Sonoma County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
Article 59.
AH Affordable Housing Combining District. [26]
Editor's note— Ord. No. 6247, § II(Exh. E), adopted Oct. 23, 2018, repealed the former Art. 59, §§ 26-59-005—26-59-020, and enacted a new article as set out herein. The former Art. 59 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. No. 5799 § 2, adopted in 2008.
Sec. 26-59-005.- Purpose.
Purpose: to implement policies and programs of the Sonoma County Housing Element by providing for the use of under-utilized commercial or industrial , or residential lands within the county's urban service areas to increase the supply of rental housing affordable to lower-income residents. Vacation rental or transient occupancy uses are not allowed.
(Ord. No. 6247, § II(Exh. E), 10-23, 2018)
Sec. 26-59-010. - Permitted uses.
Permitted uses include the permitted uses of the underlying base zone, as well as the following:
(a)
Projects consisting entirely of dwelling units affordable to households with incomes in the extremely low, very low and low income categories on permanent foundations with residential densities between sixteen (16) and twenty-four (24) dwelling units per acre;
(b)
Home occupations;
(c)
Accessory buildings and uses appurtenant to the primary use; and
(d)
Small family day care.
(Ord. No. 6247, § II(Exh. E), 10-23, 2018)
Sec. 26-59-020. - Residential density, building intensity and development criteria.
(a)
Multi-family residential projects shall meet the design and development criteria in Section 26-24-030 (R3 - High Density Residential).
(b)
Affordable Housing Agreement. All units shall be affordable to low, very low and extremely low income households, and shall be subject to the terms of an affordable housing agreement pursuant to Article 89.
(c)
Design Review. Design review shall be required in the manner provided in Article 82.
(Ord. No. 6247, § II(Exh. E), 10-23, 2018)