The City of Hartford’s Draft Affordable Housing Plan is a five-year strategy document that outlines the City’s current efforts related to housing affordability; assesses the city’s housing needs, opportunities, and challenges; and finally, sets a vision, goals, and specific actions related to housing affordability for the next five years.
This Affordable Housing Plan was developed in part to address recent State legislation mandating the preparation of a municipal affordable plan (CGS Section 8-30j) and in part to address Hartford’s local context as it relates to affordable housing needs and challenges.
A timeline for plan adoption is provided below:
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Tuesday September 6, 2022: Draft Affordable Housing Plan posted online. As required by the State legislation, the first draft was posted 35 days prior to the first public hearing.
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September to early October: Community outreach, including informational presentations to stakeholders and the public. Note: Comments and questions related to the Draft Affordable Housing Plan were also received in writing to oneplan@hartford.gov from early September to Monday October 3, 2022.
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Tuesday September 27, 2022: Informational presentation to the Planning & Zoning Commission.
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Tuesday October 11, 2022: Planning & Zoning Commission public hearing. Update: On October 11, 2022, the Planning & Zoning Commission voted to favorably recommend approval of the Final Draft Affordable Housing Plan.
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Monday October 24, 2022: Draft resolution for adoption of the Final Draft Plan introduced to the Court of Common Council. The Council referred the item to the Planning, Economic Development, and Housing Committee.
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Wednesday November 2, 2022: Presentation to the Planning, Economic Development, and Housing Committee of the Council.
Meeting Recordings, Links, and Materials
- Affordable Housing Plan Office Hour Session (September 21, 2022)
- Password: AffordableHousing2022
- Planning and Zoning Commission
- September 27th meeting recording and meeting materials, including Draft Affordable Housing Plan and presentation materials, are available here:
https://www.meetinginfo.org/meetings/1739
- October 11th meeting recording and meeting materials, including the Final Draft Affordable Housing Plan, a summary of public comments, and presentation materials, are available here:
https://www.meetinginfo.org/meetings/1740
- Court of Common Council