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

 

Hercules, Contra Costa County

download the full policy: Hercules IH.pdf (0.36 MB pdf)

Policy and Jurisdiction Information

Population: 19,299
Land Area (sq mi.): 6.5
Year Adopted: 1997
Compliance Type: mandatory
Policy Type: housing element
   

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

Establised by City Council.

Incentives

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

Requirements

  Rental Units Ownership Units
IH Requirement Threshold 1 units 1 units
% Production Required variable formula; 10 - 15% variable formula; 10 - 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 30 - 50 years 30 - 50 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 October 1, 2007