Colma, San Mateo County

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Policy and Jurisdiction Information

Population:	1,191
Land Area (sq mi.):	1.9
Year Adopted:	2005

Compliance Type:	mandatory
Policy Type:	ordinance

Developer Options

Construction Alternatives

conversion to affordable housing
credit transfer
in-lieu fee
land dedication
off-site construction

In-Lieu Fee Structure: fixed per-unit fee

In-lieu fees are determined annually by the City Manager. They will at the least cover the difference between the anticipated affordable sales price or rent and costs of construction. See section 5.12.070 of the policy (page 4 of the download available here.)

Incentives

clustering of IH units
delayed building of IH units
density bonus
fast-track processing
fee deferral
fee reduction
fee waiver
flexible design standards
growth control extension
subsidies
tax abatement
(other)

Requirements

	Rental Units	Ownership Units
IH Requirement Threshold	5 units	5 units
% Production Required	fixed formula; 20%	fixed formula; 20%
Targeted Groups	extremely low income very low income low income moderate income above-moderate income senior	extremely low income very low income low income moderate income above-moderate income senior
Length of Affordability	55 years	45 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 September 26, 2007

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