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the majority of Santa Ana's low-income households that are suffering with the impacts <br /> of housing cost and economic uncertainty. According to the City's local data, 70 % of <br /> Santa Ana renters are low and very low-income renters. 8o% of renters in Santa Ana fall <br /> into the moderate, low- and very low-income categories and 84 % of residents hold low- <br /> income occupations that pay less than $53,500 per year. Santa Ana's households are <br /> predominantly families comprising 81% of households. These households are also rent <br /> burdened and live-in overcrowded conditions. <br /> While the City has seen increased production of affordable housing there has been a <br /> disproportionate production of above moderate housing with a total of 3,274 above <br /> moderate units produced between 2013-2021, the City exceeded its RHNA allocation by <br /> 3,638% per the City's RHNA progress reports submitted to the state. With average rents <br /> Of $2000 - $4000, none of these above market rental units are affordable to most of <br /> Santa Ana's working families. Housing costs in Santa Ana have been out of reach and <br /> will continue to be out of reach in this current economic climate. Households in Santa <br /> Ana must earn $44.83 an hour to afford two-bedroom housing. The proposed <br /> amendments further incentivize housing units with market rate rents and are not <br /> affordable to the majority of the City's residents. <br /> The Commission supports the amendments to update the in-lieu fee to $15 <br /> per sq ft to be in line with a fee that is fair and allows the City to fund much <br /> needed affordable housing for Santa Ana residents. The in-lieu fees have <br /> generated over $21 million in funding (and helped leverage millions of <br /> federal and state housing resources) to help the City fund the development <br /> of new housing opportunities and address housing insecurity. The City's <br /> February 2021 Quarterly Report for Housing Division demonstrated that, <br /> some of these in lieu fees supported the Santa Ana Arts Collective, Tiny Tim <br /> Plaza, Link Interim Emergency Shelter, Legacy Square, Habitat for <br /> Humanity "Lacy & Vance", Westview House, Wise Place Steps to <br /> Independence Public Service Program, and the City's Down Payment <br /> Assistance Program. <br /> We also support the wider application of the Housing Opportunities Ordinance in the <br /> City of Santa Ana. This will continue to facilitate the development of affordable housing <br /> in various areas of the city. The Commission also recommends that the HOO apply to all <br /> residential developments in the City. At a minimum the HOO affordable housing <br /> requirements should apply to all residential and mixed use developments that are <br /> asking for zone changes, upzonings, following city initiated specific plans, general plan <br /> updates or those asking for other development incentives. <br /> In addition, the HOO should apply to all developments taking advantage of City <br /> initiated land use and zoning changes, specific plans and general plan updates and <br /> amendments. Land use changes may create higher land values, profit, and incentives <br /> for market rate developers. At the same time many of these market developments are <br /> not affordable to the majority of Santa Ana's residents. In exchange for these <br /> development incentives, new affordable housing for Santa Ana residents must be <br /> created. <br /> "Caring for elders as if they were our own" <br />
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