Item 39 - Relocation Plan for Fairview Bridge Replacement and Street Improvements

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Fairview Bridge Replacement and Street Improvements: Relocation Plan 7 1. Housing Mix As shown in Table 3 above, the Project area includes 4 households occupying 1 residential building (duplex), with one dwelling unit occupied by one household, another dwelling unit occupied by two households and one converted garage occupied by one household. 3 of the affected households are tenant-occupied and 1 is owner-occupied. Occupancy information will assist in determining the relocation needs and scope of assistance provided. No mobile homes will be affected by the Project. 2. 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 square footage of dwellings for households larger than 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 eligible for additional assistance. Based on information obtained from the residential interviews, we were unable to determine at this time if any households are identified as low-income households. According to the low-income standards for the Housing Authority of the County of Orange (Exhibit B), adjusted for family size as published by the State of California, Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), the 2021 low income limits are defined as follows: Family Size 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Low Income Limits 2021 $75,300 $86,050 $96,800 $107,550 $116,200 $124,800 $133,400 $142,000 Source: Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) website, accessed January 24, 2022 4. Ethnicity/Language Per the 2019 U.S. Census American Community Survey One-Year Estimate, 80.2%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 4 displaced households, Spanish 2 United States Census Bureau web site, accessed January 24, 2022, https://data.census.gov/