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

 

Oxnard, Ventura County

download the full policy: Oxnard AH IH Muni Code.pdf (0.06 MB pdf)

Policy and Jurisdiction Information

Population: 170,358
Land Area (sq mi.): 25.3
Year Adopted: 1999
Compliance Type: voluntary
Policy Type: ordinance
   

Developer Options

Construction Alternatives

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

Requirements

  Rental Units Ownership Units
IH Requirement Threshold 5 units 5 units
% Production Required variable formula; 10 - 50% variable formula; 10 - 50%
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 30 years 30 years

Production Data

Inclusionary Development Units Produced, 1999-2006:178
In-Lieu Fee Units Produced, 1999-2006:157
Total Inclusionary Units Produced, 1999-2006:335

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

last updated July 5, 2007