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Roseville Single Family Detached Housing Roseville Community Development Department June 17,2003 Roseville's Community Development staff reports .... Single Family Housing. While being over 98% developed, single family detached housing still makes up a large portion of the community housing. This type of housing covers 33% of the land area (2,918 acres)and has a density of up to four units per acre. There are less than 60 acres of vacant and developable residential sites scattered throughout the commmity; most of which are designated for higher density housing. By value, single-family detached homes account for 48% ($1.7 billion) of the total community market value but provide only 26% of the property tax ($14 million). Roseville homes sales (331) durng 2002 averaged $194,000. Single family detached housing represents 60% of the total (15,300 units) housing stock; 70% of all the housing units are owner occupied.Thirty-six percent (3,650) of Roseville homeowners own their home free and clear- with no mortgage. Housing Age. Over 52% of the single-family detached housing is more than 45 years old. A majority of the older housing stock is east of Lexington and south of Highway 36. Nearly 35% of the housing is 30 to 40 years old and only 10% of the single-family housing stock was built in the past 20 years. Meeting Market Demands. There are over 9,235 single family detached homes in Roseville. Meeting market demands by retaining functionality is an important requirement for the city's housing stock to be attractive to the next generation of owners. The City Planning Commission regularly reviews variance requests for large homes or more garage space. Roseville issued 12 setback permits and 22 variances in 2002 in an attempt to create a morelivability, tenure, and reinvestment in the housing stock. In 2002 1,167 home renovation permits were issued;$12.4 million was spent by homeowners onthese improvements. The average residential renovation was over $10,000 per house. More than 62% (5,199) of the community homes are ramblers; most have less than 1,200 square feet of living area. While the ont}story homes (90% of the total) are the most adaptable housing unit, most in Roseville are more than 40 years old and are on smaller lots. Many have deferred maintenance issues. Nearly 70% of the single-family homes have not had a home renovation reinvestment requiring a building permit in the past 10 years. The vast majority (75%) of Roseville's 1