Sections:
16.20.010 Purpose.
16.20.020 Definitions.
16.20.030 Applicability.
16.20.040 Application Requirements.
16.20.050 Density Bonus.
16.20.060 Incentives.
16.20.070 Review Procedures.
16.20.080 Affordable Housing Agreement and Senior Housing Agreement.
16.20.090 Design and Quality.
16.20.100 Commercial Density Bonus.
16.20.110 Interpretation.
The public good is served when there exists in a city, housing which is appropriate for the needs of and affordable to the public who reside within that city. There is in the City of Murrieta a need for housing affordable to various groups, such as lower income, moderate income and senior citizen households. Therefore, it is in the public interest for the City to promote the construction of such additional housing through the exercise of its powers and utilization of its resources to facilitate the development of quality housing affordable for these types of households.
A. It is the purpose of this section to specify how compliance with Government Code §§ 65915, 65915.5, 65915.7, and 65917 ("State Density Bonus Law") will be implemented, as required by Government Code § 65915(a).
B. It is the purpose of this section to implement the goals, objectives and policies of the Housing Element of the City's General Plan.
C. It is the purpose of this section to provide the implementing framework, as it relates to affordable housing density bonuses, and offer concessions and incentives for eligible housing developments which are consistent with the City's long-standing commitment to provide for affordable housing.
(Ord. 549 § 2, 2019)
A housing development as defined in State Density Bonus Law shall be eligible for a density bonus and other regulatory incentives that are provided by State Density Bonus Law when the applicant seeks and agrees to provide low, very-low, senior or moderate income housing units or units intended to serve transitional foster youth, disabled veterans, homeless persons, and lower income students in the threshold amounts specified in State Density Bonus Law. A housing development includes only the residential component of a mixed use project. A commercial development as defined in subsection 16.20.100 shall be eligible for a commercial development bonus as provided in subsection 16.20.100.
The granting of a density bonus, incentive or concession, pursuant to this section, shall not be interpreted, in and of itself, to require a general plan amendment, development code amendment, zone change, other discretionary approval, or the waiver of a city ordinance or provisions of a city ordinance unrelated to development standards.
(Ord. 549 § 2, 2019)
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