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Strategies: <br />• Complete a detailed citywide senior citizen housing needs study. <br />• Develop partnerships with non - profit and private sector groups who assist in the <br />creation of senior housing. <br />• Coordinate development of housing with retail accessibility (restaurants, shops, <br />groceries). <br />G : Increase commercial/residential mixed -use development throughout the city <br />of Lino Lakes <br />Rationale: An increased city tax base, including desired and accessible commercial and <br />retail development, is essential to decreasing the city's dependence on residential <br />property tax to fund the services, amenities and infrastructure that citizens desire and <br />expect. <br />Strategies: <br />• Ensure commercial and mixed -use development is dispersed evenly throughout the <br />city. <br />• Ensure the Comprehensive Plan and official controls allow for mixed -use <br />development, including higher density residential and taller building heights in <br />designated areas. <br />• Improve the design standards for commercial developments so they are more <br />attractive, user friendly, and integrated into the surrounding neighborhoods and <br />adjacent areas. <br />12 <br />