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Appendix 4: Examples of Prohousing Policies with Enhancement Factors <br />If a Prohousing Policy incorporates any of the enhancement factors specified in the Project <br />Proposal Enhancement Factors chart, it will receive extra points as indicated therein. <br />Examples of such qualifying Prohousing Policies include the following: <br />Category 1: Favorable Zoning and Land Use <br />Rezoning sufficient sites to accommodate 150 percent or greater of the Regional <br />Housing Needs Allocation by total or income category, including sites in Location <br />Efficient Communities. <br />Rezoning sufficient sites to accommodate 150 percent or greater of the Regional <br />Housing Needs Allocation by total or income category, including sites in High <br />Resource and Highest Resource areas (as designated in the most recently updated <br />TCAC/HCD Opportunity Maps). <br />Rezoning to accommodate 125 to 149 percent of the Regional Housing Needs <br />Allocation in downtown commercial corridors or other infill locations. <br />Expanding density bonus programs to exceed statutory requirements by 10 percent or <br />more in Location Efficient Communities. <br />Reducing or eliminating parking requirements for residential development as <br />authorized by Government Code section 65852.2 in Location Efficient Communities. <br />Increasing allowable density in low-density, single-family residential areas beyond the <br />requirements of state Accessory Dwelling Unit Law in High Resource and Highest <br />Resource areas (as designated in the most recently updated TCAC/HCD Opportunity <br />Maps). <br />Modification of development standards and other applicable zoning provisions to <br />promote greater development intensity in downtown commercial corridors or other infill <br />locations. <br />Coupling rezoning actions with policies that go beyond state law requirements in <br />reducing displacement of lower-income households and conserving existing housing <br />stock that is affordable to lower-income households. <br />Category 2: Acceleration of Housing Production Timeframes <br />Ministerial approval processes for multifamily housing in High Resource and Highest <br />Resource areas (as designated in the most recently updated TCAC/HCD Opportunity <br />Maps). <br />Streamlined, program-level CEQA analysis and certification of specific plans in <br />Location Efficient Communities. <br />Documented practice of streamlining housing development at the project level in <br />downtown commercial corridors and other infill locations. <br />Expedited permit processing for housing affordable to lower-income households in <br />High Resource and Highest Resource areas (as designated in the most recently <br />updated TCAC/HCD Opportunity Maps). <br />Category 3: Reduction of Construction and Development Costs <br />Fee waivers for affordable housing in High Resource and Highest Resource areas (as <br />designated in the most recently updated TCAC/HCD Opportunity Maps).