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20142021 SANTA ANA HOUSING ELEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY ELEMENT UPDATES CITY OF SANTA ANA 1. Introduction 1.3.3 Regional Housing Needs Assessment The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) prepares housing construction needs goals for each city in Southern California as part of the RHNA. As set forth in state law, all local governments are required to identify sufficient land, adopt programs, and provide funding, to the extent feasible, to facilitate and encourage housing production commensurate with that need. 2014.2021 RHNA The City's R14NA is 204 housing units for the 2014 -2021 planning period. Within this housing goal, the City is required to plan for four income and affordability goals: very low, low, moderate, and above moderate. The following table categorizes the 204 units by these income levels. Table 1 2014.2021 RHNA Housing Needs Allocation Affordability Level Number of Units Very Low 45 Low 32 Moderate 37 Above Moderate 90 TOTAL 204 According to Table 1, the City's RHNA by affordability level, is 45 units of housing affordable to very low income households, 32 units of housing affordable to low income households, 37 units of housing affordable to moderate income households, and 90 units of housing affordable to above moderate income households. 2006.2014 RHNA Carryover In accordance with state law, this housing element also addresses the RHNA that was not accommodated through rezoning in the previous planning period (January 1, 2006, to June 30, 2014). Of the original 2006- 2014 RIINA of 3,393 units, the 2009 Housing Element identified the potential to accommodate 2,406 units through construction, approval, and vacant or underutilized land adequately zoned for housing. The City had a remaining RHNA balance of 987 lower income units, which were to be accommodated through rezoning of vacant or underutilized land (see Table 2). The City did not need to rezone any land to accommodate moderate or above moderate income RHNA. After the Housing Element's adoption in 2009, 292 additional affordable units were constructed or approved (or are pending approval) that were not identified in the IIousing Element. Additionally, the City adopted the Transit Zoning Code in 2010, which provided the necessary zoning and density levels to accommodate up to 494 lower income units in accordance with Section 65583.2(c)(3)(b) of the California Government Code. Therefore, the City was able to reduce its RHNA required housing by 786 units, leaving the City with a RHNA balance of 201 lower income units that needed to be accounted for (111 very low and 90 low income level units). Originally, the City planned on rezoning land along Harbor Boulevard and accommodating its remaining RHNA by adopting the Harbor Mixed Use Transit Corridor Specific Plan (Harbor Corridor Specific Plan) within the 2006 -2014 planning period. However, the City determined Pcaga 10 • The Planning Center I DCd9'E Detemher2013 75A -32