Item 28 - Housing Ad Hoc Committee Progress Report Regarding The Housing Opportunity Ordinance

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ARTICLE XVIII.I. - 2021 AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITY & CREATION ORDINANCE[22] Footnotes: --- (22) --- Editor's note— Ord. No. NS-2881, § 2, adopted September 1, 2015 , repealed and replaced art. XVIII.I, §§ 41-1900—41-1910, in its entirety. Former art. XVIII.I pertained to similar subject matter, and was derived from Ord. No. NS-2825, §§ 2—12, adopted November 28, 2011. Sec. 41-1900. - Purpose. This article establishes standards and procedures to encourage the development of housing that is affordable to a range of households with varying income levels. The purpose of this article is to encourage the development and availability of affordable housing by requiring the inclusion of affordable housing units within new developments or the conversion of rental units to condominium ownership when the number of units exceed the densities permitted under the general plan. ( Ord. No. NS-2881, § 2, 9-1-15 ; Ord. No. NS-2994 , § 3, 9-1-20) Sec. 41-1901. - Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: Adjusted for household size appropriate for the unit means a household of one person in the case of a studio unit, two (2) persons in the case of a one-bedroom unit, three (3) persons in the case of a two- bedroom unit, four (4) persons in the case of a three-bedroom unit, and five (5) persons in the case of a four-bedroom unit. Administrative procedures means those regulations promulgated by the executive director pursuant to section 41-1910 of this article. Affordable housing cost means the total housing costs paid by a qualifying household, which shall not exceed the fraction of gross income specified, as follows: Extremely low-income households. Thirty (30) percent of the income of a household earning thirty (30) percent of the Orange County median income adjusted for family size appropriate for the unit. Very low-income households. Thirty (30) percent of the income of a household earning fifty (50) percent of the Orange County median income adjusted for family size appropriate for the unit. Low-income households. Thirty (30) percent of the income of a household earning eighty (80) percent of the Orange County median income for family size appropriate for the unit. Moderate-income households. Thirty (30) percent of the income of a household earning one hundred twenty (120) percent of the Orange County median income adjusted for family size appropriate for the unit. The qualifying limits for very low-income, low-income and moderate-income households are established and amended annually pursuant to Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. The limits are published by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Developer means any association, corporation, firm, joint venture, partnership, person, or any entity or combination of entities, which seeks city approval for all or part of a residential project. Exhibit 3 - Redline Draft