Affordable units in new housing (inclusionary) in Folsom

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Fee instead of units	The in-lieu fee is calculated from the square footage of residential space of each dwelling unit in the project. § 17.104.060 · code text The in-lieu fee shall be calculated based on square footage of residential space for each dwelling unit within the development project. The fee is the applicable in-lieu fee per unit in effect when building permits are issued. Applies: Applies to a project approved to meet its inclusionary requirements solely by paying in-lieu fees. § 17.104.060 · code text requiring payment of the applicable in-lieu fee per unit in effect at the time building permits are issued.
Projects it applies to	Inclusionary rules apply to projects of 10 or more units. Applies: Applies to for-sale projects, including condominium conversions, and rental projects with city funding assistance or a voluntary affordable housing agreement. § 17.104.030 · code text All for-sale development projects consisting of ten or more units, including condominium conversion projects, as well as residential rental projects of ten or more units receiving funding assistance from the city or that are otherwise subject to a voluntary affordable housing agreement with the city, shall include inclusionary housing units equal to ten percent of the total number of units in the project, excluding density bonus units.
Share of affordable units	10 percent of units: 3 percent very low income and 7 percent low income. Applies: Applies to for-sale projects (including condominium conversions) and rental projects, 10 or more units, with city funding or a voluntary agreement. § 17.104.030 · code text All for-sale development projects consisting of ten or more units, including condominium conversion projects, as well as residential rental projects of ten or more units receiving funding assistance from the city or that are otherwise subject to a voluntary affordable housing agreement with the city, shall include inclusionary housing units equal to ten percent of the total number of units in the project, excluding density bonus units. The ten percent shall consist of three percent very low income units and seven percent low income units. 3 percent very low income units and 7 percent low income units. Applies: Applies to specific plans approved on or after the ordinance's effective date that are not otherwise exempt. § 17.104.050 · code text All specific plans approved pursuant to Chapter 17.37 on or after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter and which are not otherwise exempt shall include three percent of the dwelling units restricted to and affordable to very low income households and seven percent of the dwelling units restricted to and affordable to low income households (inclusionary housing requirement).

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Folsom's code: The in-lieu fee is calculated from the square footage of residential space of each dwelling unit in the project. (§ 17.104.060); The fee is the applicable in-lieu fee per unit in effect when building permits are issued. (Applies to a project approved to meet its inclusionary requirements solely by paying in-lieu fees.) (§ 17.104.060).

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