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25 <br /> <br />Nei~hborhoods/Housing Objectives <br />1. To improve the quality, appearance and maintenance of housing in neighborhoods <br />and the health of residents. <br />2. To enhance access and safety for pedestrians and non-motorized transportation. <br />3. To minimize land use and traffic intrusions that adversely impact established <br />neighborhoods. <br />4. To continue the well-maintained residential character of existing neighborhoods. <br />5. To encourage the availability of housing for a population of diverse ages and income <br />levels. <br />6. To protect open space and natural resources, preserving the urban/rural esthetic that <br />Falcon Heights residents value. <br />Nei~hborhoods/Housing Policies <br />1. Adopt and encourage "best practices" to promote public health and encourage an <br /> active lifestyle for residents. Require a health impact assessment for new <br /> development/redevelopment. <br />• 2. Adopt and enforce the International Housing Maintenance Code to assure the <br />-? c : ~ ^° h^„~;,. ^^a <br />maintenance of existin <br />housin <br />: <br />stock <br />* Ado <br />± <br />: <br />u <br />° <br /> g <br />g <br />. <br />. <br />p <br />.,. <br />....~ <br />~ vuoa.ig vvasv <br />~v-a~ouxv <br />`i.° ,..~°,......,.° .F~l. ~' 1. ~ 1 <br />v ..emu... vmurrv~o~~rcrro'vv'r~~CTilgh""rI^0'A~"~7111g=TC~l71f <br />3. Pursue and encourage housing rehabilitation programs, such as the Housing Resource <br /> Center. <br />4. Continue to make rental assistance available to residents through the Metropolitan <br /> Housing and Redevelopment Authority Section 8 Program. <br />5. Encourage home ownership by initiating a community land trust program to keep a <br /> proportion of homes affordable. <br />6. Monitor and maintain the quality ofnon-owner-occupied single-family housing by <br /> requiring registration and regular inspection of rental housing. [?] <br />7. Space group homes in residential districts with not less than 1/2 mile between homes, <br /> as allowable by state statutes. <br />8. Continue to eliminate zoning code violations and nuisance conditions that adversely <br /> affect neighborhoods. <br />9. Maintain the single-family character of the existing residential neighborhoods and <br /> discourage redevelopment that maybe considered a change in use unless irreversible <br /> blight can be demonstrated. <br />10. Allow the remodeling of existing residential structures and accessory uses without <br />• adversely affecting the character of the neighborhood or substantially reducing <br /> required open space. <br />