What is a density bonus program and what density bonus programs does the County offer?
Through density bonus programs, developers are allowed to build at densities up to 100% greather than those for which the land is zoned, in exchange for guarantees that the housing will be rented or sold to eligible households at affordable prices. Sonoma County operates the Density Bonus and Type A and C Housing Opportunity Areas programs to assist private developers to build rental and for-sale housing that is affordable to low and moderate income households.