Workforce Housing Forum

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Workforce Housing Forum

• North Hamptons Response
• Phillip Wilson, Chair
• North Hampton Planning Board
• 30 November 2009

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North Hampton Motivating Factors

• To meet ethical and social responsibilities to
  provide fair share of affordable housing
• To protect the Towns environment character
• To address the need based on valid data
• After passage of the statute, analysis indicated
  North Hampton was deficient.

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North Hampton Analysis of Deficiency
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North Hampton Preliminary Discussions Actions

• Workforce housing was a topic on the PBs agenda
  continuously from 2003-2009
• Planning Board unanimously passed a resolution
  including the following statement (21 October
  2003)
• All municipalities have ethical and social
  responsi-bilities to provide their fair share of
  affordable housing.
• The Board, nevertheless, discussed opposed
  SB95 and subsequent workforce housing legislation.

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North Hampton Why PB Opposed Workforce Housing
Proposals

• Inadequate fair share concept
• Workforce housing data were not available.
• Evidence focused on impressions of interested
  parties.
• Manufactured housing units might not qualify.
• Inadequate protection for the Towns unusual
  environmental characteristics.
• Inadequate provisions to achieve sustain
  affordability.

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North Hampton Strategies

• Develop an ordinance to achieve and sustain
  Towns fair share
• Establish zoning districts in which workforce
  housing development realistically could occur
• Not wetlands or conservation land
• Adequate infrastructure Streets, roads, public
  water
• At least 50 of all land zoned for residential
  use
• Determine nature extent of needed relief from
  zoning restrictions to achieve affordability
• Establish mechanisms to maintain affordability

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North Hampton Outcomes

• Proposed Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance adopted
  at Town Meeting on 11 March 2009 by a vote of
  559-186.
• Proposed redefinition of zoning districts to
  define Wetlands and Conservation Districts
  concurrently adopted by a vote of 572-176.