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Title	Expedite Program for Affordable/In-Fill Housing and Sustainable Buildings (San Diego)
Highlights	Lengthy permitting processes can delay housing development and increase costs.   San Diego has an Expedite Program to speed the processing of applications for eligible affordable housing, infill development, and sustainable development projects.
Description	The ‘Expedite Program’ in San Diego provides streamlined permit processing for all eligible affordable/in-fill housing and sustainable building. Residential development projects where at least 10 percent of the units are set aside for households with an income below 65 percent area median income (AMI) for rental units and at or below 100 percent AMI for sale units are eligible for the program. Urban Infill housing development projects of 10 units or more within “Urbanized” areas of the City are eligible for the Expedite Program if the units are affordable to households earning no more than 150 percent of the AMI. Military housing, sustainable buildings, and mixed-use developments are also eligible for the program. Projects that pay in-lieu fees to satisfy San Diego’s inclusionary housing ordinance requirements are not eligible for the Expedite Program, with the exception of infill development, mixed-use, and military housing. The announcement lists the priority in which applications will be processed in the event that the development services workload is too heavy. Projects that are both affordable and utilize sustainable building methods are at the top of the list. The fee for the ‘Expedite Program’ is $500 per unit for all units in the project.
Publication Date	2003
Organization	City of San Diego, California
Web Location	http://www.sannet.gov/development-services/news/pdf/ahinfo538.pdf

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