Housing Readiness Report

Local housing programs, as part of a housing element, have significant impacts on a city or county reaching its affordable housing goals. Each additional housing policy has a significant impact on the residents who are most in need of affordable housing. However, the number of programs that a jurisdiction includes in their housing element is not meant to imply how well a city or county is addressing local housing needs since the quality and impact of each will need to be determined as well.

PROGRAM NUMBER	ACTIONS	DELIVERABLE	DELIVERABLE DATE
1.1	To ensure the availability of adequate sites to accommodate the City’s projected future construction needs by income category, the City shall rezone adequate sites to accommodate the remaining RHNA of 434 lower-income units for the 2022-2030 RHNA projection period. The Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO) District will be applied to at least 21.7 acres and will establish a minimum density of 20 units per acre and maximum density of 30 units per acre consistent with the “default density” standards of Government Code Section 65583.2(3)(B) and shall expand the base zones to which the AHO may be applied. The City will emphasize distributing the AHO sites more evenly across the city and in more developed and well-established areas, ensuring new sites are identified in higher income areas to affirmatively further fair housing. The City will establish a minimum affordability requirement of 20 percent and ensure that the AHO permits owner-occupied and rental multifamily uses by right pursuant to Government Code Section 65583.2(i) for developments in which 20 percent or more units are affordable to lower income households. In accordance with Government Code Section 65583.2(h), at least 50 percent of the City’s remaining lower income RHNA need (217 units) will be accommodated on parcels designated exclusively for residential uses. The City will identify new AHO sites through a public process that includes education and addressing community concerns about the benefits and impacts of affordable housing. The City will make an effort to involve all segments of the community in the selection of AHO sites and modifications to the AHO ordinance, including lower-income residents and organizations that represent them. If HCD determines that the AHO is not a satisfactory tool to meet the lower-income RHNA rezone obligation, the City will pursue an alternative approach to rezone sites where the base zoning would be amended to a minimum of 20 units per acre and maximum of 30 units per acre to satisfy the lowerincome RHNA obligation. The City will consider the candidate AHO sites, along with additional sites, in implementing this alternative approach.	Provision of adequate sites to accommodate the remaining Regional Housing Needs Allocation of 434 extremely low-, very low-, and low-income units. Modifications to AHO Ordinance to facilitate the development of more housing choices for lower-income households. Inclusive community engagement that involves lower-income residents.	Update the AHO Ordinance by January 31, 2024, and rezone AHO sites prior to January 31, 2026
1.2	The City shall maintain a current inventory of Housing Element sites to assist developers in identifying land suitable for residential development. To ensure adequate sites are available throughout the planning period to meet the City’s RHNA, the City shall continue to update the inventory on an ongoing basis as projects are approved and new sites are rezoned. To ensure sufficient residential capacity is maintained to accommodate the RHNA need, the City shall make findings related to the potential impact on the City’s ability to meet its unmet regional housing needs allocation when approving applications to rezone sites included in the lower- and moderate-income sites inventory or develop a lower- or moderate-income housing element site with fewer units or at a higher income than what is assumed for the site in the Housing Element sites inventory, consistent with “no-net-loss” zoning requirements in Government Code Section 65863. If at any point it is determined that the City does not have adequate capacity to meet the unmet lower- or moderateincome RHNA, the City shall identify and make available a replacement site within 180 days.	Capacity to accommodate RHNA of 440 lower- and 172 moderate-income units	Ongoing, update inventory as development projects are approved
1.3	The City shall encourage new affordable rental housing by continuing to offer regulatory and financial incentives, such as a reduction in development standards, density bonuses, expedited permit processing, fee deferrals, and public works modifications to allow cost savings to developers of affordable rental housing units. The City shall support funding requests by affordable housing developers for CDBG and/or HOME funds through the Contra Costa County CDBG Urban County and Contra Costa County HOME Consortium. Following implementation of Action 1.1, the City will distribute a news blast to affordable housing developers in the region advertising the AHO Ordinance amendments, AHO sites, and incentives available for affordable housing development. The City shall provide targeted outreach and support to developers of special needs housing, including housing for persons with disabilities, developmental disabilities, and extremely low income housing.	Increase housing mobility for lower-income households by supporting the development of 160 low-, 140 very low-, and 50 extremely lowincome/special needs housing units	Distribute news blast to affordable housing developers within three months of implementing Action 1.1. Provide ongoing support to affordable housing developers as projects are proposed.
