CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

NAHLFA Annual Educational Conference – April 4, 2013Brian E. Lawlor, Director of Housing Policy and Community Development

The State of Recovery in New Orleans

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State of Recovery in New Orleans

Major Issues

Strategy

Initiatives

Major Issues

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Crime

Blight and Vacant Properties

Occupied Substandard Housing

Diminishing Federal Resources

Crime

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394 reported crimes from 3/26/13 - 4/1/13www.crimemapping.com

Compared to other U.S. cities:

• one of the highest violent crime rates

• one of the highest homicide rates

• one of the highest motor vehicle theft rates

• above average chance of property theft

http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/la/new-orleans/crime/#description

Blight and Vacant Properties

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September 2010 – 43,755 blighted propertiesMarch 2012 – estimated 35,700 blighted properties

Substandard Housing

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Percent of households

0-30% AMI

>30-50% AMI

>50-80% AMI

>80-100% AMI

TOTAL

% substandard housing – lacking complete plumbing or kitchen facilities

31 11 17 41 100

% severely overcrowded

13 13 54 20 100

% overcrowded 27 49 12 12 100

% housing cost burdened

45 27 22 16 100

% severely housing cost burdened

16 22 45 17 100

# zero/negatives income and none of the above problems

795 795

% Housing Problems - Owner Occupied(households with one of the listed needs)

Substandard Housing

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Percent of households

0-30% AMI

>30-50% AMI

>50-80% AMI

>80-100% AMI

TOTAL

% substandard housing – lacking complete plumbing or kitchen facilities

42 28 25 5 100

% severely overcrowded

36 30 30 4 100

% overcrowded 45 26 22 7 100

% housing cost burdened

60 33 6 1 100

% severely housing cost burdened

15 35 40 10 100

# zero/negatives income and none of the above problems

2270 2270

% Housing Problems - Renters(households with one of the listed needs)

The poorer a family is, the more likely the family is to live in substandard housing, experience overcrowding, and be severely cost burdened. The lower a family falls on the income spectrum, the more likely they are to experience more than one housing problem.

Diminishing Federal Resources

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Diminishing Federal Resources

2010 2011 2012$0

$1,000,000

$2,000,000

$3,000,000

$4,000,000

$5,000,000

$6,000,000

$7,000,000

HOME Allocations

HOME

-11.89%

-75.88%

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Strategy

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Facilitate, Link, Leverage

Revitalize Neighborhoods Place-Based Development

Provide Housing Choices

“Facilitate, Link, and Leverage”

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Transparency Collaboration

Accountability Productivity

Neighborhood Revitalization Goals

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PEOPLE Quality early childhood

education Educated workforce Children are ready to

enter school Children are succeeding in

school Employment and

entrepreneurship opportunities

Children and families are healthy

Residents are safe in their community

NEIGHBORHOOD₪ Infrastructure and

revitalization₪ Blight removal₪ Green space₪ Improved public spaces

₪ Expand Access to amenities₪ Fresh foods₪ Neighborhood

services/retail₪ Business / job

opportunities₪ Support Cultural Assets

Place-Based Development Areas

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Provide Housing Choices

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Soft Second Mortgages through February 2013

Initiatives

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Choice Neighborhood Initiative (CNI)

First Time Homebuyer Assistance

Land Disposition

Crime Reduction / Neighborhood Revitalization

Claiborne Corridor Study

Community Development Investments

New Code Enforcement Ordinance

Choice Neighborhood Initiative (CNI)

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First Time Homebuyer Assistance

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Affordable Homeownership Development ProgramNovember 2012 Awards

NORA-owned lotsPrivately-owned lots

Land Disposition

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GOAL: reduce blighted properties by 10,000 by end of 2014

NORA Inventory Movement 2013

Properties Returned to Commerce in 2013 by Program Total Properties Returned to Commerce by

Program since 2006 (2,441/5,147)

Crime Reduction / Neighborhood Investment

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Claiborne Corridor

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Current Land Use

Claiborne Corridor

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Current Land Use

Community Development Investments

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New Code Enforcement Ordinance

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• Eliminate a post-Katrina City Code (Post Disaster Recovery Relief)

• Revise two chapters regarding “blight” and “public nuisance” procedures

• Introduce important minimum health/safety maintenance standards for all properties

Revisions will:• Improve blight initiatives• Increase efficiency throughout adjudication process• Create stronger and more flexible enforcement options

for residential and commercial property

New Code Enforcement Ordinance

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Occupied property must meet the following requirements:• Basic light, ventilation, and occupancy limits• Basic plumbing and fixture requirements• Basic mechanical and electrical requirements

In an emergency situation, the City can abate any threat to public health or safety.

CITY OF NEW ORLEANS