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Inclusionary zoning ordinances have been adopted in many cities <br />and counties throughout the country and have worked well in <br />other high demand areas similar to Edina. (See Appendix G). An <br />analysis of data in California showed that the adoption of Inclusion- <br />ary housing programs was not associated with a negative effect on <br />housing production. The City of Cambridge, Massachusetts <br />adopted an inclusionary zoning program in 1998 that requires the <br />inclusion of low- and moderate -income units in every new residen- <br />tial development of 10 or more units. The ordinance offers incen- <br />tives such as density bonuses and contains provisions to hold the <br />developer harmless from the costs involved in meeting the ordi- <br />nance's requirements. <br />No city in Minnesota has adopted mandatory inclusionary zoning <br />policies (primarily due to <br />legal obstacles). We be- <br />lieve that to create afford- <br />able housing in Edina, inclu- <br />sionary zoning will need to <br />be mandatory. This is con- <br />sistent with the experience <br />of other high demand mar- <br />kets on the east and west <br />coasts where very little af- <br />fordable housing was built <br />using voluntary programs. <br />The Edina housing market <br />will not create affordable <br />housing itself. We must <br />require and provide help, <br />or affordable housing will <br />