1.4	The City shall monitor changes in State law and update the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Ordinance to maintain compliance with State law. The City shall facilitate the construction of new accessory dwelling units by promoting the Pre-Approved ADU Program including the ADU How-to-Guide for Oakley residents, homeowners, and contractors made available on the City website. The City released a City newsletter article in 2022 when the pre-approved plans and how-to-guide were first prepared, and will continue to promote these resources in the City newsletter and on the City website main page annually. The City will notify people of the resources as they call with questions and interest in ADUs.	Target the production of 40 ADUs, including 16 ADUs using pre-approved plans to improve housing mobility through expanded housing choices for lower- and moderate-income households	Ongoing, monitor legislative changes annually and update ordinance within the timeframe required by new legislation. Re-publish newsletter article and highlight on City website main page by June 2023 and annually thereafter.
1.5	The City shall prepare and adopt objective development and design standards for residential and mixed-use development to facilitate housing production by providing clarity and certainty for applicants proposing residential development in the City. The City will also review the design guidelines within the AHO Ordinance and incorporate objective standards that facilitate the development of housing at the densities allowed under the modified AHO Ordinance. Adopting objective standards will help the City comply with Senate Bill 35 and the Housing Accountability Act. The City will post information on SB 35 ministerial approval procedures on the City website and ensure approval timelines comply with SB 35 and SB 330.	Comply with State law and accelerate housing production through clear development standards	December 2023
1.6	The City shall continue to use the Density Bonus Ordinance and associated incentives to encourage affordable housing, including housing for seniors and other special needs populations. The City shall revise the existing Density Bonus Ordinance in conjunction with the update to the AHO ordinance to comply with current State law, and shall monitor changes in State law annually and revise the Ordinance when required by any future revisions to State density bonus law.	Implement Density Bonus Ordinance in compliance with State law	Update Density Bonus Ordinance by January 31, 2024. Review State density bonus law annually and amend ordinance within the timeframe required by new legislation as necessary to maintain compliance with State law
1.7	The City shall continue to monitor required development fees including in-lieu fees, development impact fees, and processing fees, with the aim of reducing constraints on the development of affordable housing, including, but not limited to, senior housing, housing for farmworkers, emergency/transitional housing, housing for persons with disabilities (including developmental), single room occupancies, and accessory dwelling units. Where fees are established and administered by regional agencies, such as the Regional Transportation Development Impact Fee, Ironhouse Sanitary District Fee, and Diablo Water District Fee, the City will request the administering agency to review and reduce fees if the City has determined that the agency’s fee is constraining residential development, particularly development of affordable housing and/or housing for special needs groups.	Reduce constraints on the development of affordable housing	Annual monitoring in conjunction with the Annual Progress Report. If fees are determined to be a constraint, the City shall convene a meeting with regional agencies within three months to identify ways to reduce the constraint on development.
1.8	The City shall review and amend the Downtown Specific Plan to establish a by-right density for residential development, develop objective development standards that facilitate residential and mixed-use development, allow accessory dwelling units and special needs housing types consistent with State law, and remove internal inconsistencies to ensure development standards are clear and consistent.	Accelerate housing production in the downtown by providing clarity and transparency in the application of development standards	December 2024
