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Resolution R-24-0008
Legislation
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 14973 Final Action Date: 1/11/2024
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPROVING THE CITY
OF MIAMI DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT'S
AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCENTIVE STRATEGIES ("STRATEGIES") AS
RECOMMENDED BY THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE
("AHAC") AND AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 420.9076, FLORIDA STATUTES;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY
AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE
CITY ATTORNEY, TO IMPLEMENT SAID STRATEGIES.
WHEREAS, on February 25, 2021, the structure of the Affordable Housing Advisory
Committee ("AHAC") was amended by the adoption of Ordinance No. 13967, which required
one (1) of eleven (11) members to be one locally elected official from each county or
municipality participating in the State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program ("SHIP"), serving
in an ex officio capacity; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami's ("City") AHAC fulfills the requirement of Section
420.9072, Florida Statutes, to review policies, procedures, ordinances, land development
regulations, local government comprehensive plan, and recommend, in an advisory capacity;
and
WHEREAS, on October 24, 2023, the AHAC approved the following recommendations
for the affordable housing incentive strategies ("Strategies"), which are currently offered by the
City:
Expedited permitting,
Reduction of Setback Requirements,
Impact -Fee Deferral,
Allowance of Flexibility in Densities and Intensities; (i.e., Floor Area Ratio),
Review of Legislation, Policies and Plans that Impact Affordable Housing; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration recommends the approval of the Strategies as
recommended by the AHAC;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA.
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Department of Housing and Community Development's Strategies as
recommended by the AHAC pursuant to Section 420.9076, Florida Statutes, are approved.
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Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all the
necessary documents, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, to implement said Strategies.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
end e ezCiity Attor ey 1/17/2024
1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be
imposed by the City Attorney, including, but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City
Charter and Code provisions.
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