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Draft Housing Element submitted to HCD, August 2022

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Santa Clara's Draft 2023-2031 Housing Element was submitted to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) on August 22, 2022 for their 90-day review ending on November 21, 2022.

During HCD's 90-day review period the City will conduct additional community outreach and welcomes any feedback on the Draft Housing Element. 
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Chapter 13.1: Introduction – Background, purpose, regulatory framework, scope, and relationship between the Housing Element and other elements in the General Plan.
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Suds Jain Nov 21 2022 at 4:46PM on page 123

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There is very little mention of parkland in this report. Parkland is essential to maintain quality of life. There should be more of a plan for how to sustain MFA and Quimby as well as how to distribute parkland to all areas of the City
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Suds Jain Nov 21 2022 at 4:42PM on page 168

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It seems like a lot of the share of VLI and LI in the RNHA targets is put on the PHD project. Is there a fear of concentration of poverty and how is the public transit to this area for people who don't have cars?
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Suds Jain Nov 21 2022 at 4:25PM on page 127

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City should adopt some form based objective standards for all areas of the City to ensure aesthetically pleasing architecture
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Suds Jain Nov 21 2022 at 4:22PM on page 124

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Santa Clara is one of very few cities with a general fund deficit. Santa Clara is well below neighboring cities. Santa Clara should consider raising its fees
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Suds Jain Nov 21 2022 at 4:20PM on page 123

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This should be increased cover costs of mode-shifting away from cars.
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Suds Jain Nov 21 2022 at 4:14PM on page 119

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City should expand the types of areas where emergency shelters can be located. Only ML is too restrictive.
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Suds Jain Nov 21 2022 at 4:12PM on page 117

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One spot per unit is too high for Transit
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Suds Jain Nov 21 2022 at 4:08PM on page 114

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Some density bonus should be provided for community gardens, preferably on the rooftop.
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Suds Jain Nov 21 2022 at 4:07PM on page 114

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What percentage of projects with more than 50 units opted for in-lieu fees rather than inclusionary since 2018?
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Suds Jain Nov 21 2022 at 4:05PM on page 114

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Should allow stacking of density bonuses
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Suds Jain Nov 21 2022 at 3:48PM on page 109

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City should develop a community solar program such that renters can participate in virtual net metering to reduce their electricity bills
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Suds Jain Nov 21 2022 at 3:28PM on page 34

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Also find a site for the Lifemoves project that was proposed at White Oak Lane.
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Suds Jain Nov 21 2022 at 3:20PM on page 25

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Provide assistance to help with installing EV chargers and heat pumps in addition to help with insulation.
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Suds Jain Nov 21 2022 at 3:17PM on page 23

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Consider having developers contribute to the cost of permit parking programs in the vicinity of their projects.
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Suds Jain Nov 21 2022 at 3:15PM on page 22

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This 15% should be subdivided into categories such as 5% ELI, 5% VLI, and 5% at Moderate. In lieu fees should be larger for the ELI and VLI.
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Suds Jain Nov 21 2022 at 3:12PM on page 21

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City should consider incentivizing microunit developments to inherently reduce the size of rents.
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Suds Jain Nov 21 2022 at 3:11PM on page 20

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City should improve noticing policy that scales with the size of the project and ensures that sufficient numbers of residents are notified. Should also consider childcare and food for meetings
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Suds Jain Nov 21 2022 at 3:09PM on page 20

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City needs a comprehensive Parks plan to identify and remediate disadvantaged communities that have parks ratios less than MFA.
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Suds Jain Nov 21 2022 at 3:07PM on page 20

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City needs to have a centralized database for all development projects such that prospective tenants don't have to visit a dozen sites to find out if there are vacancies
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Suds Jain Nov 21 2022 at 3:05PM on page 20

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City needs to provide an alternate site for White Oak Lane Lifemoves project
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Suds Jain Nov 21 2022 at 3:04PM on page 19

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City needs to allow stacking of density bonuses when combining LEED, transit and affordable housing
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Suds Jain Nov 21 2022 at 3:02PM on page 19

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City needs to find replacement land for the Lifemoves interim supportive housing project for families that was proposed on White Oak Lane
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Suds Jain Nov 21 2022 at 2:58PM on page 13

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Need a new Nexus study to see if commercial linkage fee needs to be adjusted
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