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FROM
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE IUIEMORANDLiM
Members of the Affordable Housing and DATE : October 29, 2025 FILE
Advisory Committee
Victor Turner, Director
Department of Housing and
Community Development
BACKGROUND
SUBJECT:
REFERENCES
ENCLOSURES:
Affordable Housing
Incentives
The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee ("AHAC") as required by F.S. Chapter
420.9072 serves as an advisory committee to review the established policies and
procedures, ordinances, land development regulations and the adopted local government
comprehensive plan and to recornmend specific actions and the adoption of affordable
housing incentive strategies as required by F.S. 420.9076.
The following is a list of the potential incentives for affordable housing as provided by the
statute:
1. The processing of approvals of development orders or permits for affordable
housing projects is expedited to a greater degree than other projects.
2. All allowable fee waivers provided for development or construction of affordable
housing i.e., Impact fee deferral
3. The allowance of flexibility in densities,
4. The reservation of infrastructure capacity for housing for very -low-income
persons, low-income persons and moderate -income persons.
5. The allowance of affordable accessory residential units in the residential zoning
districts.
6. The reduction of parking and setback requirements.
7. The allowance of flexible lot configurations, including zero -lot -line
configurations.
8, The modification of street requirements.
9. 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.
10. The preparation of printed inventory of locally owned public lands suitable for
affordable housing.
11. The support of development near transportation hubs and major employment
centers and mixed -used developments. The advisory committee recornrnendations
may also include other affordable housing incentives identified by the advisory
committee.
Affordable Housing Incentives Page 2 of 2
The City of Miami Department of Housing and Community Development currently
implements the following incentive strategies for affordable housing, which are consistent
with the provisions in Miami 21:
1. Expedited Permitting.
2. Reduction Setback Requirements.
3. Impact -Fee Deferral.
4. Allowance of Flexibility in Densities and Intensities; i.e., FAR
5. Review of Legislation, Policies and Plans that Impact Affordable Housing.
The AHAC by virtue of F.S. 420.9076 must approve the local affordable housing incentive
strategy recommendations on an annual basis.
DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION
In compliance with F.S. 420.9076 the Department of Housing and Community
Development respectfully requests the approval of the existing affordable housing
incentive strategies currently implemented. The approved recommendation will be
submitted to the City of Miami Commission on November 20, 2025, for affirmation or
consideration, in case a new incentive is recommended.
Housing and Commercial Loan Committee Decision:
Approved as Recommended by Staff
To Include Additional Conditions or Restrictions
Disapproved
To Include Further Action
Specify any further action, conditions or restrictions:
Yes{o El N/A ❑
Yes❑ No [N/A
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OCI 29 2025
APPROVED
Stamp Date
Select Year: 2024 v
The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)
Title XXX
SOCIAL WELFARE
Chapter420
HOUSING
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420.9076 Adoption of affordable housing incentive strategies; committees._
(1) Each county or eligible municipality participating in the State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program, including a
municipality receiving program funds through the county, or an eligible municipality must, within 12 months after the original
adoption of the local housing assistance plan, amend the plan to include local housing incentive strategies as defined in s.
420,9071(18).
(2) The governing board of a county or municipality shall appoint the members of the affordable housing advisory
committee. Pursuant to the terms of any interlocal agreement, a county and municipality may create and jointly appoint an
advisory committee. The local action adopted pursuant to s. 420.9072 which creates the advisory committee and appoints the
advisory committee members must name at least 8 but not more than 11 committee members and specify their terms.
Effective October 1, 2020, the committee must consist of one locally elected official from each county or municipality
participating in the State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program and one representative from at least six of the categories
below:
(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.
(3) All meetings of the advisory committee are public meetings, and all committee records are public records. Staff,
administrative, and facility support to the advisory committee shalt be provided by the appointing county or eligible
municipality.
(4) Annually, the advisory committee shall review the established policies and procedures, ordinances, land development
regulations, and adopted local government comprehensive plan of the appointing local government and shall recommend
specific actions or initiatives to encourage or facilitate affordable housing while protecting the ability of the property to
appreciate in value. The recommendations may include the modification or repeal of existing policies, procedures, ordinances,
regulations, or plan provisions; the creation of exceptions applicable to affordable housing; or the adoption of new policies,
procedures, regulations, ordinances, or plan provisions, including recommendations to amend the local government
comprehensive plan and corresponding regulations, ordinances, and other policies. At a minimum, each advisory committee
shall submit an annual report to the local governing body and to the entity providing statewide training and technical
assistance for the Affordable Housing Catalyst Program which includes recommendations on the implementation of affordable
housing incentives in the following areas:
(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.
