55B - AA FOR RESO RELOCATION PLAN FOR WARNER AVE

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1. Housing Mix As shown in Table 3, the Project area includes zt households occupying 13 single family residences, i residential duplex (SFR), some with multiple households in one dwelling and or converted into multiple units. ii of the affected households are tenant -occupied, io are owner - occupied and i unknown occupant due to inability to contact or to meet with occupant. Occupancy information will assist in determining the relocation needs and scope of assistance provided. No mobile homes will be affected by the Project. z. Occupancy Standards The standard for housing density adopted by the City allows two persons per bedroom and one person in a common living area. The City adheres to the state building code occupancy standard based on the squarefootage of dwellings for households largerthan eight members. Referrals to replacement housing provided to occupants may reflect the need for larger accommodations to comply with the state and City of Santa Ana code requirements. Generally, these standards allow for up to three persons to occupy a one -bedroom unit, five persons in a two -bedroom unit, and seven persons in a three -bedroom unit. Any households with more than eight members would require a four -bedroom replacement unit based on the respective size of that unit, per the state building code. 3. Income Information as to the household's income is gathered from residential interviews to determine individual relocation needs and the scope of financial relocation assistance that may be provided. Low-income households may experience challenges qualifying for the purchase or rent of replacement housing. Advance replacement housing payments may be needed to assist displacees in qualifying for loans or leases. Low-income households that choose to rent may be eligiblefor additional assistance. Based on information obtained from the residential interviews, at least eight households may be identified as low-income households. According to the low-income standards for the Housing Authority of the County of Orange (Exhibit C), adjusted for family size as published by the State of California, Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), the 2019 low income limits are defined as follows: Family Size i 1 z 3 1 4 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 Low Income Limits 2019 $66,500 $76,000 $85,500 $94,950 $102,550 $110,150 $117,750 $125,3 00 Source: Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) website, accessed December 9, 2019. 4. Ethnicity/Language Per the 2013-2017 U.S. Census American Community Survey Five -Year Estimate, 80.3%2 of the population in the City of Santa Ana speaks a language besides English at home. Based on information obtained from the residential interviews of the zt displaced households, Spanish is the primary language spoken at home. Language services are available to assist the requirements of all affected occupants. 7 55B-18