2.1	The City shall encourage the rehabilitation of existing housing units by providing information on programs available to assist in housing rehabilitation, including programs like the Neighborhood Preservation Program (www.cccounty.us/4334/NeighborhoodPreservation-Program) appropriate for single family homeowners and programs appropriate for multifamily housing owners, such as the Contra Costa County Rental Rehabilitation Loan Program, the HUD 203(k) program, the CDBG Urban County, Contra Costa County HOME Consortium, and additional programs as they become available through the City’s website, at City Hall, and in conjunction with the City’s code enforcement program.	Continue to provide information on housing rehabilitation assistance to minimize displacement. Target outreach to properties in areas of greatest need, including in Northwest Oakley and in and around Downtown. Encourage rehabilitation of 75 housing units during the planning period.	Update City website by December 2024
2.2	Within current staffing limits, the City will continue to implement the Property Maintenance Program and Residential Rental Inspection Program to enforce the City’s Building Code to address code violations that affect single-family and multi-family housing units. The code enforcement strategy will include identifying focus areas with high concentrations of substandard housing, contacting owners of units identified as substandard, offering inspection services, and providing information on available housing rehabilitation programs.	Maintain quality neighborhoods and safe and habitable rental housing and minimize displacement of tenants. Target outreach to properties in areas of greatest need, including in Northwest Oakley and in and around Downtown.	Ongoing
2.3	The City will continue to invest in infrastructure and capital improvements in Downtown Oakley (e.g., storm drain, sidewalks, crosswalks, lighting, parking, future Amtrak station, and library facility) to improve safety, expand transit access, create new amenities, and encourage new private investment in and around Downtown that increases access to opportunity for low resource neighborhoods in Oakley.	Provide adequate infrastructure and encourage revitalization of Downtown Oakley to improve pedestrian safety and expand access to transit, services, and amenities to residents living in low resource neighborhoods in and around Downtown	Initiate sidewalk repair and replacement projects in Spring 2023. Begin demolition of Sheriff’s Substation for new library facility in Spring/Summer 2023. Release Request for Proposals (RFPs) for Architectural Design and Economic Analysis for new library facility in Summer 2023. Initiate Downtown storm drain improvement project in Summer 2023. Initiate street resurfacing and repair in Summer 2023.
2.4	The City has not identified any assisted housing units at-risk of converting to market-rate in the 10 years from the start of the planning period. However, the City will continue to maintain a database of assisted housing units and regularly monitor assisted housing units to ensure compliance with affordability requirements. The City shall require projects that received government funding and/or were granted a density bonus to provide at least three years notice prior to the conversion of any deed-restricted affordable rental units to market rate. Annual reports, which are submitted by owners and managers of affordable units, will be reviewed to ensure that all deed restrictions and agreements are in compliance.	Preserve existing deed-restricted affordable units	Annual monitoring
3.1	To increase access to homeownership for very low-, low-, and moderate-income households, the City will support homeownership programs carried out by non-profit housing corporations through provision of land, financial assistance, and/or technical assistance, as feasible. The City will disseminate information about available County first time homebuyer programs through an informational brochure that will be provided at City offices, the library, and the City website.	Support first-time homeownership opportunities for 15 local households to enhance housing mobility for lower-income and moderate-income households	2023 and ongoing
3.2	The City will continue to encourage the enforcement of federal and state fair housing standards. The City will acquire and maintain fair housing materials to educate the community on a variety of fair housing issues. The City will provide flyers and brochures in English and other languages that are available from the California Department of Fair Housing and Employment and the federal Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, as appropriate, that highlight the provisions of federal and state fair housing laws. Materials will be distributed at public locations such as the library, senior center and City offices and provided on the City website. The City will continue to handle fair housing complaints and refer residents to the State Fair Employment and Housing Commission.	Promote Fair Housing standards and compliance with fair housing laws to ensure residents of protected classes have equal opportunity for housing	Contact State agencies to secure informational materials by November 2023 and distribute materials by June 2024 and annually thereafter
3.3	The City shall continue to support the Housing Authority of Contra Costa County in its continuing administration of the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program to assist very low-income Oakley households. The City shall collaborate with the Housing Authority on an educational campaign to educate landlords about their obligation to accept vouchers under fair housing laws and to encourage landlords in single-family neighborhoods to actively participate in the HCV Program as a way to affirmatively further fair housing. If feasible, the City shall coordinate with the Housing Authority to explore the creation of inventive based program to encourage landlords to accept housing choice vouchers.	Reduce source of income discrimination and improve housing mobility and access to opportunity by increasing HCV usage in Oakley’s single-family neighborhoods by 10 new vouchers	Initiate collaboration with the Housing Authority in 2025; ongoing
