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Community Resources
Affordable Housing
The State of Illinois adopted
Public Act 93-0595, the Affordable
Housing Planning and Appeals
Act of Illinois (“AHPAA”), which
went into effect on January 1,
2004 and was recently updated in
2013 per Public Act 98-287. The
Act’s purpose is to “encourage
counties and municipalities to
incorporate affordable housing
within their housing stock sufficient
to meet the needs of their county or
community.” It requires counties and
municipalities with less than 10%
affordable housing to adopt a Plan.
The Village has been actively
involved through support or
sponsorship in providing, or
separately in approving affordable
housing options over the past 25
years, so that persons with moderate
incomes can enjoy the benefits
of living in the community and
residents can enjoy the benefits
of a community with economic
diversity. Examples include Patten
House, Depot Square, Thresholds,
Thomas Place at the Glen, Greenleaf
Manor, Axley Place, and various
group community residences. The
Village has been careful to balance
the worthy objectives of these actions
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against other important policies
favoring the following:
u u the maintenance of the
Village’s single-family-home
character
u u multi-family residential uses
in proximity to amenities
(public transportation, jobs,
grocery stores, shopping,
recreation, etc.)
u u land use redevelopment
consistent with the capacity
of infrastructure
u u preservation of land owner’s
property rights.
The purpose of Glenview’s Affordable
Housing Plan (“The Plan”) is to
guide affordable housing within
the corporate limits of the Village in
accordance with the AHPAA. Through
this Plan, the Village reaffirms its
ongoing commitment to a proactive
and reasoned approach towards
compliance with the State of Illinois
requirements. The following four
components are included in the Plan:
Glenview Looking Forward • Neighborhoods (NH)
❶ Assessment of total number of
affordable housing units that is
necessary to exempt the local
government from the operation
of the Act:
u u 10% of 16,002 total units =
1,601 affordable units
u u 1,601 necessary units – 1,191
existing affordable units = 410
affordable units to comply
with Act
❷ Identification of lands within
the jurisdiction that are most
appropriate for the construction
of affordable housing:
u u Potential mixed-income
or affordable multi-family
developments (apartments,
condominiums, senior
housing, and mixed-use
buildings) should be focused
in multi-family districts and
transit-oriented locations
u u Located near amenities,
such as possible places of
employment, a grocery store,
shopping choices, parks for
recreation, and in a pedestrian
friendly walking environment
❸ Provision for incentives that the
local government may provide
for the purpose of attracting
affordable housing to their
jurisdiction:
u u Education
u u Zoning Bonuses
u u Direct Village Involvement
u u Other techniques with a
similar broad cost-sharing
impact could include:
y y property tax abatements
y y financing assistance
through municipal bonds
or low cost loans
y y outright grants
y y reduced fees (e.g., zoning
and building permits,
water/sewer fees, etc.)
y y cooperation with
affordable housing
developers requesting
private/public funding
❹ Selection of one goal for
increasing local affordable
housing stock:
u u A minimum of a total of 10%
of affordable housing within
Glenview’s jurisdiction
Glenview’s Affordable Housing Plan
includes detailed descriptions of the
Act’s requirements, explanations
on how Glenview was identified as
a Non-Exempt Local Government,
and details on the four required
components of the Plan.