AB 2222, as amended, Nazarian. Housing density bonus.
The Planning and Zoning Law requires, when a developer of housing proposes a housing development within the jurisdiction of the local government, that the city, county, or city and county provide the developer with a density bonus and other incentives or concessions for the production of lower income housing units or the donation of land within the development if the developer, among other things, agrees to construct a specified percentage of units for very low, low-, or moderate-income households or qualifying residents.
Existing law requires continued affordability for 30 years or longer, as specified, of all very low and low-income units that qualified an applicant for a density bonus.
This bill instead would require continued affordability for 55 years or longer, as specified, of all very low and
low-income rental units that qualified an applicant for a density bonus. This bill would also include very low and low-income persons among the initial occupants of for-sale units. This bill also would prohibit an applicant from receiving a density bonus unless the proposed housing development would, for units subject to certain affordability requirements that were occupied by qualifying persons on the date of application, provide at least the same number of units of equivalent size or type, or both, to be made available for rent at affordable housing costs to, and occupied by, persons and families in the same or lower income category as those households in occupancy. For those subject types of units that have been vacated or demolished at the time ofbegin delete application. Thisend deletebegin insert application, thisend insert bill would condition a density
bonus upon at least the same number of units of equivalent size or type, or both, as existed at the highpoint in the preceding 5 years being made available for rent at affordable housing costs to, and occupied by, persons and families in the same or lower income category as those persons and families in occupancy at that time, if known.
Existing law also requires a city, county, or city and county to grant a density bonus or other incentives, as specified, when an applicant for approval to convert apartments to a condominium project agrees, among other things, to provide a specified percentage of units for low- or moderate-income persons and families or for lower income households, as defined.
This bill also would prohibit an applicant from receiving a density bonus unless the proposed condominium project would replace the existing affordable units with at least the same number of affordable units of equivalent size or type, or both, and the proposed development would either include the additional required set aside of affordable units according to specified percentages or consist entirely of affordable units.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 65915 of the Government Code is
2amended to read:
(a) When an applicant seeks a density bonus for a
4housing development within, or for the donation of land for housing
P3 1within, the jurisdiction of a city, county, or city and county, that
2local government shall provide the applicant with incentives or
3concessions for the production of housing units and child care
4facilities as prescribed in this section. All cities, counties, or cities
5and counties shall adopt an ordinance that specifies how
6compliance with this section will be implemented. Failure to adopt
7an ordinance shall not relieve a city, county, or city and county
8from complying with this section.
9(b) (1) A city, county, or city and county shall grant one density
10
bonus, the amount of which shall be as specified in subdivision
11(f), and incentives or concessions, as described in subdivision (d),
12when an applicant for a housing development seeks and agrees to
13construct a housing development, excluding any units permitted
14by the density bonus awarded pursuant to this section, that will
15contain at least any one of the following:
16(A) Ten percent of the total units of a housing development for
17lower income households, as defined in Section 50079.5 of the
18Health and Safety Code.
19(B) Five percent of the total units of a housing development for
20very low income households, as defined in Section 50105 of the
21Health and Safety Code.
22(C) A senior citizen housing development, as defined
in Sections
2351.3 and 51.12 of the Civil Code, or mobilehome park that limits
24residency based on age requirements for housing for older persons
25pursuant to Section 798.76 or 799.5 of the Civil Code.
26(D) Ten percent of the total dwelling units in a common interest
27development as defined in Section 4100 of the Civil Code for
28persons and families of moderate income, as defined in Section
2950093 of the Health and Safety Code, provided that all units in the
30development are offered to the public for purchase.
31(2) For purposes of calculating the amount of the density bonus
32pursuant to subdivision (f), the applicant who requests a density
33bonus pursuant to this subdivision shall elect whether the bonus
34shall be awarded on the basis of subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D)
35of paragraph
(1).
