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17.44.030 townhomes, and similar unit types where each unit is located on a separate parcel of land. "Unit type": Various dwelling units within a project which are distinguished by number of bedrooms and/or the type of construction (e.g., detached single- family, duets, townhomes, condomini- ums). (Ord. 1818 § 1, 2000) Article II. Zoning Requirements 17.44.040 General Requirements/ Applicability: A. Residential Development: For all new multiple-family residential projects of fifteen (15) units or more, at least fifteen percent (15%) of the project's dwelling units shall be affordable to very low, and/or low income households. For all new single-family residential projects of fifteen (15) units or more, at least twenty percent (20%) of the project's dwelling units shall be affordable to very low, low, and/or moderate income households. These dwelling units shall be referred to as "Inclusionary Units". Special consider- ation will be given to projects in which a significant percentage of the inclusionary units aze for very low and low income households. The specific mix of units within the three (3) affordability catego- ries shall be subject to approval by the city. The inclusionary units shall be reserved for rent or purchase by eligible very low, low, and moderate income households, as applicable. Projects subject to these re- quirements include, but aze not limited to, single-family detached dwellings, town- homes, apartments, condominiums, or cooperatives provided through new con- struction projects, and/or through conver- sion of rentals to ownership units. The percentage of inclusionary units required for a particulaz project shall be determined only once on a given project, at the time of tentative map approval, or, for projects not processing a map, prior to issuance of building permit. If the subdi- vision design changes, which results in a change in the number of unit types re- quired, the number of inclusionary units required shall be recalculated to coincide with the final approved project. In apply- ing and calculating the fifteen percent (15%) requirement, any decimal fraction less than or equal to 0.50 may be disre- gazded, and any decimal fraction greater than 0.50 shall be construed as one unit. B. Commercial, Office, And Industrial (COI) Development: In lieu of paying the lower income fee as set forth in city ordinance 1488, COI development may provide affordable housing consistent with this chapter. As a result, new COI devel- opments are strongly encouraged to sub- mit anaffordable housing proposal as set forth in section 17.44.090 of this chapter. Upon submittal of the affordable housing proposal, city staff will meet with the developer to discuss the potential for providing incentives to encourage on-site construction of affordable housing units and alternatives to constructing affordable units as set forth in this chapter. In the event a developer requests incentives or alternatives as a means of providing af- fordable housing in connection with a COI development, the affordable housing proposal will be reviewed as set forth in (Pleasanton April 2001) 4']~