General Plan Policy Document (Adopted 7-11 ... - City of Wheatland

HOUSING, Chapter 4GOAL 4.BImprove/conserve the supply of existing housing.POLICIES4.B.1. The City shall encourage the preservation of existingneighborhoods and the provision of safe and sanitaryhousing for all residents.4.B.2. The City shall encourage the preservation and rehabilitationof the existing affordable housing stock.4.B.3. The City shall support efforts to prevent substandard homesfrom becoming dilapidated structures.4.B.4. The City shall inspect and identify code violations inresidential buildings.4.B.5. The City shall require the abatement or demolition ofsubstandard housing that is not economically feasible torepair.4.B.6. The City shall periodically survey housing conditions tomaintain a current database on housing conditions.4.B.7. The City shall ensure that potential developers, landlords,and income-eligible homeowners are aware of availableaffordable rehabilitation programs provided by YubaCounty.IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS4.14 The City shall work with a local housing organization toapply for a CDBG Rehabilitation Grant to fund a housingrehabilitation program to be operated by the housingorganization. The recent housing conditions survey,conducted for this Housing Element update, will facilitatethe completion of this application for funding. If thisapplication is funded, the City shall support the newprogram in an advisory capacity.Responsibility:Funding:City AdministratorCity CouncilCommunity Development Block Grant(CDBG)Time Frame: 2004-05Wheatland General Plan Policy Document, Part II 4-7July 11, 2006