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Council amends 5-in-5 housing infill program guidelines to ease rules for developer-owned parcels
Summary
The council approved revisions to the 5-in-5 housing infill program clarifying that the 80% construction-completion requirement applies only where the city conveys trustee parcels; applicants building on previously owned property will not need to show financial ability in the same way.
The Paris City Council unanimously approved a resolution amending the guidelines and criteria for the city's 5-in-5 housing infill redevelopment program.
Staff explained the August 2024 amendments had introduced an 80 percent construction-completion requirement intended to prevent developers from tying up trustee-owned parcels without significant progress. Staff recommended narrowing that 80 percent requirement so it applies only to developers with existing agreements that included conveyance of city trustee parcels. Under the proposed revision, applicants building on property they already own and not seeking city land conveyance would not be ineligible for new agreements because of incomplete work under unrelated agreements.
Staff said the revision also removes mandatory proof-of-financial-ability when an applicant is building on previously owned property and is not seeking conveyance of city-owned parcels. The amendment clarifies mixed agreements (those combining previously owned parcels and trustee parcels) would remain subject to the 80 percent completion rule for the trustee parcels only. Staff also noted the program limits units to 10 per agreement, which practically constrains the number of trustee parcels a single applicant can secure under one agreement.
A staff member said an application had already been posted for the council's next meeting (an applicant seeking an agreement that includes previously owned property and some city-conveyed parcels) in case the council chose not to adopt the revision; if the council does not approve the change, staff said they will not proceed with that meeting item. Council approved the proposed revisions 7-0.
