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Appendix IX: Statutory Sources of Authority for Municipal Financing of AffordableHousingHinckleyAllenSnyderLLPAttorneys at LawTo: James Dresser, Salisbury Affordable Housing Advisory CommitteeFrom: Thomas S. Marrion, Kenneth S. McLarenDate: August 10, 2009Re: Statutory Sources of Authority for Municipal Financing of Affordable HousingThe following material is provided in response to your request for information relating tothe creation of affordable housing in the Town of Salisbury. Specifically, you asked us toprovide a description of those provisions of Connecticut statutory law that may beutilized by municipalities in funding or otherwise encouraging the creation of affordablehousing. You asked that we exclude from our review, those provisions of law relating toState or Federal affordable housing programs as you have already collated thisinformation from other sources.Accordingly, we have collected and set forth in the following pages descriptions of eachof the relevant provisions grouped into several broad categories to aid reference. Whilewe have aimed to provide a comprehensive list, it is possible that there are omissions.Where available we have included illustrations of how certain provisions have beenutilized by Connecticut municipalities. We have also referenced external sources thatwere reproduced or adapted for inclusion in this report and that may provide usefulsupplementary material. Finally, we have included the full text of each statutoryprovision referenced herein as an appendix to this report.102
CONTENTSI. GENERAL MUNICIPAL POWERS PageA. Connecticut Statutory Provisions.-------------------------------------- 3.B Introduction.--------------------------------------------------------------- 3.C. Taxation.------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.D. Borrowing.----------------------------------------------------------------- 4.E. Fees.------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.II.INCLUSIONARY ZONINGA. Connecticut Statutory Provisions.-------------------------------------- 5.B. Overview.------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.C. CGS Section 8-2g Special exemption from densitylimits for construction of affordable housing.------------------------- 5.D. CGS Section 8-2i. Inclusionary zoning.------------------------------- 6.E. Exemption from Subdivision Restrictions.---------------------------- 8.III.TAX: ABATEMENTS, DEFERRALS AND CREDITSA. Connecticut Statutory Provisions.-------------------------------------- 9.B. Section 8-215 Tax abatement for housing for low ormoderate-income persons.----------------------------------------------- 9.C. CGS Section 8-216 State reimbursement for tax abatements.Payment in lieu of taxes on housing authority or state land.-------- 10.D. CGS Section 12-81bb Municipal option to provide propertytax credits for affordable housing deed restrictions.------------------ 10.E. CGS Section 12-63 Rule of valuation.---------------------------------- 11.F. Additional Tax Statutes.-------------------------------------------------- 12.IV.INCENTIVE HOUSING ZONESA. CGS Section 8-13(m-x).------------------------------------------------- 14.V. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONSA. Impact (Linkage) Fees.---------------------------------------------------- 15.B. Housing Trust Funds (CGS Sections 7-148 & 8-365).--------------- 15.C. CGS Section 7-148b. Creation of fair rent commission.------------- 15.2
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Preserving Salisbury’s Vitality:H
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION 4EXEC
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and retired business executives, te
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Executive SummaryA. FindingsSalisbu
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• Favor attached, multi-unit hous
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• Provide financing for the Salis
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People tend to have widely differin
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with incomes below $60,000. As a mo
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percent live outside Connecticut an
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number is achieved, the annual turn
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areas was increasing to the point w
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setbacks, and building envelopes th
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These two factors - diversity and c
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Exhibit 1: Index of Frequently Aske
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The Committee’s Work and Recommen
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Town houses, including row and cour
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Exhibit 2: Matrix of Incomes, Housi
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However, the likelihood of finding
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The Salisbury Tax Assessor’s offi
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3. Modify the existing Bed and Brea
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• Because private citizens, devel
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Exhibit 3: Draft Ordinance to Estab
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Exhibit 4: Draft Ordinance to Estab
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IV. FinanceThe Affordable Housing A
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about what housing its neighbors ne
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