Section 50065 Of Chapter 2. Definitions From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 31. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 2.
50065
. "Development costs" means the aggregate of all costs
incurred in connection with a housing development which are approved
by the agency as reasonable and necessary, including, but not limited
to, the following:
(a) The cost of refinancing or acquiring land and any buildings
thereon, including payments for commissions, options, deposits, or
contracts to purchase properties on a proposed housing development
site or payments for the purchase of such properties.
(b) The cost of site preparation, demolition, and clearing.
(c) Architectural, engineering, legal, accounting, consulting, and
other fees paid or payable in connection with the planning,
execution, and financing of a housing development and the finding of
an eligible mortgagee for a housing development.
(d) The cost of necessary studies, surveys, plans, and permits.
(e) The cost of insurance, interest and financing, tax and
assessment costs, and other operating and carrying costs incurred
during construction or rehabilitation.
(f) The cost of construction, rehabilitation, reconstruction and
fixtures, medical facilities, furnishings, equipment, machinery,
apparatus, and similar facilities and equipment related to the real
property.
(g) The cost of land improvements, including, but not limited to,
landscaping, site preparation and streets, sewers, utilities, and
other offsite improvements, whether or not such costs are paid in
cash or in a form other than cash.
(h) A reasonable profit and risk fee, as defined in regulations of
the agency, in addition to job overhead to the general contractor
and, if applicable, to a limited-dividend housing sponsor.
(i) An allowance established by the agency for working capital and
for reasonable reserves set aside to defray unanticipated additional
development costs.
(j) Necessary expenses incurred in connection with initial
occupancy of a housing development, including reserves for any
anticipated operating deficits to be incurred during the construction
period and the initial year of occupancy.
(k) Repayment of a development loan.
( l) The cost of modifying a housing development or structure so
that it is accessible to and convenient for the elderly or
handicapped.
(m) The cost of such other items, including tenant and homeowner
relocation and tenant and homeowner counseling, as the agency shall
determine to be reasonable and necessary for the development of a
housing development.
The statement of a specific cost item within this section shall in
no way imply a requirement that the agency finance that item in
making a loan on any housing development. Development costs shall not
include any greater portion of the total cost of a housing
development owned by a limited-dividend housing sponsor than is
consistent with an equity investment sufficient to ensure a
substantial and continuing interest by such sponsor in the housing
development.