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i <br /> 14 Housing <br /> Objective H-1.1: <br /> Assist in the rehabilitation and development of affordable housing and promotion of <br /> community development programs in the County using multiple strategies including <br /> implementation of the Countywide Housing and Community Development <br /> Consolidated Plan. <br /> Status/Action: Ongoing <br /> Objective H-1.2: <br /> Concentrate the Orange County Community Development Block Grant Program <br /> efforts and resources in those areas of the County occupied by low and moderate- <br /> income households and having the most severe housing and community <br /> development needs. <br /> Status/Action: No Action <br /> Obiective H-1.3: <br /> Increase the provision of housing assistance for households in need and coordinate <br /> with public and non-profit organizations responsible for providing community <br /> services and housing in the County. <br /> Status/Action: Initiated <br /> Objective H-1.4: <br /> Coordinate with the municipalities to maintain an adequate supply of residentially <br /> designated land to accommodate sustainable levels of population growth and a <br /> diversity of housing types countywide. <br /> Status/Action: No Action <br /> Objective H-1.5: <br /> Ensure that a variety of housing types can be developed throughout the County in a <br /> sustainable manner that locates housing near employment centers and commercial <br /> centers and that efficiently uses existing and planned public services. (See also <br /> Land Use Objectives LU-1.1 and LU-6.2, Economic Development Objective ED-3.5, <br /> and Water and Wastewater Objective WW-2.) <br /> Status/Action: No Action <br /> Objective H-1.6: <br /> Promote innovative approaches to housing that are responsive to the needs of <br /> Orange County, maintain quality and human scale, increase energy efficiency, and <br /> reduce construction and maintenance costs. <br /> Status/Action: No Action <br /> Obiective H-2.1: <br /> Accommodate the development of group homes, foster care facilities, transitional <br /> housing facilities and other housing types in appropriate locations to provide <br /> increased opportunities for social interaction, a de-institutionalized lifestyle, and <br /> gainful employment. <br /> Status/Action: No Action <br /> Objective H-2.2: <br /> Continue to address issues of chronic homelessness in Orange County. <br /> Status/Action: Ongoing <br /> 12 <br />