§ 18.107.120. Residential projects—County incentives.

A.

Residential projects that include the construction of affordable units in conformance with Sections 18.107.080, 18.107.100, or 18.107.110 are eligible for the following county incentives:

1.

Application fees for building permits shall be waived for the affordable units.

2.

Subject to the approval of the planning director, the square footage of the affordable units and interior features in affordable units need not be the same as those in market rate units in the same residential project, so long as they are of good quality and are consistent with contemporary standards for new housing.

3.

In a residential project which contains single-family detached homes, affordable units may be attached dwelling units.

4.

The county shall expedite permit processing.

B.

If an applicant requests a state density bonus or state incentives pursuant to Sections 18.107.150 or 18.107.160, the incentives listed in this section may be provided only if each is individually requested as a state incentive pursuant to Section 18.107.160.

C.

Each of these incentives is a regulatory incentive that results in identifiable, financially sufficient, and actual cost reductions and is a form of assistance specified in Chapter 4.3 (commencing with Section 65915) of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code.

(Ord. No. 1334, § 3, 1-19-2010)