Share Vision 2050 identifies encouraging affordable housing as one of its guiding principles. How will Orange County ensure that housing described as affordable is actually affordable in the context of residents’ total cost of living, rather than only being affordable according to an income or housing-cost threshold? For example, will the County consider whether residents can realistically afford their housing while still having enough income remaining for groceries, utilities, transportation, insurance, childcare, healthcare, and other basic needs? What specific policies or measurable standards will be used to ensure that affordable housing allows residents to maintain a reasonable quality of life instead of simply qualifying for a unit on paper? on Facebook
Share Vision 2050 identifies encouraging affordable housing as one of its guiding principles. How will Orange County ensure that housing described as affordable is actually affordable in the context of residents’ total cost of living, rather than only being affordable according to an income or housing-cost threshold? For example, will the County consider whether residents can realistically afford their housing while still having enough income remaining for groceries, utilities, transportation, insurance, childcare, healthcare, and other basic needs? What specific policies or measurable standards will be used to ensure that affordable housing allows residents to maintain a reasonable quality of life instead of simply qualifying for a unit on paper? on X (formerly Twitter)
Share Vision 2050 identifies encouraging affordable housing as one of its guiding principles. How will Orange County ensure that housing described as affordable is actually affordable in the context of residents’ total cost of living, rather than only being affordable according to an income or housing-cost threshold? For example, will the County consider whether residents can realistically afford their housing while still having enough income remaining for groceries, utilities, transportation, insurance, childcare, healthcare, and other basic needs? What specific policies or measurable standards will be used to ensure that affordable housing allows residents to maintain a reasonable quality of life instead of simply qualifying for a unit on paper? on Linkedin
Email Vision 2050 identifies encouraging affordable housing as one of its guiding principles. How will Orange County ensure that housing described as affordable is actually affordable in the context of residents’ total cost of living, rather than only being affordable according to an income or housing-cost threshold? For example, will the County consider whether residents can realistically afford their housing while still having enough income remaining for groceries, utilities, transportation, insurance, childcare, healthcare, and other basic needs? What specific policies or measurable standards will be used to ensure that affordable housing allows residents to maintain a reasonable quality of life instead of simply qualifying for a unit on paper? link
Vision 2050 identifies encouraging affordable housing as one of its guiding principles. How will Orange County ensure that housing described as affordable is actually affordable in the context of residents’ total cost of living, rather than only being affordable according to an income or housing-cost threshold? For example, will the County consider whether residents can realistically afford their housing while still having enough income remaining for groceries, utilities, transportation, insurance, childcare, healthcare, and other basic needs? What specific policies or measurable standards will be used to ensure that affordable housing allows residents to maintain a reasonable quality of life instead of simply qualifying for a unit on paper?
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Hey Shania,
Affordable housing simply means housing priced for people within certain income ranges. Those ranges are based on the Area Median Income (AMI), which the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) updates each year. For more information about income and rent limits by household size, visit https://bit.ly/4wgBixx
In 2019, Orange County created the Housing for All Action Plan, outlining steps the County should take to increase the inventory of affordable housing countywide. Vision 2050 implements those recommendations by encouraging mixed-uses, a wider variety of housing types (duplexes and ADUs), and increased residential densities in Targeted Sectors across the County.
Vision 2050 and the County’s Housing for All initiative also reshaped the County’s planning strategies to ensure that housing is connected to broader quality-of-life considerations, such as access to employment, transportation, healthcare, and essential services. Furthermore, an increased focus on walkability, a core tenet of Vision 2050, makes it easier and cheaper for residents to get to work, buy groceries, or see a doctor, with less reliance on a car.
Orange Code supports livability by requiring new development and redevelopment be designed with the broader community in mind: street-oriented buildings, civic spaces, wide sidewalks, trees and landscaping, and other design elements that are appropriate to the surrounding community.
To learn more, explore Vision 2050's Guiding Principles, review this Vision 2050 & Orange Code Fact Sheet, and check out the Housing for All Action Plan to find more details.
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