Affordable units in new housing (inclusionary) in San Bruno

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How long units stay affordable	Affordable for not less than 55 years. Applies: Rental units. § 12.230.080 · code text Affordable housing units produced under this chapter shall be legally restricted to occupancy by households of the income levels for which the units were designated for a period of not less than fifty-five years for rental units and forty-five years for for-sale units. Affordable for 45 years. Applies: For-sale units. § 12.230.080 · code text Affordable housing units produced under this chapter shall be legally restricted to occupancy by households of the income levels for which the units were designated for a period of not less than fifty-five years for rental units and forty-five years for for-sale units.
Fee instead of units	The decimal fraction times the affordable housing in-lieu fee per affordable unit set for the for-sale project. Applies: For-sale projects whose affordable unit requirement has a decimal fraction under one-half; the developer may instead build one additional affordable unit. § 12.230.040 · code text the developer shall either build one additional affordable unit or pay an affordable housing in-lieu fee equal to the decimal fraction multiplied by the affordable housing in-lieu fee per affordable unit established for the for-sale residential project.
Projects it applies to	5 or more units. Applies: New residential development projects; at least 15% of total units must be affordable. § 12.230.030 · code text All new residential development projects of five or more units shall include at least fifteen percent of the total units as affordable housing units restricted for occupancy by very low-, low-, and moderate-income households, as specified in this section, unless an alternative is proposed by the developer and approved by the decision-making body for the planning permit, as provided in Section 12.230.060(B).
Share of affordable units	At least 15% of total units. Applies: New residential projects of 5 or more units; very low-, low- and moderate-income households. § 12.230.030 · code text All new residential development projects of five or more units shall include at least fifteen percent of the total units as affordable housing units restricted for occupancy by very low-, low-, and moderate-income households 15%: 5% low-income and 10% moderate-income. Applies: For-sale units. § 12.230.030 · code text At least fifteen percent of the total for-sale units in a residential development project shall be affordable housing units, of which five percent shall be affordable and restricted to occupancy by low-income households and ten percent shall be affordable and restricted to occupancy by moderate-income households. 15%: 5% very low-income, 5% low-income and 5% moderate-income. Applies: Rental units. § 12.230.030 · code text At least fifteen percent of the total rental units in a residential development project shall be affordable housing, of which five percent shall be affordable and restricted to occupancy by very low-income households, five percent shall be affordable and restricted to occupancy by low-income households, and five percent shall be affordable to and restricted to occupancy by moderate-income households. 5% very low-income, 5% low-income and 5% moderate-income. Applies: For-sale units satisfied through rental units as an alternative. § 12.230.060 · code text The affordable housing requirement for for-sale units in Section 12.230.030 may be satisfied by providing five percent of the for-sale units at affordable rent to very low-income households, five percent of the for-sale units at affordable rent to low-income households, and five percent of the for-sale units at affordable rent to moderate-income households.

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San Bruno's code: Affordable for not less than 55 years. (Rental units.) (§ 12.230.080); Affordable for 45 years. (For-sale units.) (§ 12.230.080).

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