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9/30/2019 Statutes&Constitution:View Statutes:Online Sunshine Select Year: 2019 V Go The 2019 Florida Statutes Title XXX Chapter 420 View Entire Chapter SOCIAL WELFARE HOUSING 420.9076 Adoption of affordable housing incentive strategies; committees.— (1) Each county or eligible municipality participating in the State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program, including a municipality receiving program funds through the county, or an eligible municipality must, within 12 months after the original adoption of the local housing assistance plan, amend the plan to include local housing incentive strategies as defined in s. 420.9071(16). (2) The governing board of a county or municipality shall appoint the members of the affordable housing advisory committee. Pursuant to the terms of any interlocal agreement, a county and municipality may create and jointly appoint an advisory committee. The local action adopted pursuant to s. 420.9072 which creates the advisory committee and appoints the advisory committee members must name at least 8 but not more than 11 committee members and specify their terms. The committee must consist of one representative from at least six of the categories below: (a) A citizen who is actively engaged in the residential home building industry in connection with affordable housing. (b) A citizen who is actively engaged in the banking or mortgage banking industry in connection with affordable housing. (c) A citizen who is a representative of those areas of labor actively engaged in home building in connection with affordable housing. (d) A citizen who is actively engaged as an advocate for low-income persons in connection with affordable housing. (e) A citizen who is actively engaged as a for-profit provider of affordable housing. (f) A citizen who is actively engaged as a not-for-profit provider of affordable housing. (g) A citizen who is actively engaged as a real estate professional in connection with affordable housing. (h) A citizen who actively serves on the local planning agency pursuant to s. 163.3174. If the local planning agency is comprised of the governing board of the county or municipality, the governing board may appoint a designee who is knowledgeable in the local planning process. (i) A citizen who resides within the jurisdiction of the local governing body making the appointments. (j) A citizen who represents employers within the jurisdiction. (k) A citizen who represents essential services personnel, as defined in the local housing assistance plan. (3) All meetings of the advisory committee are public meetings, and all committee records are public records. Staff, administrative, and facility support to the advisory committee shalt be provided by the appointing county or eligible municipality. (4) Triennially, the advisory committee shall review the established policies and procedures, ordinances, land development regulations, and adopted local government comprehensive plan of the appointing local government and shall recommend specific actions or initiatives to encourage or facilitate affordable housing while protecting the ability of the property to appreciate in value. The recommendations may include the modification or repeal of existing policies, procedures, ordinances, regulations, or plan provisions; the creation of exceptions applicable to affordable housing; or the adoption of new policies, procedures, regulations, ordinances, or plan provisions, including recommendations to amend the local government comprehensive plan and corresponding regulations, ordinances, and other policies.At a minimum, each advisory committee shall submit a report to the local governing body that includes recommendations on, and triennially thereafter evaluates the implementation of, affordable housing incentives in the following areas: (a) The processing of approvals of development orders or permits for affordable housing projects is expedited to a greater degree than other projects, as provided in s. 163.3177(6)(f)3. (b) The modification of impact-fee requirements, including reduction or waiver of fees and alternative methods of fee payment for affordable housing. (c) The allowance of flexibility in densities for affordable housing. 150 Attachment 3 www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&U RL=0400-0499/0420/Sections/0420.9076.html