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30 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA Orange County, North Carolina <br /> Goal 6: Affirmatively further fair housing, prom ai <br /> housing choice and improve community wide <br /> knowledge and awareness of the Fair Housing Act, <br /> related laws, regulations, and requirements throughout <br /> the County. <br /> nrt;^n /P r^mmendatio <br /> Strategies <br /> Improve the public's, landlords', realtors', bankers' and Continue to strengthen educational <br /> other lenders', and local officials' knowledge and awareness and outreach programs so all persons will <br /> of the Fair Housing Act, related laws, regulations, and become aware of their rights under the Fair <br /> requirements to affirmatively further fair housing in the Housing Act and the County's Human <br /> community. Relations Ordinance and raise community <br /> awareness and implementation to address <br /> Strive for better intergovernmental cooperation the full meaning of affirmatively further fair <br /> between Federal and State partners, County, local officials, housing choice, especially for low-income <br /> as well as community groups, to effectively identify and residents, minorities and the disabled <br /> address potential barriers to affordable housing choice in population. <br /> the Orange County Consortium Area. <br /> Educate and promote that all residents have a right to <br /> live outside impacted areas. <br /> Require all public, private, and non-profit housing <br /> developers to abide by provisions of the Fair Housing Act in <br /> the development of housing in Orange County. <br /> The County Planning Department should monitor, <br /> review and revise within the limits of state statutes the local <br /> zoning ordinances as applicable to assure compliance with <br /> the Fair Housing Act. <br /> Draft Affordable Housing Strategic Plan <br />