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<br />For nearly three decades, inciusionar,/ nuuslng served locally as. an effective tool for
<br />medium-sized cities and wealthy suburban counties to address the need For affordable
<br />housing.
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<br />n a ciimare .)f de£:easeo .'"ederai support,
<br />local ~overnments in affluent :ammunJ[ies
<br />~ound inc',usionary zonin§ to be a cos(-effec-
<br />5ye way ~o pro,Dca homes and anacreon,s
<br />~or valued c[i~ens, including sanims, public
<br />empioyees, and worxin~-9oor households,
<br />,,vno weuid ochemvise be exdude~ %om ~e
<br />Rousing markeL
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<br />adopted ~n mc~usio,sfi~/housin~ grogram. Nidq
<br />the v)9os resur~em:e of many urban caniers as
<br />vibrant ~.oc3[ions for new nvescm~nL inciusion-
<br />~nf zoning .sas surfacea as a pmic'/SOiudOn :o
<br />nsin~ housing :os[s in oi~ cities.
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<br /> This ssue of Zoning omcfice~che second
<br />fna f~vo-oa~ sedes on inctusiona¢/nousing--
<br />discusses ,vhv Large urban :en~ers are examin-
<br />ing and adap[in~ ~nctusiona¢l nousin~ s[ra[e-
<br />ams. The ;~mc'.e aiso presents five case studies
<br />of recendy enacted indusionan/housing pro-
<br />~rams in 8os[on. Denver, Sacramento, San
<br />Diego, and San Francisco. Finally, lessons that
<br />olher local governments (large or small} can
<br />draw from ~he '.arge-ciW inciusiona~ Rousing
<br />experience ,,viii be proposed and examined.
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<br />WHY LARGE C!TiES?
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<br />it is dear that iRc:usionarv zonin§ is no !oRger
<br />a :3o[icy ;poi used exc[usivei,/in arfiuen[ sub-
<br />ufos and ~maii :ides, Nhv are argo cities now
<br />be,~innin§ ED ~aoo[ and immemen[ inciusion-
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<br />· ire ¢aried, ~hev ail Rem groin {he need to ore-
<br /> serve{he ivabRiEv ~nd Rirsc:iveness of okies
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<br /> For more ;han die poor, ar~e :ides am
<br />~dopdn~ mcusion~n/nousin~ pro,rams
<br />~ecause of cneJr proven atfec:iveness ~
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<br />]rowth for ',ow- and moderate-raceme house-
<br />nerds, The extension of the a(forcabie hous-
<br />ing crisis ~o worKin?c',ass and lower-middle
<br />income households has hei$n~ene~ ~he
<br />~Jrgenc'i {o address the premem.
<br /> No/unding. Inctusionan/sorting is ~he
<br />markeb~ased ~ooi {ides need ~or producm{
<br />a(fordaoie housing mthou~ using tax dollars.
<br />PuNic revenues roma n c gh[ despite ~he
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<br />large cities has Peen severely hamstrun~ by
<br />[he 3P-year :e(rencnmen[ ;n federai spendin~
<br />off :i~[es and housin~ in ~enerat. the poor
<br />economic conditions of the past three ,/ears,
<br />and [he recent/ederai tax cuts 3nd other fed-
<br />oral ~oiic~es chat dismiss any significant !eve(
<br />o{ federal revenue sharin~ to aid states and
<br />c~[ies durin~ these nistoricaib/(ou~h times.
<br /> Through the use o(cma[ive cos[ offse[s
<br />such as densiW bonuses, ([exibie zoning s~an-
<br />dsrds, and expedited perm ttin~ processes,
<br />(ar~e cities can create affordaNe housin~
<br />white preservin~ [he federal and state housin~
<br />dollars [hey -eceive for mere vuineraNe popu-
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<br /> in order to provide better service [o Zoning
<br /> Pra~d~e subscribers, ~ith ~his issue we offer
<br /> the comme[e iisi of references for Nichoias
<br /> ;. ~rtlnicX'5 aruc[e and affordable housm~
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<br /> pa~ofAPA'~ ,vebsite. We nvite/pulp
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<br /> cnecx ]ur ~his ~nnancemen[ 3[ W'/,i'N.D(~n-
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<br /> 'Ne ,viii do <bm ,vhenever ,ye de[ermine (~a~
<br /> we can use ~e ;n[erne[ Lc qe~n[en she
<br /> m~ormadona~ vaiue ,ye are ]e(J',/erin,6 [o our
<br /> 5UDscYihers.
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<br />iauons (extremely Iow-income, disabled,
<br />homeiess, e(c.) and presepzing more of
<br />local {ax base for other pressing punic Reeds.
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<br /> The g~ob~ e~anomy. To be comoe.ritJve n
<br />a ~ o~a economy, urban communities need a
<br />suction[ supmy of affordable housing for even/
<br />[evei of ~he workforce, a ~asic level of economic
<br />equaiib/, and a healthy cgnsumer class.
<br />tndusiona¢t ~oning provides large cities with
<br />multipurpose poiky (poi ~o help maintain a
<br />strong economic environmen[ by creadng
<br />affordab(e housing for entw-(evei occupations
<br />in key ndustr{es, b,¢ s(ren~henm~ (he
<br />Romic securiD/of (ow- and modera[e-;ncome
<br />households, and by integrating affordable
<br />housid~ iREd markeera[e developments and
<br />ditionalty market-rate neighborhoods.
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<br /> Racial and ~¢onomic segregdtian, inctu-
<br />sionaq housing can midga{e (he symptoms o(
<br />raciai ann economic segregation pia~uing many
<br />American tides today, irc ud ng crime, ~ai(ing
<br />schools, and sociai instabfl[0/, all o(w~ich deter
<br />human and capitai inves(menc By predudn~
<br />iow- and moderate-income housing ~n an aErac-
<br />dye, mixed-income fashion within market-rate
<br />deveiopmen[s, inclusionaq zoning programs
<br />he!p ~o reverse exdusionaq de,/e(opment
<br />~erns, which discourage companies and moder-
<br />n[e-income households from choosing to
<br />or remain ~n (he ciD/.
<br /> Sprawl ¢nd disinvestment. Sprawl pul s
<br />puo(JE 3¢d private ~nves~mefl[ away (rom the
<br />drban core. ~f ~(fordable housing ,:anno[ be
<br />%und ;n the :'.tv, de,/etooers aRQ cWzens ,viii
<br />pox where ~a~d :psis .are ~owes[ for
<br />:-aefl[--usuaiiv 9~ :he ~rin~e 3f ~he
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