California Coalition for Rural Housing

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

California Inclusionary Housing Policy Database

 

Fort Bragg, Mendocino County

download the full policy: Fort Bragg IH Ordinance.pdf (0.06 MB pdf)

Policy and Jurisdiction Information

Population: 7,026
Land Area (sq mi.): 2.7
Year Adopted: 2004
Compliance Type: mandatory
Policy Type: ordinance
   

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

Calculation of in-lieu fee. The inclusionary housing in-lieu fee shall be a percentage of the projected construction cost of market rate dwelling units. The amount and calculation of the in0lieu fee shall be established by the City's Fee Schedule.

Incentives

  • (not offered)clustering of IH units
  • (not offered)delayed building of IH units
  • (offered)density bonus
  • (not offered)fast-track processing
  • (offered)fee deferral
  • (not offered)fee reduction
  • (not offered)fee waiver
  • (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 5 units 5 units
% Production Required fixed formula; 15% fixed formula; 15%
Targeted Groups
  • (not offered)extremely low income
  • (offered)very low income
  • (offered)low income
  • (not 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 40 years 30 years

Production Data

Production data not available for this jurisdiction.


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

permit data not available

last updated October 1, 2007