2018/12/05 Council Agenda Packet

tl 4577, COMMUNITY PLANNING&ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT parcel consolidation for affordable housing, inclusionary zoning as allowed by GMA, minimum densities,etc., • Policy and regulations audit for barriers to housing development that may result in amending existing land use regulations to both simplify regulations and review processes, and increase opportunities for development of affordable housing types, • Expedited permit review for affordable housing projects, • Evaluate the impact and overlap of resources used for housing and homelessness issues including the link to human services, • Refine distribution of the City's available funding sources to support affordable housing goals, • Coordinate with other funders relative to an affordable housing pipeline, • Develop a Human Services Comprehensive Plan to establish the connection of needs within the context of affordable housing, • Developing a monitoring program to measure impact of strategies on affordable housing production. • Monitor potential state legislative efforts related to affordable housing such as one of the current drafted bills in the State legislature that looks to change State law by pre-empting local zoning and mandating that cities allow minimum densities in proximity to high capacity transit. It would require cities to allow higher density housing types than most local jurisdictions allow in many land use zones. The bill would only affect jurisdictions that have more than 20%of households that are cost-burdened,which would include Everett. However, nothing in the bill provides guidance, incentives or mandates concerning housing affordability in the affected areas. It appears the bill sponsor assumes that the higher density housing types will be more affordable. ATTACHMENTS Attachment Affordable Housing Strategies Comparison Table 6