(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) âAffordable costâ has the same meaning as âaffordable housing costâ as defined in Section 50052.5 of the Health and Safety Code. (2) âAffordable housingâ means a housing development project that meets all of the following: (A) A project with 100 percent of all units in the development, exclusive of a managerâs unit or units, dedicated to lower income households, as described in Section 50052.5 of the Health and Safety Code, at an affordable cost or an affordable rent, except that up to 20 percent of the units in the development may be dedicated to moderate-income households, as defined in Section 50053 of the Health and Safety Code, at an affordable cost or an affordable rent. (B) The units are subject to a recorded deed restriction for affordable rent for a period of 55 years for rental units and for affordable cost for a period of 45 years for owner-occupied units. (C) The project is funded, in whole or in part, by any of the following: (i) The No Place Like Home Program pursuant to Part 3.9 (commencing with Section 5849.1) of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. (ii) The Building Homes and Jobs Trust Fund established pursuant to Section 50470 of the Health and Safety Code. (iii) Measure H sales tax proceeds approved by the voters at the March 7, 2017, special election in the County of Los Angeles. (iv) General obligation bonds issued pursuant to Proposition HHH approved by the voters of the City of Los Angeles at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election. (v) The City of Los Angeles Housing Impact Trust Fund. (vi) The program referred to as Homekey, as described in Section 50675.1.1 of the Health and Safety Code. (vii) The Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act of 2014 established pursuant to Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 987.001) of Chapter 6 of Division 4 of the Military and Veterans Code. (viii) The Multifamily Housing Program established pursuant to Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 50675) of Part 2 of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code. (ix) The Infill Infrastructure Grant Program of 2019 established pursuant to Part 12.5 (commencing with Section 53559) of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code. (x) The California Housing Accelerator program established pursuant to Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 50672) of Part 2 of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code. (xi) The Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program established pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 75210) of Part 1 of Division 44. (xii) The City of Los Angeles House LA Fund approved by the voters of the City of Los Angeles at the November 8, 2022, statewide general election. (xiii) Funding distributed by the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency established pursuant to Title 6.9 (commencing with Section 64700) of the Government Code. (xiv) Funding distributed by the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee and the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee. (D) The housing development project site meets both of the following conditions: (i) The site is located in an urbanized area or urban cluster, as designated by the United States Census Bureau. (ii) If the project is located on a vacant site, the site does not contain tribal cultural resources that could be affected by the development that were found pursuant to a consultation as described by Section 21080.3.1 and the effects of which cannot be mitigated pursuant to the process described in Section 21080.3.2. (E) The housing development project site is not any of the following: (i) A site located within a very high fire hazard severity zone, as indicated on maps adopted by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection pursuant to Section 4202 or as designated pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 51179 of the Government Code. (ii) A site that is either prime farmland or farmland of statewide importance, as defined pursuant
‹ Prev All California sections Next ›
Lexace provides legal information, not legal advice, and no attorney–client relationship is created. Statute text is provided for general information and may not reflect the most recent amendments; verify against the official state code.