Yountville

Housing Element Status
In Progress
Rent Burden
59%
rent burdened
Affordable Housing Production
38%
affordable permits issued
Housing Policies and Programs
48
total policies
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Proposed Policies and Programs

Housing policies and programs are the strategies and laws that cities and counties legally have at their disposal to produce more and preserve existing affordable housing, as well as protect existing residents from getting displaced from their homes and communities.

5th Cycle Programs and Policies

48
policies and programs

Local housing policies and 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 policies or 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. Policies and programs listed here from jurisdictions’ Housing Elements are intended to allow readers to review the text themselves and see if a city or county is doing all they can to reach their affordable housing goals.

Historic 2018 Policies and Programs Categorization

To further policy innovation and local action, the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) contacted all of the region's jurisdictions to track the adoption of key housing policies throughout the nine county Bay Area in four major categories Protect, Preserve, Produce, and Prevent. This data is from ABAG’s Policies and Program list and was last updated in 2018/2019.

Protect
4/11
Preserve
4/9
Produce
3/14
Prevent
2/8
Commercial Development Impact Fee
Condominium Conversion Ordinance
Graduated Density Bonus
Homeowner Repair or Rehabilitation
Inclusionary Housing Ordinance
Mobile Homes Conversion Ordinance
Preservation of Mobile Homes (Rent Stabilization Ordinance)
Acquisition/Rehabiliation/Conversion
By-Right Strategies
Flexible Parking Requirements
Form-Based Codes
General Fund Allocation
Home Sharing Programs
Housing Development Impact Fee
Housing Overlay Zones
Implementation of SB743
In-Lieu Fees (Inclusionary Zoning)
Just Cause Eviction
Locally-Funded Homebuyer Assistance
One-to-One Replacement
Reduced Fees or Permit Waivers
Rent Stabilization
SRO Preservation Ordinance
Streamlined Permitting Process
Surplus Public Lands Act
Tenant-Based Assistance
Yountville's Recorded Housing Policies

The California Department of Housing and Community Development tracks all of the ongoing and completed programs from 2018 onward and can be seen in the table below.

YEAR
PROGRAM NAME
PROGRAM OBJECTIVE
STATUS
ACCOMPLISHED DATE
HOUSING CYCLE
2022
8. Maintain an inventory of sites available and appropriate for residential development for households at all income levels.
Evaluate the availability of sites appropriate for lower-income housing and rezone sufficient sites to accommodate RHNA, if necessary.
Ongoing, implemented as projects are proposed.
Ongoing
5th cycle, 2013 to 2022
2022
16. Continue to coordinate with Housing Authority of City of Napa and Napa Valley Community Housing to adminster and monitor affordable housing in the Town.
Retain affordable housing units.
Ongoing, meet annually to discuss affordable housing administration and monitoring. Received HACN annual report in January.
Ongoing
5th cycle, 2013 to 2022
2022
23. Continue to provide information regarding second units/new affordable units and programs to assit low and mod income households.
Provide public information.
Ongoing, continue to make information available at Town Hall and incorporate information on the Town's website.
Ongoing
5th cycle, 2013 to 2022
2022
25. Continue to regulate the conversion of existing residential units to condos and prevent the conversion of housing to B&B establishments.
Maintain existing housing stock.
Ongoing.
Ongoing
5th cycle, 2013 to 2022
2022
7. Continue to allow the flexibility to align new streets to better accommodate preferred designs.
Provide flexibility for better design.
Ongoing, implemented as projects are proposed.
Ongoing
5th cycle, 2013 to 2022
2022
11. Continue to allow live/work units in commercial zones.
Achieve variety in housing types.
Ongoing, implemented as projects are proposed.
Ongoing
5th cycle, 2013 to 2022
2022
28. Work with the Housing Authority of City of Napa to use HOME and Housing Opportunity Funds to support housing rehabilitation efforts.
Improve existing housing stock.
In 2014, the Town was awarded a CalHome Program Grant and a HOME Program Grant from the California Department of Housing and Community Development. As of the end of 2018, there has been a total of 20 projects have been completed with one project in process. In 2019 the Town was awarded a HOME Program Grant to continue funding rehabilitation efforts.
Ongoing
5th cycle, 2013 to 2022
2022
29. Work with the Veterans Home of Yountville, California Department of Veterans Affairs, and other parties to refine concepts for changes/upgrades to the Veterans Home facility, envisioned in the Facilities Master Plan.
Support upgrades and improvements to the Veterans Home facility.
Check in quarterly, or be available for meetings as plans are further developed.
Ongoing
5th cycle, 2013 to 2022
2022
36. Continue to implement CalGreen building standards and Water Efficient Landsapce Standards and promote the availability of HERO program financing.
Encourage resource efficiency in residential project and promote the availability of low-cost financing for water/energy efficiency programs.
Ongoing, as projects are proposed.
Ongoing
5th cycle, 2013 to 2022
2022
27. Continue to require the preservation or replacement of existing affordable housing units that may be lots due to new construction.
Prevent the loss of existing affordable housing units.
Ongoing.
Ongoing
5th cycle, 2013 to 2022
2022
2. Retain Zoning Ordinance provisions limiting single-family lot sizes and residence sizes.
Keep house sizes relatively small with incentive for increased size upon providing affordable housing units.
Ongoing, implemented as projects are proposed.
Ongoing
5th cycle, 2013 to 2022
2022
6. Continue to ensure adequate water capacity for new residential projects.
Ensure adequate water to supply all new growth.
Ongoing, review capacity as new projects are proposed.
Ongoing
5th cycle, 2013 to 2022
2022
9. Continue to allow design flexibility and encourage a variety of home designs in the Town's Design Ordinance.
Provide flexibility in developing the building envelope.
Ongoing, implemented as projects are proposed.
Ongoing
5th cycle, 2013 to 2022
2022
14. Continue to provide information regarding the Town's second unit regulations.
Facilitate development of second units.
Ongoing, review potential revisions annually.
Ongoing
5th cycle, 2013 to 2022
2022
21. Where conversion of residentially zoned land to commercial uses is permitted, require provisions for adequate affordable housing to compensate for the loss of residential units.
Achieve affordable housing units.
Ongoing.
Ongoing
5th cycle, 2013 to 2022
2022
10. Continue to allow the construction of single-family dwellings on lots as small as 4,000 square feet.
Achieve housing units.
Ongoing, implemented as projects are proposed.
Ongoing
5th cycle, 2013 to 2022
2022
26. Continue to maintain the Town's mobile home park (MHP) zoning.
Maintain mobile homes.
Ongoing.
Ongoing
5th cycle, 2013 to 2022
2022
35. Continue to require the planting of street trees as part of residential projects to provide cooling during the summer months.
Effort to reduce heat island effect.
Ongoing, implemented as projects are proposed.
Ongoing
5th cycle, 2013 to 2022
2022
37. Refer fair housing complaints to appropriate agencies.
Provide fair housing assistance.
Ongoing.
Ongoing
5th cycle, 2013 to 2022
2022
12. Continue to offer a density bonus to encourage construction of affordable housing.
Achieve affordable housing units.
Ongoing.
Ongoing
5th cycle, 2013 to 2022
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