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City study finds gap of thousands of affordable units; recommends zoning and policy changes
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City planning staff presented the final Housing Needs Assessment, telling council the city now has a large shortfall of housing affordable to lower-income households and recommending zoning, ADU, parking and permitting changes to boost production.
City planning staff presented the final Housing Needs Assessment to Tampa City Council Wednesday, summarizing a multi-year consultant study that examined housing stock, affordability, projected demand and policy options to increase supply and affordability.
Evan Johnson, city planning, said the report analyzed household trends, unit types and zoning capacity. “Since 2010 we’ve seen household growth and smaller household sizes; smaller households equal more units,” Johnson said. He told council that the city’s housing stock has increased in large multifamily projects (50+ unit developments) but smaller multifamily (5–49 units) and duplex/triplex construction have not kept pace.
The consultant’s gap analysis estimated the city needs roughly 26,000 units…
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