§ 15.72.030. Definitions.

As used in this Chapter, the following terms have the following meanings, and to the extent a Planning Code and/or Municipal Code Chapter and/or Section is referenced herein, such reference shall also include future amendments, if any:

"Additional Housing Units" means the net increase in the number of housing units on a parcel of real property. Additional housing units equal the number of new housing units proposed to be developed on the parcel of real property by issuance of a building permit, less the number of housing units (a) legally removed from the same parcel of real property by authorized remodeling, demolition or relocation to another parcel of real property, or by accidental destruction or natural disaster, during the year preceding the owner's filing for the building permit or (b) authorized to be removed prior to or during the construction for which the building permit is requested.

"Affordable Housing" means housing that is restricted to occupancy at an affordable rent or an affordable housing cost to moderate-income households, low- income households or very low-income households. The terms "Affordable Rent" and "Affordable Housing Cost" shall be as defined in California Health and Safety Code Sections 50053 and 50052.5 and their implementing regulations.

"Applicant" means any individual, person, firm, partnership, association, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, entity, combination of entities or authorized representative thereof, who undertakes, proposes or applies to the City for any development project.

"Building Official" shall be as defined in Section 15.04.085 of the Oakland Municipal Code.

"City" means the City of Oakland.

"City Administrator" means the City Administrator of the City of Oakland or his or her designee(s).

"Complete Building Permit Application" means an application for a building permit for vertical construction that is submitted after all necessary planning and zoning permits and approvals under Title 17 of the Oakland Planning Code are issued for the project and that contains all the application submittal materials required on the City's submittal checklist.

"Development Project" means any activity resulting in additional housing units in a new or existing building requiring the issuance of a building permit by the City.

"Fee Per Housing Unit" means the impact fee per housing unit applicable to the development project imposed under this Chapter as contained in the City's Master Fee Schedule.

"Impact Fee" means the affordable housing impact fee imposed under this Chapter as set forth in the City's Master Fee Schedule, as the affordable housing impact fee may be adjusted for inflation pursuant to Section 15.72.050.

"Low-Income Household" shall be as defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 50079.5 and its implementing regulations.

"Moderate-Income Household" means persons and families of low or moderate income as defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 50093 and its implementing regulations.

"Multi-Family Housing" means those uses that fall under any of the following use facility types as defined in Chapters 17.10, 17.65, 17.101C, 17.101E and 17.102 of the Oakland Planning Code:

Multifamily dwelling residential facilities, except facilities that meet the definition of townhome housing;

Live/work residential facilities (as defined in Chapters 17.65 and 17.101E);

Work/live nonresidential facilities (as defined in Chapters 17.65 and 17.101E in a D-CE-3 or D-CE-4 Zone);

Micro living quarters facilities (as defined in Chapter 17.101C);

Joint living and work quarters (as defined in Section 17.102.190);

Residentially-oriented joint living and working quarters (in Section 17.102.195); or

Rooming house residential facilities that are not part of an institutional dormitory and are not associated with any the following activities:

Residential care residential activities;

Supportive housing residential activities;

Transitional housing residential activities;

Emergency shelter residential activities; or

Semi-transient residential activities.

"Single-Family Housing" means those uses that fall under any of the following use facility types as defined in Chapter 17.10 of the Oakland Planning Code:

One-family dwelling residential facilities consisting of individual detached housing units;

One-family dwelling with secondary unit residential facilities; or mobile home residential facilities.

"Townhome Housing" means those uses that fall under any of the following use facility types as defined in Chapter 17.10 of the Oakland Planning Code:

One-family dwelling residential facilities consisting of multiple attached housing units;

Two-family dwelling residential facilities; or

Multifamily dwelling residential facilities consisting of housing units arranged in a single horizontal row with abutting sidewalls.

"Use Fee Category" means multi-family housing, single-family housing or townhome housing.

"Very Low-Income Household" shall be as defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 50105 and its implementing regulations.

(Ord. No. 13365, § 4, 5-3-2016)