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HOUSING PLAN <br /> Goals and Policies <br /> Coal: Maintain and enhance the quality of the single-family detached Dousing stock <br /> and the neighborhoods in which it is located. <br /> Coal: Upgrade and improve attractive multiple-family loousing for those segments of <br /> the population that cannot afford or do not desire to live in detached Dousing. <br /> Since Columbia [Heights is predominately residential, the City regards the preservation and <br /> enhancement of the housing stock as its most important task. <br /> 1. Single-Family Code Enforcement: The City shall strive to maintain the physical quality of <br /> single-family housing through Code enforcement. <br /> 2. Spot Clearance: The City shall remove and replace the most seriously deteriorated single-family <br /> houses so that they do not continue to harm the value of nearby housing. <br /> 3. Multiple-Family [lousing Maintenance Standards: The City shall maintain minimum standards <br /> for multiple-family housing through a program of regular inspections and Code enforcement. <br /> 4. Housing Assistance: The City shall continue to provide adequate housing programs. <br /> 5. Equal Opportunity: The City shall continue to promote and protect equal housing opportunity <br /> in publicly assisted and private housing. <br /> 6. Neigleborhood Protection: The City shall work to protect the integrity and long-tern viability of <br /> its neighborhoods and strive to reduce the potential negative effects of nearby commercial or <br /> industrial development through zoning, site plan reviews and Code enforcement. <br /> 7. Site Maintenance: The City shall strictly enforce its municipal regulations pertaining to yard and <br /> building maintenance so as to protect residential property values. <br /> "425 19 <br />