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<br />iite Population Household Median Hame Median Rent
<br />,t (2000} Income (2000) Va(ue (20001 (20001
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<br />d
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<br /> 94,673 S4,~.748 ~,504,700 $8 t8
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<br />969,749 581,050 52.~3,300 5998
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<br />1 ~3,072
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<br />572,057 5316,800 $1.
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<br />' ! ,093 $5 i. ~ 7.4 ~ 17m,.oO0 $769
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<br />br 401,762 'Sz~8,31)5 :5265,300 $776
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<br />.niy
<br /> ,~73,j~. t 571,55 [ 522~ ,:300 'I914
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<br />62,203 540,392 ~ 182,300 ~707
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<br />cit'/s carion~e was chat new marker-rare housing atrraczed aew
<br />residents who in turn increased demand on ~he
<br />indusrr7. This demand would Lead :o a greater aeed For service
<br />employees, most of whom ~ould nor a~ord marker-care ~oming.
<br /> The Santa Fe example illustrates the importance
<br />studies in defining the specific aeeds and goals of the community
<br />and how inctusionary ordinances will address ..-hem. Quire
<br />simply', the aexus study should provide the program ]usriiicanon
<br />~ municipality can point ro in the event ora legal challenge.
<br /> ~'h~derson's final argument--char inciusionar7 zoning un~'airiv
<br />burdens the bndowner with the provision o£'af£ordabie
<br />housing--also can be ;~ddressed through the aexus srud)a The
<br />municipality must demonstrate char the required set-aside is
<br />roughly proportional to the imp;mr o£ aew der:loom:ar. The
<br />municipali~ should apt only draw r. ite connection bem, een
<br />required set-asides and the creation oF aew marker-rare homing
<br />bur xiso illustrate the necessity pt: the ser-'~side in advancing
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<br />legitimate stare interests (i.e.r. he provision of al:fordable
<br />housing). Using a strong anai:rric~ rationale, ch: m ,unicipaliry
<br />can argue that inclusionaq/zoning set-asides ~re equiv~enr co
<br />ch: dedications a_nd ?:es developers already pay (or public goods
<br />such as infrastructure, sc.5ools, ~nd recrearion~ ~iciiities.
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<br />C~atlenge 2:
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<br />To '~ay that community support for inclusioa~7 zoning ~s ke7 co
<br />ch: success of ~e program is x gross understatement. Eiecred
<br />o~ci~s, developers, ~d communiuz residents ~e :~ong ch:
<br />groups ~ar municipalities must court
<br />progr~. [f any of these groups does no~ agree co c~e. poiiqz,
<br />impiemenradon wiil be difficult if aoc imoossibLe. ~nc!ude
<br />sr~ehoiders in ch: proc:ss as early ~ possib~e or slecred o~ciMs
<br />could re~se co adopt me reguiarions, developers co~d build
<br />wi&in communities wirhour inciusiona~z reguiarions, or
<br />residenrs co~d mount an aggressive NIMBY c~paign.
<br /> Boulder, Colorado, conducmd public he~ings and generated
<br />reports on ch: aeed (or a~ordabie housing for ~vo yeas prior co
<br />~e p~sage oF ks ordin~ce in 2000. T~e gongmonr, Colorado,
<br />ci~ council formed a c~k ~Brc¢ of communi~ represenradves ~o
<br />review '? ' ~ ' ' . '
<br /> ~omabie housing strategies ~d advocate for
<br />inclusionw/housing. S~ra Ee sra~-met wi~ ioc~ developers
<br />[or one 7ear before moving ~o imoiemenr their orinoco.
<br />e~iier art:mpc ar an ordinance was :hwarred by ~ c~ngs ci~m
<br />{rom the deveioomenr communi~/. Ce~ning
<br />experienc=, sr~ use: a series ,~r me=nngs m educate developers
<br />about eke or~n~ce ~d irs ben:firs.
<br /> [n addiuon ro creating an open proc:sa, a municip~io/
<br />c~ garner sr~ehoider support by ~}~ng the issue e{{ecrive¥
<br />[na 2002 repo~ punished in iVew Ceam
<br />Lipman Gund char some [4.4 m~lion ?~iiies Fac=d "cziric~
<br />~ousing needs"~chey use6 more d~ 5~f of cS:ir Souse~oid'a
<br />income ~br housing' or [Ned in subsrand~d con~dons. Over
<br />one<bird of ch:se ~ilies were {ow- co moderaredncome
<br />wodcng gamilies and o~en included, e~
<br />teachers, police o(ficars, and servic= workers.
<br /> [ndusionary zoning m~es ir possible For such groups
<br />a~ord deczar housing in c~e communines ~here :he7 work.
<br />O~er benefits include ~e creation of mixed-income
<br />communities {by de-concentrating pove~z) and reduced aprawl.
<br />T~e latter oc:urs by using densioj bonuses co build more ~omes
<br />closer co job centers.
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