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Objective Design Standards for Housing Sites <br />City of Pleasanton -12 -Adopted January 26, 2023 <br />For rental units, the following affordability mix shall be met, reflecting the rent maximums that may be <br />set among any required inclusionary units: <br />•A minimum of 25 percent of inclusionary units shall have rents set at no more than 30% of <br />50% 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 30% of <br />60% AMI 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 30% of <br />80% AMI for households with incomes of 61% to 80% AMI (Low-Income units) <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; and for purposes of <br />Density Bonus Law, for low-income households earning 61-80% AMI, the City shall allow, at the <br />applicant’s request, rents to be set at 30% of actual income of such qualifying low-income households. <br />For ownership units, prices shall be set at the following limits to result in a monthly mortgage payment <br />(principal and interest) which does not exceed one-twelfth of 35% ofthe stated AMI, per Municipal Code <br />Section 17.44.050.F: <br />•1 bedroom units to be restricted at 100% AMI <br />•2 bedroom condominium units to be restricted at 100% AMI <br />•2 bedroom townhome units/single-family units AND 3 bedroom and larger units to be restricted at <br />120% AMI1 <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 % of <br />units may be studios. This requirement shall not apply to age-restricted senior housing or single-family <br />projects. <br />1 Household sizes for units shall be calculated based upon two persons in the case of a one-bedroom unit, <br />three persons in the case of a two-bedroom unit, four persons in the case of a three-bedroom unit, as <br />generally set forth in Cal. Health and Safety Code section 50052.5(h).