Unless otherwise specified by the Town Council, inclusionary units shall be developed in a manner consistent with the following requirements:
(A) For-sale and rental inclusionary units.
(1) Inclusionary units shall be reasonably dispersed throughout a residential development and not clustered in a specific portion of the development, and the location of the inclusionary units within a residential development shall be designated before issuance of the first building permit for the residential development.
(2) Inclusionary units shall be built concurrently with the market rate units in the residential development. The inclusionary units may be constructed in phases if the market rate units are constructed in phases, provided that the percentage of inclusionary units developed in each phase shall be equivalent to or greater than the total percentage of inclusionary units to be developed as part of the residential development until such time that all the inclusionary units have been built.
(3) Inclusionary units shall be comparable in infrastructure (including sewer, water and other utilities), construction quality and exterior design to the market-rate units.
(4) The bedroom mix for the inclusionary units shall be proportional to the bedroom mix of the market rate units, but the inclusionary units may be smaller in square footage than the market rate units.
(5) The interior finishes and features for the inclusionary units shall be comparable to the base level interior finishes for the market-rate units, and the appliance packages in the inclusionary units shall be the same as the appliance packages provided in the base level market rate units.
(6) Residents and tenants of Inclusionary Units located within the Residential Development shall be provided the same rights and access to common amenities in the development project as residents and tenants occupying market-rate units.
(B) Off-site inclusionary units.
(1) The off-site inclusionary units shall be constructed concurrently with the market rate units in the residential development that triggered the requirements for the inclusionary units. if the market rate units are constructed in phases, then the off-site inclusionary units shall be constructed prior to or concurrently with the first phase of the market rate residential development. Construction of the second phase of the market rate units shall not commence until the required off-site inclusionary units are completed.
(2) Off-site inclusionary units shall be comparable in infrastructure (including sewer, water and other utilities), construction quality and exterior design to the market-rate units.
(3) The bedroom mix for the off-site inclusionary units shall be proportional to the bedroom mix of the market rate units, but the off-site inclusionary units may be smaller in square footage than the market rate units.
(4) The interior finishes and features for the off-site inclusionary units shall be comparable to the base level interior finishes for the market-rate units, and the appliance packages in the off-site inclusionary units shall be the same as the appliance packages provided in the base level market rate units.
(Ord. 884, passed 11-1-2023)