program to acquire, using local Redevelopment Set-
Aside funds, CDBG, State, Federal and private sector loans,
rental housing that is substandard, deteriorating or in danger of
being demolished. Twenty percent of the units, once
rehabilitated, will be set aside for very-low income households.
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City provides information upon request. At this
time, there are no mobile home parks pursuing
purchase. However, rental assistance
continues to be provided to assist lower
income tenants with space rent affordability,
and City will assist with purchase as requested
and appropriate.
City has an informal program. The Building
Department and Code Enforcement Officers
respond to complaints and often refer owners
to the Housing office for possible assistance
with rehabilitation of substandard dwelling
units.
Program available. No projects/participants to
date.
Program available. No additional projects to
date.
2.2
Part 2 - Implementation Status of Housing Element Programs - January 2008 through December 2008
March 2, 2009
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Housing
Preservation
(Rehab
Incentives)
Housing
Preservation
(Rehab
Homeowner)
Housing
Quantity &
Diversity
(Development
Standards)
Housing
Quantity &
Diversity
(Development
Standards)
Housing
Quantity &
Diversity
(Developable
Acreage
Monitoring)
Housing
Quantity &
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2.2
2.3
2.4
The City will provide financial and processing incentives for the
owners of lower income rental stock in need of rehabilitation and
preservation. These incentives may include, but not be limited to:
the deferral or subsidy of planning and building fees, priority
processing and financial incentives such as low-interest
rehabilitation and property acquisition loans.
The City will implement a homeowner rehabilitation program
targeted to lower-income, special needs (handicapped, low income
large-family, etc.,) and senior households that will consist of
financial and processing incentives such as low interest and
deferred repayment loans, loan rebates, and priority processing.
With the exception of some lower-income and special needs
housing which may be assisted by the City, new housing
development will be achieved through private sector efforts. New
development will be achieved through the auspices of State
Planning Law and the City's General Plan and Municipal Code.
There is no special program for this overall goal. It is recognized
that achievement of this goal will be heavily influenced by private
sector marketing strategies; local, state and national economic
trends; availability of regional infrastructure and services; and
other factors beyond the control of Carlsbad.
The Planning Department, in its review of development for all
income categories, may recommend waiving or modifying certain
development standards or recommending that certain Municipal
Code changes be implemented to encourage the development of
low and moderate income housing. These recommendations will
be reviewed with a goal to reduce costs associated with
standards. Although standards may be modified they will also
retain aesthetic and design criteria acceptable to the City.
The City will continue to monitor the absorption of residential
acreage in all densities and, if needed, recommend the creation of
additional residential acreage at densities sufficient to meet the
City's housing need for current and future residents. Any such
actions shall be undertaken only where consistent with the Growth
Management Plan.
The City should continue to explore the potential for adaptive reuse
of aging industrial, commercial and some residential buildings by
continuing to implement the existing policy that creates affordable
living spaces for combined living/working spaces. The principle
targeted area for this type of housing is in the downtown
redevelopment area.
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Program available. No additional projects to
date.
A Minor Home Repair loan program was
established in 2008, and implementation began
in 2009. This program provides $5000 zero
interest, forgivable (after 5 year) loans to low
income households to assist with safety and
disabled access issues for homeowners. No
loans approved to date due to recent initiation.
City will continue to explore the potential for
adaptive reuse of buildings, especially those
within the Village Redevelopment Area. There
are not many buildings that could be adapted
to create live/work space. However, this is an
option that continues to be explored.
2.3
Part 2 - Implementation Status of Housing Element Programs - January 2008 through December 2008
March 2, 2009
Housing
Quantity &
Diversity
(Mixed Use)
2.5
Continue to implement existing ordinances and policies that
allow mixed residential and non-residential uses in the building
and/or complex. Major commercial centers should incorporate,
where appropriate, mixed commercial/residential uses. Major
industrial/office centers, where not precluded by environmental
and safety considerations, should incorporate mixed
industrial/office/residential uses.
Housing
Quantity &
Diversity
(Coastal
Developmnt
Monitoring)
2.6
As a function of the building process, the City will monitor and
record Coastal Zone housing data including, but not limited to,
the following:
1) The number of new housing units approved for construction
within the coastal zone after January 1,1982.
2) The number of housing units for persons and families of low
or moderate income, as defined in Section 50093 of the Health
and Safety Code, required to be provided in new housing
developments within the coastal zone.
