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Brookhaven staff proposes tighter workforce-housing rules and a fee-in-lieu option
Summary
City staff proposed revising Brookhaven’s workforce-housing definition to target households at 60%–80% of area median income, increase mandatory set-asides and add a one-time fee-in-lieu option; the measure will go to the planning commission in January for review.
Brookhaven city staff on Nov. 18 outlined proposed changes to the city’s workforce-housing rules intended to target lower-income renters and expand long-term affordability.
Rhonda, the staff presenter, said the city currently treats “individuals and households earning 80% to 100% of the area median household income” as eligible for workforce housing and that the 2018 zoning rewrite requires multifamily rezonings or special-use permits to set aside at least 10% of units at or below 80% AMI. "A 1-person household at 60% AMI earns roughly $48,000 per year," she said, and cited HUD-derived maximum rents — about $1,200 for an efficiency at 60% AMI and $1,600 for a one-bedroom at 80% AMI — while noting the current market-rate rent in Brookhaven averages above $1,800.
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