On February 25, 2014, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors repealed and revised Chapter 22.35 of Sacramento County Code (SCC), known as the Affordable Housing Ordinance (AHO). The revised AHO requires developers of new residential developments in unincorporated Sacramento County to either include an affordable housing component in their developments or pay an in-lieu fee to the Affordable Housing Ordinance Fund. Collected AHO fees are then used to help finance and support affordable housing projects in unincorporated Sacramento County. The Affordable Housing Ordinance Fund is administered by the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA).
SCC Chapter 22.35 can be viewed in full here.
AHO Program Guidelines can be viewed here.
Current Affordable Housing Fee
The Affordability Fee required by the current Ordinance, Section 22.35.050 of the Sacramento County Code, is updated annually. The current fee is $3.75 per habitable square foot of each market rate unit. The fee as of March 28, 2025 has increased 1.00% to $3.79 per habitable square foot of each market rate unit.
Affordable Housing Fee Notice for 2025
Affordable Housing Ordinance Review Project
Implementation Program E-3 of Sacramento County’s 2021-2029 Housing Element directs the County to perform an evaluation of the effectiveness of the current AHO and pursue an economic feasibility study to guide any decision-making related to amending the AHO, including the consideration of an inclusionary housing component.
The Project consists of the following components:
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of the current AHO
- Review of best practices of other jurisdictions with the greater Sacramento region
- Financial feasibility analysis testing alternatives to the current AHO. This analysis will include:
- Current housing market conditions and recent trends
- Pro forma analysis of prototype projects
- Analysis of the feasibility of an inclusionary housing requirement
2025 Project Timeline
*Project timeline subject to change based on staffing and resource availability
Staff Contact
For any questions or comments on the project, or to be added to the project email list, please contact:
Jacob Dawe, Senior Planner
Planning and Environmental Review
827 7th Street, Room 225
916-874-5909
dawej@saccounty.gov
Documents and Resources
Current AHO Documents
History of Hearings and Workshops for Current AHO
