17.32.020 Density bonus eligibility.
A. In order to be eligible for a density bonus and other incentives as provided by this chapter, a proposed housing development shall comply with the eligibility requirements specified in Government Code Sections 65915 through 65918. A density bonus and applicable incentives/concessions shall be granted if an applicant for a housing development seeks and agrees to construct a development that contains low-income, very low-income, moderate-income, and/or seniors housing units, the required percentages of which are described in Government Code Section 65915(b)(1) and outlined below.
1. At least ten percent of the total number of proposed units are for low-income households, as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 50079.5; or
2. At least five percent of the total number of proposed units are for very low-income households, as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 50105; or
3. At least ten percent of the total number of dwelling units in a common interest development, as defined in Civil Code Section 1351(f) and (k), for households of moderate income, as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 50093; or
4. The project is a senior citizen housing development as defined by Civil Code Sections 51.3 and 51.12.
B. Density bonuses provided by this chapter shall only be available to housing developments of five or more dwelling units. (Ord. 706 §3 (Exh. A), 2019).