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EVERETT 2044 <br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 6/17/2025 <br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />HOUSING ELEMENT <br /> Page 59 <br />HO-28 Offer grants or low-interest loans for home repairs, energy efficiency, and accessibility <br />improvements. <br />HO-29 Support shared equity models such as Community Land Trusts (CLTs) to expand opportunities <br />for both affordable homeownership and rental housing, ensuring long-term affordability and <br />community control. <br />HO-30 Implement measures to prevent, reduce, or mitigate inaccurate perceptions and concerns <br />associated with low-income affordable housing. <br />Vulnerable and Underserved Populations <br />HO-31 Collaborate with housing authorities, non-profits, and private entities to increase low-income <br />and special needs housing in Everett. <br />HO-32 Coordinate with Snohomish County and its cities to equitably plan for low-income and special <br />needs housing, including identifying and coordinating funding and subsidies. <br />HO-33 Work with local governments and housing providers to maintain a 5-year plan for assisting <br />unhoused persons in finding permanent housing. <br />HO-34 Partner with jurisdictions and social service organizations to fund and operate emergency <br />shelters and day centers. <br />HO-35 Provide for a system of emergency shelters, permanent supportive housing, housing with <br />services, and day centers that meet the needs of the population served and operate under <br />management plans. <br />HO-36 Implement policies to integrate special needs housing within the community, ensuring <br />equitable distribution and expanding housing choices. <br />HO-37 Encourage owners of low-income housing to offer support services like case management and <br />life skills training. <br />HO-38 Raise awareness of and promote the use of universal design to increase housing accessibility. <br />HO-39 Ensure land use policies, zoning, and regulatory frameworks support the development, <br />accessibility, and long-term viability of special needs housing types. Regularly update <br />definitions and introduce new housing types as community needs evolve. <br />Housing Equity <br />HO-40 Celebrate and foster diversity and reduce economic segregation by encouraging inclusive <br />mixed-income communities. <br />HO-41 Ensure transparency and involve communities disproportionately affected by housing <br />challenges in planning processes, prioritizing their needs and solutions. <br />HO-42 Encourage collaboration between jurisdictions, developers, and community organizations to <br />assess the need for and create affordable housing.