Butte County |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 24. ZONING |
Article III. General Regulations |
Division 13. Density Bonuses |
§ 24-128. Definitions.
A.
"Affordable Housing Project" means a Housing Project which will be made available to and reserved for very low-income households, low-income households, or moderate-income households at a monthly rent or payment not to exceed thirty (30) percent of the total combined monthly income of the targeted income group.
B.
"Density Bonus" means a density increase over the otherwise maximum allowable residential density as permitted by the applicable zone in the Zoning Ordinance.
C.
"Common-Interest Development" means a community apartment project, a condominium project, a planned development, or a stock cooperative.
D.
"Child Care Facility," means an establishment providing child day care services, other than a family day care home, including, but not limited to, infant centers, preschools, extended day care facilities, and school-age child care centers.
E.
"Housing Project" means a development project for five (5) or more residential units, a subdivision or common interest development of five (5) or more unimproved residential parcels, a development project to substantially rehabilitate and convert an existing commercial building to contain five (5) or more residential units, or the substantial rehabilitation of an existing multi-family dwelling where the result of the rehabilitation would be a net increase in five (5) or more residential units.
F.
"Incentive" means the waiver or reduction of a County standard, regulation, or requirement as necessary to render an Affordable Housing Project financially feasible.
G.
"Low-Income Households" means a household with a total combined income not exceeding eighty (80) percent of the Area Median Income, adjusted for household size, as established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
H.
"Maximum Allowable Residential Density" means the maximum residential density permitted by the applicable zone as established in the Zoning Ordinance.
I.
"Moderate Income Household" means a household with a total combined income not exceeding one hundred twenty (120) percent of the Area Median Income, adjusted for household size, as established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
J.
"Senior Housing" means a development project of at least thirty-five (35) dwelling units reserved for households headed by a person sixty-two (62) years of age or older.
K.
"Very Low Income Household" means a household with a total combined income not exceeding fifty (50) percent of the Area Median Income, adjusted for household size, as established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(Ord. No. 4062, § 1, 9-10-13)