Eastvale, CA Zoning Overlays & Bonuses: Density Bonus Law (2026)
Key Facts
- Max density bonus
- 35 percent
- Lower-income threshold
- 10% of units, 20% base bonus
- Very low income threshold
- 5% of units, 20% base bonus
- Senior housing bonus
- Flat 20 percent
- Affordability term
- 30-50 years from occupancy
- Approving authority
- Eastvale City Council
Summary
Eastvale must grant a density bonus, worth up to a 35 percent unit increase, to housing developments that set aside at least 10 percent of units for lower-income households or 5 percent for very low income, under Municipal Code Sec. 120.05.090 implementing state Gov. Code §§ 65915-65918.
(a)Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide incentives for the production of housing for very low, low, and moderate income, special needs, and senior households in accordance with Government Code §§ 65915 through 65918...(d)Number and types of incentives and bonuses allowed.(1)General project density bonus...a.For developments providing lower income target units, a 20 percent base density bonus plus a 1.5 percent supplemental increase over that base for every one percent increase in low income units above ten percent. The maximum density bonus allowed including supplemental increases is 35 percent...(4)Upon request by the applicant, the city shall not require that a housing development...provide a vehicular parking ratio...that exceeds the following:a.Zero (studio) to one bedrooms: one on-site parking space per unit.b.Two to three bedrooms: two on-site parking spaces per unit.c.Four and more bedrooms: 2½ parking spaces per unit.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 16 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 090 is Eastvale's local implementation of California's density bonus law. A project qualifies by reserving at least 10 percent of its units for lower-income households, 5 percent for very low income households, building a senior citizen housing development, or dedicating 10 percent of a common-interest development to moderate-income buyers. 5 percent increment. Senior housing developments receive a flat 20 percent bonus. 5 spaces for four-or-more-bedroom units, on request. The city council is the approving authority, and the city and applicant must enter into a density bonus agreement.
Approval is not discretionary once the findings are met: the city must grant the density bonus, incentives and concessions unless it makes a written finding that a specific incentive is not needed for affordability or would cause a specific adverse impact under Gov. 5(d)(2). Additional bonuses stack for land donations, on-site child care facilities, and apartment-to-condominium conversions reserving units for lower-income buyers.
Violations & Fines
This section creates an entitlement rather than a prohibition, so there is no per-violation penalty. An applicant denied a density bonus, incentive or concession without the written findings Sec. 120.05.090(g)(2) requires may challenge the denial, and a developer that receives a bonus but fails to keep target units affordable for the required 30- or 50-year term is subject to enforcement of the density bonus agreement.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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