Reso23-13PC Reso 0041 Amending Zoning Ordinance - Affordable Housing

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ATTY/RESO.0041/PC RESO AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE – AFFORDABLE HOUSING REV: 05-30-23 SK Page 13 of 25 29.6 Standards for Affordable Housing. A. Quality of Construction and Number of Bedrooms. All affordable units required by this Article shall be comparable to the overall quality of construction to market- rate units in the same housing development as follows: 1. The exterior appearance of the affordable units shall be compatible with that of market-rate units. 2. Interior finishes and amenities may not differ from those provided in the base model market rate units. 3. The number of bedrooms in the affordable units shall be comparable to the average number of bedrooms in the market-rate units, include comparable square feet by unit size and the affordable units shall be reasonably dispersed within the residential development project, with unit locations comparable to those of the market-rate units, subject to review and approval by the Community Development Director. 4. The affordable units shall have access to the same amenities as the market rate units included within the affordable ownership cost or affordable rent for the affordable unit. For example, residents of the affordable units shall not be excluded from common open space, parking, storage, and other community facilities or amenities in the residential development project, nor shall households residing in affordable units be charged more than an affordable rent or an affordable ownership cost as defined in Section 29.2 (Definitions) for the use of such facilities and amenities. B. Availability for Occupancy. 1. Residential Development Project. All affordable units required by this Article shall be made available for occupancy concurrently with the market-rate units. For the purposes of this subsection, "concurrently" means that the City may not issue building permits for more than fifty percent (50%) of the market-rate units until it has issued building permits for all of the affordable units, and the City may not approve any final inspections or certificates of occupancy (including a temporary certificate of occupancy) for more than fifty percent (50%) of the market-rate units, or in the case of a multi-structure residential development project, any structure(s) containing more than fifty percent (50%) of the market- rate units, until it has issued final inspections or certificates of occupancy for all of the affordable units. 2. Nonresidential Development Project. Pursuant to Section 29.8 (Alternatives), if the developer of a nonresidential development project opts to comply with the impact fee requirements by developing or causing the development of affordable units, including purchase of existing units for conversion to affordable units, all