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Table 1: For-Sale Residential Affordable Housing Fee Comparison American Rohnert Sonoma
Land Use Category Canyon1 Cloverdale2 Cotati3(Low) (High) Petaluma5 Park6(Low) (High) Sebastopol8 (City of) (Low) (High) For-Sale Units
Fee Per Unit $ 0 $ 0
0 to 850 square feet $ 0 $ 0 $2,000 $2,000
851 to 1,000 square feet 9,221 10,245 2,000 2,000
1,001 to 1,200 square feet 10,757 12,294
1,201 to 2,000 square feet 25,613 40,980
2,001 to 2,450 square feet 42,005 50,201
2,451 or more square feet 51,225 51,225
Fee Per Unit
0 to 4 units $ 15,434 $ 0
5 to 50 units 15,434 100,872
51 or more units 06
100,872
Fee Per Square Foot
0 to 909 square feet $ 3.57 $ 10.12 $2.03 $ 5.07
910 to 999 square feet 3.57 10.12 3.04 10.13
1,000 square feet or above 3.57 10.12 3.04 10.13 $ 4.78 $ 6.93 2 Cloverdale does not current charge affordable housing fees, though it is currently considering establishing fees for residential properties. 5 Petaluma: Projects w ith 5 or more units must (1) pay in-lieu fees, (2) include inclusionary units, or (3) use alternative methods of providing affordable housing. 6 Rohnert Park: Projects w ith 51 or more units must include inclusionary units w ithin the project, and cannot pay in-lieu fees. 7 Santa Rosa: Fee varies w ith location of project.
Windsor9 Santa Rosa7 Healdsburg4
Based
on sales
price of
unit.3
per square foot
3 Cotati fee based on sales price of unit, calculated as follow s: $2,532 for first $125,000 of sales price + $211 for each $5,000 increment thereafter. Only applies to developments w ith 9 or less units, otherw ise the development is required to include 15% of units as deed restricted affordable, and cannot pay in-lieu fees. 4 Healdsburg: Projects w ith 5 or more dw elling units must include at least 20 percent affordable housing, and cannot pay in-lieu fees. Fee is charged per unit on a sliding scale w hich increases w ith each 50 square feet increment. For for-sale units above 850 square feet, the resultant fee per square foot ranges from $10.25 to $21.33. 8 Sebastopol: For projects w ith few er than 5 dw elling units, affordable housing is not required. For 5 or more units, on-site inclusionary housing is required and cannot pay in-lieu fees. If the requirement includes a fractional unit, either (1) an additional inclusionary unit can be added, or (2) an in-lieu fee can be paid. This fee w ill equal the fractional requirement multiplied by the established in-lieu fee for one inclusionary unit, w hich is displayed in this table.
for fee
see below
see above
for fee
per unit
9 Windsor: Projects w ith 5 or more units must (1) pay in-lieu fees, or (2) include inclusionary units. A minimum per unit in lieu fee of $2,000 shall apply for units up to 1,000 square feet. For units of 1,000 square feet, the fee shall be $4.78 per square foot. For larger units, the per square foot fee shall increase by $0.015 per 50 square feet. 1 American Canyon: Projects w ith 5 or more units must (1) include inclusionary units, (2) use alternative methods of providing affordable housing, or (3) as a last resort, pay in-lieu fees.
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Table 2: Rental Residential Affordable Housing Fee Comparison American Rohnert Sonoma
Land Use Category Canyon1 Cloverdale2 Cotati3(Low) (High) Petaluma5 Park (Low) (High) Sebastopol7 (City of) (Low) (High) Rental Units
Fee Per Unit $ 0 $ 0
0 to 850 square feet $ 0 $ 0 $2,000 $2,000
851 to 900 square feet 3,389 3,389 2,000 2,000
901 to 950 square feet 3,577 3,577 2,000 2,000
951 to 1,000 square feet 3,765 3,765 2,000 2,000
1,001 to 1,050 square feet 3,953 3,953
1,151 to 1,200 square feet 4,142 4,142
1,200 square feet or above 4,518 4,518
Fee Per Unit
0 to 5 units $ 0
5 or more units 77,653
Fee Per Square Foot
0 to 909 square feet $ 4.14 $ 10.12 $ 4.00 $2.03 $ 5.07 910 to 1,000 square feet 4.14 10.12 4.00 3.04 10.13
1,001 to 1,050 square feet 4.14 10.12 4.00 3.04 10.13 4.78 4.83 1,151 to 1,200 square feet 4.14 10.12 4.00 4.90 4.92
1,200 square feet or above 4.14 10.12 4.00 4.92 6.93
2 Cloverdale does not current charge affordable housing fees, though it is currently considering establishing fees for residential properties. 5 Petaluma: Projects w ith 5 or more units must pay in-lieu fees, include inclusionary units, or use alternative methods of providing affordable housing. 6 Santa Rosa: Fee varies w ith location of project.
see below for
fee per square foot
Based
on sales
price of
unit.3
see above for
fee per unit
Healdsburg4 Santa Rosa6 Windsor8
1 American Canyon: Projects w ith 5 or more units must (1) include inclusionary units, (2) use alternative methods of providing affordable housing, or (3) as a last resort pay in-lieu fees. 8 Windsor: Projects w ith 5 or more units must (1) pay in-lieu fees, or (2) include inclusionary units. A minimum per unit in lieu fee of $2,000 shall apply for units up to 1,000 square feet. For units of 1,000 square feet, the fee shall be $4.78 per square foot. For larger units, the per square foot fee shall increase by $0.015 per 50 square feet. 4 Healdsburg: Projects w ith 5 or more dw elling units must include at least 20 percent affordable housing, and cannot pay in-lieu fees. Fee is charged per unit on a sliding scale w hich increases w ith each 50 square feet increment. For rental units above 850 square feet, the resultant fee per square foot ranges from $3.60 to $3.98. 7 Sebastopol: For projects w ith few er than 5 dw elling units, affordable housing is not required . For 5 or more units, on-site inclusionary housing is required and cannot pay in-lieu fees. If the requirement includes a fractional unit, either (1) an additional inclusionary unit can be added, or (2) an in-lieu fee can be paid. This fee w ill equal the fractional requirement multiplied by the established in-lieu fee for one inclusionary unit, w hich is displayed in this table.
3 Cotati fee based on sales price of unit, calculated as follow s: $2,532 for first $125,000 of sales price + $211 for each $5,000 increment thereafter. Only applies to developments w ith 9 or less units, otherw ise the development is required to include 15% of units as deed restricted affordable, and cannot pay in-lieu fees.
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Table 3: Commercial Linkage Fee Comparison
Land Use
Category
American
Canyon Cloverdale Cotati1 Healdsburg Petaluma
Rohnert
Park
Santa
Rosa Sebastopol
Sonoma
(City of) Windsor
Office $ 0.91 $ - $2.55 $ - $ 3.58 $ 0.69 $ 3.00 $ 2.08 4.00 $ - Hotel2 0.91 - 0.00 - 3.58 0.69 3.00 2.08 15.00 -
Retail 0.91 - 4.40 - 6.19 1.19 3.00 3.59 4.00 -
Industrial 0.59 - 2.74 - 3.69 0.71 3.00 2.15 0.00 -
Note: All fees charged per square foot. 1
Commercial linkage fees exempted for "high quality lodging." 2 Commercial linkage for hotel uses charged at the commercial rate in the cities of Cotati, Petaluma, Rohnert Park and Sebastopol. The City of Sonoma includes a specific rate for hotel uses in its fee schedule.