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Agenda 10-29-25 G'SYo . NP 0 CI 7. N 0"P CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH City Manager's Office Community Improvement Division AGENDA Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) October 29, 2025 6:00 pm City Hall Community Room 112 100 East Ocean Avenue Boynton Beach, FL 33435 I. Call to Order AHAC Chair II. Roll Call - Determination of a Quorum City Staff lll. Vote on the approval of the 2025 Housing Incentives AHAC Report, to be submitted to the City Commission, Florida Housing Finance Corporation, and Florida Housing Coalition (AHAC Members Vote Required). IV. Public Comments (Specific on the 2025 AHAC Housing Incentives Report) Comments: Limit to 3 Minutes per Person V. Adjournment AHAC Chair STATE HOUSING INITIATIVE PARTNERSHIP AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE HOUSING INCENTIVES 2025 REPORT GST Y O Ica ki\I °MA _ TON BACKGROUND As a recipient of State Housing Initiative Partnership (SHIP) funds, the City of Boynton Beach (City) established an Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC). The AHAC is responsible for reviewing and evaluating local plans, policies, procedures, land development regulations, the Comprehensive Plan, and other aspects of the City's housing activities that impact the production of affordable housing. Further, the AHAC is specifically directed by the SHIP Statute to consider and evaluate the implementation of the incentives set out by Florida Statues, Sec. 420.9076 (4)(a)-(k). Based on the AHAC evaluation, the committee may recommend to the local governing body that it make modifications of, exceptions to, or creation of new plans, policies, procedures, and other governing vehicles which would encourage production of affordable housing. As approved by the City Commission, the recommendations are used to amend the Local Housing Assistance Plan, the local Comprehensive Plan, land development regulations, and other policies affecting affordable housing. COMMITTEE COMPOSITION City Commission appointed members to the Committee (see table 1). The SHIP Statute lists the categories from which committee members must be selected. Each AHAC must have a locally elected official from the county or municipality participating in the SHIP program. The elected official will count as a member of the AHAC for purposes of meeting the number of members requirements. There must be at least eight committee members, but not more than eleven, with representation from at least six of the following categories: (a) A citizen who is actively engaged in the residential home building industry in connection with affordable housing. (b) A citizen who is actively engaged in the banking or mortgage banking industry in connection with affordable housing. (c) A citizen who is a representative of those areas of labor actively engaged in home building in connection with affordable housing. (d) A citizen who is actively engaged as an advocate for low-income persons in connection with affordable housing. (e) A citizen who is actively engaged as a for-profit provider of affordable housing. (f) A citizen who is actively engaged as a not-for-profit provider of affordable housing. (g) A citizen who is actively engaged as a real estate professional in connection with affordable housing. (h)A citizen who actively serves on the local planning agency pursuant to s. 163.3174. If the local planning agency is comprised of the governing board of the county or municipality, the governing board may appoint a designee who is knowledgeable in the local planning process. (i) A citizen who resides within the jurisdiction of the local governing body making the appointments. (j) A citizen who represents employers within the jurisdiction. (k) A citizen who represents essential services personnel, as defined in the local housing assistance plan. 2 Table 1 AHAC Members Name Category Represented Date Appointed 1 —Woodrow Hay Commissioner District II (Elected Official) 04/04/2023 2 —Angela Cruz Commissioner District I (Alternate - Elected Official) 04/04/2023 3— London Nelson Citizen engaged as Real Estate Professional in connection 09/03/2024 with affordable housing 4—Amanda Radigan Citizen who actively serves on the local planning agency 10/03/2023 5—Tara Okler Citizen who is actively engaged as an advocate for low- 10/03/2023 income person in connection with affordable housing 6— Cheryl Banks Citizen who is actively engaged in residential home building 11/19/2024 in connection with affordable housing 7— Chris Plummer Citizen who is actively engaged as a not-for-profit provider 12/5/2024 of affordable housing 8 — Kerry Clinton Citizen who represents those areas of labor actively 12/05/2024 engaged in home building in connection with affordable housing 9— Michael Corbit Citizen who represents employers within the jurisdiction 12/5/2024 10— Sol Bath Citizen who is actively engaged as a for-profit provider of 01/21/2025 affordable housing 11 —Shannon Schmitz Citizen who represents essential services personnel, as 02/04/2025 defined in the local housing assistance plan AFFORDABLE HOUSING RECOMMENDATIONS The AHAC has specifically reviewed, considered and evaluated the strategies set out by Florida Statues, Sec. 420.9076 (4)(a)-(k). Based on this review and evaluation, the AHAC has formulated recommendations to the City Commission that it incorporate into its housing strategy certain changes designed to encourage and facilitate the production of affordable housing. The AHAC, from its review, consideration, evaluation, and recommendations, drafts and submits this report to the City Commission, to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, and the Florida Housing Coalition, as the entity providing statewide training and technical assistance for the Affordable Housing Catalyst Program, which details the scope of its work and the resulting recommendations. The AHAC has reviewed, considered, and evaluated the following the strategies provided in the SHIP Statute at Florida Statutes, Sec. 420.9076 (4): (a) The processing of approvals of development orders or permits for affordable housing projects is expedited to a greater degree than other projects, as provided in s. 163.3177(6)(f)3. (b) All allowable fee waivers provided for the development or construction of affordable housing. (c) The allowance of flexibility in densities for affordable housing. (d)The reservation of infrastructure capacity for housing for very-low-income persons, low-income persons, and moderate-income persons. (e) Affordable accessory residential units. (f) The reduction of parking and setback requirements for affordable housing. 