Pleasant Hill

G. Housing Information Transparency The City shall, in accordance with AB 1483 (2019),obtain, maintain, update, and make publicly available information related to zoning ordinances, development standards, fees, exactions, affordability requirements, fair housing laws from the Department of Housing and Community Development and State Fair Employment, and Housing Commission’s enforcement program, programs and funding sources for homeowners at risk of foreclosure, State Historic Building Code, information on energy conservation opportunities. The City shall, as appropriate, share this information on the City website and/or in hard copy form at City Hall and local library. Any changes to such information shall be made public within 30 days of changes. The City shall provide these items in English and Spanish.

Updated information is made publicly available within 30 days of changes

The City's zoning ordinance, development standards, fees, and requirements are all available on the Planning Division webpage of the City of Pleasant Hill's website. The information is currently available in English. In addition, the City has started to update the City website and will update the Housing portion of the website to be in conformance with AB1483.

L. Flexible Parking Standards The City shall continue to provide appropriate flexible parking requirements that allow shared use in locations being considered for higher-density housing development. The City currently allows (and has also approved) requests for parking reductions for all types of projects within the City. The City shall continue to consider parking reductions, as appropriate, to encourage residential development and shall also consider non-traditional parking types (tandem, stacked, etc.) The City shall consider parking reductions for special needs housing, including housing for seniors, which often have a reduced need for parking.

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The City has started a zoning ordinance update. As part of this work, will be reviewing current parking requirements and will make modifications as necessary. The City already allows parking reductions through an application process, including allowing reductions when project are located within proximity to City Priority Development Areas.

GG. Accessible Housing Units The City shall continue to facilitate projects that provide units meeting Federal, State and local accessibility requirements. Currently, the City enforces State-mandated requirements for rental housing units (Title 24). The City shall continue to encourage ownership housing that can be equipped with handicapped facilities. The City has adopted a Reasonable Accommodation Ordinance and will provide fast-track processing and other incentives to facilitate the production of housing targeted to persons with disabilities.

Encourage the development of: • 30 units for seniors • 30 units for residents with special housing needs

The City has a reasonable accommodation ordinance that can be applied when applicable and includes additional assistance by the City to review and process, with reduced application fees. The City Building Division ensures that housing projects comply with applicable Title 24 provisions.

KK. Residential Zoning The City shall retain residential zoning and discourage non-residential uses in residential zones. In mixed use zones, the City shall require mixed use projects within housing opportunity sites incorporate a residential component.

Retain all existing residential land Protect existing residents from displacement

The Pleasant Hill City Council adopted Ordinance No. 967 on January 8, 2024 amending the existing residential developements standards and introducing new mixed-use development standards (and associated amendments) to accommodate the additional density and potential multi-family development envisioned in the General Plan and Housing Element. The provisions retain residential zoning and discourage non-residential uses in residential zones. Additionally, the new mixed-use development standards require all mixed-use developments to provide a residential component and outline scenarios where 100% residential projects may be allowed in mixed-use zones.

PP. Assisted Housing Units The City shall continue to prohibit the conversion of assisted housing units to market rate for as long as possible and no less than 55 years after initial occupancy.

Ensure assisted units retain affordable status for a minimum of 55 years Preservation of all assisted affordable housing units Protect existing residents from displacement

The City has resale and rental controls on all assisted units. The City also updated duration for rental units to 55 years, consistent with ownership unit provisions.

YY. State Standards The City shall continue to enforce the State’s Energy Conservation Standards for new residential construction and additions to existing structures and shall amend the Building Code as needed to ensure consistency with further revisions to the State of California Green Building Standards Code.

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Projects are required to comply with Title 24 standards, which include the State of California “Green Building Requirements” through the building permit process. The City recently adopted the latest State Building Code provisions that include the latest energy conservation standards.

TT. Assisted Unit Reporting The City shall continue to require all assisted housing units to submit reports on a timely basis demonstrating compliance with the recorded affordability agreements.

Preserve all existing affordable housing units

The City requires assisted units to submit an annual compliance report to ensure they are in compliance with recorded affordability agreements.

