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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The drafts include a waiver from the requirement for affordable housing and workforce <br /> housing developments. It allows developments serving households malting no more than <br /> <br /> some portion of the median household income off the hook- While only 100 percent <br /> affordable developments and a cutoff of 120 percent of the median household income are <br /> proposed, the council could decide that other percentages are appropriate. <br /> <br /> <br /> Notice that the concurrency requirement does not apply at time of building permit, so <br /> <br /> there is no need to waive it for first-time home buyers or owner-builders or anyone else <br /> who wants to build on an existing lot. Building on the 60,000+ existing lots in the county <br /> <br /> would not be affected. The concurrency requirement does not apply to building on those <br /> existing lots, only to lots that are created after the effective date of the ordinances. <br /> <br /> <br /> In summary, the idea is to get the county or the developer or both of them to commit to at <br /> least having a funded plan for providing the infrastructure improvements needed to <br /> <br /> accommodate the approved development that is on the books each time more <br /> development is approved. For those of you who believe that "money is not the problem" <br /> <br /> in infrastructure funding for our island, here is a chance to take a "show me the money" <br /> approach. <br /> <br /> <br /> If adopted, the ordinances could have the effect of focusing (prioritizing) infrastructure <br /> capacity improvement in areas that will need it as then-approved subdivisions are built <br /> <br /> out (that means the areas that are rapidly growing right now). Development would also <br /> be encouraged to happen in areas that already have adequate infrastructure or where <br /> additional infrastructure can be provided at least cost, encouraging economic efficiency. <br /> <br /> For example, development near jobs would be encouraged because less commuting <br /> would be necessary (and less new road capacity would have to be funded). <br /> <br /> <br /> Only if neither our county government nor developers were willing to fund the <br /> <br /> infrastructure needed to prevent our levels of water supply and transportation service <br /> from becoming (or continuing to be) unacceptable would a temporary growth moratorium <br /> <br /> <br /> 4 <br />