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Staff lays out 2026—27 implementation plan to advance Flagstaff's 10-year housing goals
Summary
Housing staff presented the 2026—27 implementation plan for Flagstaff's 10-year housing plan, reporting progress on resident assistance and housing units, and outlining incentives, land-use strategies and a proposed housing fund to accelerate affordable housing production.
Adriana Fischer, the city's housing program manager and housing commission liaison, on April 29 presented the 2026—27 implementation plan to advance Flagstaff's 10-year housing plan, reviewing progress since the plan's adoption in early 2022 and the staff priorities for the coming year.
Fischer said staff have assisted 1,355 low- and moderate-income residents through programs including down-payment assistance, new Section 8 vouchers and eviction prevention, representing about 23% of the plan's resident-focused goal as of Dec. 31, 2025. On supply, she said the city has added roughly 2,000 market-rate units and more than 500 affordable units, with over 400 additional affordable units committed and in the pipeline.
The implementation plan keeps the 58 strategies established under the 10-year plan and focuses on advancing previously adopted strategies rather than adding new ones. Fischer described targeted project-based work such as updating the city's Incentive Policy for Affordable housing (IPA) to better align incentives with housing goals, exploring fee reductions and expedited review for projects that meet affordability objectives, and pursuing code amendments where appropriate.
Fischer emphasized that Arizona law prevents the city from requiring private developers to build affordable housing, making incentive-based tools such as IPA central to the city's approach.
The presentation also highlighted resource-protection overlay (RPO) pilots that staff say have demonstrated the possibility of increasing achievable densities on certain parcels while maintaining environmental protections and safety standards. Fischer said parcels at Schultz and Lone Tree are moving toward competitive solicitations and the city is exploring community land trusts and public—2private partnerships, citing Habitat starter homes and a Western Hills adaptive reuse project as recent examples.
On funding, staff described a proposed housing fund that would support land acquisition and unit preservation; initial funding has been allocated in the city budget and staff are looking at recurring sources. Fischer cited voter-approved Proposition 442 as one current funding source that helps support rental and homeownership opportunities.
Why it matters: the implementation plan translates the 10-year strategy into annual work priorities and funding decisions for the city. Commissioners were asked to hold detailed questions for upcoming code and policy briefings; staff said they will return to the commission in September with the annual report for the previous period.
Next steps: staff will pursue the IPA updates, continue pilot code amendments informed by the RPO work and move forward with land solicitations and partnerships. Fischer said staff will return on the schedule outlined in the implementation plan and incorporate commissioner feedback into ongoing strategy prioritization.
