§ 24-130. Amount of density bonus.

If requested by the applicant, the County shall grant density bonuses in the amounts identified below.

A.

Very Low-Income Projects. Housing projects with at least five (5) percent of units affordable to very low-income households are entitled to a density bonus as shown in Table 24-130-1 (Amount of Density Bonus for Very Low-Income Projects).

TABLE 24-130-1 AMOUNT OF DENSITY BONUS FOR VERY LOW-INCOME PROJECTS
Percent of Very Low-Income Units	Amount of Density Bonus
5%	20%
6%	22.5%
7%	25%
8%	27.5%
9%	30%
10%	32.5%
11%	35%

 

B.

Low-Income Projects. Housing projects with at least ten (10) percent of units affordable to low income households are entitled to a density bonus as shown in Table 24-130-2 (Amount of Density Bonus for Low-Income Projects).

TABLE 24-130-2 AMOUNT OF DENSITY BONUS FOR LOW-INCOME PROJECTS
Percent of Low-Income Units	Amount of Density Bonus
10%	20%
11%	21.5%
12%	23%
13%	24.5%
14%	26%
15%	27.5%
16%	29%
17%	30.5%
18%	32%
19%	33.5%
20%	35%

 

C.

Moderate-Income Projects. Common interest development projects with at least ten (10) percent of units affordable to moderate-income households are entitled to a density bonus as shown in Table 24-130-3 (Amount of Density Bonus for Moderate-Income Projects).

TABLE 24-130-3 AMOUNT OF DENSITY BONUS FOR MODERATE-INCOME PROJECTS
Percent of Moderate-Income Units	Amount of Density Bonus
10%	5%
11%	6%
12%	7%
13%	8%
14%	9%
15%	10%
16%	11%
17%	12%
18%	13%
19%	14%
20%	15%
21%	16%
22%	17%
23%	18%
24%	19%
25%	20%
26%	21%
27%	22%
28%	23%
29%	24%
30%	25%
31%	26%
32%	27%
33%	28%
34%	29%
35%	30%
36%	31%
37%	32%
38%	32%
39%	34%
40%	35%

 

D.

Senior Housing. Senior housing projects are entitled to a density bonus of twenty (20) percent of the number of senior housing units.

E.

Donations of Land. Projects that donate land for very low-income housing consistent with Section 24-132 (Donations of Land) are entitled to a density bonus as shown in Table 24-130-4 (Amount of Density Bonus for Donations of Land).

TABLE 24-130-4 AMOUNT OF DENSITY BONUS FOR DONATIONS OF LAND
Percent of Very Low-Income Units	Amount of Density Bonus
10%	15%
11%	16%
12%	17%
13%	18%
14%	19%
15%	20%
16%	21%
17%	22%
18%	23%
19%	24%
20%	25%
21%	26%
22%	27%
23%	28%
24%	29%
25%	30%
26%	31%
27%	32%
28%	33%
29%	34%
30%	35%

 

F.

Condominium conversions.

1.

Condominium conversion projects meeting affordability requirements identified in Section 24-129 (Eligibility) are entitled to a density bonus of twenty-five (25) percent of the number of apartments within the structure to be converted.

2.

As an alternative to the twenty-five (25) percent density bonus, the County may provide an incentive of equivalent value.

3.

Condominium conversions are ineligible for a density bonus if the rental units to be converted received a density bonus when they were originally constructed.

G.

Calculation of Density Bonus.

1.

All density calculations resulting in fractional units shall be rounded up to the next whole number.

2.

Affordable housing projects shall choose a density bonus from only one (1) affordability category (e.g., very low-income) and may not combine categories.

3.

A density bonus for a senior housing project may not be combined with a density bonus for an affordable housing project.

4.

A density bonus for the donation of land may be combined with density bonuses for affordable and senior housing. However, in no case may a total density bonus exceed thirty-five (35) percent.

(Ord. No. 4062, § 1, 9-10-13)