FY2022

NEIGHBORHOOD & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (NDS) ADMINISTRATION

Administration Neighborhood and Development Services (NDS) Administration is responsible for oversight and support of the department’s four operating divisions, Administration, Development Services, Neighborhood Services (including the Housing Authority), and the Metropolitan Planning Organization of Johnson County (MPOJC). HIGHLIGHTS Recent Accomplishments: • The City Council adopted the Affordable Housing Action Plan in June of 2016 and comprehensively reviewed the plan and its accomplishments in July of 2019. The distribution formula was changed, a tax exemption policy to support affordable rental housing was developed and the City initiated a security deposit program that assisted 31 households secure housing in FY20 • Our work in planning, zoning, site, design review and building code and inspection services support continued development in the Riverfront Crossings district. Since the adoption of the Riverfront Crossings Form Based Code in 2014 there has been an investment of over $196.7 million and 1,093 multi-family housing units created. Three additional developments have been approved, but not started by the end of FY20 • Tax increment financing and the Riverfront Crossings Affordable Housing Requirement created 66 units of affordable housing and generated $756,244 to be used for additional affordable housing in the Riverfront Crossings District • Established eviction/foreclosure prevention programs to assist low-income residents financially impacted by COVID to maintain their existing housing through partnerships with Shelter House, CommUnity Crisis Services and Centers for Worker Justice • Allocated and programmed more than $8.3 million in ‘Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security’ (CARES) Act funding for local transit agencies • Coordinated and implemented a new permitting software (Energov) for public works and NDS, as well as provide ongoing education to the public and development community about the new software Upcoming Challenges: • The complexity, lack of flexibility and number of reviews in our development process. We currently have zoning districts, conservation/historic districts, sensitive areas ordinance, design overlays, Peninsula Code, Eastside Mixed Use District, Riverfront Crossings Form Based Code with eight sub-districts, and the upcoming South District Form Based Code to learn and implement. The process is time consuming and there is difficulty understanding requirements amongst enforcement officials, other departments and the development community

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