The affordable housing advisory committee shall review the established policies and
procedures, ordinances, land development regulations and adopted local comprehensive
plan of the county, and shall submit a report to the board of county commissioners
that includes recommendations on, and triennially thereafter evaluates the implementation
of specific initiatives to encourage or facilitate affordable housing while protecting
the ability of the property to appreciate in value. Recommendations may include the
modification or repeal of existing policies, procedures, ordinances, and regulations
or plan provisions. At a minimum, the affordable housing advisory committee shall
make recommendations on affordable housing incentives in the following areas: (1)
the affordable housing definition in the appointing resolution; (2) the expedited
processing of permits for affordable housing projects; (3) the modification of impact
fee requirements, including reduction or waiver of fees and alternative methods of
fee payment; (4) the allowance of increased density levels; (5) the reservation of
infrastructure capacity for housing for very low-income persons and low-income persons
(6) the transfer of development rights as a financing mechanism for housing for very
low-income persons and low-income persons; (7) the reduction of parking and setback
requirements; (8) the allowance of flexible lot configurations, including zero-lot-line
configurations; (9) the modifications of sidewalk and street requirements; and (10)
the establishment of a process by which the county considers, before adoption, procedures
and policies that have a significant impact on the cost of housing.
The affordable housing advisory committee recommendations shall also include other
affordable housing incentives identified by the affordable housing advisory committee.
To the maximum extent feasible, the approved affordable housing incentive recommendations
submitted to the board of county commissioners must quantify the affordable housing
cost reduction anticipated from implementing the specific recommendation.
