Stamford, Conn., Code of Ordinances ch. 146 § 146-66

For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Affordable housing means housing for which persons and families pay thirty (30) per cent or less of their annual gross income, where such income is less than or equal to eighty (80) per cent of the area median income for the municipality in which such housing is located, as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Affordable unit shall mean any dwelling unit for which the rent (including utilities) does not exceed thirty (30) per cent of the gross income of the renting household or for which the mortgage payment (including insurance, utilities and real estate taxes) does not exceed thirty (30) per cent of the gross income of the purchasing household or other standards as may be established pursuant to any municipal, state or federal housing program designed to assist low and moderate income households.
Commercial building shall mean any building, structure, or portion thereof that is devoted primarily or exclusively to a non-residential business or industrial use for the purpose of generating a financial gain or profit.
Commercial share means the portion of building permit fees determined by adding the totals for building permit fees paid on an annual basis for additions, repairs or alterations of commercial buildings in the City of Stamford, and for newly constructed mercantile, business and industrial buildings, divided by the total of the building permit fees collected on an annual basis by the Building Inspection Department of the City of Stamford.
Developer shall mean any individual, corporation, business trust, estate trust, limited liability company, partnership or association, or any other entity or combination thereof involved in the development of commercial construction projects.
Linkage share means that portion of commercial building permit fees collected annually in excess of a designated annual threshold established by this article.
Threshold means the amount of building permit fees collected annually by the City of Stamford Building Inspection Department for additions, repairs or alterations of commercial buildings or structures, and for newly constructed mercantile, business and industrial buildings, beyond which an annual linkage share will be assessed.