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[email protected] BOS has plans for future of inclusionary housing The Daily Journal adopted by the Board of Supervisors Currently, more than 100 jurisdic- mately 1:30 p.m. in Board Chambers 15 percent of the gap between a unit On Tuesday, the Mendocino in 2004, calls for the board to adopt tions statewide have adopted inclu- at the County Administration Center, affordable to a low-income house- County Board of Supervisors will an inclusionary housing program sionary programs using a variety of 501 Low Gap Rd., Ukiah. hold and a market rate unit for resi- provide direction for future action on requiring housing developers to con- strategies to increase the number of According to Planning Team dential projects of less than 30 units. inclusionary housing requirements struct affordable housing, donate affordable housing units. Three pro- Chief Planner Pamela Townsend, the Under the same recommendation, and commercial linkage fees to fund land, pay fees or make other contri- gram alternatives for Mendocino Planning Team is recommending an projects with more than 30 units affordable housing in the county. butions to affordable housing County will be presented at the pub- alternative that would require a pro- The County Housing Element, according to program guidelines.