3) The number of existing residential dwelling units occupied by
persons and families or low or moderate income that are
authorized to be demolished or converted in the coastal zone
pursuant to Section 65590 of the Government Code.
4) The number of residential dwelling units occupied by persons
and families of low or moderate income, as defined in Section
50093 of the Health and Safety Code, that are required for
replacement or authorized to be converted or demolished as
identified in paragraph 3). The location of the replacement units,
either onsite, elsewhere within the locality's jurisdiction within the
coastal zone, or within three miles of the coastal zone within the
locality's jurisdiction, shall be designated in the review.
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1. In 2008, 87 units were constructed in
the Coastal Zone.
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3. 0
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Housing
Spec. Needs
Groups
(Farm
Worker)
3.1
The City shall continue to work with, and assist, local community
groups, social welfare agencies, farmland owners, and other
interested parties to provide shelter for the identified permanent
and migrant farm workers during the five-year housing element
period. These efforts will be in coordination with other regional
and local programs and will involve neighboring jurisdictions in a
cooperative, regional approach.
P/HRD
City has provided funding for a transitional
shelter for migrant farm workers and other
homeless males in Carlsbad for many years.
This shelter continues to operate, and is
currently exploring a possible expansion to
include additional beds. City continues to work
with interested parties on developing other
housing alternatives to assist migrant farm
workers.
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March 2, 2009
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Pn^gram
Housing
Spec. Needs
Groups
(Large
Family)
Housing
Spec. Needs
Groups
(Homeless)
Housing
Spec. Needs
Groups
(Homeless)
Housing
Spec. Needs
Groups
(Homeless)
Housing
Spec. Needs
Groups
(Senior/
Elderly)
Housing
Spec. Needs
Groups
(Senior/
Elderly)
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3.3.a
3.3.b
3.3.C
3.4.a
3.4.b
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Those housing projects entering into an agreement with the City
to provide lower income housing shall be required to implement
Policy 3.2
Carlsbad will continue to facilitate the acquisition, for lease or
sale, of suitable sites for transitional shelters for the homeless
population. This facilitation would include, but not be limited to:
participating in a regional or sub-regional summit(s) including
decision-makers from North County jurisdictions and SANDAG
for the purposes of coordinating efforts and resources to address
homelessness; assisting local non-profits and charitable
organizations in securing state funding for the acquisition,
construction and management of shelters; continuing to provide
funding for local and sub-regional homeless service providers,
temporary and emergency shelters; and reviewing local zoning
controls to alleviate any barriers to the feasible provision of
housing for the homeless, including temporary and/or seasonal
portable structures.
Continue to provide Federal Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) funds to community, social welfare, not-for-profit
and religious groups which provide services within the North
County area.
Continue to work with non-profit organization(s) that receive
CDBG funds to offer a City Referral Service to refer, on a 24-hour
basis, transient homeless individuals and families to local
agencies providing services to the homeless, including regional
hotel voucher programs through the Regional County
Consortium.
Continue to implement the current Senior Citizen housing
regulations and continue to require monitoring and reporting
procedures to assure compliance with approved project
conditions. Encourage the provision of a wide-variety of senior
housing opportunities, especially for lower-income seniors with
special needs.
Continue to work with senior housing developers and non-profit
organizations to locate and construct the 200 units of Senior low-
income housing approved through an Article 34 referendum.
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City continues to work with regional committees
and task forces, and to provide funds for
various programs to assist with the needs of the
homeless. Catholic Charities continues to
operate a 50 bed year round transitional shelter
for men within the City of Carlsbad. The City
also helped to fund a transitional shelter located
within the City of Vista, but serving Carlsbad
homeless.
City continues to fund non-profit organizations
through the CDBG/HOME programs.
City continues to make referrals as well as fund
organizations that provide referrals.
The City continues to work with developers
interested in the construction of senior citizen
housing within the city. To date, two developers
have discussed potential senior projects with
the City. One application for a senior condo
development was approved in 2008.
