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CITY OF DUBLIN
PLANNING COMMISSION
AGENDA STATEMENT/STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: August 5, 1991
Planning Commission
Planning Staff
Dennis Carrington, Senior Planner
Robert Schubert, Contract Planner
SUBJECT: Inclusionary Housing Ordinance
GENERAL INFORMATION:
PROJECT: Inclusionary Housing Ordinance as required by the
Housing Element
APPLICANT:
LOCATION:
ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW:
NOTIFICATION:
ANALYSIS:
City of Dublin
City-wide and extended planning area
A Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact was
prepared for the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance.
Public Notice of the July 1, 1991 hearing was
published in the local newspaper, mailed to
adjacent property owners, and posted in public
buildings.
Purpose of the Ordinance
This item was continued from the July 1, 1991 Planning Commission
hearing to allow revisions to the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance.
Section 6.3, Strategy I.B., of the Housing Element states that
the City will adopt an Inclusionary Housing Ordinance. The purpose of
the attached Ordinance is to enhance the public welfare and assure
that further housing development contributes to the attainment of the
City's housing goals by increasing the production of residential units
affordable by households of lower and moderate income, and providing
funds for the development of lower and moderate income ownership and
rental housing. A goal of the Housing Element is to achieve a
balanced community with housing available for households of a range of
income levels. Increasingly, persons with lower and moderate incomes
who work and/or live within the City are unable to locate housing at
prices they can afford, and are increasingly excluded from living in
the City. Federal and State housing subsidy programs are not
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sufficient by themselves to satisfy the housing needs of lower and
moderate income households. The high cost of newly constructed
housing does not, to any appreciable extent, provide housing
affordable by lower and moderate income households. New development
which does not include lower or moderate cost housing will aggravate
the current housing shortage by reducing the supply of developable
land.
General Requirements
The ordinance requires that ten (10) percent of the total number
of units of all new residential developments constructed within the
City as it now exists (and as may be altered by annexation),
containing twenty (20) or more units, shall be affordable by
households of lower and moderate income. Inclusionary rental units
must be affordable to lower income households earning up to 70% of the
County median income. Not less than one half of the inclusionary
ownership units must be affordable to lower income households which
earn up to 80% of the County median income and the balance of the
inclusionary ownership units must be affordable to moderate income
households earning up to 120% of the county median income. A lower
percentage (70%) was used for the inclusionary rental units in order
to insure that the rents of the inclusionary units are below the
current market rate levels in Dublin.
Inclusionary units would include all unit types represented in
the project and the unit types would be provided in the same
proportion as the project as a whole. The exterior design of the
inclusionary units would be identical to the market rate units.
However, reductions in the interior amenities for the inclusionary
units would be permitted upon approval by the City in order to retain
project affordability.
Criteria are established regarding the pricing of the units and
screening the applicants for the inclusionary units. Criteria are
also established for allowing off -site Inclusionary units. The
inclusionary requirements would run with the land for a 30 year
period. The 30 year period was used because it is consistent with
time period required by the State for density bonus units (Government
Code Section 65915). The inclusionary requirements also apply to lot
sale subdivisions; however, this ordinance requires payment of in -lieu
participation fees rather than the provision of lots.
Requirements to Purchase or Rent an Inclusionary Unit
Dublin residents will have first preference for inclusionary
units and lots; second preference will be given to Dublin employees;
third preference will be given to those who need to move to Dublin to
be near Dublin residents or services; and fourth preference will be
given to those who live outside Dublin.
The following individuals would be ineligible to purchase or rent
an inclusionary unit as their residence:
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(a) All employees and officials of the City who have, by the
authority of their position, policy making authority or influence
affecting City housing programs.
(b) The project Applicant or Project Owner.
Resale Controls
In order to maintain the availability of inclusionary ownership
units, the City would impose resale conditions. The price received by
the seller of an inclusionary unit would be limited to the purchase
price plus an increase based on the San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose
Consumer Price Index, (as published monthly by the U.S. Department of
Labor) or an amount consistent with the increase in the Alameda County
median income, for a family of four, since the date of purchase or the
fair market value, whichever is less (refer to Attachment 1 of the
Ordinance for an example of a resale price calculation).
Administration and Enforcement Provisions
The City Manager would develop guidelines for the administration
of the Ordinance. The Ordinance would allow the City to contract with
the Dublin Housing Authority, the Alameda County Housing Authority, or
other similar entity to administer the rental, sales and in -lieu
participation fee requirements. The owner of each project with
inclusionary rental units would be responsible for obtaining and
verifying information with respect to the qualifications of
prospective and current tenants.
The Ordinance also contains provisions for enforcement. The
primary means of enforcement of resale restrictions would be a deed
restriction and if applicable, a declaration of Covenants, Conditions
& Restrictions which will require prior City approval for resale of an
inclusionary unit. The ordinance would also allow the City to bring
an action to recover excess rents charged a tenant. In addition, any
person found guilty of violating the provisions of the Ordinance would
be guilty of a misdemeanor or an infraction.
In -Lieu Participation Fees
All-inelusienarp-units-under-1;600-square-feet-in-size;-shall-be
eenstrueted---The-1600-square-€eet-ineludes-a-two-ear-garage.---In-lieu
partieipatien-fees-may-be-paid-instead-ef-providing-units-1-600-square
feet-in-size-or-larger;-open-approval-by-the-City-Manager.---The-in-
lieu-partieipatien-fee-will-be-ealeulated-at-least-every-two-pears-en
the-basis-of-a-17600-square-feet-unit.---The-living-area-ef-an
inelusienarp-unit-shali-net-be-less-than-1200-square-feet-in-size-
All single family detached inclusionary units less than 1,600
square feet in size, including a two car garage (with 1,200 square
feet of living area), and all other inclusionary units with less than
900 square feet of living area, exclusive of garage, shall be
constructed. In -lieu participation fees may be paid instead of
providing single family detached inclusionary units more than 1,600
square feet in size, including a two car garage (with 1,200 square
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feet of living area), and other inclusionary units with 900 square
feet or more of living area, exclusive of garages, upon approval of
the City Manager. The in -lieu participation fees for single family
detached units will be determined by the City Council at least every
two years. The in -lieu participation fee for all other inclusionary
units including lots will be one-half of the in -lieu participation fee
for single family detached inclusionary units.
The Ordinance provides in -lieu fees as an alternative for
developments that cannot satisfy the inclusionary requirement due to
factors such as location, availability of services, extreme
topography, development density, and environmental constraints. In -
lieu participation fees for single family detached dwelling units over
1,600 square feet in size, including a two car garage, would be
calculated by subtracting the amount a household could pay from the
cost of the unit. Any in -lieu participation fees collected under the
program would go into an exclusive fund to be spent directly on
creating new affordable housing opportunities in Dublin. Consistent
with the Housing Element, such in -lieu fees would have to be spent or
committed by the City within five seven years of receipt of the funds.
The five seven-year period is recommended because it is a reasonable
time period to accumulate funds, purchase land, and plan for and
construct housing. A shorter time span would make the accomplishment
of these goals difficult due to their long lead times and potential
delays. In lieu fees, while appearing to be less than sufficient to
provide housing units are leveraged to finance alternative dwelling
units. The City of Petaluma leverages its in -lieu fees at a ratio of
12:1. Typically, dwelling units are not built by the City collecting
the in -lieu fees, but by non-profit low cost housing providers such as
the Bridge Housing Corporation. The cost of monitoring resales by the
City is included in the in -lieu participation fee.
The amount of the in -lieu participation fees charged for single
family detached inclusionary units is $2,000. The amount of the in -
lieu participation fees charged for all other types of inclusionary
units including lots is $1,000. The method for determining the in -
lieu participation fee is outlined in the attached ordinance and its
attachments. The methodology clearly establishes a nexus between the
type of development and the application of the in -lieu participation
fee.
