18A.90.070 Fee reduction.
In order to further stimulate the provision of qualified units under this program, review fees for land use applications and building permits for properties containing housing units dedicated to serving very-low-income and/or extremely-low-income, as defined herein, persons, families, and groups shall be reduced by the percentage shown below at the time of application. Discounts shall be applicable to the entire scope of the application, including both standard and qualified units, and shall correspond to the percentage of dedicated qualified units in the overall project. For properties containing both levels of qualified units, the highest discount shall apply. For projects dedicating in excess of fifty (50) percent of units to qualified housing, a standard seventy-five (75) percent discount shall apply. Any available refunds for applications withdrawn in progress shall also be discounted correspondingly.
Fee Reductions | ||
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% of Qualified Units | Discount for Very Low Income | Discount for Extremely Low Income |
0 – 10 percent | 10 percent | 15 percent |
11 – 20 percent | 20 percent | 25 percent |
21 – 30 percent | 30 percent | 35 percent |
31 – 40 percent | 40 percent | 45 percent |
41 – 50 percent | 50 percent | 55 percent |
[Ord. 726 § 2 (Exh. B), 2019.]