36(3) For the purposes of this section, “total units” or “total
37dwelling units” does not include units added by a density bonus
38awarded pursuant to this section or any local law granting a greater
39density bonus.
P4 1(c) (1) An applicant shall agree to, and the city, county, or city
2and county shall ensure, continued affordability of all very low
3and low-income rental units that qualified the applicant for the
4award of the density bonus for 55 years or a longer period of time
5if required by the construction or mortgage financing assistance
6program, mortgage insurance program, or rental subsidy program.
7Rents for the lower income density bonus units shall be set at an
8affordable rent as defined in Section 50053 of the Health and Safety
9Code.
10(2) An applicant shall agree to, and the city, county, or city and
11county shall ensure that, the initial occupant of all for-sale units
12that qualified the applicant for the award of the density bonus are
13persons and families of very low, low, or moderate income, as
14
required, and that the units are offered at an affordable housing
15cost, as that cost is defined in Section 50052.5 of the Health and
16Safety Code. The local government shall enforce an equity sharing
17agreement, unless it is in conflict with the requirements of another
18public funding source or law. The following apply to the equity
19sharing agreement:
20(A) Upon resale, the seller of the unit shall retain the value of
21any improvements, the downpayment, and the seller’s proportionate
22share of appreciation. The local government shall recapture any
23initial subsidy, as defined in subparagraph (B), and its proportionate
24share of appreciation, as defined in subparagraph (C), which
25amount shall be used within five years for any of the purposes
26described in subdivision (e) of Section 33334.2 of the Health and
27Safety Code that promote
home ownership.
28(B) For purposes of this subdivision, the local government’s
29initial subsidy shall be equal to the fair market value of the home
30at the time of initial sale minus the initial sale price to the
31moderate-income household, plus the amount of any downpayment
32assistance or mortgage assistance. If upon resale the market value
33is lower than the initial market value, then the value at the time of
34the resale shall be used as the initial market value.
35(C) For purposes of this subdivision, the local government’s
36proportionate share of appreciation shall be equal to the ratio of
37the local government’s initial subsidy to the fair market value of
38the home at the time of initial sale.
39(3) (A) An
applicant shall be ineligible for a density bonus or
40any other incentives or concessions under this section if the housing
P5 1development is proposed on any property that includes a parcel or
2parcels on which rental dwelling units are or, if the dwelling units
3have been vacated or demolished in the five-year period preceding
4the application, have been
subject to a recorded covenant,
5ordinance, or law that restricts rents to levels affordable to persons
6and families of lower or very low income; subject to any other
7form of rent or price control through a public entity’s valid exercise
8of its police power; or occupied by lower or very low income
9households, unless the proposed housing development replaces
10
those units, and either of the following applies:
11(i) The proposed housing development includes the additional
12required set aside of affordable units at the percentages set forth
13in subdivision (b).
14(ii) Each unit in thebegin delete developmentend deletebegin insert development, exclusive of a
15manager’s unit or units,end insert is affordable to, and occupied by, either
16a lower or very low income household.
17(B) For the purposes of this paragraph, “replace” shall mean
18either of the following:
19(i) If any dwelling units
described in subparagraph (A) are
20occupied on the date of application, the proposed housing
21development shall provide at least the same number of units of
22equivalent size or type, or both, to be made available for rent at
23affordable housing costs to, and occupied by, persons and families
24in the same or lower income category as those households in
25occupancy. For unoccupied dwelling units described inbegin delete this
26
paragraphend delete
27the proposed housing development shall provide units of equivalent
28size or type, or both, to be made available for rent at affordable
29housing costs to, and occupied by, persons and families in the same
30or lower income category in the same proportion of affordability
31as the occupied units. All replacement calculations resulting in
32fractional units shall be rounded up to the next whole number.
33These units shall be subject to a recorded affordability restriction
34for at least 55 years.
