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Staff Report for Resolution Authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between the City of San Leandro and Silicon Valley Community Foundation for a Regional Housing Nexus Study
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The City of San Leandro's Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance was approved in 2005 to encourage the development of affordable housing in the City. The elimination of redevelopment agencies in 2012 and the inapplicability of the ordinance to rental housing since 2009 impacts the creation of affordable housing in the City. A housing nexus study is proposed to provide a legal and economic basis for future amendments to the City's Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) Ordinance.
Staff recommends authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) to fund the City's participation in a Regional Housing Nexus Study.
BACKGROUND
The City of San Leandro enacted its city-wide Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) Ordinance in 2005. The intent of the IZ Ordinance was to encourage the development of affordable housing to a broad range of households with varying income levels and to further the City's Housing Element goals including adding affordable housing to the City's housing inventory in proportion to existing needs and future population and job growth. Key requirements under the 2005 IZ Ordinance are shown below.
* New rental development projects of 4 or more units shall make 15% of the total units affordable for low and/or very low income renters. (This requirement was placed on hold in 2009 after the Palmer v. Los Angeles appellate court decision which found that rental inclusionary zoning requirements violated California rental housing law)
* New ownership development projects of 2 or more units shall make 15% of the total units affordable for moderate and/or low income homebuyers. Also, for projects between 2 to 6 units, the developer has the option to pay a housing in li...
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