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c. Assist low income families to create developable lots on property with clouded titles. <br />i. Develop and/or sponsor programs that assist families in clearing title to real property — <br />which will facilitate the rehabilitation of dilapidated structures and the redevelopment of <br />vacant lots. <br />4. HOUSING COSTS (OTHER THAN MORTGAGE PAYMENTS) CAN CREATE A BURDEN FOR LOW AND MODERATE INCOME <br />PERSONS <br />a. Reduce transportation costs through development of housing in Location Efficient Areas (LEA). <br />i. Define parameters for establishing Location Efficient Areas & review development codes to <br />ensure they encourage affordable / workforce development therein. <br />ii. Identify areas appropriate for designation as a Local Efficient Area. <br />iii. Target incentives for development of affordable / workforce housing in LEAs. <br />b. Improve energy efficiency to reduce housing costs. <br />i. Continue energy audit and indoor water survey programs, maintain funding for energy <br />efficiency rebate programs, and continue public education about programs <br />ii. Utilize energy audits to identify low-income households with a history of very high utility <br />bills whose energy use could be lowered through energy efficiency upgrades. Refer <br />residents to available programs that assist with weatherization or other energy efficiency <br />upgrades. <br />iii. Seek grants supporting this goal and evaluate feasibility of implementing them. The <br />feasibility review shall include staffing requirements and associated costs compared to <br />benefits from the grant. <br />iv. Periodically evaluate and analyze the impact energy efficiency development / <br />improvements has on utility usage and costs. <br />5. LAND ACQUISITION COSTS ARE PASSED ON TO HOMEBUYERS <br />a. Increase supply of sites available for owner -occupied housing. <br />Enter into cooperative agreements with other taxing entities to create a program that will <br />identify tax -forfeiture properties appropriate for residential development or <br />redevelopment and made them available for affordable housing development. <br />ii. Evaluate existing city -owned property for suitability for residential development and donate <br />appropriate sites to non-profit organizations to build affordable housing. <br />iii. Consider allocating funding to purchase land to be donated to community-based non-profit <br />organizations (such as Habitat for Humanity) for affordable housing development. <br />iv. Utilize the City's Unsafe Structures Program to create clean, developable lots dedicated to <br />affordable housing development. <br />A & WF Housing Policy 4 <br />Adopted July 2014; Amended March 2017, June 2018, May 2019, November 2019, & February 2020 <br />