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66 <br />Introduction <br />The City’s Planning Commission and City Council, along with staff and interested members of the public held <br />workshop meetings relating to specific issues areas, and how the City may approach each issue in the context <br />of long-term planning and decision-making. The discussions included the following ideas and options (some <br />which may be complementary, some which may be in conflict with each other). As an ongoing implementation <br />step, either in annual goal setting or for independent study, the City will use this discussion summary to <br />develop more specific goals, policies, and plans that encompass these elements. <br />2040 Issues And Policies <br />Future of Mobile Home Parks <br />1.Maintain current status as private development matter; <br />2.Balance residents’ rights with owners’ rights in any City action; <br />3.Consider providing incentives,or stronger,for compliance with contemporary zoning requirements,or <br />enhancements to the residential environments;Or as an option,consider rezoning the property to Mobile <br />Home Park, just to reinforce the current land use; <br />4.Consider facilitating redevelopment to other multiple family housing options – presumably including at least a <br />commensurate supply of affordable housing as a part of the redevelopment project. <br />5.Distinguish between the three mobile home parks, due to unique locations/conditions/etc., especially <br />noting that North Star is in an industrial area, whereas the others are along Rice Street; <br />6.Note that Rice Street is a largely commercial frontage, and consider land use compatibility with any <br />redevelopment concepts; <br />7.Keep in the mind the access and proximity to transit options for mobile home park residents (or <br />replacement affordable housing options); <br />8.In this context –consider reexamination of the City’s long-standing approach to “affordable”and other <br />multi-family housing,which has been to resist additional housing stock in these categories –reflecting the <br />large current supply –with the exception of senior housing options.Continue City’s policy of facilitating <br />improvements and livability to existing affordable housing properties.Is this issue separate from higher <br />density upscale development?Also,how does this issue split between redevelopment and greenfield <br />development? <br />Ongoing research: <br />1.Statutory requirements for mobile home park redevelopment <br />2.Understand City’s legal obligations, and City’s options, addressing mobile home parks <br />3.Total affordable unit count in the City – presumably with some geographic component and run a <br />comparison of percentage affordable housing with other communities <br />Single Family Parcel Development <br />Many of the previous infill parcels have been developed since the 2030 Plan. The two predominant locations <br />are the Sculley property (and a few other adjoining parcels); and the Heinel property, et al. <br />1.Continue a low-density single family approach to Sculley property development, based on consistent <br />treatment of others in the area;