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27.60.020 DEFINITIONS

The following definitions apply to this chapter.

(a) "Farmworker housing" means an agricultural employee housing development that satisfies all of the following:

(1) The agricultural employee housing does not contain dormitory-style housing

(2) The development consists of no more than 36 units or spaces designed for use by a single family or household

(3) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (2), the agricultural employee housing will be maintained and operated by a qualified affordable housing organization that has been certified pursuant to Government Code Section 17030.10 or operated by a local public housing agency or a multicounty, state, or multistate agency that has been certified as a qualified affordable housing organization

(4) An affordability covenant is recorded on the property to ensure the affordability of the proposed agricultural employee housing for agricultural employees for not less than 55 years.