Item 35 - Housing Opportunity Ordinance

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Ordinance No. NS-XXX Page 9 of 14 (3) Comparable to the market rate units included in the residential project in terms of design, materials, finished quality, and appearance; and (4) Permitted the same access to project amenities and recreational facilities, as are market rate units. (b) Timing of construction. All inclusionary units in a residential project shall be constructed concurrent with, or before the construction of the market rate units. If the city approves a phased project, a proportional share of the required inclusionary units shall be provided within each phase of the residential project. (c) Location outside the proposed original project. For projects where the developer proposes to either produce new inclusionary units or rehabilitate existing off- site units to meet the inclusionary affordable housing requirements of this ordinance, the off-site project(s) containing the required inclusionary units shall be subject to the following requirements: (1) The sum-total area (in habitable square feet) of all the newly constructed off-site inclusionary units shall be the same number of habitable square feet of inclusionary area as required by this ordinance. For the purpose of the calculation of the number of square feet of required inclusionary housing, the total gross habitable square feet of the housing units of the original market rate project shall be used, as measured from exterior walls to exterior walls of the market units provided as the base for calculation either ten (10) percent for very low income or fifteen (15) percent for low income inclusionary units. The common areas, exterior hallways, stairways, patios, and balconies shall not be calculated in determining the number of required square feet of inclusionary housing production. All new or rehabilitated units must meet all current zoning and general plan standards. (2) While the total number of square feet of inclusionary housing requirement is calculated based on the requirements of this ordinance, the number of units, bedrooms and other amenities on the proposed off-site inclusionary housing location shall be approved by the review authority commensurate with the size and type of units most in demand at the time of submittal of the application. (3) Any off-site affordable inclusionary housing project shall be substantially comparable to the market rate units included in the residential project in terms of quality of design, materials and finishes. (4) If tenants are displaced due to rehabilitation of housing to meet the inclusionary unit requirement, the developer shall be responsible for relocation costs as required by state law.