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3 - <br />RESIDENTIAL GOALS AND POLICES (cont.) <br />aflheres to the highest community design, planning and <br />construction standasds. <br />PoiicY: Encourage "life cycle'° housing to provide various <br />housing options <br />Goal 2: Preserve the identity and improve the quality and appearance <br />of existing residential neighborhoods. - <br />Policy: High density housing sha11 be located within <br />easy access of a major thoroughfare so as not to introduce <br />an excessive amount of vehicular traffic onto minor resi- <br />dential streets. <br />Policy: Proposed apartment projects will be judged as to <br />their need, desirability, and acceptability on the basis <br />of factual evidence gresented. <br />Policy: Compatibility with surrounding land uses of any <br />proposed apartment project will be a major consideration . <br />for approval or denial of any proposed apartment buildinq. <br />Policy: High density houainq shall not be placed or utilized <br />speci£ically as a buffer or use capable of absorbinq negative <br />impacts. <br />Policy: Alternativ forms of housing in the mediutn density <br />range will be provided in transitional areas between sinqle <br />family residential neighborhoods and high denaity residential <br />development. <br />Policy: Medium deneity (3-6 units) housing shall not be <br />allowed to encroach upon areas apecified for low ,nsity <br />1-2 units) development. <br />Po1;cy: The existinq character of low density neighborhoods <br />shall be maintained and preaerved by preventing encroacturtent <br />rom higher use types and by buffering these neiqhborhoods <br />rom other types of land usee. <br />Policy: Substandard housing shall be rehabilitated or rede- <br />veloped throuqh private meana and/or p•.iblie aseistanae. <br />Po11Cy: Remove subatandard housing when it ia judged not <br />economically Eeaaible to correct defioienciea. <br />Po11cy: Rental housing ahall be upqraded to require adequate <br />saun8 proofing as well as adequate open spaae and lan8ecapinq.