The purpose of the hdr (high density residential) overlay district is to encourage the development of new housing affordable to low-, very low-, and extremely low-income households by allowing a greater building height and density than what is otherwise allowed in an underlying land use district, when 50 percent of the units in such developments are affordable for low-, very low-, and extremely low-income households.
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This chapter shall apply to all land in the hdr overlay district. Any and every building, premises, and land in the hdr overlay district shall be used and occupied, and every building shall be erected, constructed, established, altered, enlarged, maintained, moved into or within the hdr overlay district only in accordance with all applicable sections of this chapter and regulations of this title.
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The only uses and development permitted in the HDR Overlay District are those uses and developments permitted in the underlying land use district, except developers of housing developments in which at least 50 percent of the units will be reserved for low-, very low-, and extremely low-income households, are entitled to modified density and height restrictions and other development standards pursuant to this chapter.
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The following property development standards apply to an affordable housing development when 50 percent of the units in such developments are affordable for low-, very low-, and extremely low-income households:
A. 
Lot Area
Minimum lot area per unit is 1,351 square feet.
B. 
Building Height
A mix of three and four stories is permitted. The maximum height is 35 feet for a three-story building and 45 feet for a four-story building. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no portion of a building within 75 feet of a single-family dwelling shall be more than two stories and 25 feet in height.
C. 
Setbacks, Lot Coverage, Floor Area, Open Space, Landscaping and Parking
The development standards for setbacks, lot coverage, floor area, open space, landscaping, and parking standards of the underlying land use district shall apply to projects, provided, however, if a project applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Director of Community Development that a proposed housing development cannot be built or is not financially feasible to be built by complying with these development standards of the underlying land use district, then modifications to the development standard are permitted. Applicants are required to work with City staff to determine the modifications necessary for the project to be built and to achieve a quality project design that is compatible with surrounding land uses.
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Applicants of projects for which the density, height, or other development standards are modified from the underlying land use district pursuant to this chapter, shall enter into an agreement with the City to restrict at least 50 percent of the units in the project to low-, very low-, and extremely low-income households. The agreement shall be recorded as a restriction on the subject parcel or parcels on which the low-, very low-, and extremely low-income units are to be built, and shall be binding to all future owners and successors in interest. The agreement shall include the location of units, tenure of restrictions, and provisions to ensure implementation and continued compliance.
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