City IDs sites for potential affordable housing
From a 100-year perspective, the contrast between Yorba Linda’s rural past and a more urban-looking future is striking—especially on the long-established west side of town.
In 1909, the Janss Investment Company began marketing and selling the first Yorba Linda-named land parcels from a site planned a year earlier, with large 10-acre plots advertised as ideal for growing citrus crops priced at $150 per acre.
On April 21, the City Council voted 5-0 to forward a report to the state outlining how the city plans to meet housing needs for various income levels, with a chart showing sites for potential rezoning to 30 units per acre.
The document sent to the Department of Housing and Community Development explains how the city might address Regional Housing Needs Assessment numbers, totaling 2,039 units, allocated to Yorba Linda.
Of 13 identified sites for possible rezoning to multi-family residential at 10, 20 and 30-units per acre, two are on the eastside at Savi Ranch and 11 are on the westside of town.
The site list was revised several times since the initial council presentation in August 2008 and now also includes alterations based on public discussion at a March session.
The latest list has a potential 1,087 low- and moderate-income units on 48.24 acres: six sites on 24.77 acres at 30 units per acre, three sites on 11.2 acres at 20 units per acre and four sites on 12.27 acres at 10 units per acre.
Two of the 30-unit-per-acre sites are at Savi Ranch, each 3.2 acres identified for 96 units: vacant land owned by John Force off Old Canal Road and the old Mitsubishi Motors site.
Other 30-per-acre sites: the 4.11-acre greenhouse on Prospect Avenue for 123 units, 1.68 acres of RV storage at Wabash Avenue and Rose Drive for 50 units, the 4.08-acre St. Joseph’s medical site at Yorba Linda Boulevard and Prospect Avenue for 122 units and 8.5 acres of a 17-acre nursery at Bastanchury Road and Lakeview Avenue for 255 units.
Three 20-per-acre sites: the 4.7-acre “strawberry field” on Lakeview Avenue for 94 units, the vacant 2.39 acres at Lakeview Avenue and Altrudy Lane for 47 units and 4.11 acres of the 17-acre equestrian facility at Bastanchury Road and Lakeview Avenue for 82 units.
Four 10-per-acre sites: 7 acres south of Yorba Linda Boulevard across from the Nixon Library for 70 units, 4.34 acres of the 17-acre nursery site at Bastanchury Road and Lakeview Avenue for 43 units, the half-acre car wash/mini-mall site south of the post office on Eureka Avenue for 5 units and under a half-acre at 3741 Rose Drive for 4 units.
Using 2008 figures for a four-person household, “very low income” is defined as up to $46,500 per year, “low income” up to $74,400 and “moderate income” up to $100,900.
In 1909, the Janss Investment Company began marketing and selling the first Yorba Linda-named land parcels from a site planned a year earlier, with large 10-acre plots advertised as ideal for growing citrus crops priced at $150 per acre.
On April 21, the City Council voted 5-0 to forward a report to the state outlining how the city plans to meet housing needs for various income levels, with a chart showing sites for potential rezoning to 30 units per acre.
The document sent to the Department of Housing and Community Development explains how the city might address Regional Housing Needs Assessment numbers, totaling 2,039 units, allocated to Yorba Linda.
Of 13 identified sites for possible rezoning to multi-family residential at 10, 20 and 30-units per acre, two are on the eastside at Savi Ranch and 11 are on the westside of town.
The site list was revised several times since the initial council presentation in August 2008 and now also includes alterations based on public discussion at a March session.
The latest list has a potential 1,087 low- and moderate-income units on 48.24 acres: six sites on 24.77 acres at 30 units per acre, three sites on 11.2 acres at 20 units per acre and four sites on 12.27 acres at 10 units per acre.
Two of the 30-unit-per-acre sites are at Savi Ranch, each 3.2 acres identified for 96 units: vacant land owned by John Force off Old Canal Road and the old Mitsubishi Motors site.
Other 30-per-acre sites: the 4.11-acre greenhouse on Prospect Avenue for 123 units, 1.68 acres of RV storage at Wabash Avenue and Rose Drive for 50 units, the 4.08-acre St. Joseph’s medical site at Yorba Linda Boulevard and Prospect Avenue for 122 units and 8.5 acres of a 17-acre nursery at Bastanchury Road and Lakeview Avenue for 255 units.
Three 20-per-acre sites: the 4.7-acre “strawberry field” on Lakeview Avenue for 94 units, the vacant 2.39 acres at Lakeview Avenue and Altrudy Lane for 47 units and 4.11 acres of the 17-acre equestrian facility at Bastanchury Road and Lakeview Avenue for 82 units.
Four 10-per-acre sites: 7 acres south of Yorba Linda Boulevard across from the Nixon Library for 70 units, 4.34 acres of the 17-acre nursery site at Bastanchury Road and Lakeview Avenue for 43 units, the half-acre car wash/mini-mall site south of the post office on Eureka Avenue for 5 units and under a half-acre at 3741 Rose Drive for 4 units.
Using 2008 figures for a four-person household, “very low income” is defined as up to $46,500 per year, “low income” up to $74,400 and “moderate income” up to $100,900.
posted by Jim Drummond at 12:00 PM
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