Board Discusses Inclusionary Housing Program, January 13

From the Village of Arlington Heights:

January 8 2020

The Village of Arlington Heights has been evaluating its inclusionary affordable housing program through which residential developers are required to include affordable units in their developments. Arlington Heights is one of 7 Chicago suburbs with a voluntary or mandatory inclusionary affordable housing program.

Revisions to the Village’s program were the subject of a meeting before the Village Board’s Committee of the Whole on September 9, 2019. At that meeting, the Village Board received staff research and also recommendations concerning the policy from the Housing Commission and Staff.

The Village Board will discuss proposed specific revisions to the Village’s inclusionary affordable housing program, including a draft ordinance, at a Committee of the Whole meeting held on Monday, January 13, 2020 beginning at 7:30 pm in the Village Board Room.

The materials below provide a detailed overview of this important topic that will be discussed by the Village Board:

• Report to the Village Board for the January 13 Committee of the Whole meeting.
• Affordable Housing Study - Additional Data
• Draft of Inclusionary Housing Ordinance
• Video of Committee of the Whole meeting, September 9, 2019.
• Comparison chart of Staff and Housing Commission Recommendations.

• Refining Affordable Housing Guidelines
  
• Minutes of the September 9, 2019 meeting of the Committee of the Whole.

This press release was produced by the Village of Arlington Heights. The views expressed here are the author’s own.