Placement: Unfinished Business
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Final Draft 2025 Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) Recommendation of Incentives
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Submitted By: Bolivar Gomez, Housing Programs Manager
Strategic Plan Link: The City’s Mission to enhance our community’s quality of life.
Executive Summary (General Business): Finalize the 2025 incentives which will be incorporated in the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) Report and will be presented to the committee on November 20, 2025.
Presentation Information: N/A
Staff Recommendation: Move that the committee approve the AHAC Incentive recommendations to be included in the 2025 AHAC Report.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the committee provide new/additional recommendations for AHAC Incentives.
2. Move that the committee not approve the existing incentives and provide staff direction.
Background: During the August 21, 2025, AHAC meeting, the Draft AHAC Incentives were discussed with the committee. The committee affirmed that they were fine with the existing strategies that were included in the 2024 AHAC Report. The committee did, however, have minor adjustments to the AHAC Incentives Chart. The following are the 2025 Final Draft AHAC Incentives, as well as the committee comments/decisions from the August 21st meeting that are shown in bold:
A. Expedited permitting: The processing of approvals of development orders or permits for affordable housing projects is expedited to a greater degree than other projects. - Okay as is.
B. Modification of impact fees: All allowable fee waivers provided for the development or construction of affordable housing. - Okay as is.
C. Flexible Densities: The allowance of flexibility in densities for affordable housing. - Okay as is.
D. Reservation of infrastructure capacity: The reservation of infrastructure capacity for housing for very-low-income persons, low-income persons, and moderate-income persons. - Okay as is.
E. Affordable Accessory Residential Units (or Accessory Dwelling Units “ADUs”: Affordable accessory residential units. - Okay as is.
F. Reduction of Parking and Setback Requirements: The reduction of parking and setback requirements for affordable housing. - Take out "continue with 2021 recommendations."
G. Allowance of Flexible Lot Configurations: The allowance of flexible lot configurations, including zero-lot-line configurations for affordable housing. - Should state "no recommendations by the Committee" - take out "at this time."
H. Modification of Street Requirements: The modification of street requirements for affordable housing. - Should state "no recommendations by the Committee" - take out "at this time.".
I. 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. - Okay as is.
J. Printed inventory of locally owned lands: The preparation of a printed inventory of locally owned public lands suitable for affordable housing. - Okay as is.
K. Support of Development Near Transportation Hubs: The support of development near transportation hubs and major employment centers and mixed-use developments. - Okay as is.
Other Recommendations of the Committee: Workforce Housing Program development and the development of additional Incentives to help vulnerable populations. - Okay as is.
Other Recommendations of the Committee: Add the recommendation of having the City look at other cities to see what developments and processes have worked for them.
Issues/Analysis: None expected.
Financial Information: N/A
Special Consideration: N/A
Location of Project: City of Port St. Lucie
Attachments: 2025 Final Draft AHAC Incentive Chart
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.