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<br /> <br />Orange County 170 25-29 Regional AFH <br /> <br />6. Laguna Beach <br />Issue: Segregation, Disparities in Access to Opportunity, and Disproportionate Housing Needs <br />Contributing Factors: <br />1. Lack of knowledge and enforcement of fair housing laws due to the following: <br />a. Insufficient fair housing monitoring and limited outreach capacity. <br />b. Lack of a variety of media inputs. <br />c. Lack of marketing community meetings. <br />d. Lack of regional coordination. <br />2. Lack of affordable housing in high opportunity areas due to the following: <br />a. Historical land use development patterns and zoning, and lack of vacant land limit <br />opportunities for larger and higher density project types. <br />b. Past national, state, and regional racial/ethnic discriminatory practices. <br />c. Current high cost of housing limits access to lower income households of all <br />races/ethnicities. <br />d. Lack of affordable housing and need for greater access to opportunities. <br />e. Regional coordination affects transit services, funding sources, and allocation of <br />housing resources including vouchers. <br />Actions: Timeframe: <br />1. Increase fair housing knowledge and enforcement through the following <br />actions: <br /> <br />a. Ensure that all laws, programs, and activities affirmatively further <br />fair housing in accordance with state law. As the General Plan and <br />Zoning Code are updated or amended, review and revise policies <br />and code provisions to promote an inclusive community. <br />Ongoing <br />b. When considering specific plan or rezoning proposals, evaluate <br />whether the change in zoning will help achieve fair housing <br />goals. <br />Ongoing <br />c. Include fair housing information on the City’s website, including <br />up-to-date fair housing laws, FHCOC services, and information on <br />filing discrimination complaints. Proactive announcement of fair <br />housing resources on Community Newsletter (weekly text <br />messaging system). <br />Provide link to <br />services on City <br />website by 2023 <br />and make service <br />announcements at <br />least annually. <br />d. Continue to publish a Housing Assistance Guide informing <br />community members of the Orange County Fair Housing Council <br />(FHCOC) and its oversight of fair housing practices, for <br />availability on the City's website and at the Planning counter. <br />Update annually <br />EXHIBIT 6