3.4	The City shall encourage the development of housing units for extremely low-income households (earning 30 percent or less of the median income for Contra Costa County) and for households with special housing needs, including persons with disabilities and developmental disabilities, farmworkers, and persons/families experiencing or at-risk of homelessness. The City shall encourage the development of housing for extremely low income households utilizing a variety of activities such as outreach to housing developers through individual and group meetings, proactively seeking partnerships with housing developers, providing in-kind technical assistance, providing financial assistance or land write-downs when feasible, providing expedited processing, identifying grant and funding opportunities and providing support to developers in seeking funding, and/or offering additional incentives, such as density bonuses and parking reductions above and beyond those offered in the AHO.	50 units of extremely-low income and/or special needs housing	Outreach to developers of special needs housing in 2024 and bi-annually thereafter; ongoing support of development projects
3.5	To accommodate the housing needs of persons with disabilities and provide a streamlined permit review process, the City shall prepare and adopt a reasonable accommodation ordinance. The City shall update the City’s website to specify the City’s procedures for accommodating requests and to include a dedicated contact or application form specific to reasonable accommodation requests.	Facilitate access to fair housing for persons with disabilities	Adopt reasonable accommodation ordinance by June 2025
3.6	The City shall amend the Zoning Code to ensure compliance with State law and encourage special needs housing as follows:  Allow transitional and supportive housing in the Agricultural Limited zone.  Allow Low Barrier Navigation Center developments by right in mixed-use zones and nonresidential zones permitting multi-unit uses (Government Code Sections 65660- 65668).  Ensure parking for emergency shelters is based on the number of employees consistent with Government Code Section 65583(a)(4)).  Allow for the approval of 100 percent affordable developments that include a percentage of supportive housing units, either 25 percent or 12 units, whichever is greater, without a conditional use permit or other discretionary review in all zoning districts where multifamily and mixed-use development is permitted (Government Code Section 65651(a)).  Reduce constraints for residential care facilities for more than six persons by ensuring inclusion in all residential zones and providing approval certainty and objectivity for housing for persons with disabilities.  Add provisions ensuring that manufactured homes on permanent foundations are allowed in the same manner and in the same zones as other single family dwellings, consistent with Government Code Section 65852.3.  Add a broad and inclusive definition of “family” that complies with fair housing laws.	Compliance with State law	Within one year of Housing Element adoption
3.7	The City currently (2023) allows emergency shelters as a by-right permitted use on the Civic Center site within the Downtown Specific Plan. The City shall identify an additional zoning district where emergency shelters will be allowed as a by-right, permitted use. The zoning district shall be a residential zoning district and shall have adequate available sites (e.g., vacant site or building that can be converted to a shelter) with capacity to accommodate at least 50 beds of emergency shelter. Emergency shelters shall be permitted consistent with the requirements of Government Code Section 65583.	Monitor Sources of Development Financing	January 2024
3.8	The City shall work to increase capacity for civic engagement with an emphasis on building capacity among historically underrepresented populations. This shall include conducting targeted outreach to affordable housing building leaders on opportunities for civic engagement; considering reinitiating the Oakley Leadership Academy to develop civic leadership, and to build a stronger community through well-informed and engaged residents; and continuing to engage with and support the Oakley Youth Advisory Council (OYAC), which is open to youth that live in Oakley or attend school in Oakley between 6th and 12th grade, to build capacity for civic participation and raise awareness of opportunities to participate in City events.	To build capacity for civic engagement among historically underrepresented populations	Conduct targeted outreach to affordable housing building leaders quarterly starting in 2023. Work with the OYAC in 2023 to identify ways to reach underserved and underrepresented populations in planning processes such as the General Plan and Housing Element. Consider initiating Leadership Academy in 2024.

