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Kevin J. Keller, AICP Memo:  July 16, 2018

The City Council adopted the Affordable Housing Linkage Fee (AHLF) Ordinance (#185,342) on December 13, 2017 and it became effective on February 17, 2018. The City Council subsequently adopted a revised fee schedule on June 29, 2018, increasing the residential fee amount in the City’s high market areas.

The ordinance places a fee on certain new market-rate residential and commercial development to generate local funding for affordable housing. The amount of the fee varies by the type of use and by location. Because of the ordinance’s phased-in approach, projects submitting plans on or after June 18, 2018 are subject to the fee and fees will increase over time. There are also various exemptions and deductions.

The basic provisions of the law are summarized below. This memo replaces the previous memo dated April 27th , 2018 in order to reflect the revised fee schedule.