California Coalition for Rural Housing

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

California Inclusionary Housing Policy Database

 

Newark, Alameda County

download the full policy: newark.pdf (0.05 MB pdf)

Policy and Jurisdiction Information

Population: 42,471
Land Area (sq mi.): 14.0
Year Adopted: 2004
Compliance Type: mandatory
Policy Type: zoning
   

Developer Options

Construction Alternatives

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

In-Lieu Fee Structure: formula

Fee set 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
  • (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 5 units
% 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
  • (not offered)very low income
  • (offered)low income
  • (offered)moderate income
  • (not offered)above-moderate income
  • (not offered)senior
Length of Affordability not available not available

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

A. The city council shall adopt a resolution setting forth provisions for continued affordability of below market rate units provided through the inclusionary housing program. These provisions will ensure that inclusionary housing provided by this chapter remains affordable to very low, low, and moderate income households over time, and may include:

1. Requiring resale restrictions, deeds of trust, or affordability agreements to be recorded against the property for a specified length of time that would limit the sales price or rent;

2. Requiring review of income information for prospective owners or tenants of inclusionary units by current owners and/or property managers, with certification by the community development director;

3. Establishing provisions addressing city policy for tenants whose household income increases after occupying an inclusionary unit;

4. Other provisions as necessary to ensure the continued affordability of the inclusionary units.

B. The city council may update the resolution from time to time as necessary. (Ord. 404 ยง 5 (part), 2004)

last updated April 2, 2008