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Goal 5 of the city's Housing Plan (Ch. 4 Pg. 2) gives directives from the Vision 2030 Committee and the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Panel that sets the minimum standards by saying: Goal 5: Improve availability of affordable and life -cycle housing Rationale: Lino Lakes, as a developing city, is expected to accommodate the projected housing needs, entry level through retirement, of the community's population. Policies: 1. Work with developers to identify innovative strategies for providing entry -level and life cycle housing. 2. Use redevelopment tools to revitalize aging residential properties, made possible by various federal, state, local government, and non-profit programs. 3. Provide expanded opportunities for housing ownership made available by various federal, state, local government and non-profit agencies. 4. Provide for and designate appropriate areas for high - density and mixed -use development. 5. Strive to integrate affordable housing in all residential districts. (This was added after joint council /CPAP meeting) The Affordable Housing section in the draft Comp Plan's Housing Plan takes further steps beyond removing impediments to affordable housing by identifying innovative strategies, expanding opportunities and providing appropriate areas for high density and mixed use development. The Affordable Housing section (Ch. 4, Pg. 17) states: "To provide opportunities for affordable housing in the community, the City is taking the appropriate regulatory measures within the Comprehensive Plan by guiding areas for higher density housing and including policies to promote affordable housing in the community. These regulatory measures represent one of the City's most effective tools to encourage development of affordable housing. To meet affordable housing goals, the City has planned for potential new growth with a variety of residential land use types and densities to promote the development of life -cycle and affordable housing across the city." Comprehensive Plan Housing Implementation Strategies and Recommendations There is currently nothing within any land use district —other than zoning requirements which add to the cost of development —that prevents affordable housing from being built in Lino Lakes. Short of mandating affordable housing, the Affordable Housing Plan removes as many impediments as is realistically possible. The Housing Plan lists the implementation strategies that can be used: (Ch. 4, Pgs. 18 -19) To ensure housing development is compatible with existing and adjacent land uses and provides accessibility to key community features and natural amenities (Goal 3), the City will: 2 • • •