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Hialeah council approves first reading of neighborhood business zoning for mixed affordable housing
Summary
City council approved on first reading a zoning change that creates a Neighborhood Business District mixed‑affordable housing option allowing higher density in exchange for a percentage of units rented at 60% AMI or payment into a local housing trust fund.
The Hialeah City Council approved on first reading an ordinance creating a Neighborhood Business District (NBD) mixed‑affordable housing option intended to encourage higher‑density development with a local affordability requirement.
The ordinance raises the NBD density cap from 70 units per acre to 100 units per acre when developers provide at least 15% of units at affordable rents, defined in the ordinance as rents targeted to households at 60% of area median income (AMI). The measure also establishes an affordable housing trust fund and a payment‑in‑lieu option: developers who choose not to include the required affordable units may pay a…
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