PROGRAM NUMBER

ACTIONS

DELIVERABLE

DELIVERABLE DATE

1.1

To ensure the availability of adequate sites to accommodate the City’s projected future construction needs by income category, the City shall rezone adequate sites to accommodate the remaining RHNA of 434 lower-income units for the 2022-2030 RHNA projection period. The Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO) District will be applied to at least 21.7 acres and will establish a minimum density of 20 units per acre and maximum density of 30 units per acre consistent with the “default density” standards of Government Code Section 65583.2(3)(B) and shall expand the base zones to which the AHO may be applied. The City will emphasize distributing the AHO sites more evenly across the city and in more developed and well-established areas, ensuring new sites are identified in higher income areas to affirmatively further fair housing. The City will establish a minimum affordability requirement of 20 percent and ensure that the AHO permits owner-occupied and rental multifamily uses by right pursuant to Government Code Section 65583.2(i) for developments in which 20 percent or more units are affordable to lower income households. In accordance with Government Code Section 65583.2(h), at least 50 percent of the City’s remaining lower income RHNA need (217 units) will be accommodated on parcels designated exclusively for residential uses. The City will identify new AHO sites through a public process that includes education and addressing community concerns about the benefits and impacts of affordable housing. The City will make an effort to involve all segments of the community in the selection of AHO sites and modifications to the AHO ordinance, including lower-income residents and organizations that represent them. If HCD determines that the AHO is not a satisfactory tool to meet the lower-income RHNA rezone obligation, the City will pursue an alternative approach to rezone sites where the base zoning would be amended to a minimum of 20 units per acre and maximum of 30 units per acre to satisfy the lowerincome RHNA obligation. The City will consider the candidate AHO sites, along with additional sites, in implementing this alternative approach.

Provision of adequate sites to accommodate the remaining Regional Housing Needs Allocation of 434 extremely low-, very low-, and low-income units. Modifications to AHO Ordinance to facilitate the development of more housing choices for lower-income households. Inclusive community engagement that involves lower-income residents.

Update the AHO Ordinance by January 31, 2024, and rezone AHO sites prior to January 31, 2026

1.2

The City shall maintain a current inventory of Housing Element sites to assist developers in identifying land suitable for residential development. To ensure adequate sites are available throughout the planning period to meet the City’s RHNA, the City shall continue to update the inventory on an ongoing basis as projects are approved and new sites are rezoned. To ensure sufficient residential capacity is maintained to accommodate the RHNA need, the City shall make findings related to the potential impact on the City’s ability to meet its unmet regional housing needs allocation when approving applications to rezone sites included in the lower- and moderate-income sites inventory or develop a lower- or moderate-income housing element site with fewer units or at a higher income than what is assumed for the site in the Housing Element sites inventory, consistent with “no-net-loss” zoning requirements in Government Code Section 65863. If at any point it is determined that the City does not have adequate capacity to meet the unmet lower- or moderateincome RHNA, the City shall identify and make available a replacement site within 180 days.

Capacity to accommodate RHNA of 440 lower- and 172 moderate-income units

Ongoing, update inventory as development projects are approved

1.3

The City shall encourage new affordable rental housing by continuing to offer regulatory and financial incentives, such as a reduction in development standards, density bonuses, expedited permit processing, fee deferrals, and public works modifications to allow cost savings to developers of affordable rental housing units. The City shall support funding requests by affordable housing developers for CDBG and/or HOME funds through the Contra Costa County CDBG Urban County and Contra Costa County HOME Consortium. Following implementation of Action 1.1, the City will distribute a news blast to affordable housing developers in the region advertising the AHO Ordinance amendments, AHO sites, and incentives available for affordable housing development. The City shall provide targeted outreach and support to developers of special needs housing, including housing for persons with disabilities, developmental disabilities, and extremely low income housing.

