Transcript Tampa Comprehensive Plan Housing Element Affordable Housing Policies Tampa Comprehensive Plan     Establishes framework for addressing existing and future growth needs Focuses on 20 year horizon First adopted.

Tampa
Comprehensive Plan
Housing Element
Affordable Housing Policies
Tampa Comprehensive Plan
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Establishes framework for addressing
existing and future growth needs
Focuses on 20 year horizon
First adopted in 1989
Currently being updated – Early 2009
adoption date anticipated
Growth Assumptions
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By 2025 –
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Population projected to increase by 92,300
Employment projected to increase by 132,300
Housing need estimated at 41,130 units
Tampa is 93% built out
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New housing to be met through redevelopment
Tampa Comprehensive Plan
Vision Map
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Encourage new development
in and around business
centers
Preserve & enhance
neighborhoods
Encourage new residential
development along transit
corridors (mixed used corridor
villages)
Housing Element
Affordable Housing Policies
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Land Use and Zoning
Mixed-Income Development
Code Review / Revisions
Housing Programs
Coordination / Collaboration
Development Incentives
Housing Conditions
Access
Housing Element
Land Use and Zoning
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Ensure adequate land to accommodate
existing and projected housing needs
Future Land Use Map / Classifications
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Permit a variety of housing densities and types
Allow opportunities for low-cost subsidized
housing in single-family areas
Mixed-Use Categories to accommodate new
housing
Housing Element
Land Use and Zoning (continued)
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Zoning
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Allow accessory structures to create new
affordable housing units
Use Planned Development Review to encourage
housing diversity
Housing Element
Mixed-Income Development
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Build “communities” not just housing units
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Replace obsolete public housing units with mixedincome communities
Revitalize mixed income neighborhoods with
ownership units, multi-family units and retail
space
Encourage affordable housing within mixed-use
developments
Encourage mixed-income market-rate and
subsidized housing in downtown
Housing Element
Code Review / Revisions
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Reduce costs to affordable housing
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Consider cumulative impacts of requirements on
cost of housing
Assess development regulations and remove
unnecessary requirements that may impact cost
of housing
Develop “off-sets” for projects that contain
affordable housing in meeting requirements
Housing Element
Housing Programs
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Provide Housing Assistance
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Down Payment Assistance
Subsidized Rental Housing
Low Income Loans
Deferred Payment
Employer Assisted Housing Programs
Educate clients of housing assistance
programs
Housing Element
Housing Programs (continued)
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Leverage resources to secure federal & state
funding
Create new programs for new services, i.e.,
budget management, access to selfsufficiency programs
Housing Element
Coordination / Collaboration
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Seek regional solutions
Establish partnerships with CommunityBased organizations for new housing
Support Tampa Housing Authority in
developing mixed-income communities
Encourage creative partnerships in creating
new housing strategies
Housing Element
Development Incentives
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Develop density bonuses
Provide for expedited permitting
Reduce parking requirements
Housing Element
Housing Condition
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Rehabilitation costs less than new
construction
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Provide low-cost rehabilitation loans
Work with residents to increase rehabilitation
efforts to minimize code violations
Maintain condition of structures through Code
Enforcement
Use State and Federal funding to support
rehabilitation efforts
Housing Element
Access
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Enforce Fair Housing standards to ensure
access to housing
Tampa Comprehensive Plan
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Transmitted to State for final review
Anticipated adoption in early 2009
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