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Ordinance No. 2287 <br />Page 7 of 21 <br /> <br />Chapter 17.44 <br />INCLUSIONARY ZONING <br /> <br />Article I <br />General Provisions <br />§ 17.44.010. Title. <br />This chapter shall be called the "Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance of the City of Pleasanton." (Ord. <br />1818 § 1, 2000) <br />§ 17.44.020. Purpose. <br />The purpose of this chapter is to enhance the public welfare, to assure that market-rate housing <br />development mitigates its impacts on the demand for affordable housing, and to attain the city's <br />affordable housing goals by increasing the production of residential units affordable to households of <br />very low, low, and moderate income, and by providing funds for the development of very low, low, <br />and moderate income ownership and/or rental housing and for housing-related programs that benefit <br />very-low, low, and moderate income households. <br />(Ord. 1818 § 1, 2000) <br />§ 17.44.030. Definitions. <br />For the purposes of this chapter, certain words and phrases shall be interpreted as set forth in this <br />section unless it is apparent from the context that a different meaning is intended. <br />“Affordable Housing Fee.” A fee paid to the city by an applicant for a project in the city in <br />accordance with Chapter 17.40, in lieu of providing the inclusionary units required by this chapter. <br />"Affordable housing proposal." A proposal submitted by the project owner as part of the city <br />development application (e.g., design review, planned unit development, etc.) stating the method by <br />which the requirements of this chapter are proposed to be met. <br />"Affordable rent." A monthly rent (including utilities as determined by a schedule prepared by the <br />city) which does not exceed a maximum rent that will be affordable to the specified household at the <br />specified income level, calculated in accordance with California Health and Safety Code section <br />50053, as amended. <br />"Affordable sales price." A sales price that results in monthly housing costs, which may include taxes, <br />insurance, homeowners association dues (if any), and utility costs as determined by the city, which <br />does not exceed a maximum sales price that will be affordable to the specified household at the <br />specified income level, calculated in accordance with California Health & Safety Code section <br />50052.5, as amended. <br />"Amenities, Interior." Interior features which are not essential to the health and safety of the resident, <br />but provide visual or aesthetic appeal, or are provided as conveniences rather than as necessities. <br />Interior amenities may include, but are not limited to, fireplaces, garbage disposals, dishwashers, <br />cabinet and storage space and bathrooms in excess of one. Amenities shall in no way include items <br />Page 36 of 126