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Coordinate with HCD and update ADU Ordinance within 12 months of receipt of HCD’s findings.

Update ADU ordinance

Monitor the development of ADUs, including affordability, and collect and report data for the Housing Element Annual Progress Report annually. By the mid-cycle of the planning period (January 31, 2027), if the City is not meeting its anticipated ADU production targets, the City will adjust ADU projection assumptions accordingly. The City will also identify capacity via additional sites and complete any rezones, if necessary, to accommodate the RHNA and ensure a no-net loss with the adjusted ADU projections.

if the City is not meeting its anticipated ADU production targets, the City will adjust ADU projection assumptions accordingly. The City will also identify capacity via additional sites and complete any rezones, if necessary, to accommodate the RHNA and ensure a no-net loss with the adjusted ADU projections.

Develop and make publicly available permit-ready ADU plans by October 2022.

Permit ready ADU plans

To permit a variety of housing types consistent with State law and ensure that maximum densities can be achieved, the City will implement the following amendments to its Development Code by December 2025: • 2.1: Allow manufactured housing on a permanent foundation in the same manner as other single family uses in the same zone. • 2.2: Provide objective criteria for determining when a Neighborhood Meeting is required for housing development. • 2.3: Clarify the difference between a minor and major hillside development permit and associated procedures. • 2.4: Amend the definition of “family” to simplify the definition and remove any constraints such as allowing separate households living within a single rental unit to occupy the unit under separate lease agreements, if desired. • 2.5: Require only objective criteria for large residential care facilities (seven or more persons). • 2.6 Within one year of certification of the Housing Element, the City will increase the maximum permitted heights in the RH, CO, and CMX zones to achieve maximum densities and remove any potential constraints. As part of implementing this action, the City will conduct outreach with the development community and revise these heights based on the feedback received, up to a maximum of 12 feet of height for every 10 dwelling units per acre permitted by the zone.

Amendments to Development code

• 4.1: Conduct a housing forum annually and report to the City Council and the community on Housing Element progress. • 4.2: Identify and prioritize surplus lands available for lower-income housing development annually and report on these annually by April 1st through submittal of the APR. • 4.3: Annually conduct outreach to local affordable housing developers through email notifications to establish a notification list for City surplus lands. • 4.4: As a part of the General Plan Annual Progress Report, review the General Plan for internal consistency. • 4.5: Release notice of availability for Laguna Street/Mount Diablo Street site no later than July 2024, commit to a proposal by December 2024 and target completion of an exclusive negotiation/developer agreement by June 2025. The City will target the issuance of land use entitlements by December 2027. • Commit to a proposal for Clayton Road/Galindo Street by January 2024 and target completion of an exclusive negotiation/developer agreement by July 2024. The City will target the issuance of land use entitlements by December 2026. • 4.6: The City will take the following actions to facilitate housing development at the site within the HEU cycle (by 2031): o No later than December 2024, co-host with BART community engagement that may include an onsite open house and an online survey to gather input on development objectives for the site such affordability, access improvements, on-site services and amenities, and other relevant information. o Coordinate with BART and community-based organizations focused on affordable housing in the Monument Corridor to help create and boost participation in community meetings and survey responses. o No later than December 2025, enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with BART outlining the project objectives, parameters, and timeline, City and BART roles and responsibilities, and a commitment to preserve the existing skate park. No later than June 2026, coordinate with BART to ensure that BART’s developer solicitation for the site accurately reflects the site’s allowable density, other development and design standards, community objectives, and known constraints. o Notify affordable housing developers when BART conducts developer solicitation for the site. o Prioritize the site for funding applications and support BART and the selected developer in submitting funding applications to facilitate predevelopment and delivery of the project, as well as access improvements to provide safe connections for the project and within the surrounding area. o Coordinate with BART, potential developers and/or the selected developer, utility providers, and other responsible agencies to share information and facilitate project design and application submittal. o Provide streamlined, by-right, staff-level review of development application, utilizing only objective design standards, pursuant to Programs 6 and 15. • 4.7: Adopt an ordinance to facilitate housing development on property owned by educational agencies by December 2025.

6.1: Amend the Development Code by January 2024 to permit by-right development on sites previously identified in past Housing Elements in which at least 20% of the units are affordable to lower income households in accordance with the specifications of Government Code Section 65583.2(c). • 6.2: Provide additional pathways by which residential and mixed-use development can be permitted by-right by June 2026

