A. Housing developments resulting in a net increase of at least five units (excluding density bonus units) are eligible for a density bonus as provided in this chapter, when the applicant for the housing development agrees or proposes at least one of the following and meets the requirements of Section 19.56.020C, if applicable:
1. Construct:
a. Ten percent of the total units affordable to lower income households at affordable rent or affordable housing cost; or
b. Five percent of the total units affordable to very low income households at affordable rent or affordable housing cost; or
c. Ten percent of the total units proposed in a common interest development for sale to moderate income households, provided that all units in the development are offered to the public for purchase; or
d. A senior citizen housing development.
2. Donate land in accordance with Section 19.56.030C;
3. Provide affordable housing in a condominium conversion project in accordance with Section 19.56.030E.
C. Housing developments on sites occupied by rental housing in the five-year period preceding the date of submittal of a density bonus application must either meet or provide:
(1) Affordable units in accordance with Section 19.56.020A; or
(2) Replacement affordable units in accordance with Government Code Section 65915(c)(3)(B), whichever requires a greater number of affordable units.
D. An applicant may also submit a proposal for specific incentives or concessions to be granted in conjunction with the density bonus, as provided in Section 19.56.040;
E. The granting of a density bonus, incentive or concession, in and of itself, shall not require a general plan amendment, zone change, or other discretionary approval and shall be reviewed concurrently with the review of the housing development. (Ord. 16-2149, § 8, 2016)