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41. Existing emergency shelters do not have the capability to serve the entire homeless <br /> population. This results in people illegally inhabiting residential neighborhoods and non- <br /> residentially zoned areas. The challenges facing homeless people are increased when <br /> they are forced far out of the urban areas where resources, training, treatments, and job <br /> opportunities are less available. <br /> <br />42. Practices of some cultures, such as Latino and Asian households, conflict with existing <br /> public policies that limit a household to five unrelated adults, and private rental practices <br /> that limit occupancy to two people per bedroom. <br /> <br />43. Fair housing issues typically impact renters more often than homebuyers and <br /> discrimination tends to increase when the vacancy rate decreases. <br /> <br />Policies <br /> <br />A.27 Seek to maintain and increase public and private assistance for low- and very low-income <br /> households that are unable to pay for shelter on the open market. <br /> <br />A.28 Seek to maintain and increase the supply of rental housing and increase home ownership <br /> options for low- and very low-income households by providing economic and other <br /> incentives, such as density bonuses, to developers that agree to provide needed below- <br /> market and service-enhanced housing in the community. <br /> <br />A.29 Consider public purposes such as low- and very low-income housing when evaluating <br /> UGB expansions. <br /> <br />A.30 Balance the need to provide a sufficient amount of land to accommodate affordable <br /> housing with the community's goals to maintain a compact urban form. <br /> <br />A.31 Consider the unique housing problems experienced by special needs populations, <br /> including the homeless, through review of local zoning and development regulations, <br /> other codes and public safety regulations to accommodate these special needs. <br /> <br />A.32 Encourage the development of affordable housing for special needs populations that may <br /> include service delivery enhancements on-site. <br /> <br />A.33 Consider local zoning and development regulations impact on the cost of housing. <br /> <br />A.34 Protect all persons from housing discrimination. <br /> <br />Coordination <br /> <br />Findings <br /> <br />44. All three general purpose governments in the metropolitan area implement housing <br /> programs and coordinate their housing planning and implementation activities. <br /> <br /> III-A-12 <br /> <br /> <br />