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• 15 <br /> Objective H-2.3: <br /> Increase the number of affordable multi-family housing units which are designed to <br /> support the needs of the elderly, especially those with limited incomes. <br /> Status/Action: No Action <br /> Objective H-3.1: <br /> Achieve residential neighborhoods that are attractive and well-maintained. (See also <br /> Land Use Objective LU-2.10.) <br /> Status/Action: Initiated <br /> Objective H-3.2: <br /> Require that all new housing built or located in Orange County meet the minimum <br /> standards specified in the State of North Carolina Building Code, as well as <br /> standards of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Farmer's <br /> Home Administration, when appropriate. <br /> Status/Action: Ongoing <br /> Objective H-3.3: <br /> Expand assistance in the retrofitting, repair, and maintenance of existing homes <br /> owned by financially challenged households, particularly those that are senior <br /> citizens. <br /> Status/Action: Completed, Ongoing <br /> Objective H-3.4: <br /> Provide additional housing and rehabilitation assistance that targets and prevents <br /> the physical decline of stable neighborhoods. <br /> Status/Action: Completed, Ongoing <br /> Objective H-3.5: <br /> Review and consider the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Energy Star and <br /> Water Sense standards for use as an integral part of the County's housing <br /> rehabilitation program. <br /> Status/Action: No Action <br /> Obiective H-3.6: <br /> Work within the Orange County government system to identify and resolve existing <br /> policies which may be at odds with historic preservation goals, green building <br /> approaches, and workforce and affordable housing efforts. (See also Cultural <br /> Resources Objective CR-3 and Economic Development Objective ED-4.1.) <br /> Status/Action: No Action <br /> Objective H-4.1: <br /> Continue to permit HUD code-compliant manufactured housing as a form of <br /> affordable housing in the County. (See also Land Use Objective LU-4.1.) <br /> Status/Action: Initiated <br /> Objective H-4.2: <br /> Expand assistance for elderly households that have difficulty affording their home <br /> property tax. <br /> Status/Action: No Action <br /> Objective H-4.3: <br /> Evaluate the feasibility of development incentives to stimulate the production of <br /> needed affordable low income housing. (See also Land Use Objective LU-4.4.) <br /> 13 <br />