Increase housing mobility for lower-income households by supporting the development of 160 low-, 140 very low-, and 50 extremely lowincome/special needs housing units

Distribute news blast to affordable housing developers within three months of implementing Action 1.1. Provide ongoing support to affordable housing developers as projects are proposed.

1.4

The City shall monitor changes in State law and update the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Ordinance to maintain compliance with State law. The City shall facilitate the construction of new accessory dwelling units by promoting the Pre-Approved ADU Program including the ADU How-to-Guide for Oakley residents, homeowners, and contractors made available on the City website. The City released a City newsletter article in 2022 when the pre-approved plans and how-to-guide were first prepared, and will continue to promote these resources in the City newsletter and on the City website main page annually. The City will notify people of the resources as they call with questions and interest in ADUs.

Target the production of 40 ADUs, including 16 ADUs using pre-approved plans to improve housing mobility through expanded housing choices for lower- and moderate-income households

Ongoing, monitor legislative changes annually and update ordinance within the timeframe required by new legislation. Re-publish newsletter article and highlight on City website main page by June 2023 and annually thereafter.

1.5

The City shall prepare and adopt objective development and design standards for residential and mixed-use development to facilitate housing production by providing clarity and certainty for applicants proposing residential development in the City. The City will also review the design guidelines within the AHO Ordinance and incorporate objective standards that facilitate the development of housing at the densities allowed under the modified AHO Ordinance. Adopting objective standards will help the City comply with Senate Bill 35 and the Housing Accountability Act. The City will post information on SB 35 ministerial approval procedures on the City website and ensure approval timelines comply with SB 35 and SB 330.

Comply with State law and accelerate housing production through clear development standards

December 2023

1.6

The City shall continue to use the Density Bonus Ordinance and associated incentives to encourage affordable housing, including housing for seniors and other special needs populations. The City shall revise the existing Density Bonus Ordinance in conjunction with the update to the AHO ordinance to comply with current State law, and shall monitor changes in State law annually and revise the Ordinance when required by any future revisions to State density bonus law.

Implement Density Bonus Ordinance in compliance with State law

Update Density Bonus Ordinance by January 31, 2024. Review State density bonus law annually and amend ordinance within the timeframe required by new legislation as necessary to maintain compliance with State law

1.7

The City shall continue to monitor required development fees including in-lieu fees, development impact fees, and processing fees, with the aim of reducing constraints on the development of affordable housing, including, but not limited to, senior housing, housing for farmworkers, emergency/transitional housing, housing for persons with disabilities (including developmental), single room occupancies, and accessory dwelling units. Where fees are established and administered by regional agencies, such as the Regional Transportation Development Impact Fee, Ironhouse Sanitary District Fee, and Diablo Water District Fee, the City will request the administering agency to review and reduce fees if the City has determined that the agency’s fee is constraining residential development, particularly development of affordable housing and/or housing for special needs groups.

Reduce constraints on the development of affordable housing

Annual monitoring in conjunction with the Annual Progress Report. If fees are determined to be a constraint, the City shall convene a meeting with regional agencies within three months to identify ways to reduce the constraint on development.

1.8

The City shall review and amend the Downtown Specific Plan to establish a by-right density for residential development, develop objective development standards that facilitate residential and mixed-use development, allow accessory dwelling units and special needs housing types consistent with State law, and remove internal inconsistencies to ensure development standards are clear and consistent.

Accelerate housing production in the downtown by providing clarity and transparency in the application of development standards

December 2024

2.1

The City shall encourage the rehabilitation of existing housing units by providing information on programs available to assist in housing rehabilitation, including programs like the Neighborhood Preservation Program (www.cccounty.us/4334/NeighborhoodPreservation-Program) appropriate for single family homeowners and programs appropriate for multifamily housing owners, such as the Contra Costa County Rental Rehabilitation Loan Program, the HUD 203(k) program, the CDBG Urban County, Contra Costa County HOME Consortium, and additional programs as they become available through the City’s website, at City Hall, and in conjunction with the City’s code enforcement program.

