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Housing Element of Community Development Plan

 

Housing Element of the CD Plan - Six Steps

 

 
 
For some ideas on how to proceed, go to . . .
Affordable Housing Development 101 at http://www.policylink.org/EquitableDevelopment/
 
 
The Community Preservation Act: a great fit for Provincetown? Read more.
   

Ø     STEP 1.  Gather Information and Complete a Housing Supply Inventory

 

  Chapter 40B subsidized housing inventory - summary
  Chapter 40B inventory
Governor's Task Force on Chapter 40B - May 30, 2003 Report
   

Ø     STEP 2:  Complete an Assessment of Housing Demand

 

  What is "affordable" housing? Affordable for whom? How long?
  Low and Moderate Income data
  Local preference preference policy on affordable housing adopted by the Board of Selectmen, September 8, 2003
  2000 Census data: Population, Income, Housing
  1980, 1990, 2000 Census data summary
   

Ø     STEP 3:  Quantify Need by Comparing Supply and Demand

 

Ø     STEP 4:  Addressing Needs by Setting Goals and Objectives

   
  2000 Local Comprehensive Plan - Housing component
 
  • GOAL 1: To promote the provision of fair, decent, safe, affordable housing for rental or purchase that meets the needs of present and future Provincetown residents. The Town shall seek to raise its affordable housing stock to 10% of all housing units (or approximately 290 units) by the year 2015. "Affordable housing" shall be defined as housing affordable to 50% of the median household income for Barnstable County.
  • GOAL 2: To promote equal opportunity in housing and give special consideration to meeting the housing needs of the most vulnerable segments of the population including, but not limited to, very low income (50% of median income), low income (51% - 80% of median income), families with children, single parent heads of households, racial minorities, people with AIDS, the elderly, the homeless, the disabled, and others with special needs.
  • GOAL 3: To seek out, provide support for and encourage the development of innovative strategies designed to address the housing needs of Provincetown residents, paying special attention to the needs of low and moderate income renters.
  • GOAL 4: Coordinate the development of affordable housing with protection of the environment.
   
  Linking Goals with Tool Sets - how to do it - see example from www.policylink.org
Provincetown would make its own matrix linking its goals with the appropriate tool sets to implement them
   

 

Ø     STEP 5:  Draft a Preliminary Future Housing Map

 

Ø     STEP 6:  Identifying Additional Housing Opportunities

 

Community Development Plan - Four elements: Affordable Housing
Open Space/Resource Protection
Transportation
Economic Development

 

Affordable Housing  component of the Local Comprehensive Plan

Cape Cod Commission Affordable Housing programs
Community Development Plan Building Vibrant Communities Guidebook
Mass EOEA Community Development Plan