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Metropolitan Council <br />390 Robert Street North <br />Saint Paul, MN 55101 <br />metrocouncil.org <br />Main: 651.602.1000 <br />TTY: 651.291.0904 <br />Public Information: 651.602.1500 <br />public.info@metc.state.mn.us <br />LOCAL PLANNING HANDBOOK <br />October 2016 <br />GENERAL HOUSING NEEDS <br />Identified Need Available Tools Circumstances and Sequence of Use <br />Tools to address <br />multiple housing <br />needs and improve <br />our housing strategy <br />capacity in general <br />Participation in Housing <br />Related Organizations: <br />Regional Council of <br />Mayors <br />The Honorable Mayor of Lake Valley Heights will participate or <br />designate an appropriate representative to actively engage in the <br />Urban Land Institute Minnesota’s Regional Council of Mayors <br />group. <br />Participation in Housing <br />Related Organizations: <br />Housing Collaborative <br />Institute <br />Staff from Lake Valley Heights City will continue to be an active <br />member of the Housing Collaborative Institute. <br />Fair Housing Policy <br />Zoning and Subdivision <br />ordinances <br />We will be reviewing our zoning and subdivision ordinances to <br />identify any regulations that inhibit the housing priorities in this <br />document. This effort is slated for completion by 2020. <br />Expedited Pre-application <br />Process <br />We will create a pre-application process to identify ways to <br />minimize unnecessary delay for projects that address our stated <br />housing needs, prior to a formal application submittal. We will <br />document and roll out this new process by 2020. <br />Inclusionary Housing <br />Policy <br />This type of table provides a clear indication of what tools your community is willing to employ to address particular <br />housing needs. In this example, only a brief description of whether or not a tool would be used is provided – the reason <br />for that decision is not clear. To meet the minimum requirements of the housing implementation program a deeper <br />discussion of why tools are allocated differently among the stated needs is also necessary. This can occur in a similar <br />table with more detailed information in a column titled “Circumstances and sequence of use”, or with a separate <br />narrative that addresses overarching policies in the use of specific tools such as TIF or CDBG. <br />Again, there are many ways to accomplish this outcome – the table above is only one example to illustrate a potential <br />way to meet the minimum requirements of the housing implementation program of your comprehensive plan.