Community Housing Background Report and Recommendations

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Community Housing 
Background Report & 
Recommendations  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prepared for the Islands Trust  
SSI Local Trust Committee  
 
by 
 
the Salt Spring  
Community Housing Task Force 
 
December 7, 2005 
 
 

Salt Spring Community Housing Task Force                                           December                                           7,                                           2005 
 
 
 
  
Community Housing Background Report & Recommendations 
 
 Table of Contents page 
Acknowledgements 
 
PART 1 Introduction 1  
Chart 1: Creating Community Housing—Process Flow Chart 3 
Chart 2: Creating Community Housing—Tasks and Timelines 4 
 
PART 2 Recommendations  
1. General 5 
2. Small-scale (three units or less) Community Housing providers 6 
3. Larger-scale (four units or more) Community Housing projects 8 
4. Environmental considerations 8 
5. Other cases, miscellaneous 9 
6. Definition of Affordability 9 
7. Qualification Criteria for occupants 10  
Table 1: Recommended guidelines for Community Housing categories based 
on household size and income 12 
 
PART 3 Background Report 
I.            Purpose                        13 
II. Defining acceptable housing 13      
a)    Affordability    13    
b)    Suitability  16 
c)    Adequacy    16    
III. Housing Needs Assessment 16   
a)    Identified    need    17    
b)    Existing housing stock 17 
c)    Qualification    criteria    22    
d)    Wait list  23 
e)    Qualification    Certificates    23    
IV. Environmental, agricultural and sustainability issues 24  
a)    Location of community housing 24 
b)    Densities 25 
c)    Construction    standards    26    
d)    Infrastructure    options    26    
e)    Alternative    housing    options    27    
V. Quantifying community benefit and developer benefit 27  
VI. Housing Agreements  30 
a)    General Instrument / Developer Agreement 31 
b)    Housing Agreement 31       
VII. Salt Spring Community Housing Agency 32 
a)    Functions    32    
b)    Organisation    33    
c)    Funding    and    Staffing    33    
d)    Enforcement    33    
VIII.       Disposition       of       community / public lands / assets 33 
a)    Proposal    selection    process    34    
b)    Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI) 34 
c)    Request for Proposals (RFP) 35 
 

Salt Spring Community Housing Task Force                                           December                                           7,                                           2005 
 
 
 
  
Community Housing Background Report & Recommendations 
 
 
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APPENDIX A — Needs Assessment outline 37 
 
APPENDIX B — Whistler Standard Housing Agreement, 219 Covenant & Rent Charge & Indemnity 
 
APPENDIX C — Whistler Standard Right of First Refusal &  Option to Purchase 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acknowledgements 
 
The Salt Spring Community Housing Task Force is an appointed body established in 2004 by the Islands

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