AGENDA DATE: 8/5/2026
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Housing Albemarle Policy Review
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Review progress made on Housing Albemarle policy objectives, identify next steps, and consider proposal for a housing advisory committee
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Dimock, Herrick, Curfman, Sumner, Pethia, Svoboda, Matheny
PRESENTER (S): Dimock, Sumner, Pethia, Svoboda, Matheny, Shifflett
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: On July 7, 2021, the Board of Supervisors adopted Housing Albemarle to serve as a policy framework for the county's affordable housing activities. Housing Albemarle established twelve primary objectives:
1) Increase the supply of housing to meet the diverse housing needs of current and future Albemarle County residents,
2) Increase the supply of long-term affordable and workforce rental housing,
3) Improve access to affordable and workforce homeownership opportunities and promote long-term affordability of for-sale housing,
4) Preserve and maintain the county's aging housing stock, and existing communities,
5) Develop & implement an Affordable Dwelling Unit Program,
6) Establish a Housing Trust Fund,
7) Establish a standing housing advisory committee,
8) Reduce regulatory barriers to affordable and workforce housing production,
9) Promote access to safe, stable, and healthy housing regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status, disability status, source of income, sexual orientation, gender identity, and veteran status,
10) Work to end and prevent homelessness,
11) Enable Albemarle residents to age in the community, and
12) Promote healthy, sustainable communities and housing.
Housing Albemarle included six priority actions:
1) Explore options with county owned land to develop a permanent affordable housing community,
2) Provide incentives to increase production of affordable rental and for-sa...
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