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65 <br />[County or third party /non - profit ownership] [County or third party /non - profit management] <br />Background <br />■ Throughout the process, the Work Group examined the need to provide for safe and long -term <br />affordable housing in areas of the County with access to public transit, employment, goods and <br />services, and public water and wastewater infrastructure. <br />Recommendation <br />Due to a lack of existing available mobile homes and spaces and increasing housing costs in <br />the Towns, the Work Group recommends Orange County use designated funds to pursue the <br />development of a mobile home park and /or mixed housing development on an undeveloped <br />parcel with access to transportation, employment, goods, services, and public water and <br />wastewater infrastructure in the County. <br />o A new mobile home park would increase the number of mobile home sites in the County and <br />provide affordable housing units for residents facing potential displacement as a result of <br />development. A mixed housing development would act as a viable source for affordable <br />housing, increase the number of affordable housing units in the County, and provide <br />affordable and sustainable housing units for all low- income residents facing potential <br />displacement as a result of redevelopment. The recommendation may also incorporate <br />additional affordable housing goals and objectives and allow for a mix of housing types <br />including multifamily, townhomes, cottage homes, mobile homes, modular units, and stick <br />built construction. This would then provide for viable, long -term housing that would <br />appreciate over time. <br />• Due to financial constraints and development pressure in the Towns, the Work Group <br />examined long -term solutions that may be pursued in the northern portion of the County, <br />specifically the Eno and Efland areas. These areas of the Orange County may provide for <br />access to employment centers, education, and everyday goods and services via public transit. <br />In addition, these areas may have the capacity to connect to public water and wastewater <br />infrastructure, compared to other areas of the county. This would allow for greater density <br />and additional affordable housing units. <br />• This recommendation may allow for the County to work with an existing mobile home park <br />owner to expand their existing mobile home park with the County's purchase of an adjacent, <br />undeveloped parcel. <br />o If this recommendation is pursued, the County shall explore opportunities for non - profit or <br />third party ownership, development, and management in the immediate future. This may <br />require the County to initiate a Request for Proposal (RFP) process, similar to the RFPs <br />initiated for the 2016 Affordable Housing Bond Funds. <br />Potential Funding Source: Funds allocated by the BOCC for land banking opportunities. <br />Outcome <br />■ Orange County would purchase and pursue the development of a mobile home park and /or <br />mixed housing development on an undeveloped parcel in Orange County. This would allow for <br />safe and long -term affordable housing for displaced mobile home park residents in the future. <br />If the Board of County Commissioners endorses the recommendations, staff will proceed with <br />identifying and evaluating parcels in Orange County for future mobile home park and /or affordable <br />mixed housing development. <br />Mitigate Displacement I I Preserve Existing Stock I ✓ I Increase Supplv <br />