CY2021 and CY2022 Housing Affordability Report

CY2020 Housing Affordability Report

CY2019 Housing Affordability Report

In 2017, the Wisconsin State Legislature approved Act 243 requiring municipalities in Wisconsin to complete a housing affordability report no later than January 1, 2020. The report must be updated annually by January 31^st. The Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) requires a municipality with a population of 10,000 or more to complete this report. The City of Janesville’s 2020 population is 65,615, which requires a report to be completed for this municipality.

The following report requirements come from Wis Stats. 66.10013 and sections and subsections of this report refer to this statute.

1. In this section, “municipality” means a city or village with a population of 10,000 or more.
2. Not later than January 1, 2020, a municipality shall prepare a report of the municipality's implementation of the housing element of the municipality's comprehensive plan under s. 66.1001. The municipality shall update the report annually, not later than January 31. The report shall contain all of the following:
   1. The number of subdivision plats, certified survey maps, condominium plats, and building permit applications approved in the prior year.
   2. The total number of new residential dwelling units proposed in all subdivision plats, certified survey maps, condominium plats, and building permit applications that were approved by the municipality in the prior year.
   3. A list and map of undeveloped parcels in the municipality that are zoned for residential development.
   4. A list of all undeveloped parcels in the municipality that are suitable for, but not zoned for, residential development, including vacant sites and sites that have potential for redevelopment, and a description of the zoning requirements and availability of public facilities and services for each property.
3. An analysis of the municipality's residential development regulations, such as land use controls, site improvement requirements, fees and land dedication requirements, and permit procedures. The analysis shall calculate the financial impact that each regulation has on the cost of each new subdivision. The analysis shall identify ways in which the municipality can modify its construction and development regulations, lot sizes, approval processes, and related fees to do each of the following:
   1. (i) Meet existing and forecasted housing demand.
   2. (ii) Reduce the time and cost necessary to approve and develop a new residential subdivision in the municipality by 20 percent.
4. A municipality shall post the report under sub. (2) on the municipality's Internet site on a web page dedicated solely to the report and titled “Housing Affordability Analysis.”