VV. Fair Housing Services The City shall continue to refer all reports of housing discrimination to the local fair housing-related nonprofit that is funded by the County CDBG program. The City shall cooperate in local and regional fair housing outreach efforts and shall provide staff-time, as necessary, to support the fair housing service provider(s). The City shall work with ECHO and the Bay Area Legal Aid to provide fair housing and tenant/landlord services, including fair housing counseling and education and tenant/landlord counseling and mediation. The City shall distribute literature identifying fair housing service provider(s) and documenting available resources. These materials shall be made available in City offices and on the City website.

Compile and distribute fair housing information annually Support regional agencies to provide training for property owners and managers to ensure that they are knowledgeable of the requirements of Federal, State and local real estate, housing discrimination, tenant protection, housing inspection, and community preservation laws; and promote training of tenants in the requirements of Federal, State, and local laws so that they are aware of their rights and obligations Support regional agencies to annually conduct one workshop with targeted populations to allow for meaningful discussions and dissemination of useful information. Education and outreach activities to be conducted as a multi-media campaign, including social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, as well as other meeting/discussion forums such as chat rooms and webinars. Information gathered from these workshops will be further analyzed by staff and results will be used to influence changes to programs and policies as necessary, with any changes made within one year of the identification of barriers to fair housing Fair housing enforcement and outreach

The City continues to comply with this program. The City has been involved with multiple tenant landlord issues over this reporting period and has provided assistance as necessary and as allowed.

XX. Amenities for Households with Special Housing Needs The City shall continue to encourage developers to provide amenities for single heads of households, the disabled, and senior citizens. For example, an amenity that would encourage housing opportunities for single heads of households would be the provision of childcare centers. An amenity in a new residential community for the disabled might be walkways to accommodate wheelchair access. And a housing development could promote social interaction among residents of all ages with the addition of a clubhouse or other recreational facility

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With the recent certification of the City's Housing Element, the City intends to comply with this program. The City already requires residential project and any other project type to have path of travel access to address disability needs.

Z. Housing Trust Fund The City shall continue to use monies in the Housing Trust Fund to assist in the development of affordable housing, with preference for those in higher resource areas, as well as for community revitalization efforts in low- and moderate-resource areas and areas with higher concentration of lower-income households, including census tracts 321200, 324001, and 325000. Revenue for the trust fund comes from “in- lieu” fees provided from the inclusionary unit ordinance. The potential uses of these funds include: land acquisition for below market rate housing, buy-downs on mortgages for purchasers of below market rate units, capital improvements to below market rate housing, fee waivers, loans, and deferrals, etc.

Annual outreach to developers and other nonprofit housing agencies Encourage the development of new affordable housing in higher resource areas Identify funding to support redevelopment projects in low resource areas with a goal of providing $100,000; funding may include direct-funding or reductions to fees or permit processing costs Complete two capital improvement projects in low- or moderateresource areas, or areas with higher concentrations of lower-income households

The City collects inclusionary housing in lieu fees in an affordable housing fund, which it considers a Housing Trust Fund. The City has committed $400,000 for a loan to provide affordable housing at 250 Cleaveland Road, which is located within census tract 325000.

SS. Condominium Conversion Ordinance The City shall continue to enforce the existing Condominium Conversion Ordinance and will prohibit further conversions unless the threshold percentage of apartments is above 20 percent and the apartment vacancy rate is below 5 percent. The City shall evaluate the proportion of rental apartments in the city to ensure appropriate implementation of the condominium conversion ordinance.

Evaluate the proportion of rental apartments annually Preserve existing multifamily units Prohibit conversion of multifamily rental housing to moderate- or above moderate-income condominiums Protect existing residents from displacement

No condominium conversion requests were received during the most recent planning period.

E. Surplus and Excess Public Land Inventory The City shall, in accordance with AB 1486 (2019) and AB 1255 (2019), annually identify and inventory a list of sites owned by the City, county, or State that have been sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of in the prior year. This inventory shall be publicly available and be included in the Housing Element annual report presented to the City Council and submitted to HCD. There are currently (2022) no surplus public lands in the Planning Area.

Public-facing inventory of surplus publicly-owned lands

The City has started a project to update the City website and will update the Housing portion of the City website. As part of this work, the City will be in accordance with AB1486 and AB1255.

B. TRANSPAC Cooperation The City shall continue to work with the Regional Transportation Planning Committees (TRANSPAC/TRANSPLAN) and the other transportation subregions to limit potential traffic congestion created through new development by notifying TRANSPAC when new housing development proposals generate 100 or more peak hour trips per day, as required by the Congestion Management Authority.

