ABSTRACT
This chapter examines how successful Florida's growth management law has been in encouraging affordable housing, specifically through inclusionary zoning. Inclusionary zoning takes flexible zoning regulations a step further by requiring that new residential developments set aside a fixed percentage of new dwelling units for affordable housing. In Florida, as well as other states or jurisdictions which have adopted growth management, inclusionary zoning is especially important because it has the potential for mitigating the impact that growth controls have on housing costs and housing affordability. Only one jurisdiction in Florida, Tallahassee, has adopted an inclusionary zoning ordinance. In Tallahassee, a minimum of 10 percent of dwelling units must be set aside for affordable housing. This percentage is at the low end of the range that runs from 10 to 25 percent for other jurisdictions in the city's comparison sample but there are many jurisdictions in California that also require 10 percent.
