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GOAL: Provide a variety of adequate housing for all present and future residents in order to serve the community’s diverse population in an orderly fashion and to promote the “hometown charm” of Plant City.

Objective A: Assist the private sector to provide 1,381 units between 2010 and 2015, and 2,634 new dwelling units between 2015 and 2025 to meet the housing needs of the anticipated population. These dwellings should encompass a variety of sizes and price ranges and include housing opportunities affordable to low- and moderate-income households.

Policy A.1:

The City shall continue to promote infill housing on vacant parcels.

Policy A.2:

The City shall periodically (at least every five years) review building codes, zoning ordinances and land subdivision regulations to eliminate excessive requirements and add necessary incentives to encourage private sector participation in meeting housing needs.

Policy A.3:

The City shall continue to provide an efficient, “fast-track” application processing for proposed housing development intended to meet the needs of the elderly and persons with disabilities.

Policy A.4:

The City zoning ordinances and land subdivision regulations shall continue to include site selection criteria for location of housing for the elderly and persons with disabilities.

Policy A.5:

The City shall continue to implement a building permit inventory and tracking system designed to monitor new construction, conversions, replacements, and demolitions.

Objective B: The City shall continue to implement a strategy designed to preserve existing neighborhoods as well as maintain housing in standard condition, promote rehabilitation when necessary and demolish those housing units that are not worthy of rehabilitation.

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Policy B.1:

The City shall continue to enforce the housing code that is the primary tool for maintaining the existing high quality of the housing stock.

Policy B.2:

In conjunction with other preservation programs, the City shall continue to implement a code enforcement program tailored to solve neighborhood housing problems.

Policy B.3:

The City shall continue to provide assistance to owners of older single family housing to upgrade their properties through technical assistance and referral to appropriate programs offered by Hillsborough County.

Policy B.4:

Continue to include in the Zoning Ordinance a limit on the number of unrelated individuals permitted in various housing types.

Policy B.5:

Continue to maintain historic neighborhood preservation districts to maintain the character of their residential areas that contribute significantly to the hometown charm of Plant City.

Policy B.6:

Inspect the exterior of housing on a systematic basis to maintain a minimum level of quality in the housing stock. Interior housing inspections should be conducted where exterior deficiencies have been observed.

Policy B.7:

The City Manager will prepare report (at least once every five years) on the condition of neighborhoods and recommend changes in policy direction or programs, if warranted, to improve the quality of residential areas.

Issue: Housing affordability has long been an important issue and although home prices have experienced some recent declines, homeownership remains financially out of reach for many residents of Plant City. The municipality’s ability to directly resolve this issue is limited; therefore it’s most important role is that of being the “conductor of the orchestra”, promoting the provision of affordable housing stock collaboratively with non-profit agencies, the private sector and Hillsborough County. In this regard, the municipality’s efforts are focused within four major areas: Regulation, Availability of Land, Coordination and the Economy.

Objective C: The City shall foster affordable housing opportunities for extremely low, very low, low and moderate income households to address the anticipated need of 2,182 additional affordable housing units by 2025 through collaboration with non-profit housing organizations, community-oriented for- profit development firms and Hillsborough County.

Regulation Policy C.1:

The City shall encourage mixed-income and mixed-use development that makes the most effective use of existing or new infrastructure as a means to facilitate community sustainability, affordable housing and to promote the “hometown” charm of Plant City.

Policy C.2:

The City of Plant City shall evaluate and, as appropriate, incorporate the following mechanisms into its Land Development Regulations to stimulate the local market to meet the projected affordable housing needs of Plant City, including:

• Streamline Development Approval/Expedite Permitting;

• Impact Fee Relief;

• Density Bonuses;

• Height Variances;

• Setback Reduction;

• Parking Reduction, and;

• Flexible Lot Configuration.

Availability of Land Policy C.3:

The City shall identify all surplus government land that has potential for new affordable housing opportunities and publicize this information to the public through the municipal website of Plant City.

