HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-17-17 City Commission Packet Materials - A4. Affordable Housing Discussion
Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Martin Matsen, Director of Community Development
SUBJECT: Affordable Housing Discussion MEETING DATE: July 17th, 2017
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Action RECOMMENDATION: None
BACKGROUND: The City has adopted an Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance that
requires a percentage of newly constructed single family detached homes and townhomes to be
offered at a reduced sales price, and in certain percentages, sold only to those who have been
verified to have incomes less than 80% of the Area Median Income. While this ordinance will
provide some housing to a segment of our citizenry there is much more to the broader discussion
of Affordable Housing.
This discussion will include clarification of the current existing Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance
and answer some of the questions raised at the prior Commission meeting. Staff will suggest some
areas of the Ordinance that could benefit from some modification and will request guidance from
the Commission regarding moving forward with some amendments to the current ordinance.
Additionally the HRDC will discuss the concept of the housing continuum which refers to the
range of shelter and housing options, from emergency shelters and transitional housing, to
supportive housing for vulnerable populations including seniors and people with mental illness,
to public and non-profit affordable rental housing, to market rental, to home ownership.
Guidance from the Commission regarding future actions centered around areas of the housing
continuum would be helpful.
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Staff, along with HRDC representatives will be available to answer questions and hope to
provide a framework for a generalized discussion about Affordable Housing in Bozeman.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES: N/A
ALTERNATIVES: N/A FISCAL EFFECTS: N/A
Attachments: HRDC Memo Report compiled on:
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