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HARRISBURG AREA LAND USE PLAN <br />6.2 HOUSING <br />(H -1) Ensure housing availability for all income ranges in the Harrisburg <br />planning area. <br />■ Consider opportunities for affordable and workforce housing. Financing techniques <br />include tax credit and grant programs. Strategies may include any of the following: <br />• Consider adopting an inclusionary zoning ordinance for predictability and <br />consistency in application. This strategy is supported by case study <br />research; however, additional studies are needed for the study area to <br />determine affordability ranges, percentage of units to be set aside, <br />alternatives to on -site construction, incentives and other factors to ensure <br />success. The developer, business, and homebuilder communities should be <br />engaged in the process of evaluating this strategy. <br />• Establish partnerships with non - profit groups to allow the private sector to <br />create affordable and workforce housing. This may include a requirement for <br />land dedication to a community land trust where housing may be constructed <br />by the community land trust or an outside developer. <br />• Consider strategies to reduce non - housing costs such as transportation and <br />utilities. This includes promoting mixed -use, considering transit options, and <br />encouraging densities in appropriate locations. Regarding utilities, energy - <br />efficient homes can help residents save on energy costs. <br />(H -2) Ensure housing availability for all housing preferences of citizens <br />(existing and future) in the Harrisburg planning area. <br />Recognize variation in housing preferences of various age groups, particularly as <br />the current population ages, and support a wide variety of products to respond to <br />those preferences. There is currently a demand for alternatives to single - family <br />detached homes, as evidenced by property values and rate of sales (and resales) of <br />attached units in the northern portion of the Harrisburg planning area. Alternatives <br />to single - family detached homes are desired by those seeking less maintenance and <br />mixed -use environments where auto - dependence is greatly decreased. Both <br />attributes are attractive to older citizens who have a desire for independent living in <br />Harrisburg. <br />PART VI: RECOMMENDATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES <br />AUGUST 2010 <br />Attachment number 1 <br />G -1 Page 370 <br />