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Feb -15 -99 05:45P Town o`f carrrboro 919 968 7737 P_02 BOARD OF ALDERNMN ITEM NO. AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT "Preliminary" MEETING DATE: Tuesday, February 23, 7999 SUBJECT: DISCUSSIONIREQUEST -TO -SET: Land Use Ordinance Amendment to require that developers provide some smaller houses I)EPATIAKNT: PLANNING I PUBLIC HI,;AItING: YES— NO x ATI'A(,'IIWENTS: WIZ INFORMA'NON CON1'A(:'I': A. Alex Zaffron memo re: Inclusionary Patricia McGuire -- 968 -7714 Housing Proposal for Carrboro Mike Brough -- 929 -3905 B. Mike Brough memo re: requiring some smaller houses in major subdivisions UIE FOLLOWING INI,'ORMATiON IS PRO IWI): (X) Purpose () Analysis (X) Summary () Action Requested (X) Recommendation PURPOSE To review an "An Ordinance Amending; the C;arrboro rand Use Ordinance to Require that at Least Twenty Percent of the Single Family Dwelling Units within any Residential Subdivision under a Special or Conditional Use Permit be 1,100 Square Feet or Less in Size." Should the Board of Aldermen decide to set a public hearing; to receive public comment on this ordinance, a recommended date is April 13, 1999. SUMMARY The 1998 Action Agenda included an Affordable Housing Goal. Four projects were listed as the means of achieving this goal. On August 25, 1998, the Board discussed a discussion paper on inclusionary zoning that had been prepared by Alderman Alex Zaffron. This paper included a proposal for a text amendment to require that 20 percent of all new residential dwellings units be limited in size to 1,100 square feet or less. The Board discussed the memo and directed Town Attorney, Mike Brough, to draft an ordinance as proposed by A'ldernlan Zaffron. Mr. though prepared a draft ordinance and submitted it to the Board of Aldermen on February 2, 1999.