Explanation
Background
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a Housing Development Agreement (HDA) with D.R. Horton-Indiana LLC (“D.R. Horton”) for the Landsdowne Farm and Orchard Lakes Development Projects.
City Council authorized the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a Housing Development Agreement with D.R. Horton-Indiana LLC for the Landsdowne Farm project by passage of Ordinance No. 0423-2025, passed March 3, 2025. That ordinance acknowledged the waiver of certain requirements under Chapter 4565 as authorized by Section 4565.13 of the Columbus City Codes. Under the original authorizing ordinance, D.R. Horton committed to providing 209 affordable units out of a total development 596 single family units in the Landsdowne Farm Project. In the intervening time period, D.R. Horton-Indiana LLC has filed an additional waiver application pursuant to Section 4565.13 to expand the project to include Orchard Lakes Development in the same general area as the Landsdowne Farm Project.
DR Horton is now proposing an 852 single family development on the Southeast side of Columbus. The 3 and 4 bedrooms homes will range from $315,000 to $412,000 with the average home around $380,000. There is a need in the City for all types of housing construction to support housing diversity in the region. Single family homeownership is a key to building stability and generational wealth.
The City, through the Department of Development as authorized by Section 4565.13 of the Columbus City Codes, is committing to waive the affordability requirements regarding the Initial Pricing of owner-occupied Affordable Housing Units. The Director of the Department of Development has determined that the Landsdowne Farm and Orchard Lakes Development Projects meets the criteria under Section 4565.13(a) and a waiver of said requirements is justified to extend the residential CRA program to apply to the entire Landsdowne Farm and Orch...
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