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Lafayette consultants outline inclusionary housing and impact‑fee options; council asks for calibrated fee and set‑aside ranges
Summary
Consultants presented inclusionary housing tools, incentives, and a preliminary impact‑fee nexus model that shows defensible maximum fees above typical peer levels. Council requested calibrated fee scenarios, AMI/set‑aside options, and explicit tradeoffs before drafting an ordinance.
Consultants from Root Policy Research and Economic & Planning Systems walked Lafayette’s City Council through policy options to produce affordable housing tied to new development.
Molly Fitzpatrick (Root Policy Research) summarized three policy tools: voluntary incentives (bonuses and regulatory relief), inclusionary housing (unit set‑asides or fee‑in‑lieu), and an affordable housing impact (linkage) fee tied to a legal nexus study. She stressed that these market‑driven tools apply only to new development and must be calibrated to local market conditions.
"An inclusionary policy typically…
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