• 8.1: Continue to participate in the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice every 5 years. • 8.2: Continue contract with qualified service provider(s) for fair housing counseling, education, and outreach services throughout the planning period. Outreach shall be multilingual, place-based and targeted toward low resource areas with high rates of racial/ethnic diversity and poverty, will occur at least twice per year, and will include the following actions: a) Partner with community-based organizations (CBOs) that serve these areas to identify and implement the most effective outreach methods. b) Release bilingual (English and Spanish) communications at least twice per year, and within 60 days of any new fair housing programs or policies becoming effective. c) Hold at least three in-person education and information meetings with Spanish translation during the planning period, and at least one meeting entirely in Spanish by January 2024. d) Promote voucher mobility by informing residents of laws against source of income discrimination. e) Partner with CBOs serving persons with disabilities to increase awareness of requirements for reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act. f) Inform residents of available housing programs including, but not limited to, homeownership assistance (Program 10), rehabilitation assistance (Program 17), tenant protections (Program 20), special housing needs (Program 21), and place-based investments (Program 26). g) If financially feasible, conduct outreach in additional languages (other than English and Spanish) based on data collected in Objective 26.6. • 8.3: Continue to fund contract with a qualified service provider throughout the planning period to conduct place based programs aimed at increasing upward mobility for low-income Concord residents. 8.4: Within 3 months following the adoption of program guidelines for the award and distribution of Measure X affordable housing trust funds, coordinate with Contra Costa County staff to determine potential funding that will be available for programs and/or projects within Concord. If necessary to meet Concord’s housing needs, continue coordinating with County staff and elected officials within 1 year of adoption of Measure X guidelines to evaluate and advocate for potential expansion of Measure X affordable housing funds including the evaluation of a partnership between the City and County. • 8.5: By December 2023, coordinate with Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) to determine potential funding that will be available to programs and/or projects within Concord and assuming a benefit to Concord, support the placement of BAFHA’s regional $10 billion general obligation bond on the ballot in November 2024. • 8.6: Rezone sites to increase multifamily residential options in moderate- and high-resource areas (as shown in the most recent CTCAC/HCD Opportunity Maps) with a majority white population. Rezoned sites must meet the following criteria: a) located in Racially Concentrated Areas of Affluence or other moderate- or high-resource areas (as shown in the most recent CTCAC/HCD Opportunity Maps) with a majority white population; b) combined area of at least 20 acres; c) maximum density of at least 60 dwelling units per acre; d) accommodate at least 1,000 total dwelling units; e) adequate access to infrastructure, strong development potential; and f) low potential for displacement of lower-income households. Begin the rezone process by December 2023 by conducting outreach, analyzing opportunities, and completing a CEQA analysis to finalize the rezone by December 2024. Within 6 months of completion of the rezone, work with property owners to proactively identify prime sites, notify affordable housing developers, and provide technical assistance and priority processing for affordable projects without assessing an additional charge, and include the information in the Affordable Housing Toolkit 8.7: Bring forward community land trusts as an item on the Contra Costa County Consortium Agenda by July 2024 to initiate a discussion on establishing a community land trust by providing funding for an outside expert, which can acquire existing properties for long-term affordability and a pathway to ownership within the planning period. • 8.8: Contract with qualified service provider to conduct at least three training sessions during the planning period for rental property owners on fair housing laws, with place based targeted outreach to owners in moderate- and high resource areas with majority white populations. Training shall include avoiding discrimination based on income, source of income (e.g., Housing Choice Vouchers) or other protected classes, and requirements for reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Include this information in the web-based ADU toolkit, SB 9 application materials, and at the Permit Counter. • 8.9: Continue contract with qualified service provider throughout the planning period to conduct at least five phone calls/inquiries per year to test compliance with fair housing laws, e.g., by having people of color or those with foreign accents attempt to obtain housing, evaluate property owner/manager responses, and report apparent violations to responsible authorities. • 8.10: Continue implementation of relevant programs and actions under Table 9 (Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Action Matrix) of Appendix D.

• 10.1: Facilitate the production of BMR units through an amendment to the Inclusionary Housing Program including removing exemption for rental and condo units by December 2024. • 10.2: Continue to provide pathways to homeownership through the MCC program throughout the planning period through annual notifications to the City’s interested parties list and publication to the City’s website. • 10.3: Continue to provide at least three loans per year to first time home buyers and continue to work with a qualified service provider to monitor compliance of regulated ownership units. • 10.4: Conduct targeted outreach regarding homeownership programs to residents of low-resource areas with high racial/ethnic diversity and poverty; see Objective 8.2 for specific outreach methods and frequency

12.1: Continue implementing the City’s Inclusionary Housing Program. • 12.2: Adopt an amendment to remove the threshold that excludes application of the inclusionary housing requirements on rental and condominium developments by July 2024. • 12.3: Adopt an amendment to allow moderate-income rental units to satisfy inclusionary requirements by July 2024. • 12.4: Update inclusionary housing fee to maintain project feasibility while maximizing affordable housing funds by July 2024

14.1: Develop a methodology for tracking remaining capacity of sites identified in the Sites Inventory no later than December 2023. This could include a revision of internal permitting procedures to review permit applications against identified sites; creating an interactive map of sites and their corresponding capacity to connect with permit data; or monthly capacity analysis. • 14.2: Review each development approval on sites listed in the Housing Element and make findings required by Government Code Section 65863 if a site is proposed with fewer units or a different income level than shown in the Housing Element throughout the planning period. • 14.3: In the event that adequate capacity is not available, identify additional sites within 180 days