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City of Arden Hills - Comprehensive Plan - DRAFT <br />accommodate retail uses, offices, a hotel, a variety of civic uses, parks, and other <br />open spaces. <br />The residential component of the TCAAP site will offer a future mix of housing that <br />will compliment Arden Hills' current supply of predominately single-family detached <br />housing. It will provide opportunities to address the changing needs of the local <br />population and it will attract new people to the community. Combined with the <br />City's efforts to maintain the current supply of housing, the development of the <br />TCAAP site will continueArden Hills' position in the marketplace as a highly <br />desirable place to live. <br />7.6 Implementation Strategies <br />In order to advance the policies and ideas identified in this chapter, the following <br />implementation strategies could be used: <br />• Review City codes to consider and encourage a range of housing <br />opportunities and innovative site design. <br />• Pursue grants or other opportunities that promote the construction of <br />affordable housing. <br />• Explore the adoption of a rental licensing code to ensure the functionality and <br />maintenance of rental properties. <br />• Explore the adoption of an administrative fining program to deter ongoing <br />nuisance and property maintenance issues. <br />• Promote the use of high quality materials in new housing construction to <br />minimize long-term deterioration of the housing stock. <br />• _Ensure safety, livability and durability of the housing stock through <br />enforcement of the Minnesota State Building Code which includes education <br />property owners and residents on housing and property maintenance codes. <br />• Develop regulations that prohibit the construction of housing that is not <br />compatible with the scale of the existing neighborhood. <br />• Develop standards for protecting lakes, wetlands, trees, and other open <br />spaces during redevelopments and infill projects. <br />• Consider establishing architectural/design guidelines for new developments <br />and redevelopments. <br />The above strategies should not be considered all-inclusive. New opportunities and <br />strategies should be identified to further advance the City's housing goal and <br />policies. <br />DRAFT 45 <br />5/1/2008 <br />{Deleted further strengthen_ <br />Formatted: Bullets and Numbering <br />Deleted: <#>Educate property ! <br />owners and residents on housing and !I <br />property maintenance codes.¶ <br />Formatted: <br />Bulleted + Level: 1 + <br />!i Aligned at <br />0.5" + Tab after: 0.75" �', <br />! + Indent at: <br />0.75" <br />'I Deleted:. <br />Formatted: Font (Default) Anal, 10 I <br />Pt <br />Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial, 10 <br />t <br />