Vicki Lopez said at a House Committee meeting on Tuesday in support of the legislation. “As most of of your members know we passed the Live Local Act last year and we learned many lessons during the implementation which have highlighted the need for minor adjustments,” Rep. The bill would require counties and cities to list policies and procedures developers must follow. SB 328 seeks to clarify where and how Live Local developments can be built and clarifies what local governments can control. The intent was to prevent cities and counties from stalling or blocking desperately needed housing. The Live Local Act, which took effect in July, established a $711 million state fund for affordable housing but also diminished the authority of local municipalities to enforce their own zoning and height restrictions on new affordable developments. And it would reduce the amount of parking developers must provide in their affordable projects. The city also would place the responsibility on developers to rent to tenants who need affordable housing. Under the proposed policy, developers must disclose the height and density of their projects up front. Cloud officials discussed a draft ordinance that creates a process and some clear requirements for affordable housing developers looking to use what is known as the Live Local Act. Cloud is the first in Osceola County seeking to exert some control over a bold state effort to fund affordable housing, an attempt that could have wide-ranging implications.
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