35(ii) If all dwelling units described in subparagraph (A) have
36been vacated or demolished within the five-year period preceding
37the application, the proposed housing development shall provide
38at least
the same number of units of equivalent size or type, or
39both, as existed at the highpoint of those units in the five-year
40period preceding the application to be made available for rent at
P6 1affordable housing costs to, and occupied by, persons and families
2in the same or lower income category as those persons and families
3in occupancy at that time, if known. If the incomes of the persons
4and families in occupancy at the highpoint is not known, then
5one-half of the required units shall be made available for rent at
6affordable housing costs to, and occupied by, very low income
7persons and families and one-half of the required units shall be
8made available for rent at affordable housing costs to, and occupied
9by, low-income persons and families.begin insert All replacement calculations
10resulting in fractional units shall be rounded up to the next whole
11
number.end insert These units shall be subject to a recorded affordability
12restriction for at least 55 years.
13(d) (1) An applicant for a density bonus pursuant to subdivision
14(b) may submit to a city, county, or city and county a proposal for
15the specific incentives or concessions that the applicant requests
16pursuant to this section, and may request a meeting with the city,
17county, or city and county. The city, county, or city and county
18shall grant the concession or incentive requested by the applicant
19unless the city, county, or city and county makes a written finding,
20based upon substantial evidence, of any of the following:
21(A) The concession or incentive is not required in order to
22provide for affordable housing costs, as defined in Section
50052.5
23of the Health and Safety Code, or for rents for the targeted units
24to be set as specified in subdivision (c).
25(B) The concession or incentive would have a specific adverse
26impact, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section
2765589.5, upon public health and safety or the physical environment
28or on any real property that is listed in the California Register of
29Historical Resources and for which there is no feasible method to
30satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific adverse impact without
31rendering the development unaffordable to low- and
32moderate-income households.
33(C) The concession or incentive would be contrary to state or
34federal law.
35(2) The applicant shall receive the following number of
36
incentives or concessions:
37(A) One incentive or concession for projects that include at least
3810 percent of the total units for lower income households, at least
395 percent for very low income households, or at least 10 percent
P7 1for persons and families of moderate income in a common interest
2development.
3(B) Two incentives or concessions for projects that include at
4least 20 percent of the total units for lower income households, at
5least 10 percent for very low income households, or at least 20
6percent for persons and families of moderate income in a common
7
interest development.
8(C) Three incentives or concessions for projects that include at
9least 30 percent of the total units for lower income households, at
10least 15 percent for very low income households, or at least 30
11percent for persons and families of moderate income in a common
12interest development.
13(3) The applicant may initiate judicial proceedings if the city,
14county, or city and county refuses to grant a requested density
15bonus, incentive, or concession. If a court finds that the refusal to
16grant a requested density bonus, incentive, or concession is in
17violation of this section, the court shall award the plaintiff
18reasonable attorney’s fees and costs of suit. Nothing in this
19subdivision shall be interpreted to require a local government to
20grant an
incentive or concession that has a specific, adverse impact,
21as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 65589.5,
22upon health, safety, or the physical environment, and for which
23there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the
24specific adverse impact. Nothing in this subdivision shall be
25interpreted to require a local government to grant an incentive or
26concession that would have an adverse impact on any real property
27that is listed in the California Register of Historical Resources.
28The city, county, or city and county shall establish procedures for
29carrying out this section, that shall include legislative body
30approval of the means of compliance with this section.
