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Council introduces revised Inclusionary Housing Ordinance raising city’s baseline requirements
Summary
The council introduced a rewritten Inclusionary Housing Ordinance that would increase the baseline affordable share for new private developments and raise in‑lieu fees; the ordinance was introduced on a recorded vote and will return for action.
The Evanston City Council introduced a revised Inclusionary Housing Ordinance on Jan. 27 that changes how the city sets affordable‑housing requirements for new development and updates the in‑lieu fee structure the city charges when developers do not provide on‑site units.
The draft ordinance increases the baseline requirement on privately financed projects to 15% of units (staff recommended a city‑wide review and annual reporting to the Housing and Community Development Committee), raises the equivalent…
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