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The Development Code shall establish criteria that ensures alternative housing is <br />appropriately located. <br />ii.Provide “pre-approved” building plans for micro/efficiency homes to builders who are <br /> <br />constructing affordable housing to expedite review times and reduce up-front costs. <br />b.Reduce builder’s costs for owner-occupied affordable / workforce housing development <br /> <br />i.Review/modify development regulations that increase costs without clear rationale or <br /> <br />benefit such as lot sizes, setbacks, parking requirements, street width standards <br />ii.Provide “pre-approved” building plans suitable for affordable / workforce housing <br /> <br />iii.Provide development code/construction permitting fee waivers and/or rebates for <br /> <br />community-based non-profit organizations that build affordable housing for developers <br />building affordable or workforce housing. <br />iv.Explore using development incentives to encourage developers to voluntarily include <br /> <br />housing designed to be owner-occupied and affordable for low to moderate income <br />households. Incentives might include: <br />1.Considering an increase in height beyond five stores in the Downtown Smart Code <br /> <br />District in proportion to the number of affordable units created. <br />2.Developing an “affordable housing fund” program that accepts fee-in-lieu payments <br /> <br />rather than the construction of affordable housing. As adequate funds accumulate, <br />the City could acquire land to be used for affordable housing construction. <br />3.Allowing developers to construct the affordable units in off-site locations (sites to <br /> <br />be approved by the City at the time the development incentive is approved). <br />c.Encourage in-fill housing development in older, established neighborhoods <br /> <br />i.Update the City’s existing Infill Housing Incentive Program to provide incentives for <br /> <br />affordable and/or workforce housing development. <br />ii.Coordinate as practical the affordable/workforce housing program with the Place Based <br /> <br />Economic Development Policy. <br />iii.Market the programs to developers, realtors, and lenders. <br /> <br />TC’AHSONNMGC. <br />3. <br /> <br />HE ITYS GING OUSING TOCK AND LDER EIGHBORHOODS EED TO BE AINTAINED IN OOD ONDITION <br />a.Reduce costs of renovating older homes while ensuring that modern safety concerns are addressed. <br /> <br />i.Review development code regulations applicable to non-conforming residential structures <br /> <br />regarding repairs and modifications, reconstruction after destruction, and non-conforming <br />moved structures to ensure that the standards provide maximum flexibility while not <br />compromising safety. <br />b.Assist low income homeowners with the costs of maintaining their homes. <br /> <br />i.Consider providing funding for housing rehabilitation programs that provide free housing <br /> <br />rehab to low income families. <br />ii.Seek additional funding sources and identify potential non-profit partners to carry out <br /> <br />housing rehab/reconstruction programs. <br />A & WF Housing Policy 3 Adopted July 2014; Amended March 2017 <br /> <br />