2.5
Part 2 - Implementation Status of Housing Element Programs - January 2008 through December 2008
March 2, 2009
Housing
Spec. Needs
Groups
(Lower
Income)
3.5
Through the implementation of various programs, the City will
pursue, to the best of its ability, Self-Certification of its Housing
Element update at the end of the 1999-2004 housing cycle, in
accordance with the criteria detailed in the "Housing Element
Self-Certification Report: Implementation of a Pilot Program for
the San Diego Region" prepared by SANDAG and dated June,
1998 (also known as the SANDAG Housing Self-Certification
Report). The Self-Certification housing production goals for the
City of Carlsbad are as follows:
Units affordable to low-income households 258 units
Units affordable to very low-income households 201 units
Units affordable to extremely low-income households 170 units
Should the City not meet the Self-Certification criteria detailed in
the SANDAG Housing Self-Certification Report, then the City will
pursue, to the best of its ability, the production of the City's
regional share goals for lower-income housing units as detailed in
the "Regional Housing Needs Statement - San Diego Region",
prepared by SANDAG and dated November, 1998. The regional
share housing needs for the City of Carlsbad are as follows:
Units affordable to low-income households 1,417 units
Units affordable to very low-income households 1,770 units
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Having produced a significant amount of lower-
income housing since 1999, Carlsbad has
exceeded its production goals for self-
certification of its Housing Element. However,
due to policies set forth by the State which
appear to discourage self-certification,
Carlsbad has decided that it will not pursue
self-certification of its Housing Element for the
2005-2010 housing cycle. The City has made
its best good faith effort to meet the regional
housing needs set forth by SANDAG, and has
submitted its draft 2005-2010 Housing Element
to the State for comments and initiated the
approval process.
Housing
Spec. Needs
Groups
Inclusionary
3.6.a
The City shall continue to implement its Inclusionary Housing
Ordinance that requires 15% of all base residential units within
any Master Plan/Specific Plan community or other qualified
subdivision (currently seven units or more) shall be restricted and
affordable to lower income households. This program requires
an agreement between all residential developers subject to this
inclusionary requirement and the City which stipulates: the
number of required lower income inclusionary units; the
designated sites for the location of the units; a phasing schedule
for production of the units; and, the tenure of affordability for the
units. The City shall continue to assist in the funding of the
provision of inclusionary units through funds available in the
Housing Trust Fund.
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City continues to implement the Inclusionary
Housing Ordinance. To date, the City has
produced 1992 residential units affordable to
lower income households through its
Inclusionary Housing Program. The City has
89 units under construction.
2.6
Part 2 - Implementation Status of Housing Element Programs - January 2008 through December 2008
March 2, 2009
Groups
Inclusionary
In-Lieu Fees
Housing
Spec. Needs
Groups
Lwr. Income
Developmen
t
(Density
Bonus)
Housing
Spec. Needs
Groups
Lwr. Income
Developmen
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Housing)
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3.7.a
3.7.b
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The City will continue to implement its Inclusionary Housing
Ordinance that requires, for all subdivision of fewer than seven
units, an in-lieu fee. The fee is based on a detailed study that
calculated the difference in cost to produce a market rate rental
unit versus a lower-income affordable unit. As of January 1 ,
1 999, the in-lieu fee per market rate dwelling unit was
$4,515.00. This amount of this fee may be modified by the City
Council from time-to-time and is collected at the time of building
permit issuance for the market rate units. The City will also
continue to consider other in-lieu contributions allowed by the
Inclusionary Housing Ordinance, such as an irrevocable offer to
dedicate developable land or participation in programs that
assist the City in reaching its Self-Certification lower-income
housing production goals.
The City shall continue to implement its Residential Density
Bonus or In-Lieu Incentives Ordinance (Chapter 21. 86 of the
Carlsbad Municipal Code), consistent with Government Code
section 6591 3.4 and 6591 5. (Density Bonus), by granting a
minimum of a 25 percent bonus over the otherwise allowed
density, and one or more additional economic incentives or
concessions that may include but are not limited to: fee waivers,
reduction or waiver of development standards, in-kind
infrastructure improvements, an additional density bonus above
the minimum 25 percent, mixed use development, or other
financial contributions in return for the developer guaranteeing
that the project will reserve a minimum of 50 percent of the
units for Senior or other special need households, or 20 percent
of the units for low income households or 10 percent of the
units for very-low income households. These units must remain
affordable for a period of 30 years and each project must enter
into an agreement with the City to be monitored by the Housing
and Redevelopment Dept. for compliance.
