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ORDINANCE TEXT 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, on January 18, 2022 the New Haven Board of Alders passed an
inclusionary zoning ordinance pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 8-2i; and
WHEREAS, the intent of the Board of Alders in passing the
Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance was to require the set aside of certain dwelling units to be affordable housing for persons of low and very low income very; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Alders wishes to make amendments to the
Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance to make expressly clear the authority of the City to set rental limits and income qualifications for the
inclusionary zoning set aside units; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Alders wishes to ensure due process for all persons subject to requirements of the
Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance; 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 District and in projects of substantial size and the creation of city-wide incentives for the development of those affordable units, as more particularly described in Schedule A attached hereinto (the "Text Amendments"); and
WHEREAS, City Plan submitted sufficient plans, information and related supporting materials; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article XIII, Section 2E of the Ch...
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