Policy C.4:

The City shall provide for adequate sites for the development of affordable housing units within the existing city limits and in possible annexation areas by establishing incentives such as, but not limited to, density bonus for the development of vacant surplus public property and infill development on privately owned lands through a collaborative planning process with Hillsborough County.

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Coordination Policy C.5:

The City shall work with the Hillsborough County Affordable Housing Advisory Board, the Hillsborough County Affordable Housing Office, and the Hillsborough County Housing Finance Authority to develop strategies to eliminate or reduce barriers to home ownership among first time homebuyers and lower income households in Plant City.

Policy C.6:

The City shall continue to support education and counseling for first-time home buyers by making referrals to programs offered by public and private community-based organizations including Hillsborough County.

Policy C.7:

The City shall continue to assist non-profit agencies and the private sector to plan and develop housing and support services for extremely low, very low, low and moderate income households in Plant City.

Policy C.8:

Encourage multi-family unit rehabilitation in cooperation with Hillsborough County through the use of federal, state and private foundations to leverage private investment capital in part to address the affordable housing needs of Plant City.

Policy C.9:

The City shall work with Hillsborough County to actively pursue and utilize federal and state funding sources for the construction or rehabilitation of extremely low, very low, low and moderate income housing in Plant City.

Policy C.10:

The City shall maintain and, where possible, expand its working relationship with the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, the Department of Community Affairs’ Division of Housing and Community Development, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and any other state or federal agencies responsible for administering programs to improve housing opportunities for extremely low, very low, low and moderate income persons in Plant City.

Policy C.11:

The City shall provide technical assistance for developers of multi-family residential projects to build units large enough to accommodate families with children and to provide units with interiors accessible to persons with disabilities and their families.

Economy Policy C.12:

The City recognizes that a housing supply with a wide range of different types and prices is an important strategy to maintain and expand a diverse workforce to promote a stand-alone economy, and in this regard the municipality shall continue to promote this concept in collaboration with non- and for-profit developers in Plant City.

Objective D: Provide adequate supporting infrastructure, i.e., paved streets, sidewalks, street lights, sanitary sewer, drainage, potable water, etc. throughout the community to complement the residential neighborhoods and “hometown charm” of Plant City.

Policy D.1:

Expenditures for public facilities and services shall be specified in an operational improvement program contained within the annual budget of Plant City.

Policy D.2:

The availability of adequate public facilities that meet the adopted levels of service standards shall be a major determinant in the timing of annexation of unincorporated areas of Hillsborough County.

Policy D.3:

Continue programs to connect those housing units presently on septic tanks into the public sanitary sewer system of Plant City.

Policy D.4:

Set up a deferred payment program to assist low income households achieve the objective set in Policy D.3.

Policy D.5:

The City shall review (at least once every five years) building codes and regulations to consider new building materials, innovative housing designs and the use of construction technique such as green building, which significantly reduce the cost of housing and energy-efficient construction while maintaining safety standards. Coordinate findings with local builders’ associations, planning entities, civic groups and other interested parties.

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Policy D.6:

The City shall review (at least once every five years) building codes, zoning ordinances, and land subdivision regulations to eliminate excessive requirements, if any, and streamline the permitting process to encourage private sector participation in meeting housing need. Special attention should be devoted to creating zoning districts and development standards that provide for innovative residential development, including smart design and community sustainability principles such as those found in the New Urbanism.

Policy D.7:

When counseling developers as part of the building permit review processes, the City shall encourage and promote energy efficient building techniques and the use of renewable energy resources in the construction of new homes and during redevelopment activities in the City of Plant City. Also, as they are enacted, the City will enforce higher energy efficient guidelines required by the Florida Building Code. (For further direction, see the Conservation and Aquifer Recharge Element – Sustainable Development)

Objective E: The City shall encourage the provision of adequate sites for assisted group homes and foster care facilities and aid, through appropriate zoning regulations, to establish facilities to meet the needs of persons requiring this type of housing.

