BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Common Council member Rasheed Wyatt, and every other council member for that matter, say they want to help deliver an ordinance that helps prevent gentrification.

"I think where there's a will, there's a way. The residents of the city of Buffalo deserve to have this," Wyatt said.

Over the last year, they've hosted public comment sessions to gather ideas.

Groups like the Partnership for the Public Good have also given input, including drafting their own version of an inclusionary zoning ordinance for the council.

"It would call on any new housing development in the city of Buffalo with 10 or more units… that 30 percent of the units would have to be affordable," said Sam Magavern, the group's executive director. 

Wyatt says he doesn't believe developers will agree to 30 percent, but thinks they should be able to negotiate a fair amount that will still allow developers to retain a strong profit.

Virginia-based consultant czb LLC delivered a housing study to the mayor's office last week. The report recommends that any inclusive zoning policy offset a developer's reduced revenue stream.

The report also recommends micro mortgages and project based-voucher programs.

While there's no timetable so far for an ordinance to be drafted, Wyatt says there's urgency to get it done because of the large public response on the issue.