The theoretical maximum amount of the in -lieu participation fees
charged per dwelling unit in the three density ranges of the General
Plan and for rental units (refer to Attachment 2 of the ordinance for
an explanation of how the fees were calculated) would be as follows:
Type of Project In -Lieu Fee/Unit In Project
Single Family (Ownership) $8,446.00
Medium Density (Ownership) 4,862.00
Medium High Density (Ownership) 3,083.00
Rental 2,808.00
The City elects to charge $2,000 for single family detached
inclusionary units and $1,000 for all other types of inclusionary
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units and lots in order to provide both sufficient incentive to
develop and sufficient funds with which to provide housing.
Inclusionary Housing Requirements In Other Communities
The following Bay Area cities have inclusionary housing requirements:
Berkeley Corte Madera
Fairfax Larkspur
Livermore Los Gatos
Menlo Park Mill Valley
Monterey Morgan Hill
Novato Palo Alto
Petaluma Pleasanton
San Leandro San Rafael
Santa Cruz Sebastopol
Sunnyvale Tiburon
Yountville
The inclusionary requirements can be categorized into three types:
1. home ownership programs for lower and moderate income households;
2. rental programs designed to provide more lower and moderate
income opportunities; and
3. growth management plans which incorporate the provision of lower
and moderate income housing as one criterion in prioritizing
residential projects.
The only cities in the Tri-Valley area that have inclusionary
requirements are Livermore and Pleasanton. The City of Livermore has
a 10% inclusionary requirement which allows developers the option of
paying an in -lieu fee. Livermore charges an $1,833 in -lieu Low Income
Housing Fee for each unit in a residential project. The fee was
determined by the following formula:
Average Land Value in Livermore x % of Low Income Housing Desired
Average Residential Density of Livermore
or
55,000 x .10 = 1,833
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In addition to the inclusionary housing requirements designed above,
the City of Livermore's General Plan includes a growth management
program. The program encourages affordable housing because lower cost
residential units receive a certain percentage of the available
allocations each year.
The City of Pleasanton has a growth management program as well as
affordable housing requirements. The growth management program sets
aside a certain number of residential allocations each year for lower
income housing projects.
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The City of Pleasanton's affordable housing requirements apply to all
residential, commercial and industrial developments. The Ordinance
requires 15% of all residential units to be low income units. Non-
residential projects are required to construct residential units based
upon the size and type of use proposed (retail office, research and
development, hotel/motel and light industrial).
Pleasanton also-allows-for-the-payment-of-fees-in-lieu-of-eonstrueting
units.- charges a lower income housing fee to secure funds to build low
income housing. Pleasanton currently is charging a $597 fee for each
new multi -family unit, a $1,790 fee for single family units and
$0.40/sq. ft. of commercial and industrial floor area. The fees are
based on a maximum of $17,300,000 that could be levied in in -lieu fees
for low income housing. The funds would be used to construct 1,350
low income housing units over 20 years to meet the Housing Element
goal of 15% of new residential construction for low income families.
9,000 dwelling units (2,250 multi -family and 6,750 single family) and
11,000,000 square feet of commercial space allowed by the General Plan
remain unbuilt. The following amounts would be yielded by
Pleasanton's in -lieu fees:
Multi -family Units $ 597 x 2,250 units = $ 1,343,250
Single Family Units $1,790 x 6,750 units = $12,082,500
Commercial Square Footage$ .40 x 11,000,000 = $ 4,400,000
TOTAL $17,825,750
RECOMMENDATIONS:
FORMAT: 1) Open public hearing and hear Staff presentation.
2) Take testimony from the public.
3) Question Staff and the public.
4) Close public hearing.
5) Adopt resolution recommending that the City Council
approve a resolution adopting the draft inclusionary
ordinance and adopt a resolution recommending that the
City Council approve in -lieu participation fees, or
give Staff direction and continue the matter.
ACTION: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission recommend
that the City Council approve a resolution adopting the
draft Inclusionary Housing Ordinance and adopt a resolution
recommending City Council approval of the in -lieu fees.
ATTACHMENTS:
Exhibit A:
Exhibit B:
Exhibit C:
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Resolution recommending that the City Council approve
the draft Inclusionary Housing Ordinance
Resolution recommending that the City Council approve
in -lieu participation fees
Draft Inclusionary Housing Ordinance
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Background Attachments:
Attachment 1: Example of Resale Price Calculation
Attachment 2: In -Lieu Fee Calculations
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RESOLUTION NO. 91 -
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF AN
INCLUSIONARY HOUSING ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, pursuant to the City of Dublin Housing Element Strategy I.B.,
the City of Dublin has prepared an Inclusionary Housing Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, notice of the Planning Commission public hearing was published
in the local newspaper and posted in public buildings in accordance with
California State Law; and
WHEREAS, the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance has been reviewed in
accordance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act;
and
WHEREAS, an Environmental Impact Report, SCH #84011002, was prepared for
the Dublin General Plan and certified on February 11, 1985; which
Environmental Impact Report addressed impacts of the future development of
the City of Dublin; and which impacts of said development of the General Plan
exceed the impacts of General Plan Amendment 91-001, including the
Inclusionary Housing Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the program proposed in the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance does
not raise any new significant environmental issues which were not addressed
in the Dublin General Plan Environmental Impact Report; and
WHEREAS, data indicating the amount of cost, or estimated cost, required
to provide the housing for which the in -lieu participation fee is levied and
the revenue sources anticipated to provide the housing, including General
Fund revenues were made available to the public at least 10 days prior to the
public hearing; and
WHEREAS, notice of the preparation of the Negative Declaration was
published in the local newspaper and posted in public buildings to provide
for a 21 day public review period in accordance with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, on August 5, 1991, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution
No. recommending City Council certification of the Negative Declaration
for GPA 91-001 as adequate and complete; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered all written and oral
testimony submitted at the public hearing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE Dublin Planning Commission does
hereby recommend that the City Council approve the draft Inclusionary Housing
Ordinance.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of August, 1991.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ATTEST:
Planning Director
Planning Commission Chairperson
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RESOLUTION NO. 91 -
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF
IN -LIEU PARTICIPATION FEES
WHEREAS, pursuant to the City of Dublin Housing Element
Strategy I.B., the City of Dublin has prepared an Inclusionary
Housing Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, notice of the Planning Commission public hearing
was published in the local newspaper and posted in public
buildings in accordance with California State Law; and
WHEREAS, the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance has been
reviewed in accordance with the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act;
WHEREAS, an Environmental Impact Report, SCH #84011002, was
prepared for the Dublin General Plan and certified on February
11, 1985; which Environmental Impact Report addressed impacts of
the future development of the City of Dublin; and which impacts
of said development of the General Plan exceed the impacts of
General Plan Amendment 91-001, including the Inclusionary Housing
Ordinance and in -lieu participation fees pursuant to that
ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the program proposed in the Inclusionary Housing
Ordinance, including in -lieu participation fees, does not raise
any new significant environmental issues which were not addressed
in the Dublin General Plan Environmental Impact Report; and
WHEREAS, Section 8.08.050 (g) of the proposed Inclusionary
Housing Ordinance states that the City Council shall establish
the in -lieu participation fees by resolution; and
WHEREAS, the methodology for determining the amount of the
in -lieu participation fees is set forth in Attachment 2 of the
Inclusionary Housing Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, data indicating the amount of cost, or estimated
cost, required to provide the housing for which the in -lieu
participation fee is levied and the revenue sources anticipated
to provide the housing, including General Fund revenues were made
available to the public at least 10 days prior to the public
hearing; and
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WHEREAS, notice of the preparation of the Negative
Declaration was published in the local newspaper and posted in
public buildings to provide for a 21 day public review period in
accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, on August 5, 1991, the Planning Commission adopted
Resolution No. recommending City Council certification of
the Negative Declaration for GPA 91-001 as adequate and complete;
and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered all written and
oral testimony submitted at the public hearing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE Dublin Planning
Commission does hereby recommend that the City Council approve
the in -lieu participation fees as follows:
$2,000 for single family detached inclusionary units.
