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Chapter 5: Housing Element <br />C~t~ 5 0 ~ ~ , <br />5.1. Summary <br />^ Overview <br />^ General description of existing housing in County -predominantly <br />single-family, denser developments built in recent years. <br />^ Mission of Housing and Community Development Department. <br />^ Housing planning efforts: 10-Year Plan to End Chronic <br />Homelessness, 2005-2010 Housing and Community Development <br />Consolidated Plan, Orange County Comprehensive Housing <br />Strategy. <br />^ Key Issues: provision of affordable housing, workforce housing, <br />repair and rehabilitation of existing dwelling units, <br />location/pattern/density of new units, and homelessness. <br />5.2. Purpose <br />^ Description of element purpose: describing County's role in <br />guiding and directing development of housing, and providing <br />policy direction on future housing development and the provision <br />of affordable housing. <br />5.3. Historic Data, Current Data and Evaluation of <br />Trends <br />^ Highlights of housing trends <br />^ Housing Attributes <br />Housing attributes by County (2000). <br />Housing attributes by municipality and County (2000). <br />^ Housing Value Trends <br />County median house value trends (1970-2000). <br />County housing sales price distribution (2000-2005). <br />County and municipality sales price distribution (2005). <br />County house tax values (2005). <br />^ Housing Affordability <br />Availability of housing in County by median income (August <br />26, 2005). <br />O v'a~Vl.~i CdiLVLty Ccrvv~Ye,~.c~i~ver ~~avt~ DRAFT 11-21-07 11 <br />