31(e) (1) In no case may a city, county, or city and county apply
32any development standard that will have the effect of physically
33precluding
the construction of a development meeting the criteria
34of subdivision (b) at the densities or with the concessions or
35incentives permitted by this section. An applicant may submit to
36a city, county, or city and county a proposal for the waiver or
37reduction of development standards that will have the effect of
38physically precluding the construction of a development meeting
39the criteria of subdivision (b) at the densities or with the
40concessions or incentives permitted under this section, and may
P8 1request a meeting with the city, county, or city and county. If a
2court finds that the refusal to grant a waiver or reduction of
3development standards is in violation of this section, the court
4shall award the plaintiff reasonable attorney’s fees and costs of
5suit. Nothing in this subdivision shall be interpreted to require a
6local government to waive or reduce development standards if the
7waiver or reduction
would have a specific, adverse impact, as
8defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 65589.5,
9upon health, safety, or the physical environment, and for which
10there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the
11specific adverse impact. Nothing in this subdivision shall be
12interpreted to require a local government to waive or reduce
13development standards that would have an adverse impact on any
14real property that is listed in the California Register of Historical
15Resources, or to grant any waiver or reduction that would be
16contrary to state or federal law.
17(2) A proposal for the waiver or reduction of development
18standards pursuant to this subdivision shall neither reduce nor
19increase the number of incentives or concessions to which the
20applicant is entitled pursuant to subdivision (d).
21(f) For the purposes of this chapter, “density bonus” means a
22density increase over the otherwise maximum allowable residential
23density as of the date of application by the applicant to the city,
24county, or city and county. The applicant may elect to accept a
25lesser percentage of density bonus. The amount of density bonus
26to which the applicant is entitled shall vary according to the amount
27by which the percentage of affordable housing units exceeds the
28percentage established in subdivision (b).
29(1) For housing developments meeting the criteria of
30subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b), the density
31bonus shall be calculated as follows:
| Percentage Low-Income Units | Percentage Density Bonus |
| 10 | 20 |
| 11 | 21.5 |
| 12 | 23 |
| 13 | 24.5 |
| 14 | 26 |
| 15 | 27.5 |
| 17 | 30.5 |
| 18 | 32 |
| 19 | 33.5 |
| 20 | 35 |
6(2) For housing developments meeting the criteria of
7subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b), the density
8bonus shall be calculated as follows:
| Percentage Very Low Income Units | Percentage Density Bonus |
| 5 | 20 |
| 6 | 22.5 |
| 7 | 25 |
| 8 | 27.5 |
| 9 | 30 |
| 10 | 32.5 |
| 11 | 35 |
19(3) For housing developments meeting the criteria of
20subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b), the density
21bonus shall be 20 percent of the number of senior housing units.
22(4) For housing developments meeting the criteria of
23subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b), the density
24bonus
shall be calculated as follows:
| Percentage Moderate-Income Units | Percentage Density Bonus |
| 10 | 5 |
| 11 | 6 |
| 12 | 7 |
| 13 | 8 |
| 14 | 9 |
| 15 | 10 |
| 16 | 11 |
| 17 | 12 |
| 18 | 13 |
| 19 | 14 |
| 20 | 15 |
| 21 | 16 |
| 22 | 17 |
| 23 | 18 |
| 24 | 19 |
| 25 | 20 |
| 26 | 21 |
| 27 | 22 |
| 28 | 23 |
| 29 | 24 |
| 30 | 25 |
| 31 | 26 |
| 32 | 27 |
| 33 | 28 |
| 34 | 29 |
| 35 | 30 |
| 36 | 31 |
| 37 | 32 |
| 38 | 33 |
| 39 | 34 |
| 40 | 35 |
19(5) All density calculations resulting in fractional units shall be
20rounded up to the next whole number. The granting of a density
21bonus shall not be interpreted, in and of itself, to require a general
22plan amendment, local coastal plan amendment, zoning change,
23or other discretionary approval.
