TITLE: Title
Exploration of
Affordable Housing on
Town-Owned
Land PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is for the Board to receive an update on work staff and the
Affordable Housing Task Force conducted on the exploration of possible
affordable housing development strategies on
town-owned
land.
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DEPARTMENT:
Town Manager's Office, Planning Department
CONTACT INFORMATION: Julie Eckenrode, Assistant to the
Town Manager, 919-918-7308, jeckenorde@
townofcarrboro.org; Trish McGuire, Planning Director, pmcguire@
townofcarrboro.org
INFORMATION:
Town staff and the
Affordable Housing Task Force explored the potential for
affordable housing development on parcels of
town-owned
land. This agenda item is to provide the Board an update on this work, for the Board to consider continuing to pursue this strategy, and for the Board to provide feedback on preferred methods for moving forward, if desired.
Overview of Exploration
In 2016, staff began exploring the possibility of facilitating development of
affordable housing on publicly-owned
land. This work began in partnership with Orange County and the
Town of Chapel Hill through a regional workgroup. This workgroup established a standard set of criteria for evaluating publicly owned
land to assist in determining viability of development on existing parcels. Attachment D has more information on this criteria and the process of identifying potential sites.
Town staff was then able to identify
town-owned
land that were potentially feasible sites for
affordable housing development. Staff worked with the
Affordable Housing Task Force to further analyze sites and explore possibilities for facilitating development. This work culminated in the identification of three sites in
town that appear to be feasible for
affordable housing development. These three sites are located on Crest Street, Hill Street, and Pathway Drive.
Attachments A, B, and C are evaluations and descriptions o...
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