| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to affordable housing for seniors; |
| 3 | amending s. 163.3177, F.S.; revising provisions relating |
| 4 | to the elements of local comprehensive plans to include an |
| 5 | element for affordable housing for seniors; providing for |
| 6 | the disposition of real property by a local government for |
| 7 | the development of affordable housing; providing an |
| 8 | effective date. |
| 9 |
|
| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
| 11 |
|
| 12 | Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subsection (6) of section |
| 13 | 163.3177, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 14 | 163.3177 Required and optional elements of comprehensive |
| 15 | plan; studies and surveys.-- |
| 16 | (6) In addition to the requirements of subsections (1)-(5) |
| 17 | and (12), the comprehensive plan shall include the following |
| 18 | elements: |
| 19 | (f)1. A housing element consisting of standards, plans, |
| 20 | and principles to be followed in: |
| 21 | a. The provision of housing for all current and |
| 22 | anticipated future residents of the jurisdiction. |
| 23 | b. The elimination of substandard dwelling conditions. |
| 24 | c. The structural and aesthetic improvement of existing |
| 25 | housing. |
| 26 | d. The provision of adequate sites for future housing, |
| 27 | including affordable workforce housing as defined in s. |
| 28 | 380.0651(3)(j), housing for low-income, very low-income, and |
| 29 | moderate-income families, mobile homes, affordable housing for |
| 30 | seniors, and group home facilities and foster care facilities, |
| 31 | with supporting infrastructure and public facilities. Real |
| 32 | property that is conveyed to a local government for affordable |
| 33 | housing under this sub-subparagraph shall be disposed of by the |
| 34 | local government pursuant to s. 125.379 or s. 166.0451. |
| 35 | e. Provision for relocation housing and identification of |
| 36 | historically significant and other housing for purposes of |
| 37 | conservation, rehabilitation, or replacement. |
| 38 | f. The formulation of housing implementation programs. |
| 39 | g. The creation or preservation of affordable housing to |
| 40 | minimize the need for additional local services and avoid the |
| 41 | concentration of affordable housing units only in specific areas |
| 42 | of the jurisdiction. |
| 43 | h. Energy efficiency in the design and construction of new |
| 44 | housing. |
| 45 | i. Use of renewable energy resources. |
| 46 | j. Each county in which the gap between the buying power |
| 47 | of a family of four and the median county home sale price |
| 48 | exceeds $170,000, as determined by the Florida Housing Finance |
| 49 | Corporation, and which is not designated as an area of critical |
| 50 | state concern shall adopt a plan for ensuring affordable |
| 51 | workforce housing. At a minimum, the plan shall identify |
| 52 | adequate sites for such housing. For purposes of this sub- |
| 53 | subparagraph, the term "workforce housing" means housing that is |
| 54 | affordable to natural persons or families whose total household |
| 55 | income does not exceed 140 percent of the area median income, |
| 56 | adjusted for household size. |
| 57 | k. As a precondition to receiving any state affordable |
| 58 | housing funding or allocation for any project or program within |
| 59 | the jurisdiction of a county that is subject to sub-subparagraph |
| 60 | j., a county must, by July 1 of each year, provide certification |
| 61 | that the county has complied with the requirements of sub- |
| 62 | subparagraph j. |
| 63 |
|
| 64 | The goals, objectives, and policies of the housing element must |
| 65 | be based on the data and analysis prepared on housing needs, |
| 66 | including the affordable housing needs assessment. State and |
| 67 | federal housing plans prepared on behalf of the local government |
| 68 | must be consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of |
| 69 | the housing element. Local governments are encouraged to use job |
| 70 | training, job creation, and economic solutions to address a |
| 71 | portion of their affordable housing concerns. |
| 72 | 2. To assist local governments in housing data collection |
| 73 | and analysis and assure uniform and consistent information |
| 74 | regarding the state's housing needs, the state land planning |
| 75 | agency shall conduct an affordable housing needs assessment for |
| 76 | all local jurisdictions on a schedule that coordinates the |
| 77 | implementation of the needs assessment with the evaluation and |
| 78 | appraisal reports required by s. 163.3191. Each local government |
| 79 | shall utilize the data and analysis from the needs assessment as |
| 80 | one basis for the housing element of its local comprehensive |
| 81 | plan. The agency shall allow a local government the option to |
| 82 | perform its own needs assessment, if it uses the methodology |
| 83 | established by the agency by rule. |
| 84 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |