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INTRODUCTION <br />With passage of HB 1375 in 2007, local governments that receive State Housing <br />Initiatives Partnership Program funds were required to establish an Affordable Housing <br />Advisory Committee (AHAC) by June 1, 2008. In Indian River County, the Board of <br />County Commissioners created an Affordable Housing Advisory Committee on March <br />18, 2008. Triennially, each AHAC must review the local government's established <br />policies and procedures, ordinances, land development regulations and comprehensive <br />plan and must recommend specific actions or initiatives to encourage or facilitate <br />affordable housing, while protecting the ability of property to appreciate in value. In <br />Indian River County, the first AHAC report was approved by the Board of County <br />Commissioners on November 19, 2008. <br />Following submission of the initial AHAC report, reports were required to be submitted <br />triennially on December 31 of the year preceding the submission of the local <br />government's Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP) update. Therefore, the second <br />AHAC report was approved in December 6, 2011. Since Indian River County's next <br />Local Housing Assistance Plan update must be submitted to the FHFC by May 2015, the <br />county's AHAC report must be submitted by December 31, 2014. <br />According to Section 420.9076 (4) F.S., each AHAC report must give recommendations <br />on affordable housing incentives in the following areas: <br />A. The processing of approvals of development orders or permits, as defined <br />in s. 163.3164(7) and (8), for affordable housing projects is expedited to a <br />greater degree than other projects. <br />B. The modification of impact fee requirements, including reduction or <br />waiver of fees and alternative methods of fee payment for affordable <br />housing. <br />C. The allowance of flexibility in densities for affordable housing. <br />D. The reservation of infrastructure capacity for housing for very low income <br />persons, low income persons, and moderate income persons. <br />E. The allowance of affordable accessory residential units in residential <br />zoning districts. <br />F. The reduction of parking and setback requirements for affordable housing. <br />G. The allowance of flexible lot configuration, including zero -lot -line <br />configurations for affordable housing. <br />H. The modification of street requirements for affordable housing. <br />I. The establishment of a process by which a local government considers, <br />before adoption, policies, procedures, ordinances, regulations, or plan <br />provisions that increase the cost of housing. <br />J. The preparation of a printed inventory of locally owned public lands <br />suitable for affordable housing. <br />K. The support of development near transportation hubs and major <br />employment centers and mixed use developments. <br />F•\Community Development\SHIP\AHAC\AHAC 2014\AHAC 2014 report.doc <br />2 <br />47 <br />