For the purpose of this chapter, the following words, terms,
and phrases shall be defined as set forth below:
"Affordable housing development impact fee"
means the fee paid by a developer of a nonresidential development
project to mitigate the impacts that such a project has on the demand
for affordable housing in the city.
"Community land uses which serve the public"
means uses that include, but are not limited to, hospitals,
places of worship, museums, educational facilities (public K-12 schools,
community colleges, and colleges and universities), youth and recreational
facilities, retirement or rest homes, emergency shelters, and other
such institutional uses which serve the public, as determined by the
director.
"Developer"
means any person, firm, partnership, association, joint venture,
corporation, or any entity or combination of entities, which seeks
or applies for city approvals, permits or entitlements for all or
part of a non-residential development project.
"Director"
means the engineering services director.
"Nonresidential development project"
means the construction or the addition of new nonresidential
gross floor area, or the conversion from a use exempt from the affordable
housing development impact fee to a use subject to the affordable
housing development impact fee. Nonresidential development includes
retail/commercial, office, industrial, warehouse, and research and
development uses.
(Ord. No. 991 § 2, 2022)
If a development is exempt from the fee at initial construction, but later converts to a nonresidential development project subject to the fee, the converted square footage will be deemed new gross floor area and the affordable housing development impact fee shall be paid pursuant to section
3.76.030 of this chapter. The amount of the fee shall be calculated at the time the fee is paid, based upon the rate then in effect.
(Ord. No. 991 § 2, 2022)
All funds derived from this chapter shall be placed in a separate
and distinct affordable housing development impact fund and used solely
to increase the supply of housing affordable to extremely low-, very
low-, low-, and moderate-income households, the demand for which is
created by the development of new nonresidential development in the
city.
(Ord. No. 991 § 2, 2022)