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

 

Mountain View, Santa Clara County

Policy and Jurisdiction Information

Population: 70,708
Land Area (sq mi.): 12.1
Year Adopted: 1999
Compliance Type: mandatory
Policy Type: ordinance
   

Developer Options

Construction Alternatives

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

In-Lieu Fee Structure: formula

In-lieu fees will be based on a formula involving the difference between the price of market-rate units and the price of below-market-rate units. See policy for details.

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
  • (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 3 units
% Production Required fixed formula; 10% fixed formula; 10%
Targeted Groups
  • (not offered)extremely low income
  • (not offered)very low income
  • (offered)low income
  • (not offered)moderate income
  • (not offered)above-moderate income
  • (not offered)senior
  • (not offered)extremely low income
  • (not offered)very low income
  • (not 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:

Other Notes

The BMR requirement shall apply to new or converted residential developments with three (3) or more ownership units; five (5) or more rental units; or mixed projects of six (6) or more residential units.

last updated April 2, 2008