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City Council Meeting Minutes January 30,2017 <br /> Marcos is a college town. Diverse housing in a college town is often used as <br /> rental housing and if not managed correctly may further degrade a <br /> neighborhood. Affordable housing in or adjacent to existing neighborhoods <br /> should focus on opportunities for home ownership for all types of residents. <br /> Staff proposed integrating housing criteria for location efficient areas have <br /> been included as a requirement for affordable housing. When affordable units <br /> are included within a development requirements for proportional dispersals of <br /> the units are included. Affordable housing has been limited to ownership <br /> opportunities within existing neighborhoods. Rental Registration and <br /> standards for the managements of any shared spaces have been included. <br /> Proposed development incentives include density bonuses,additional stories <br /> and parking reductions. <br /> The following were provided when the assembely was asked, "What do you <br /> want to see the new code do to address this topic?" <br /> Student Housing <br /> •How can you keep student housing costs and allowances from inflating overall <br /> housing costs? <br /> • When affordable is approved limits on renting to students is prohibited/ <br /> discouraged (near or in single family residential <br /> • Must increase by a lot purpose built student housing in appropriate zones,to <br /> take pressure off other zones <br /> •How to convince university to build move housing on campus <br /> • Can we designate student housing districts that are townhouse styles/condos <br /> so we keep neighborhoods more non student oriented/ownership <br /> •How do you limit affordable housing to ownership within neighborhoods <br /> Transportation <br /> •Parking reduction bonuses should be within 1/4 mile of public transportation <br /> •Bus routes should be within 1 mile of affordable/work housing. Walk shed <br /> considered to be 1/a and ridership drops off significantly above that <br /> Affordability <br /> •Must target 30-40% of median income, not 80%. 80% is a typical renter. No <br /> available housing for 30-40% <br /> •How do we ensure affordable options actually become affordable housing <br /> • 10-20% of units is too low for density bonuses.Aim for 20-40% <br /> •Provide distinction between affordable vs workforce housing <br /> •Focus on a single family or smaller scale affordable housing types rather than <br /> City of San Marcos Page 7 <br />