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IEVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br /> HOUSING ELEMENT <br /> hiPolicy 1.7.2 The City shall develop design resources to subsidize housing costs for low <br /> guidelines to ensure that new multiple family income households and special needs <br /> I housing enhances and is compatible with <br /> surrounding uses, yet respects the needs of populations within the Everett Planning Area, <br /> within the financial capabilities of the city. <br /> consumers for affordable housing. <br /> I Policy 1.8.3 The City shall develop <br /> 1.8 SUBSIDIZED HOUSING - LOW strategies to disperse subsidized low income <br /> INCOME AND SPECIAL NEEDS and special needs housing equitably <br /> 1 POPULATIONS throughout the Everett Planning Area and to <br /> Objective 1.8 The City shall continue to ensure that not more than 15% of the housing <br /> support housing programs which increase the within any planning sub-area is subsidized low <br /> Isupply of housing for low income households income or special needs housing. <br /> and special needs populations. For purposes <br /> of developing housing programs to implement Policy 1.8.4 The City shall coordinate with <br /> Ithese policies, the City shall use the Snohomish County and the other cities in the <br /> definitions established by the Department of county to develop a fair share distribution of <br /> I Housing and Urban Development for low income and special needs housing and to <br /> "affordable housing," "very low-income prevent the further concentration of such <br /> housing," "low-income housing," "moderate housing within a few specific parts of the <br /> I income housing" and "middle-income Everett Planning Area. <br /> housing." For purposes of developing <br /> housing programs to implement these Policy 1.8.5 The City shall work with social <br /> IP policies, housing for special needs populations service and non-profit agencies to effectively <br /> shall be defined as: provide the services required for low income <br /> households and special needs populations, <br /> I Affordable housing for persons that require <br /> special assistance for supportive care to within the financial capabilities of the city. <br /> subsist or achieve independent living, Policy 1.8.6 The City shall review existing <br /> I including but not limited to persons that are <br /> frail elderly, developmentally disabled, programs and/or establish new programs for <br /> assisting low income households and special <br /> chronically mentally ill, physically handi- needs populations to afford housing safe and <br /> I capped, homeless, persons participating in decent housing, within the financial <br /> substance abuse recovery programs, persons capabilities of the city. <br /> with AIDS, and youth at risk. <br /> IPolicy 1.8.7 The City shall implement a <br /> Policy 1.8.1 The City shall coordinate with program in cooperation with other local <br /> I the Everett Housing Authority, Snohomish <br /> County Housing Authority, non-profit governments, non-profit housing providers, <br /> and housing authorities to assist homeless <br /> housing providers, and other public and persons to find permanent housing, within the <br /> I private housing interests to increase the financial capabilities of the city. <br /> supply of housing for low income and special <br /> needs populations within the Everett Planning 1.9 COUNTY-WIDE FAIR SHARE <br /> 111. Area. HOUSING ISSUES <br /> Objective 1.9 The City shall actively pro- <br /> Policy 1.8.2 The City shall continue to mote a "fair share distribution" of the burden <br /> Imake use of available public and private of providing housing opportunities through- <br /> H-25 <br />