SUBJECT:
Title
Request Approval of State Housing Initiatives Partnership Affordable Housing Incentive Strategies 2025-2026 (Budget Impact - None)
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INITIATOR: |
DEPARTMENT: |
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Cheryl Butler, Director |
Community Services |
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
The State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program funds affordable housing initiatives in the County’s Local Housing Assistance Plan. Section 420.9076, Florida Statutes, requires the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) to review 11 incentive strategies each year. The AHAC meets quarterly and was reconfirmed by Resolution 24-R-414 on September 17, 2024.
The AHAC held a public hearing on October 7, 2026, and recommends approval of the attached 2025-2026 Incentive Plan for all 11 incentives, as summarized below.
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Incentive |
Recommendation |
Implementation |
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(a) Expedited Processing |
Change |
Amend Policy 07-04 and Res. R10-R-629 |
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(b) Impact Fees |
No change |
- |
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(c) Flexibility in Density |
Change (priority) |
Amend Land Development Code |
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(d) Infrastructure Capacity |
No change |
- |
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(e) Accessory Dwelling Units |
Under review |
Research statewide policies |
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(f) Parking and Setbacks |
Change |
Amend Land Development Code |
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(g) Flexible Lot Considerations |
Change (priority) |
Amend Land Development Code |
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(h) Street Requirements |
Change |
Amend Land Development Code |
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(i) Ongoing Regulatory Review |
Change |
New policy or amend Policy 07-04 |
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(j) Surplus Lands Inventory |
Under review |
Annual review of surplus property |
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(k) Transit-Oriented Development |
No change |
- |
Staff reviewed each recommendation for consistency with state statute, County policy, and the Land Development Code and will return to the Board with proposed amendments.
The Board may approve, recommend changes, or deny the recommendations. In any case, they will be submitted to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation (FHFC) with a record of the Board’s action.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
None
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to approve the AHAC’s 2025-2026 Affordable Housing Incentive Strategies recommendations, with any changes directed by the Board, and authorize staff to submit them and the Board’s action to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation.
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