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CMP Part 3C. Housing Plan <br />health hazards, substandard living conditions or energy inefficiencies. They would like to improve <br />their housing condition and their neighborhood's appearance, but are unable to because of insufficient <br />income. Orono will continue to actively participate in Community Development Block Grant and <br />Minnesota Housing Finance Assistance programs designed to help these citizens meet their very <br />immediate housing needs. <br />3. Orono will encourage developers to provide a variety of housing types and cost ranges. Whenever <br />a multiple family or clustered housing development is proposed, Orono will actively encourage setting <br />aside a reasonable number of units for large families and/or for low and moderate income families. <br />Orono will participate and assist developers in applications for loan guarantees or other suitable forms <br />of housing subsidy aids which may be available. Orono will also consider proposals for lifecycle <br />housing options for sites which have not been guided for such use, but where such use may be <br />appropriate if developed in a manner that is sensitive to the surrounding land uses and has the <br />necessary services available. Such areas may include property that is currently guided or zoned for <br />more intense uses such as commercial or industrial, or may include sites adjacent to existing higher <br />intensity uses. <br />4, Housing construction will be subject to uniform state building code requirements but will not <br />be burdened with unnecessary zoning requirements. Orono does not intend to require arbitrary <br />minimum dwelling sizes or minimum amenity installations as these artificial standards only drive up <br />the cost of housing while limiting the buyer's freedom of choice. <br />5. Orono will promote energy conservation methods and procedures. Orono will actively pursue and <br />advertise all available programs for energy conservation funding. <br />b To achieve its housing goals outlined above, the City will evaluate opportunities to utilize public <br />and non-profit programs or to partner with other agencies in these programs. There is a wide <br />variety of tools and programs available to cities and property owners, developed to encourage <br />affordable housing, and include the following. <br />Property owners and developers should be advised that while available to the city, Orono feels <br />that market driven development is desirable over financially subsidized projects. Therefore the <br />City has applied the use of Orono tax dollars very conservatively, only for projects that strongly <br />met City housing, land use, environmental, and quality of life goals. <br />1. Zoning and Subdivision Policies: The City frequently reviews its zoning and <br />subdivision regulations to support development that meets its comprehensive goals. <br />The City also employs a planned unit development (PUD) process. Through this <br />process, the City currently provides zoning incentives such as increased density and <br />potential staging plan flexibility for projects which achieve the city's housing goals. <br />The City will consider applications that addresses the City's need allocation of 154 <br />units below 80% AMI based upon how well the proposed projects meet City <br />objectives. The City has identified land where we feel higher density development <br />is most appropriate, given the proximity to transportation support, services, and <br />jobs. <br />2. Orono Housing and Redevelopment Authority. The City Established an HRA in <br />1991. The City has used its HRA to assist in the development of Senior housing <br />complex and may do so in the future. <br />City of Orono Community Management Plan 2020-2040 Part 3C, Page 15 <br />