California Coalition for Rural Housing

California Coalition for Rural Housing

Working to ensure affordable housing opportunities for low income and rural households since 1976.

California Inclusionary Housing Policy Database

 

Buellton, Santa Barbara County

download the full policy: Buellton Municipal Codes.pdf (0.13 MB pdf)

Policy and Jurisdiction Information

Population: 4,524
Land Area (sq mi.): 1.6
Year Adopted: 2002
Compliance Type: mandatory
Policy Type: zoning
   

Developer Options

Construction Alternatives

  • (offered)conversion to affordable housing
  • (not offered)credit transfer
  • (offered)in-lieu fee
  • (offered)land dedication
  • (offered)off-site construction

In-Lieu Fee Structure: formula


Incentives

  • (offered)clustering of IH units
  • (not offered)delayed building of IH units
  • (offered)density bonus
  • (not offered)fast-track processing
  • (offered)fee deferral
  • (offered)fee reduction
  • (offered)fee waiver
  • (not offered)flexible design standards
  • (not offered)growth control extension
  • (offered)subsidies
  • (not offered)tax abatement
  • (not offered)(other)

Requirements

  Rental Units Ownership Units
IH Requirement Threshold 1 units or 1 lots 1 units
% Production Required variable formula; 15 - 30% variable formula; 15 - 30%
Targeted Groups
  • (not offered)extremely low income
  • (offered)very low income
  • (offered)low income
  • (offered)moderate income
  • (not offered)above-moderate income
  • (not offered)senior
  • (not offered)extremely low income
  • (offered)very low income
  • (offered)low income
  • (offered)moderate income
  • (not offered)above-moderate income
  • (not offered)senior
Length of Affordability 10 - 55 years 10 - 45 years

Production Data

Inclusionary Development Units Produced, 1999-2006:42
In-Lieu Fee Units Produced, 1999-2006:0
Total Inclusionary Units Produced, 1999-2006:42

Residential building permit activity 5 years before and after adoption of ordinance:

permit data not available

last updated July 26, 2007