(g) The allowance of flexible tot configurations, including zero -lot -tine 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.
The advisory committee recommendations may also include other affordable housing incentives identified by the advisory
committee. Local governments that receive the minimum allocation under the State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program
shalt perform an initial review but may elect to not perform the annual review.
(5) The approval by the advisory committee of its local housing incentive strategies recommendations and its review of
local government implementation of previously recommended strategies must be made by affirmative vote of a majority of the
membership of the advisory committee taken at a public hearing. Notice of the time, date, and place of the public hearing of
the advisory committee to adopt its evaluation and final local housing incentive strategies recommendations must be published
in a newspaper of general paid circulation in the county. The notice must contain a short and concise summary of the
evaluation and local housing incentives strategies recommendations to be considered by the advisory committee. The notice
must state the public place where a copy of the evaluation and tentative advisory committee recommendations can be
obtained by interested persons. The final report, evaluation, and recommendations shalt be submitted to the corporation.
(6) Within 90 days after the date of receipt of the evaluation and local housing incentive strategies recommendations from
the advisory committee, the governing body of the appointing local government shall adopt an amendment to its local housing
assistance plan to incorporate the local housing incentive strategies it wilt implement within its jurisdiction. The amendment
must include, at a minimum, the local housing incentive strategies required under s. 420.9071(18). The local government must
consider the strategies specified in paragraphs (4)(a)-(k) as recommended by the advisory committee.
(7) The governing board of the county or the eligible municipality shall notify the corporation by certified mail of its
adoption of an amendment of its local housing assistance plan to incorporate local housing incentive strategies, The notice
must include a copy of the approved amended plan.
(a) If the corporation fails to receive timely the approved amended local housing assistance plan to incorporate local
housing incentive strategies, a notice of termination of its share of the local housing distribution shall be sent by certified mail
by the corporation to the affected county or eligible municipality. The notice of termination must specify a date of termination
of the funding if the affected county or eligible municipality has not adopted an amended local housing assistance plan to
incorporate local housing incentive strategies. If the county or the eligible municipality has not adopted an amended local
housing assistance plan to incorporate local housing incentive strategies by the termination date specified in the notice of
termination, the local distribution share terminates; and any uncommitted local distribution funds held by the affected county
or eligible municipality in its local housing assistance trust fund shall be transferred to the Local Government Housing Trust
Fund to the credit of the corporation to administer the local government housing program.
(b) If a county fails to timely adopt an amended local housing assistance plan to incorporate local housing incentive
strategies but an eligible municipality receiving a local housing distribution pursuant to an interlocal agreement within the
county does timely adopt an amended local housing assistance plan to incorporate local housing incentive strategies, the
corporation, after issuance of a notice of termination, shall thereafter distribute directly to the participating eligible
municipality its share calculated in the manner provided in s. 420,9073.
(c) Any county or eligible municipality whose local distribution share has been terminated may subsequently elect to
receive directly its local distribution share by adopting an amended local housing assistance plan to incorporate local housing
incentive strategies in the manner and according to the procedure provided in this section and by adopting an ordinance in the
manner required in s. 420.9072.
(8) The advisory committee may perform other duties at the request of the local government, including:
(a) The provision of mentoring services to affordable housing partners including developers, banking institutions,
employers, and others to identify available incentives, assist with applications for funding requests, and develop partnerships
between various parties.
(b)THe creation ofbest practices for the development of affordable housing inthe community.
(9) The advisory committee shall be cooperatively staffed by the local government department or division having authority
to administer local planning or housing programs to ensure an integrated approach to the work of the advisory committee.
(10) The locally elected official serving on an advisory committee, or a Locally elected designee, must attend biannual
regional workshops convened and administered under the Affordable Housing Catalyst Program asprovided ins.42O.531(2).|f
the locally elected official or a locally elected designee fails to attend three consecutive regional workshops, the corporation
may withhold funds pending the person's attendance at the next regularly scheduled biannual meeting,
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