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Council directs staff to explore inclusionary housing ordinance; staff to pursue in‑lieu fee analysis
Summary
Following a staff report on regional practices, the council directed staff to prepare an inclusionary housing ordinance and to hire a consultant to study an in‑lieu fee; council favored a 15% set‑aside baseline and asked staff to examine both multifamily and single‑family approaches and to return with a fee analysis and timeline.
City staff presented research on inclusionary housing ordinances and the City Council provided direction Wednesday to develop local policy options and to hire a consultant to prepare an in‑lieu fee study.
Planning staff explained that inclusionary ordinances typically require a percentage of units in new residential developments to be affordable or allow developers to pay an in‑lieu fee that funds future affordable housing. Staff summarized local examples: among nearby cities Norco, Jurupa Valley, Tustin and Irvine have inclusionary ordinances; many…
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