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047 <br /> plan preparation, processing fees, utility installation, <br /> street improvements, and lengthy review schedules all add to <br /> development costs. In Chapel Hill, the Town Council has <br /> responded by special accommodations for assisted housing <br /> development: waiving processing fees, expediting review <br /> schedules; and modifying street improvement requirements. <br /> Currently, the zoning ordinance provides a density bonus for <br /> rental projects that include units affordable to low-income <br /> families. As developers and non-profit organizations <br /> interested in housing development begin to identify the actual <br /> cost impact of local development regulations, the Town may <br /> consider subsidies or regulatory flexibility to encourage <br /> development of affordable housing. <br /> The Town Council has asked for special enabling legislation <br /> for inclusionary housing authority from the State <br /> legislature several times, the latest in Spring, 1993. To <br /> date, the Town has not been successful in these efforts. <br /> Carrboro. Carrboro' s zoning ordinance offers flexibility in <br /> the design of infrastructure, and includes a wide variety of <br /> allowable housing types, including mobile homes, modular <br /> homes, townhomes, and condominium developments. The review <br /> process is streamlined to avoid unnecessary delays, and the <br /> resulting supply of affordable units is relatively large. <br /> Hillsborough. Public policy for affordable housing in <br /> Hillsborough is in the process of being assessed by staff to <br /> determine the current situation and to compile a housing <br /> element to the Comprehensive Plan. While density bonuses <br /> are not provided for in the Zoning Ordinance, other <br /> regulations are supportive of affordable housing including <br /> numerous overlay and mobile home park districts that allow <br /> single-wide mobile homes. Also, double-wide mobile homes, <br /> duplexes, and modular homes are allowed in all residentially <br /> zoned areas including the Historic District. Site plan <br /> review for multi-family development is expedited by the use <br /> of consultants and approvals can generally be obtained in <br /> about three months. <br /> d. INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE. Important actors in achieving Orange <br /> County' s low-income housing goals are: <br /> Public Institutions <br /> a. Orange County Housing and Community Development Department <br /> - Responsible for administration of the Section 8 program for the <br /> County and for the CDBG small cities program. <br /> 38 <br />