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short- and long-term expectations and intentions regarding the use of these fiscal tools <br />including: <br />► <br />► <br />► <br />► <br />Housing revenue bonds <br />Tax-increment financing <br />Federal Community Development Block Grants <br />Local HRA tax levy <br />Local government essential function bonds/regional credit enhancements <br />Local Official Controls and Approvals <br />One of the most important and visible implementation efibrts a community can engage in <br />to its LCA goals is to re-cxamme and revise its local official controls and <br />approvals as they impact residential development and redevelopment. <br />J oc^l regulations and requirements can significantly affect the cost of housing and the <br />opportunity to increase life-cycle housing options. It may be appropriate for a community <br />to examine its local controls for their potential to reduce housing costs and diversify its <br />housing. These efforts can include: <br />► Land use and zoning regulations, including minimum and maximum densities, <br />amounts of land planned or zoned for multifamily housing; environmental <br />protection regulations; public dedication requirements. <br />*■ Cluster-design site planning, planned unit developments and zero-lot-linc <br />approaches, for their potential to increase life-cycle options and affordability. <br />► Public improvements and engineering/design requirements, including street width <br />and depth design, sidewalk requirements, storm sewer design, street lighting, tree <br />replacement. <br />► Local approvals process, including time firame and complexity. <br />► **Accessory housing"ordinances to allow single-family homes to have ^artment <br />units in basements or converted space in a separate structure. <br />Authority for Providing Housing Programs <br />One obvious and necessary ingredient for successful implementation of housing objectives <br />is the ability of the community to administer and manage the myriad assistance, <br />development and maintenance activities available to it and its residents. The action plan <br />should describe what authority the city has for operating housing programs and the <br />activities of the organizations or entities that adininister the programs and/or also desOTbe <br />arrangements the city may have with other public or nonprofit organizations that provide <br />housing-related services to the city. <br />h;\libran'\commundv\gpO 10396.hsg