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Alternative #1: Enforce present zoning districts, coordinating <br />with the Housing Authority. <br />ADVANTAGES: The present zoning classifications serve a function <br />of .encouraging redevelopment in an area characterized by <br />deteriorating residential structures. The present zoning <br />districts are compatible and in conformance with the County's <br />Comprehensive Land Use Plan. The Housing Authority has indicated <br />that they would extend their full cooperation in providing <br />assistance to residents in need. <br />DISADVANTAGES: Many existing residents in the area cannot <br />afford to renovate their homes to preferred housing standards. <br />The present zoning does not allow the low-income housing <br />alternative of mobile homes. Although the Housing Authority <br />has indicated to staff that they will cooperate fully in <br />proving assistance to residents in need of housing, the Housing <br />Authority is limited by budget, specific guidlines, and a <br />backlog of assistance requests. <br />Alternative .#2: Maintain existing zoning classifications, but <br />allow all existing mobile homes to remain as permitted noncon- <br />formities. <br />ADVANTAGES: This alternative would allow residents presently <br />in mobile homes to maintain them, regardless of when they were <br />established on site. - <br />However, no more mobile homes could be established in the <br />future, and the present zoning would remain intact in all other <br />respects. Redevelopment would be encouraged under present <br />zoning, and existing residents would not be burdened with the <br />task of finding affordable housing elsewhere. <br />DISADVANTAGES: To allow all existing mobile homes to stay <br />would be to give preferential treatment to those who violated <br />zoning codes, and would penalize those who wanted mobile homes, <br />but adhered to zoning requirements. <br />ALTERNATIVE #3: Rezone the Oslo area to allow mobile homes as <br />permitted use. <br />ADVANTAGES: The allowance of mobile homes would offer an <br />affordable option for low-income residents in the Oslo area. <br />In some instances, the use of mobile homes would be an upgrade <br />in living standards to deteriorated structures presently being <br />used. <br />DISADVANTAGES: Allowance of mobile homes would result in a <br />mixture of residential uses which have traditionally been <br />separated through zoning regulations. The allowance of mobile <br />homes would also be in conflict with the County's Comprehensive <br />Land Use Plan, and could result in the establishment of incom- <br />patible adjacent land uses. <br />The staff's position is that existing County ordinances should <br />be enforced. Otherwise, the integrity of the entire code is <br />threatened. As to specific respondents, their cases can be <br />reviewed individually with staff assisting the respondents in <br />obtaining help from appropriate social service agencies. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners concur <br />with staff and endorse Alternative #1, which represents a <br />continuation of present policy. <br />27 <br />MAY 1.2 '19187 BOOK s <br />