Ordinance 3428-15 - Laserfiche WebLink

of the planning director and city engineer, substantially improves pedestrian circulation between Evergreen Way and the abutting neighborhood. Such pedestrian connections shall be improved to standards appropriate for the safety of pedestrians and the security of abutting properties, as determined by the city engineer. (6) It provides a minimum of ten percent of all dwelling units as affordable to households with a household income at or below fifty percent of median family income, adjusted for size, and a minimum of ten percent of all dwelling units as affordable to households with a household income between fifty percent and eighty percent of median family income, adjusted for size. Rental rates in such affordable housing shall not exceed thirty percent of the household's monthly income for rent and utilities, excluding telephone, Internet and television utility services. b. Combination of Amenities. An applicant may propose a combination of amenities using a different standard than those described in subsection(D)(l0)(a) of this section, and the planning director may approve a combination of amenities if such a combination results in a benefit to the public and/or the residents of the development at least equivalent to providing only one of the amenities listed in subsection(D)(10)(a) of this section. For example, an applicant may propose one hundred fifty square feet of open space per dwelling unit and seventy-five percent of the required off-street parking within a structure for consideration by the planning director. The director must evaluate the quality of the proposed design of the combination of two or more amenities to determine if they provide benefits to the public or residents that are at least as great as providing just a single amenity listed in subsection(D)(10)(a) of this section. is hereby amended to read as follows: D. Project Eligibility. A proposed project must meet the following requirements for consideration for a property tax exemption: 1. Location. The project must be located within the residential targeted area as designated pursuant to Section 3.78.150. 2. Tenant Displacement Prohibited. The project must not displace existing residential tenants of structures that are proposed for redevelopment. Existing dwelling units proposed for rehabilitation must have been unoccupied for a minimum of twelve months prior to submission of an application and must fail to comply with one or more requirements of the Uniform Building Code or of the city's housing ordinance as set forth in EMC Title 16. Applications for new construction cannot be submitted for vacant property upon which an occupied residential rental structure previously stood, unless a minimum of twelve months has elapsed from the time of most recent occupancy. 3. Size. The project must include a minimum of: