Download or read book Local Government Guide for Improving Market Housing Affordability written by British Columbia. Housing Policy Branch and published by Housing Policy Branch. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Guide to Impact Fees and Housing Affordability written by Arthur C. Nelson and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2012-06-22 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Impact fees are one-time charges that are applied to new residential developments by local governments that are seeking funds to pay for the construction or expansion of public facilities, such as water and sewer systems, schools, libraries, and parks and recreation facilities. In the face of taxpayer revolts against increases in property taxes, impact fees are used increasingly by local governments throughout the U.S. to finance construction or improvement of their infrastructure. Recent estimates suggest that 60 percent of all American cities with over 25,000 residents use some form of impact fees. In California, it is estimated that 90 percent of such cities impose impact fees. For more than thirty years, impact fees have been calculated based on proportionate share of the cost of the infrastructure improvements that are to be funded by the fees. However, neither laws nor courts have ensured that fees charged to new homes are themselves proportionate. For example, the impact fee may be the same for every home in a new development, even when homes vary widely in size and selling price. Data show, however, that smaller and less costly homes have fewer people living in them and thus less impact on facilities than larger homes. This use of a flat impact fee for all residential units disproportionately affects lower-income residents. The purpose of this guidebook is to help practitioners design impact fees that are equitable. It demonstrates exactly how a fair impact fee program can be designed and implemented. In addition, it includes information on the history of impact fees, discusses alternatives to impact fees, and summarizes state legislation that can infl uence the design of local fee programs. Case studies provide useful illustrations of successful programs. This book should be the first place that planning professionals, public officials, land use lawyers, developers, homebuilders, and citizen activists turn for help in crafting (or recrafting) proportionate-share impact fee programs.

Download or read book Making Housing Affordable written by DIANE Publishing Company and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1995-07 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recognizes that most states do not easily or readily intervene in local land use matters, such as local zoning, subdivision, building regulations, and impact fees. Identifies specific regulatory issues and practices which directly affect the cost of housing and thereby command state attention and action.

Download or read book Developing a local housing strategy written by United States Conference of Mayors and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Comprehensive Grant Program written by United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Office of Public and Indian Housing and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Affordable Housing Development Guidelines for State and Local Government written by E. Lee Fisher and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Affordable City written by Shane Phillips and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Los Angeles to Boston and Chicago to Miami, US cities are struggling to address the twin crises of high housing costs and household instability. Debates over the appropriate course of action have been defined by two poles: building more housing or enacting stronger tenant protections. These options are often treated as mutually exclusive, with support for one implying opposition to the other. Shane Phillips believes that effectively tackling the housing crisis requires that cities support both tenant protections and housing abundance. He offers readers more than 50 policy recommendations, beginning with a set of principles and general recommendations that should apply to all housing policy. The remaining recommendations are organized by what he calls the Three S’s of Supply, Stability, and Subsidy. Phillips makes a moral and economic case for why each is essential and recommendations for making them work together. There is no single solution to the housing crisis—it will require a comprehensive approach backed by strong, diverse coalitions. The Affordable City is an essential tool for professionals and advocates working to improve affordability and increase community resilience through local action.

Download or read book Regional Approaches to Affordable Housing written by Stuart Meck and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do regional approaches to affordable housing actually result in housing production and, if so, how? Regional Approaches to Affordable Housing answers these critical questions and more. Evaluating 23 programs across the nation, the report begins by tracing the history of regional housing planning in the U.S. and defining contemporary big picture issues on housing affordability. It examines fair-share regional housing planning in three states and one metropolitan area, and follows with an appraisal of regional housing trust funds--a new phenomenon. Also assessed are an incentive program in the Twin Cities region and affordable housing appeals statutes in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The study looks at recent private-sector initiatives to promote affordable housing production in the San Francisco Bay area and Chicago. A concluding chapter proposes a set of best and second-best practices. Supplementing the report are appendices containing an extensive annotated bibliography, a research note on housing need forecasting and fair-share allocation formulas, a complete list of state enabling legislation authorizing local housing planning, and two model state acts.

Download or read book The HOME Program written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Affordable Housing Development Guidelines for State and Local Government written by DIANE Publishing Company and published by . This book was released on 1995-11 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intended for use by local governments that have determined that affordable housing is a priority. Outlines a set of development practices that can assist in the delivery of affordable housing. Focuses on land development techniques, construction practices and building zones, zoning provisions, and subdivisions requirements. Offers suggested ordinances and code language that can help modernize a community1s existing regulations and ensure the cost-effective production of safe, decent housing. Photos, charts and tables.

Download or read book Community Development Block Grant Program written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Affordable Housing written by Mark S. White and published by Amer Planning Assn. This book was released on 1992-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Housing affordability has become a major issue on the agendas of local governments. This report offers several strategies that local housing officials and planners can use to close the gap between housing costs and income. It shows exactly how communities can establish a balanced regulatory program that stimulates the production of affordable housing instead of becoming a costly barrier to it. The report examines diverse regulatory measures such as land-use controls, zoning reform, impact fees, development exactions, and environmental legislation that can be used to trim today's housing costs.

Download or read book A New national housing policy written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 1120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Guide to Municipal Finance written by Naomi Enid Slack and published by UN-HABITAT. This book was released on 2009 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book OECD Urban Studies Housing Affordability in Cities in the Czech Republic written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-23 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the full effects of the COVID-19 crisis on housing affordability in cities in the Czech Republic remain to be seen, the pandemic has reinforced the urgency of tackling pre-existing challenges, such as a consistent shortage of housing supply in cities and structural obstacles for urban households to access affordable housing.

Download or read book Fair Housing Planning Guide written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Local Government and Housing written by Chris Purdon and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents the existing role of local governments in housing canvasses options for enhancing the role and discusses the possible contribution which could be made by local governments to meeting the objectives of the National Housing Strategy.