California Coalition for Rural Housing

California Coalition for Rural Housing

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

California Inclusionary Housing Policy Database

 

Calistoga, Napa County

download the full policy: Calistoga.IH_.Ordinance.pdf (0.09 MB pdf)

Policy and Jurisdiction Information

Population: 5,190
Land Area (sq mi.): 2.6
Year Adopted: 1989
Compliance Type: mandatory
Policy Type: ordinance
   

Developer Options

Construction Alternatives

  • (not offered)conversion to affordable housing
  • (not offered)credit transfer
  • (offered)in-lieu fee
  • (not offered)land dedication
  • (not offered)off-site construction

In-Lieu Fee Structure: formula

This policy doesn't allow in-lieu fees for residential development, but has an in-lieu fee requirement for non-residential development. See pages 1-2 of the policy download.

Incentives

  • (not offered)clustering of IH units
  • (not offered)delayed building of IH units
  • (not offered)density bonus
  • (not offered)fast-track processing
  • (not offered)fee deferral
  • (not offered)fee reduction
  • (not offered)fee waiver
  • (not offered)flexible design standards
  • (not offered)growth control extension
  • (not 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; 20% fixed formula; 20%
Targeted Groups
  • (not offered)extremely low income
  • (not offered)very low income
  • (offered)low income
  • (offered)moderate income
  • (not offered)above-moderate income
  • (not offered)senior
  • (not offered)extremely low income
  • (not offered)very low income
  • (offered)low income
  • (offered)moderate income
  • (not offered)above-moderate income
  • (not offered)senior
Length of Affordability not available not available

Production Data

Inclusionary Development Units Produced, 1999-2006:0
In-Lieu Fee Units Produced, 1999-2006:0
Total Inclusionary Units Produced, 1999-2006:0

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

Other Notes

This policy does not apply to developments on land owned by the state or US governments, or to nonprofit-operated developments serving low to moderate income housholds.

last updated July 5, 2007