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Objective Design Standards for Housing Sites <br />City of Pleasanton - 14 - DRAFT: December 14, 2022January 4, <br />2023 <br /> <br /> <br />For rental units , the following affordability mix shall be as follows:met, reflecting the rent maximums <br />that may be set among any required inclusionary units: <br />• A minimum of 25 percent of inclusionary units shall have rents set at no more than 50% <br />Area Median Income (AMI) for households with incomes up to 50% AMI (Very Low <br />Income Units) <br />• A minimum of 25 percent of inclusionary units shall have rent set at no more than 60% AMI <br />for households with incomes of 51% to 60% AMI (Low-Income Units) <br />• No more than 50 percent of inclusionary units shall have rent set at no more than 80 % AMI <br />(reflecting the low endfor households with incomes of the Moderate 61% to 80% AMI <br />(Low-Income range (80-120% AMIunits) <br />Actual rents charged shall follow the published schedule of maximum monthly rents, by size and type of <br />units, as provided and updated annually by the City. Qualifying incomes shall be set at the same levels <br />as those described above (i.e., a qualifying household for a 50% AMI rent-restricted unit shall have a <br />maximum annual income of no more than 50% AMI), with such income limits based on the schedule of <br />income limits based on household size published annually by the City and consistent with the U.S. <br />Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) annual adjustment in the AMI for the San <br />Francisco-Oakland-Fremont Metropolitan Statistical Area. <br />In instances where a project proposes to make use of State or Federal programs (e.g., State Housing <br />Density Bonus Law, Low-Income Tax Credits, etc.) then the most restrictive requirements of any <br />applicable income and rent limits established by such programs shall prevail. <br /> <br /> <br />For ownership units, unit prices shall be set at no more than 120% AMI. a sales price which results in a <br />monthly mortgage payment (principal and interest) which does not exceed 35% of 110% AMI, pursuant to <br />the requirements of Health & Safety Code Section 50052.5. <br /> <br />Section 8 Rental Assistance Vouchers: Through the affordable housing agreements entered into <br />between the City and each developer, the developments will generally be required to accept HUD <br />Section 8 Rental Vouchers as a means of assisting qualified applicants. <br />Bedroom Mix of Affordable Units: For each project, a minimum of 10% of the total affordable units <br />will be three-bedroom units; a minimum of 45% of the total affordable units will be two-bedroom units; <br />and the remaining affordable units will be studio or one-bedroom units except that no more than 10 <br />percent% of units may be studios. <br /> <br />