The City shall continue to implement its Second Dwelling Unit
Ordinance (Section 21.10.015 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code)
and shall continue to consider other types of alternative
housing, such as hotels, single room occupancy units,
homeless shelters, and farm worker housing. These
alternatives would assist in meeting the City's share of housing
for low and very low income households.
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to the Density Bonus Ordinance to reflect
changes in State law. In March 2008, the City
pursued and obtained California Coastal
Commission approval of the ordinance
amendments.
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March 2, 2009
Table 2.1 GY 2008 Implementation Status of Housing Element Programs
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Program
Housing
Spec. Needs
Groups
Lwr. Income
Development
(City Initiated
Development)
Housing
Spec. Needs
Groups
Lwr. Income
Developmnt
(Section 8)
Housing
Spec. Needs
Groups
Lwr. Income
Dev. (Excep.
Fee Payment)
Housing
Spec. Needs
Groups
Lwr. Income
Dev. (Priority
Processing)
Housing
Spec. Needs
Groups
Lwr. Income
Dev. (In-Kind
Improvemnts)
PROGRAM
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3.7.d
3.7.e
3.7.f
3.7.g
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The City of Carlsbad, through the offices of the Housing
Authority and through the Housing and Redevelopment
Department, will continue work with private for-profit and
especially not-for-profit developers to use local funds from
CDBG, Redevelopment Set-Aside funds and other City
originated funds and leverage them against State, Federal and
private low interest funds to create housing opportunities for
low-, very low- and extremely low-income households.
Continue the City's Section 8 program to provide additional
assisted housing opportunities in the Housing Element Period
1999-2004.
Continue to implement City Council Policy No. 17 which allows
the exception of the payment of public facility fees for lower-
income housing projects. Developments for which Public
Facility Fees are excepted may be subject to an analysis of
the fiscal impacts of the project to the City.
Continue to implement priority processing for lower-income
development projects, including accelerated plan-check
process, for projects which do not require extensive
engineering or environmental review.
The City will continue to consider contributing to selected
lower-income housing development, in-kind infrastructure
improvements, including but not limited to: street
improvements, sewer improvements, other infrastructure
improvements as needed.
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The City continues to research available
property for purchase and provision of
affordable housing. The City assisted an
organization, TERI, to purchase property for a
group home for up to 6 developmental^
disabled, low income persons in Carlsbad.
City continues to operate its Section 8 Rental
Assistance program. The Program currently
assists approximately 620 households.
As part of the current Housing Element update
(draft approved by HCD, pending City Council
approval) this program is proposed to be
revised and integrated with Program 3.5.
As part of the current Housing Element update
(draft approved by HCD, pending City Council
approval) this program is proposed to be
revised and integrated with Program 3.5.
As part of the current Housing Element update
(draft approved by HCD, pending City Council
approval) this program is proposed to be
revised and integrated with Program 3.5.
2.8
Part 2 - Implementation Status of Housing Element Programs - January 2008 through December 2008
March 2, 2009
Table 2.1 CY 2008 Implementation Status of Housing Element Programs '. ;
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Program
Housing
Spec. Needs
Groups
Lwr. Income
Development
Housing
Spec. Needs
Groups
Lwr. Income
Development
Housing
Spec. Needs
Groups
(Growth
Management)
Housing
Spec. Needs
Groups
(Special
Needs
Housing
Priorities)
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(Policy - no
Program)
3.7.i
3.8
3.9
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In order to enable the development of affordable housing, the
City will accommodate General Plan Amendments to increase
residential densities on all PC and LC zoned properties and all
other residentially designated properties. Any proposed
General Plan Amendment request to increase site densities
for purposes of providing affordable housing, will be evaluated
relative to the proposal's compatibility with adjacent land uses
and proximity to employment opportunities, urban services or
major roads. These General Plan Land Use designation
changes will enable up to 23 dwelling units per acre, and, in
conjunction with the City's Density Bonus Ordinance, could
have potentially unlimited residential density.
The City shall continue to allow discretionary consideration of
density increases above the maximum now permitted by the
General Plan through review and approval of a Site
Development Plan (SDP).
Continue to maintain, monitor and manage the Excess
Dwelling Unit Bank, composed of "excess units" anticipated
under the city's Growth Management Plan, but not utilized by
developers in approved projects. Continue to make excess
units available for inclusion in other projects using such tools
as density transfers, density bonuses and changes to the
General Plan land use designations, consistent with Policy 3.8
above.
