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Moderate/Affordable Income Housing Plans

Moderate/Affordable Income Housing Plans. Mike Glenn Utah Division of Housing and Community Development. Moderate/ Affordable Income Housing Plans. What We Know About Affordable Housing and Poverty. “Housing First” – households cannot establish a healthy, stable life without housing

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Moderate/Affordable Income Housing Plans

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  1. Moderate/Affordable Income Housing Plans Mike Glenn Utah Division of Housing and Community Development

  2. Moderate/ Affordable Income Housing Plans What We Know About Affordable Housing and Poverty • “Housing First” – households cannot establish a healthy, stable life without housing • The lack of affordable housing negatively impacts the well-being of communities while straining resources • Many households cannot afford shelter (not to exceed 30% of income) • We must change our attitudes from serving “those people” to “our people”

  3. Moderate/ Affordable Income Housing Plans Utah Moderate/Affordable Housing Statistics – 2011

  4. Moderate/ Affordable Income Housing Plans • Moderate/Affordable Housing Plans • Required for cities >1,000 & counties >25,000 per state statute • Addresses residential needs per the community vision • Considers varied housing options for various population groups • Brings more local support to projects that preserve and create affordable housing • Must be reported to DHCD (due biannually) • Must be adopted under a community’s general plan • Smaller communities can work with AOG for regional or multi-community plans

  5. Moderate/ Affordable Income Housing Plans Elements of Moderate/Affordable Housing Plans • Current supply of affordable housing • 5-year estimate of housing needs by population type • Survey of total residential land use and availability • Analysis of current or potential regulatory barriers • Description of local efforts to preserve housing • Specific community goals for creation and preservation of units

  6. Moderate/ Affordable Income Housing Plans How You Can Become Part of the Solution with the Moderate/Affordable Housing Planning Process • Encourage community leaders to update plans every 2-3 years • Encourage municipalities to adopt policies that foster housings developments: zoning changes, expedited permitting, reduced impact fees, political support, RDA/EDA allocations, and etc. • Insure that plans consider all populations groups including those that are homeless • Insure that plans include prioritized needs and goals for actual housing development projects • Remind local officials of state incentives

  7. Some Highlights from the Utah County Housing Assessment Mountainland Region • Affordable homeownership opportunities are scarce for low-income households • In Utah County affordability, overcrowding, and severe cost burdens are much more serious problems for renters. • Renters who are single parents or elderly and/or disabled have a much higher likelihood of suffering from cost burdens. • The lack of affordable rental housing has left nearly 8,000 very low and low income renters with severe cost burdens. • The number of low to very low income elderly renter households with housing problems was 515. • The greatest need for affordable rental units is two-bedroom units.

  8. Moderate/ Affordable Income Housing Plans Mountainland Region

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