Placement: New Business
Action Requested: Discussion
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2025 Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) Incentive Strategies Discussion
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Submitted By: Bolivar Gomez, Acting Housing Programs Manager
Strategic Plan Link: The City’s Mission to enhance our community’s quality of life.
Executive Summary (General Business): Review of the 2024 AHAC Incentive Strategies and discuss potential modification of the existing strategies as well as discuss any new potential incentive strategies to include in the 2025 AHAC Report.
Presentation Information: N/A
Staff Recommendation: Move that the committee discuss the 2024 AHAC Incentives Strategies and provide staff direction on which existing strategies should be modified as well as any new incentive strategies that should be included in the 2025 AHAC Report.
Background: The following is a summary of the existing 2024 AHAC Incentive Strategies:
1. Expedited permitting: The processing of approvals of development orders or permits for affordable housing projects is expedited to a greater degree than other projects.
2. Modification of impact fees: All allowable fee waivers provided for the development or construction of affordable housing.
3. Flexible Densities: The allowance of flexibility in densities for affordable housing.
4. Reservation of infrastructure capacity: The reservation of infrastructure capacity for housing for very-low-income persons, low-income persons, and moderate-income persons.
5. Affordable Accessory Residential Units (or Accessory Dwelling Units “ADUs”: Affordable accessory residential units.
6. Reduction of Parking and Setback Requirements: The reduction of parking and setback requirements for affordable housing.
7. Allowance of Flexible Lot Configurations: The allowance of flexible lot configurations, including zero-lot-line configurations for affordable housing.
8. Modification of Street Requirements: The modification of street requirements for affordable housing.
9. Local Government/Regulatory Review Process: The establishment of a process by which a local government considers, before adoption, policies, procedures, ordinances, regulations, or plan provisions that increase the cost of housing.
10. Printed inventory of locally owned lands: The preparation of a printed inventory of locally owned public lands suitable for affordable housing.
11. Support of Development Near Transportation Hubs: The support of development near transportation hubs and major employment centers and mixed-use developments.
12. Other Recommendations of the Committee: Workforce Housing Program development and the development of additional Incentives to help vulnerable populations.
Issues/Analysis: Staff from the Neighborhood Services Department will compile the feedback received during the meeting and bring back a refined incentive strategies chart at the September 18, 2025 Affordable Housing Advisory Committee meeting for consideration.
Financial Information: N/A
Special Consideration: N/A
Location of Project: City of Port St. Lucie
Attachments: 2024 AHAC Incentive Strategies - Approved
NOTE: All of the listed items in the “Attachment” section above are in the custody of the City Clerk. Any item(s) not provided in packets are available upon request from the City Clerk.