Intent
To conserve land and promote livability, transportation efficiency, and walkability by creating compact communities.
Requirements
Construct or renovate a building that meets the dwelling unit per acre of buildable land area density defined in Table 1.
Table 1. Points for housing density
| Single-family and low-rise multifamily projects |
Midrise multifamily projects | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DU/acre of buildable land |
DU/hectare of buildable land |
DU/acre of buildable land |
DU/hectare of buildable land |
|
| ≥ 7 | ≥ 17 | ≥ 30 | ≥ 74 | 1 |
| ≥ 12 | ≥ 30 | ≥ 55 | ≥ 136 | 2 |
| ≥ 20 | ≥ 50 | ≥ 80 | ≥ 198 | 3 |
DU = dwelling units
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