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B. `House of lower-income" means a household composed of those individuals or families with incomes no greater than 80 percent of the median family income for the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area, defined as Alameda and Contra Costa Counties for a family of four persons, adjusted up or down for larger or smaller household sizes (PMSA Median). C. `Household of moderate-income" means a household comprised of those individual or families with incomes greater than 80 percent, but less than 120 percent. of the median family income for the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area. defined as Alameda and Contra Costa Counties for a family of four persons, adjusted up or down for larger or smaller household sizes (PMSA Median). D. `Lower-income housing units" means new or rehabilitated units to be used by households of lower-income for at least 25 years and the total housing cost for each unit shall not exceed 30 percent of household income. E. `Moderate-income housing units" means new or rehabilitated units to be used by households of moderate-income for at least 25 years and the total housing cost for each unit shall not exceed 30 percent of household income. F. "Rehabilitated unit" means any housing unit not meeting Uniform Building Code requirements for occupancy which is improved so as to meet those requirements. G. "Residential development project" means the construction of a new housing unit. 17.40.030 Affordable housing fee required. A. All residential and commercial office or industrial development projects not otherwise exempt shall pay a affordable housing fee as established by separate city council resolution and which fee shall be set forth in the city's fees and charges appendix. If additional floor area is constructed for, or converted to. commercial, industrial or office use, the fee shall be applicable only to the square footage of the floor area added or to that portion of the square footage of the floor area converted for which the fee has not been paid. B. The city council may adjust the fee in consideration of on-site programs promoting lower- income housing such as the dedication of land suitable for lower-income housing. 17.40.040 Exemptions. A. The following are exempt from the affordable housing fee: 1. All units within a residential development project when the project has a minimum of 15 percent lower-income housing units; 2. Those lower-income housing units in a residential development project with less than 15 percent lower-income housing units; 3. Moderate-income housing units in residential development projects; 4. Second units and accessory dwelling units as those terms are used in Section 65852.2 of the Government Code: 5. Reconstruction or other new development on a site when such reconstruction replaces an equal number of square feet of floor area, as defined in the Uniform Building Code, when the use is similar. and when such reconstruction occurs within two years from the time the previous structure on the site was demolished; 6. Churches. B. The project developer shall enter into a regulatory agreement with the city in order for a project to qualify for an exemption by the inclusion of lower-income or moderate-income housing units. 17.40.050 Reduction of fee—Commercial, office or industrial project. A. The city council may reduce the required fee for a commercial, office or industrial development project when the project developer can demonstrate (1) that the proposed use will generate substantially fewer workers than the uses which have established the fee; and (2) that