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10 <br /> 1 • Temporary Custodial Care Units provide an affordable option for a caregiver to <br /> 2 provide care for a mentally or physically impaired person. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Future Amendments <br /> 5 • Revision to Existing Subdivision Standards — revisions to existing minimum lot and <br /> 6 offsite septic standards to allow for smaller lot sizes and accommodate micro housing, <br /> 7 pocket neighborhoods and cluster developments. <br /> 8 • Rural Master Plan Development Conditional Zoning District—Allow for flexible <br /> 9 residential development in the rural areas of the County; minimum lot sizes and cluster <br /> 10 options. <br /> 11 • Recreation Vehicles and Tiny Homes as Temporary Housing — Establish a new <br /> 12 district allowing for recreational vehicles in rural areas and tiny homes within a mobile <br /> 13 home park <br /> 14 • Continue to find `zoning techniques' to promote private sector affordable housing <br /> 15 and examining authority county was given in 1991 for density bonuses in <br /> 16 consideration of affordable housing related amendments recently proposed. The <br /> 17 affordable housing density bonuses/references were deleted from Planning's new <br /> 18 amendment and will be analyzed to ensure within the bounds of legislation. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Planning Initiatives to Further Affordable Housing <br /> 21 Discussion Question #5 <br /> 22 Are there other planning issues and opportunities the Board believes need to be pursued <br /> 23 or are we on the right track? <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Audrey Spencer Horsley said staff has tried to capture some of the criteria discussed by <br /> 26 the Board over the past months, which can be found on page 24. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Criteria Important to the Board from Previous Discussions and Community Engagement <br /> 29 Summary of key points and criteria to be incorporated in the Plan and for considering affordable <br /> 30 housing development projects: <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Goal: 1,000 Assisted Homes to Address Greatest Affordable Housing Needs in Our <br /> 33 Community <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Highest Priority: <br /> 36 • Affordable Rental Homes for Households with Lowest Of Incomes and Persons with <br /> 37 Special Needs; then Workforce Rental and Homeownership. Homes for Persons with <br /> 38 Low To Moderate Income <br /> 39 • Range of Housing and Mixed Incomes in Diverse Neighborhoods (Not Concentrated <br /> 40 • Energy/Environmentally Efficient <br /> 41 • Universal Design <br /> 42 • Leveraging <br /> 43 • Transit Oriented Development <br /> 44 • Consider Transportation and Housing Costs <br /> 45 • Private and other Public Investment (non-county) <br /> 46 • Intergovernmental Collaboration and Investment <br /> 47 • Inclusiveness and Diversity <br /> 48 • Creativity/Innovations in Providing Access to Transportation/Community-wide <br /> 49 (Eliminating Areas of Isolation) <br />