$1,000 for all other inclusionary units and lots.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of August, 1991.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ATTEST:
Planning Commission Chairperson
Planning Director /INLIEURE
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ORDINANCE NO. - 91
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
An Ordinance Adding Chapter 8.08 to Title 8 of the Dublin
Municipal Code, Enacting an Inclusionary Housing Ordinance
The City Council of the City of Dublin does ordain as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 8.08 is hereby added to Title 8 of the
Dublin Municipal Code to read as follows:
"CITY OF DUBLIN INCLUSIONARY HOUSING ORDINANCE
CHAPTER 8.08 OF TITLE 8
CITY OF DUBLIN MUNICIPAL CODE
Article 1
General Provisions
Section 8.08.010. Title. This Ordinance shall be called
the "Inclusionary Housing Ordinance of the City of Dublin".
Section 8.08.020. Findings. The City of Dublin finds that
the citizens of the City are experiencing a housing shortage for
lower and moderate income households. A goal of the City's
adopted Housing Element is to achieve a balanced community with
housing available for households of a range of income levels.
Increasingly, persons with lower and moderate incomes who work
and/or live within the City are unable to locate housing at
prices they can afford, and are increasingly excluded from living
in the City. Federal and State housing subsidy programs are not
sufficient by themselves to satisfy the housing needs of lower
and moderate income households. The City finds that the high
cost of newly constructed housing does not, to any appreciable
extent, provide housing affordable by lower and moderate income
households, and that continued new development which does not
include lower or moderate cost housing will serve to further
aggravate the current housing shortage by reducing the supply of
developable land. The City further finds that it is a public
purpose of the City, and a public policy of the State of
California as mandated by the requirements for a housing element
of the City's General Plan, to make available an adequate supply
of housing for persons of all economic segments of the community.
Section 8.08.030. Purpose. The purpose of this Ordinance
is to enhance the public welfare and assure that further housing
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development contributes to the attainment of the above -described
housing goals by increasing the production of residential units
affordable by households of lower and moderate income, and by
providing funds for the development of lower and moderate income
ownership and rental housing. A limited and finite amount of
land remains for development of housing in the City and extended
planning area. In order to assure that the remaining developable
land is utilized in a manner consistent with the City's housing
policies and needs, the City declares that ten (10) percent of
the total number of units of all new residential developments
constructed within the City as it now exists and as may be
altered by annexation, containing twenty (20) or more units,
shall be affordable by households of lower and moderate income.
Inclusionary rental units must be affordable to lower income
households. Not less than one half of the inclusionary ownership
units must be affordable to lower income households and the
balance of the inclusionary ownership units must be affordable to
moderate income households. The regulations in this Chapter
shall apply Citywide, including the extended planning area.
Section 8.08.040. Definitions. For the purposes of this
Ordinance, certain words and phrases shall be interpreted as set
forth in this section unless it is apparent from the context that
a different meaning is intended.
(a) Affordable rent: A monthly rent (including utilities
as determined by a schedule provided by the City) which does not
exceed 1/12 of 30% of 70% of the Median Income for Alameda
County, as adjusted for household size.
(b) Amenities: Interior amenities include, but are not
limited to, fireplaces, garbage disposals, dishwashers, cabinet
and storage space and bathrooms in excess of one.
(c) Applicant: Any person, firm, partnership, association
joint venture, corporation, or any entity or combination of
entities which seeks City permits and approvals for a project.
(d) Approval: Adoption of a resolution by the Planning
Commission and/or City Council approving a discretionary permit,
such as a Tentative Map, Planned Development or Use Permit, for a
project.
(e) City: The City of Dublin or its designee or any entity
with which the City contracts to administer this chapter.
(f) Common Areas: Landscaped areas and recreation
facilities that are owned in common by property owners within a
project.
(g) Dublin employee: Any single person, head of household,
or in the case of married couples either spouse, who has worked
within the City Limits of Dublin continually for one (1) year
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immediately prior to the date of application for an inclusionary
unit.
(h) Dublin resident: Any person who has lived within the
City Limits of Dublin continually for one (1) year immediately
prior to the date of application for an inclusionary unit.
Continually shall be construed to include lapses of residency of
no longer than six months.
(i) Dwelling unit: A dwelling designed for occupancy by
one household.
(j)
First time home buyer: A person who has not held an
ownership interest in a residence within the past three years.
(k) Hard Costs: Project costs associated with unimproved
land, construction of dwelling units and common areas.
(1) Household: One person living alone; or two or more
persons sharing residency whose income is available to meet the
family's needs and who are related by blood, marriage or
operation of law.
(m) HUD: The United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development or its successor.
(n) Inclusionary unit: An ownership or rental dwelling as
required by this Ordinance which is affordable by households with
lower or moderate income.
(o) Income: The gross annual household income as defined
by HUD.
(p) In -lieu participation fee: A fee paid to the City by
an applicant for a project in the City, in lieu of providing the
inclusionary units or lots required by this Ordinance.
(q) Life of the inclusionary unit: A 30 year period from
the date of final occupancy clearance.
(r) Lower Income Household: A household whose annual
income does not exceed 80% of the median income for Alameda
County, as determined by HUD with adjustments for family size.
HUD may establish income limits higher or lower than 80% of the
median income for the area on the basis of its finding that such
variations are necessary because of the prevailing levels of
construction costs or unusually high or low family incomes.
(s) Moderate Income Household: A household whose annual
income does not exceed 120% of the median income for Alameda
County, as determined by HUD with adjustments for family size.
HUD may establish income limits higher or lower than 120% of the
median income for the area on the basis of its finding that such
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variations are necessary because of the prevailing levels of
construction costs or unusually high or low family incomes.
(t) Median Income for Alameda County: The median gross
income in Alameda County as determined by HUD, adjusted for
household size.
(u) Off -site Inclusionary units: Lower or moderate income
housing units on land within the City of Dublin other than that
on which the applicant intends to construct a project.
(v) Price Affordable to lower income household: A sales
price which results in monthly mortgage payment (including
principal and interest) which does not exceed 1/12 of 30% of 80%
of the Median Income for Alameda County, as adjusted for
household size.
(w) Price Affordable to moderate income household: A sales
price which results in monthly mortgage payment (including
principal and interest) which does not exceed 1/12 of 30% of 120%
of the Median Income for Alameda County, as adjusted for
household size.
(x) Project owner: Any person, firm, partnership,
association, joint venture, corporation, or any entity or
combination of entities which holds fee title to the land on
which the project is located.
(y) Project: A housing development at one location
including all dwelling units for which permits have been applied
for or approved within a twelve-month period.
(z) Property owner: The owner of an inclusionary unit,
excepting a "project owner".
(zi) Resale controls: Legal restrictions by which the
price of inclusionary ownership units will be controlled to
insure that the units remain affordable by lower or moderate
income households on resale.
(z2) Single family detached unit. A one -family dwelling in
a detached building containing one and only one dwelling unit.
(z3) Soft Costs: Project costs associated with profit,
marketing, overhead and financing (30% of hard costs).
(z4) Unit type: dwelling units with similar floor area and
number of bedrooms.
Section 8.08.050. General inclusionary unit requirements
for new residential development of twenty (20) or more lots or
dwelling units.
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(a) Any new project involving twenty (20) or more lots or
dwelling units, including but not limited to single-family
detached dwellings, apartments or other multi -family dwellings,
condominium developments, townhouse developments, cooperatives,
and subdivisions, which is approved on or after the effective
date of this Ordinance, shall be conditioned to provide ten (10)
percent of the total number of dwelling units within the
development as inclusionary units affordable by lower or moderate
income households. In the case of a subdivision of twenty (20)
or more lots, in -lieu participation fees shall be paid for ten
(10) percent of the total number of lots, rather than the
provision of lots. Inelnsienary-ownership-units-shall-eontain-a
minimum-flaer-area-af-i7600-square-€eet-finelnding-a-twa-ear
garage)- For the purpose of determining the number of
inclusionary units or lots required, decimal fractions of a unit
shall be used. Inclusionary units and lots shall include all
unit types and sizes represented in the project (unless the
number of unit types and sizes exceeds the number of inclusionary
units required types -and -sizes) and said unit types and sizes and
lots shall be provided in the same proportion as in the project
as a whole. The obligation to provide inclusionary units or lots
may be satisfied in appropriate circumstances by the applicant's
payment of in -lieu participation fees, as provided in Sections
8.08.110-140 of this Ordinance.
