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

 

Nevada County

download the full policy: Nevada County IH Policy.pdf (1.09 MB pdf)

Policy and Jurisdiction Information

Population: 99,392
Land Area (sq mi.): 958.0
Year Adopted: 2003
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
  • (offered)off-site construction

In-Lieu Fee Structure: no in-lieu fees


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
  • (offered)fee reduction
  • (not 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 20 units or 20 lots 20 units or 20 lots
% Production Required fixed formula; 10% fixed formula; 10%
Targeted Groups
  • (not offered)extremely low income
  • (offered)very low income
  • (offered)low income
  • (offered)moderate income
  • (not offered)above-moderate income
  • (offered)senior
  • (not offered)extremely low income
  • (offered)very low income
  • (offered)low income
  • (offered)moderate income
  • (not offered)above-moderate income
  • (offered)senior
Length of Affordability 10 - 30 years 10 - 30 years

Production Data

Inclusionary Development Units Produced, 1999-2006:0
In-Lieu Fee Units Produced, 1999-2006:0
Total Inclusionary Units Produced, 1999-2006:0

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

Other Notes

This policy applies to developments within the Urban High Density, Urban Medium Density, and Urban Single Family areas on the General Plan Land Use Map.

last updated April 2, 2008