Chapter 18.107, Sections 18.107.080, 18.107.090, 18.107.140, 18.107.180
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density bonus
- Density bonusDensity bonusExtra units allowed above the base cap in exchange for something — usually affordable homes. per state law
An applicant for a 'housing development' as defined in state density bonus law shall be eligible for a density bonus and other regulatory benefits that are provided by state density bonus law
Design
- Affordable units comparable in exterior appearance and quality
Affordable units shall be comparable in number of bedrooms, exterior appearance and overall quality of construction to market rate units in the same residential project.
Other
- Minimum affordability period for affordable units40 years
Deed restrictions shall be recorded against parcels receiving housing funds and shall be effective for a minimum of forty years with respect to each affordable unit.
- Exemption for 100% affordable projects
Any residential project that is deed-restricted to be one hundred percent affordable to extremely low, very low, low income, or moderate income households
- Building permit fees waived for affordable units
Application fees for building permits shall be waived for the affordable units.
- Exemption for farmworker housing units of 1,200 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. or less1,200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Farmworker housing units of twelve hundred square feet or less
- Affordability period for for-sale density bonusDensity bonusExtra units allowed above the base cap in exchange for something — usually affordable homes. units45 years
The affordable housing agreement shall require the continued affordability of the for-sale units for forty-five years.
- Inclusionary requirementInclusionary requirementA share of new homes that must be sold or let below market rate. for attached single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. and common interest projects17 pct
Attached single-family and common interest projects: Seventeen percent
- Inclusionary requirementInclusionary requirementA share of new homes that must be sold or let below market rate. for single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. detached ownership projects20 pct
Single-family detached: Twenty percent
- Exemption for multi-familyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. projects with at least 20% very low/low income units20 pct
Multi-family or single room occupancy residential projects, which propose that at least twenty percent of the total units be available at affordable rent or affordable sales prices to very low or low income households
- Housing fees for nonresidential developments
Housing fees for nonresidential developments shall be established by resolution of the board of supervisors... per gross square foot of nonresidential space... categories: office, retail, warehouse, industrial, and hotel.
- Affordability period for rental density bonusDensity bonusExtra units allowed above the base cap in exchange for something — usually affordable homes. units55 years
For rental projects, the agreement shall require the continued affordability of all rental units that qualified the applicant for the receipt of the density bonus... for a minimum of fifty-five years
From the ordinance
A portion of all new dwelling units in a residential ownership project shall be made available at an affordable sales price to moderate income households... Single-family detached: Twenty percent; Attached single-family and common interest projects: Seventeen percent.