3 (g)The allowance of flexible lot configurations, including zero-lot-line configurations for affordable housing. (h) The modification of street requirements for affordable housing. (i) The establishment of a process by which a local government considers, before adoption, policies, procedures, ordinances, regulations, or plan provisions that increase the cost of housing. (j) The preparation of a printed inventory of locally owned public lands suitable for affordable housing. (k) The support of development near transportation hubs and major employment centers and mixed-use developments. EXPEDITED PERMITTING A. Incentive Consideration Required: Yes 1. The processing of approvals of development orders or permits, as defined in S. 163.3164(7) and (8), for affordable housing projects is expedited to a greater degree than other projects. B. Original Purpose of Incentive: 1. Statutorily required. 2. Reduces wait times and costs for developers. C. Current Process: The Department of Development is responsible for processing and facilitating affordable housing projects (e.g. site plan review, permitting, inspections, etc.) and expedites such reviews involving workforce and affordable housing units pursuant to the City's Expedited Development Review Program. In part, the Program requires assignment of a single staff liaison to ensure quick communications with staff, sets a maximum review period of 7 business days, defines/requires a quick conflict/problem resolution process, and allows consideration of a flexible or tailored fee schedule program (City Code of Ordinances, Part III, Chapter 2,Article I, Section 4). D. AHAC Comments: 1. This incentive was reviewed, but there is no new recommendation at this time. FEE WAIVERS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING A. Incentive Consideration Required: Yes 1. The modification of impact-fee requirements, including reduction or waiver of fees and alternative methods of fee payment for affordable housing. B. Original Purpose of Incentive: 1. To reduce development costs. C. Current Process: The City's offers fee exemption is for Art in Public Places for the percent of the project dedicated to affordable housing (City Code of Ordinances Part II, Chapter 4 2, Article XII, Section 2-163). In addition, City's Impact fees (Parks, Water and Sewer) may be subsidized for new constructions of affordable housing projects with SHIP funds. In conjunction with the SHIP down payment assistance; at closing the developer could receive a credit for City's impact fee paid from the SHIP Program, by meeting all of the following conditions: • Purchase price is at or below of SHIP Program Maximum Purchase Price (Maximum purchase price is updated yearly by Florida Finance Corporation) • Home buyer is income eligible to participate on the City's Purchase Assistance Program • Home buyer participates in the City's SHIP Purchase Assistance Program The Building Department will offer non-profit developers constructing Affordable Housing dwellings up to two expedited permit reviews at no cost (a credit up to $1,000.00) as long as the buyer participates in the City's SHIP Purchase Assistance Program. D. AHAC Proposed Recommendations: 1. This incentive was reviewed, but there is no new recommendation at this time. FLEXIBLE DENSITIES A. Incentive Consideration Required: Yes 1. The allowance of flexible lot configurations, including zero-lot-line configurations for affordable housing. B. Original Purpose of Incentive: 1. To allow affordable housing development on smaller parcels. 2. Increasing the maximum units allowable may help make a development more financially feasible. C. Current Process: 1. The City allows for increased floor area ratios and densities in selected residential districts to incentivize the provision of affordable dwelling units. The City has a density bonus in place as part of the Workforce Housing Program. A developer may elect to obtain a density bonus and/or a height bonus through the construction of the workforce units on-site or off-site, monetary contribution, donation of land, or purchase of units to be designated as workforce (City Code of Ordinances, Part III, Chapter 1, Article V, Section 2.C). D. AHAC Comments: 1. This incentive was reviewed, but there is no new recommendation at this time. RESERVATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY A. Incentive Consideration Required: Yes 1. The reservation of infrastructure capacity for housing for very low-income individuals, low-income individuals, and moderate-income individuals. 5 B. Original Purpose of Incentive: 1. To guarantee new developments will meet concurrency requirements by meeting designated levels of service for certain types of infrastructure. C. Current Process: 1. The City has not considered this incentive D. AHAC Comments: 1. This incentive was reviewed, but there is no new recommendation at this time. AFFORDABLE ACCESSORY RESIDENTIAL UNITS A. Incentive Consideration Required: Yes 1. The allowance of affordable accessory residential units in residential zoning districts. B. Original Purpose of Incentive: 1. To increase the supply of affordable/workforce rental units. 