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City of Mounds View Comprehensive Plan k. Protect residential neighborhoods from penetration by through traffic. 1. Protect residential developments from adverse,environmental impacts,including noise,air, and visual pollution. in. Prohibit commercial development within designated residential areas. Goal 2: Provide safe,healthy, and attractive residential environments that offer a broad and full choice of housing opportunities to meet the needs of all segments of the population. Policies: a. The amount of affordable housing in Mounds View exceeds the benchmarks established by the Metropolitan Council. The City will review proposals for new and replacement housing to ensure that affordable housing levels remain within the Metropolitan Council benchmark ranges. b. Housing for low and moderate-income families and individuals should not be concentrated within a single project or area. c. When providing low and moderate-income housing, priority should be given to Mounds View residents to the extent possible. d. Utilize the City newsletter, local news media, and the city website to inform residents of housing program availability. e. Minimize administrative costs of housing programs through utilization of non-city staff(i.e. state and regional agency staff, private institution staff, etc.) f. Consider the development of additional single-family attached homes to supplement conventional single-family detached homes, mobile homes, and apartments. g. 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. h. Ensure that all new housing, including housing affordable to low and moderate-income families and individuals, adheres to the highest community design, planning, construction standards. 25