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Flagstaff staff seek guidance on code changes to meet housing and carbon goals; accessibility raised by commission
Summary
City sustainability and housing staff briefed the Commission on a land-availability and code-analysis project that models how code changes or incentives could help meet the city's 10-year housing and carbon neutrality goals; commissioners pressed for clarity on accessibility versus affordability.
Genevieve Pearthree, sustainability staff at the City of Flagstaff, told the Commission the project links the city’s 10-year housing plan and carbon neutrality plan and that the consultant team is developing options for code changes and incentives. “The 10-year housing plan aims to reduce the affordable housing need in our community by half over 10 years,” Pearthree said, and the carbon plan “aims for carbon neutrality by 02/1930 through reducing our greenhouse gas emissions by 44%.”
Pearthree said the project has two active parts: a completed land-availability and site-suitability study, and an in-progress code analysis phase that will present “final recommendations for code changes” after the consultant refines…
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