In applying the ten (10) percent requirement above, any
decimal fraction less than or equal to 0.50 may be disregarded
and any decimal fraction greater than 0.50 shall be construed as
requiring one inclusionary unit. The inclusionary requirement
shall be imposed only once on a given project, regardless of
changes in the character or ownership of the project.
In distributing the total number of inclusionary units
required into the various unit types, fractions shall be rounded
upward except when rounding the number results in more than 10%
of the units in the project. In those cases, fractions shall be
eliminated for the unit types with the fewest number of bedrooms
in the project and the unit types with the smallest floor areas.
When there is an uneven (odd) number of inclusionary units
required, a greater number of units shall be assigned to lower
income households. Dwelling units shall be assigned to
households as follows:
One Person
Two Persons
Three & Four Persons
Five Persons
Six or more Persons
Studio Unit
One Bedroom Unit
Two Bedroom Unit
Three Bedroom Unit
Four or more Bedroom Unit
(b) Any development permit for projects of twenty (20) or
more lots or units, if approved, shall be subject to conditions
ensuring compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance. Such
conditions shall specify the timing of construction of
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inclusionary units, the number of inclusionary units at
appropriate levels, provisions for income certification and
screening of potential purchasers and/or renters of inclusionary
units, a resale control mechanism, and, if applicable, density
bonuses.
(c) Inclusionary units shall be subject to the requirements
of this chapter for the life of the unit. Prior to the issuance
of building permits, the applicant shall record a deed
restriction and if applicable, submit a declaration of covenants,
conditions and restrictions subjecting the units and/or lots to
the requirements of this chapter for approval by the City
Attorney which deed restriction and declaration shall include a
requirement of prior City approval of resale of inclusionary
units. The deed restriction and declaration of covenants,
conditions and restrictions shall provide that they may be
enforced by the City and shall be recorded prior to the issuance
of any building permits for the project. Prior to the sale of
such units, the buyer(s) shall sign an acknowledgement that they
are aware of the restrictions of this Chapter, the deed
restriction, and the declaration of covenants, conditions and
restrictions.
(d) All inclusionary units shall be rented to lower income
households or sold to lower and moderate income households, as
certified by the City or its designee.
(e) All inclusionary units in a project and phases of a
project shall be constructed concurrently with or prior to the
construction of non-inclusionary units. Inclusionary units shall
be provided as follows:
1. Inclusionary units shall be dispersed throughout
the project in areas with similar type units.
2. Inclusionary units shall include all unit types
and sizes represented in the project (unless the number of
required inclusionary units and sizes is less than the number of
unit types and sizes) and said unit types and sizes shall be
provided in the same proportion as in the project as a whole.
3. Inclusionary units shall be identical with the
design of the non-inclusionary units with the following
exception:
a. Reduction of interior amenities for
inclusionary ownership units will be permitted upon approval by
the City as necessary to retain project affordability.
(f) The City may contract with the Dublin Housing
Authority, the Alameda County Housing Authority, or other similar
entity to administer the rental, sales and in -lieu participation
fee provisions of this chapter.
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(g) The City Council shall establish the in -lieu
participation fees by resolution, which shall be adopted at least
every two years.
(h) The City Manager may establish administrative
guidelines for administration of the provisions of this chapter.
(i) All single family detached inclusionary units under
1,600 square feet in size, including a two car garage (with a
minimum of 1,200 square feet of living area) and all other
inclusionary units with less than 900 square feet of living area,
shall be constructed. In -lieu participation fees may be paid
instead of providing inclusionary units 17600-square-feet-in-size
and -larger; -including -a -two -ear -garage; upon approval of the City
Manager.
(j) Rental projects shall provide rental inclusionary
units. Ownership developments shall provide ownership
inclusionary units. In a development with both rental and
ownership units, the ratio of rental and ownership inclusionary
units shall be the same as the ratio of rental and ownershi1
units in the development.
Section 8.08.060. Fee Waivers and Priority Processing.
(a) To increase the feasibility of providing inclusionary
units, the City Council, by Resolution may waive certain City
fees applicable to the inclusionary units or the project for
which they are a part.
(b) A project which provides inclusionary units shall be
entitled to priority processing. Upon certifying that the
application is complete and eligible for priority processing, a
project shall be immediately assigned to planning staff. The
project shall be processed by City staff in advance of all non -
priority items. The project will then be reviewed for
environmental impacts; and, upon completion of the environmental
review process, the project shall be scheduled for the next
available meeting of the Planning Commission and/or City Council.
When more than one project qualifying for priority processing is
applied for at the same time, first priority will be given to the
project whose application was determined to be complete earlier.
Section 8.08.070. Off -site Inclusionary Units.
At the discretion of the City Council, inclusionary units
required pursuant to this chapter may be provided at a location
within the City other than the project site. Any off -site
inclusionary units must receive approval of the City Council and
must meet the following criteria:
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(a) The off -site inclusionary units must be determined to
be consistent with the City's goal of creating, preserving,
maintaining, and protecting housing for lower and moderate income
households.
(b) The off -site inclusionary units must not result in a
serious impaction of inclusionary units in any particular
neighborhood.
(c) An inclusionary unit shall not be transferred to
another site more than once.
(d) The off -site inclusionary units shall be completed
prior to the final inspection of any building permit for the
project and shall conform to the requirements of the applicable
Building and Housing Codes and the provisions of this chapter.
(e) The occupancy and rents of the off -site units shall be
governed by the terms of a deed restriction, and if applicable, a
declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions similar to
that used for the on -site inclusionary units.
Section 8.08.080. Inclusionary unit requirements
for rental developments.
(a) Inclusionary rental units shall be offered at
affordable rents as defined in this Chapter.
(b) The project owner shall be responsible for obtaining
and verifying information with respect to the qualifications of
prospective and current tenants, including, but not limited to,
information relating to applications, income and eligibility in a
form satisfactory to the City Manager. The project owner shall
maintain a list of qualified applicants for the duration of the
program and shall allow the City Manager to inspect such
information upon reasonable notice.
(c) Income limits shall be adjusted by the City Manager at
periodic intervals as new tables are published by HUD.
(d) Dublin residents shall be given first preference for
rental inclusionary units; Dublin employees shall have second
preference; third preference shall be given to those who need to
move to Dublin to be near Dublin residents or services; and
fourth preference shall be given to those who live outside of
Dublin.
(e) When the eligibility of the tenants has been assured to
the satisfaction of the City, the City Manager shall prepare a
certification indicating that the applicant or project owner has
complied with the requirements of this section.
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Section 8.08.090. Inclusionary unit requirements for
ownership developments and subdivisions.
(a) Inclusionary ownership units shall be sold at prices
affordable to lower and moderate income households. Not less
than one half of the inclusionary ownership units in a project
must be affordable to lower income households and the balance of
the inclusionary ownership units must be affordable to moderate
income households. The inclusionary unit maximum sales prices
corresponding to these income ranges shall be established by the
City Manager at the time of project approval.
(b) In land subdivisions of twenty (20) or more lots, in -
lieu participation fees shall be paid for ten (10) percent of the
developable lots. For-fee-ealeulatien-purposes;-net-less-than
one-half-of-the-inelnsienarp-lets-must-He-affordable-te-lower
income-households-and-the-balance-of-the-inelusienarp-lets-must
be-affordable-to-moderate-income-households---The-inclusienary
unit -let -sales -prices -corresponding -to -these -income -ranges -shall
lie -established -by -tote -city -Manager -at -the -time -of -project
approval:--In-land-subdivisions-the-let-types-and-sizes-selected
for -the -in -lieu -participation -fee -calculation -shall -lie -in -the
same-prepertion-as-they-eeeur-in-the-project-as-a-whole---The
city-Manager-shall-select-comparable-lets-in-the-Tri-gallop-area
for-tote-purpose-of-calculating-the-in-lieu-fees----The-city
Manager-may-hire-an-appraiser-to-identify-lets-e£-comparable
value -and -determine -the -in -lieu -participation -fee:
(c) All purchasers of inclusionary units shall be first
time home buyers.
(d) Every purchaser of an inclusionary unit shall verify on
a form acceptable to the City Manager that the unit is being
purchased for the purchaser's primary residence.