The City will annually set priorities for its future lower-income
and special housing needs. The priorities will be set by the
Housing and Redevelopment Department with assistance from
the Planning Department and approved by the City Council.
Priority given to the housing needs for lower-income subgroups
(i.e., handicapped, seniors, large-family, very-low income) will
be utilized for preference in the guidance of new housing
constructed by the private sector and for the use of fund used or
allocated by the City for construction or assistance to low
income projects. Setting priorities is necessary to focus the
limited amounts of available financial resources on housing
projects that will address the City's most important housing
needs. Priorities will be set annually as needs fluctuate
according to how well they are accommodated over time.
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As part of the current Housing Element update
(draft approved by HCD, pending City Council
approval) this program is proposed to be
revised and integrated with Program 3.5.
City continues to set housing goals/needs/
priorities through its Consolidated Plan and
Redevelopment Five Year Implementation
Plans.
2.9
Part 2 - Implementation Status of Housing Element Programs - January 2008 through December 2008
March 2, 2009
Table 2.1 CY 2008 Implementation Status of Housing Element Programs
HE
Program
Housing
Spec. Needs
Groups
Mod Income
(Mortgage
Rev. Bond)
Housing
Spec. Needs
Groups
Mod Income
Lend Prgrms
Housing
Spec. Needs
Groups
(Smaller
Affordable
Housing)
Housing
Spec. Needs
Groups
(Land
Banking)
Housing
Spec. Needs
Groups
(Community
Reinvestmnt
Act)
Housing
Spec. Needs
Groups
(Housing
Trust Fund)
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3.10.b
3.11
3.12
3.13
3.14
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The City will encourage the development of, subject to market
conditions and feasibility, additional units affordable to first-time
home buyers of moderate income through a mortgage revenue
bond program. The program will be limited to first-time home
buyers who rent or work in Carlsbad.
The City's Housing Authority and Housing and Redevelopment
Department will work to secure funding and develop additional
lending programs for moderate income, especially first-time home
buyers.
The Planning Department shall continue to allow smaller homes at
lower costs that create housing more affordable to moderate
income households, using mechanisms such as small lot
subdivisions, as allowed through the City's Planned Development
Ordinance (Chapter 21 .45 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code).
The City will continue to consider implementation of a land
banking program under which it would acquire land suitable for
development of housing affordable to lower and moderate income
households. The proposed Land Bank may accept contributions
of land in-lieu of housing production required under an inclusionary
requirement, surplus land from City, County, State or Federal
governments, and land otherwise acquired by the City for its
housing programs. This land would be used to reduce the land
costs of producing lower and moderate income housing developed
undertaken by the City or other parties.
The Housing and Redevelopment Dept., in conjunction with the
Finance Department and the City Treasurer will monitor and
evaluate local lending institution's compliance with the CRA
Lending institutions which are deficient in meeting CRA lending
responsibilities in areas such as multifamily construction and
lending for affordable housing will be identified. The City will
explore means to encourage greater lending activities in Carlsbad.
The City will continue to maintain the various monies reserved for
affordable housing, and constituting the Housing Trust Fund, for
the fiduciary administration of monies dedicated to the
development, preservation and rehabilitation of housing in
Carlsbad. The Trust Fund will be the repository of all collected in-
lieu fees, impact fees, housing credits and related revenues
targeted for proposed housing as well as other, local, state and
federal and other collected funds.
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City will continue to consider this option. No
projects proposed to date.
City continues to participate in the Mortgage
Credit Certificate Program.
Smaller homes are encouraged and supported
for low/moderate income affordability
purposes. The Planned Development
Ordinance provides development standards for
small-lot development and ensures homes are
in better scale to lot sizes.
The City has accepted no land to date in lieu of
construction of units. However, it remains an
option that may be considered by the City.
City continues to monitor the local lending
institutions.
City continues to maintain the various monies
reserved for affordable housing
2.10
Part 2 - Implementation Status of Housing Element Programs - January 2008 through December 2008
March 2, 2009
Table 2.1 CY 2008 Implementation Status of Housing Element Programs
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^Program
Housing
Spec. Needs
Groups
(Housing
Element
Annual Rpt.)
Housing
Spec. Needs
Groups
(Disabled
Accessibility)
Housing
Housing,
Jobs,
Workforce
Bal.
