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HRA/Housing August 25,2003 Page 3 homes, those that were constructed prior to 1960, are generally located in the old Village of Elk River. There are also some older farmhouses scattered in the throughout the city. Lot Availability As of January 14, 2003 there were 1,267 single family lots available. Of those 1,267 lots, 465 (36.7%) were townhouses/twin homes and 802 (63.2%) were single family detached. Most of the lots are located within the Urban Service Area;municipal sewer and water is available to 979 (77%) of the lots. The remaining 288 lots (23%) are located in the agricultural or rural residential districts. Apartments For the purposes of this report, apartments are defined as a dwelling unit,which is not located on its own lot, but is in a building that has 4 or more units. The ratio of multi-family units to single family units has steadily decreased over the past 13 years. Year # of Units Percent of Total Units that were apartments 1990 814 19.3% 2000 1056 18.2% 2003 1056 16.2% The total number of renter occupied units has also decreased. Renter occupied units can be either multi-family units, single family homes that are rented, accessory apartments or duplexes. Year # of Units Percent of Total Units that were Renter Occupied 1990 951 25.5% 2000 1228 21.7% 2003 1238 18.7% The city does not track rental units unless they are in multi-unit buildings of 4 or more units. However, based on the 2000 Census, there were 1228 renter occupied units and 1056 of those units were located in multi-family buildings. That means that there were 172 rental units that were not in multi-family buildings. The following table shows the year that the apartment was constructed, the number of units and the percentage of the total number of units: S:\PLANNING\Scott\HRA 8-25 housing.doc