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Streamlining Affordable Housing

JULY 19, 2018 JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE HOUSING LAWS (JSISHL)

Late Communications JSIAHL July 19, 2018

Tonight’s Goals

Review Referrals that Aim to Streamline Affordable Housing Put Referrals in the Context of New State Law (SB‐35) and Local Regulations Discuss Potential Options Suggested by Staff Get Feedback from JSISHL on Potential Options and Other Ideas to Explore

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Referrals

January 2016 (Worthington) Streamline the Permit Process for Housing Projects with a Majority or More Affordable Units 50% Affordable with 20% VLI and ELI (<50% AMI) November 28 to December 5, 2017 (Droste, Bartlett, Arreguin, Worthington) Ministerial Approval of Zoning‐Compliant Affordable Housing Ministerial approval of 50% Affordable with 20% VLI and ELI (<50% AMI) and non‐profit developers projects. Ministerial approval with appeals process and required community meeting.

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Referral Timing & Incentives

Referrals pre‐date SB‐35. SB‐35 mandates streamlining compliant projects with 50% LI units (<80% AMI). Local ordinance (Inclusionary Housing Ordinance) requires 10% LI and 10% VLI.

Our Challenge Identify incentives to attract projects with 50% VLI and ELI. SB‐35 already provides ministerial approval and CEQA exemptions. Maintain local protections valued by City/community.

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Berkeley’s RHNA

Table 1: Berkeley’s Fifth Cycle Regional Housing Needs Allocation by Income Category Income Category by Percentage of AMI Extremely Low Very Low Low Moderate Above Moderate <30% <50% <80% <120% NA Actual Units Permitted (by year) 2017 10 262 2016 16 212 2015 59 17 132 326 TOTAL 85 17 132 800 Units Required (total) Required 532 442 584 1401 Remaining 447 425 452 601 Percent Permitted 16% 3.85% 22.6% 57.1% Source: HCD’s 5th Cycle Annual Progress Report Permit Summary (Updated 6/1/2018)

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How to Incentivize ELI and VLI

Table 2: Comparison of Requirements/Incentives for Affordable Housing Inclusionary SB‐35 Referral Option A Option B Required Yes No No No No Streamlined No Yes Yes Yes Yes Above Mod (>120% AMI) 80% 50% 50% 75% 65% BMR: Mod (80‐120% AMI) ‐‐ 30% ‐‐ ‐‐ BMR: LI (50‐80% AMI) 10% 50% ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ BMR: VLI (30‐50% AMI) 10% 10% ‐‐ 35% BMR: ELI (<30% AMI) ‐‐ ‐‐ 10% 25% ‐‐ BMR TOTAL (<120% AMI) 20% 50% 50% 25% 35%

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Guidance from JSISHL

• 1. Should COB pursue a parallel streamlining ordinance that incentivizes units at lower

levels of affordability? Should streamlining be achieved through ministerial approvals? What incentives can we offer that are competitive with and different from SB‐35?

• 2. What project compliance requirements should be considered in a parallel

streamlining ordinance that meets the needs of the Berkeley community? Some ideas to consider:

• appeals and community input forums
• RHNA progress
• labor agreements
• historic preservation
• green building
• TDM

Late Communications JSIAHL July 19, 2018