Affordable units in new housing (inclusionary) in Salinas

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How long units stay affordable	Affordable for 30 years. Applies: All inclusionary units. § 17-15 · code text The term of affordability for all inclusionary units shall be thirty years. Longer than 30 years. Applies: Residential development receives a subsidy and the subsidy program requires a longer affordability term. § 17-15 · code text A longer term of affordability may be required if the residential development receives a subsidy of any type, including but not limited to loan, grant, mortgage financing, mortgage insurance, or rental subsidy, and the subsidy program requires a longer term of affordability.
Fee instead of units	Fee adopted by resolution from time to time. Applies: For-sale residential developments. § 17-14 · code text The city council may from time to time adopt by resolution housing in-lieu fees for for-sale residential developments and rental housing impact fees for rental residential developments. Fee adopted by resolution from time to time. Applies: Rental residential developments. § 17-14 · code text The city council may from time to time adopt by resolution housing in-lieu fees for for-sale residential developments and rental housing impact fees for rental residential developments.
Share of affordable units	At least 8% of the dwelling units. Applies: On-site rental inclusionary units for very low income households. § 17-10 · code text A minimum of eight percent of the dwelling units in the residential development shall be affordable to very low income households and four percent shall be affordable to lower income households, for a minimum twelve percent inclusionary units total. At least 4% of the dwelling units. Applies: On-site rental inclusionary units for lower income households. § 17-10 · code text A minimum of eight percent of the dwelling units in the residential development shall be affordable to very low income households and four percent shall be affordable to lower income households, for a minimum twelve percent inclusionary units total. 12%. Applies: When paying rental housing impact fees; units available to Section 8 housing choice voucher program participants. § 17-10 · code text If an applicant chooses to pay rental housing impact fees, the applicant will also make twelve percent of the units within the development available to Section 8 housing choice voucher program participants so long as the Section 8 housing choice voucher program is in effect.

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Salinas's code: Affordable for 30 years. (All inclusionary units.) (§ 17-15); Longer than 30 years. (Residential development receives a subsidy and the subsidy program requires a longer affordability term.) (§ 17-15).

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