Policy E.1:

The City shall adopt or amend, as necessary, ordinances to provide for the zoning of group homes, including homes for the elderly and persons with disabilities.

Policy E.2:

Locate group homes and assisted elderly housing within the City to provide for a variety of neighborhood settings and to avoid undue concentrations in individual neighborhoods.

Policy E.3:

Ensure the provision of adequate sites to establish assisted elderly housing through an approved site plan by the City Commission through a CU- Community Unit Zoning District.

Policy E.4:

The City's approval of assisted elderly housing sites shall be subject to the City Commission's determination that said use is compatible with surrounding uses through architectural style and design, that it meets the buffering and landscaping requirements and is consistent with the other provisions of the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Plant City.

Policy E.5:

Assisted Elderly Housing shall be located within all land use categories allowing residential uses except Residential – 4 (R-4) as depicted on the Future Land Use Map, provided that such housing meets the following locational standards:

1. If Assisted Elderly Housing is located within Residential – 6 (R-6), Residential – 9 (R-9), Residential – 12 (R-12), or Residential – 20 (R-20), it shall be within one-half (1/2) mile of either the Downtown Core or any Commercial Land Use Plan Categories; and

2. Assisted Elderly Housing shall be within one mile of shopping, restaurant(s) and public recreation site(s).

Policy E.6:

Buffers between assisted elderly housing and adjoining residential uses shall consist of walls, fencing and/or landscape buffers with compact evergreen hedges, trees, or other similar foliage. Buffers shall have a minimum height of 6 feet and a maximum height of 8 feet, except that in the case of landscape buffering, trees used for buffering may exceed the maximum buffer height of 8 feet.

1. Walls and Fencing – Walls and fences shall consist of eighty (80) percent solidity at installation. Solidity of walls and fences shall be determined by measurement taken perpendicular to the line of said wall or fence. 2. Landscape Buffers – Landscape buffers shall be designed so as to be fifty

(50) percent or more opaque within a maximum of one year after issuance of certificate of occupancy and eighty (80) percent opaque within a maximum of 2 years. Opaqueness of landscape buffers shall be determined by measurement taken perpendicular to the line of said landscape buffer. Landscape buffers shall be a minimum of 4 feet in width measured perpendicular to property lines and shall be established along the entire length of, and contiguous to, the property line or lines.

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Objective F: The City shall provide opportunities for a variety of housing choices and mobility in residential neighborhoods for special segments of the population who have suffered from discrimination in the past, including the farm worker population.

Policy F.1:

The City shall enforce its fair housing ordinance to permit opportunity in housing selection including provisions for full physical disability accessibility and prohibiting discrimination in multi-family rental housing for families with children.

Policy F.2:

The City shall work with Hillsborough County to assist in the development of housing for the farm worker population through the activities of non- profits agencies and the private sector.

Policy F.3:

The City shall coordinate with the County to establish complimentary land development regulations that provide incentives for the development of migrant farm worker housing within the limits of an urban or joint planning area with Hillsborough County.

Objective G: The City shall continue to identify all significant historic resources and stimulate the appropriate use of these resources to protect their historic value and enhance the hometown character of Plant City.

Policy G.1:

Continue to assist in the rehabilitation process and adaptive reuse (where necessary) of historically significant housing through technical assistance programs.

Policy G.2:

Continue to assist property owners of historically significant housing in applying for and utilizing state and federal assistance programs.

Policy G.3:

Continue a direct working relationship with the Hillsborough County Historic Resources Review Board and assist them in their efforts to provide information, education and technical assistance relating to historic preservation programs.

Objective H: The City shall maintain and enhance a public/private/community dialogue that will help improve the choice of housing types and quality of housing available to all segments of the community.

Policy H.1:

Seek wide acceptance and support of this Element by engaging in public education and outreach activities aimed at the residents of Plant City.

Objective I: Encourage redevelopment activities that do not displace the

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