Danville, Contra Costa County

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Policy and Jurisdiction Information

Population:	41,715
Land Area (sq mi.):	18.1
Year Adopted:	1994

Compliance Type:	mandatory
Policy Type:	ordinance

Developer Options

Construction Alternatives

conversion to affordable housing
credit transfer
in-lieu fee
land dedication
off-site construction

In-Lieu Fee Structure: formula

The in lieu fee shall be calculated based on the subsidy differential between what a moderate income household (earning one hundred ten percent (110%) of current SMSA median income), adjusted for expected household size and appropriate unit size, can afford to pay for housing and the estimated total cost of a new, non-BMR unit of appropriate size, as determined to the satisfaction of the Town. The in lieu fee shall be calculated on a project-by-project basis with the per unit fee paid subject to review and approval by the Chief of Planning.

Incentives

clustering of IH units
delayed building of IH units
density bonus
fast-track processing
fee deferral
fee reduction
fee waiver
flexible design standards
growth control extension
subsidies
tax abatement
(other)

Requirements

	Rental Units	Ownership Units
IH Requirement Threshold	2 units or 2 lots	2 units or 2 lots
% Production Required	variable formula; 10 - 15%	variable formula; 10 - 15%
Targeted Groups	extremely low income very low income low income moderate income above-moderate income senior	extremely low income very low income low income moderate income above-moderate income senior
Length of Affordability	10 - 30 years	10 - 30 years

Production Data

Production data not available for this jurisdiction.

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

last updated September 28, 2007

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