The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) is mandated by state statute and enforced within Charlotte County by Resolution 2008-070. Charlotte County Human Services Housing Division serves as liaison.
Meeting Schedule
The AHAC meets on the 4th Wednesday in February, April, June, August, and October and the 3rd Wednesday in Dec. at 10 a.m. at the Family Services Center, 21500 Gibralter Dr., Port Charlotte, unless otherwise noted on agenda. For more information, call 941.833.6500.
The next regular bi-monthly meeting is February 19, 2025 at 10:00 am (rescheduled) and will include a Public Hearing on the AHAC Annual Report to the BOCC (see below). The meeting agenda will be posted on or before 02.12.2025.
Notice of Public Hearing on AHAC Annual Report to BOCC
The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) will hold a public hearing on February 19, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at the Family Services Center to adopt its housing incentive strategy recommendations and its evaluation of local implementation of previously adopted strategies to the Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP), as required by F.S. 420.9076. The final evaluation and recommendations report will be presented to the Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners at their regular meeting scheduled for February 25, 2025.
The hearing will include discussion of 11 incentives as mandated by F.S. 420.9076. These include: expedited permitting; modification of impact fees; flexible densities; reservation of infrastructure capacity; parking and setback requirements; affordable accessory dwelling units; flexible lot configurations; modification of street requirements; process of ongoing review; public land inventory; and support of development near transportation hubs.
Public comments will be received at the meeting. The proposed recommendations and evaluation are incorporated in the AHAC Annual Report to BOCC. A hard copy may be viewed at the office of Charlotte County Human Services, Housing Division, 21500 Gibralter Drive, Port Charlotte, FL 33952 between the hours of 8AM and 5PM Monday through Friday. For more information or to submit comments, contact Colleen Turner, Senior Manager, by calling 941.833.6500 or by email at Colleen.Turner@CharlotteCountyFL.gov.
AHAC Roles and Responsibilities
The task of the Committee is to make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners on county policies affecting the cost of housing. The Committee also approves the county’s Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP) every three years; view the current LHAP. View a presentation from Florida Housing Finance Corporation on the roles and responsibilities of the AHAC.
Charlotte HOME
Charlotte HOME (Housing Opportunities Made Easier), an incentive program for affordable housing developers, was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) on July 28, 2020 to reduce barriers and attract developers of affordable housing to Charlotte County.
- Resolution
- Charlotte HOME Application
- SHIP Non-profit/Low-income/Special Needs Rental Rehabilitation Application
- Affordable Housing Prioritization Matrix
- Potential Incentive Award Criteria
- County Surplus Land Suitable for Affordable Housing
- expedited permitting
- impact fee waiver
- land donation
- density
- utility connection and other fee subsidies
Charlotte HOME Review Committee
Applications for incentives are reviewed by a panel of representatives from: Community Development; Human Services/Housing; and Utilities. Incentives are determined on a tiered basis contingent upon the score acheived on the Affordable Housing Prioritization Matrix. Tier II, III and IV applications require AHAC and BOCC approval. The Review Committee schedules public meetings to review and score applications for Tier II, III, and IV incentives and subsidies for approval by the AHAC and BOCC, as needed. The review committee can be reached at CharlotteHOME@rf518.com.
Contact
Colleen K. Turner - Staff Liaison, Human Services Senior Manager
21500 Gibralter Drive, Port Charlotte, FL 33952
Phone: 941.833.6500
Email: Colleen.Turner@CharlotteCountyFL.gov
Human Services
Housing Division
21500 Gibralter Drive
Port Charlotte, FL 33952
Members
- Mike Mansfield - Residential Home Building Industry
- Angela Hogan - Advocate for Low-income Persons
- Kurt Pentelecuc - Not-for-Profit Provider
- Daniel Hughes - Mortgage/Banking Industry
- Lance Welsh - Real Estate Professional
- Michael Gravesen - Planning & Zoning Board Member
- Commissioner Joe Tiseo - Elected Official
- Brittany Perlino - Citizen at Large
- Terry Cochran - Essential Services Personnel
- Denise Dull - Not-for-Profit Provider
- VACANT