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Affordable Housing Strategy , Understanding, Solutions. Challenge: Land Use (US). Decreasing densities & inefficient land use From 1982 – 1997: Population densities in > 80% of 281 major U.S. metro areas Urbanized land by 47%, while U.S. population only by 17% From 1900 – 2000:
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Affordable Housing Strategy, Understanding, Solutions
Challenge: Land Use (US) • Decreasing densities & inefficient land use • From 1982 – 1997: • Population densities in > 80% of 281 major U.S. metro areas • Urbanized land by 47%, while U.S. population only by 17% • From 1900 – 2000: • 1 person households from 5% to 26% • Since WWII, family size while home size
Challenge: Land Use (FL) • Florida’s land area = 42% agricultural & urban • 450-acres forest & 410-acres farmland cleared to make room for ~ 1,000 new residents/day • From 1982 – 1997: • Urbanized land 34% nationally • Urbanized land 58% in Florida • Human activity has destroyed over 1/3 of Florida’s native habitats
Florida Population: 1980 ~ 10,000,000 2005 ~ 17,000,000 2030 ~ 28,000,000 % (1930 – 2000) U.S. Average ~ 230% Miami-Dade ~ 1,800% Broward ~ 8,000% Challenge: Population (FL)
Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River Counties The Treasure Coast is predicted to grow by 60 percent between now and 2030, bringing the total population to 720,000. Challenge: Population (TC)
Challenge/Opportunity: DRIs (TC) ~ 89,000 New Homes ~ 29,000,000 s.f. of Commercial Space
Florida Building Permits – Single Family Detached: 2002 ~ 127,000 2003 ~ 155,000 2004 ~ 185,000 2005 ~ 204,000 #1 in U.S. 12 out of Last 14 years Challenge: Housing (FL)
St. Lucie County Taking home the bacon
Median Income Median Income for a family of four in the Fort–Pierce/ St. Lucie Metropolitan Study Area is $54,600
Existing Programs The path more traveled?
CLT’s and Inclusionary Zoning • A Community Land Trust (CLT) is a private non-profit corporation created to acquire and hold land for the benefit of a community and provide secure affordable access to land and housing for community residents.
What will it do? • Gain control over local land use and reduce absentee ownership. • Provide affordable housing for lower-income residents in the community. • Promote resident ownership and control of housing. • Keep housing affordable for future residents. • Capture the value of public investment for long-term community benefit. • Build a strong base for community action.
Local governments enact inclusionary zoning to require or establish a voluntary goal for new residential developments to earmark a proportion of housing units for lower-income households. • Section Five (5), Housing Element, of the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan, establishes the County’s goals and methods to provide housing that meets the needs of existing and future St. Lucie County residents.
Initial Goals • It is hoped that over a ten year period approximately • 4,353 workforce housing units will be created • with potentially 4.35 million dollars directed to a Community Land Trust
Draft documents have been produced A consultant has been retained to finalize all documents We still have a long road ahead! Where we are today?
Need More? • Please contact Jp Gellermann at 772-462-1660 or email at jpgeller@ifas.ufl.edu
