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November 19, 2012 - Part II, page 23 - <br />Single-Family Strategies 1. Define the edge of the commercial businesses in the <br />downtown area, prevent the migration of business into <br />the adjacent residential areas. <br />2. Establish land use regulations that protect the areas from <br />inconsistent land uses and provide buffers and transition <br />zones that protect existing single family homes. <br />3. Analyze and designate, as appropriate, historic housing <br />districts in the area and promote rehabilitation financing <br />programs for continued preservation. Establish design <br />guidelines in order to ensure that infill single family <br />homes and remodeling “fits in” (e.g. similar design <br />characteristics and scale) with the established historic <br />housing district. <br />4. Encourage single family housing rehabilitation by <br />promoting existing rehabilitation financing programs (e.g. <br />Tri-County Action Programs, Central MN Housing <br />Partnership and MN Housing Finance Agency) to <br />property owners. <br />5. Explore opportunities to partner with established housing <br />organizations to fund a program that supports a selective <br />removal and rebuilding program of homes in which <br />rehabilitation is financially and structurally infeasible. If <br />programs are not available, the City should analyze the <br />feasibility of establishing an internally funded project. <br />6. Examine zoning code provisions to allow home <br />expansions while preserving the existing character of the <br />area. <br />7. Establish educational opportunities to encourage code <br />compliance and improvements by property owners.