Adopted 2014-2021 Housing Element - Garden Grove

Housing Element Needs AssessmentComparing housing costs and maximum affordable prices for low-income households shows thatlow-income households are being priced out of the Orange County rental and ownership market.Given the median home prices presented in Table 23, single-family home ownership is beyond thereach of most low-income households. For home ownership, most moderate-income householdsand low-income large families may be able to afford a condominium. In the rental market, very lowincomehouseholds generally cannot afford the market rents in Garden Grove unless they find avery modestly priced studio apartment. While low- and moderate-income households may be ableto afford one- or two-bedroom units in the City, such units are too small for large households.Moderate-income four person and large families may also be able to afford reasonable priced rentalhomes.Affordable Housing in Garden GroveHousing AuthorityThe Garden Grove Housing Authority is a Section 8 only Housing Authority (HA). It does not ownor operate public housing units. In 2012, the Garden Grove HA provided Section 8 rental assistanceto 2,337 households. As of July 2012, there were 16,250 applicants on the waiting list, of which41% were families with children, 26% were elderly families, and 19% were families with a disabledfamily member. The waiting list opened up to new applicants in July 2010 and received 17,000applications in one month. The list is currently closed. To improve housing choices for low-incomerenters, the Housing Authority has mobility agreements with the two other housing authorities inthe County (Orange County and Anaheim) to facilitate voucher usage throughout the County.Assisted HousingThe City uses various funding sources, including HOME, CDBG, and Section 8 rental assistance topreserve and increase the supply of affordable housing through the acquisition and/or rehabilitationof renter-occupied units and the rehabilitation of owner-occupied units. Financial assistance isprovided to both non-profit and for-profit housing developers. Table 24 presents the inventory ofaffordable housing developments in Garden Grove. In 2012, 40 affordable rental housing projectswere located in Garden Grove, providing approximately 1,321 affordable units to lower-incomehouseholds. Those marked with an asterisk (*) received support from the City or its formerRedevelopment Agency.Table 24: Affordable Housing UnitsProject Total Units Total Affordable UnitsAcacia Villa Senior Housing10931 Acacia 161 161Arroyo Vista Development Partners LLC (Rehab)12242-12352 Haster Street * 148 10Aslam11211 Steele Drive (Rehab) * 10 10Crystal View Apartments (Rehab)12091 Bayport 402 80Cal-Malabar Apts. (Rehab)9777 Bixby Ave. * 126 5112632 Dale Street * 25 6Framingham Investment - Ed Kuo14072 Buena Street (Rehab) * 4 4Framingham Investment - Ed Kuo 4 42014-2021 Housing Element 28 City of Garden Grove