Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Orinda holds study session on inclusionary housing; consultants flag trade-offs between 15% target and project feasibility
Summary
Orinda held a study session on July 15 to evaluate an inclusionary housing ordinance; consultants said a 15% affordability requirement at 80% of area median income would meet regional TOC guidance but could render some downtown or for-sale projects infeasible.
The Orinda City Council on July 15 held a study session on whether to adopt an inclusionary housing ordinance (IHO) as part of the city's housing-element commitments and heard a consultant's market and feasibility analysis.
Dave Bergman of Lisa Wise Consulting presented the study, which modeled typical developable projects and tested a 15% inclusionary requirement with affordable units set at 80% of Contra Costa County area median income (AMI). Bergman said the 15% at 80% AMI would meet the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) policy, a key regional discretionary-funding criterion, but noted that structured parking and the cost of for-sale projects could make some developments financially infeasible. "The study recommends that a 15% inclusionary requirement at 80% AMI is compliant with the MTC TOC policy,"…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
