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Ordinance No. 2287 <br /> Page 15 of 21 <br /> C. Second Mortgages. The city may utilize available affordable housing funds for the purpose of <br /> providing second mortgages to prospective unit owners or to subsidize the cost of a unit to <br /> establish an affordable rent or an affordable sales price. Terms of the second mortgage or subsidy <br /> shall be stated in the affordable housing agreement. The utilization of these incentives shall not <br /> be the sole source of providing the inclusionary units and they are intended to augment the <br /> developer's proposal. <br /> (Ord. 1818 § 1, 2000) <br /> § 17.44.080. Alternative Means of Compliance <br /> In general, and where specified by this chapter, projects shall be required to construct <br /> inclusionary units on-site and in conjunction with market rate units within the same project in <br /> all new residential projects. However, pursuant to state law and in the interests of avoiding <br /> undue impediments to housing production, the city acknowledges that it may be beneficial to <br /> provide alternative means of compliance with this chapter. <br /> A. Provisions Applicable to All Alternatives <br /> 1. Approval of any alternative proposal is subject to city council review and approval, based on <br /> the criteria and findings set forth in subsections B through H as applicable. <br /> 2. The applicant shall bear the burden of providing substantial evidence to support the findings <br /> set forth in this section, and to support the feasibility of any proposed alternative. The <br /> applicant shall set forth the factual and legal basis for any request under this section. <br /> 3. Any request under this section shall be submitted to the director of community development <br /> together with an economic analysis, if required, or other supporting documentation. <br /> 4. The city council may approve or conditionally approve any alternative set forth in this <br /> section if it makes all of the following findings and any additional findings required for the <br /> selected alternative: <br /> a. It is not feasible or desirable to accommodate the inclusionary units on site, or to <br /> otherwise construct the units in strict accordance with the requirements of this <br /> chapter, due to specific site conditions or constraints,project location, or other <br /> unique characteristics of the project or project site. <br /> b. The number of affordable units provided by the alternative equals or exceeds that <br /> provided by the on-site units or by the payment of the Affordable Housing Fee, as <br /> applicable to the project; <br /> c. The level of affordability provided by the alternative is the same or lower(i.e. has <br /> "deeper" affordability) as provided by on-site units or the payment of fees, as <br /> applicable; <br /> d. The alternative is consistent with the general plan and housing element, and the <br /> provisions of this chapter. <br /> B. Alternative Proposals <br /> If the provision of on-site affordable units under Section 17.44.040.B. or C. is financially or otherwise <br /> infeasible, an applicant for a residential project may request, in order of priority: 1) alternative on-site <br /> unit type, size, configuration or clustering of units in a manner other than that specified in subsection <br /> 17.44.050, as provided in Subsection C below; 2) provide off-site units as provided in subsection D, <br />