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37 <br />2.Provide opportunities to Mobile Home Park owners and residents to continue the existing land use as <br />developed in a safe and healthy environment. <br />3.Carefully consider requests for change to Mobile Home Park land uses, and ensure that any such change <br />is consistent with the City’s Land Use Plans and neighboring land use patterns. <br />Affordable Housing <br />1.Acknowledge the City’s significant historical role in the provision of affordable housing options in the <br />Ramsey County suburban area. <br />2.Acknowledge the City’s need to address the Metropolitan Council’s significant increase in employment <br />forecasts for the City prior to converting non-residential land to housing. <br />3.Continue the City’s policy of protecting infill areas for land uses reflecting their historical zoning, rather <br />than converting them to higher densities. <br />4.Work with surrounding jurisdictions to meet the larger Ramsey County community’s need for affordable <br />housing development. <br />5.To the extent that affordable housing is proposed in properly located areas,ensure that residents are <br />provided attractive living environments and amenities,and that livability is not sacrificed for <br />“affordability”. <br />Implementation <br />Based on the analysis of existing housing stock and the forecasted need for future quality housing, the City <br />of Little Canada has identified the following public programs, actions, and fiscal devices which will help bring <br />these plans into reality. <br />1.Update Zoning Ordinance in order to allow for improvements and changes stated in the 2040 <br />Comprehensive Plan document. <br />2.Utilize tax abatement and tax increment financing to encourage development of properties with existing <br />challenges such as brownfields or blight. <br />3.Continue to be a part of the Livable Communities program and utilize grants provided through it to <br />promote diverse housing options, including: LCDA, LHIA, TBRA, and TOD grants. <br />4.Utilize grant programs provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development in order to <br />further incentivize high quality affordable housing development, such as: CDBG, HOME, and LIHTC. <br />5.Evaluate inspection efforts to improve the effectiveness of enforcement. <br />6.Encourage smaller and lower-cost housing types with first home or for low-to-moderate income <br />residents in mind. <br />7.Educate younger residents about the First Time Homebuyer Down Payment Assistance Program to <br />encourage new homeownership.