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b. Confine higher density,apartment type housing in proximity to • areas which offer a wide range of existing supportive service; major service and commercial centers, parks, playgrounds, schools and other similar uses. c. Ensure that all new housing, including housing affordable to low and moderate income families and individuals,adheres to the highest community design, planning,and construction standards. d. Encourage"life cycle"housing to provide various housing options. Goal 2: Preserve the identity and improve the quality and appearance of existing neighborhoods. Policies: a. High density housing shall be located within easy access of a major thoroughfare so as not to introduce an excessive amount of vehicular traffic onto residential streets. b. A major consideration for approval or denial of any proposed apartment project will be the compatibility with surrounding land uses. • c. High density housing shall not be placed or utilized specifically as a buffer or use capable of absorbing negative impacts. d. Medium density single family attached housing wi4 e-pravicleel— may be used in transitional areas between single family detached residential neighborhoods and high density residential development. e. The existing character of low density neighborhoods shall be maintained and preserved by preventing encroachment from higher use types and by buffering the neighborhoods from other types of land use. Some redevelopment of low density uses on the fringe of these neighborhoods may be-eq+i ed.used to provide the-necessaFy-boffer-s•buffering. f. Substandard housing shall be rehabilitated or redeveloped through private means and/or public assistance. g. Substandard housing shall be removed when it is judged not economically feasible to correct deficiencies. —Peerit4l-loot i .setio44.-pFeo€xigas-wel4-afradequate opeil€ ase-a 44andssapin;.