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DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS - AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONCEPT REVIEW AND APPROVAL (B)
Ordinance No. 0-04-28; Petition 26TCH-04 PB
An Ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida; amending subsection 30-160(b) of Article VII, Chapter 30, the Land Development Code, regarding the development review process; providing for conceptual review approval for affordable housing developments; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT
The State of Florida created the State Housing Tax Credit Program for the purposes of stimulating creative private sector initiatives to increase the supply of affordable housing in urban areas, including specifically, housing for the elderly, and to provide associated commercial facilities associated with such housing facilities. As part of the program, the private sector development entity is required to submit a competitive application to qualify for tax credits. The awarding process is a point system that allocates points on the basis of the local government support for the project and the development consistency with the local government Comprehensive Plan. One way that some local communities show support for a project is to grant that project some type of approval. While the City has a process that allows for preliminary development plan approval, affordable housing providers have approached the City and requested that the City develop a less costly procedure for affordable housing developments.
In order to assist the affordable housing developers with the application process for the tax credit program, staff recommends the City establish an Affordable Housing Conceptual Approval Process (see attachment). The concept review process would be encouraged-not required-for all certified afforda...
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