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

 

Santa Rosa, Sonoma County

Policy and Jurisdiction Information

Population: 147,595
Land Area (sq mi.): 40.1
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
  • (offered)off-site construction

In-Lieu Fee Structure: formula

In-lieu of providing one or more allocated units, a residential development of 15 gross acres or less may choose the payment of in-lieu fees as established by resolution of the City Council.

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
  • (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 1 units 1 units
% Production Required variable formula; 15 - 20% variable formula; 15 - 20%
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
  • (offered)low income
  • (not offered)moderate income
  • (not offered)above-moderate income
  • (not offered)senior
Length of Affordability 30 years not available

Production Data

Inclusionary Development Units Produced, 1999-2006:32
In-Lieu Fee Units Produced, 1999-2006:768
Total Inclusionary Units Produced, 1999-2006:800

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

last updated July 5, 2007