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ORDINANCE TEXT AND MAP AMENDMENT TO THE NEW HAVEN ZONING ORDINANCE TO REQUIRE AND INCENTIVIZE THE INCLUSION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS IN MARKET RATE DEVELOPMENT.
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WHEREAS, Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 8-2i authorizes any municipality to adopt zoning regulations implementing inclusionary zoning in order to promote the development of housing affordable to persons and families of low- and moderate-income; and
WHEREAS, Conn. Gen. Stat Sec 8-30g(a)(6) requires housing at affordability levels at 60% to 80% of state or area median income ("AMI"), but New Haven's greatest need for housing is at 50% of AMI and lower; and
WHEREAS, the provision of safe, high quality and affordable housing in areas of high market rate growth is in accordance with the Vision 2025 Comprehensive Plan, the 2021 Board of Alders Legislative Agenda, and the recommendations of the 2019 Affordable Housing Task Force; and
WHEREAS, Inclusionary Zoning seeks to counter exclusionary zoning that furthers patterns of racial and economic segregation and also to reduce barriers to production of affordable housing in market rate development; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Alders will seek to enact additional policies to reduce housing displacement and increase production of deeply affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of 1925 Special Act No. 490, Section 5, Article XIII, Sections 2A-2F and Article VII of the Charter of the City of New Haven (the "Charter") and Section 64(d)(1) of the New Haven Zoning Ordinance, the City Plan Department ("City Plan") of the City of New Haven (the "City"), which serves as staff to the New Haven City Plan Commission, filed with the New Haven City Clerk for transmission to the Board of Alders of the City of New Haven (the "Board of Alders") a Petition (the "Petition") requesting that the Board of Alders adopt text amendments to the Zoning Ordinance with regard to the mandatory inclusion of affordable units within a newly-proposed Overlay Dist...
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