§ 15.63.010. Purposes.

The purposes of the neighborhood resident and Oakland resident preference policy for affordable housing units are to remedy or mitigate potential displacement and gentrification impacts of redevelopment activities in the City, provide an opportunity for existing Oakland and neighborhood residents to afford the housing provided by the City and stay in Oakland and benefit from the impacts of the City's redevelopment and community development efforts, encourage neighborhood stability by providing a means for residents who have been active in a community to remain in the community in the face of increasing market rate rents and housing prices, provide an opportunity to neighborhood residents that are living in inadequate housing conditions to move into quality affordable housing units without leaving the community, and preserve existing residents' continued ties to established community institutions and services, including schools, after school programs, community businesses, community centers, and health care providers. The purposes of the Oakland workers preference policy for affordable housing units are to encourage households working in Oakland to live near their workplaces, avoiding the negative environmental and traffic impacts of commuters traveling long distances between their jobs and their residences, and encourage businesses to locate in Oakland to take advantage of the affordable housing opportunities available to their workers. The purpose of the displacee preference policy is to mitigate the effects of displacement and the loss of housing, and achieve the important public purpose of increasing opportunities for displaced residents to return to their community in the face of reduced availability for affordable rental housing.

(Ord. No. 13379, § 2, 7-19-2016)