Inclusionary zoning is a policy whereby a city or municipality mandates that a certain percentage of units in newly constructed multifamily developments has lower-than-market rents. This practice may also designate a proportion of newly built single family homes within subdivisions to be sold below fair market value. It would seem that by implementing these zoning [...]
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City of Austin’s affordable housing initiative fizzles out
June 21, 2008
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An Austin City Council affordable housing initiative fizzled out early June 19 as the Council voted to adopt a PUD ordnance supported by the developer lobby and opposed by city boards, city commissions and housing advocates. The ordnance will contribute little to solving Austin’s affordable housing crisis. Ignoring the advice of the Austin Planning Commission [...]
Read moreInclusionary zoning: background
June 10, 2008
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After yesterday’s posting in which I discussed the use of inclusionary zoning several people asked me what inclusionary zoning is and how it works. Dr. Elizabeth Mueller (pictured) from the School of Community and Regional Planning at the University of Texas at Austin presented a concise paper on this topic to the Intergovernmental Relations committee [...]
Read moreInclusionary zoning redux
May 31, 2008
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The Texas Legislature last session made inclusionary zoning unlawful except in very limited circumstances. Inclusionary zoning is an essential tool for cities that are trying to address the problems of segregation based on race and income. The Senate Intergovernmental Relations Committee held a recent hearing in Dallas in which all of the witnessess called for [...]
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