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IV . LHAP INCENTIVE STRATEGIES Section 420.9071 (16) , F.S. <br />Since adoption of the County's Comprehensive Plan in 1990, the County has <br />established several new housing programs and regulations to address various <br />housing problems. In addition, the. County has reviewed all of its ordinances and <br />regulations to determine if any unnecessarily increase housing costs. Where <br />appropriate, the regulations and ordinances were revised to encourage the <br />provision of affordable housing within the county. <br />The county's affordable housing incentive strategies affecting affordable <br />housing are as follows: <br />* <br />Regulations providing up to a 20% density bonus for affordable <br />housing development projects (housing element policy 2.5, Land <br />Development Regulations Section 911.14(4)(a)). <br />* Regulations allowing for small lot subdivisions with reduced <br />setbacks, lot size, and lot width requirements (Land Development <br />Regulations, Chapter 911 and section 971.41(9)). <br />* <br />Regulations allowing for accessory single-family dwelling units in <br />all agricultural and residential zoning districts (Land Development <br />Regulations, Chapter 911 and Section 971.41(10)) <br />Regulations allowing multi -family dwelling units in conjunction with <br />commercial development, such as apartments over commercial buildings <br />(Land Development Regulations Section 911.10 and Section 971.41 (6)) <br />Policies for expedited permit processing (Housing Element policies <br />1.5 and 1.6) <br />Policy for review of proposed local policies or regulations, which <br />may increase the cost of housing (Housing Element policy 1.7) <br />* Inventory of all surplus county owned land (Housing Element policy <br />2.4) <br />* <br />Regulations allowing zero lot line subdivisions (Land Development <br />Regulations Section 915.15) <br />Establishment of a Local Housing Assistance Program, allowing the <br />county to utilize State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) <br />program funds for the provision of affordable housing (Local Housing <br />Assistance program, Local Housing Assistance plan, Housing Element <br />policies 2.7, 3.5, 4.4, 4.6, 4.7, 4.9, and 9.1) <br />Following are citations from the county's Comprehensive Plan and Land Development <br />Regulations (LDRs) for the above referenced affordable housing incentive <br />strategies. In the case of amendments to the county's comprehensive plan policies <br />or land development regulations that cause inconsistency between this section of <br />the Local Housing Assistance Plan and the county's Comprehensive Plan or Land <br />Development Regulations, the Comprehensive Plan and Land Development. Regulations <br />will control. <br />A. Expedited Permitting <br />Permits as defined in s. 163.3164(7) and (8) for affordable housing <br />projects are expedited to a greater degree than other projects. <br />a. Established policyand procedures: <br />- Housing Element Policy 1.5 <br />POLICY 1.5: By 2000, the county shall assess its existing permit processing <br />procedure and, if warranted, establish a full one-stop permitting process. <br />36 <br />