City of Clearwater

The document outlines the City of Clearwater's Local Housing Incentive Strategies (LHIS), an annual update prepared by the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. It details strategic incentives in areas such as expedited review, fee modification, flexible densities, accessory dwelling units, parking reductions, flexible lot configurations, pre-adoption policy consideration, inventory of public lands, and support for development near transportation and mixed-use centers. The plan also includes strategies for adaptive reuse, land development code adjustments, communication and marketing, financing, and partnerships. The overarching vision is to incentivize a diverse supply of safe, accessible, affordable, sustainable, and energy-efficient housing that integrates with neighborhoods and provides access to public amenities and employment opportunities, fostering an inclusive community for residents.

This Consolidated Plan identifies goals, objectives, and strategies to address housing and community development needs, including those of homeless and other special needs populations, for the City of Clearwater, Florida. The plan is structured around seven key goals: Program Administration, Housing, Homelessness, Non-Homeless Special Needs, Community Development & Public Services, Economic Development, and Emergency/Disaster Response. Its primary objectives are to provide decent housing and a suitable living environment, and to expand economic opportunities, principally for low- and moderate-income persons. The plan guides the use of City resources to support housing rehabilitation and assistance, public facility and infrastructure improvements, economic development initiatives, and partnerships with housing and public service providers over a five-year period.

The document, an update to the City of Clearwater's Local Housing Incentive Strategies, outlines the city's approach to facilitating affordable and workforce housing. It presents recommendations across 11 distinct areas mandated by Florida Statutes, including expedited review processes, fee modifications, flexible densities, and the provision of accessory dwelling units. The strategies also encompass additional incentives such as adaptive reuse, land development code considerations, communication strategies, financing diversification, and public-private partnerships. The overarching vision is to incentivize the development of safe, accessible, affordable, sustainable, and energy-efficient housing that blends with the community and is proximate to amenities and employment opportunities, supporting an inclusive community.

The 2021/2022 Annual Action Plan for the City of Clearwater outlines anticipated resources and proposed projects to advance the goals of its larger Consolidated Plan (2020/2021-2024/2025). The plan focuses on seven key areas: Program Administration, Housing, Homelessness, Non-Homeless Special Needs, Community Development and Public Services, Economic Development, and Emergency/Disaster Response. It aims to deliver housing rehabilitation and assistance, public facility and infrastructure improvements, economic development initiatives, and foster partnerships to support low- and moderate-income residents and address community development needs.

The 2021/2022 Annual Action Plan for the City of Clearwater, Florida, identifies anticipated resources and proposed projects for the second year of its 2020/2021-2024/2025 Consolidated Plan. This plan addresses seven key goals: Program Administration, Housing, Homelessness, Non-Homeless Special Needs, Community Development & Public Services, Economic Development, and Emergency/Disaster Response. Its overarching purpose is to implement the goals of the Five-Year Consolidated Plan by allocating resources to provide affordable housing, reduce homelessness, expand social services for special needs populations, enhance living environments in low- and moderate-income areas, foster economic opportunities, and prepare for disaster response.