City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: NOVEMBER 15, 2022
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
THROUGH: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER /s/
FROM: KARL W. MORITZ, DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ZONING
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Update on Zoning for Housing Initiatives and the Companion Housing for All Equity Component in Support of the Production of Market and Affordable Housing.
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ISSUE: Should staff combine remaining Zoning for Housing Initiatives into one Comprehensive Zoning for Housing Package for study and community engagement, along with the Housing for All Equity companion program, for City Council consideration potentially in fall 2023?
RECOMMENDATION: That the City move forward with the review of a comprehensive package of zoning reforms for the purpose of (1) removing from City policies and regulations those provisions that were intended to support exclusion and segregation, and intended to deny opportunities for property ownership and wealth creation to persons of color, (2) create new, more equitable land use policies that improve demographic and economic indicators that show that there are lasting vestiges of exclusionary practices even today, and (3) materially increase the supply of committed affordable and market rate housing in the City.
DISCUSSION: Staff's proposed comprehensive package is largely the same as that initially proposed, discussed, and approved in 2019 and 2020 as a phased program of reforms. While important progress has been made on that list, factors such as the pandemic affected the pace with which these initiatives could move forward.
This project, as accelerated, is proposed to be completed in Calendar Year 2023. A tentative framework for a timeline outlining the anticipated work program is included in Attachment 1. Accelerating this project will have an impact on the FY 2023 Long Range Interde...
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