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New Mexico needs an estimated 58,000 new housing units to address an ongoing supply shortage, according to Housing New Mexico. Some say that cutting red tape is one of the top ways to bridge the gap.

鈥淚 can speak on behalf of every builder in this market: They鈥檙e all crying for help, and they all want to see changes made in (permitting and entitlement) processes to help get units built and ultimately get people into housing at an affordable rate,鈥� said Matthew Dyer, vice president of development for Albuquerque-based Price Land Development Group.

With home prices rising and supply continuing to fall, Dyer said he believes streamlining permitting processes 鈥渉as to be the most important conversation鈥� in the local housing landscape right now.

That conversation is front and center in released by Homewise Inc. on Wednesday.

The nonprofit, which helps low- to moderate-income New Mexicans achieve homeownership, partnered with Mercatus Center, a research hub at George Mason University, to produce the report, titled 鈥淗ow to Streamline Housing Permitting in New Mexico.鈥�

One of the primary challenges the report highlights as hindering housing permitting in New Mexico is the limitation on by-right development 鈥� a process in which housing projects receive approval from a municipality鈥檚 staff if they meet standards set by elected officials through ordinances. This is also known as administrative approval.

This differs from discretionary approval, which makes projects subject to public input through hearings and reviews by sometimes numerous boards, such as planning commissions or city councils.

鈥淭his process can block housing by favoring a small number of people who are unrepresentative of the wider community yet are most able to attend public hearings,鈥� the report says.

Several New Mexico jurisdictions, such as Farmington and Las Cruces, have adopted or expanded by-right, administrative processes for housing in recent years. But limitations still exist in state statutes, some of which require jurisdictions to hold discretionary public hearings for subdivisions spanning more than two lots.

The report calls on state legislators to reform these statutes, which restrict housing innovation at the local level and delay attainable housing types like starter homes and townhomes.

At the local level, the report also details several actionable reforms municipalities can adopt, including reserving public input for policy-related discussions, such as annual meetings to update land development codes.

This approach, the report says, allows municipalities to incorporate more robust public input into housing rules 鈥� so that the public still has a voice 鈥� while implementing administrative approval on a case-by-case basis. The report argues that administrative approval should be the standard for typical projects, with exceptions for large or unique developments.

鈥淚n housing development, they need predictability,鈥� said Nathan Lindquist, one of the report鈥檚 authors and a real estate development and policy manager at Homewise. 鈥�(With) administrative approval, you鈥檝e got really clear standards. You can read the code and know whether you鈥檙e going to get approved or not.鈥�

Objective zoning standards can also speed up the permitting process. For example, cities can set clear height limits or require traffic studies only for projects exceeding 100,000 square feet. By contrast, vague standards such as requiring projects to 鈥渇ollow neighborhood character鈥� can add uncertainty, the report says.

The report also encourages localities to conduct regular analysis and set goals for permitting processes. That can include tracking average times for planning and permit approvals; creating a workflow process to identify bottlenecks; conducting surveys of planning department customers; and crafting strategic permitting plans with clear performance measures.

The report highlights cities like Las Cruces, Rio Rancho, Albuquerque, Silver City, Farmington and Artesia as leaders already embracing some of these best practices Homewise recommended.

Johanna Gilligan, Homewise鈥檚 president, said that the need for speedier permitting is compounded by New Mexico鈥檚 rising home prices, an aging housing stock and constrained supply near growing job centers.

鈥淲e鈥檝e got the makings of an even potentially bigger problem on our hands if we don鈥檛 liberalize our regulatory framework and get government working faster,鈥� Gilligan said.

Through this report, Gilligan is also hoping to see a shift in local governments鈥� perspective of infrastructure development. Before homes can be built, what鈥檚 referred to as spine infrastructure 鈥� such as roads and utilities 鈥� needs to be installed first.

The Homewise report says local governments should support high-priority housing projects by directly funding the spine infrastructure or waiving impact fees for affordable units. In some cases, local governments could be positioned to install the infrastructure, which the report says the state should encourage through 鈥渆ffective and consistent infrastructure programs鈥� geared specifically toward housing production.

The cost of a development鈥檚 off-site infrastructure improvements also should be proportional to the impact of the development, according to legal precedents set by the U.S. Supreme Court. These types of improvements are often called exactions, which Gilligan said Homewise supports but with conditions.

鈥淲e鈥檙e totally comfortable with municipalities saying, 鈥榃e want this public benefit out of this,鈥欌�� Gilligan said. 鈥淏ut it has to be a partnership. It can鈥檛 just be trying to exact public benefit out of a development and then burdening the developer and the end owners or renters with that cost.鈥�

Homewise and the Mercatus Center concluded their report by detailing recommendations for state lawmakers. Those include establishing incentives for local jurisdictions to adopt best practices for permitting, and creating a permanent, central state housing agency tasked with developing a comprehensive housing strategy for the state.

Gilligan, Lindquist and fellow author and Mercatus Center Senior Research Fellow Salim Furth said they believe the best practices detailed in Homewise鈥檚 report can be implemented as soon as the upcoming 60-day legislative session.

鈥淲e鈥檙e hoping to give them (this report) as 鈥� something you can do where you鈥檙e not telling people that you鈥檙e going to come and revolutionize their communities,鈥� Furth said, 鈥渂ut you鈥檙e giving those communities the tools to grow when they want to.鈥�

Kylie Garcia covers retail and real estate for the Journal. You can reach her at kgarcia@abqjournal.com.