What are inclusionary housing requirements?
In addition to the 20 percent requirement, the California Community Redevelopment Law (CRL) contains inclusionary housing requirements. Units developed by an agency: At least 30 percent of all new or rehabilitated dwelling units developed by the Agency must be available at affordable housing cost to persons of low and moderate income. Also, not less than 50 percent of those units are to be available at affordable cost to persons of very low income. Units developed within a redevelopment project area: For new or rehabilitated dwelling units developed by public or private entities or persons other than an agency within a 10-year period, those units are to be available at costs affordable to persons of low or moderate income. Not less than 40 percent of these units are to be available to very low-income households. Assembly Bill 1290 (1993) allows redevelopment agencies to meet inclusionary requirements by constructing housing units outside a project area on a two for one basis, i.e., for
