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Council adopts inventory of nine city parcels as candidates for affordable housing
Summary
As required by state law, staff screened over 1,700 city‑owned lots and recommended nine parcels appropriate for permanent affordable housing or other dispositions; council adopted the triennial list unanimously and staff noted past donations to Habitat leveraged roughly $20 million in housing development funding.
Council approved the city’s triennial review and adoption of an "affordable housing inventory" listing nine city‑owned parcels that staff screened as suitable for affordable‑housing development or disposition under Florida law.
Amy Yersley (planning) reviewed the multi‑step screening: start with ~1,700 city properties, filter for residential land use, remove waterfront and constrained parcels, exclude those in high flood hazard or with wildlife restrictions, and limit to buildable lot sizes roughly between 9,800 and 20,000 square feet. The recommended nine parcels will be available to sell with deed restrictions, donate to nonprofit housing partners, or place into a housing trust per statutory options. Yersley said the city previously donated 14 lots to Habitat for Humanity as part of a program that leveraged about $20 million in development funding.
Council accepted the list without public comment and voted 7‑0. Staff noted the list can be modified by council and that the properties are intended to support permanent affordable housing initiatives.
