Affordable Housing Advisory Committee

City of Deltona 2345 Providence Blvd. Deltona, FL 32725 Minutes Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Tuesday, July 17, 2018 6:00 PM Second Floor Conference Room 1. CALL TO ORDER: This meeting was called to order at 6:00p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Also present: Ron Paradise, Planning and Development Services; Angelia Briggs, Community Development; Rebecca Perdue, Community Development. Present: 6 - Chair Eric James Vice Chair Patricia Ulicny-Hoback Member Felicia Diaz Member Michael Putkowski Member Eric Strano Member Shirley Battle-White Excused: 3 - Member Jodi Pena-Castaldi Member Hammond Daniels Member Michael E. Williams Absent: 1 - Member Maribel Montanez 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A. Minutes for June 19, 2018. Motion by Member Putkowski, seconded by Member Ulicny-Hoback to approve the Minutes for June 19, 2018. After discussion, the Committee concurred. 4. PRESENTATIONS/AWARDS/REPORTS: 5. PUBLIC FORUM: Time permitted, public comment shall be permitted at the end of agenda items only and shall not exceed two minutes. 6. OLD BUSINESS: City of Deltona Page 1 Printed on 8/20/2018 Affordable Housing Advisory Minutes July 17, 2018 Committee 7. NEW BUSINESS: A. The reservation of infrastructure capacity for affordable housing; Mr. Paradise at this time began the powerpoint presentation of the Evaluation of Affordable Housing Incentives Report starting with item A; the reservation of infrastructure capacity for affordable housing. Mr. Paradise gave a brief summary and examples to the committee such as water/sewer, roads, drainage, parks, public safety, etc. and covered some of the items of concern such as central sewer, capacity, and cost share for expanding and improving infrastructure. Vice Chair Ulicny-Hoback asked which direction the City is heading towards expansion. Mr. Paradise stated that the expansion will probably be along the 415 corridor with incremental annexation. He went on to say that the City had completed a Vacant Land Analysis Report in 2015 that said the city does have ample land and resources to support the population until at least 2025 and that the report will be updated soon. Chairman James asked if anyone had applied for the Low Income Tax Credits. Mr. Paradise responded that no one has applied and described the process in which the developers must go through and they come with extreme competition of which places the City of Deltona at a disadvantage compared to cities like downtown Orlando. Ms. Briggs continued with the lack of central sewer is probably one of the main reasons the city is at a disadvantage. Motion by Member Putkowski, seconded by Vice Chair Ulicny-Hoback, to ensure and promote cost share agreements with developers when sewer expansion or improvements are needed for developments The motion carried by the following vote. For: 6 - Chair James, Vice Chair Ulicny-Hoback, Member Diaz, Member Putkowski, Member Strano and Member Battle-White B. The allowance of affordable accessory residential units in residential zoning districts; Moving on to Item B; The allowance of affordable accessory residential units in residential also known as granny-flats, garage apartments and in-laws suites. A brief summary was given on the definition on degrees of use, size, placement, history, benefits and the drawbacks. Motion by Member Putkowski, seconded by Vice Chair Ulicny-Hoback, to deny the recommendation to maintain the existing accessory structure provisions as illustrated in the city zoning regulations for residential units in residential districts. The motion carried by the following vote. City of Deltona Page 2 Printed on 8/20/2018 Affordable Housing Advisory Minutes July 17, 2018 Committee For: 6 - Chair James, Vice Chair Ulicny-Hoback, Member Diaz, Member Putkowski, Member Strano and Member Battle-White C. The reduction of parking and setback requirements for affordable housing; Item C; Reduction of Parking and Setback Requirements. Mr. Paradise relayed the city is automotive dependent and parking is land hungry at 345 square feet per parking space and at a minimum the cost is roughly $3,500 to an excess of $20,000 per parking space in some cities. If parking requirements were reduced, housing could be made more affordable, especially in the context of multi-family. Mr. Paradise went over the requirements for The City of Deltona and informed the Committee parking in residential areas is a continuous debate. To reduce parking we need to switch to transit oriented transportation modes but the alternatives are very limited. Chairman James asked if the driveway expansion can be used for granny-flats to which Mr. Paradise said yes they can. Mr. Paradise moved on to Setback requirements which are intended for building separation, aesthetics, building location standardization and land use compatibility. It is sometimes referred to as a buffer and it consumes a lot of land that could be used for development including housing. He explained that the city does have methods to relax some setbacks with the use of a planned unit development zoning tool and the reduction of setbacks could be a method to realize more housing density which could result in more affordable housing formats. Motion by Member Putkowski, seconded by Vice Chair Ulicny-Hoback, to maintain comprehensive Plan provisions that further multi-modal transportation options and continue to allow driveway expansions associated with single family dwellings. The motion carried by the following vote. For: 6 - Chair James, Vice Chair Ulicny-Hoback, Member Diaz, Member Putkowski, Member Strano and Member Battle-White Item C-2 Setback requirements Motion by Member Putkowski, seconded by Member Strano, to deny the recommendation to maintain the PUD zoning tool as a method to relax some setback requirements. The motion carried by the following vote. For: 6 - Chair James, Vice Chair Ulicny-Hoback, Member Diaz, Member Putkowski, Member Strano and Member Battle-White City of Deltona Page 3 Printed on 8/20/2018 Affordable Housing Advisory Minutes July 17, 2018 Committee D. The allowance of flexible lot configurations, including zero lot line configurations; We are now on Item D; The allowance of flexible lot configurations, including zero lot line. A brief summary is given on lot sizes and dimensions which leaves room for more dense development patterns and a more efficient use of land. Less use per dwelling, cheaper dwellings, possible lower property taxes, easier to maintain are benefits of zero lot line development but it is not consistent with the suburban expectation. This can be contemplated under a Planned Unit Development Zoning Tool. LDR, (Low Density Residental) is a land use category which allows up to six dwellings per acre. Based on recent land development trends, the PUD, (Planned Unit Development), zoning tool has been used to facilitate/contemplate the creation of lots in the 50' (5,500 sf) to even smaller at 40' wide range of (4,800 sf), which is about 50% less than the normal 80' by 120' lots. Some discussion between Members and Staff opened up at this time. Motion by Member Putkowski, seconded by Vice Chair Ulicny-Hoback, to deny recommendation to maintain existing requirements for the PUD rezoning process and maintaining applicable Comprehensive Plan provisions that encourage mixed use and higher density residential developments. The motion carried by the following vote. For: 6 - Chair James, Vice Chair Ulicny-Hoback, Member Diaz, Member Putkowski, Member Strano and Member Battle-White 8. STAFF COMMENTS: Mr. Paradise reminded the Members that there is 4 more topics to go over next meeting. 9. BOARD/COMMITTEE MEMBERS COMMENTS: Member Putkowski asked the Members to go to the city's webpage and review the community events so they may all stay informed with the happenings with the candidates and so forth. Vice Ulicny-Hoback thanked Mr. Paradise for the very informative powerpoint presentation. 10. ADJOURNMENT: Motion by Vice Chair Ulicny-Hoback, seconded by Member Putkowski to approve the recommendation to adjourn. There being no further business, meeting adjourned at 7:09p.m. City of Deltona Page 4 Printed on 8/20/2018 Affordable Housing Advisory Minutes July 17, 2018 Committee For: 6 - Chair James, Vice Chair Ulicny-Hoback, Member Diaz, Member Putkowski, Member Strano and Member Battle-White City of Deltona Page 5 Printed on 8/20/2018