Affordable Housing Advisory Committee

August 28th, 2015

members….• Richard Kovacsik (Residential building industry in connection with affordable housing)• Gloria Payne (Banking or mortgage banking industry in connection with affordable housing)• Kenneth Bentley (Advocate for low-income persons in connection with affordable housing)• Scott Culp (For-profit provider of affordable housing)• Cynthia Smith (Not-for-profit provider of affordable housing)• Melvin Philpot (Represents employers in the jurisdiction)• Kip Beacham (Represents essential services personnel)• Joshua DeVinney (Real estate professional in connection with affordable housing)• Jay Zembower (Actively serves on the County’s Land Planning Agency)• Alton Williams (Represents citizens who reside within the jurisdiction of Seminole County)• Sherry Binkley (Represents areas of labor engaged in home building in connection with

affordable housing)

purpose…

Every three years, the AHAC meets to review established policies, procedures and ordinances, as well as land development regulations and Seminole County’s Comprehensive Plan. The AHAC Then makes recommendations and creates new policies that encourage the creation of affordable housing. The collective wisdom of the committee is a critical component of improving housing outcomes in the County and the Region.

todaySUNSHINE LAW/ETHICS Melissa Clarke, Assistant County Attorney

ELECTIONSCommittee ChairCommittee Vice-Chair

ORDER OF BUSINESSReview and comment on previous AHAC recommendations and current status updates.Review and comment on other jurisdictions AHAC recommendations:

NEXT MEETINGEstablish Meeting ScheduleIdentify Documents to Review/Discuss

ADJOURNMENT: 11:30

SUNSHINE LAW/ETHICS Melissa Clarke, Assistant County Attorney

ELECTIONSCommittee ChairCommittee Vice-Chair

order of business

• Review and comment on previous AHAC recommendations and current status updates.

• Review and comment on other jurisdiction’s AHAC recommendations

timeline• August 25th: New members approved by the Board of County Commissioners

(BCC)• October: Completed draft report and advertise public hearing• November: Public Hearing. AHAC approves local housing incentives• December 31st: AHAC submits the report for approval to the BCC• March 31st, 2016: Seminole County Government adopts amendments to the

Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP) to incorporate strategies• May 2nd, 2016: Submit amended LHAP with proof of BCC approval to the Florida

Housing Finance Corporation

report components • The processing of approvals of development orders or permits, as defined in

Florida Statues 163.3164(7) and (8), so that affordable housing projects can be expedited to a greater degree than other projects. (This is required to receive SHIP funds.)• Recommendation: Community Services staff develop an affordable housing

certification to provide to eligible applicants that will certify projects as affordable for rental and ownership.

• The modification of impact-fee requirements, including, but not limited to the practicality of reduction, waivers or alternative methods of impact fee payment funding for affordable housing.• Recommendation: The deferral of fees until the Certificate of Occupancy is

issued for single and multi-family certified affordable housing projects.

• The allowance of flexibility in densities for affordable housing. • Recommendation: The BCC has staff look at all zoning categories that are

for multi-family development for density bonus for certified affordable housing.

• The reservation of infrastructure capacity for housing for very-low-income persons, low-income, and moderate-income households. • Recommendation: No action. No longer critical due to recent changes to

concurrency laws in the State of Florida this past year.

report components

• The allowance of affordable accessory residential units in residential zoning

districts.• Recommendation: No action. The A-3, A-5 and A-10 zoning districts allow

ADUs as permitted uses. Guest houses, which cannot have a separate kitchen, are permitted in A-1 and are Special Exceptions in the R-1, R-1A, R-1AA, R-1AAA, R-1AAAA, R-1B, R-1BB and R-2 districts.

• The reduction of parking and setback requirements for affordable housing.

• Recommendation: No action. Staff is currently reviewing TOD regulations that would provide incentives for including affordable housing in mixed use projects, particularly around the Sun Rail stations.

report components

• The allowance of flexible lot configurations, including zero-lot-line configurations for affordable housing.

• Recommendation: No action. New MXD land use designation with more flexibility in development design.

• The modification of street requirements for affordable housing.• Recommendation: No action. Growth Management Department

should decide what is appropriate for each development.

report components

• The establishment of a process by which a local government considers, before adoption, policies, procedures, ordinance, regulations, or plan provision that increase the cost of housing. (This is required to receive SHIP funds.)

• Recommendation: Each Department that will be effected by policies, procedures, ordinance, regulations or plan provisions establish a process that considers the increase in the cost of housing, before adoption.

report components

• The preparation of a printed inventory of locally owned public lands suitable for affordable housing.

• Recommendation: The inventory list of locally owned public lands is made available to the public, at a minimum to local non-profit and for-profit housing developers.

• The support of development near transportation hubs and major employment centers as mixed-use developments.

• Recommendation: No action. The recommendation regarding the density bonus, number three, would handle this point.

report components

current strategiesA. Expedited Permitting Permits as defined in s. 163.3164(7) and (8) for affordable

housing projects are expedited to a greater degree than other projects. Established policy and procedures: Community Services Department staff will provide an affordable housing certification to eligible applicants that will certify projects as an “Affordable Housing Project” for rental and ownership. “Affordable Housing Projects” will be identified as those projects assisted with State or Federal housing funds.

• Verbal. Performance management has not been implemented to gauge success• Seminole County’s E-permitting process and higher credit card limits have

reduced cycle time of all permitting.

current strategies

B. Ongoing Review Process: An ongoing process for review of local policies, ordinances, regulations, and plan provisions that increase the cost of housing prior to their adoption. Established policy and procedures: Each department that presents an ordinance for approval from the Board of County Commissioners will complete an Economic Impact Statement.

current strategies

C. Locally Owned Public Lands The preparation of a printed inventory of locally owned public lands suitable for affordable housing. Established policy and procedures: Tri-annually, the County will make available to the public an inventory list of locally owned public lands suitable for affordable housing.

• Status: Currently in process

current strategies

D. Tax Credit Projects: Local Government Commitment For a developer to be competitive at the State level for Tax Credit projects, a commitment from the local government must be received for a minimal amount as determined by the County's size. Established policy and procedures: The County will allocate annual funding for the commitment of multiple tax credit projects at the minimal award amount for developers of tax credit projects, pending funding availability.

• Status: Currently in process

current strategies

E. Mentoring and Technical Training Mentoring and Technical Training provided to Seminole County partners that are non-profit agencies and developers of affordable housing. Established policy and procedures: The County provides technical training to existing partners, nonprofit agencies and developers, who provide affordable housing.

• Status: Currently in process

strategies…other jurisdictions

• City of Orlando• Orange County• Lake County• Volusia County

next meeting

• Establish Meeting Schedule• Identify Documents to Review/Discuss

adjournment