Item 35 - Housing Opportunity Ordinance

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Ordinance No. NS-XXX Page 3 of 16 As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: Adjusted for household size appropriate for the unit means a household of one person in the case of a studio unit, two (2) persons in the case of a one-bedroom unit, three (3) persons in the case of a two-bedroom unit, four (4) persons in the case of a three-bedroom unit, and five (5) persons in the case of a four-bedroom unit. Administrative procedures means those regulations promulgated by the executive director pursuant to section 41-1910 of this article. Affordable housing cost means the total housing costs paid by a qualifying household, which shall not exceed the fraction of gross income specified, as follows: Extremely low-income households. Thirty (30) percent of the income of a household earning thirty (30) percent of the Orange County median income adjusted for family size appropriate for the unit. Very low-income households. Thirty (30) percent of the income of a household earning fifty (50) percent of the Orange County median income adjusted for family size appropriate for the unit. Low-income households. Thirty (30) percent of the income of a household earning eighty (80) percent of the Orange County median income for family size appropriate for the unit. Moderate-income households. Thirty (30) percent of the income of a household earning one hundred twenty (120) percent of the Orange County median income adjusted for family size appropriate for the unit. The qualifying limits for extremely low-income, very low-income, low-income and moderate-income households are established and amended annually pursuant to Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. The limits are published by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Developer means any association, corporation, firm, joint venture, partnership, person, or any entity or combination of entities, which seeks city approval for all or part of a residential project. Development agreement means an agreement approved by the city council between a property owner and the city pursuant to Government Code section 65864, et seq. Entitled residential project means a development project that includes residential units subject to the provisions and applicability of this Article XVIII.I. that received entitlement approvals by city council action between August 4, 2015 and August 17, 2020 to construct the residential project and which has not been issued a building permit prior to August 18, 2020. A list of the currently entitled residential projects is attached hereto as Exhibit A and is incorporated by reference.