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MA City of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 3 A8 o AA Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice The City of Cuyahoga Falls has already completed an important part of its review of the "health" of the community through the development of its Consolidated Plan for Housing Activities. The AI is the next logical step and part of the ongoing process of community development. Its goal is to make recommendations on how to improve the current situation. The recommendations will assist in developing a Fair Housing Action Plan that will be a cooperative part of the Comprehensive Plan. It is a requirement of the Community Development Block Grant Program that recipients undertake this review and it is one that must be taken seriously, The Al includes: a demographic and economic profile of the community; a review of activities and issues concerning the local housing industry; a review of local lenders, zoning and housing regulations; current fair housing programs; and, identification of impediments to fair housing choice. The purpose of this analysis is to make the the City of Cuyahoga Falls, as well as the public, aware of the fair housing issues that are facing their community and to develop strategies to address those issues. This analysis also helps develop an ongoing process for identifying fair housing concerns and problems in City of Cuyahoga Falls. It is useful in developing a means to inform the citizens of the community about their fair housing rights and responsibilities. 3.0 HOUSING MARKET AND NEEDS ASSESSMENTS See Maps 1 & 2 The strengths and weaknesses of a community are the culminations of years of tradition, growth and change. The resulting conditions have implications for the housing and community development needs of a community. The following report provides an overview of significant conditions and trends. It helps to clarify the housing and community development needs and the approaches the City will need to take in order to address those needs, Map 1 shows the City by jurisdiction. Map 2 shows the City by census tract. These are included since much of the statistical analysis and review of income, demographic and other vital data utilizes census tracts and is more helpful if the reader is familiar with the layout of these tracts. It should be noted that the boundaries for individual census tracts between the years 1990 and 2000 may differ as it relates to the City of Cuyahoga Falls. For the purposes of this report, the breakdown of census tracts will show the City of of Cuyahoga Falls to consist of (9) census tracts in 1990 and ten (10) census tracts in 2000, Although comparisons were made againstthe same numbered censustracts and /or boundaries wherever possible in order to preserve the integrity of this report, boundaries of some census tracts do overlap. Also, the data may indicate that a category either is nonexistent or falls below the threshold in terms of measurement. 3.1 Location and Size of the Community