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City Council and Successor Agency and Public Financing Authority
Date
12/7/2015
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ORDINANCE NO. 2417 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE XVII (AFFORDABLE HOUSING IMPACT FEE) TO CHAPTER 18 OF THE REDWOOD CITY MUNICIPAL CODE NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council makes the following findings: A. The provision of safe and stable housing for households at all income levels is essential for the public welfare of the city. Housing in Redwood City has become steadily more expensive and housing costs have gone up faster than incomes. Federal and state government programs do not provide enough affordable housing to satisfy the needs of very low, low, or moderate income households. As a result, there is a severe shortage of adequate, affordable housing for extremely low, very low, lower, and moderate income households, as evidenced by the following findings in the City's 2015
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12/07/2015 <br /> C. The decision-making body may approve or conditionally approve an <br /> affordable housing plan that proposes on-site construction of affordable units if the <br /> decision-making body determines, based on substantial evidence, that: <br /> 1. The proposed affordable units comply with the standards in Section <br /> 18.272, including without limitation compliance with Section 18.272(B) requiring that the <br /> affordable units be made available for occupancy concurrently with the market-rate units; <br /> and <br /> 2. The affordable units will mitigate the impact of the project on the need <br /> for affordable housing. <br /> D. If a developer proposes off-site affordable housing units or any other <br /> alternative in the affordable housing plan, the decision-making body may approve such a <br /> proposal if it is able to make the findings set forth in subsection C of this Section and the <br /> proposal meets all of the following conditions: <br /> 1. Financing or a viable financing plan, which may include public <br /> funding sources, is in place for the proposed affordable housing units; and <br /> 2. The proposed location is suitable for the proposed affordable <br /> housing, is consistent with the Housing Element, general plan, and zoning, and will not <br /> tend to cause residential segregation. <br /> Section 18.272. — Standards for Development of Affordable Housinc1 <br /> A. All affordable units provided pursuant to Section 18.271 shall be <br /> comparable to the overall quality of construction to market-rate units in the same housing <br /> development as follows: <br /> 1. The exterior appearance of the affordable units shall be compatible <br /> with that of market-rate units. <br /> 2. Interior finishes and amenities may not differ from those provided in <br /> the base model market rate units. <br /> 3. The number of bedrooms in the affordable units shall be comparable <br /> to the average number of bedrooms in the market-rate units, and the affordable units shall <br /> be reasonably dispersed within the residential development, with unit locations <br /> comparable to those of the market-rate units, subject to review and approval by the <br /> community development director. <br /> 4. The affordable units shall have the same amenities as the market <br /> rate units, including the same access to and enjoyment of common open space, parking, <br /> storage, and other facilities in the residential development, provided at an affordable rent <br /> as defined in Section 18.267 or at affordable ownership cost as defined in Section 18.267. <br /> ATTY/ORD.418/AFFORDABLE HOUSING IMPACT FEE ORD.#2417 <br /> REV:10-22-15 VR FORMERLY MUFF#100 <br /> Page 8 of 11 <br />
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