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Zoning Ordinance Amendment 2015 -03 <br />September 15, 2015 <br />Page 2 <br />Simplify In -Lieu fee calculation ($5 /square foot of habitable space) only applicable to <br />projects of 20 or fewer units; <br />Allow pipeline projects the option of paying $5 /square foot. <br />The following is a summary of the changes made at the Council meeting on August 4, 2015 and <br />adopted on September 1, 2015. <br />Change in -lieu fee to $5 per square foot for projects of 20 units and fewer and $15 per <br />square foot for projects of 21 units and above. <br />Change "moderate income" definition to 80% of area median income. The new definition <br />is the same as State's definition of "low income household." <br />• Pipeline projects have an option of paying $15 per square foot. <br />Subsequently, changes made at the Council meeting on September 1, 2015 to be presented for <br />a new let reading on September 15, 2015 were as follows: <br />Allow pipeline projects to pay either their existing agreed upon in -lieu fee or $9.35 per <br />square foot, <br />Allow developers of for -sale units the option of renting out their inclusionary units or selling <br />them to qualified low- income households. <br />Allow the height, density, parking, and other permitted concessions only on projects when <br />developers opt to provide their inclusionary housing units on -site or off -site as permitted <br />by the ordinance. However, such concessions will not be permitted to the developers who <br />take the in -lieu fee option. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal No. 5 Community <br />Engagement and Sustainability, Objective No. 3 (facilitate diverse housing <br />support efforts to preserve and improve livability in Santa Ana neighborhoods). <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. <br />assan Hagh ni, AltP <br />Executive Director <br />Planning & Building Agency <br />HH:rb <br />HH \Reports \HOO Amendments Report to CC Sept 15 2915 <br />Exhibit: A. Planning Commission Staff Report <br />B. ordinance 50A -2 <br />Health, Livability, <br />opportunities and <br />