Posted on 02/02/2005 12:45:36 PM PST by SmithL
Concord -- The City Council has approved a plan by DeNova Homes to build a 15-unit town home complex on less than 1 acre along Detroit Avenue.
The project, which includes two affordable units, is one of the first since the city passed its inclusionary housing ordinance, which requires developers to set aside a percentage of low-cost units for those who can't afford to pay market prices.
The project will consist of five two-story buildings with 900-square-foot two-bedroom units. Rent will probably be about $1,300 a month, with the two affordable units going for about $900 a month, said DeNova president David Sanson.
"I love the colors, the gabled roofs, all those little things that really make a difference," said Councilwoman Helen Allen, who noted that the affordable units will blend in with the rest of the project that will sit next to Meadow Homes Elementary School.
Councilman Mark Peterson voted to approve the project, along with the rest of the council, but raised concerns about the units affected by the housing ordinance.
"I refuse to call it affordable housing," he said, arguing that the law unfairly binds the hands of developers, and that any cost savings on affordable units is passed on to regular customers in the form of higher rents.
"It's social engineering and I'll continue to say that."
Wow...I have a six acre residential lot and sometimes find it a bit confining...
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