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Amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow emergency shelters by right Shelter by-right ordinance was adopted in early 2013. <br /> H-13:Extremely Low-income and Special Needs and clarify provisions for transitional,supportive,and SRO housing. <br /> Immediate <br /> Housing Complete construction of Cedar Street SROs.Consult with homeless <br /> groups. <br /> — CO <br /> Zoning Ord.Parking Standards have been reduced in the Downtown District,El Camino <br /> Analyze parking needs and costs.Consider amending Zoning Real Transit Corridor and in 5 Mixed Use Corridor zoning districts. <br /> H-14:Revised Parking Standards. Ordinance to establish reduced parking standards for studios and Immediate <br /> one-bedroom apartments and affordable housing. <br /> The City provides federal Community Development Block Grant(CDBG)entitlement funds co <br /> annually to Project Sentinel to provide fair housing services to the community and �p <br /> Continue funding of fair housing services.Support equal opportunity provides information and referral services at City Hall(CDD-Housing staff),the Fair Oaks CY) <br /> H-15:Fair Housing Services lending programs.Provide educational information on fair housing. Immediate Community Center and on the City website(housing section). In 2013 the City also <br /> completed a new Analysis of Impediments(Al)to Fair Housing and will complete an Al <br /> Action Plan in early 2014. <br /> Adopt a Reasonable Accommodation Ordinance.Continue to provide City is in the process of adopting a Reasonable Accommodation Ordinance. Key dates <br /> H-16:Reasonable Accommodation. funding for home accessibility improvements.Provide information on Immediate include Planning Commission recommendation on November 5,2013,and City Council <br /> reasonable accommodation to the public. adoption hearings in December 2013. <br /> H-17:Commercial Linkage Fee Complete a commercial linkage fee study. Immediate As part of the update the Housing Element,the City is considering a range of policies to <br /> meet affordable housing needs. <br /> H-18:Small Lot Duplex Development Explore revised minimum lot size standards for duplexes.Complete a Short Range The City,as part of its'Housing Element Review,will continue to evaluate ways to <br /> study to asses impacts. encourage small-lot duplex development. <br /> The City provided low interest housing rehab loans from federal Community <br /> Development Block Grant(CDBG)funds to make health and safety improvements to six <br /> low income single family units,provided over$35,000 in grants for a non profit to <br /> Provide loan and grant assistance to 25 rental and 20 owner complete home repairs for 25 extremely low income home owners,provided a$25,000 <br /> H-19:Rehabilitation Programs occupied units per year. Ongoing grant to a non profit to provide Housing Accessibility Modifications for low income <br /> seniors and disabled persons and provided$92,197 in federal Home Investment <br /> Partnership Act(HOME)funds for the rehabilitation of 12 multifamily rental units for very <br /> low income households. <br /> The City provided$450,000 in federal Home Investment Partnership Act(HOME)funds to <br /> a non profit(Kainos)to acquire an existing single family home to provide permanent <br /> supportive housing for four adults with developmental disabilities.The City also provided <br /> Provide subsidies to assist in the development of affordable housing $400,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant(CDBG)funds to a non profit <br /> H-20:Affordable Housing Development Ongoing <br /> units. (Mental Health Association)to acquire a site to develop approximately 15 units of <br /> permanent supportive housing.Both activities will serve extremely low income persons. <br /> At least one Redwood City single family unit developed by Habitat for Humanity(Habitat) <br /> with the past financial assistance from the City's federal CDBG funds was resold to a First <br /> Continue to provide homeownership assistance to eligible <br /> homeowners at Wyndham Place.Explore a new first-time homebuyer Time Home Buyer(FTHB).No other FTHB units were assisted during 2013,however <br /> H-21:First Time Homebuyer Program Move-Up program.Assist emergency personnel.Renew MCC Ongoing several FTHB workshops were provided by Habitat at the Fair Oaks Community Center <br /> agreement with San Mateo County. and Redwood Shores Library in Redwood City in an effort to help potential FTHB's with <br /> readiness. <br /> Consider revising development standards for second units.Establish The City is in the process of preparing zoning code amendments to both streamline and <br /> H-22:Second Units a protocol and monitoring system for tracking second units.Establish Immediate 122offer incentives for the production of accessory dwelling units.Tentative adoption <br /> protocol to preserve opportunities for future unit through plan check. schedule is Spring/Summer 2014. <br /> Provide flexible zoning regulations.Encourage efficiency units. There is no significant change from 2012.The City will continue to look at alternative <br /> H-23:Alternative Housing Models Consult with stakeholders regarding floating home communities and Ongoing housing modelsa as part of the Housing Element Update in 2014. <br /> develop best practices. <br /> H-24:Workforce Housing/Community Land Trusts Invite experts to present educational information on community land Immediate This is an ongoing regional effort that continued in 2013. <br /> trusts <br />