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California Inclusionary Housing Policy Database

 

Dublin, Alameda County

download the full policy: Dublin IH Ordinance.pdf (0.28 MB pdf)

Policy and Jurisdiction Information

Population: 38,330
Land Area (sq mi.): 12.6
Year Adopted: 2005
Compliance Type: mandatory
Policy Type: ordinance
   

Developer Options

Construction Alternatives

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

In-Lieu Fee Structure: fixed per-unit fee

While the Regulations require that 12.5% of the units in the project be Inclusionary Units, they permit the developer to meet 40% of this obligation by paying a fee in-lieu of construction. Thus, there is a "must-build" requirement of 7.5% of the units in the project, and the obligation with respect to the remaining 5% may be satisfied by the payment of a fee in-lieu of construction.

The amount of the in-lieu fee is set by resolution of the City Council. Resolution No. 56-02 establishes that the in-lieu fee per unit is adjusted annually on July 1 to reflect the greater of the percentage change either in a) the Bay Area Urban Consumer Price Index (CPI) as of March of each year, or b) the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rent limits for the Oakland Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area (PMSA) that are in effect at the time. The fee as of July 1, 2004 is $82,466 per Inclusionary Unit.

THE ENTIRE IN-LIEU FEE AMOUNT FOR THE PROJECT IS DUE AND PAYABLE AT ISSUANCE OF FIRST BUILDING PERMIT IN THE PROJECT.

Incentives

  • (not offered)clustering of IH units
  • (not offered)delayed building of IH units
  • (not offered)density bonus
  • (not offered)fast-track processing
  • (offered)fee deferral
  • (not offered)fee reduction
  • (not offered)fee waiver
  • (offered)flexible design standards
  • (not offered)growth control extension
  • (not offered)subsidies
  • (not offered)tax abatement
  • (offered)(other)

Requirements

  Rental Units Ownership Units
IH Requirement Threshold 20 units 20 units
% Production Required fixed formula; 12% fixed formula; 12%
Targeted Groups
  • (not offered)extremely low income
  • (offered)very low income
  • (offered)low income
  • (offered)moderate income
  • (not offered)above-moderate income
  • (not offered)senior
  • (not offered)extremely low income
  • (offered)very low income
  • (offered)low income
  • (offered)moderate income
  • (not offered)above-moderate income
  • (not offered)senior
Length of Affordability 55 years 55 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

Other Notes

In addition, the Inclusionary Zoning Regulations require that Inclusionary Units: Be constructed concurrently with the market-rate units in the project; Have a similar range of bedrooms to the market-rate units in the project; Not be distinguished by design or materials from the market-rate units in the project;Be reasonably dispersed throughout the project.

If the development proposes for-sale units, it is required that the developer ensure that the purchaser of an Inclusionary Unit execute a resale agreement.

After being screened for initial eligibility based on household income and household size, applicant households shall be ranked and sorted based on the number of points the applicant receives under the priorities set forth in the Regulations at Section 8.68.050.D.

The actual Inclusionary Zoning Obligations will be formalized in an Affordable Housing Agreement (AHA) between the City and the Developer, prior to recordation of a final map for the development.

The Inclusionary Ordinance (Section 8.68.020A.2) states that the price at which the Inclusionary Units are to be offered is the price that would allow an applicant in the pertinent category to pay no more than 35% of their income toward housing expenses. This requires that each and every qualified buyer pay no more than 35% of his or her individual household income toward housing expenses. The only exception is very-low income applicants.

last updated November 19, 2007