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EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br /> Goals/Actions <br /> Preserve essential values and structure of existing neighborhoods and ensure that new <br /> neighborhoods are quality places in which to live and raise a family. <br /> Develop innovative design and development standards to encourage new approaches to <br /> affordable housing. <br /> Encourage a broad range of housing opportunities in neighborhoods through creative use of <br /> zoning, design standards, and other innovative tools. <br /> Encourage neighborhood related support facilities such as local retail and community services. <br /> Set development standards to achieve quality, equity and variety for vital neighborhoods. <br /> Encourage housing forms that retain traditional neighborhood forms, while increasing density <br /> (i.e. duplex bungalows, narrow lots, etc.). <br /> Maintain structure and condition of existing housing through incentive, volunteer assistance <br /> efforts and enforcement. <br /> Seek new opportunities to develop integrated/mixed-use villages around transportation centers, <br /> such as proposed light rail stations. <br /> E. Consolidated Plan <br /> The City of Everett prepares a Consolidated Plan as a requirement of obtaining federal <br /> Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnership funds. The Plan <br /> addresses the three basic goals of the HUD programs which are to provide decent housing, create <br /> a suitable living environment, and expand economic opportunities. The Plan describes the needs <br /> of low- and moderate-income Everett residents and the ways in which funds will be used to <br /> address those needs. Everett's Plan is coordinated with Snohomish County's Consolidated Plan. <br /> The Plans must be updated every 5 years. <br /> The 2005 - 2009 Consolidated Plan includes the following Housing Strategies. <br /> 1. Preserve and expand decent, safe, and affordable housing opportunities for low-income <br /> renters, particularly those with incomes of less than 50% of median income, and less than 30% of <br /> median income. <br /> 2. Support the development of facilities and services for homeless people, particularly families <br /> with children, homeless youth, and single women. <br /> 3. Address the needs of those who are at-risk of becoming homeless as well as those who are <br /> chronically homeless in order to achieve real progress in ending homelessness. <br /> 4. Provide funding for operation and development of affordable housing, housing subsidies, <br /> and housing retention programs for people with special needs. <br /> HOUSING ELEMENT 6 <br />