TO: Napa County Housing Commission
FROM: Jennifer Palmer, Executive Director
REPORT BY: Alex Carrasco, Project Manager
SUBJECT: Presentation on Affordable Housing Impact Fee Study
RECOMMENDATION
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Presentation on Affordable Housing Impact Fee Study. No action needed.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The County adopted an Affordable Housing Fund Ordinance in 1992, which created the Affordable Housing Fund to assist with funding the development of affordable housing in Napa County. The ordinance was based on a Job-Housing Nexus Study by the County and established a housing impact fee on non-residential construction (last revised in 2014) and an inclusionary housing requirement on residential construction (last revised in 2010). In August 2024, the County hired a consultant to determine the nexus of development to certain impacts and calculate in-lieu fees for several programs, including affordable housing. The nexus study identified the maximum rates the County may levy by category of development, and the Board may establish any fee up to the calculated max. Today’s presentation includes updates on the Affordable Housing and Commercial Linkage Nexus Study, staff recommendations to the Board of Supervisors, and outcome of the public hearing held on October 21, 2025.
PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS
1. Staff Report.
2. Public Comment.
3. Discussion.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA Guidelines section 15378 (14 CCR 15378) because the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect change to the environment.