24(g) (1) When an applicant for a tentative subdivision map,
25parcel map, or other residential development approval donates
26land to a city,
county, or city and county in accordance with this
27subdivision, the applicant shall be entitled to a 15-percent increase
28above the otherwise maximum allowable residential density for
29the entire development, as follows:
| Percentage Very Low Income | Percentage Density Bonus |
| 10 | 15 |
| 11 | 16 |
| 12 | 17 |
| 13 | 18 |
| 14 | 19 |
| 15 | 20 |
| 16 | 21 |
| 17 | 22 |
| 18 | 23 |
| 19 | 24 |
| 20 | 25 |
| 21 | 26 |
| 22 | 27 |
| 23 | 28 |
| 24 | 29 |
| 25 | 30 |
| 26 | 31 |
| 27 | 32 |
| 28 | 33 |
| 29 | 34 |
| 30 | 35 |
14(2) This increase shall be in addition to any increase in density
15mandated by subdivision (b), up to a maximum combined mandated
16density increase of 35 percent if an applicant seeks an increase
17pursuant to both this subdivision and subdivision (b). All density
18calculations resulting in fractional units shall be rounded up to the
19next
whole number. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed
20to enlarge or diminish the authority of a city, county, or city and
21county to require a developer to donate land as a condition of
22development. An applicant shall be eligible for the increased
23density bonus described in this subdivision if all of the following
24conditions are met:
25(A) The applicant donates and transfers the land no later than
26the date of approval of the final subdivision map, parcel map, or
27residential development application.
28(B) The developable acreage and zoning classification of the
29land being transferred are sufficient to permit construction of units
30affordable to very low income households in an amount not less
31than 10 percent of the number of residential units of the proposed
32development.
33(C) The transferred land is at least one acre in size or of
34sufficient size to permit development of at least 40 units, has the
35appropriate general plan designation, is appropriately zoned with
36appropriate development standards for development at the density
37described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 65583.2,
38and is or will be served by adequate public facilities and
39infrastructure.
P12 1(D) The transferred land shall have all of the permits and
2approvals, other than building permits, necessary for the
3development of the very low income housing units on the
4transferred land, not later than the date of approval of the final
5subdivision map, parcel map, or residential development
6application, except that the local government may subject the
7proposed development to
subsequent design review to the extent
8
authorized by subdivision (i) of Section 65583.2 if the design is
9not reviewed by the local government prior to the time of transfer.
10(E) The transferred land and the affordable units shall be subject
11to a deed restriction ensuring continued affordability of the units
12consistent with paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (c), which
13shall be recorded on the property at the time of the transfer.
14(F) The land is transferred to the local agency or to a housing
15developer approved by the local agency. The local agency may
16require the applicant to identify and transfer the land to the
17developer.
18(G) The transferred land shall be within the boundary of the
19proposed development or, if the local agency agrees, within
20one-quarter
mile of the boundary of the proposed development.
21(H) A proposed source of funding for the very low income units
22shall be identified not later than the date of approval of the final
23subdivision map, parcel map, or residential development
24application.
25(h) (1) When an applicant proposes to construct a housing
26development that conforms to the requirements of subdivision (b)
27and includes a child care facility that will be located on the
28premises of, as part of, or adjacent to, the project, the city, county,
29or city and county shall grant either of the following:
30(A) An additional density bonus that is an amount of square
31feet of residential space that is equal to or greater than the amount
32of square feet
in the child care facility.
33(B) An additional concession or incentive that contributes
34
significantly to the economic feasibility of the construction of the
35child care facility.
36(2) The city, county, or city and county shall require, as a
37condition of approving the housing development, that the following
38occur:
39(A) The child care facility shall remain in operation for a period
40of time that is as long as or longer than the period of time during
P13 1which the density bonus units are required to remain affordable
2pursuant to subdivision (c).
3(B) Of the children who attend the child care facility, the
4children of very low income households, lower income households,
5or families of moderate income shall equal a percentage that is
6equal to or greater than the percentage of dwelling units that are
7required
for very low income households, lower income
8households, or families of moderate income pursuant to subdivision
9(b).
10(3) Notwithstanding any requirement of this subdivision, a city,
11county, or city and county shall not be required to provide a density
12bonus or concession for a child care facility if it finds, based upon
13substantial evidence, that the community has adequate child care
14facilities.