(e) Dublin residents shall have first preference for
ownership inclusionary units and lots; second preference shall be
given to Dublin employees; third preference shall be given to
those who need to move to Dublin to be near Dublin residents or
services; and fourth preference shall be given to those who live
outside Dublin.
(f) The foregoing provisions of this section shall not
apply to transfers by gift, devise or inheritance to the property
owner's spouse or children; transfers of title to a spouse as
part of a divorce or dissolution proceeding; acquisition of title
or interest therein in conjunction with marriage; provided,
however, that the deed restrictions and, if applicable,
covenants, conditions and restrictions shall continue to run with
the title to said property following such transfers.
Section 8.08.100. Control of resale. In order to maintain
the availability of inclusionary units which may be constructed
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pursuant to the requirements of this Chapter, the City shall
impose the following resale conditions of approval of any project
for which inclusionary units or lots are required under this
Chapter:
(a) The property owner of an inclusionary ownership unit,
on its sale or resale, shall sell the unit to a household in the
same income category. Lower income households may only sell the
unit to a household which meets the income limits for a lower
income household. Moderate income households may only sell the
unit to a household which meets the income limits for a moderate
income household. The sales price shall not be in excess of the
maximum sales price set by the City Manager.
(b) Prior to offering a unit for sale, the property owner
shall send a written Notice of Intent to Sell to the City
Manager. The City Manager will then notify the property owner of
the current maximum sales price. Prior to the close of escrow,
the property owner shall notify the City Manager of the proposed
sales price and the City Manager shall review the sales contract
to assure conformance with this chapter.
(c) Closing costs and title insurance shall be paid
pursuant to the custom and practice in Dublin at the time of
opening of escrow. No charges or fees shall be imposed by the
seller on the purchaser of an inclusionary unit which are in
addition to or more than charges imposed upon purchasers of
market rate units, except for administrative fees charged by the
City.
(d) The price received by the seller of an inclusionary
unit shall be limited to 1) the purchase price originally paid by
the seller plus a percentage increase based on the percentage
increase in the San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose Consumer Price
Index (as published monthly by the U.S. Department of Labor); or
2) the purchase price originally paid by the seller plus a
percentage increase consistent with the increase in the median
income for Alameda County for a family of four since the date of
purchase; or, 3) the fair market value, whichever is less, as
determined by the City Manager (refer to Attachment 1 for a
sample calculation).
(e) The City Manager shall monitor the resale of
inclusionary units.
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Section 8.08.110. In -lieu participation fees.
In -lieu participation fees may be appropriate for particular
projects not suitable for inclusionary units due to factors such
as, but not limited to, location, availability of services,
extreme topography, development density, and environmental
constraints. In such cases, the applicant, upon approval of the
City Manager, may contribute fees in lieu of providing the
inclusionary units. Such fees shall be known as "in -lieu
participation fees."
All single family detached inclusionary units under 1,600
square feet in size, including a two -car garage (with 1,200
square feet of living area) and all other inclusionary units
with less than 900 square feet of living area, shall be
constructed. In -lieu participation fees may be paid instead of
providing inclusionary units 17600-square-feet-in-size-and
larger; -including -garage; upon approval by the City Manager. The
in -lieu participation fee for a single family detached
inclusionary unit will be calculated on the basis of a 1,600
square foot unit, including a two car garage as shown in Section
8.08.120 of this chapter and Attachment 2 of this ordinance.
In -lieu participation fees for dwelling units other than
single family detached dwelling units, and for lots shall be one
half of the in -lieu participation fee for a single family
detached dwelling unit.
The City Council shall establish the in -lieu participation
fees by resolution, which shall be adopted at least every two
years.
Section 8.08.120. In -lieu participation fees for single
family detached ownership units.
(a) In -lieu participation fees for projects with single
family detached ownership units including -land -subdivisions shall
be determined using the method of calculation set forth in
Attachment 2 hereto. Not less than half of the inclusionary
ownership units must be affordable to lower income households and
the balance of the inclusionary ownership units must be
affordable to moderate income households.
Per unit in -lieu participation fees shall be calculated on
the basis of the difference between the maximum affordable
purchase price of a dwelling unit for a lower or moderate income
household, and the estimated cost of constructing the unit, which
shall be determined by the City Manager. Said differential shall
be calculated for each required inclusionary unit based upon the
following requirements:
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(1) The calculation shall be based upon a two bedroom
unit with a floor area of 1,600 square feet (including the
garage). In-land-subdivisions-where-the-applieant-does-not
intend-to-construet-the-dwelling-units;-the-let-types-and-sizes
seleeted-far-the-in-lien-partieipatian-fee-ealenlatian-shali-be
in-the-same-proportion-as-they-aeeur-in-the-preieet-as-a-whele-
The-City-Manager-shall-seleet-eamparable-fats-in-the-Tri-Valley
area-for-the-purpose-a€-ealeulating-the-in-lien-€ees7
(2) The estimated construction costs of the single
family detached inclusionary units shall be based upon the City
of Dublin Fee Schedule for Building Regulation Permits
(costs/square foot for average construction) in effect at the
time of approval of the project. In addition, for ownership
units with common areas, construction costs for common areas
shall be included (to be calculated at 15% of the total
construction cost of the project divided by the total number of
units in the project).
(3) The estimated unimproved land costs (estimated
cost of land with an approved Tentative Map) for the inclusionary
units shall be determined by the City Manager.
(4) The soft costs shall be based on 30% of the
construction cost plus the unimproved land cost. Soft costs
shall include the following (as a percentage of the construction
cost plus the unimproved land cost):
Profit
Marketing
Finance
Overhead
12%
4%
10%
4%
30%
(5) Total cost per single family detached inclusionary
unit type shall be determined by adding estimated construction
costs, costs of common area improvements, if any, and unimproved
land costs (hard costs) and soft costs.
(6) The following household and unit sizes shall apply
for establishing household ability to pay:
One Person
Two Persons
Three & Four Persons
Five Persons
Six or more Persons
Studio Unit
One Bedroom Unit
Two Bedroom Unit
Three Bedroom Unit
Four or more Bedroom Unit
(7) The maximum affordable loan amount shall be
obtained from a standard Monthly Mortgage Payment Table for the
average fixed interest rate (30 year loan) for Northern
California in effect at the time the fees are established by the
City Council.
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(8) In determining the maximum loan amount a 90% loan
to value ratio shall be used.
(b) For lot sale subdivisions, the developer shall provide
in -lieu participation fees rather than lots. The in -lieu
participation fee for a lot will be one half of the in -lieu
participation fee for a single family detached unit as determined
by the City Council.
(c) The in -lieu participation fees for projects with
ownership units, lots or other types of units shall be paid in
full prior to recordation of the final map.
Section-870871367--In-lieu-participation-fees-for-rental
projeets-
fa}--In-lieu-participation-fees-for-projects-with-rental
units -shall -be -determined -using -the -method -of -calculation -set
forth-in-Attachment-2--
In-lieu-partieipatien-fees-for-all-rental-projects-shall-be
calculated-en-the-basis-ef-the-difference-between-the-ability-ta
pap-ef-lewer-income-households-and-the-market-rent-ef-eemparable
units -
Said -differential -shall -be -calculated -for -each -required
inelusienary-unit-based-upon-the-fallowing-requirements:
1. The -calculation -shall -be -based -upon -a -two -bedroom
unit-
2. The -fallowing -household -and -unit -sizes -shall -apply
for -establishing -household -ability -to -pay:
One -Person
Two Persons
Three -&- Four -Persons
Five Persons
Six-ormore-Persons
Studio-Unit
One -Bedroom -Unit
Two -Bedroom -Unit
Three -Bedroom -Unit
Four -or -more -Bedroom -Unit
3----The-market-rents-of-comparable-units-and-the
ability -to -pay -of -lower -incase -households -shall -be -based -open -a
30-year-period-
4----The-apartment-units-used-for-determination-of
comparable-market-rental-cost-must-be-located-in-the-Tri-Valley
area-{Dublin;-San-Ramon;-Livermore-and-Pleasanter}-
fb}--The-in-lien-partieipatien-fees-for-rental-units-shall
be -paid -in -full -prier -to -the -final -inspection -clearance -of -any
building-permit-for-any-unit-in-the-project7
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Section 8.08.130. Inclusionary Housing In -Lieu
Participation Fee Fund.
