(A) Location of affordable housing units. Affordable housing units shall be dispersed among the market rate units throughout the covered development project.
(B) Phasing of construction.
(1) Where possible, affordable housing units shall be constructed concurrent with the development of market-rate units.
(2) Construction phasing of affordable housing units shall not be delayed beyond the schedule noted below, unless authorized by the Director of Community Development when it is demonstrated by the developer to the satisfaction of the city that a delay is necessary in order to account for the different financing and funding requirements, economics of scale, and infrastructure needs applicable to development of the market rate and the affordable housing units:
Construction of Market-Rate Units (%) | Required Construction of Affordable Housing Unit (%) |
Construction of Market-Rate Units (%) | Required Construction of Affordable Housing Unit (%) |
Up to 30% | None required |
30% plus 1 unit | At least 10% |
Up to 50% | At least 30% |
Up to 75% | At least 50% |
75% plus 1 unit | At least 70% |
Up to 90% | 100% |
Fractions of units shall not be counted | |
(C) Exterior appearance.
(1) The exterior appearance of the affordable housing units in any covered development project shall be visually compatible with the market rate units in the development.
(2) External building materials and finishes shall be substantially the same in type and quality for affordable housing units as for market rate units.
(D) Interior appearance and finishes. Affordable housing units may differ from market rate units with regard to interior finishes and square footage, provided that:
(1) Interior features and structural elements of affordable housing units shall comply in all respects to the minimum construction standards set forth in the city code;
(2) The differences between the affordable housing units and the market rate units shall not include improvements related to energy efficiency, including mechanical equipment and plumbing, insulation, windows, and heating and cooling systems;
(3) The bedroom mix and aggregate gross square footage of the affordable housing units shall be no less than the minimum requirements outlined in the table below (unless adjusted in accordance with § 158.12(B)); and
Number of Affordable Housing Units | Number of Bedrooms | Minimum Aggregate Gross Square Footage | |
1 Bedroom | 2 Bedroom | ||
Number of Affordable Housing Units | Number of Bedrooms | Minimum Aggregate Gross Square Footage | |
1 Bedroom | 2 Bedroom | ||
1 | 0 | 1 | 1,200 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2,000 |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3,200 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 4,000 |
5 | 2 | 3 | 5,200 |
6 | 3 | 3 | 6,000 |
7 | 3 | 4 | 7,200 |
8 | 4 | 4 | 8,000 |
9 | 4 | 5 | 9,200 |
10 | 5 | 5 | 10,000 |
11 | 5 | 6 | 11,200 |
12 | 6 | 6 | 12,000 |
13 | 6 | 7 | 13,200 |
14 | 7 | 7 | 14,000 |
15 | 7 | 8 | 15,200 |
16 | 8 | 8 | 16,000 |
17 | 8 | 9 | 17,200 |
18 | 9 | 9 | 18,000 |
19 | 9 | 10 | 19,200 |
20 | 10 | 10 | 20,000 |
(4) To the extent that a covered development project is required to provide more than 20 affordable housing units, the mix and aggregate gross square footage of such units shall be determined in a manner consistent with the preceding table.
(Ord. 2005-45, passed 12-5-2005)