2. To decrease the cost of housing (i.e. the primary residence). C. Current Process: 1. The City doesn't have a process in place at this point. D. AHAC Comments: 1. This incentive was reviewed, but there is no new recommendation at this time. PARKING AND SETBACK REQUIREMENTS A. Incentive Consideration Required: Yes 1. The reduction of parking and setback requirements for affordable housing. B. Original Purpose of Incentive: 1. To lower development costs. 2. To ensure that more of the buildable land is available for affordable housing development. C. Current Process: 1. Affordable housing units require a minimum of two (2) spaces regardless of the number of bedrooms. All other homes are required to provide a minimum of two (2) spaces plus extra spaces depending on the total bedrooms provided. For construction of a new single-family or two-family structure, a minimum of two (2) spaces are required per unit, or one (1) space per bedroom, whichever is greatest. An exception may be made when the house is constructed for individuals meeting purchase or eligibility requirements that include maximum income thresholds, then a maximum of two (2) parking spaces shall be required per dwelling unit(City Code of Ordinances, Part Ill, Chapter 4, Article V, Section 2.B.1). 6 D. AHAC Comments: 1. This incentive was reviewed, but there is no new recommendation at this time. FLEXIBLE LOT CONFIGURATIONS A. Incentive Consideration Required: Yes 1. The allowance of flexible lot configurations, including zero-lot-line configurations for affordable housing. B. Original Purpose of Incentive: 1. To allow affordable housing development on smaller parcels. C. Current Process: 1. The City has not considered allowing zero lot line standards for affordable housing; however, the City has eliminated the minimum lot size standard for select neighborhoods within the Redevelopment Area. Older residential areas of the City of Boynton Beach CDBG target area have several nonconforming lots that were unbuildable due to lot size and frontage requirements. In order to allow single- family residences to be built on these lots, Ordinance No. 20-018 was adopted that modified minimum lot area per unit, lot frontage, and building setbacks (front, interior side, corner side, and rear). D. AHAC Comments: 1. This incentive was reviewed, but there is no new recommendation at this time. MODIFICATION OF STREET REQUIREMENTS A. Incentive Consideration Required: Yes 1. The modification of street requirements for affordable housing. B. Original Purpose of Incentive: 1. To lower development costs. 2. To ensure that more of the buildable land is available for affordable housing development. C. Current Process: 1. The City has not considered this incentive. D. AHAC Comments: 1. This incentive was reviewed, but there is no new recommendation at this time. PROCESS OF ONGOING REVIEW A. Incentive Consideration Required: Yes 1. The establishment of a process by which a local government considers, before adoption, policies, procedures, ordinances, regulations, or plan provisions that increase the cost of housing. 7 B. Original Purpose of Incentive: 1. Statutorily required. 2. To provide insight and recommendation to City Commissioners when a proposed City Ordinance could impact the cost of affordable/workforce housing. C. Current Process: 1. The Department of Development, the Community Improvement Division and the AHAC will continue to review all policies, procedures, ordinances, regulations and plan provisions to determine what effects, if any, they may have on the cost of producing affordable units prior to their passage. Proposed ordinances will be reviewed in sufficient time needed to evaluate and comment on any potential impact on the provision of affordable housing. D. AHAC Comments: 1. This incentive was reviewed, but there is no new recommendation at this time. PUBLIC LAND INVENTORY A. Incentive Consideration Required: Yes 1. The preparation of a printed or electronic inventory of locally owned public lands suitable for affordable housing. B. Original Purpose of Incentive: 1. The inventory of locally owned public lands appropriate for use as affordable housing is required to be prepared every three years. 2. Reduce the cost of the development of affordable housing. 3. Increase the availability of land for the development of affordable housing. C. Current Process: 1. The Community Improvement Division maintains a list of the current inventory of all vacant land including those properties owned by the City of Boynton Beach and Palm Beach County within the target area. A list of all available land and a list of vacant land suitable for affordable housing in the city, is available as a link on the City's website for easy access for developers. D. AHAC Comments: 1. This incentive was reviewed, but there is no new recommendation at this time. SUPPORT OF DEVELOPMENT NEAR TRANSPORTATION HUBS A. Incentive Consideration Required: Yes 1. The support of development near transportation hubs and major employment centers and mixed-use developments. B. Original Purpose of Incentive: 1. To reduce transportation costs for low- and moderate-income residents. 2. The income generated from the retail space can help subsidize the cost of the housing units. 8 3. To reduce transportation for residents while at the same time reducing dependence on fossil fuels. C. Current Process: 1. As part of the Workforce Housing Program, developers may be entitled to request higher density land use and zoning category, if providing workforce housing units, for projects located within the Downtown Transit Oriented Development District (City Code of Ordinances, Part Ill, Chapter 1, Article V, Section 2.C). D. AHAC Comments: 1. This incentive was reviewed, but there is no new recommendation at this time. Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Report to City Commission 2025 SHIP Affordable Housing Incentive Strategies Report Date: SUBMITTED TO: Robert Dearduff, Director of Special Programs Florida Housing Finance Corporation Date: SUBMITTED TO: Florida Housing Coalition Date: PREPARED BY: RJ Ramirez, Community Improvement Division, Manager 9