City of Oakland California

Official Plans

• Consolidated Plans   
  • Current Plans
  • Citizen Participation Plan
  • Fair Housing Plans
  • Older Consolidated Plans (2000-2005)
     
• Housing Element
   
• Alameda County Homeless and Special Needs Housing Plan (EveryOne Home) 

Policies & Strategies

Municipal Codes & Ordinances

Reports

• SB 341 Reporting

The City of Oakland is required to submit a 5-Year Consolidated Plan, as well as annual Action Plans and Performance Reports to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in order to receive funds from the Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnership, Emergency Shelter Grant, and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS grants.

The 5-year plan includes information on housing needs, resources, and strategies.

The annual action plans include information on specific activities funded with CDBG and other federal funds, as well as housing activities carried out with other funds.

The performance reports provide information on actual accomplishments and expenditures.

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The City of Oakland conducted a City-wide Community and Neighborhood Needs Assessment required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The survey polled respondents about the level of need in their respective neighborhoods for various types of improvements that can potentially be addressed by the use of entitlement funds. The input received helped determine the priorities and resource allocations for federal HUD funds over the next five years. Thank you for your anticipated participation and your ongoing commitment to the City of Oakland.

• Results of the Survey
• English Survey Questions
• Spanish Survey Questions
• Chinese Survey Questions

Past Community Meetings

City staff held two community meetings in May 2015. The first meeting was held at Oakland City Hall on May 6 from 5:30 to 7pm, a central location easily accessible by BART and with ample parking. The second meeting was held at the East Oakland Senior Center on May 18 from 6 to 8 pm. At the community wide meetings City staff solicited input on housing, economic development and community development needs and priorities.  Other organizations and citizens invited to these meetings included East Bay Housing Organizations and City Council constituents.  These meetings were advertised via email to a list of over 900 subscribers that included emails of participants from all Community Development District (CDD) boards and interested residents, representatives from community organizations and business owners  involved in other Oakland community planning efforts (e.g.: Housing Element and Specific Plan email lists). In addition to the above email list, separate emails were sent to the constituent email lists for the Mayor and all City Council members. All CDD board representatives (approximately 59 members) received hard copy meeting announcements and surveys via USPS. A notice of these meetings was also posted on the City’s webpage. Interpretation services in languages other than English and for American Sign Language were also available for both community meetings. All meeting locations were accessible to wheelchairs. Following are the detail of comments and questions received during each community meetings and the City’s response to each of those comments and questions.

• Public Hearing Notice
• Consolidated Action Plan PowerPoint Presentation FY 2015 - 2020
• Consolidated Action Plan Community Meeting Recorded Public Comments 05/06/15
• Consolidated Action Plan Community Meeting Recorded Public Comments 05/18/15

Community Development District Board Reconfiguration

• Agenda Report - Community Development District Board Reorganization 09/27/2012
• Agenda Report - Community Development District Board Reorganization 10/01/2012
• Agenda Report - Community Development District Board Reorganization 10/25/2012
• Community Development District Board Recorded Comments

Draft of the Annual Performance Report (CAPER) for 2014-15

The public review period will end October 14, 2015.

Submission of Written Comments

Written comments may be submitted during the comment period to City of Oakland-Department of Housing & Community Development, 250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Suite 5313, Oakland, CA 94612, Subj: “CAPER Comments”, Attn: Greg Garrett or Maryann Sargent. Comments may also be submitted via email to cdbg@oaklandnet.com during the review period. For additional information regarding this document call 510.238.3716.
 

Citizen Participation

• Citizen Participation Plan (10p. 5/2/00) 

Older Consolidated Plans and Performance Reports (Archive) 

• 2000-05         
  5-Year Consolidated Plan with 2000-01 Action Plan
  2000-01 Performance Report (CAPER)
   
• 2001-02         
  Annual Action Plan
  Annual Performance Report (CAPER)

• 2002-03
  Annual Action Plan
  Annual Performance Report (CAPER)

• 2003-04
  Annual Action Plan
  Annual Performance Report
   
• 2004-05
  Annual Action Plan
  Annual Performance Report

• 2005-10
  Five Year Plan, July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2010   

