General Plan - Moreno Valley

CHAPTER 8 – HOUSINGThe Regional Housing Needs Assessment(RHNA) is supposed to project futurepopulation and household growth for theplanning period from 2000-2005. TheRHNA forecasts a total housing need ofMORENO VALLEY GENERAL PLANadditional 3,556 units for Moreno Valley.The RHNA classifies this new constructionneed into income categories. The followingtable shows the RHNA by incomedistribution.TABLE 8-18Moreno Valley Regional Housing Needs Allocation2000-2005Income Category Units PercentVery Low-Income 569 16%Low-Income 462 13%Moderate-Income 818 23%Above Moderate-Income 1,707 48%Total Construction Need 3,556 100%Source: Revised from information provided via telephone by Don Thomas, HCD Analyst.In order to meet the projected housingneed, 711 units would need to be added tothe housing stock on an annual basis. Alook at Moreno Valley building activitybetween 1986 and 1999 shows the dramaticdecrease in construction activity since 1990(Table 8-14). After 1995 building permitsdid not exceed 250 per year.In the last few years housing activity hasincreased dramatically. Table 8-19 is asummary of housing produced or approvedduring the current planning period thatmeets RHNA requirements. A total of 9,774units have been approved or produced inthe four income categories. There are atotal of 6,218 units in excess of the 3,556required RHNA units.Table 8-19Income CategoryCity of Moreno ValleyHousing Produced or Approved Meeting RHNA RequirementRHNABuilt/ApprovedSince 1998RHNA BalanceVacant Acres/IncomeCategory569 571 +2 units inVery Low-305Income 23 excess of RHNALow-Income 24 462 507 +45 units in232excess ofRHNAModerate-818 2,147 +1,592 units in 428Single Family 26 263RHNAIncome 25excess ofAbove Moderate 27 1,707 6,286 +4,579 units in 6,563excess of RHNATotal 3,556 9,774 6,218 7,528Page 8-31 July 11, 2006