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Despite the fact that the proposed building height is comparable to the existing homes on Adams Way and that it is lower than the three-story buildings at the immediate north, Mr. Morris is still concerned that the proposed development would block his view of Mt. Diablo. Street Profile Affordable Housing Agreement In conjunction with the development plan, staff has been working with Mr. Aminian for the past several months on an affordable housing component for the project that would meet the requirements of the City's Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance (IZO). The IZO requires that for all new single-family residential developments (including townhomes) of 15 units or more, 20 percent of the total units shall be affordable to very low, low, and/or moderate income households. Since the proposed ten-unit project does not meet the IZO's 15-unit threshold, the developer is technically not obligated to provide affordable units within the project and could opt to pay the City's in-lieu Lower Income Housing Fee. The current fee for single-family residential development is $9,393 per unit (or $93,930 for the ten-unit project). Following feedback received from City staff, the developer has willingly agreed to work with the City to make one of the ten units available for sale at a price that is affordable to a low income household at 80% or less of the Area Median Income. The proposed project design includes one smaller unit ("F Unit" in the attached site plan) that would be the affordable unit. The "F Unit" would be atwo-bedroom unit with a floor area of 1,057 square feet. Staff met with the developer in January to discuss the proposed affordable housing proposal. It was generally agreed to follow the example established by the recent Birch Terrace project that is located near the proposed project site. Staff has drafted an Affordable Housing Agreement (AHA) based on this example (see Attachment 7). The AHA is summarized as follows: Makes one unit ("F Unit") available to a low income household (currently $66,400 maximum annual income for afour-person household) at a sales price of $205,000 Page 9 of 11