The city is advancing reforms to its density bonus programs based on a recent analysis aimed at aligning development economics with affordable housing goals. These changes will be implemented gradually, with each program reviewed individually, as complex legal and procedural issues hinder comprehensive restructuring. Staff anticipate presenting updates to existing programs, including revisions to the University Neighborhood Overlay, the East Riverside Corridor, and Downtown bonus initiatives, with a focus on enhancing affordable housing access and streamlining administrative processes.
The city will implement incremental reforms to density bonus programs as part of a strategy to enhance affordable housing production, in response to an earlier analysis.
Planning Department division manager Stevie Greathouse emphasized the need for case-by-case revisions due to legal complexities, while still aiming for a comprehensive restructuring in the future.
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