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

 

Chula Vista, San Diego County

download the full policy: Chula Vista Hsg Element.pdf (0.04 MB pdf)

Policy and Jurisdiction Information

Population: 173,556
Land Area (sq mi.): 48.9
Year Adopted: 1981
Compliance Type: mandatory
Policy Type: housing element
   

Developer Options

Construction Alternatives

  • (not 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

In-lieu fees allowed in cases where "construction, the provision of land, and off-site projects have been duly proven to present an unreasonable hardship" the city may accept in-lieu fees. See the full policy for more details (p. 4 of the downloadable document here)

Incentives

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

Requirements

  Rental Units Ownership Units
IH Requirement Threshold not required 50 units
% Production Required not applicable variable formula; 10 - 15%
Targeted Groups
  • (not offered)extremely low income
  • (not offered)very low income
  • (not offered)low income
  • (not offered)moderate income
  • (not offered)above-moderate income
  • (not offered)senior
  • (not offered)extremely low income
  • (not offered)very low income
  • (offered)low income
  • (offered)moderate income
  • (not offered)above-moderate income
  • (not offered)senior
Length of Affordability not available not available

Production Data

Inclusionary Development Units Produced, 1999-2006:977
In-Lieu Fee Units Produced, 1999-2006:0
Total Inclusionary Units Produced, 1999-2006:977

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

last updated June 27, 2008