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Judson Brown, City of Santa Ana June 28, 2021 Housing Opportunity Ordinance: Updated In -Lieu Fee Analysis Page 8 1. The household income information used in the calculations is based on 2021 income statistics for Orange County as a whole. The household incomes are published annually by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and are distributed by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). 2. The household size appropriate for the unit is based on the H&SC Section 50052.5 standard, which is set at the number of bedrooms in the home plus one. This is not meant to be an occupancy cap; it is simply a benchmark used to create a consistent methodology for calculating the Affordable Rents. 3. The household incomes used in the Affordable Rent calculations arcs` a. Very low income at 50% of area median income (AMI); and b. Low income at 60% of AMI. 4. Thirty percent (30%) of defined household income is allocated to housing expenses. 5. KMA's calculations are based on the assumption that the tenants will be required to pay for gas heating, cooking and water heating; and basic electric services. The December 1, 2020 Orange County Housing Authority utilities allowances were applied in this analysis. The resulting Affordable Rents are presented in the following table: ' The percentages of the AMI used in the Affordable Rent calttdations are benchmarks established by H&SC SO003. The incomes limit used to qualify households to occupy very low income units is defined in H&SC SOLOS, and the low incorne limit is defined in H&SC SOU/9.S. I here limits are rneant to reflect 80% and SO% of AMI, respectively. However, HUD adjusts the incorne levels for Orange County to account for conditions that warrant special consideration. The current income qualification limits exceed 80% and SO%of AMI, respectively. City Council 28 — 13 217d6ia!Q24i 19090 017 D21