Maywood Zoning Code § 4025.10 Intent and Purpose

The City of Maywood recognizes that affordable housing is a scarce resource in the community and is committed to providing incentives which encourage development of such housing. This section establishes provisions that will work toward meeting the City's housing goals for very low income and lower income households, as outlined in the Maywood General Plan. These provisions include housing density bonus regulations, and regulations that permit non-senior housing for very low and lower income households in the Residential Specialty (RS) Overlay district.

Authority for the density bonus provisions is contained in Section 65915 of the Government Code. In the event any inconsistency arises between the provisions of this section and the Government Code, the Government Code provisions shall prevail.

Subsection 4025.70 below is not intended to exclude senior citizen housing from the RS Overlay district. The primary permitted use within the RS Overlay district, in accordance with subsection 4020.20 of this Ordinance, will continue to be senior citizen housing. However, subsection 4025.70 responds to the special housing needs of very low and lower income households, as described in the Maywood General Plan Housing Element.