Inclusionary Housing and In-Lieu Fee Study

The final Inclusionary Housing and In-Lieu Fee Study is now available. 

The Study will be presented and the inclusionary housing requirements will be discussed at public hearings this Spring: 

• Planning Commission on April 16th 
• City Council on May 5th (possible continuation to June 2nd) 

These public hearings will overview the Study and discuss recommendations from the Study to provide guidance to staff for future inclusionary housing ordinance amendments. 

More information is available on the Inclusionary Housing Requirements webpage. Stay Engaged with this project by subscribing to email updates. 

About the Project (Inclusionary Housing Requirements) 

The City of Santa Barbara requires inclusionary housing—units at affordable prices—for multi-unit residential developments. Inclusionary housing requires a certain number of units—calculated as a percentage of total units in a development—to be sold to middle- income households or rented to moderate-income households. Staff is evaluating the current inclusionary housing requirements to inform possible amendments to these requirements and to meet Housing Element goals of creating new housing and facilitating affordable housing. The Inclusionary Housing and In-Lieu Fee Study is the first of two steps (evaluation) to implement Housing Element Program HE-13. 

More information about this project can be found at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/Inclusionary-Housing-Requirements.