(a) The in -lieu participation fees for single family
detached ownership units, lots and other units shall be deposited
into a fund known as the "Inclusionary Housing In -Lieu
Participation Fees Fund" ("Fund") and shall be used or committed
to use only for the purposes set forth in subsection (b) below.
(b) All monies in the Fund, together with any interest
earnings on such monies less reasonable administrative charges,
shall be used by the City for the purpose of providing lower and
moderate income ownership or rental housing in the City of Dublin
through land acquisition, land writedowns, construction, direct
contributions to non-profit associations or corporations for
construction of lower and moderate income housing, landbanking
(including property exchanges) and any other mechanism available
to the City to provide lower and moderate income housing.
(c) The monies in the Fund shall be used or committed to
use only for the purposes set forth in subsection (b) above
within five-f5} seven (71 years of the date of payment into the
Fund. Any monies remaining unexpended or uncommitted at the end
of the five seven year period shall be refunded to the then -
current property owners or project owner or may be contributed to
a non-profit association or corporation for the purpose of
providing lower and moderate income ownership housing in Dublin,
at the option of the City Council.
(d) No later than June 30 of each year, the City Manager
shall prepare a report for the City Council identifying the
balance of monies in the Fund and the lower and moderate income
housing provided and any monies committed to providing lower and
moderate income housing. The annual report shall also include a
review of administrative charges. The City Council shall receive
and consider the report.
Section 8.08.140. Availability of government subsidies. It
is the intent of this ordinance that the requirements for
inclusionary units shall not be reduced by the availability of
government subsidies, nor precluded by the use of such programs
and subsidies.
Section 8.08.150. Conflict of Interest. Following are
those individuals who, by virtue of their position or
relationship, are found to be ineligible to purchase or rent an
inclusionary unit as their residence:
(a) All employees and officials of the City of Dublin who
have, by the authority of their position, policy making authority
or influence affecting City housing programs.
(b) The Applicant or Project Owner.
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Section 8.08.160. Violations.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation,
partnership or other entity to violate any provision or to fail
to comply with any of the requirements of this Chapter. A
violation of any of the provisions or failing to comply with any
of the requirements of this Chapter shall constitute a
misdemeanor; except that notwithstanding any other provisions of
this Code, any such violation constituting a misdemeanor under
this Chapter, may in the discretion of the enforcing authority,
be charged and prosecuted as an infraction.
(b) Any person convicted of an infraction under the
provisions of this Code, unless provision is otherwise herein
made, shall be punishable as provided by the Government Code of
the State of California.
Section 8.08.170. Enforcement.
(a) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all
agents, successors and assigns of an applicant. No building
permit or final inspection clearance shall be issued, nor any
development approval be granted which does not meet the
requirements of this chapter. The City Manager may suspend or
revoke any building permit or approval upon finding a violation
of any provision of this chapter.
(b) The City Manager is designated as the enforcing
authority.
(c) In the event that it is determined that rents in excess
of those allowed by operation of this Chapter have been charged
to a tenant residing in an inclusionary rental unit, the City may
take appropriate legal action to recover, and the project owner
shall be obligated to pay to the tenant or to the City in the
event the tenant cannot be located, any excess rents charged.
Section 8.08.180. Appeals.
Any person aggrieved by any action or determination of the
City Manager under this ordinance, may appeal such action or
determination to the City Council in the manner provided in
Section 1.04.050 of the Municipal Code."
Section 2. Severability. The provisions of this Ordinance
are severable and if any provision, clause, sentence, word or
part thereof is held illegal, invalid, unconstitutional, or
inapplicable to any person or circumstances, such illegality,
invalidity, unconstitutionality, or inapplicability shall not
affect or impair any of the remaining provisions, clauses,
sentences, sections, words or parts thereof of the ordinance or
their applicability to other persons or circumstances.
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Section 3. Effective date and posting of Ordinance. This
Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from
and after the date of its passage. The City Clerk of the City of
Dublin shall cause this Ordinance to be posted in at least three
(3) public places in the City of Dublin in accordance with
Section 36933 of the Government Code of the State of California.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Dublin
on this day of , 1991.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: Mayor
City Clerk
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ATTACHMENT 1
City of Dublin Resale Price Calculation
for Inclusionary Units
(Example for Illustrative Purposes Only)
I. The example assumes:
A. Purchase Price of Inclusionary Unit = $175,000
B. Period Owned = 5 years
C. Percentage Increase in the Bay Area Consumer Price Index
over five year period = 15%
D. Percentage increase in the Alameda County Median Income over
five year period = 6%
E. Fair Market Value of the unit = $200,000
II. Purchase Price plus a Percentage Increase based upon the
Percentage Increase in the San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose
Consumer Price Index = $175,000 x .15 = $26,250 + $175,000 =
$201,250
III. Purchase Price plus a Percentage Increase consistent with the
Percentage Increase in the Median Income for a family of four for
Alameda County = $175,000 x .06 = $10,500 + $175,000 = $185,500
IV. Fair Market Value = $200,000
V. Allowable Sales Price (whichever amount is less) = $185,500
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ATTACHMENT 2
In -Lieu Participation Fee Calculations
I. Introduction
Under the State Housing Law (Government Code Section 65580),
local governments have a responsibility to facilitate the development
of housing for all economic segments of the community. Pursuant to
the State Housing Law, the City has adopted a Housing Element as part
of its General Plan. In the Housing Element, the city has identified
the provision of low and moderate income housing units or the payment
of in -lieu participation fees as methods to implement the affordable
housing goals.
The purpose of this attachment is to provide a methodology to
support the application of in -lieu participation fees. The need for a
methodology that provides a link or nexus between the type of
development and the application of the fee has been established by
recent court decisions (e.g. Nollan v. California Coastal Commission)
and State of California Legislation (e.g. Assembly Bill 1600). The
subject of what constitutes an acceptable nexus and the application of
AB 1600 to in -lieu participation fees has not been completely
clarified by court decisions. However, the stronger the link
established, the more defensible the requirement. The nexus for
residential development fees is generally based on the rationale that
the construction of market rate housing utilizes land that could
otherwise be used for the development of low-income units.
II. Methodology
The in -lieu participation fees are based upon two methodologies;
one for single family residential ownership units and one for rental
units:
A. Single Family Residential Ownership Units
In -lieu participation fees for projects with ownership units
would be calculated based upon the difference between the
maximum affordable purchase price of a dwelling unit for a
lower or moderate income household and the estimated cost of
the inclusionary unit. The following steps were followed in
calculating in -lieu participation fees for projects with
ownership units:
1. Determine the estimated cost of each inclusionary unit.
a. Estimate the construction cost of each
inclusionary unit. The construction costs would
be calculated on a square foot basis using the
City's Fee Schedule for building Regulation
Permits (cost/square foot for average
construction). In addition, construction costs
for any common areas are included (15% of the
total construction cost). The estimate of the
construction cost of the common areas is based
upon a recent survey of projects in the Tri-Valley
area.
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b. Estimate the unimproved land cost (estimated cost
of land with an approved Tentative Map) for each
inclusionary unit.
c. The total of the construction cost, cost of common
area (if any) and the unimproved land costs equals
the hard cost of the unit.
d. Determine the soft costs. Soft costs include the
following (30% of the construction cost plus the
unimproved land cost (hard costs)):
Profit 12%
Marketing 4%
Finance 10%
Overhead 4%
30%
The estimate of soft costs is based upon a recent
survey of projects in the City of San Ramon.
e. Determine the total cost per inclusionary unit by
adding the hard costs and soft costs.
