Elevation Anti-Displacement Overlay: Inclusionary Units and Tenant Right of First Refusal in Climate-Safer Neighborhoods
Create a Miami-Dade overlay on parcels at or above 8 feet NAVD88 in neighborhoods already seeing climate-driven investment pressure, starting with Little Haiti and adjacent higher-elevation tracts. Any redevelopment over 10 units must include 20 percent of units at or below 60 percent AMI for at least 30 years, recorded as deed restrictions. Tenants in occupied buildings get a 90-day right of first refusal or a relocation payment equal to 12 months of the prior rent. Success metrics: net affordable units retained or created in the overlay each year; share of Little Haiti renter households still in-place after 24 months; median rent change versus citywide. This targets the 90000-unit shortage and the property-tax incentive to replace renters with luxury product.
Climate Equity Zoning: Elevation-Based Affordable Housing Mandates With Community Land Trusts in High-Elevation Miami
Implement climate equity zoning in Miami that mandates 30% affordable housing in all new developments above 8 feet elevation, funded by a climate gentrification impact fee on luxury construction. Pair with community land trusts (CLTs) that acquire and hold higher-elevation properties for permanent affordable housing. Include anti-displacement protections: right of first refusal for renters, just cause eviction requirement, and 5% annual rent increase cap for properties in designated climate-resilient zones.