Housing Locational Policy
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Update
Housing
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Development Committee
September 1,
1 2010
Housing Locational Policy
Discussion
• Compared proposed Housing Locational Policy revisions
with current Policy
• Considered feedback from forums/local housing providers
and Committee
– Policy enforcement
– Focus on City funded projects
– Design and management
• Impact of Housing Locational Policy
Local and State Design Quality
Standards and Requirements
Local Requirements
(Housing Trust Fund)
• Property Management Plan
• Description of supportive
services
• Preliminary site plan and
elevation approval from
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Planning Commission
State Requirements
(North Carolina Housing Finance Agency)
• Exterior Design and Materials
• Doors and Windows
• Unit Design and Materials
• Bedrooms/Bathrooms
• Kitchens
• Laundry Rooms
New-Multifamily Assisted Housing
Developments
Arbor Glen
2305 F
Farmer Street
St
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West Boulevard Neighborhood
Completed: November 2005
New-Multifamily Assisted Housing
Developments
Gables Senior Apartments
2108 Statesville Avenue
Druid Hills Neighborhood
Completed: February 2010
New-Multifamily Assisted Housing
Developments
Nia Point Apartments
1120 Mayfield
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Terrace Drive
Washington Heights Neighborhood
Completed: October 2006
Policy Objectives
Current Policy
Proposed Policy
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Provides a guide for the financing
and/or
d/ development
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t off new multilti
family rental housing projects
designed to serve, in whole or part,
households earning 60% or less than
AMI
AMI.
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Policy objectives are:
Policy objectives are:
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Avoid undue concentration of multifamily assisted housing
Disperse geographically new multifamily housing developments
Support the City’s revitalization efforts
Promote diversity and vitality of
neighborhoods; and
Support school development, transit
corridor development and other public
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development
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Provides a guide for the financing
and/or development of new City
financed multi-family rental housing
projects designed to serve, in whole
or part, households earning 60% or
less than AMI.
AMI
Geographically disperse new assisted multifamily housing developments.
developments
Support the City’s revitalization efforts
Promote diversity and vitality of
neighborhoods; and
Support
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school development,
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transit
corridor development and other public
development initiatives
Number of Units
Current Policy
Proposed Policy
• Applies to the construction of
• Applies to the construction of
new assisted multi-family
new City financed multi-family
rental housing greater than 24
rental housing greater than 24
units, but no more than 100
units, but no more than 120
units per site. However, new
units per site.
multi-family housing transit
station
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areas are developed
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pursuant to the requirements
of the Joint Development
Policy for Transit Station Areas
Permissible Areas
Current Policy
Proposed Policy
• The Neighborhood Statistical
• A Neighborhood Statistical
Area has one or more assisted
Area where the total number
multi-family housing
of assisted housing units does
developments, but the total
not exceed X% of the total
number of assisted multinumber of housing units in the
family units does not exceed
NSA and non-residential areas
10% off th
the total
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where
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multi-family
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housing units in the area. The
development is permitted.
area is eligible to receive
additional multi-family
multi family
assisted housing units up to
the maximum limit.
NSA’s with 10% or more
Subsidized Housing
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Lockwood – 100%
Arbor Glen - 83.7%
Boulevard Homes – 83.3%
Southside Park – 69.8%
Capitol Drive – 68.0%
68 0%
First Ward – 58.3%
Oakview Terrace – 56.5%
T
Tryon
Hill
Hills – 53.3%
53 3%
Clanton Park/Roseland –
49.2%
Optimist Park – 42.0%
Westover Hills – 37.9%
West Blvd – 37.4%
Belmont – 37.3%
Grier Heights – 37.1%
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Reid Park – 36.6%
Double Oaks – 35.3%
Cherry – 33.3%
Druid Hills South – 32.4%
Stonehaven – 21.6%
21 6%
Seversville – 21.6%
Greenville – 20.5%
D id Hills
Druid
Hill North
N th – 19.5%
19 5%
Washington Heights – 18.4%
Biddleville – 17.9%
Oak Forest – 16.0%
Montclaire South – 14.7%
Thomasboro/Hoskins – 14.3%
NSA’s with 10% or more
Subsidized Housing
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Lincoln Heights – 13.0%
Country Club Heights – 12.8%
Westerly Hills – 12.8%
Third Ward – 12.6%
North Charlotte – 12.0%
12 0%
Fourth Ward – 12.0%
Dilworth – 10.8%
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Briarcreek/Woodland
k/W dl d – 10.3%
10 3%
*Includes CHA (Section 8, NC
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low
income
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Tax
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Credits,
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Housing
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Trust Fund and Hope VI
developments
Prohibited Areas
Current Policy
• Assisted multi-family housing
is prohibited in a NSA, if one
of the criteria applies:
– The proposed development is located
within ½ mile of an existing local, state
or federally assisted multi-family
housing development greater than 24
units (excluding exempted assisted
housing development);
– The NSA median income is < 60% of
AMI
– The % of homeownership is < than
50% based on the current QOL Study
– The total number of City, State or
Federally assisted housing units
exceeds 10% of all housing units in the
NSA (based on most recent assisted
multi-family housing unit count); or
Proposed Policy
• Assisted multi-family housing
is not permissible in a NSA if:
— The total number of assisted housing
units
it exceeds
d X% off the
th total
t t l number
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of housing units in the NSA.
