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project applications for review before other types of project applications to ensure that maximum review <br />timeframes are not exceeded for affordable housing projects. <br />In 2019, after recommendation from the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC), the County <br />revised the permit expediting process to make identification of affordable housing permits more <br />identifiable. For hardcopy permit application submissions, the new process uses a bright neon green <br />affordable housing permit expediting form and a similarly colored permit review folder to designate the <br />permit as a permit that must be expedited. <br />More recently in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 health crisis, the Community Development Department <br />implemented an electronic permit e-mail application process for all building permits. The process is <br />currently being changed over to a permanent process. While not specific to affordable housing, the <br />electronic permit application process will eliminate the time it takes to produce paper copies and have <br />them delivered. With this process, applicants may request that the permit be expedited in the subject line <br />of the e-mail and provide a copy of the neon green permit expediting form. <br />B. Name of the Strategy: Ongoing Review Process <br />An ongoing process for review of local policies, ordinances, regulations and plan provisions <br />that increase the cost of housing prior to their adoption (Housing Element Policy 1.7). <br />- Housing Element Policy 1.7 <br />POLICY 1.7: As part of the adoption process for any county regulations which could affect housing <br />development, county planning staff shall prepare a Financial Impact Statement to assess the anticipated <br />impact of the proposed regulation on the cost of housing. When proposed regulatory activities are <br />anticipated to increase the estimated cost per unit projection. The financial impact statement then will be <br />reviewed by the Professional Services Advisory Committee, the Planning and Zoning Commission, and, if <br />possible, the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. Those groups shall consider the regulation's effect <br />on housing cost in making their recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners. The Board of <br />County Commissioners will consider the financial impact statement in making its final decision on the <br />adoption of any proposed regulations. <br />C. Other Incentive Strategies Adopted: <br />1. Regulations providing up to a 20% density bonus for affordable housing <br />development projects (housing element policy 2.5, Land Development Regulations <br />Section 911.14(4)(a)). <br />2. Regulations allowing for small lot subdivisions with reduced setbacks, lot size, and <br />lot width requirements for Workforce or Affordable Housing subdivision projects <br />(Land Development Regulations, Chapter 911 and section 971.41(9)). <br />3. Regulations allowing for accessory single-family dwelling units in all agricultural and <br />residential zoning districts (Land Development Regulations, Chapter 911 and <br />Section 971.41(10)). <br />4. Regulations allowing multi -family dwelling units in conjunction with commercial <br />development, such as apartments over commercial buildings (Land Development <br />Regulations Section 911.10 and Section 971.41 (6)). <br />23 <br />