(Housing
Impact Fee)
Housing
(Energy
Conservation)
Housing
(Water
Conservation)
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3.16
4.1
5.1
5.2
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To retain the Housing Element as a viable policy document,
the Planning Department will undertake an annual review of
the Housing Element and schedule an amendment if required.
Staff will also develop a monitoring program and report to the
City Council, and California Department of Housing and
Community Development, if required, annually on the
progress and effectiveness of the housing programs.
The City will continue to enforce Title 24 of the State Building
Code with regard to accessibility for persons with disabilities
through the review of site plans and building permits for new
construction and significant renovation of multifamily
residential dwellings.
The City will continue to assess the impact of commercial and
industrial development on housing demand, and the ability of
local employees to afford local housing. Where adverse
impacts are identified, mitigation measures will be considered
to reduce the impact. These measures will include, but are
not limited to, the requirement for commercial and industrial
developers and employers to contribute an in-lieu fee towards
the production of affordable housing and employer assistance
to finance affordable housing for their employees.
The City will continue to implement energy conservation
measures in new housing development through State Building
Code, Title 24 regulations, and solar orientation of major
subdivisions through Title 20, Chapter 17 of the Municipal
Code.
New housing construction developed under a water
emergency may be required to develop strict conservation
guidelines, including but not limited to, mandatory installation
of low flush and low flow bathroom and kitchen fixtures,
xerophytic landscaping or suspension of landscaping
requirements until the water emergency is lifted, and requiring
the use of reclaimed water in all construction grading projects.
Any such actions shall be in accord with policies adopted by
the City in response to declared emergencies.
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The Annual Housing Production Report and
this Appendix A table, fulfill the requirement of
Program 3.15 and State law for an annual
Housing Element program report.
This is ongoing work mandated by the
requirements of the California Building Code
(Title 24) and is occasionally updated by the
State Building Standards Commission.
As part of the current Housing Element update
(draft approved by HCD, pending City Council
approval) this program is proposed to be
deleted.
Energy conservation measures are
incorporated into the City's existing standards
and development review process, and
continue to be implemented through
enforcement of Title 24 and City ordinances.
Therefore, as a part of the current Housing
Element update (draft approved by HCD,
pending City Council approval) this program is
proposed to be deleted.
Water conservation measures are already
incorporated into the City's existing standards
and development review process, and
continue to be implemented through, among
other means, enforcement of water-efficient
landscaping requirements. Therefore, as a
part of the current Housing Element update
(draft approved by HCD, pending City Council
approval) this program is proposed to be
deleted.
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March 2, 2009
Table2.1CY 2008 Implementation Status of Housing Element Programs
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Program
Housing
Open & Fair
Housing
Opportunitie
s
Housing
Open & Fair
Housing
Opportunitie
s
Housing
Open & Fair
Housing
Opportunitie
s
(Military)
PROGRAM
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6.2
6.3
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With assistance from outside fair housing agencies, the Housing
and Redevelopment Department, which consists of the Housing
Authority and Redevelopment Agency, will provide educational
materials on "fair housing law and practices" to tenants, property
owners, and others involved in the sale and rental of housing
within the City of Carlsbad. This information will be available
upon request and also distributed at seminars, presentations and
public locations such as the City library, community recreation
centers, administration buildings and the Chamber of Commerce,
as well as through newsletters and other appropriate media.
With assistance from outside fair housing agencies, the Housing
and Redevelopment Department will continue its program to
monitor and respond to complaints of discrimination. As
appropriate, the Department will refer interested parties to the
appropriate agencies for fair housing complaint investigation,
processing and resolution. If any action is required beyond local
agency action, complaints will be forwarded to the appropriate
State and/or Federal Agencies.
The City will assure that information on the availability of
assisted, or below-market housing is provided to all lower-income
and special needs groups. The Housing and Redevelopment
Agency will provide information to local military and student
housing offices of the availability of low-income housing in
Carlsbad.
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City continued to contract with The Center for
Social Advocacy to provide fair housing
education and counseling.
The Center for Social Advocacy continues to
assist the City in processing complaints.
City website makes information available to all
income groups. The Housing and
Redevelopment Department regularly makes
presentations to various community groups
regarding the availability of housing. The
Department also maintains an interest list.
Persons on the interest list receive information
regarding new affordable housing
developments. The City also prepared and
distributed a new affordable housing brochure
which provides additional information for all
income groups.
2.12