Continue to provide information on housing rehabilitation assistance to minimize displacement. Target outreach to properties in areas of greatest need, including in Northwest Oakley and in and around Downtown. Encourage rehabilitation of 75 housing units during the planning period.

Update City website by December 2024

2.2

Within current staffing limits, the City will continue to implement the Property Maintenance Program and Residential Rental Inspection Program to enforce the City’s Building Code to address code violations that affect single-family and multi-family housing units. The code enforcement strategy will include identifying focus areas with high concentrations of substandard housing, contacting owners of units identified as substandard, offering inspection services, and providing information on available housing rehabilitation programs.

Maintain quality neighborhoods and safe and habitable rental housing and minimize displacement of tenants. Target outreach to properties in areas of greatest need, including in Northwest Oakley and in and around Downtown.

Ongoing

2.3

The City will continue to invest in infrastructure and capital improvements in Downtown Oakley (e.g., storm drain, sidewalks, crosswalks, lighting, parking, future Amtrak station, and library facility) to improve safety, expand transit access, create new amenities, and encourage new private investment in and around Downtown that increases access to opportunity for low resource neighborhoods in Oakley.

Provide adequate infrastructure and encourage revitalization of Downtown Oakley to improve pedestrian safety and expand access to transit, services, and amenities to residents living in low resource neighborhoods in and around Downtown

Initiate sidewalk repair and replacement projects in Spring 2023. Begin demolition of Sheriff’s Substation for new library facility in Spring/Summer 2023. Release Request for Proposals (RFPs) for Architectural Design and Economic Analysis for new library facility in Summer 2023. Initiate Downtown storm drain improvement project in Summer 2023. Initiate street resurfacing and repair in Summer 2023.

2.4

The City has not identified any assisted housing units at-risk of converting to market-rate in the 10 years from the start of the planning period. However, the City will continue to maintain a database of assisted housing units and regularly monitor assisted housing units to ensure compliance with affordability requirements. The City shall require projects that received government funding and/or were granted a density bonus to provide at least three years notice prior to the conversion of any deed-restricted affordable rental units to market rate. Annual reports, which are submitted by owners and managers of affordable units, will be reviewed to ensure that all deed restrictions and agreements are in compliance.

Preserve existing deed-restricted affordable units

Annual monitoring

3.1

To increase access to homeownership for very low-, low-, and moderate-income households, the City will support homeownership programs carried out by non-profit housing corporations through provision of land, financial assistance, and/or technical assistance, as feasible. The City will disseminate information about available County first time homebuyer programs through an informational brochure that will be provided at City offices, the library, and the City website.

Support first-time homeownership opportunities for 15 local households to enhance housing mobility for lower-income and moderate-income households

2023 and ongoing

3.2

The City will continue to encourage the enforcement of federal and state fair housing standards. The City will acquire and maintain fair housing materials to educate the community on a variety of fair housing issues. The City will provide flyers and brochures in English and other languages that are available from the California Department of Fair Housing and Employment and the federal Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, as appropriate, that highlight the provisions of federal and state fair housing laws. Materials will be distributed at public locations such as the library, senior center and City offices and provided on the City website. The City will continue to handle fair housing complaints and refer residents to the State Fair Employment and Housing Commission.

Promote Fair Housing standards and compliance with fair housing laws to ensure residents of protected classes have equal opportunity for housing

Contact State agencies to secure informational materials by November 2023 and distribute materials by June 2024 and annually thereafter

3.3

The City shall continue to support the Housing Authority of Contra Costa County in its continuing administration of the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program to assist very low-income Oakley households. The City shall collaborate with the Housing Authority on an educational campaign to educate landlords about their obligation to accept vouchers under fair housing laws and to encourage landlords in single-family neighborhoods to actively participate in the HCV Program as a way to affirmatively further fair housing. If feasible, the City shall coordinate with the Housing Authority to explore the creation of inventive based program to encourage landlords to accept housing choice vouchers.

