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Periodic Code and Ordinance Analysis <br />The municipality should conduct a robust analysis of its zoning code, building code and <br />occupancy standards, looking for disparate impact on protected classes. Thereafter, the <br />city should conduct a periodic reexamination, as well as have a process for examining any <br />new proposals of changes or additions to the codes. <br />In its Analysis of Fair Housing Local <br />Government Assessment Tool, HUD looks <br />for cities to make sure land use and zoning <br />laws do not create hurdles to fair housing. In <br />Appendix C of the Tool, HUD defines a series <br />of factors which can contribute to <br />segregation, one of which is "land use and <br />zoning laws." This definition lists thirteen <br />examples of such laws and policies which <br />might pose problems, and provides a good checklist for cities reviewing their policies. 19 <br />Another resource worth reviewing are the recommendations on local government policies <br />included in the Minnesota Challenge report (referenced above). The report encourages <br />cities to review policies related to: <br />o permitted project scales and density; <br />o provision of financial resources; <br />o assistance with site selection; <br />o reduction of unnecessary parking requirements; <br />o fee reductions or waivers for affordable housing; <br />o reduction of administrative delays; <br />19 See also analysis and discussion of zoning and land use issues in the Addendum to the 2014 Regional Analysis of <br />Impediments. <br />30 <br />