19.90.020 Definitions.
Terms used in this chapter shall have their meaning defined in this section:
A. “Affordable housing” as currently defined in Sections 50053(b) and 50052.5(b) of the Health and Safety Code and any subsequent amendments or revisions.
B. “Affordable housing agreement” means a legally binding agreement between the developer and the City to ensure that the requirements of this chapter are satisfied. The agreement shall establish, at a minimum, the number of target units, their size, location, terms and conditions of affordability and production schedule as further described in CVMC 19.90.110.
C. “Allowable housing expense” as currently defined in 25 California Code of Regulations Sections 6920 and 6918 and any subsequent amendments or revisions.
D. “Child day care center” shall have the same meaning as a day nursery as defined in CVMC 19.04.002.
E. “Common interest development” as currently defined in Section 1351 of the Civil Code and any subsequent amendments or revisions.
F. “Conversion” means the change of occupancy of a dwelling unit from owner-occupied to rental or vice versa.
G. “Density/FAR bonus” means an increase over the otherwise maximum allowable residential density or permitted floor area ratio (FAR) on the site under the applicable zoning ordinance and Land Use Element of the General Plan as of the date of the application.
H. “Density/FAR bonus units” means those residential units granted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter which exceed the otherwise maximum residential density or permitted floor area ratio (FAR) for the development site.
I. “Developer” means any individual, firm, limited liability company, association, partnership, political subdivision, government agency, municipality, industry, public or private corporation, or any other entity whatsoever who applies to the City for the applicable permits to undertake any construction, demolition, or renovation project within the City of Chula Vista.
J. “Development standard” means site or construction conditions/requirements that apply to a housing development pursuant to any ordinance, General Plan Element, Master or Specific Plan, or other City requirement, law, policy, resolution or regulation.
K. “FAR” means the floor to area ratio, which is a calculation of the total building square footage divided by the lot square footage. FAR calculation methods are described more fully in CVMC 19.04.002, definition of “floor area ratio (residential).”
L. “Housing development” means one or more groups of projects for residential units that are the subject of one development application, consisting of the following:
1. The construction of five or more residential units;
2. A subdivision or common interest development (commonly known as condominiums) consisting of five or more residential units or unimproved lots; or
3. A project to either substantially rehabilitate and convert an existing commercial building to residential use, or substantially rehabilitate an existing two-family or multiple-family dwelling structure(s), where the result of rehabilitation would be a net increase in available residential units.
M. “In-lieu incentive” means incentives offered by the City, which are of equivalent financial value based upon the land cost per dwelling unit(s), that are offered in lieu of the density/FAR bonus.
N. “Incentives or concessions” means such regulatory incentives and concessions as stipulated in Government Code Section 65915(k), to include, but not be limited to, the reduction of site development standards or zone code requirements, approval of mixed use zoning in conjunction with the housing project, or any other regulatory incentive which would result in identifiable cost reductions to enable the provision of housing for the designated income group or qualifying (senior) residents.
O. “Low income household” as currently defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code and any subsequent amendments or revisions.
P. “Maximum residential density” means the maximum number of residential units permitted on the project site as defined in the zoning ordinance, or the applicable Specific Plan or Sectional Planning Area (SPA) Plan.
Q. “Moderate income household” as currently defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code and any subsequent amendments or revisions.
R. “Nonrestricted unit” means all units within the housing development that are not target units.
S. “Qualifying resident” as currently defined by Section 51.2 of the Civil Code and any subsequent amendments or revisions.
T. “Senior citizen housing” as currently defined by Sections 51.3 and 51.12 of the Civil Code and any subsequent amendments or revisions.
U. “Target unit” means a residential unit within a housing development that will be offered for rent or sale exclusively to and which shall be affordable to the designated income group or qualified (senior) resident, as required by this chapter.
V. “Total units” means the number of dwelling units in a housing development, excluding the dwelling units added by the density/FAR bonus.
W. “Very low income household” as currently defined in Section 50105 of the Health and Safety Code and any subsequent amendments or revisions. (Ord. 3250 § 1, 2013).