Affordable units in new housing (inclusionary) in Soledad

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Soledad code What Soledad's code adds
How long units stay affordable	Affordable rental units stay affordable in perpetuity. § 17.41.160 · code text Affordable rental units shall be available in perpetuity.
Exemptions	Residential developments of 4 units or less are exempt. § 17.41.040 · code text Residential developments of four units or less; Additions, repairs or remodels are exempt unless they increase existing dwellings by 4 or more units. § 17.41.040 · code text Residential and commercial building additions, repairs or remodels, provided that such work does not increase the number of existing dwellings by four or more units; or result in an increase in gross floor area of two thousand five hundred square feet; Converting fewer than 5 dwelling units to condominiums within any 5-year period is exempt. § 17.41.040 · code text The conversion of less than five dwelling units to condominiums within any five-year period; Affordable housing projects are exempt. § 17.41.040 · code text Affordable housing projects; Projects replacing or restoring a structure damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, earthquake or other disaster are exempt. Applies: The damage occurred within 3 years before the application. § 17.41.040 · code text Projects which replace or restore a structure damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, earthquake or other disaster within three years prior to the application for the new structure(s);
Fee instead of units	The city council approves the fee. Applies: The developer and city council must agree to the fee; the city council approves the amount and method of payment. § 17.41.070 · code text The dollar amount and method of payment of the in-lieu fee shall be as approved by the city council.
Projects it applies to	The rule applies to 5 or more lots or new dwelling units. Applies: Applies to development projects. § 17.41.040 · code text This chapter shall apply to development projects consisting of five or more lots or new dwelling units, and to commercial development projects consisting of two thousand five hundred square feet of gross floor or larger.

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Soledad's code: Affordable rental units stay affordable in perpetuity. (§ 17.41.160); Residential developments of 4 units or less are exempt. (§ 17.41.040).

Affordable units in new housing (inclusionary) in Soledad

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