Agenda (PDF)

SHIP - Affordable Housing Advisory Committee · 2026-09-15 · agenda

[302 NE 6th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601 (meeting location); case 2026-678, 2026-680] This document is a meeting agenda and packet for the City of Gainesville SHIP - Affordable Housing Advisory Committee meeting on September 15, 2026. It contains no specific development project with an address, parcel, size, or zoning change. The business items are: 1) 2026-678 Report to the City Commission, which involves finalizing and approving the 2025 AHAC Annual Report and a PowerPoint presentation, and appointing a member and alternate to present the report at a City Commission meeting; and 2) 2026-680 Review of Draft Incentives and Recommendations Report, which involves reviewing the draft IRR and determining modifications. The document also includes the minutes of the August 11, 2026 meeting, which include a review of Board Rules of Procedures and City Code of Ordinances, and an LHAP Amendment for SB 594 Compliance. No public comment was recorded at the August 11, 2026 meeting. The document states the City expects the SHIP Program to contribute approximately $1 million to City affordable housing programs in Fiscal Year 2026-27, and the AHAC provided funding recommendations for affordable housing projects to twelve local developers totaling $1,650,000.00 in grant assistance. No decision on a development project is stated. This document is the City of Gainesville Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) 2025 Incentives and Recommendations Report, adopted October 29, 2025. It is a policy report with recommendations, not a development project application. It contains no specific project address, parcel, size, applicant, or case number. The report recommends the City continue and expand various affordable housing incentives, including expedited review for affordable housing projects, modification of impact fees, flexible density, reservation of infrastructure, allowance of ADUs, reduction of parking and setback requirements, flexible lot configurations, modification of street requirements, a review process for policies increasing housing costs, an inventory of city-owned lands, and support for affordable housing near transportation hubs. It also recommends studying anti-displacement and anti-gentrification plans and the building code's impact on housing costs. The report will be submitted to the City Commission on November 20, 2025. Public comment was received at a public hearing on October 29, 2025, but specific sentiment is not detailed in the provided text.