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Recommendation to Accept the Annual Review of the Affordable Housing Ordinance and the City's Affordable Housing Unit/Fee Consistent with Section 27-1 of the Alameda Municipal Code and California Government Code Section 66001, and Accept the Annual Affordable Housing Unit/Fee Fund Activity Report. (Housing 266)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jill Keimach, City Manager
Re: Recommendation to Accept Annual Review of the Affordable Housing Ordinance and the City's Affordable Housing Unit/Fee Consistent with Section 27-1 of the Alameda Municipal Code and California Government Code Section 66001, and Accept the Annual Affordable Housing Unit/Fee Fund Activity Report
BACKGROUND
On December 19, 1989, the City Council adopted the Affordable Housing Ordinance, which was created to mitigate the housing impacts caused by new or expanded non-residential construction. The Ordinance authorizes impact fees that apply to office/research and development, retail, warehouse/industrial, manufacturing, and hotel/motel construction. The Ordinance established the City's Affordable Housing Unit/Fee (AHUF) requirements as Section 27-1 of the Alameda Municipal Code (AMC) and stated that these requirements can be satisfied either by the provision of housing units affordable to low- and moderate-income households or by the payment of an in-lieu fee.
The AMC mandates that the City Council review the AHUF requirements on an annual basis to determine that they are reasonably related to the impacts of development and whether the affordable housing units, programs, and activities are still needed. In addition to the requirements of the AMC, the AHUF is also required to meet the provisions of Section 66001 of the State of California Government Code. The Annual Report includes a statement of total fees collected, the beginning and ending fund balance, and how the fees were expended during the fiscal year.
This staff report and the attached Affordable Ho...
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