06.03 Comprehensive Plan Update - Housing & Economic Development

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ACTION ITEMS TO SUPPORT POLICIES ABOVE r Adjust the City's land use regulations to provide for more flexibility for rural property owners engaging in historic agriculture and related activities. Y Adjust the City's road standards to provide for low-volume,rustic roads,to be used in the rural areas. ❑ Extend the Grow Zone approach to the surrounding traditional neighborhoods through adoption of a form-based code for these places. 7 Utilize the city's recently adopted street standards which promotes safe pedestrian and biking travel in addition to compatible automobile travel throughout the entire urban area of the City. Y Conduct a study to identify specific streets where targeted investments in enhanced infrastructure(sidewalks,dedicated bike lanes,dedicated trails,neighborhood placemaking,etc.) can have the greatest impact on improving connectivity. ❑ Work with the HRA to develop a target list of redevelopment properties,on public infrastructure and not. ❑ Perform an assessment of walkability in the Grow Zone and throughout the surrounding neighborhoods to determine areas of high and low pedestrian mobility and identify priority corridors for mobility improvements. ❑ Promote construction of quality,affordable life cycle housing. ❑ Seek and encourage home based businesses. ❑ Promote farm to table cooperative. ❑ Promote a vibrant and complete senior living complex. ❑ Encourage owner occupied dwellings. ❑ Engage local contractors and developers to partner with development and redevelopment of our housing inventory. a Provide regular and ongoing enforcement of maintenance standards throughout the City. e Consider adoption of the State Building Code. , ❑ Develop a Transition Area Plan to fast track private sector investments in the transition area. , The plan would provide a framework for connecting future development to the existing urban areas of theCity. i ❑ Work with the HRA to develop a plan for rehabilitation of existing homes. , ❑ Create a Park Plan for the Grow Zone and surrounding neighborhoods that leverages park i investments to promote livability and encourage private-sector investment. ' ❑ Review the land use code for any regulations that may get in the way of the establishment of I local agriculture operations. ❑ Develop an incentive policy to encourage the establishment of Community Supported Agriculture(CSA)operations. I 6 '