Priority Areas
Current Policy
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Proposed Policy
The NSA does not meet the
• Permissible Areas replace Priority
prohibited and permissible criteria
Areas
stated above; or the NSA has a
median income greater than or
equal to 120% of the AMI and the
number of assisted multi-family
housing units in the NSA is less
than 5%.
Special Objective Areas
Current Policy
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Proposed Policy
Areas encompassing approved
• City Council may consider
Neighborhood Plans, Economic
granting waivers for
Development Plans or Special
developments in areas
project Plans with a revitalization
encompassing approved
component (including
Neighborhood Plans, Economic
recommendations for City
Development Plans or Special
assisted multi-family rental
project
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Plans with
ith a
housing) will be considered for
revitalization component
additional multi-family assisted
housing by City Council on a
(including recommendations
case-by-case
case
by case basis,
basis even when
for City assisted multi-family
located within a prohibited NSA
rental housing)
On-Site Property Management
Current Policy
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Proposed Policy
Assisted multi-family housing
• Included in City financingg
developments over 50 units must
requirements
have an on-site office and provide
management personnel as
outlined below:
• 50 units 20hrs/week
• 75 units 30
30-40hrs/week
40hrs/week
• 100 units40hrs/week with
on-site resident employee or
80 hrs p
per week*
Waiver Requests
Current Policy
Proposed Policy
Considered by City Council on a
case-by-case basis.
Considered
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City C
Councill on a
case-by-case basis.
Waiver Process:
• Requested by the developer
• Staff p
prepares
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information for
Council review
• Adjoining property owners
and neighborhood
g
organizations are notified two
weeks prior to City Council
review
Waiver Process:
• Requested by the developer
• Staff prepares information for
Council review
• Adjoining property owners are
notified four weeks prior to
City Council review.
Exemptions
Current Policy
• The following types of housing are •
exempt from the requirements of
this policy:
– A
Assisted
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housing
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undergoing
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rehabilitation;
– Assisted housing designed to
serve the elderly, disabled or
special populations;
– Assisted housing developed for
homeownership; and
– Conversions of market rate
housing to assisted housing where
no more than 50% of the housing
units are receiving City funding
assistance
assistance.
Proposed Policy
The following types of housing
are exempt from the
requirements of this policy:
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Assisted housing undergoing
rehabilitation;
Assisted housing designed to
serve the elderly and physically
disabled. *Other
Other special needs population
may include victims of domestic violence,
substance and alcohol abuse and mental illness;
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Assisted housing developed for
homeownership; and
Conversions of market rate
housing to assisted housing
where no more than 50% of the
housing units are receiving City
funding assistance.
Exemptions
Current Policy
Proposed Policy
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The following types of housing
are exempt from the
requirements of this policy:
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Mixed Income multi
Mixed-Income
multi-family
family
housing developments where at
least 70% of the units are
designated for households
earning 60% or more of the area
median income and no more than
30% of the assisted units are
designated for households
earning 30% or less of AMI.
AMI
Next Steps
• Address any outstanding questions from the
Committee
• Follow-up
Follow up Assignments
• Schedule/Timetable