As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS
A dwelling unit for persons and families whose income does
not exceed 80% of the median income for the area, adjusted for family
size, ("AMI") as determined by the United States Department of Housing
and Urban Development (H.U.D.) and can be sold or rented, as applicable,
at the following prices: in the case of rentals, a mean monthly contract
rent, including utilities, that does not exceed 30% of the income
of a family whose income is at 80% of AMI or, in the case of homeownership,
monthly housing expenses (as defined below) that do not exceed 30%
of the income of a family whose income is at 80% of AMI. Title to
any project or property receiving a tax abatement under this article
shall be subject to deed covenants or restrictions in such form as
provided by the Connecticut Department of Housing or other applicable
regulatory authority, as may be amended from time to time, which shall
prescribe a satisfactory method of future enforcement and shall require
that such affordability restrictions shall be maintained for at least
40 years after the initial occupation of a proposed rental development
or, in the case of a homeownership project, for a period of 40 years
or such lesser affordability period as may be required by the Connecticut
Department of Housing, H.U.D. or other applicable regulatory authority.