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Volusia County planning commission forwards affordable-housing ordinance to county council with commission comments
Summary
The Volusia County Planning and Land Development Regulation Commission voted unanimously Feb. 20 to forward Ordinance O-24-002, which creates incentives and an administrative path for certified affordable-housing projects, to County Council with commissioner comments about density bonuses and affordability-period negotiations.
The Volusia County Planning and Land Development Regulation Commission on Feb. 20 voted unanimously to forward Ordinance O-24-002, a zoning ordinance amendment intended to implement the county's five-year affordable housing plan, to the County Council with commission comments.
Planning staff member Miss Smith told the commission the ordinance creates a "certified affordable housing project" category and offers a menu of incentives for projects that community services certifies as affordable. "The purpose of this ordinance is for us to maximize the cost and time saving for affordable housing projects by streamlining regulations and processes to increase and preserve the supply of affordable housing stock," Smith said.
The ordinance would allow an administrative 10%…
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