Three LaFrance pro-housing policies pass Assembly

​Three pieces of housing reform sponsored by the LaFrance administration passed at last night's Assembly meeting. As part of Mayor Suzanne LaFrance's 10,000 Homes in Ten Years strategy, the three measures are tailored to help get housing built across the Municipality.

• Tax break to build multi-family housing. This ordinance establishes a property tax break so the cost of building multi-family housing in Anchorage isn't more than the property itself is worth. Co-sponsored by Mayor LaFrance and Assembly Members Brawley, Martinez, and Rivera: AO No. 2025-35 (S-1).
• Rezoning reform. Streamlining our processes will help us fix long-standing issues that prevent more housing from being built as intended. Sponsored by Mayor LaFrance: AO 2025-40.
• Preventing misuse of appeals. This ordinance preserves citizens' rights to appeal decisions that affect them but ensures others can't abuse the appeals process just to block housing. Co-sponsored by Mayor LaFrance and Assembly Vice-Chair Zaletel: ​AO No. 2025-38.
  

Each change represents an item from the Mayor's 10,000 Homes in 10 Years strategy, to make it easier to build more housing in the Municipality of Anchorage. The strategy's four categories include actions to cut red tape, encourage construction and repair, streamline permitting and approval processes, and deal with abandoned and neglected properties.

"We're fixing every issue we can identify to help more housing get built," said Mayor LaFrance. "From reforming land use barriers to making multi-family housing pencil out, these changes will immediately start helping our community meet its needs." ​

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Contact: Emily Goodykoontz emily.goodykoontz@anchorage.gov 1 (907) 205-6683​

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