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-- Housing -,-'-- -- _— <br /> - <br /> Housing <br /> A range of housing strategies will help ensure the Northeast Neighborhood is a successful.diverse.mixed-income area. <br /> Market Extremes Missing Middle Repair and Quality <br /> In parts of the Northeast Neighborhood,especially Several tactics can be employed to encourage A mix of housing types and price points can Housing repair assistance can allow neighborhood <br /> near the University of Notre Dame,affordable an adequate supply of housing at various price mean that housing is avaliable for people of all residents to stay in their homes as they age. <br /> houses have been replaced with high-priced points. household types and income levels.One way Code Enforcement can ensure that houses and <br /> units. In some cases,this process has included • Multi-unit housing can usually be built and to support this mix is through"missing middle" their yards are kept in acceptable condition;in <br /> the consolidation of residential lots for a single- offered at a lower cost per unit than detached housing.Missing middle housing is a range of particular,the City's Rental Safety Verification <br /> family house,leading to fewer housing units. houses. house-scale buildings with multiple units— Program Code can assure a level of quality for <br /> Other houses are used as second homes for • A nonprofit community land trust,which compatible in scale and form with detached rental housing units. <br /> out-of-town owners or exclusively for short-term would own the land and steward it for the single-family houses—located in a walkable <br /> rentals through platforms such as Airbnb or Vrbo. community's benefit,could be established to neighborhood.This housing is called"missing" <br /> Together,these factors constrain the supply of ensure long-term housing affordability. because zoning regulations had made it difficult <br /> housing in those areas and increase prices well • The short-term rental of houses not having a or impossible to build over the last half-century <br /> beyond what most households would be able to permanent occupant could be restricted. and"middle"because it sits in the middle of a <br /> afford. • In stronger market areas,Lot consolidations spectrum between detached single-family houses <br /> should be discouraged. and mid-rise to high-rise apartment buildings,in <br /> Conversely,in other parts of the Northeast • In weaker market areas,pre-approved building terms of form,scale,number of units,and often, <br /> Neighborhood.most often in Its southern plans for residential structures and grants affordability. <br /> and eastern portions,the cost of constructing to construct sewer laterals are among the <br /> or rehabilitating housing is greater than the potential ways to make new construction of Often seen in South Bend in the form of duplexes, <br /> appraised value of the property once it is attainable housing units possible. townhouses,and small apartment buildings, <br /> completed.This financial gap is a barrier to the • Additionally,housing providers,both for-profit missing middle housing was part of the historic <br /> supply of quality,attainable housing. and nonprofit,can use tax credits,government development of the city Many of these types <br /> grants.and other financing tools to rehabilitate can still offer opportunities for ownership and <br /> or build new housing units for lower-income for the amenities that can be found in detached <br /> households.Some of these affordable units houses or in large apartment buildings.The South <br /> could be dedicated specifically for senior Bend Zoning Ordinance has been reformed to <br /> housing. promote missing middle housing,but changes to <br /> the zoning map for the neighborhood can further <br /> encourage these units. <br /> Northeast Neighborhood Plan 32 <br />