DATE: January 18, 2017
TO: Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
Vernon Gerth, Asst. City Administrator
Chris Bridgewater, Building and Neighborhood Services Director
Kathleen Sauseda, Housing Development Coordinator
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Consideration of Resolution 2017-04 to Re-Purpose Excess Water and Sewer Taps from City-Owned Un-developable Parcels. (01/24/16 WS)
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Purpose
The purpose of this memorandum is to seek consideration from the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the Housing Commission's interest in assigning the credit for abandoned water and sanitary sewer taps to entities building deed-restricted affordable housing.
Background
The City has acquired the title and demolished several buildings (residential and non-residential) during the of acquisition of future right-of-way, the purchase of significantly damaged property within the floodplain, and/or when the property has been reclaimed for battlefield preservation. These properties have been abandoned and the structures demolished. The titles were transferred to the City and no future private use will be allowed. These properties have previously "bought into" the City's water and/or sewer system and will no longer use their allotted capacity.
The Housing Commission has identified one of the barriers to the construction of new affordably priced homes are the cost of the water/sanitary sewer "tap" fees. The Housing Commission is asking consideration to allow the reuse of the capacity (Single Family Unit Equivalents SFUE) of demolished buildings after the City takes title to the property as a credit toward the construction of deed-restricted affordably priced single-family dwellings built in the City when connecting to the City's water and sanitary sewer system.
Financial Impact
There will be no additional cost to the City as these taps were accounted for when the buildings were originally constructed. The Housing Commission proposes the pre...
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