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• LAND USE PLAN a. Establishing a point of sale housing maintenance ordinance. The ordinance would require a housing inspection at the time the home is sold and housing maintenance to be performed. b. Housing Remodeling Fair. Either independently or collaboratively with adjoining communities, the City may hold remodeling fairs as a citizen outreach efforts. The fair would provide a forum where residents could meet with City officials, builders, remodelers, and finance professionals for ideas on housing remodeling or renovation. 2. The City will explore expanding the number of low density residential zoning districts to provide a greater range of lot sizes and development densities. An Estate Lot Zoning District will be implemented to promote higher value homes. Medium and High Density Residential Through the next decade, the housing needs of community residents will continue to change reflective of a maturing regional and local population. In response to these demographic trends, the City has identified housing diversity and life cycle housing as a means for providing housing choices that address the housing needs for residents at each stage of their life. The City has defined density as follows: Low = 1 to 3 units per acre Medium = 3 to 6 units per acre High = 6 to 12 units per acre Town Center = 10 to 24 units per acre 1. The higher density residential areas have been located at the periphery of low density residential neighborhoods along higher functional classification streets in an effort to reduce traffic impacts on low density residential areas. 2. The higher density residential locations have been utilized as a land use transition between low density neighborhoods and more intense commercial uses, industrial uses, or higher functional classification streets. 3. The medium and high density residential land uses have been proposed in close proximity to the City's commercial locations as a means of providing convenient access to commercial goods and services, nearby market support for the commercial businesses, and reduced traffic impacts between these land uses. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE LINO LAKES 86 DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK