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19 <br /> <br />1.6: Support a range of affordable housing initiatives in <br />partnership with non-profit organizations and outreach to <br />the broader community to leverage state and federal funds <br />to provide a range of housing opportunities for County <br />residents. <br /> <br />1.7: Preserve and monitor the affordable housing stock that <br />exists by developing strategies, tools and partnerships that <br />allow the County to retain the supply of decent, safe, sound, <br />and accessible housing that is affordable to low- and <br />moderate-income owners and renters including <br />manufactured homes. <br /> <br />1.8: Plan for possible displaced homeowners and renters of <br />manufactured housing that may have difficulty finding <br />other sources of affordable housing due to rising land costs <br />and rent, expected particularly in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. <br /> <br />1.9: Coordinate the location of higher intensity / high <br />density residential and non-residential development with <br />existing or planned locations of public transportation, <br />commercial and community services, and adequate <br />supporting infrastructure (i.e., water and sewer, high-speed <br />internet access, streets, and sidewalks), while avoiding <br />areas with protected natural and cultural resources. This <br />could be achieved by increasing allowable densities and <br />creating new mixed-use zoning districts where adequate <br />public services are available. <br /> <br />1:10: Improve the public infrastructure through <br />rehabilitation, reconstruction, and new construction that will <br />facilitate affordable housing and economic development. <br /> <br />1.11: Evaluate the feasibility of incentives and utilize them <br />to stimulate the development/ production of needed <br />affordable low income housing and increase participation <br />and or private investment by lenders, landlords, apartments, <br />developers and faith-based organizations. <br /> <br /> <br />AR3: The County should negotiate an <br />agreement with the Orange County <br />Housing Authority to manage and <br />maintain affordable housing inventory <br />owned by the County. <br />AR4: Through a Design Competition <br />create and implement an innovative <br />development plan and designs for the <br />larger county-owned parcel(s) <br />including the Southern Human Services <br />Center site that will include a mix of <br />affordable housing uses including <br />workforce housing and or special <br />needs housing and services as suited <br />to the site and identified priority <br />needs. <br /> <br />A5: Assess land use planning efforts <br />to identify and provide greater <br />opportunities for the joint location of <br />affordable housing and employment <br />centers near existing or near term <br />construction of public utilities and <br />transportation which reduces <br />commuting times, traffic congestion <br />on roadways, air emissions, and <br />generally improve quality of life for <br />families and individuals. <br /> <br />A6: Assess land use planning efforts <br />in consultation with the developer <br />community (for profit/nonprofit) to <br />identify potential barriers to <br />development and to identify effective <br />incentives for Orange County to <br />increase affordable housing options <br />including exploring the success of <br />other communities and evaluating <br />Chapel Hill’s efforts to encourage <br />developers to build affordable units <br />as part of new developments. <br /> <br />A7: Utilize planning and development <br />opportunities, related to northern and <br />western Orange County that include <br />the NC 57/Speedway Small Area Plan, <br />the Efland-Mebane Small Area Plan, <br />Economic Development Zoning <br />Districts, and the Efland Sewer Project, <br />as well as regulations and practices <br />contained in the Orange County <br />Unified Development Ordinance and <br />the Comprehensive Land Use Plan. <br /> 134