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Future County | Housing

Quality Neighborhood Design Housing Policy

Florence County has the task of promoting affordable
housing development and quality neighborhood Options
settings. This also lends developers flexibility in design
to help encourage more creative development.
Different blends of housing type and levels of mixed
use offer a variety of combinations for developers to Florence County's housing is not a unique
incorporate in housing developments. This flexibility situation. The need for more housing of every kind
helps to create appealing neighborhood designs and is a problem for areas nationwide. The American
community connectivity through: Planning Association (APA) publishes guidelines for
1. Local focal point, either a park or similar open a range of planning issues. These policy guides
common space, school, community center, etcetera offer best practices for planners to stay updated on
that provides a central gathering place and unites national trends and best practices. Florence
the surrounding community. County can choose to implement the APA
2. Emphasis on vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Street guidelines to help manage housing needs in the
design accommodates safer walkability while also community. The 2019 APA Housing Policy Guide
minimizing heavy automobile traffic. Greenway contains 5 key policies:
development to help separate pedestrian and A. Modernize state and local laws to ensure
cyclists from automobile traffic while allowing housing opportunities are available, accessible,
access to the same area. and affordable to all.
3. A variety of different housing to meet the needs of B. Preserve existing housing to maintain the quality
multiple demographics (age, income, etc.)
and overall supply of affordable housing.
4. Efficient street design to allow multiple routes to
any location. Encourage connectivity between C. Encourage environmental sustainability and
resiliency as critical elements of housing
developments in a creative way that discourage
nonlocal cut-through traffic. availability and affordability.
5. Close proximity to schools, activity centers, and D. Ensure that public and private finance keeps
daily conveniences to accommodate pedestrian pace and innovates to support increased housing
travel and decrease overall traffic impacts. availability and affordability.
6. Incorporation of fringe uses to create a buffer E. Support funding and program flexibility to
between neighborhoods and other incompatible provide services, shelters, and permanent
development. supportive housing for people experiencing
7. Designation of conservation areas to promote homelessness, veterans, immigrants, and the
healthy living and increase availability of outdoor formerly incarcerated.
amenities.
8. Respect for historic sites and structures of local
importance that can be incorporated into
neighborhood design.
9. Promote centralized parking or street parking for
denser urban areas to decrease impermeable
surface areas from private driveways and garages.

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