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Calimesa council introduces ordinance to add in‑lieu fee for inclusionary housing, sets proposed $3.40/sq ft
Summary
The Calimesa City Council voted to introduce Ordinance 4‑18 to add an in‑lieu fee option to the city's inclusionary‑housing rules and adopted a resolution establishing a proposed fee of $3.40 per finished living square foot; council members said funds would be used only for affordable‑housing planning, site acquisition or construction and would not count toward state construction milestones until units are built.
Calimesa Planning Director Kelly Lucia told the City Council on Monday that Ordinance 4‑18 (ZTA 25‑02) would add an in‑lieu fee as a fourth method to comply with the city's existing inclusionary‑housing requirement, which applies to residential projects of 20 units or more and requires 5% of for‑sale units be reserved at 80% of area median income.
The proposed ordinance would let developers elect to pay a fee at building‑permit issuance instead of building required units on‑site, building off‑site or dedicating land; the fee amount would be set by council…
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