Housing
Reinvestment Housing Incentive District (RHID)
RHID is a program designed to aid developers in building housing within communities by assisting in the financing of public infrastructure improvements.
Reinvestment Housing Incentive District
The City of Pittsburg has established a Reinvestment Housing Incentive District (RHID), formerly Rural Housing Incentive District, to incentivize the creation of new housing within the City limits. The RHID is designed to encourage developers to build housing in rural communities. The RHID will capture 100% of the incremental increase in real property taxes and reimburse those funds to the developer over a 25-year period or until infrastructure costs are satisfied.
Permitted uses for Subdivision RHID reimbursements include the following:
- Land acquisition
- Site preparation
- Sanitary / storm sewers
- Drainage conduits
- Channels and levees
- Street grading
- Paving
- Street lighting fixtures
- Connections and facilities
- Gas, water, heating, and electrical services in public right of ways
- Sidewalks
- Water mains and extensions
Permitted uses for Upper Story RHID reimbursements include the following:
Costs incurred that benefit the entire building, such as roof, should be allocated between the non-residential and residential uses.
- Property acquisition
- Plumbing
- HVAC
- Walls
- Flooring
- Removal of hazardous substances or materials
- Roof
- Framing
For more information about the Reinvestment Housing Incentive District, please contact the Director of Community Development and Housing Department.