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Attachment 1: Vision 2020: Housing Category 6.0 HOUSING Attachment V 24 The town should develop a comprehensive housing policy that seeks to provide housing for all of Carrboro's citizens. 6.1 Housing for a Diverse Population • 6.11 Town policy should accommodate a variety of housing styles, sizes and pricing. It should also address issues of density, funding and rezoning to allow for more non- detached housing, mixed -use development, and communal living options. • 6.12 The variety of strategies to be considered should include the investigation of alternative public and private funding for construction and renovation of low and moderate income housing. A low interest loan pool for individuals and nonprofits that wish to buy and rehabilitate housing is desired. • 6.13 The town should review all vacant municipally owned land for the purpose of making unneeded tracts available for housing programs. • 6.14 The town should continue to advocate for inclusionary zoning techniques to increase the local stock of affordable housing. • 6.15 The town should pursue the development of density bonus provisions for projects incorporating environmentally sensitive development and building practices. • 6.16 With our growing population of senior citizens, the town should support the creation of more housing that allows our senior citizens to interact fully with the larger community. Senior access to public transit will become an increasingly important concern. • 6.17 The town should interact with non - profit groups that work to provide affordable housing, including but not limited to the Land Trust, Orange Community Housing Corporation, Empowerment Inc., and Habitat for Humanity. • 6.18 A minimum of 15 percent of the residential units in any residential development should meet the affordability criteria specified in Section 15 -182.4 of the Carrboro Land Use Ordinance. Page 1 10