As Price continues to grow, residential development is encouraged to take place on the remaining developable lots found throughout the community.
A mix of all types of housing is desired in the community, and new construction is encouraged to take advantage of infill development opportunities.
HOUSING GOALS
Goals | Strategies | Actions | Timing | Agency |
Goals | Strategies | Actions | Timing | Agency |
1. Provide for an attractive mix of housing types and densities throughout the community. | A. Provide areas for residential development with rural densities that ensure compatibility with open spaces and environmentally sensitive areas. | i. Plan and maintain rural density zones near and outside of the city's current boundaries. | 0-20 years | City council, planning commission, building and zoning |
B. Provide low density residential uses. | i. Encourage quality development in mid-level to high end housing. | 0-20 years | City council, planning commission, building and zoning | |
ii. Maintain existing low density zones for the development of single lot subdivisions and planned residential developments of single-family detached units. | 0-20 years | City council, planning commission, building and zoning | ||
C. Provide medium density residential uses. | i. Encourage diversification within medium density neighborhoods, to include a mixture of low, moderate and high income housing units. | 0-20 years | City council, planning commission, building and zoning | |
D. Provide medium to high density mixed use residential uses. | i. Promote quality high density developments in high density zoned areas. | 0-20 years | City council, planning commission, building and zoning | |
2. Provide a reasonable opportunity for moderate income housing. | A. Encourage the use of federal and state programs that help low to moderate income level home buyers purchase housing units. | i. Make state and federal programs information available to the public. | 0-20 years | Community director |
B. Promote the objectives of the Price community affordable housing plan (appendix E). | i. Review the community affordable housing plan annually, and submit annual reports to the state. | Annually | City council, community director | |
3. Encourage orderly and beautiful residential areas throughout the city. | A. Increase enforcement of residential zoning ordinance requirements. | i. Hire/train an ordinance enforcement officer. | 0-5 years | City council, public safety, building and zoning |
ii. Proactively enforce the zoning codes. | 0-20 years | Public safety, building and zoning | ||
B. Recognize the beautification efforts of residential property owners. | i. Continue and strengthen programs such as the yard of the month award. | 0-20 years | Building and zoning | |
4. Encourage the development of housing for senior citizens and students, in locations which both meet the needs of the residents and minimize their impact on the surrounding neighborhoods. | A. Encourage the development of senior housing projects which meet the needs of the community. | i. Promote the integration of quality senior housing developments within the single-family low density zones. | 0-20 years | Community director, building and zoning |
ii. Encourage the location of assisted living residential facilities throughout the community in constructed for that purpose. | 0-20 years | Community director, building and zoning | ||
B. Encourage development which will meet the needs for student housing near the College of Eastern Utah. | i. Develop and adopt a plan for student housing near the College of Eastern Utah, in cooperation with college officials. | 0-2 years | Community director, building and zoning | |
(Ord. 2004-001, 2004)