Affordable housing PILOT rates and school impacts
Summary
Ordinance 4496-26 would rewrite the township's affordable housing development fee rules to comply with the state Fair Housing Act and UHAC standards. Development fees feed the affordable housing trust fund, which helps pay for affordable homes in Franklin.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 27, 2026.
Impact analysis
Development fees collected from builders flow into the township's affordable housing trust fund; the exact amounts were not stated.
Residents seeking affordable housing, since the fees fund affordable housing programs.
Developers who would pay the fees, though the amounts were not detailed.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Franklin Township Council Work Session/Regular Meeting - Oct 27, 2026
Residents questioned why a 100% affordable project gets a 4% PILOT and whether school impacts are studied. The attorney explained state law sets the 4% rate, schools are fully reimbursed, and school-impact studies can't legally be required of applicants.
Franklin Township Council Work Session/Regular Meeting - Sep 22, 2026
A resident asked what's being done about the property tax squeeze. Mayor Kramer called funding schools through property taxes 'a stupid way' to fund schools, and noted Franklin's tax growth rate is half of inflation and the lowest among neighboring towns.
Franklin Township Council Work Session/Regular Meeting - Mar 10, 2026
Ordinance 4496-26 would rewrite the township's affordable housing development fee rules to comply with the state Fair Housing Act and UHAC standards. Development fees feed the affordable housing trust fund, which helps pay for affordable homes in Franklin.
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