Citywide Density Bonus Fee-in-Lieu Code Amendment (26-2420)
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Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending City Code Section 25-2-656 (Citywide Density Bonus (DBC) Combing District Regulations) to allow an applicant using the Citywide Density Bonus Program to pay a fee in lieu of providing on-site, income-restricted rental units. Funding: If it is approved, this item would require certain projects participating in the Citywide Density Bonus program to provide on-site affordable housing rather than being allowed to provide fee-in-lieu. This item could result in a reduction in the overall amount of fee-in-lieu collected under the program over time, but the reduction would be offset by the provision of on-site affordable housing units by the development.
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Confirm density bonus ordinance requires on-site affordable units
Applies if: You have a project using or planning to use the Citywide Density Bonus Program
Why now: The item description says the amendment would allow a fee in lieu, but its funding note says approved projects would have to provide on-site affordable housing rather than pay the fee.
What to do: Pull the ordinance text and Council action for the density bonus change and confirm which projects lose the fee-in-lieu option. Then rerun your pro forma with on-site income-restricted rental units, because a project planned around paying a fee could become costlier or need redesign.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask which way the density bonus fee change goes
Why now: The item describes an ordinance to allow a fee in lieu, while its funding note says approval would require on-site units and could reduce the fee-in-lieu collected over time; the record shows no outcome after the 2026-09-10 hearing.
What to do: Ask the City Clerk and housing staff whether the ordinance adds a fee-in-lieu option or removes it, and what Council decided at the hearing. The posted language points in two directions, and readers can't tell which one changes the rules.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
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Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending City Code Section 25-2-656 (Citywide Density Bonus (DBC) Combing District Regulations) to allow an applicant using the Citywide Density Bonus Program to pay a fee in lieu of providing on-site, income-restricted rental units. Funding: If it is approved, this item would require certain projects participating in the Citywide Density Bonus program to provide on-site affordable housing rather than being allowed to provide fee-in-lieu. This item could result in a reduction in the overall amount of fee-in-lieu collected under the program over time, but the reduction would be offset by the provision of on-site affordable housing units by the development.