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Council goals
•Increase supply of affordable units
•Disperse supply throughout community
Components of an ordinance
•Threshold for applicability
•Income groups served
•Percent of units required to be affordable
•Timing of production
•Design compatibility
•Sustainability
•Alternatives to on-site production
•Incentives
•Exemption for hardship
Types of programs
•Incentive-based voluntary
•Mandatory
•Mandatory with developer benefits
Legal issues
•Affordable housing as legitimate
governmental interest
•Basis in public policy
•Substantiation of need
•Uniformity in application
•Within context of Iowa law
Administrative Costs
•Review of development plans
•Administration & monitoring of
sustainability option
•Financial incentives
•Periodic analysis of impact
Process
•Reach Council consensus on goals and
scope
•Gather current empirical evidence of need
•Work with Housing Alliance on draft of
ordinance