Additional development standards for restricted affordable units.
San José Municipal Code § 20.190.050
in effectA. Concurrent Construction. Restricted Affordable Units shall be constructed concurrently with Non-Restricted Units unless both the City and the Applicant agree within the Regulatory Agreement to an alternative schedule for construction. B. Design Standards. Restricted Affordable Units shall be built on-Site and be dispersed within the Housing Development, except as approved by the City and expressly permitted in the Regulatory Agreement. 1. The design, square footage, appearance and general quality of the Restricted Affordable Units shall be compatible with the design of the Non-Restricted Units in the Housing Development. 2. In order to achieve compatibility, Restricted Affordable Units shall be located so as not to create a geographic concentration of Restricted Affordable Units within the Housing Development; 3. The quality of exterior design and overall quality of construction of the Restricted Affordable Units shall be consistent with the exterior design of all Non-Restricted Units in the Housing Development; 4. The design, square footage, appearance, finishes, features and general quality of the Restricted Affordable Units shall be functionally equivalent to the Non-Restricted Units; 5. Restricted Affordable Units shall have functionally equivalent parking to Non-Restricted Units; and 6. Except as may be modified pursuant to a Regulatory Agreement, shall meet all Site, design, and construction standards included in Title 17 (Buildings and Construction), Title 19 (Subdivisions), and Title 20 (Zoning) of this Code, and shall also comply with all design guidelines included in applicable specific plans or otherwise adopted by the City Council, and all administrative regulations adopted pursuant to Section 20.190.110 for the implementation of this Chapter 20.190 . (Ord. 31298 .)
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