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CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH 2007 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN EV ALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT (EAR)-BASED AMENDMENTS APPLICATION NO.3 CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT AMENDMENTS 1. Amend Policy IE. as follows: Policy IE. The City shall incorporate the final recommendations of the joint Florida Department of Community Affairs/South Florida Regional Planning Council "Regional /~ffordable Housing Strategy" into a citywide affordable housing policy, to the maximum extent consistent "vith existing land sue, design, urban service, transportation, environmental and social conditions in the City, including consideration of applicable goals, objectives and policies. This policy will be incorporated in the form of an amendment to the adopted comprehensive plan. The amendment 'Hill be initiated \vithin six months, or the first available amendment cycle, following completion of the "Regional L^~ffordable Housing Strategy". support the establishment of areawide affordable housing goals, and participate as appropriate in the development and implementation of the South Florida Regional Planning Council's Regional Affordable Housing Strategy. 2. Add a new Policy under Objective 4 as follows: Policy 4K. The City shall coordinate with Miami-Dade County and other agencies as appropriate to ensure that public funds earmarked for affordable, workforce, elderly or special needs housing, and the full range of affordable housing financing mechanisms, are made available to residents who would qualify for assistance. The City shall utilize existing private, County, State and federal programs which assist individuals with home ownership through such means as subsidies, loans, loan guarantees, counseling or through other similar means, including such programs as the County Surtax Mortgage Program. 3. Add a new Policy under Objective 4 as follows: Policy 4L. The City shall coordinate with non-profit affordable housing providers and other iurisdictions as appropriate to address the affordable, workforce, elderly or special housing needs of current and future residents. 4. Add a new Policy under Objective 4 as follows: PoI icy 4M. The City, on an ongoing basis, shall investigate the availability of grants and other funding sources to implement affordable, workforce, elderly or special needs housing programs. 5. Add a new Policy under Objective 4 as follows: Policy 4N. In consideration of a developer's provision of affordable, workforce, elderly or special needs housing, the City, through the land development regulations, shall consider granting up to a 20 percent density increase, to the extent that such an increase is compatible with surrounding development and site characteristics and other goals, obiectives and policies of this Comprehensive Plan. The bonus in density may also be accompanied by other adiustments on sites where staff determines transition will protect adioining development. 22