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Home Builder Roundtable Discussion
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Issue/Request:
This is a continuation of the discussion over Single-Family Residential construction requirements and their impact on affordability. This will include local home builders and members of the Kansas City Home Builders Association discussing their experiences in the current home building market.
Key Issues:
Attainable housing is a stated goal in both the Ignite Strategic Plan and the Ignite Comprehensive Plan. Over the last year, there have been several discussions working towards defining attainable, what factors contribute to rising home construction costs, and what steps can be taken to make housing more attainable. This is a continuation of that discussion to gain feedback from industry practitioners.
Background:
The CEDC began discussions in July of 2021. A series of 4 meetings have been held. Links to each of those packet items are included under related items.
The Ignite Comprehensive plan has the following stated goal- Create and maintain a variety of housing options, styles and price ranges. The Comprehensive Plan categorizes residential into three groupings that increase in density from Residential 1-3. Residential 2 allows for smaller single-family lot sizes. The comprehensive plan has an objective to change the overall housing mix to 65% Residential Category 1, 20% Residential Category 2 and 15% Residential Category 3. The idea behind this goal was to produce a majority of housing stock over the next 20 years that continues the traditional Lee’s Summit neighborhood while providing the necessary density for housing variety and fiscal sustainability.
Timeline:
It is anticipated that there will be follow-up meetings on this topic over the next few months.
Presenter
Ryan A. Elam, P.E., Director of Development Services