Dixon

The City will continue to use Code Enforcement and Building Division staff to conduct code enforcement on a complaint-driven basis to address safety and code compliance issues. Targeted efforts to improve housing conditions in areas of need will facilitate place-based revitalization and assist in reducing displacement risk for these residents by improving living conditions and enabling them to remain in their home and community.

Eight-Year Objective: Reduce displacement risk and encourage place-based revitalization by facilitating rehabilitation of 10 units by providing informational materials to owners in violation of City codes on available assistance programs and annually promote available assistance programs in areas of concentrated lowerincome households. The City plans to broaden the rehabilitation program, targeting specific areas of the community based on criteria that the City develops, including age, code violations, visual assessment, Government Code health and safety concerns, and findings of the 2022 Housing Conditions Survey.

The City will prohibit enforcement of Measure B through the 6th cycle planning period (January 31, 2023 through January 31, 2031), consistent with SB 330, which prohibits certain limits on the number of building permits that a jurisdiction will issue (see the Housing Constraints section for more information) and will evaluate repealing the policy on a more permanent basis.

Eight-Year Objective: Prohibit enforcement of Measure B and evaluate permanent repeal prior to the end of the planning period.

To facilitate the development of affordable housing and provide for development phases of 50 to 150 units, the City will routinely coordinate with property owners and give high priority to processing subdivision maps that include housing units for all income levels. The City will consider adopting regulations for development of high-density residential on large sites that will reduce minimum building placement standards to enhance design flexibility and create a more pedestrian-oriented environment. To ensure the program is successful, the City will reach out to developers annually, and as projects are processed, of affordable housing and incorporate necessary strategies such as ministerial lot splits or other incentives.

Eight-Year Objective: 100 above moderate units, 50 moderate units, 100 lower income units in areas of high opportunity.

Pursuant to Government Code Section 65583.2(c), any non-vacant sites identified in the prior fifth Cycle or vacant sites identified two or more consecutive planning periods, shall be provided by-right development when at least 20 percent of the units in the proposed development are affordable to lower-income households.

The City will work with housing providers to ensure that special housing needs and the needs of lower-income households are addressed for seniors, large families, female-headed households, female-headed households with children, persons with physical and development disabilities, extremely low-income households, and homeless individuals and families. The City will seek to meet these special housing needs through a combination of density bonuses, regulatory incentives, zoning standards, new housing construction programs, and supportive services programs. • At least once during the planning period, conduct a demographic study to predict the need for housing and care of senior citizens. These studies should include statistics on age, gender, income levels, marital status, state of health, and supportive services required. • Develop a priority list for senior housing to ensure that housing targeted for seniors is appropriately designed. • Provide incentives to builders to provide housing and care choices for seniors and persons with disabilities of all income levels (possible incentives will include reduced setbacks, reduced parking requirements, and technical assistance with applications for funding). • Provide incentives to builders to provide housing with multiple bedrooms affordable to lower- and moderate-income households, aiming for construction of at least 20 units that meet these sizes, to meet the needs of female headed of all income levels (possible incentives will include reduced setbacks, reduced parking requirements, and technical assistance with applications for funding). City of Dixon 2023 - 2031 Housing Element March 2023 Page 31 • Promote market-rate and affordable housing sites, housing programs, and financial assistance available from the city, county, state, and federal governments. • Apply or support others’ applications for funding under state and federal programs designated specifically for special-needs groups and other lowerincome households, such as seniors, persons with physical and developmental disabilities, extremely low-income households, and persons at risk for homelessness. • Pursue grants, such as HOME matching grants, Community Development Block Grant, Farmworker Housing Grant Program, and other appropriate federal and state funding, to use in incentivizing development of special-needs housing of all types. • Coordinate with service providers, nonprofit organizations, employers, developers, and other Solano County jurisdictions to explore funding and incentives and to identify specific farmworker development opportunities. Seek partnerships, and work to identify funding for solutions such as financing through USDA. • Monitor the migrant student population in the schools in Dixon and take additional actions to serve the farmworker population if an increase in population occurs. • Provide regulatory incentives for construction of farmworker housing and include a requirement to prioritize a portion of new units for farmworkers and encourage local affordable housing providers to set aside units for farmworkers. • Annually reach out to affordable housing developers to gather interest and input on the need for farmworker housing and provide information on available funding.

Eight-Year Objective: Incentivize, support, and encourage the construction of 45 accessible units in close proximity to services and other resources in highopportunity areas to facilitate mobility opportunities for special needs groups, as identified in the program.

