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CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM |
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Department: |
Planning & Development Services |
Commission Meeting Date: Oct. 16, 2018 |
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Staff Contact: |
Jeff Crick, Planning Manager |
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Recommendations/Options/Action Requested: |
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Receive the Lawrence Community Housing Trust request for a text amendment and initiate TA-18-00467 directing staff to explore and draft options to implement changes to increase permanently affordable housing within the City Code, if appropriate. |
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Executive Summary: |
The Lawrence Community Housing Trust submitted a request for a text amendment to consider modifications that would enable increasing the amount of permanently affordable housing throughout the community. Their proposal is to consider allowing permanently affordable housing to be constructed at a greater density than the property’s current base zoning district; specifically to permit by right the ability to construct two primary dwellings on one lot in RS base zoning districts.
Staff believes other policies also may be worth pursuing, and requests that this initiation permit a broader review of the city code to explore other options and solutions to provide opportunity to create permanently affordable housing.
The Affordable Housing Advisory Board reviewed this request at their September 10, 2018 meeting and voted unanimously to forward this request to the City Commission. Any proposed text amendments would be reviewed by both the Affordable Housing Advisory Board and the Planning Commission for their considerations for recommendations.
Staff recommends initiating text amendment TA-18-00467 to review and propose changes to the city code to accommodate this requested text amendment. |
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Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor |
Safe, Healthy, and Welcoming Neighborhoods Collaborative Solutions Economic Growth and Security |
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Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source): |
Not Applicable |
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Reviewed By: (for CMO use only) |
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