Housing Master Plan

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A Housing Master Plan can serve a vital role in the development of an adequate and healthy housing stock for a community. Most commonly, these plans serve as the housing-related policy guide for their respective cities. In essence, they provide the blueprint for the future residential policies. Additionally, most plans present a history of housing processes and organizations, and frequently supply valuable demographic and housing stock data which supports the goals and objectives found within the plan.

It is vitally important that the plan provide the framework for decision-making by all those involved in providing and managing housing in the city. It is also essential to address the issues likely to arise in the management and coordination of an ever more diverse housing climate, as well as to work with private housing providers.

Specific policies that are supported by the plan will be approved by the city on their own, and will not be adopted through the housing master plan. For example, the plan may advocate the creation of a revised rehabilitation code or a density bonus program for affordable housing. While these items may exist within the goals and objectives section of the plan they are not effective policies until approved as separate items by the city council.
 

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