2. Determine the affordable purchase prices for both lower
and moderate income households.
a. Determine the household size for each inclusionary
unit. For the purpose of calculating in -lieu
fees, the Ordinance includes a table for
converting the number of bedrooms into the number
of persons/household that would occupy the unit.
b. Based upon the household size, determine the
maximum household income for each household type
using the median income for Alameda County. Lower
income households may not earn more than 80% of
the County median income. Moderate income
households may not earn more than 120% of the
County median income.
c. Determine the maximum affordable monthly mortgage
payment (including principal and interest) for
each unit. Households may not spend more than 30%
of their income for the mortgage payment. A 10%
down payment is used.
d. Determine the maximum affordable loan amount for
each inclusionary unit using a standard monthly
mortgage payment table for the average fixed
interest rate (30 year loan) for Northern
California in effect at the time the City Council
establishes the fees.
3. Determine the in -lieu fee payment. The maximum
affordable loan amount (plus 10% downpayment) is
subtracted from the cost of each type of inclusionary
unit and the in -lieu fees for each unit are totalled.
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B. Rental Projects
In -lieu participation fees for projects with rental units
would be calculated based upon the difference between the
ability to pay of lower income households and the market
rents of comparable units. The following steps would be
followed in calculating in -lieu participation fees for
projects with rental units:
1. Determine the market rents of units comparable to the
required inclusionary units.
a. Determine the monthly market rents of units
comparable to each inclusionary unit. The
apartment units used must be located in the Tri-
Valley area.
b. Determine the amount that would be spent on rent
(market rate) over a 30 year period for each type
of comparable market rate unit (multiply the
monthly market rents by 360 months). Increases in
market rents over time are not considered in this
calculation because they are offset by increases
in wages over time.
2. Determine the affordable rent based on the ability to
pay of lower income households.
a. Determine the household size for each inclusionary
unit using the table in the Ordinance.
b. Based upon the household size, determine the
maximum affordable monthly rent for lower income
households (70% of 30% of the median income for
Alameda County adjusted for family size).
c. Determine the amount that would be spent over a 30
year period (multiply the monthly affordable rent
by 360 months).
3. Determine the in -lieu fee payment. The 30 year
affordable rent for each inclusionary unit is
subtracted from the 30 year rent of a comparable unit
(market rate).
III. Fee Calculations
Since the land cost/unit (which is used in the ownership
methodology) is based upon the density of the project, separate
in -lieu fee calculations are required for each of the following
residential land use designations (from the Dublin General Plan):
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Residential Lane Density Range
Use Designations (Units/Acre)
Single Family
Medium Density
Medium High Density
.9 - 6
6.1 - 14
14.1 - 25
The high end of each density range is used in the fee
calculations because it would result in more affordable housing.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Ordinance, each of the fee
calculations for an ownership unit is for a 1,600 square foot,
two bedroom unit (including a two car garage). Fee calculations
are required for the following types of projects:
A.
Type of Project
- Single Family (Ownership)
- Medium Density (Ownership)
- Medium High Density (Ownership); and
- Rental
Single Family Residential (Ownership)
1. Determination of Hard Costs/Unit:
Unit
Construction
Cost'
$92,800
Cost of
+ Common +
Area/Unit
Unimproved
Land Cost2
0 + $72,600
2. Determination of
Hard Costs
$165,400
3. Total Cost of Inclusionary
Hard Costs
Unit
Construction
Cost
$92,800
Cost of
Common +
Area/Unit
Soft Costs4/Unit:
x .3
x .3
Unimproved
Land +
Costs/Unit
Hard Costs/
Unit3
_ $165,400
Soft Costs
$49,620
Unit:
Soft Costs
Soft
Cost/Per Unit
Total Cost/
Inclusionary
Unit
0 $ 72,600= $165,400 x .3=
$165,400 $ 49,620 + $165,400 = $215,020
'Unit Construction Cost is based upon $58.00/square foot (for average
construction of Type V Wood Frame Dwellings from the City of Dublin
fee schedule for building regulation permits) for a 1,600 square foot,
two bedroom dwelling unit (including a two car garage)
2Unimproved Land Cost (estimated cost of land with an approved
Tentative Map) is based upon an appraisal for the site prepared within
three months and acceptable to the City Manager ($435,600/acre and 6
units/acre are used in this example)
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3Hard Costs consist of unit construction cost, plus cost of common
area, plus unimproved land cost
4Soft costs include the following (30% of the construction cost plus
the unimproved land cost(hard costs)):
Profit 12%
Marketing 4%
Finance 10%
Overhead 4%
30%
4. Lower and Moderate Income Affordable Purchase Price:
a. Determination of Household Size (see chart in
ordinance):
Number
of Bedrooms
Number
of Persons
2 4
b. Alameda County Median Income By Household Type:
Household 80% 120% of
Type of Median Income Median Income
Lower Income $35,280
Moderate Income $52,920
c. Determination of Maximum Affordable Monthly Mortgage
Payment:
Household
Type
Maximum Household
Income (B)
Low Income $35,280
Moderate Income $52,920
Maximum
Affordable Monthly
Mortgage Payment4
$ 794
$1,191
4Maximum affordable monthly mortgage payment = AxBxC, where
12
A = .3 (30% of income)
B = maximum household income
C = .9 (90% loan to value ratio, 10% down payment)
d. Determination of Maximum Loan Amounts supported by
maximum affordable monthly mortgage payment:
Maximum Maximum
Household Affordable Monthly Affordable Loan
Type Mortgage Payment Amounts
Lower Income
Moderate Income
$ 794
$1,191
$ 95,000
$140,000
'The maximum affordable loan amount shall be obtained from a standard
Monthly Mortgage Payment Table for the average fixed interest rate (30
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year loan) for Northern California in effect at tie time the City
Council establishes the fees. The above calculation assumes:
Loan Period - 30 years (self -insuring)
Interest Rate = 9.75% (fixed rate in effect at time of
project approval)
10% down payment (90% loan to value ratio)
e. Determination of Maximum Purchase Price:
Household
Type
Lower Income
Moderate Income
Maximum Affordable 10% Down -
Loan Amount + Payment'
$ 95,000
$140,000
+ $10,555
+ $15,555
Maximum
= Purchase Price6
$105,555
$155,555
6The maximum purchase price is calculated as follows: Maximum
Affordable loan amount divided by .9.
'The 10% downpayment is calculated as follows: Maximum Purchase Price
x .1.
Household
Type
5. In -Lieu Fee Payment:
Total Cost/
Inclusionary
Unit
Lower Income $215,020
Moderate Income $215,020
Maximum
Purchase Price
- $105,555
- $155,555
Average In -Lieu Fee/ 109,465
+ 59,465
Inclusionary Unit° = 2
In -Lieu Fee/
Unit In Project - $84,465 x .1
SAdd the in -lieu participation fees for
moderate income unit and divide by 2 to
inclusionary unit.
a lower
get the
In -Lieu Fee
Inclusionary
Unit
_ $109,465
$ 59,465
$ 84,465
$ 8,446
income unit and a
average fee per
9Determine in -lieu fee per unit in the development by multiplying the
average in -lieu fee per inclusionary unit by 10%.
B.
Medium Density (Ownership)
1.
Unit
Construction
Cost1
$92,800
Determination of Hard Costs/Unit4:
Cost of
+ Common
Area/Unit2
$92,800 x .15 = $13,920
+ Unimproved
Land Cost3
2. Determination of Soft
Hard Costs
$137,831
+ $31,111
Costs/Unit:
Hard Cost/
Unit4
$137,831
x .3 = Soft Costs
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3. Total Cost of Inclusionary Unit:
Total Cost/
Hard Costs/ + Soft Inclusionary
Unit4 Costs Unit
Unit Cost of Unimproved Total Cost/
Construction + Common + Land Cost/ + Soft = Inclusionary
Cost Areas/Unit Unit Costs Unit
$92,800 + $13,920 + $31,111 + $41,349 = $179,180
'Unit Construction Cost is based upon $58.00/square foot (for average
construction of Type V Wood Frame Dwellings from the City of Dublin
fee schedule for building regulation permits) for a 1600 dwelling unit
(including a two car garage)
'Common areas include common landscaped areas and recreation
facilities (15% of the construction cost)
3Unimproved Land Cost is based upon an appraisal for the site prepared
within three months and acceptable to the City Manager ($435,600/acre
and 14 units/acre)
4"Hard Costs" consist of unit construction cost, plus cost of common
area, plus unimproved land cost.
