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“Cluster” Plans In addition, there wUl be situations where expanding affordable and life-cycle housing opportunities within the borders of a community may be impractical or impossible. In some communities there may be physical limitations leaving little or no land left for residaioal development In others marketplace realities, such as prohibitive land costs, may effectwely niake the development of additional affordable housing impossible. There will be other situations where cities have historically functioned as a larger cluster of communities beyond their own borde^ pardculfliiy snudlcr cities with sinulsr devdopinent patterns and conunon places of coinnierci^ and social activity. These communities may find it more appropriate to propose to meet housing goals in a broader, collaborative effort. These and other situations may be particularly appropriate for the development of a joint action plan for a “cluster” of communities as permitted by the LCA. Cities participating in the LCA may decide for themselves whether they want to collaborate with ncighbonng communities in preparing a joint plan to achieve the housing goals of the coUaborating cities. Just as m mdividual dty action plans, cluster plans should set forth the housing assistance, rehabihtation and development programs that may be used by the cooperating communities, and the actions regarding local ofBcial controls to be undertaken by each of the members of the cluster. Implementation Actions Implementation efforts to achieve affordable and life-cycle housing goals may differ significantly from city to city. A community ’s level of urbanization and development may indicate an appro^h to housing issues that is different from that of its nei^bor. The implementation actions pro^s^ by one community may not be applicable or appropriate for another community. For example, the housing activities of a fully developed, first ring subuib may differ greatly from the residential subdivision development in developing area communities. Such factors as the current housing situation in the city or cluster and future housing needs as suggested by the age and household composition of its population and its household and employment forecasts, the age and condihon of the housing stock, and the amount of land available for residential development, should aU be considered in developing the action plan The housing action plan should address the kinds of implementation tools and programs set forth below and the general time fi^e in which their efforts will be imdertaken. The plan should identify, as best as possible, the number of households to be assist^ or housing units to produced or rehabilitated through the various progra^ and activities to be employed by the community. To the degree possible, the plan should identify the income levels of the households to be through the city ’s efforts, e.g., the number of households or percent of assistance to be directed to households of very low income - 30 percent of median, low income - 50 pwcent of median, and moderate income - 80 percent of median income. Where possible, it should identity efforts that will be targeted specifically toward the elderly, families, homeowners and renters. Below are examples of programs and local efforts in which communities may participate to ftirther their affordable and life-cycle housing objectives. These are the kinds of efforts that should be in a community ’s LCA housing action plan: Housing Assistance Programs An action plan to implement the community ’s LCA goals should indicate the housing assistance programs to be used by and in the community, and the best estimate of how many households will be helped by such programs each year or over the period of years covered by the action plan.