Ongoing coordination with regional transportation agencies

The City has worked with the Regional Transportation Planning Committees (TRANSPAC) and actively participates with the regional transportation agency (CCTA), both of which are tasked to limit traffic congestion throughout the City and larger region.

RR. Resale and Rental Controls for Affordable Units The City shall continue to require resale and rental controls on below market rate units provided through the inclusionary housing provisions or through public assistance.

Ensure long-term affordability of all inclusionary and assisted units Protect existing residents from displacement

The City has resale and rental controls on all below market rate units as outlined in the inclusionary housing providions (Section 18.20.060)

ZZ. Innovative Design The City shall encourage innovative designs to maximize passive energy efficiency and shall encourage use of sustainable and innovative building practices and materials.

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The City-Wide design guidelines include recommendations to incorporate design that encourage energy efficiency and other green methods that result in energy and cost savings.

T. Inclusionary Unit Requirement In-lieu Fee The City shall continue to allow developers to satisfy affordable housing requirements by providing units elsewhere in high resource areas of the city (as designated by TCAC) when inclusion of affordable units within the development is not feasible, or by providing an in-lieu fee to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to be used to incentivize the production of affordable units, particularly in low-density higher resource areas.

Amend the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance to update in-lieu fees, as necessary, to reflect real costs of developing affordable housing, and to provide incentives to construct workforce housing

The City currently allows developers to provide required affordable housing units off-site (see Section 18.20.060.F). While the City has not updated in-lieu fee during this reporting period, the City has been sucessful in having housing development project provide affordable units, rather than paying in-lieu fees.

U. Inclusionary Housing Requirement The City shall continue to require all housing projects of five or more units to include affordable housing. Developers may satisfy the requirements of the City’s Affordable Housing Ordinance by providing at least: • 5 percent of the base density for occupancy by very low-income households, • 10 percent for low-income households, • 25 percent for qualifying senior residents, or • 20 percent ADUs (in single-family projects). In order to ensure that this Inclusionary Ordinance does not pose an undue constraint to housing production, the City shall monitor development trends and impacts to market rate housing and shall report annually to HCD in the Annual Progress Report. If the ordinance presents an obstacle to development of the City’s fair share of regional housing needs, the City will revise the ordinance accordingly.

Encourage the development of: • 20 units per year • 50 very low-income units • 50 low-income units • 50 Senior

The City's Inclusionary Housing ordinance requires all projects of 5+ dwelling units to include affordable housing. The City continues to encourage the development of affordable housing and has approved several proejcts with affordable units, including the Kamali single family subdivision at 170 Cleveland Road.

CC. Priority Processing The City shall continue to provide priority in permit processing to affordable housing developments, as well as senior, special needs, and workforce housing developments, and shall explore additional measures to expedite affordable housing developments in the city.

Review streamlined processing procedures and revise, as necessary by 2025

Policies have been established to expedite affordable housing projects through the City’s various processes.

LL. Neighborhood Preservation Program The City shall seek funding to restart the Neighborhood Preservation program, which provides low interest loans for rehabilitation of homes owned or occupied by low to moderate income households. The City shall prioritize the use of identified funding for projects in lower- and moderate-resource areas and areas with higher concentrations of lower-income households, including census tracts 321200, 324001, and 325000.

Encourage the rehabilitation of two units per year in lower- and moderate resource areas and in areas with higher concentrations of lower-income households.: 10 lower-income, eight moderate income Retain all lower and moderateincome units in the City Provide rehabilitation assistance to work to protect existing lower and moderate income residents from displacement

With the recent certification of the City's Housing Element, the City will now explore options to fund a neighborhood preservation program.

S. Density Bonus The City shall continue to provide a density bonus for development of affordable housing, as well as senior, workforce, and other special needs housing consistent with State law. The City shall provide for additional density bonuses beyond State law requirements to encourage the production of 100 percent affordable housing projects on lower-income sites in the sites inventory, including 100 percent affordable projects for those with special housing needs.

Encourage the development of: • 40 very low-income units • 30 low-income units • 30 low-income senior units

The City adopted a density bonus ordinance that complies with the State requirements (See Section 18.20.150 of the Zoning Ordinance). The City has approved several projects through density bonus provisions that allowed additional affordable housing in the City.