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7. What arc some examples of regulatory barriers? The lack of land regulations that provide for various densities and housing types is often a very• important barrier to affordable housing. Other valid and well-intentioned policies may have unintended consequences far affordable housing. For example, most communities now have impact fees. Such fees are often essential to provide needed infrastructure. However, flat fees that charge smaller affordable housing the same as multimillion dollar homes are unfair and keep out much affordable housing Other similar regulatory barriers include: Excessive land development standards that cannot be justified on a heatlh or safety basis • Excluding manufactured housing • Inordinately lengthy, duplicative and sequential reviews and processing, resulting in 3-4 year approval times .HUD provides a detailed questionnaire that can be used by a community to conduct a self=assessment of its current regulatory polices. See; htt ://www.hudcli s.or /sub nonhud/c i/ dfforms/27300, df 8. Aren't regulatory barriers just an issue for the suburbs? How is this applicable to a city that welcomes more affordable housing? Many regulatory barriers exist not from malice but from unintended impacts. Regulatory barriers also exist in many older urban areas. Examples include: • Outdated or modified building codes that keep out cost saving construction methods and products • Lack ofa modern "Rehab Code" to stimulate cost-effective rehabilitation • Excessively slow permitting and approval processes • Outdated land development standards LILLIE M. ZINNERMAN, MPA Faith-Based Liaison, HUD Region IX San Francisco Regional Office 600 Harrison Street, 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94107-1300 7e1: (415) 489405 Fax' (415) 489-6419