Housing development projects shall be permitted on sites in an R-1 zoning district owned by either an independent institution of higher education or a religious institution, as defined by, and in accordance with Government Code Section 65913.16, if at least twenty percent of the units are subjected to a recorded enforceable restriction limiting occupancy of the unit to lower-income households as defined in Health and Safety Code section 50079.5 or moderate-income households, as defined in in Health and Safety Code section 50052.5, and limiting any rent to be charged for the unit to the affordable rent set pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 50053.

(Ord. No. 399, § 1(Att. 1), 4-3-2024)

(a)

Density. Housing development projects shall be permitted at minimum densities of thirty units/acre to a maximum of forty units/acre.

(b)

Height. Maximum height is four stories and forty-five feet.

(c)

Housing development projects permitted under this Article shall be ministerially approved if all of the criteria identified in Government Code Section 65913.16(c) are met and if the housing development project conforms to the Mixed Use and Multi-Family Design and Development Standards in Article 15-58 of this Chapter.

(d)

Housing development projects that are eligible for ministerial approval are also eligible for a density bonus, incentives, concessions, or waivers or reductions of development and parking standards in accordance with State Density Bonus Law.

(e)

Project proponents seeking to achieve the residential density allowed in this Article for a housing development project shall meet all provisions of Government Code Section 65913.16 unless the provisions of this Article state otherwise.

(Ord. No. 399, § 1(Att. 1), 4-3-2024)