Housing

Please drop required paperwork in the blue drop-box just outside the front door at 321 N. Nevada Street. If you need additional assistance, please call (760) 435-3360 or email housingmain@oceansideca.org.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Update to Chapter 14C Inclusionary Housing

The City of Oceanside originally adopted the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance (“IHO”) in 1983 in an effort to meet the housing needs of its lower and moderate-income households. Chapter 14C of the Oceanside Municipal Code establishes housing requirements for low and moderate-income households in residential projects of three (3) or more units. Currently, the City’s IHO requires developers to rent 10 percent of housing units at restricted rents that are affordable to low-income or sell 10 percent of the for-sale units at restricted prices to low or moderate-income levels. As an alternative, developers may pay an in-lieu fee of $8.62 a square foot. In effect, the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance brings the private sector of the economy into the business of providing for affordable housing.  

City Council provided direction to City Staff to complete a comprehensive review and analysis of the IHO to encourage the provision of affordable housing units within the project. In June 2021, the City contracted with David Paul Rosen and Associates (DRA) to provide a comprehensive review and analysis, specifically related to the following:

• Revisions to key provisions for implementation; and,
• Update of the in-lieu fee.

The following is the draft analysis by DRA and the proposed recommendations of City Staff:

• Oceanside Inclusionary Housing Study Executive Summary (Feb 2022)
• Oceanside Inclusionary Housing Study (Feb 2022)
• Summary of Proposed Staff Recommendations Inclusionary Housing 2022 

Public Notice - Review & Comment Period for Draft FSS Action Plan

Posted: August 14, 2022

HUD requires that each Public Housing Authority (PHA) with an FSS program have an Action Plan. This Action Plan lays out the PHA's policies for program operation per 24 CFR Part 903. A draft of the Oceanside Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) Action Plan is available for a45-day public comment period from August 14, 2022 through September 28, 2022. Copies of the FSS Action Plan and the file relating to this item are available for public review and comment at the Housing and Neighborhood Services Department located at 321 N. Nevada Street during regular weekday office hours, 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Plan may also be viewed on the City’s website at www.oceansideha.com.

For further information, questions or to provide comments on this item, contact Keysa Machado, Supervising Housing Specialist at (760) 435-3367 or kmachado@oceansideca.org.

All written comments are to be mailed to the following address:

Oceanside Housing Authority
Attn: Housing Choice Voucher Supervisor
300 N. Coast Highway
Oceanside CA 92054
Or emailed to: kmachado@oceansideca.org

Comments from OHA-assisted households, the Resident Advisory Board, and the general public are welcome.

The City Council will consider the FSS Action Plan and all comments received during the public review period  at the 6:00 pm September 28, 2022 City Council public hearing to be held in the City Council Chambers located at 300 N. Coast Highway Oceanside CA 92054.

• Oceanside FSS Action Plan  
• Notice of Public Comment Period and Hearing (Click HERE)

Help is Now Available for Homeowners Behind on their Mortgage

Money is available from the State’s California Mortgage Relief Program to help struggling homeowners who are behind in their mortgage payments due to the financial impacts of COVID-19.
Visit California Mortgage Relief Program at camortgagerelief.org for more information and to apply by clicking the "Apply Here” button.

Assistance with Utilities Bills

There are a number of programs available currently that are aimed to assist utility customers with balances or past due amounts on their bills.  Please click HERE to see what is available.

SERVICES

The Neighborhood Services Department, Housing Division, is responsible for planning, facilitation and administration of the following key programs and projects:

• Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
• Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
• Section 3 Business Opportunities
• Single-Family Rehab Loan Program/Mobile Home Grants Program
• Homeownership Assistance Programs
• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program
• Affordable Housing Development Program
• Neighborhood Resource Centers (Chavez, Crown Heights, and Libby Lake)
• Mobile Home Rent Control
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Program

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