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

 

Gilroy, Santa Clara County

download the full policy: Gilroy, IH Policy.pdf (0.11 MB pdf)

Policy and Jurisdiction Information

Population: 49,649
Land Area (sq mi.): 15.9
Year Adopted: 2005
Compliance Type: mandatory
Policy Type: ordinance
   

Developer Options

Construction Alternatives

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

In-Lieu Fee Structure: fixed per-unit fee


Incentives

  • (not offered)clustering of IH units
  • (not offered)delayed building of IH units
  • (offered)density bonus
  • (not offered)fast-track processing
  • (not 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
  • (not offered)(other)

Requirements

  Rental Units Ownership Units
IH Requirement Threshold any project any project
% Production Required fixed formula; 15% fixed formula; 15%
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 30 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


Neighborhood District proponents shall receive the following benefits for constructing 15% or more of their units at affordable housing levels, as defined in the City’s RDO Affordable Housing Exemption Procedure:


► Neighborhood District proponents constructing affordable housing shall receive additional points in the RDO competition. A higher number of points will be awarded to projects with higher percentages of affordable units.

► Density bonuses

► Reduction in City development standards (e.g. zero-lot line developments, clustered housing on smaller lots, and smaller unit sizes)


► Reduction in road widths

last updated January 29, 2008