Beverly Hills affordable units in new housing (inclusionary)

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Exemptions	Projects with a city development agreement, or otherwise exempt under state law, need not provide inclusionary units. § 10-3-4802 · code text Notwithstanding subsection A, inclusionary units shall not be required for any project for which the city enters into a development agreement or for any project that is otherwise exempt under state law.
Fee instead of units	$58 per square foot of development in the building. Applies: Projects of 5 residential units; paid instead of building the one required low-income rental unit. § 10-3-4803 · code text 5 Units \| $58 $70 per square foot of development in the building. Applies: Projects of 6 residential units; paid instead of building the one required low-income rental unit. § 10-3-4803 · code text 6 Units \| $70 $82 per square foot of development in the building. Applies: Projects of 7 residential units; paid instead of building the one required low-income rental unit. § 10-3-4803 · code text 7 Units \| $82 $93 per square foot of development in the building. Applies: Projects of 8 residential units; paid instead of building the one required low-income rental unit. § 10-3-4803 · code text 8 Units \| $93 $105 per square foot of development in the building. Applies: Projects of 9 residential units; paid instead of building the one required low-income rental unit. § 10-3-4803 · code text 9 Units \| $105
Projects it applies to	5 or more but fewer than 10 residential units: one low-income rental unit, or an in-lieu fee. § 10-3-4803 · code text For residential development projects with five (5) or more but less than ten (10) residential units, the developer shall provide one (1) rental unit affordable to low-income households 10 or more residential units. Applies: Newly constructed rental residential developments. § 10-3-4803 · code text For all newly constructed rental residential developments with ten (10) or more residential units, a minimum ten percent (10%) of all the units in the development shall be rented to and occupied by very low-income, low income, or moderate income households, however an applicant may provide the required inclusionary units on a different site within the City.
Share of affordable units	At least 10% of all units, rented to very low-, low- or moderate-income households. Applies: Newly constructed rental developments with 10 or more residential units. § 10-3-4803 · code text For all newly constructed rental residential developments with ten (10) or more residential units, a minimum ten percent (10%) of all the units in the development shall be rented to and occupied by very low-income, low income, or moderate income households At least 10% of all units, as rental units for very low-, low- or moderate-income households. Applies: Condominium conversions and newly constructed condominiums in residential or mixed-use developments with 10 or more residential units. § 10-3-4803 · code text For all condominium conversion projects and newly constructed condominiums in a residential or mixed-use development with ten (10) or more residential units, a minimum ten percent (10%) of all the units in the development shall be rental units At least 10% of all units, sold to very low-, low- or moderate-income households. Applies: Residential developments that are single-family subdivisions. § 10-3-4803 · code text For all residential developments that are single-family subdivisions, a minimum ten percent (10%) of all the units in the development shall be sold to and occupied by very low-income, low-income, or moderate income households One rental unit affordable to low-income households. Applies: Residential projects with 5 or more but fewer than 10 residential units. § 10-3-4803 · code text For residential development projects with five (5) or more but less than ten (10) residential units, the developer shall provide one (1) rental unit affordable to low-income households, but shall have the option of paying a fee in lieu of constructing the unit pursuant to the following schedule:

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Beverly Hills's code: Projects with a city development agreement, or otherwise exempt under state law, need not provide inclusionary units. (§ 10-3-4802); $58 per square foot of development in the building. (Projects of 5 residential units; paid instead of building the one required low-income rental unit.) (§ 10-3-4803).

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