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City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update <br />Chapter 7: Housing Plan <br />IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES: <br />1) Encourage residents to upgrade the functionality and marketability of their aging housing, and <br />put quality additions on as they need more space. <br />a. Tactic- Consider the establishment of grant and/or loan remodeling programs to assist <br />people in upgrading their homes. <br />2) Provide options for residents to subdivide and/or hook up to municipal services, if they so <br />choose. <br />a. Tactic- Initiate a feasibility study, upon request from residents. <br />3) Encourage redevelopment where land is underutilized <br />a. Tactic- Identify and designate areas appropriate for redevelopment <br />b. Tactic — Prepare redevelopment plans <br />c. Tactic — Identify resources and partners to implement those plans. <br />HOUSING GOAL #3: <br />Maintain and improve the housing stock to preserve the character and quality of existing <br />neighborhoods. <br />SUPPORTIVE FINDING: <br />The housing in some areas of Ramsey is aging. Similarly to Housing Goal #2, there are some homes and <br />neighborhoods that will need rehabilitation in coming years. Also, in 2007 the City established an Abatement <br />process that provides an additional tool for the City to use in addressing code violations and problem <br />properties. <br />IMPLEMENTATIONS STRATEGIES: <br />1) Encourage the development of homeowner's associations or common interest communities for <br />areas of older multifamily housing and new subdivisions of smaller lot neighborhoods. <br />2) Develop and maintain a close relationship with existing homeowner's associations. <br />a. Tactic: Increase communication by meeting annually with homeowner's associations and <br />maintaining an updated mailing list. <br />3) Investigate the creation of a homeowner rehabilitation program, and increase marketing <br />efforts for existing county and state home renovation programs. <br />4) Enhance code enforcement efforts. <br />a. Tactic: Review and update Ramsey's Housing Maintenance Code. <br />b. Tactic: Consider neighborhood sweeps that includes a proactive code enforcement and <br />education effort on housing maintenance. <br />c. Tactic: Link code enforcement orders with home improvement funding. <br />d. Tactic: Consider code violation disclosure and/or required improvement prior to sale of <br />existing homes particularly those homes that are going into foreclosure through a point of <br />sale or truth in housing program. <br />e. Tactic: Increase education efforts surrounding code enforcement requirements and <br />expectations. <br />5) Educate Ramsey residents about the importance and value of maintaining their homes. <br />6) Partner with Anoka County to ensure that foreclosed homes that are vacant are maintained <br />and secure. <br />7) Ensure that new housing developments provide appropriate density transition with existing <br />established neighborhoods. <br />8) Update and enhance design standards for new developments and encourage housing <br />construction that incorporates quality and diverse architecture. <br />9) Continue to administer the rental licensing program <br />City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan Page 7-18 <br />