Inclusionary Zoning describes a range of policies and practices that mandate or provide incentives for inclusion of affordable housing units in new developments.  The goal is to encourage mixed-income neighborhoods and increase the supply and availability of affordable housing.

Click this link to download the Inclusionary Zoning Monitoring and Procedures Manual,
Adopted June 21, 2023. 

Click this link to use the Inclusionary Zoning Parcel Lookup Tool

Effective February 18, 2022, the City of New Haven, Connecticut passed an Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance to supports New Haven’s housing needs through the creation and preservation of affordable housing units that would not otherwise be built by market forces alone. The Ordinance requires that qualifying developers of market-rate housing create affordable housing units by:

• Providing a set-aside of new Inclusionary Zoning units (IZ Affordable Units) built to be priced affordably for households at designated area median income (AMI) levels; or
• Contributing an in-lieu fee to support affordable housing in the City; or
• A combination of these options.

The Ordinance can be found here on Legistar and is included in the City’s Code of Ordinances here.   

Download a PDF of the final version here