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22 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> \ORI-1-1 CAROLINA Orange County, North Carolina <br /> • Used to encourage Constrains land from No. Currently, there is no <br /> Zoningaffordable housing by complete economic use and state enabling legislation in <br /> Practices requiring developers to may increase average North Carolina to support <br /> reserve a portion of new housing prices. this regulatory tool. <br /> units for low to Voluntary inclusionary <br /> moderate income zoning practices can be <br /> households. implored with the use of the <br /> conditional use permitting <br /> process. However, this can <br /> extend the review period <br /> and create delays for <br /> residential projects. <br /> •• Subdivision ordinances, May consume more land No. Standard minor and <br /> Controlswhich regulate the land than necessary and major subdivision <br /> development, unnecessarily raise the cost regulations enforced by the <br /> infrastructure, and site of housing. These costs may Orange County Unified <br /> design characteristics be added onto the initial Development Ordinance <br /> of new housing are a costs of a home and passed are marginal in order to <br /> primary tool onto the new home owner. protect the health, safety, <br /> communities use to and welfare of residents. <br /> plan and regulate <br /> residential <br /> development. May <br /> require regulations <br /> such as increased <br /> street widths, more <br /> parking, and greater <br /> setback standards. <br /> • • Fee imposed by a local Required impact fees on No. Orange County does <br /> government on new residential units are paid by collect an impact fee for <br /> development to pay for the developer which may be each residential unit prior to <br /> a portion of costs of passed onto the home construction. However, for <br /> providing public owner, increasing housing affordable housing <br /> services incurred as a costs. construction, this fee is <br /> result of the new reimbursed to the <br /> development. developer from the county. <br /> Draft Affordable Housing Strategic Plan <br />