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<br />Chapter 17.40 <br />LOWER-INCOME HOUSING FEES <br /> <br />Page 1 of9 <br />ATTACHMENT 4 <br /> <br />17.40.010 Purpose. <br /> <br />A lower-income housing fee is established as set forth in this Chapter in order to assist in <br />meeting the lower-income and moderate-income housing goals as established in the General <br />Plan. (Ord. 148891,1990) <br /> <br />17.40.020 Definitions. <br /> <br />As used in this Chapter: <br /> <br />A. "Commercial office or industrial development project" means any construction of a new <br />commercial, office or industrial structure, the addition to any existing commercial, office or <br />industrial structure, or the conversion of an existing commercial, office or industrial <br />structure to a use classification capable of employing additional employees. <br /> <br />B. "House of lower-income" means a household composed of those individuals or families with <br />incomes no greater than eighty percent (80%) of the median family income for the Standard <br />Metropolitan Statistical Area, defined as Alameda and Contra Costa Counties for a family of <br />four (4) persons, adjusted up or down for larger or smaller household sizes (PMSA <br />Median). <br /> <br />C. "Household of moderate-income" means a household comprised of those individual or <br />families with incomes greater than eighty percent (80%), but less than one hundred twenty <br />percent (120%), of the median family income for the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area, <br />defined as Alameda and Contra Costa Counties for a family of four (4) persons, adjusted <br />up or down for larger or smaller household sizes (PMSA Median). <br /> <br />D. "Lower-income housing units" means new or rehabilitated units to be used by households of <br />lower-income for at least twenty five (25) years and the total housing cost for each unit shall <br />not exceed thirty percent (30%) of household income. <br /> <br />E. "Moderate-income housing units" means new or rehabilitated units to be used by <br />households of moderate-income for at least twenty five (25) years and the total housing <br />cost for each unit shall not exceed thirty percent (30%) of household income. <br /> <br />F. "Rehabilitated unit" means any housing unit not meeting Uniform Building Code <br />requirements for occupancy which is improved so as to meet those requirements. <br /> <br />G. "Residential development project" means the construction of a new housing unit. (Ord. 1488 <br />9 1, 1990) <br /> <br />17.40.030 Lower-income housing fee required. <br /> <br />A. All residential and commercial office or industrial development projects not otherwise <br />exempt shall pay a lower-income housing fee as established by separate city council <br />resolution and which fee shall be set forth in the city's fees and charges appendix. <br /> <br />If additional floor area is constructed for, or converted to, commercial, industrial or office <br /> <br />http://66.113.195.234/CAIPleasantonldocbar.htm <br /> <br />4/11/2006 <br />