Affordable units in new housing (inclusionary) in Redlands

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Exemptions	Residential developments with fewer than 10 dwelling units are exempt. Applies: Applies to projects below the 10-unit threshold. § 18.230.030 · code text A Residential Development that includes ten (10) or more Dwelling Units shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.
Fee instead of units	The fee schedule is based on saleable area (for-sale) or leasable area (rental); City Council resolution sets the amount. Applies: Applies to all or part of the inclusionary requirement; density-bonus affordable units are excluded from the area. § 18.230.110 · code text the City Council shall adopt by resolution a schedule of In-lieu Fees that shall be levied based on the square footage of the saleable area of For-sale Residential Developments or leasable area of Rental Residential Developments, but excluding the affordable units in a project that received a density bonus The fee is the amount calculated for that fractional unit on a per dwelling unit basis. Applies: Applies to a fractional inclusionary unit. § 18.230.030 · code text the Applicant shall pay an In-lieu Fee in the amount determined pursuant to subsection 18.230.120(A)(4) of this title, equal to the amount calculated for that fractional unit on a per Dwelling Unit basis.
Projects it applies to	Inclusionary rules apply to developments of 10 or more dwelling units. § 18.230.030 · code text A Residential Development that includes ten (10) or more Dwelling Units shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.
Share of affordable units	5 percent of units must be moderate-income units. Applies: Applies to for-sale single-family detached units, townhomes and condominiums in developments of 10 or more dwelling units. § 18.230.030 · code text Residential developments that include for-sale single-family detached dwelling units, townhomes, and condominiums shall include for-sale moderate-income units equal to five percent (5%) of the total number of dwelling units in the Residential Development. 5 percent low income units and 7 percent moderate income units. Applies: Applies to rental dwelling units, option 1, in developments of 10 or more dwelling units. § 18.230.030 · code text Five percent (5%) Low Income Units and seven percent (7%) Moderate Income Units 5 percent very low income units and 5 percent moderate income units. Applies: Applies to rental dwelling units, option 2, in developments of 10 or more dwelling units. § 18.230.030 · code text Five percent (5%) Very Low Income Units and five percent (5%) Moderate Income Units 9 percent low income units. Applies: Applies to rental dwelling units, option 3, in developments of 10 or more dwelling units. § 18.230.030 · code text Nine percent (9%) Low Income Units. 9% of the total number of units. Applies: Applies to off-site development of affordable rental units at the low-income standard, in developments of 10 or more dwelling units. § 18.230.110 · code text Residential Developments can fulfill Inclusionary Housing requirements by renting 9% of the total number of units in the development at the Low-income standard in one of the following ways:

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Redlands's code: Residential developments with fewer than 10 dwelling units are exempt. (Applies to projects below the 10-unit threshold.) (§ 18.230.030); The fee schedule is based on saleable area (for-sale) or leasable area (rental); City Council resolution sets the amount. (Applies to all or part of the inclusionary requirement; density-bonus affordable units are excluded from the area.) (§ 18.230.110).

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