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1. At least twenty percent of the units affordable to households whose income is at or <br />below one hundred percent of the median household income for Snohomish County, <br />adjusted for household size; <br />C. Affordable housing units that are provided under this section shall remain as affordable <br />housing for a minimum of 50 years, as provided in a recorded covenant running with the land. <br />The covenant shall be approved by the Planning Director and filed for recording with the county <br />auditor prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for any applicable structure. <br />19.54.050 Review process. <br />A. Prior to the issuance of any permit(s), the department shall review and approve the location <br />and unit mix of the affordable housing units consistent with the following standards: <br />1. The location of the affordable housing units shall be intermingled with all other <br />dwelling units within the development, with no more than three affordable units next to <br />each other. <br />2. The tenure (ownership or rental) of the affordable housing units shall be the same as <br />the tenure for the rest of the housing units in the development. <br />3. The bedroom mix of affordable housing units in any project shall be in the same ratio <br />as the bedroom mix of the market rate units of the project; <br />4. The floor area of the affordable housing units shall not be less than 90 percent of the <br />average gross floor area of the market rate units within the project with the same <br />number of bedrooms; and <br />5. The exterior materials, interior materials, and design of the affordable housing units <br />must be comparable with the other dwelling units in the development, with similarity in <br />building finishes, rooflines, and landscaping. <br />6. Construction of the affordable housing units shall be concurrent with the construction <br />of market-rate dwelling units <br />19.54.060 Alternative compliance – fee in lieu. <br />The Planning Director may approve a request for satisfying all or part of the affordable housing <br />requirements with a fee in lieu equal to fifteen dollars per square foot of gross floor area subject <br />to this section. A fee in lieu under this subsection may be deferred under subsection EMC <br />19.54.070. <br />A. For rental dwelling units, the fee in lieu under this section is equal to fifteen dollars per <br />square foot of gross floor area subject to this section. <br />B. For ownership dwelling units, the fee in lieu under this section is equal to nine dollars per <br />square foot of gross floor area subject to this section. The reduced fee in lieu granted under this