§ 9.3-48. Adoption of affordable housing incentive plan.

(a)

Triennially, the affordable housing advisory committee shall hold public meetings in which it reviews the established policies and procedures, ordinances, land development regulations and the county comprehensive plan. The committee shall recommend specific initiatives to encourage or facilitate affordable housing while protecting the ability of the property to appreciate in value.

(b)

Recommendations may include the modification or repeal of existing policies, procedures, ordinances, regulations or comprehensive plan provisions: the creation of exceptions applicable to affordable housing; or the adoption of new policies, procedures, regulations, ordinances or comprehensive plan provisions. At a minimum, the committee recommends affordable housing incentives in the following areas:

(c)

The processing approvals of development orders or permits, as defined in F.S. §§ 163.3164(7), (8), affordable housing projects is expedited to a greater degree than other projects.

(d)

The modification of impact-fee requirements, including reduction or waiver of fees and alternative methods of fee payment for affordable housing.

(e)

The allowance of flexibility in densities for affordable housing.

(f)

The reservation of infrastructure capacity for housing for very-low-income persons, low-income persons, and moderate-income persons.

(g)

The allowance of affordable accessory residential units in residential zoning districts.

(h)

The reduction of parking and setback requirements for affordable housing.

(i)

The allowance of flexible lot configurations, including zero-lot-line configurations for affordable housing.

(j)

The modification of street requirements for affordable housing.

(k)

The establishment of a process by which the board of county commissioners considers, before adoption, policies, procedures, ordinances, regulations, or plan provisions that increase the cost of housing.

(l)

The preparation of a printed inventory of locally owned public lands suitable for affordable housing.

(m)

The support of development near transportation hubs and major employment centers and mixed use developments. The advisory committee recommendations may also include other affordable housing incentives identified by the advisory committee. Local governments that receive the minimum allocation under the state housing initiatives partnership program shall perform the initial review but may elect to not perform the triennial review.

(n)

To the maximum extent feasible, the recommendations for an affordable housing incentive plan submitted to the board of county commissioners shall qualify the affordable housing cost reduction anticipated from implementing the specific recommendations.

(o)

The affordable housing advisory committee shall submit recommendations approved by an affirmative vote of a majority of its entire membership at a public hearing. Public notice of committee meeting shall include the time, date and place and shall be published in a newspaper of general paid circulation. The notice shall provide a short and concise summary of the affordable housing incentive plan recommendations to be considered by the committee. The notice shall state the public place where a copy of the committee recommendations can be obtained by interested persons.

(p)

Within ninety (90) days after the date of the receipt of the affordable housing incentive recommendations from the affordable housing advisory committee, the board of county commissioners shall adopt an affordable housing incentive plan. the incentive plan shall adopt specific initiatives to encourage or facilitate affordable housing and a schedule for implementation and must include, at a minimum:

(1)

A schedule for implementation of expedited permit processing for affordable housing projects;

(2)

A process for review of local policies, procedures, ordinances, regulations, and incentive plan provisions that increase the cost of housing prior to their adoption.

(Ord. No. 08-16, § 1, 6-3-2008)