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CRA and city staff weigh faster sales, lot subdivision and affordable housing tools to activate excess city land
Summary
CRA board members urged staff to move more quickly to activate city‑owned lots — including subdividing residential parcels, prioritizing unencumbered lots, using housing tools such as SHIP and HUD liens, and considering community land trusts — to speed affordable housing production and neighborhood investment.
CRA board members and staff debated how to move dozens of city‑owned lots from inventory to development, with several members urging faster action to create affordable housing and neighborhood investment. Board members described multiple unsolicited letters of intent from local developers and community groups and asked staff to clarify which lots are encumbered by previous funding programs and which are free to transfer. City staff said many lots are restricted by prior funding sources and deed restrictions from programs such as…
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