Affordable housing ROGO allocations
Summary
Between July 13, 2026 and July 2027 the county cannot accept or revise ROGO applications while it rewrites its code for the state-mandated 657 new allocations. Building permits can still be processed and held.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 8
- Last 30 days
- 3
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 21, 2026.
Impact analysis
Adds 79 affordable workforce homes to the Key Largo housing supply.
Applicants already in the ROGO queue keep their perseverance points and queue position.
New applicants and those wanting to revise applications must wait until the new allocation period opens.
Mentions & discussions (8)
County keeps 'velocity zone' ban of affordable housing
MARATHON — Monroe County commissioners on Oct. 21 backed the staff’s plan to answer state objections to the Keys’ housing permits rollout by keeping a ban on building affordable units in high-risk coastal “V-zones” and carving out 5% of new…
Board of County Commissioners - Oct 21, 2026
Commissioner Raschein flagged that 100 leftover affordable workforce housing permits from 2018 may be about to be claimed by Marathon and Key Colony Beach — the latter not even a ROGO participant. The board directed staff to send a letter seeking clarification from the state.
County to address building allocation objections
MARATHON — The state is challenging Monroe County’s plan to award 657 new residential building permit allocations through July 2036, prompting planning staff to seek direction from commissioners Wednesday, Oct. 21, during their monthly meeting.
Board of County Commissioners - Sep 9, 2026
County staff flagged that Marathon is exploring a deal to take 50 ROGO building allocations each from Layton and Key Colony Beach — units the county doubts those towns actually hold. Marathon tabled the idea, and commissioners agreed to monitor and query the state.
Planning Commission Hearing - Aug 26, 2026
A 79-unit affordable workforce apartment project in Key Largo cleared its last regulatory hurdle. Commissioner Demes noted it will be the last Live Local project, since the Keys' area of critical state concern exemption took effect July 1.
Board of County Commissioners - Aug 19, 2026
Several items would extend or reserve affordable housing building allocations, including 56 for a Sugarloaf Key project and two each for Habitat and a Big Coppitt applicant. ROGO allocations are the scarce building permits that make Keys housing projects possible.
Board of County Commissioners - Jul 15, 2026
The county wants one firm to design, build, and manage 16 new workforce apartments in Key Largo and fill the 12 units already built that have sat empty.
Board of County Commissioners - Jun 10, 2026
Between July 13, 2026 and July 2027 the county cannot accept or revise ROGO applications while it rewrites its code for the state-mandated 657 new allocations. Building permits can still be processed and held.
Related development
Key Largo workforce housing curb-cut variance
If approved later, this would bring nearly 80 affordable workforce homes to Key Largo.
ROGO Land Development Code Amendment — Market Rate Workforce Housing
Shifts ROGO distribution from quarterly to semi-annual, adds a one-year grace period for existing applicants to switch categories, and keeps the Big Pine/No Name Key Tier 1 limit at one every two years.
ROGO Comprehensive Plan Amendment — Market Rate Workforce Housing Category
Will distribute 657 building rights over ten years, with 33 now proposed to be reserved for deed-restricted affordable housing and the V-zone prohibition retained.
Affordable Housing ROGO Reservation Extension - 116 and 117 Poinsetta Drive
Keeps two affordable housing permits alive so Habitat can actually build the planned Key Largo homes.
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