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This ordinance: requires a permit for any development that results in a net increase of 10 or more dwelling units and the grant of a Special Permit from the Board of Appeals or other designated Special Permit Granting Authority for such a development; requires that any developer using...

The Inclusionary Housing Ordinance (IHO) was enacted in 2002 and is the Denver Office of Economic Development's primary tool to facilitate home-ownership opportunities for people earning between 50% and 95% of area median income. The IHO requires all newly constructed housing development...

Denver's "Expanding Housing Affordability" proposal would require all new residential developments with 10 or more units to include affordable housing-either by reserving 8-15% of units for lower-income households or through alternative compliance options like fees or off-site development....

The Connected Communities Ordinance expanded Chicago's transit-oriented development (TOD) policies by reducing parking minimums, increasing allowable building height and density, and creating new incentives for affordable and accessible housing near transit. It streamlines zoning...

San Francisco's affordable housing shortage is worsened by zoning rules that limit where and how low-income and educator housing can be built. This ordinance expands eligibility and relaxes zoning restrictions-like height limits and open space rules-to make it easier and faster to...

In addition to causing financial distress, housing affordability issues are associated with a decreased ability to pay for health care and other essential needs and poorer physical and mental health outcomes. This brief examines the relationship between state preemption of inclusionary...

This ordinance reenacts certain amendments and acts to the city zoning code to ensure the implementation of certain affordable housing goals, as outlined in the city's affordable housing comprehensive plan. This ordinance outlines requirements for new developments surrounding on-site...

This report highlights the challenges low-income families face in accessing affordable housing and recommends a model inclusionary housing ordinance. The model legislation implements inclusionary zoning, which encourages or requires developers to include a percentage of affordable...

This report features a Health Impact Assessment of Measure JJJ on affordable housing, inclusionary zoning, and labor standards for the city of Los Angeles. It includes analysis of potential impacts of transit-oriented communities overlay and value capture policies....

This ordinance provides real estate developers with incentives, such as density bonuses and flexibility in design, for providing units affordable to families making 70-100% of area median income....

Minneapolis became the first major U.S. city to eliminate single-family-only zoning citywide through its 2040 Comprehensive Plan. This bold reform allows duplexes and triplexes in all neighborhoods, countering decades of exclusionary zoning rooted in redlining and racial covenants....