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T~e purpose for inci~ion~ zoning is :.he provision of
<br />~5%rda0ie Lousing. TTpic~lv, the ordinance w~il inciude
<br />infbrmadon on unit prices and marketing procedures, and
<br />derails on ',vhar income '~evels will be required ~br eiigibilip/. T'ne
<br />?ai in .serdng chis q, pe off ::rireria is co ensure c~ar newly created
<br />anita are ~}%rdabie ]or the jurismicrio~'s target income [eve!s.
<br />Income levels and pricing x~e demrmined up~}on~, bu~ how is
<br />~orda0iiiw ' '
<br /> , m~n[amea over dine?
<br /> One way ~ha~ municip~ides manage [ong-mrm
<br />is ~rough the con[tm period ae~ 0br~h in the ~:egulanoas.
<br />Con~rot periods run ~ke g~u~ and si~ouid be .:ore,biN
<br />considered by each juris~cnon because they leave a direr:
<br />impact on ~e :~criveness oF ~e program. For examoie
<br />Bo~der and Monmre7 Counu/require permanent x~ordabili~;.
<br />Monrgomer7 Counp/requires only i0 7ears or' ~ordabilip/,
<br />which ir ~c!~owledges may ao~ be enough. Less than h~fof
<br />~ordabie ~ni~s crea~e~ by me MPDU progr~ since i974
<br />rem~n ~or~able today. Consequeari7, me noun=/~ granze~
<br />iuse!f abe au~oriW co ourch'~e MPOU anig during :md a~er
<br />the inidal oon~rol period co .mn~roi the re,me :~itn ne,.v i0-?ear
<br />price conrrois in plac=.
<br /> Con~rolli=g ~he res~e ~so c~ be an g~ecnve ~ooi for dne
<br />municio~ioa, les~e controls ire especiaily impormn~ when
<br />control period is less man permanenn 'These con~rois may :aide
<br />.~e [orm of deed res~ricnons, caa~rac:u~ ~greemen~s,
<br />wests, or coven~zs char run ,.vim eke !an~. Resme con~rois are
<br />~ardcai~ly e~ecnve in preventing homeowuers of
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<br />anirs from se!ling ':hem ~ market-ram prices or <o families .ma~
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<br />discovered cha~ owners o~ affordable unica were se~ing their
<br />unius co aon-qu~i0dng buyers during dq¢ coa=oi period
<br />rendng ehem az marke~-ea~e o(~ces. 5o ~e coun~ stopped
<br />enforc=mear :md is in me p~ocess of de'/eiopiag x more derailed
<br />mom~ocing mechanism co crack sales and cenmis
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<br />C;eating, {mp[emendng, and administering ~n mciusionav/
<br />housing program is =o easy task. The challenges oudined hereio~
<br />scarc.elv ~ouch on ~.he many issues generated by reg,~adons.
<br />Municit~alides considering ;he :~doption of inc!usionar7
<br />kousin~ c~ !earnfrom" the communkies ~scussea" ' in t.his
<br />~rr.ce~:ne need ?or Mequam study, xn open process,
<br />reguia~oc/fie.'dbiiiE/, :md continued evaiuanon. As smmd
<br />eariier, even in ~he absence .>f ~ comprehensive study oF
<br />inciusionary zoning programs we know ~har these programs are
<br />apt wimout chaiienges, 8u~ we can now iook ~o ~ growing
<br />number of exampies co discover ~har ~uccass is possible.
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<br />,Sarong ~/ews ~s a montniv a=,,vsic,~cer.ouoli~n~d by one ,American 0[~nlng ,~ocianon,
<br />5uOscriouons are =variable ibr .I65 tU.S.} a~ 390 ~brei~nh W. ~aui Farmer. aich
<br />Oirec~or; &illiam R. i~em. a~c~. Oirecror o?' Research.
<br />Zoning :Ve,u~ ts.ur°duced ;tt APA. Jim Schwab. ,~lc?. and Michael Oavidsom ~dimrs; 5ar~ Barn,
<br />~tc~, Fay Oolmcm ~o~n E~war~s, Saniav ~er..,{c~'. i'~eg~ Lewis. ,~tc~, Ma~a Morris,'.ucp,
<br />~eacc~ Recziatf, .;ICp, Lynn M. Ross Reporters i~mieen Qutr~[eid,,~sis~r gditor; Lisa
<br />Barton, oesign an~ 1
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