'Soft costs include the following (30% of the construction cost plus
the improved land cost(hard costs)):
Profit 12%
Marketing 4%
Finance 10%
Overhead 4%
30%
4. Lower and Moderate Income Affordable Purchase Price:
a. Determination of Household Size (see chart in
ordinance):
Number
of Bedrooms
Number
of Persons
2 4
b. Alameda County Median Income By Household Type:
80% 120% of
Household Type of Median Income Median Income
Lower Income $35,280
Moderate Income $52,920
c. Determination of Maximum Affordable Monthly
Mortgage Payment:
Maximum Household Maximum Household
Household Tyke Income (B) Mortgage Paymenp,E
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Lower Income
Moderate Income
$35,280
$52,920
4Maximum monthly mortgage payment = AxBxC, where
12
A = .3 (30% of income)
B = maximum household income
C = .9 (90% loan to value ratio, 10% down payment
d.
Determination of Maximum
$ 794
$1,191
Loan Amounts supported by
maximum monthly mortgage payment:
Maximum Monthly Maximum Loan
Household Type Mortgage Payment Amount
Lower Income
Moderate Income
$ 794
$1, 191
$ 95,000
$140,000
The maximum loan amount shall be obtained from a standard Monthly
Mortgage Payment Table for the average fixed interest rate (30 year
loan) for Northern California in effect at the time of earliest
discretionary approval including, but not limited to Prezoning,
Planned Development, or Tentative Map. The above calculation assumes:
Loan Period = 30 years (self -insuring)
Interest Rate = 9.75% (fixed rate in effect at time of project
approval)
10% down payment (90% loan to value ratio)
Household
Type
Lower Income
Moderate Income
e. Determination of Maximum
Maximum Affordable
Loan Amount
$ 95,000
$140,000
6The maximum purchase price is
Affordable loan amount divided
Purchase Price:
10% Down-
Payment7
$10,555
$15,555
calculated as
by .9.
7The 10% downpayment is calculated as
Price x .1.
5. In -Lieu Fee Payment:
Household Type
Lower Income
Moderate Income
Total Cost/
Inclusionary
Unit
$179,180
$179,180
Average In -Lieu
Fee/Inclusionary Unite =
In -Lieu Fee/
Unit In Project9 =
Maximum
Purchase Price6
$105,555
$155,555
follows: Maximum
follows:
Maximum Purchase
Maximum In -Lieu Fee/
Purchase Inclusionary
Price Unit
$105,555 = $73,625
$155,555 = $23,625
$73,625 + $23,625
2
$48,625 x .1
$48,625
$4,862
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8Add the in -lieu participation fees for a lower _L.tcome unit and a
moderate income unit and divide by 2 to get the average fee per
inclusionary unit.
9Determine in -lieu fee per unit in the development by multiplying the
average in -lieu fee per inclusionary unit by 10%.
C. Medium High Density (Ownership'
1. Determination of Hard Costs/Unit:
Unit
Construction
Cost'
$92,800
Cost of
+ Common + Unimproved
Area/Unite Land Costs3
$92,800 x .15 =
$13,920 + $17,424
2. Determination of Soft Costs/Unit:
Hard Cost/
Unit
x .3
Soft
Costss
$124,144 x .3 = $37,243
Hard
Costs4
$124,144
'Construction Cost is based upon $58.00/square foot (for average
construction of Type V Wood Frame Dwellings from the City of Dublin
fee schedule for building regulation permits) for a 1,600 dwelling
unit (including a two car garage)
2Common areas include common landscaped areas and recreation
facilities (15% of the construction cost)
3Unimproved Land Cost is based upon an appraisal for the site prepared
within three months and acceptable to the City Manager ($435,600/acre
and 25 units/acre)
41Hard Costs" consist of unit construction cost, plus cost of common
area, plus unimproved land cost.
'Soft costs include the following (30% of the construction cost plus
the improved land cost(hard costs)):
Profit
Marketing
Finance
Overhead
12%
4%
10%
4% 0
30%
3. Total Costs of Inclusionary Unit:
Unit
Construction +
Cost
$92,800
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Hard Costs/
Unit
Cost of Unimproved
Common + Land Cost/ +
Area/Unit Unit
+ $13,920 + $17,424 +
Soft Costs
Soft
Costs
Total Cost/
Inclusionary
Unit
$37,243 = $161,387
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Household Type
4. Lower and Moderate Income Affordable Purchase Prices:
a. Determination of Household Size (see chart in
ordinance):
Number
of Bedrooms
Number
of Persons
2 4
b. Alameda County Median Income By Household Type:
80% 120% of
of Median Income Median Income
Lower Income $35,280
Moderate Income $52,920
c. Determination of Maximum Affordable Monthly
Mortgage Payment:
Household Type
Lower Income
Moderate Income
Maximum Household Maximum Household
Income (B) Mortgage Payment"
$35,280
$52,920
4Maximum monthly mortgage payment = AxBxC, where
12
A = .3 (30% of income)
B = maximum household income
C = .9 (90% loan to value ratio, 10% down payment
$ 794
$1,191
d. Determination of Maximum Loan Amounts supported by
maximum monthly mortgage payment:
Household Type
Lower Income
Moderate Income
Maximum Monthly Maximum Loan
Mortgage Payment Amounts
$ 794
$1,191
$ 95,000
$140,000
The maximum loan amount shall be obtained from a standard Monthly
Mortgage Payment Table for the average fixed interest rate (30 year
loan) for Northern California in effect at the time of earliest
discretionary approval including, but not limited to Prezoning,
Planned Development, or Tentative Map. The above calculation assumes:
Loan Period = 30 years (self -insuring)
Interest Rate = 9.75% (fixed rate in effect at time of project
approval)
10% down payment (90% loan to value ratio)
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e.
Determination of Maximum Purchase Price:
Household Maximum Affordable 10% Down -
Type Loan Amount Payment'_
Lower Income
Moderate Income
$ 95,000
$140,000
$10,555
$15,555
6The maximum purchase price is calculated as follows:
Affordable loan amount divided by .9.
Maximum
Purchase Price
$105,555
$155,555
Maximum
'The 10% downpayment is calculated as follows: Maximum Purchase
Price x .1.
5. In -Lieu Fee Payment:
Household Type
Lower Income
Moderate Income
Total Cost/
Inclusionary
Unit
$161,387
$161,387
Maximum In -Lieu Fee/
Purchase Inclusionary
Price Unit
- $105,555 = $55,832
- $155,555 = $ 5,832
Average In -Lieu $55,832 + $5,832
Fee/Inclusionary Unit' = 2
In -Lieu Fee/
Unit In Project' _ $30,832 x
'Add the in -lieu participation fees for
moderate income unit and divide by 2 to
inclusionary unit.
.1
a lower
get the
$30,832
$3,083
income unit and a
average fee per
'Determine in -lieu fee per unit in the development
average in -lieu fee per inclusionary unit by 10%.
D.
Rental
1. Rents of Comparable Unit:
Unit Type
2 bedroom
2.
Comparable
Monthly Rent
by multiplying
30 Year Rent of
Comparable Units
the
$850 x 360 = $306,000
Ability to Pay of Lower Income Household:
a. Determination of Household Size (Refer to Table in
Ordinance:
Number of Number of
Bedrooms Persons/Household
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b. Alameda County Median Income By Household Size:
Household
Size
Alameda County
Median Income
4 $44,100
c. Determination of Maximum Affordable Monthly Rent:'
Alameda County Maximum Affordable
Median Income Monthly Rent
$44,100 x .7 x .3
divided by 12 = $772
'Refer to Section 8.08.040(a) of ordinance.
d. Maximum Affordable Rent Over 30 Year Period:
30 Year
Affordable Rent
$772 x 360 = $277,920
3. In -Lieu Fee Payment:
30 Year Rent of
Comparable Units
$306,000
In -Lieu Fee/
Unit In the Project
30 Year In -Lieu Fee
Affordable Rent (Per Inclusionary Unit)
277,920 = $28,080
$28,080 x .1 = $ 2,808
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