Sufficient Land and Permit Procedures

• Maintain the supply of appropriately zoned land and annex land as needed
• Implement flexible land use regulations through planned development
• Promote infill residential development

Special Housing Needs

• Allow alternative forms of housing and shelter to meet special needs as required by state law
• Implement handicapped accessibility requirements
• Encourage rental housing with units for large families
• Allow housing for the elderly in any residential zone

Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Needs

• Pursue state and federal funding and local financing techniques
• Intersperse affordable housing and market rate housing
• Work with Nevada County’s Housing Authority
• Revise development standards to facilitate affordable housing

Preserve Housing Stock/Conserve Affordable Housing

• Encourage private reinvestment in older neighborhoods
• Pursue state and federal funding for housing rehabilitation
• Work with nonprofit organizations to improve older housing
• Continue code enforcement efforts for rental housing
• Work with owners of subsidized rental housing and nonprofits to maintain the affordability of these units
• Maintain an inventory of historic residential structures

Assure Equal Access to Housing Without Discrimination

• Provide information to the public on fair housing laws
• Provide a city point of contact for referral of discrimination complaints
• Cooperate with community-based organizations that promote fair housing
• Seek joint sponsorship with housing industry groups of a fair housing public information campaign