2030 Comprehensive Land Use Plan - Pitt County Government

HousingSince the first CLUP was adopted in 1990, the average price of homes sold in the County hasincreased from $79,596 to $152,738 (see Table A-17) – an increase of $73,142 or 91.9%. Risinghome prices make housing affordability even more difficult for low to moderate-incomeresidents.Goal: Promote a range of safe and affordable housing units to meet the diverseneeds of existing and future County residents, while maintaining a predominatelyrural/agricultural atmosphere.Objective 1:Strive for well-designed neighborhoods that provide a variety of housing types, densities,and price ranges.Implementation Strategies:• Adopt development standards for residential subdivision design and layout thatencourage clustering of homes to conserve open space, reduce infrastructureinstallation and maintenance costs, and reduce negative impacts of storm waterrunoff.• Place higher density residential development in locations where adequate publicinfrastructure is available or planned and where adverse effects on sensitiveenvironmental areas are minimized.• Coordinate public investment in infrastructure to allow for reduced lot sizes andincreased densities in preferred development areas to improve housingaffordability.• Continue to permit manufactured housing as a form of affordable housing in theCounty.• Identify opportunities to provide affordable workforce housing in areas of theCounty that are proximate to jobs and services.Objective 2:Ensure that housing meets all health and safety codes.Implementation Strategies:• Coordinate with Pitt County Inspections Department to assist with review andupdate of Inspections Ordinance.• Continue to enforce County policy to clean up abandoned properties and seek grantfunding to assist with efforts.• Work with Inspections Department to properly condemn residential structures thatare not fit for human habitation and ensure that such structures that are beyondcost-efficient repair are demolished and removed as safety and visual hazards.• Pursue community development funding opportunities from state and federalsources for rehabilitation or redevelopment of substandard housing.2030 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Goals and ObjectivesPitt County, North Carolina 2-15