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ATTACHMENT 3 <br />upscale apartment complexes. These homes tend to be larger and designed to accommodate <br />smaller household sizes, making overcrowding less likely. <br />Overcrowding is a common concern voiced in community meetings and to Neighborhood <br />Initiatives and Environmental Services staff. Residents have expressed a form of overcrowding <br />knows as "doubling up" —where a family co -resides with other family members or friends for <br />economic reasons —as being prevalent and underreported due to fear stemming from legal status, <br />language barriers, and retaliatory tactics from landlords. Community members have also <br />expressed that due to the legal status of income earners, establishing credit worthiness is <br />challenging and forces some residents to live with family members, creating or compounding <br />overcrowded households. <br />AB2011 Sites Inventory <br />The majority of the City's units are in tracts with 12 percent to 15 percent overcrowded households <br />or more than 20 percent. The location of the units does not exacerbate conditions and provides <br />for units of all income levels in different areas of overcrowded household concentrations. The <br />locations of the sites do not exacerbate existing conditions, as the projects do not include <br />demolition of any existing units. Rather, the locations of the sites have the potential to improve <br />existing conditions through providing additional housing at all income levels and creating options <br />for families that may be doubling up or need larger units. <br />Table 18 <br />Distribution of Units IoV Overcrowded Households <br />Affordable <br />Mixed <br />Income <br />Total <br /><= 8.2% (Statewide <br />Average) <br />39% <br />41 % <br />41 % <br />8.3-12% <br />9% <br />8% <br />8% <br />12-15% <br />20% <br />17% <br />18% <br />15-20% <br />1 % <br />3% <br />2% <br />>20% <br />31% <br />31% <br />31% <br />Total <br />4,222 <br />9,648 <br />13,870 <br />Exempt Sites <br />The exempt sites designated by the City are primarily located along the west and east sides of <br />17th Street and Tustin Avenue to the east. These areas are generally outside of the City's Focus <br />Areas and not targeted for redevelopment under the General Plan. Similar to the Alternative sites, <br />there is a high number of exempt sites located within areas that have a higher portion of <br />households being overcrowded, but this is consistent with the makeup of the entire City. <br />Conclusion <br />Santa Ana has one of the highest rates of overcrowded households in Orange County and <br />California. According to recent Census data, around 25 percent of all households in Santa Ana <br />are considered overcrowded. To combat overcrowded households the City is working to expand <br />its supply of affordable housing. With the Alternative sites the City hopes to promote a multitude <br />of housing options in areas prime for redevelopment, especially near Focus Areas. This, along <br />with other initiatives in the City such as tenant protection policies, the City hopes to start to <br />providing more resources and housing options for all household sizes. <br />Ordinance No. NS-3075 <br />