15(4) “Child care facility,” as used in this section, means a child
16day care facility other than a family day care home, including, but
17not limited to, infant centers, preschools, extended day care
18facilities, and schoolage child care centers.
19(i) “Housing development,” as used in this section, means a
20development project for
five or more residential units. For the
21purposes of this section, “housing development” also includes a
22subdivision or common interest development, as defined in Section
234100 of the Civil Code, approved by a city, county, or city and
24county and consists of residential units or unimproved residential
25lots and either a project to substantially rehabilitate and convert
26an existing commercial building to residential use or the substantial
27rehabilitation of an existing multifamily dwelling, as defined in
28subdivision (d) of Section 65863.4, where the result of the
29rehabilitation would be a net increase in available residential units.
30For the purpose of calculating a density bonus, the residential units
31shall be on contiguous sites that are the subject of one development
32application, but do not have to be based upon individual
33subdivision maps or parcels. The density bonus shall be permitted
34in geographic
areas of the housing development other than the
35areas where the units for the lower income households are located.
36(j) (1) The granting of a concession or incentive shall not be
37interpreted, in and of itself, to require a general plan amendment,
38local coastal plan amendment, zoning change, or other discretionary
39approval. This provision is declaratory of existing law.
P14 1(2) Except as provided in subdivisions (d) and (e), the granting
2of a density bonus shall not be interpreted to require the waiver of
3a local ordinance or provisions of a local ordinance unrelated to
4development standards.
5(k) For the purposes of this chapter, concession or incentive
6means any of the following:
7(1) A reduction in site development standards or a modification
8of zoning code requirements or architectural design requirements
9that exceed the minimum building standards approved by the
10California Building Standards Commission as provided in Part 2.5
11(commencing with Section 18901) of Division 13 of the Health
12and Safety Code, including, but not limited to, a reduction in
13setback and square footage requirements and in the ratio of
14vehicular parking spaces that would otherwise be required that
15results in identifiable, financially sufficient, and actual cost
16reductions.
17(2) Approval of mixed-use zoning in conjunction with the
18housing project if commercial, office, industrial, or other land uses
19will reduce the cost of the housing development and if the
20commercial, office,
industrial, or other land uses are compatible
21with the housing project and the existing or planned development
22in the area where the proposed housing project will be located.
23(3) Other regulatory incentives or concessions proposed by the
24developer or the city, county, or city and county that result in
25identifiable, financially sufficient, and actual cost reductions.
26(l) Subdivision (k) does not limit or require the provision of
27direct financial incentives for the housing development, including
28the provision of publicly owned land, by the city, county, or city
29and county, or the waiver of fees or dedication requirements.
30(m) This section shall not be construed to supersede or in any
31way alter or lessen the effect or application
of the California
32Coastal Act of 1976 (Division 20 (commencing with Section
3330000) of the Public Resources Code).
34(n) If permitted by local ordinance, nothing in this section shall
35be construed to prohibit a city, county, or city and county from
36granting a density bonus greater than what is described in this
37
section for a development that meets the requirements of this
38section or from granting a proportionately lower density bonus
39than what is required by this section for developments that do not
40meet the requirements of this section.
P15 1(o) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall
2apply:
3(1) “Development standard” includes a site or construction
4condition, including, but not limited to, a height limitation, a
5setback requirement, a floor area ratio, an onsite open-space
6requirement, or a parking ratio that applies to a residential
7development pursuant to any ordinance, general plan element,
8specific plan, charter, or other local condition, law, policy,
9resolution, or regulation.
10(2) “Maximum allowable residential density” means the density
11allowed under the zoning ordinance and land use element of the
12
general plan, or if a range of density is permitted, means the
13maximum allowable density for the specific zoning range and land
14use element of the general plan applicable to the project. Where
15the density allowed under the zoning ordinance is inconsistent
16with the density allowed under the land use element of the general
17plan, the general plan density shall prevail.
