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City of Mounds View Comprehensive Plan <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br /> 25 <br />k. Protect residential neighborhoods from penetration by through traffic. <br /> <br />l. Protect residential developments from adverse, environmental impacts, including noise, air, <br />and visual pollution. <br /> <br />m. Prohibit commercial development within designated residential areas. <br /> <br /> <br />Goal 2: Provide safe, healthy, and attractive residential environments that offer a <br />broad and full choice of housing opportunities to meet the needs of all <br />segments of the population. <br /> <br />Policies: <br /> <br />a. The amount of affordable housing in Mounds View exceeds the benchmarks established by <br />the Metropolitan Council. The City will review proposals for new and replacement housing <br />to ensure that affordable housing levels remain within the Metropolitan Council benchmark <br />ranges. <br /> <br />b. Housing for low and moderate-income families and individuals should not be concentrated <br />within a single project or area. <br /> <br />c. When providing low and moderate-income housing, priority should be given to Mounds <br />View residents to the extent possible. <br /> <br />d. Utilize the City newsletter, local news media, and the city website to inform residents of <br />housing program availability. <br /> <br />e. Minimize administrative costs of housing programs through utilization of non-city staff (i.e. <br />state and regional agency staff, private institution staff, etc.) <br /> <br />f. Consider the development of additional single-family attached homes to supplement <br />conventional single-family detached homes, mobile homes, and apartments. <br /> <br />g. Confine higher density, apartment type housing in proximity to areas which offer a wide <br />range of existing supportive service; major service and commercial centers, parks, <br />playgrounds, schools and other similar uses. <br /> <br />h. Ensure that all new housing, including housing affordable to low and moderate-income <br />families and individuals, adheres to the highest community design, planning, construction <br /> standards. <br />