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<br /> <br />Orange County 174 25-29 Regional AFH <br /> <br />7. Laguna Hills <br />Issue: Segregation, Disparities in Access to Opportunity, and Disproportionate Housing Needs <br />Contributing Factors: <br />1. Concentration of more affordable housing (e.g., multifamily, mobile home park) in north <br />Laguna Hills and the Via Lomas neighborhood. <br />2. Neighborhoods in south Laguna Hills are more desirable, therefore more costly, than <br />neighborhoods in central and north Laguna Hills. <br />3. Availability of affordable units in a range of sizes. <br />4. Cost of rehabilitation or repair. <br />5. Availability of rentals that accept Housing Choice Vouchers. <br />6. Linguistic isolation of non-English speaking households. <br />7. Availability of high-ranked elementary schools to serve north Laguna Hills and the Via Lomas <br />neighborhood. <br />8. Housing shortages regionally in Orange County. <br />9. Unaffordable rents and home prices. <br />10. Lack of partnerships with affordable housing developers <br />11. Concentrated areas of poverty in low-resource areas. <br />Actions: Timeframe: <br />1. Coordinate local housing efforts with federal, state, regional, and <br />local government and/or agencies and cooperate in implementation <br />of intergovernmental housing programs; including the following <br />actions: <br />Ongoing <br />a. Submit CDBG applications to assist in preserving existing <br />affordable housing stock; <br />Annually <br />b. Continue to publicize programs, such as energy-efficiency <br />programs and state and federal funding programs; <br />Ongoing <br />c. Encourage local housing advocates to make presentations to <br />local builders and developers, Chamber of Commerce, civic <br />groups, and the local community re: affordable and <br />multifamily/higher density development. <br />Biannually <br />2. Encourage the development of ADUs throughout the City to expand <br />housing opportunities for all income levels within existing <br />neighborhoods, particularly for lower-income seniors, single <br />individuals, individuals with disabilities, and small households; <br />through the following actions: <br />Ongoing <br />a. Update the City’s current ADU Ordinance 2023 <br />b. Promote development of ADUs through City website <br />c. and informational material <br />2023 <br />EXHIBIT 6