Housing

Pursuant to California Redevelopment Law, fifteen (15%) percent of privately developed or rehabilitated units within a redevelopment project area need to be set aside as "affordable" units to benefit Very Low, Low, and Moderate income households. Of these affordable units, State Law requires that 40% be reserved for Very Low Income households. This translates to a Very Low income requirement of 6% of the units developed or rehabilitated in a Redevelopment Project Area. The different income classifications (Very Low, Low, and Moderate) are based upon the median income in Orange County. The income levels are further refined based on the number of persons per household.

In order to insure that the Agency's production requirements are met, the City has been requiring that all new privately developed owner and rental residential projects constructed or substantially rehabilitated within a Redevelopment Project Area include a minimum of 15% of units affordable to Very Low, Low and Moderate income households. For a map of Tustin’s three Project Areas, click here.

To accommodate the affordable housing requirement the City provides financial and non-financial developer based incentives, click here. We highly recommend meeting with Agency staff prior to preparing the required comprehensive Business Plan. For additional information or to schedule an appointment, please call the Tustin Community Redevelopment Agency at (714) 573-3121.

Please contact Agency staff for additional information, click here to send us an email.