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Final Passage of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Amending Section 30-16 Inclusionary Housing Requirements for Residential Projects.
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this action is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3). (Planning, Building and Transportation)
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The staff report for this ordinance was included when the ordinance was introduced and is available at the following link:
<https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=8008149&GUID=5797AAC3-DF61-4A46-96B8-AE980D61D029&Options=&Search=&FullText=1>
This ordinance was revised when it was introduced. The changes are shown in blue in the attached full text of the ordinance and are as follows:
The number of units in Section 30-16.4.a was changed from five to eleven.
Section 30-16.4.c was amended to add: The three options shown in the tables below are designed to require an equivalent subsidy. Therefore, an option with a lower percentage of affordable units requires a higher subsidy cost per unit than an option with a higher percentage of units, rather than representing a reduction in the inclusionary housing requirement. The developer may propose an economically equivalent ratio of affordable units in one or more affordability categories, which may be approved as part of the project entitlement based on a cost of subsidy analysis demonstrating rough equivalence to the basic requirement. Any such adjustment shall be approved by the Planning Board and may be appealed to the City Council pursuant to Chapter 30-25.
The number in Section 30-16.5.b was changed from “four units or less” to “less than eleven units”
Section 30-16.6.a was deleted and subsequent sections were renumbered.
Exhibit:
1. Ful text of Ordinance