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11 The Committee on Finance and Tax (Geller) recommended the
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14 Senate Amendment
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19 Section 14. Subsections (2), (4), (5), and (6) of
20 section 420.9076, Florida Statutes, are amended, and
21 subsections (8) and (9) are added to that section to read:
22 420.9076 Adoption of affordable housing incentive
23 strategies; committees.--
24 (2) The governing board of a county or municipality
25 shall appoint the members of the affordable housing advisory
26 committee by resolution. Pursuant to the terms of any
27 interlocal agreement, a county and municipality may create and
28 jointly appoint an advisory committee to prepare a joint plan.
29 The ordinance adopted pursuant to s. 420.9072 which creates
30 the advisory committee or the resolution appointing the
31 advisory committee members must provide for eleven nine
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1 committee members and their terms. The committee must include:
2 (a) One citizen who is actively engaged in the
3 residential home building industry in connection with
4 affordable housing.
5 (b) One citizen who is actively engaged in the banking
6 or mortgage banking industry in connection with affordable
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8 (c) One citizen who is a representative of those areas
9 of labor actively engaged in home building in connection with
10 affordable housing.
11 (d) One citizen who is actively engaged as an advocate
12 for low-income persons in connection with affordable housing.
13 (e) One citizen who is actively engaged as a
14 for-profit provider of affordable housing.
15 (f) One citizen who is actively engaged as a
16 not-for-profit provider of affordable housing.
17 (g) One citizen who is actively engaged as a real
18 estate professional in connection with affordable housing.
19 (h) One citizen who actively serves on the local
20 planning agency pursuant to s. 163.3174.
21 (i) One citizen who resides within the jurisdiction of
22 the local governing body making the appointments.
23 (j) One citizen who represents employers within the
24 jurisdiction.
25 (k) One citizen who represents essential services
26 personnel, as defined in the local housing assistance plan.
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28 If a county or eligible municipality whether due to its small
29 size, the presence of a conflict of interest by prospective
30 appointees, or other reasonable factor, is unable to appoint a
31 citizen actively engaged in these activities in connection
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1 with affordable housing, a citizen engaged in the activity
2 without regard to affordable housing may be appointed. Local
3 governments that receive the minimum allocation under the
4 State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program may elect to
5 appoint an affordable housing advisory committee with fewer
6 than eleven representatives if they are unable to find
7 representatives that meet the criteria of paragraphs (a)-(k).
8 (4) Triennially, the advisory committee shall review
9 the established policies and procedures, ordinances, land
10 development regulations, and adopted local government
11 comprehensive plan of the appointing local government and
12 shall recommend specific actions or initiatives to encourage
13 or facilitate affordable housing while protecting the ability
14 of the property to appreciate in value. The Such
15 recommendations may include the modification or repeal of
16 existing policies, procedures, ordinances, regulations, or
17 plan provisions; the creation of exceptions applicable to
18 affordable housing; or the adoption of new policies,
19 procedures, regulations, ordinances, or plan provisions,
20 including recommendations to amend the local government
21 comprehensive plan and corresponding regulations, ordinances,
22 and other policies. At a minimum, each advisory committee
23 shall submit a report to the local governing body that
24 includes make recommendations on, and triennially thereafter
25 evaluates the implementation of, affordable housing incentives
26 in the following areas:
27 (a) The processing of approvals of development orders
28 or permits, as defined in s. 163.3164(7) and (8), for
29 affordable housing projects is expedited to a greater degree
30 than other projects.
31 (b) The modification of impact-fee requirements,
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1 including reduction or waiver of fees and alternative methods
2 of fee payment for affordable housing.
3 (c) The allowance of flexibility in densities
4 increased density levels for affordable housing.
5 (d) The reservation of infrastructure capacity for
6 housing for very-low-income persons, and low-income persons,
7 and moderate-income persons.
8 (e) The allowance of affordable accessory residential
9 units in residential zoning districts.
10 (f) The reduction of parking and setback requirements
11 for affordable housing.
12 (g) The allowance of flexible lot configurations,
13 including zero-lot-line configurations for affordable housing.
14 (h) The modification of street requirements for
15 affordable housing.
16 (i) The establishment of a process by which a local
17 government considers, before adoption, policies, procedures,
18 ordinances, regulations, or plan provisions that increase the
19 cost of housing.
20 (j) The preparation of a printed inventory of locally
21 owned public lands suitable for affordable housing.
22 (k) The support of development near transportation
23 hubs and major employment centers and mixed-use developments.
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25 The advisory committee recommendations may must also include
26 other affordable housing incentives identified by the advisory
27 committee. Local governments that receive the minimum
28 allocation under the State Housing Initiatives Partnership
29 Program shall perform the initial review, but may elect to not
30 perform the triennial review.
31 (5) The approval by the advisory committee of its
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1 local housing incentive strategies recommendations and its
2 review of local government implementation of previously
3 recommended strategies must be made by affirmative vote of a
4 majority of the membership of the advisory committee taken at
5 a public hearing. Notice of the time, date, and place of the
6 public hearing of the advisory committee to adopt final local
7 housing incentive strategies recommendations must be published
8 in a newspaper of general paid circulation in the county. The
9 Such notice must contain a short and concise summary of the
10 local housing incentives strategies recommendations to be
11 considered by the advisory committee. The notice must state
12 the public place where a copy of the tentative advisory
13 committee recommendations can be obtained by interested
14 persons.
15 (6) Within 90 days after the date of receipt of the
16 local housing incentive strategies recommendations from the
17 advisory committee, the governing body of the appointing local
18 government shall adopt an amendment to its local housing
19 assistance plan to incorporate the local housing incentive
20 strategies it will implement within its jurisdiction. The
21 amendment must include, at a minimum, the local housing
22 incentive strategies required under s. 420.9071(16). The local
23 government must consider the strategies specified in
24 paragraphs (4)(a)-(k) as recommended by the advisory committee
25 (4)(a)-(j).
26 (8) The advisory committee may perform other duties at
27 the request of the local government, including:
28 (a) The provision of mentoring services to affordable
29 housing partners including developers, banking institutions,
30 employers, and others to identify available incentives, assist
31 with applications for funding requests, and develop
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1 partnerships between various parties.
2 (b) The creation of best practices for the development
3 of affordable housing in the community.
4 (9) The advisory committee shall be cooperatively
5 staffed by the local government department or division with
6 authority to administer local planning or housing programs to
7 ensure an integrated approach to the work of the advisory
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