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Dig a Little Deeper:
Links, Resources, and Related Materials
Toolkit
Links: Want to draft an inclusionary
housing ordinance that you can use to start a
dialogue with local planners and policymakers
about the benefits of bringing inclusionary
housing to your community? See the State of
California Department of Housing and Community
Development’s model ordinance for an
example of a voluntary inclusionary
housing ordinance (all California cities and
counties are required by the State to enact
voluntary inclusionary housing ordinances under
the 1989 Density Bonus Law). For an example of a
mandatory inclusionary housing ordinance,
see the
City of Sacramento’s ordinance (adopted
October 2000).
For succinct and user-friendly overviews of
inclusionary housing that you can use to build
support for an inclusionary housing policy in
your community, check out the
Inclusionary Zoning Fact Sheet created by
the
Non-Profit Housing
Association of Northern California or
the
Expanding Housing Options through Inclusionary
Zoning pamphlet developed by the
Campaign for Sensible
Growth.
For a comprehensive review of California cities’
experience with inclusionary housing, including
a survey of existing ordinances and best
practices, see “Inclusionary
Housing in California: The Experience of Two
Decades.” For a review of how California
cities include developer incentives when
enacting mandatory inclusionary housing policies
in order to make the requirements more
politically and economically feasible, see “California
Sweet-Talks Its Way into Affordable Housing.”
For an analysis of the experience of
inclusionary housing in Montgomery County MD and
other suburban counties in the Washington, D.C.
metropolitan area over the past two decades, see
Expanding Affordable Housing through
Inclusionary Zoning: Lessons from the Washington
Metropolitan Area (2002) published by the
Brookings Institution.
Internet Resources: For an
analysis of New Jersey’s experience with
inclusionary housing under the 1985 Fair Housing
Act, see the
Mortgage and Housing
Corporation’s website.
For a detailed review of factors to consider
when developing an inclusionary housing policy
for your community (including a program
checklist), see the
Enterprise Foundation
website. For California-specific advice,
order The California
Inclusionary Zoning Reader from
The Institute for Local Self Government.
See the
Innovative Housing
Institute website for a wealth of
resources on inclusionary housing, including an
overview of the experience of other
jurisdictions that have adopted inclusionary
housing policies, technical assistance, and a
report
debunking the argument that inclusionary housing
requirements lower property values.
For example of how your community can conduct
outreach to developers to explain the
requirements and incentives of an inclusionary
housing policy, see the “Developer’s
Guide to the City of Carlsbad’s Inclusionary
Housing Ordinance.”
For online information about housing in the
State of California, including the contact
information for the Housing Authority in your
community and guidelines for determining if the
Housing Element of your communities’ General
Plan meets state requirements (if not, an
inclusionary housing policy may bring your
community into compliance), see the
Department of Housing and
Community Development’s Housing Resource Center.
To check out another toolkit addressing
inclusionary housing, see
PolicyLink’s Equitable
Development Toolkit.
Other Resources: For more
information, order the
Inclusionary Zoning/Mixed
Income InfoPacket from the
Urban Land Institute,
containing over 150 pages of references,
articles, and book excerpts on inclusionary
housing as well as other affordable housing
strategies.
  
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