12 - 5-In-5 Housing In-Fill Program MoratoriumItem No. 12
Memorandum
TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem & City Council
Grayson Path, City Manager
FROM: Robert G. Vine, Deputy City Manager
SUBJECT: 5 -in -5 Housing In -Fill Program Moratorium
DATE: March 11, 2024
BACKGROUND: The City of Paris created and implemented the 5 -in -5 Housing In -Fill
Program to incentivize the construction of new housing units on vacant lots. Since the inception
of this program, 9 agreements have been executed with a total of 25 housing units constructed
within the 5 -In -5 development area with a breakdown of 9 single family units and 8 duplexes.
There are active permits for 1 single family dwelling and 1 duplex with the remainder of the
expected 47 new dwelling units not yet under construction. When all 9 of the active agreements
have been completed, we will have a total of 75 new dwelling units constructed.
STATUS OF ISSUE: A Housing Assessment conducted by a third party consultant is currently
underway and will provide an inventory of the City's current housing units along with strategies
to capitalize on opportunities to meet the specific housing needs of our City. The completed
assessment is expected to be received in April 2024. The information in this assessment is expected
to provide guidance for various City processes and programs, including the 5 -In -5 Housing In -Fill
Program.
Prior to this report being completed, staff has conducted a preliminary, internal review of the 5 -
In -5 Program and identified some minor changes that could make the program even more
successful and the process more efficient than it has been to date.
Staff believes that while the program is being reviewed and amended it would be appropriate to
temporarily pause the program for a period of 90 days, during which time no additional
applications would be accepted or approved. This temporary pause of the program would provide
staff time to focus on making the necessary adjustments to the program without the distraction of
processing new applications and working around some of the issues identified as needing to be
changed. This pause also allows staff enough time to bring recommendations back to the City
Council for consideration before reopening the program and accepting new applications.
As of this date, there are 2 open applications that Staff will continue to process. Staff does not
believe a temporary pause of the program will have a negative impact on the program and
anticipate the program will be more efficient and effective when it returns.
BUDGET: N/A
OPTIONS: 1. Continue with the 5 -in -5 Housing In -fill Program as it currently is with no
review.
2. Instruct staff to continue to accept applications under the existing terms while
conducting a review of the program and bring any all recommendations back to
the Council for consideration.
3. Temporarily suspend the 5 -in -5 Housing In -Fill Program while staff reviews
the programs and the Housing Assessment and instruct staff to bring
recommendations back to the Council for consideration.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends temporarily suspending the 5 -in -5 Housing In -Fill
Program to allow for a review of the program and completion of the Housing Assessment that is
underway. Staff will bring recommendations back to the Council for consideration.