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4-1 <br />Chapter 4: Housing Plan <br />Introduction <br />The condition, affordability, and availability of housing affect the social and economic health of <br />every city. As a developing community, Lino Lakes has an excellent opportunity to provide a <br />variety of housing options to meet the needs of all its current and future residents throughout <br />their lives. Through the Comprehensive Plan and Visioning processes, participants identified the <br />need for a greater variety of housing options within the community, which currently consists <br />mainly of single family detached homes. In response, the City developed a Land Use Plan that <br />identifies areas for high density housing (6.0 to 10.0 units/net acre, medium density housing (4.0 <br />to 5.9 units/net acre), low density housing (1.6 to 3.9 units/net acre), and mixed use areas that <br />will incorporate a mix of commercial areas with higher density housing options. This will <br />accommodate a wider variety of housing types including senior housing, live/work units, and <br />multi-family in a variety of styles from rental, condo and townhomes. Single family options will <br />range from entry-level single family, move-up for growing families and “executive housing” to <br />meet the needs of a changing population. This shift to provide a more diverse housing supply <br />supports future economic development objectives by retaining existing residents and attracting <br />new residents from all social and economic backgrounds, and is an essential component for <br />sustainable growth. These areas will provide much needed housing options for the city’s work <br />force, young professionals, families, and senior residents. <br /> <br />The purpose of the Housing Plan is to establish plans and programs to meet the existing and <br />projected housing needs in Lino Lakes and to develop new strategies to promote the <br />development of low and moderate income housing, which the City is required to provide for. The <br />plan will guide the community to integrate housing into land use, transportation, economic and <br />other decisions, as well as provide direction for the private sector to participate in the creation of <br />affordable housing and life-cycle housing opportunities. <br /> <br />This Housing Plan satisfies the requirements of the Metropolitan Land Planning Act and <br />stipulations of Chapter 473.859, Subd 2(c) and Subd 4 of the Minnesota State Statues. The plan <br />will contain background information on current housing supply and related statistics, an <br />assessment of current and future housing needs, and future housing strategies to meet these <br />needs. <br />Goals and Policies <br />During the Visioning and Comprehensive Plan processes, participants developed new goals and <br />strategies for housing development in the community. The complete set of goals and strategies, <br />which provided a general guide for the development of this chapter, is listed in Chapter 3, Land <br />Use Plan. <br /> <br />Those that are particularly related to housing in Lino Lakes are presented below: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Rationale: Accessibility to the most attractive features of Lino Lakes is important to the citizens <br />of our community. <br />Goal 3: Ensure housing development is compatible with existing and adjacent land uses <br />and provides accessibility to key community features and natural amenities.