California Coalition for Rural Housing

Working to ensure affordable housing opportunities for low income and rural households since 1976.

California Inclusionary Housing Policy Database

 

Napa County

Policy and Jurisdiction Information

Population: 124,279
Land Area (sq mi.): 754.0
Year Adopted: 1992
Compliance Type: mandatory
Policy Type: ordinance
   

Developer Options

Construction Alternatives

  • (not 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 are 1% of projected construction costs less than $77,000, and 2% of projected construction costs equal to or greater than $77,000. For rental projects, fees are calculated for each unit individually. See the policy for details: section 15.60.220, page 16 of the policy download here.

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
  • (offered)fee reduction
  • (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 2 units 2 units
% Production Required fixed formula; 10% fixed formula; 10%
Targeted Groups
  • (not offered)extremely low income
  • (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 40 years 40 years

Production Data

Production data not available for this jurisdiction.


Residential building permit activity 5 years before and after adoption of ordinance:

last updated April 2, 2008