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Goal 1.2: Expand the number of long-term affordable housing units available in Clark County

Maintain the supply of long-term affordable housing (restricted for 20-50 years) by focusing efforts on rehabilitation and preservation of existing affordable units particularly in areas where redevelopment pressure exists or is likely to occur in the future.

Support programs that use state, federal, and local housing program funds to preserve existing affordable housing and provide financial assistance to lower income homeowners to maintain their properties in good condition and improve energy efficiency.

Encourage acquisition of housing by non-profit organizations, land trusts, or tenants as a strategy to protect housing from upward pressure on prices and rents.

Investigate the feasibility of implementing regulatory requirements (e.g., inclusionary zoning), targeted incentives, and public-private partnerships to promote expanded construction of climate reslient affordable housing units throughout the County.

Support the implementation of affordable housing development plans on former Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands designated for the development of affordable housing. [See also, Goal 6.1, A coordinated pattern of development in unincorporated Clark County, and supporting policies]

Continue to work with community and regional partners to evaluate the feasibility of and pursue a variety of strategies that will expand the number of affordable units, such as, but not limited to activity bonds, housing trust funds, land banks or land trusts, and fee-in-lieu programs.