Reduce source of income discrimination and improve housing mobility and access to opportunity by increasing HCV usage in Oakley’s single-family neighborhoods by 10 new vouchers

Initiate collaboration with the Housing Authority in 2025; ongoing

3.4

The City shall encourage the development of housing units for extremely low-income households (earning 30 percent or less of the median income for Contra Costa County) and for households with special housing needs, including persons with disabilities and developmental disabilities, farmworkers, and persons/families experiencing or at-risk of homelessness. The City shall encourage the development of housing for extremely low income households utilizing a variety of activities such as outreach to housing developers through individual and group meetings, proactively seeking partnerships with housing developers, providing in-kind technical assistance, providing financial assistance or land write-downs when feasible, providing expedited processing, identifying grant and funding opportunities and providing support to developers in seeking funding, and/or offering additional incentives, such as density bonuses and parking reductions above and beyond those offered in the AHO.

50 units of extremely-low income and/or special needs housing

Outreach to developers of special needs housing in 2024 and bi-annually thereafter; ongoing support of development projects

3.5

To accommodate the housing needs of persons with disabilities and provide a streamlined permit review process, the City shall prepare and adopt a reasonable accommodation ordinance. The City shall update the City’s website to specify the City’s procedures for accommodating requests and to include a dedicated contact or application form specific to reasonable accommodation requests.

Facilitate access to fair housing for persons with disabilities

Adopt reasonable accommodation ordinance by June 2025

3.6

The City shall amend the Zoning Code to ensure compliance with State law and encourage special needs housing as follows:  Allow transitional and supportive housing in the Agricultural Limited zone.  Allow Low Barrier Navigation Center developments by right in mixed-use zones and nonresidential zones permitting multi-unit uses (Government Code Sections 65660- 65668).  Ensure parking for emergency shelters is based on the number of employees consistent with Government Code Section 65583(a)(4)).  Allow for the approval of 100 percent affordable developments that include a percentage of supportive housing units, either 25 percent or 12 units, whichever is greater, without a conditional use permit or other discretionary review in all zoning districts where multifamily and mixed-use development is permitted (Government Code Section 65651(a)).  Reduce constraints for residential care facilities for more than six persons by ensuring inclusion in all residential zones and providing approval certainty and objectivity for housing for persons with disabilities.  Add provisions ensuring that manufactured homes on permanent foundations are allowed in the same manner and in the same zones as other single family dwellings, consistent with Government Code Section 65852.3.  Add a broad and inclusive definition of “family” that complies with fair housing laws.

Compliance with State law

Within one year of Housing Element adoption

3.7

The City currently (2023) allows emergency shelters as a by-right permitted use on the Civic Center site within the Downtown Specific Plan. The City shall identify an additional zoning district where emergency shelters will be allowed as a by-right, permitted use. The zoning district shall be a residential zoning district and shall have adequate available sites (e.g., vacant site or building that can be converted to a shelter) with capacity to accommodate at least 50 beds of emergency shelter. Emergency shelters shall be permitted consistent with the requirements of Government Code Section 65583.

Monitor Sources of Development Financing

January 2024

3.8

The City shall work to increase capacity for civic engagement with an emphasis on building capacity among historically underrepresented populations. This shall include conducting targeted outreach to affordable housing building leaders on opportunities for civic engagement; considering reinitiating the Oakley Leadership Academy to develop civic leadership, and to build a stronger community through well-informed and engaged residents; and continuing to engage with and support the Oakley Youth Advisory Council (OYAC), which is open to youth that live in Oakley or attend school in Oakley between 6th and 12th grade, to build capacity for civic participation and raise awareness of opportunities to participate in City events.

To build capacity for civic engagement among historically underrepresented populations

Conduct targeted outreach to affordable housing building leaders quarterly starting in 2023. Work with the OYAC in 2023 to identify ways to reach underserved and underrepresented populations in planning processes such as the General Plan and Housing Element. Consider initiating Leadership Academy in 2024.

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