Sustainability Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2012 10 17

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Comp Plan TopicSummary Format Example HOUSING (HS) (general summary) Louisville is striving to achieve a balance that embraces its commitment to being a small town, while maintaining a stableeconomy and providing for variety in the social, recreational andcultural services desired by its residents. The housing policiesare intended to ensure that future residential construction: Support vibrant retail and commercial centers that serve local residents, Encourage use of alternative modes of transportation, Address defined gaps in the housing market that exist today and into the future, and Maintain and reinforce the important relationships between viable and safe neighborhoods and the schoolfacilities that support those neighborhoods. Principle HS-1. (goal) The character and identity of existingresidential neighborhoods should be maintained. Policy HS-1.1:(required to achieve goal) The neighborhood is the basic planning unit.The neighborhood, whether it is residential orindustrial/commercial, should include that mix of land useswhich best serves those residents and/or employees. Policy HS-1.2: The City should pursue strategies that resultin appropriately located mixed-use and mixed- incomedevelopments, including designating developable land formixed-use development. Policy HS-1.3: The City should establish priorities forpreserving existing residential structures of historic value. Principle HS-2. The City should support housingdevelopment and redevelopment strategies that promote well-designed, compatible and high quality residential areasthat have a mix of unit types and pricing to meet thechanging economic, social and multi-generational needs ofthose who would like to reside in the community. Policy HS-2.1 : The City should encourage residentialdevelopment that supports the spectrum of housing needs inthe community, including housing for seniors, empty-nesters,disabled, first time homebuyers and entry-level to mid-levelhomebuyers by ensuring that a variety of housing types,prices and styles are created and maintained in thecommunity.