The City is currently (2022) going through a comprehensive Zoning Ordinance update to update and streamline development standards (i.e., lot coverage, setbacks) to facilitate residential development and comply with state law, planned to be adopted in late 2023. The City will also amend the City’s Zoning Ordinance to address the following development standards and barriers to special-needs housing: • Accessory Dwelling Units: Amend the Zoning Code to be consistent with the latest state legislation related to ADUs, ensuring that ADUs are permitted in all zones that permit single-family or multifamily uses, and permit the construction of a junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU) on each lot in addition to an ADU, in accordance with California Government Code Section 65852.2.Additionally, the City will replace references to secondary living units in the Zoning Code with ADUs. • Employee Housing: Treat employee/farmworker housing that serves six or fewer persons as a single-family structure and permit it in the same manner as other single-family structures of the same type within the same zone across all zones that allow single-family residential uses. Treat employee/farmworker housing consisting of no more than 12 units or 36 beds as an agricultural use and permit it in the same manner as other agricultural uses in the same zone, in compliance with the California Employee Housing Act, and allow for a streamlined, ministerial approval process for projects located on land designated as agricultural or land that allows agricultural uses (Health and Safety Code Sections 17021.5, 17021.6, and 17021.8). • Transitional and Supportive Housing: Permit transitional housing and supportive housing as a residential use and only subject to those restrictions that apply to other residential dwellings of the same type in the same zone (Government Code Section 65583(a)(5). Additionally, allow supportive housing in multifamily and mixed-use zones (Government Code Section 65583(c)(3)), (AB 2162). • Residential Care Facilities. Allow residential care facilities, regardless of size, in all zones that permit residential uses of the same type, in accordance with the City's definition of family. • Definition of Family: Amend the definition of “family” in the Dixon Zoning Code to not limit family by size or relation such that it does not impede the ability of persons with disabilities to locate housing. • Mobile and Manufactured Housing: Allow and permit mobile and manufactured housing in the same manner and in the same zone as conventional or stick-built structures are permitted (Government Code Section 65852.3). • Emergency Shelters: Develop managerial standards for emergency shelters. • Low-Barrier Navigation Centers: Permit low-barrier navigation centers, defined as low barrier, temporary service-enriched shelters to help homeless individuals and families to quickly obtain permanent housing, by right in zones where mixed-uses are allowed or in nonresidential zones that permit multifamily housing (Government Code Section 65662), (AB 101). • Parking Standards. Review and revise parking to ensure they do not constrain the development of housing specifically for studio units and ensure compliance with State ADU parking requirements.

The City will cooperate with neighboring cities, the County, and other agencies in the development of programs aimed at providing homeless shelters and related services. During this coordination, the City will determine what efforts to take, such as providing education on the financial assistance and programs available.

Eight-Year Objective: Assist with program development and funding identification that will assist at least 10 homeless persons.

The City will seek to leverage financial resources and work with qualified sponsors to support affordable housing through applying for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, Self-Help Housing (CalHome Program), HOME funding, Farmworker Housing Grant Program, and pursuing other financing resources, as appropriate. A particular emphasis will be placed on pursuing development programs and funds that meet extremely low-, very low-, and low-income needs. The City is increasing and will continue to increase its competitiveness for these grants through such actions as preparing and adopting a Housing Element that meets state laws, identifying City resources to be used as matching funds for federal and state programs, and coordinating with local service providers regarding state grant opportunities.

Eight-Year Objective: Identify funding to support the development of 50 lowerincome units to support construction of new affordable housing in higher resource areas and facilitate housing mobility opportunities.

The City will work closely with private and nonprofit developers of new multifamily housing to target subsidies and programs to encourage the inclusion of three- and four-bedroom units in affordable rental projects to reduce displacement risk while also facilitating housing mobility opportunities for these households.

Eight-Year Objective: Pursue subsidies and programs for at least 20 large units during the planning period, prioritizing projects with these units in areas of concentrated overcrowding to reduce displacement risk for overcrowded households and facilities housing mobility opportunities for larger households.

The city will review planning fees annually to ensure that they correspond to the cost of services and do not overburden developers. If fees are determined to be excessive compared to the cost of providing services to new development, they should be adjusted appropriately.

Eight-Year Objective: Conduct annual reviews and, if appropriate, adjust City development fees to reduce constraints on construction of new housing, particularly affordable housing in high-opportunity areas.