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Chapter 17.44 INCLUSIONARY ZONING Page 3 of 8
<br /> units will be controlled and repaid to the city and /or other entity upon resale, to ensure the ongoing
<br /> preservation of affordability of inclusionary units or to ensure funds for inclusionary units remain within
<br /> the city's affordable housing program.
<br /> "Rental units Inclusionary units which the applicant intends will be rented or leased, or which are
<br /> customarily offered for lease or rent.
<br /> "Resale restrictions." Legal restrictions which restrict the price of inclusionary units to ensure that they
<br /> remain affordable to very low, low, and moderate income households on resale.
<br /> "Residential project, multiple- family." A residential project consisting of condominiums, apartments, and
<br /> similar dwellings attached in groups of four or more units per structure and including multiple units located
<br /> on a single parcel of land under common ownership.
<br /> "Residential project, single- family." A residential project consisting of detached and attached single family
<br /> homes, including paired single family, duets, duplexes, townhomes, and similar unit types where each unit
<br /> is located on a separate parcel of land.
<br /> "Unit type." Various dwelling units within a project which are distinguished by number of bedrooms and /or
<br /> the type of construction (e.g., detached single family, duets, townhomes, condominiums). (Ord. 1818 1,
<br /> 2000)
<br /> Article IL Zoning Requirements
<br /> 17.44.040 General requirements /applicability.
<br /> A. Residential Development. For all new multiple family residential projects of 15 units or more, at
<br /> least 15 percent of the project's dwelling units shall be affordable to very low, and /or low income
<br /> households. For all new single- family residential projects of 15 units or more, at least 20 percent of the
<br /> project's dwelling units shall be affordable to very low, low, and /or moderate income households. These
<br /> dwelling units shall be referred to as "Inclusionary Units Special consideration will be given to projects in
<br /> which a significant percentage of the inclusionary units are for very low and low income households. The
<br /> specific mix of units within the three affordability categories shall be subject to approval by the city.
<br /> The inclusionary units shall be reserved for rent or purchase by eligible very low, low, and moderate
<br /> income households, as applicable. Projects subject to these requirements include, but are not limited to,
<br /> single- family detached dwellings, townhomes, apartments, condominiums, or cooperatives provided
<br /> through new construction projects, and /or through conversion of rentals to ownership units.
<br /> The percentage of inclusionary units required for a particular project shall be determined only once on a
<br /> given project, at the time of tentative map approval, or, for projects not processing a map, prior to issuance
<br /> of building permit. If the subdivision design changes, which results in a change in the number of unit types
<br /> required, the number of inclusionary units required shall be recalculated to coincide with the final approved
<br /> project. In applying and calculating the 15 percent requirement, any decimal fraction less than or equal to
<br /> 0.50 may be disregarded, and any decimal fraction greater than 0.50 shall be construed as one unit.
<br /> B. Commercial, Office, and Industrial (COI) Development. In lieu of paying the lower income fee as set
<br /> forth in city Ordinance No. 1488, COI development may provide affordable housing consistent with this
<br /> chapter. As a result, new CO1 developments are strongly encouraged to submit an affordable housing
<br /> proposal as set forth in Section 17.44.090 of this chapter. Upon submittal of the affordable housing
<br /> proposal, city staff will meet with the developer to discuss the potential for providing incentives to
<br /> encourage on -site construction of affordable housing units and alternatives to constructing affordable units
<br /> as set forth in this chapter. In the event a developer requests incentives or alternatives as a means of
<br /> providing affordable housing in connection with a COI development, the affordable housing proposal will
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