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Ordinance No. 2287 Page 11 of 21 E. Residential projects with fewer than ten (10) dwelling units shall be subject to the affordable housing fee as set forth in Chapter 17.40. (Ord. 1818 § 1, 2000) § 17.44.050. Inclusionary unit provisions and specifications. A. For those projects with both market-rate and inclusionary units,the inclusionary units shall be dispersed throughout the project so as not to concentrate inclusionary units in a specific geographic area(including a floor) of the project, except as provided in this section. The inclusionary units shall be located in comparable locations to the market-rate units, and shall be located on each floor, and throughout the site such that a) a proportionate number of inclusionary units are located on each floor of a multi-story apartment or condominium building, and that within such buildings no more than 20 percent of units are located adjacent to one another; b) no more than 20 percent of the units are located adjacent to one another in a single-family detached project and c) in developments containing more than one multi-unit structure, including groups of attached townhomes, condominiums or apartments, no more than 50 percent of the proposed inclusionary units are consolidated into one structure. 1. For a project where the market rate units are proposed to be detached single-family homes, it is permitted for the inclusionary units to be paired single-family, duets, duplexes, or townhomes. In such case,the townhomes, duets, or duplexes shall be dispersed throughout the project. 2. For a project where the market rate units are proposed to be attached or detached single- family homes, duets, or duplexes (or a combination thereof), it is permitted for the inclusionary units to be ownership condominiums or rental apartments, with such units also dispersed throughout the project. This provision shall not apply to affordable units that are financed with low-income tax credits. 3. Clustering of inclusionary units in a manner other than that specified in this section may be allowed subject to City Council approval, as specified in Section 17.44.080, Alternative Means of Compliance. i B. Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs) shall not be permitted to satisfy the requirements of this Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance. This provision shall not be construed to discourage, prohibit or disallow the provision of ADUs and JADUs as a component of a market-rate residential project, in addition to any required inclusionary units. C. Inclusionary units shall be equivalent in exterior appearance and overall quality of construction to market-rate units in the housing development. D. Inclusionary units may be of smaller size than the market-rate units in the project, subject to the following limitations: 1. For for-sale units, the living area of each inclusionary units may be up to 50 percent smaller than the size of the average market rate unit in the project. 2. For rental units,the living area of each inclusionary unit shall be as follows: (1) a studio shall be at least 450 net square feet; (2) a one-bedroom unit shall be at least 550 net square feet; (3) a two-bedroom unit shall be at least 750 net square feet; (4) a three bedroom unit shall be at least 1,000 net square feet; and (5) for units with more than three bedrooms an additional 200 net square feet for each additional bedroom.