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Summit County Council presses Dakota Pacific on affordable-housing math and renegotiation terms for Kimball Junction project
Summary
County staff and Dakota Pacific presented a revised Kimball Junction development calculation showing roughly 727 residences and 266,000 sq ft of commercial; staff said 217 units would be deed‑restricted below 80% AMI while the council asked whether the county’s 20% inclusionary baseline and the applicant’s AUE calculations adequately respond to the documented affordable‑housing deficit.
Summit County Council continued a technical, sometimes pointed review of Dakota Pacific’s Kimball Junction proposal after county planner Jeff Jones walked the council through area‑median‑income and AUE (equivalent unit) calculations the county uses to convert housing and commercial square footage into an affordable‑housing obligation. Jones said Summit County’s AMI for a family of four is about $148,600 and that the county’s household median is roughly $131,916, figures he said the U.S. HUD/HEB numbers publish annually.
Jeff Jones presented the project model used by staff: the applicant’s current concept includes about 727 residential units and roughly 266,000 square feet of commercial space. Under the county’s AUE conversion and a 20 percent inclusionary set‑aside for jobs generated by commercial use, Jones said the draft calculation yields roughly 217 units deed‑restricted at 80% AMI or below and a…
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