18(p) (1) Upon the request of the developer, no city, county, or
19city and county shall require a vehicular parking ratio, inclusive
20of handicapped and guest parking, of a development meeting the
21criteria of subdivision (b), that exceeds the following ratios:
22(A) Zero to one bedroom: one onsite parking space.
23(B) Two to three bedrooms: two onsite parking spaces.
24(C) Four and more bedrooms: two and one-half parking spaces.
25(2) If the total number of parking spaces required for a
26development is other than a whole number, the number shall be
27rounded up to the next whole number. For purposes of this
28subdivision, a development may provide “onsite parking” through
29tandem parking or uncovered parking, but not through onstreet
30parking.
31(3) This subdivision shall apply to a development that meets
32the requirements of subdivision (b) but only at the request of the
33applicant. An applicant may request parking incentives or
34concessions beyond those provided in this subdivision pursuant
35to subdivision (d).
Section 65915.5 of the Government Code is amended
37to read:
(a) When an applicant for approval to convert
39apartments to a condominium project agrees to provide at least 33
40percent of the total units of the proposed condominium project to
P16 1persons and families of low or moderate income as defined in
2Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code, or 15 percent of the
3total units of the proposed condominium project to lower income
4households as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety
5Code, and agrees to pay for the reasonably necessary administrative
6costs incurred by a city, county, or city and county pursuant to this
7section, the city, county, or city and county shall either (1) grant
8a density bonus or (2) provide other incentives of equivalent
9financial
value. A city, county, or city and county may place such
10reasonable conditions on the granting of a density bonus or other
11incentives of equivalent financial value as it finds appropriate,
12including, but not limited to, conditions which assure continued
13affordability of units to subsequent purchasers who are persons
14and families of low and moderate income or lower income
15households.
16(b) For purposes of this section, “density bonus” means an
17increase in units of 25 percent over the number of apartments, to
18be provided within the existing structure or structures proposed
19for conversion.
20(c) For purposes of this section, “other incentives of equivalent
21financial value” shall not be construed to require a city, county,
22or city and county to provide cash transfer payments or other
23monetary
compensation but may include the reduction or waiver
24of requirements which the city, county, or city and county might
25otherwise apply as conditions of conversion approval.
26(d) An applicant for approval to convert apartments to a
27condominium project may submit to a city, county, or city and
28county a preliminary proposal pursuant to this section prior to the
29submittal of any formal requests for subdivision map approvals.
30The city, county, or city and county shall, within 90 days of receipt
31of a written proposal, notify the applicant in writing of the manner
32in which it will comply with this section. The city, county, or city
33and county shall establish procedures for carrying out this section,
34which shall include legislative body approval of the means of
35compliance with this section.
36(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a city,
37county, or city and county to approve a proposal to convert
38apartments to condominiums.
39(f) An applicant shall be ineligible for a density bonus or other
40incentives under this section if the apartments proposed for
P17 1conversion constitute a housing development for which a density
2bonus or other incentives were provided under Section 65915.
3(g) An applicant shall be ineligible for a density bonus or any
4other incentives or concessions under this section if the
5condominium project is proposed on any property that includes a
6parcel or parcels on which rental dwelling units
are or, if the
7dwelling units have been vacated or demolished in the five-year
8period preceding the application, have been subject to a recorded
9covenant, ordinance, or law that restricts rents to levels affordable
10to persons and families of lower or very low income; subject to
11any other form of rent or price control through a public entity’s
12valid exercise of its police power; or occupied by lower or very
13low income households, unless the proposed condominium project
14replaces
those units, as defined in subparagraph (B) of paragraph
15(3) of subdivision (c) of Section 65915, and either of the following
16applies:
17(1) The proposed condominium project includes the additional
18required set aside of affordable units at the percentages set forth
19in subdivision (a).
20(2) Each unit in thebegin delete developmentend deletebegin insert development, exclusive of a
21manager’s unit or units,end insert is affordable to, and occupied by, either
22a lower or very low income household.
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