Agenda - Planning Commission - 04/07/2011

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t Metropolitan Council • Include a housing implementation program Assess current housing stock Include goals, policies and programs The comprehensive plan must include a housing implementation program that identifies official controls, programs and fiscal tools the municipality will use to implement its housing goals and policies. Local controls may include zoning and subdivision ordinances, building codes, design requirements and the approval process itself. These impact both the type and cost of new housing. In its housing implementation program, the municipality identifies the range of efforts it will employ to facilitate construction of affordable housing and to expand local housing options. Included in this section are: • affordable housing assistance, development and preservation programs available through the local, county, state or federal government • fiscal tools such as revenue bonds, tax increment financing, or tax abatement • official controls and land use regulation aimed at facilitating construction of affordable and lifecycle housing • policies or programs which guide a sufficient amount of land for development at densities that may facilitate greater housing affordability, and specifically, to accommodate the municipalities share of the regional need. Assessment of the current housing stock should include the number, types, tenure, value, monthly rent, age and condition of residential structures. Where appropriate, sub - regional or broader comparisons with other municipalities should be included to better explain the existing housing conditions. Goals and policies typically address the need to add low -and moderate - income affordable housing or other housing to meet special needs, other development and redevelopment expectations, housing maintenance and preservation, density and diversity of housing type. Local Planning Handbook 1 Section 3. Land Use Plan Minn. Stat. 473.859, Subd 4 April 2008 3 -9