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Affordable Housing Advisory Committee presents seven recommendations; commissioners accept report and ask for implementation plan
Summary
The AHAC presented seven recommendations — including formal review of housing cost impacts, a public‑land review process, community land trust support, voluntary inclusionary incentives, expanded local incentives, an ADU ordinance, and a local housing trust fund — and the board voted to accept the report and direct staff to return with implementation details and workshops.
The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee delivered its 2025 recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners on Monday, outlining seven policy options aimed at expanding attainable and workforce housing in Flagler County.
AHAC chair Valerie Clymer said the county’s affordable rental deficit is well documented and that frontline workers and local workforce sectors are routinely priced out. The committee’s recommendations included formalizing a process so AHAC reviews policies for housing cost impacts; creating a regular review of publicly owned lands for affordable‑housing suitability and disposition; supporting a community land trust (CLT) initiative; evaluating a voluntary incentive‑based inclusionary zoning approach; expanding local incentives such as density bonuses and setback/parking flexibility tied to affordability outcomes; drafting an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance; and establishing a local affordable housing trust fund to supplement existing SHIP resources.
Clymer noted Flagler County’s SHIP allocation is limited and that SHIP’s 25% cap on rental activities constrains participation in some state programs; she recommended a local trust fund to provide flexibility to stabilize mobile homes, acquire land, or seed CLT efforts. Commissioners agreed to accept the report and asked staff and legal to evaluate statutory compliance and return with prioritized implementation steps and workshops. Commissioner Jans moved to accept the report; Commissioner Hansen seconded, and the motion passed.
Why it matters: the recommendations lay out a multi‑pronged local strategy to expand tools the county can use to encourage or enable affordable housing development while staying within legislative constraints. Commissioners asked staff to return with concrete implementation options, including potential ordinances for ADUs and mechanisms to protect affordability (for example, CLTs or deed restrictions). The board emphasized that accepting the AHAC report does not itself create policy but authorizes staff to begin preparing implementation materials for future board consideration.
Next steps: staff will prepare an implementation schedule for any items the board approves and return with draft policies for review, along with workshops to prioritize immediate actions for 2026.
