Monterey Park affordable units in new housing (inclusionary)

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Exemptions	Exempt: 100% affordable projects for very low-, low- or moderate-income households, deed-restricted 55 years (rental) or 45 years (sale). § 21.19.030 · code text Any eligible project that is 100% affordable for very low-, low-, or moderate-income households that will be deed-restricted for a period of at least 55 years for rental units or 45 years for for-sale units. Exempt: reuse of a designated landmark or contributing structure for housing within a historic district. § 21.19.030 · code text Reuse of a designated landmark or contributing structure for housing within a historic district. Exempt: ADUs, junior units, or Gov. Code §§ 65852.21 and 66411.7 units, if replacement or restoration adds fewer than 5. § 21.19.030 · code text Accessory dwelling units, junior dwelling units, or units created pursuant to Government Code Sections 65852.21 and 66411.7, provided that the replacement or restoration does not increase the number of existing units by five or more. Exempt: residential additions, repairs or remodels that do not increase existing units by 5 or more. § 21.19.030 · code text Residential building additions, repairs, or remodels, provided the work does not increase the number of existing units by five or more. Exempt: replacing units destroyed by fire, flood, earthquake or other disaster, if it does not add 5 or more units. § 21.19.030 · code text Replacement or restoration of residential units damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, earthquake, or other disaster, provided that the replacement or restoration does not increase the number of existing units by five or more.
Fee instead of units	Pay an in-lieu fee for the fractional unit instead of a whole unit on site. Amount not stated here. Applies: The calculation leaves a fraction; one-half or higher may instead round up, with the unit on site. § 21.19.040 · code text or pay the fractional amount of inclusionary housing inlieu fees pursuant to this chapter.
Share of affordable units	15% of the units at an affordable rent: 9% to very low- or low-income households and 6% to moderate-income households. Applies: Rental projects. § 21.19.040 · code text Developers proposing a rental project must rent 15% of the units to affordable households at an affordable rent, as follows: 9% Applies: Rental projects; very low-income or low-income households. § 21.19.040 · code text Nine percent to very low-income households or low-income households; 6% Applies: Rental projects; moderate-income households. § 21.19.040 · code text Six percent moderate-income households. 15% Applies: Projects for sale; moderate-income households. § 21.19.040 · code text Developers with projects for sale must sell 15% of the units to moderate-income households at an affordable housing cost.

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Monterey Park's code: Exempt: 100% affordable projects for very low-, low- or moderate-income households, deed-restricted 55 years (rental) or 45 years (sale). (§ 21.19.030); Exempt: reuse of a designated landmark or contributing structure for housing within a historic district. (§ 21.19.030).

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