CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY THIRD COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. O-19-61 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Isaac Benton
ORDINANCE
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Creating A New Section. Creating A New Section 21 Of Chapter 14 ROA 1994 As Amended For Purposes Of Establishing The Affordable Housing Implementing Ordinance (Benton)
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CREATING A NEW SECTION. CREATING A NEW SECTION 21 OF CHAPTER 14 ROA 1994 AS AMENDED FOR PURPOSES OF ESTABLISHING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IMPLEMENTING ORDINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
Section 1. ? 14-21-1 SHORT TITLE.
Sections ?14-1-1 through ?14-21-8 of this article may be cited as the Affordable Housing Implementing Ordinance.
? 14-21-2 FINDINGS.
WHEREAS, this article is established pursuant to the Mortgage Finance Authority Act, NMSA 1978 ? 58-18-1 et seq. (MFA Act) and the Affordable Housing Act, NMSA 1978, ? 6-27-1 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, this article is adopted to implement the City's affordable housing programs in accordance with the New Mexico Constitution, Article IX ? 14, the Affordable Housing Act, NMSA 1978, ? 6-27-1 et seq. and the Act Rules Sections 1 and 2; and
WHEREAS, the City is subject to the New Mexico Affordable Housing Act which identifies specific requirements to ensure governmental entities donate resources to qualifying grantees and to ensure long-term housing affordability; and
WHEREAS, the City has developed an Affordable Housing Plan (AHP) to comply with the Act Rules; and
WHEREAS, the Mortgage Finance Authority (MFA), the entity charged by the State of New Mexico with ensuring compliance with the Act, has determined the City's current Affordable Housing General Oversight Ordinance (Ordinance) is deficient of needed components; and
WHEREAS, Staff, in conjunction with the MFA, has developed and updated the Ordinance for incorporation.
(A) The Affordable Housing Act, NMSA 1978 ? 6-27-1 et seq. (the "Act") impleme...
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