• 2005-06
  Annual Action Plan for 2005-06
  Annual Performance Report

• 2006-07
  Annual Action Plan for 2006-07
  Annual Performance Report

• 2007-08
  Annual Action Plan for 2007-08
  Annual Performance Report

• 2008-09
  Annual Action Plan for 2008-09
  Annual Performance Report
   
• 2009-10
  Annual Action Plan for 2009-10
  Annual Performance Report 

•   2015-20

           Oakland 5 Year Consolidated Plan

Annual Action Plan 2016-17

•  2010-15

           5-year Plan, July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2015
 

• 2010-11
  Annual Action Plan for 2010-11
  Annual Performance Report (CAPER) for 2010-11

• 2011-12
  Annual Action Plan for 2011-12 (NOTE: Revised July 2011 due to reduction in HUD grant amounts)
  Annual Performance Report (CAPER) for 2011-12

• 2012-13

Annual Action Plan for 2012-13
Annual Performance Report (CAPER) for 2012-13

• 2013-14
  Annual Action Plan for 2013-14

Annual Performance Report (CAPER) for 2013-14

• 2014-15
  Annual Action Plan for 2014-15

Annual Performance Report (CAPER) FOR 2014/15

 Note :  All inquiries regarding this presentation can be forwarded to cdbg@oaklandnet.com.

California cities are required to prepare Housing Elements for their general plans. The Housing Element describes market conditions and housing needs, identifies sites capable of supporting projected demand, and presents a strategy and action plan for achieving the City's housing goals.

• City of Oakland Housing Element 2015-2023
• City of Oakland Housing Element, January 1, 2007 - June 30, 2014
  links to background info, draft and final document, EIR, etc.
• City of Oakland Housing Element, January 1, 1999 - June 30, 2006
  Adopted June 15, 2004; 338 pp.; PDF file, 9 MB.   
  

Oakland is a participant and endorser of the EveryOne Home plan to eliminate homelessness in Alameda County.   Completed in 2006, the EveryOne Home plan addresses the housing and services needs of persons who are homeless, are HIV-positive or have AIDS, or have behavioral health problems.

Click here for a link to EveryOne Home's website.

Click here for a link to the orignal EveryOne Home plan.

• City of Oakland Housing Policy
  In January 1993, the City Council adopted a set of 10 policies as a framework for housing programs and projects. (1p. 01/26/1993)

• Affordable Housing Strategy at a Glance
  Lists Oakland's affordable housing strategies and their respective participants, funding programs, activities, and target populations. (2p. 01/2001)

• Programs, Policies, and New Initiatives
  Includes specific policies, programs, and initiatives for Land Use, Removing Governmental Constraints, Preservation of Existing Affordable Housing, Financial Resources, and Housing Development Programs. (6/13/2002. 8p)
  

• Sustainable Development in Oakland

Oakland Municipal Code          

• Oakland Housing Code - Chapter 15 of the Municipal Code
• Oakland Planning Code - Chapter 17 of the Municipal Code

Jobs/Housing Linkage Fee

• City Ordinance 12442 C.M.S. - Establishes a Jobs/Housing Linkage Fee on non-residential development, effective July 1, 2005.
• Regulations - Implementing regulations for the Jobs/Housing Linkage Fee

Linked Banking Ordinance

• City Ordinance 12066 C.M.S. - The Linked Banking Services Ordinance encourages community lending by requiring lenders to meet fair share goals as a condition of being an eligible depository for City banking services. July 14, 1998.

Rent and Eviction Laws

• Rent Adjustment Ordinance - Ordinance 12538 C.M.S. is the current version of Oakland's Rent Adjustment Ordinance. This law is intended to prevent excessive rent increases and provide a process for resolving disputes between renters and property owners regarding rent increases. (19p. 9/30/03)
   
• Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance (Measure EE) - Adopted by the voters in November 2002, this ordinance prohibits termination of residential tenancies without just cause. Ordinance 12537 C.M.S. is the current version of this law. (10p. 9/30/03)

• Regulations - affecting Residents of Oakland

• Rent and Income Limits - see the Rent and Income Limits Page