Adopted 2014-2021 Housing Element - Garden Grove

Housing Element Constraints AnalysisMultiple Family UnitsLower-density residential developments are allowed in all residential districts. However, due to thehigh cost and demand for residential land and the overall stability of the City’s residentialneighborhoods, requests to develop single-family homes on multi-family properties have notoccurred. Residential neighborhoods in Garden Grove are very well established, and developmentactivity is expected to occur outside of the low-density residential neighborhoods. In particular, theCity has rezoned traditional commercial areas to mixed use along major commercial corridors. TheCity’s strategy is to intensify and promote residential opportunities along corridors to leverageaccess to transportation and encourage higher-density development in a mixed use settingThe City has also adopted a multi-family conversion ordinance that establishes criteria for theconversion of rental units to ownership units, with the intent to:• Provide opportunities for individual ownership of housing units• Increase the opportunities for qualifying low- and moderate-income households to acquireand reside in ownership housing• Assist the City to meet its stated commitment to low- and moderate-income housing goalsas set forth in the City of Garden Grove Consolidated Plan and Housing Element• Reduce the impact of conversion on residents in rental housing who may be required torelocate• Ensure that purchasers of converted housing have been properly informed as to theconditions of the unit• Ensure that converted housing achieves high quality appearance and safety and is consistentwith the goals and objectives of the General Plan and applicable building codesAs a condition for approval, the Community Development Department, Building Official, or CityEngineer will use information provided by the developer in determining whether the proposedproject will be consistent with the intent of ordinance and ensure rental residents have not beencoerced.Emergency and HousingAn emergency shelter is a facility that provides temporary shelter for the homeless, usually for up tosix months of stay. Transitional housing facilitates the movement of homeless individuals andfamilies to permanent housing. Typically, transitional housing provides for up to two years of stayand is combined with supportive services that help the residents gain independent living skills.To facilitate the development of emergency housing and comply with State law, the City amendedthe Land Use Code in 2010 to address emergency shelters and transitional and supportive housing.Consistent with State law, supportive and transitional housing serving six or fewer people isconsidered a regular residential use and is permitted in all zones where residential uses arepermitted, with no regulations on tenancy other than those imposed by building codes. Supportiveand transitional housing for more than seven people and operated as a licensed residential carefacility is conditionally permitted in all multi-family zones in the City. Emergency homeless sheltersare designated as a permitted use in the Emergency Shelter Overlay zone in the M-1(limitedindustrial) zone. The ordinance includes emergency shelter development standards and operationalregulations consistent with state law.2014-2021 Housing Element 42 City of Garden Grove