St. Petersburg has become the first municipality in Florida to formally adopt the “Yes in God’s Backyard” provision, a policy city leaders say will help expand affordable housing opportunities.
City Council approved the ordinance this week, adding the provision to the City Code and allowing the city to work directly with local faith communities to speed up and increase affordable housing development.
The move follows the passage of Senate Bill 1730 earlier this year, which authorized local governments to adopt the policy…