Local Actions to Support Housing Certification Form
Last Updated: April 2026
Minnesota Housing is required to award an additional point or points, not to exceed 5% of the total available points in a given competitive development program, to proposals in competitive capital development programs if the proposed project is located in a jurisdiction that meets certain criteria to reduce barriers to affordable housing development pursuant to Minnesota Laws 2025, chapter 32, article 3, section 13.
Instructions: The authorized signer of the city, township, or county office that oversees zoning and land use requirements in the jurisdiction where the project is located must complete and sign this Certification Form to inform Minnesota Housing of the local actions in place to support housing. If the jurisdiction is not subject to local zoning or land use requirements, the certification may be signed by an informed official of the jurisdiction.
Applicants must submit this form with their application in the Multifamily Customer Portal to receive points for the Local Actions to Support Housing selection criterion under the Supporting Community and Economic Development selection category (4.G.) in the Self-Scoring Worksheet. The proposed project does not need to benefit from any of these actions, the jurisdiction must simply have one or more of the tools available to qualify for the points.
Certification
The jurisdiction certifies that one or more of the following are in place to reduce barriers to affordable housing development (check all that apply):
		The jurisdiction allows for the development of multifamily housing in at least 50% of the area within the jurisdiction zoned as a commercial district, excluding areas covered by state or local shoreland regulations.
		The jurisdiction allows for duplexes, accessory dwelling units, or townhomes within 50% of the area within the jurisdiction zoned for single-family housing, excluding areas covered by state or local shoreland regulations.
		The jurisdiction does not have parking mandates greater than one stall per unit of housing for single-family housing.
		The jurisdiction does not have parking mandates greater than one stall per unit of housing for multifamily developments.
		The jurisdiction does not mandate lot sizes larger than one-eighth of an acre for new single-family home construction, excluding areas covered by state or local shoreland regulations.
		The jurisdiction does not place aesthetic mandates on new single-family construction, including type of exterior finish materials, including siding; the presence of shutters, columns, gables, decks, balconies, or porches; or minimum garage square footage, size, width, or depth.
		The jurisdiction has a density bonus for affordable housing that provides for an increase in floor area and lot coverage if the housing is affordable housing.
		The jurisdiction has adopted an inclusionary zoning policy for the purpose of increasing the supply of affordable housing.
I certify and acknowledge that the statements and information contained in this Local Actions to Support Housing Certification Form are true, accurate, and complete.
     
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