6482-90 Conduct study on residential units w/in Lkwd

Home Browse Search

' CUYAHOGA COUNTY :~LANNING COMMISSION #ork Prograe Lakevood Housing Analysis Prepered by the Cuyahoga County PI. arming Coemission January 24~ 1990 The City of Lakewood, as part of its city-wide planning effort~ has requested the Cuyahoga County Planning Commission (C~C) ~o prepare a proposal for ·n analysis of housing in the City. ~his analysis will be comprehensive in scope and will be comprised of the following components{ I. Housing Characteristics Update CPC will compile data on the City's housing stock through a update of 1980 Census data. Specific data to be compiled over the past decade will include infornat£on on housing sales, changes in number of units by type as a result of condominium conversions or other factors, and building code violations. Data sources will include the Cuyahoga County Auditor's files, C.S.U. College of Urban Affairs and the City's Building Department. II. Condition Survey of Residential Propertyz 1-3 Faaily Units The last comprehensive survey of Lakewood's existing housing conditions was conducted in 2982 as part of an improvement target area study. The purpose of that survey was to identify the number and location of substandard dwelling units throughout the City. ~he CPC will conduct an exterior conditions survey to update the 2982 study. ~roperty conditions will be assessed on the basis of written criteria regarding a number of building and site fsatureu. ~cores assigned to each substandard residential property will be recorded by address, and then located on · one inch - 400 foot scale property map. Ill. Condition Survey of Residential Propertyl Multi-really Housing Units The City's last evaluation of multi-family housing (four or more units) vas conducted in [980. The C~C proposes to conduct an exterior condition survey of all multi-family rental structures, and identifying the locations of all substandard buildings in need of significant repair. Property conditions will be assessed on the basis of written criteria regarding building and site characteristics. Scores assigned to each substandard property will be recorded by address on survey for~s and will be mapped on a [ inch - 400 foot base map. The survey of multi-family units will be conducted on foot in most ·rems to insure a more thorough evaluation. IV. Rehabilitation Jeeds Assessment CPC will obtain addresses of multi-family property owners in the City from County Auditor's records. A questionnaire will be developed by C~C and the City to ascertain rental buildings owners' characteristics and their attitudes towards rehabilitation. The questionnaire would update a ~980 owners' survey and would assist in efforts to deternine prospective multi-family building renovation in the