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Alachua County adopts plan amendment to add inclusionary‑housing requirements and incentives
Summary
The county updated its comprehensive plan to require affordable units or equivalent incentives when land‑use changes increase residential density, and to allow substitution of nonresidential floor area for affordable units in some development types. The board adopted the transmitted amendment by vote.
Alachua County commissioners adopted a county‑initiated comprehensive plan amendment on May 27 that adds inclusionary‑housing measures to the Future Land Use and Housing elements. The amendment was transmitted earlier and received state review comments of no objection; commissioners completed the adoption hearing and approved the changes.
Main changes - Density triggers: When a land‑use change would increase residential density, developers must provide 10% of additional units as affordable housing (affordability set to 80% area median income, AMI) for a 30‑year period. For urban‑cluster expansions, the requirement is 25% of…
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