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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
<br />Mayor
<br />Meghan F. George
<br />City Council
<br />John Litten, Ward 3 Representative, President
<br />Sarah Kepple, At-Large Representative, Vice-President
<br />Tom Bullock, At-Large Representative
<br />Tristan Rader, At-LargeRepresentative
<br />Kyle Baker, Ward 1 Representative
<br />Jason Shachner, Ward 2 Representative
<br />Cindy Marx, Ward 4 Representative
<br />City Administration
<br />Chris Parmelee, Building Commissioner
<br />Michael Coletta, Chief Information Officer
<br />Peter Rancatore, Finance Director
<br />City of Lakewood, Ohio
<br />Tim Dunphy, Fire Chief
<br />Claudia Dillinger, Human Resources Director
<br />Chad Berry, Human Services Director
<br />AFFORDABLE HOUSING
<br />Ernie Vargo, Law Director
<br />Shawn Leininger, AICP, Planning & Development Director
<br />Kevin Kaucheck, Police Chief
<br />Chris Gordon, Public Works Director
<br />SCENARIO PLANNING
<br />City Staff Contributors
<br />ACTION REPORT
<br />Shawn Leininger, AICP, Planning & Development Director
<br />May 2023
<br />Dan Wyman, Development Officer
<br />Marty Castelletti, Community Development Program Manager
<br />Michelle Nochta, AICP, Senior Planner
<br />Supporting Partners
<br />Amanda Cramer, AICP, Planner
<br />Supporting Partners
<br />Stephanie Camp, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
<br />Ryan Handy, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
<br />Patrick Welch, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
<br />CITY OF LAKEWOOD
<br />Alison Goebel, Greater Ohio Policy Center
<br />12650 Detroit Avenue
<br />Aaron Clapper, Greater Ohio Policy Center
<br />Lakewood, Ohio 44107
<br />Arnab Chakraborty, Ph.D., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
<br />www.lakewoodoh.gov
<br />Emma Walters, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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<br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
<br />Affordable HousingStakeholders
<br />This Affordable Housing Action Plan is the product of key stakeholders of the Lakewood affordable housing
<br />Lakewoodis often referred to as the City of Beautiful IƚƒĻƭ͵ LƷƭ ğ ǞĻƌƌΏĻğƩƓĻķ ƷźƷƌĻ ƷŷğƷ ƷŷĻ /źƷǤ ğƓķ źƷƭ
<br />community contributing their time and thoughts. The City of Lakewood expresses its appreciation to the
<br />constituents work to maintain and build upon. Within ƷŷğƷ ƷźƷƌĻ źƭ ğ ƉĻǤ Ņƚĭǒƭ Ʒƚ ƉĻĻƦ \[ğƉĻǞƚƚķƭ ƭƷğƷǒƭ
<br />following individuals and their respective organizations for informingthis effort.
<br />as a place where people can find a home they can afford, whether they are owning or renting. That
<br />focus on affordability is important for a city that takes pride in welcoming people from all backgrounds,
<br />Emma Petrie-Barcelona, EDEN, Inc.
<br />in all stages of life, and of all incomes.
<br />Carrie Pleasants, Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research
<br />Lisa Behm, First Federal of Lakewood
<br />Maintaining affordability has been challenging in recent years. S ingle-family median home sale values
<br />Eliseo Garcia, First Federal of Lakewood have nearly doubledsince 2016to $295,000 and residential rents have increased 51.96% since January
<br />2020to $1,553 per month. In October 2022, apartnership was formed between the City, the Lincoln
<br />Carolina Purcell, First Federal of Lakewood
<br />Institute of Land Policy (Lincoln Institute), and the Greater Ohio Policy Center (GOPC)to pilot the Lincoln
<br />Laura Jaissle, City of Lakewood Human Services Department
<br />LƓƭƷźƷǒƷĻ \[ĻŭğĭǤ{t ƷƚƚƌƉźƷ źƓ ğķķƩĻƭƭźƓŭ ƷŷĻ /źƷǤƭ desire to ensure affordable housing for all now and in
<br />Mark Walter, Lakewood City School District
<br />the future.
<br />Allison Urbanek, LakewoodAlive
<br />Mark McNamara, LakewoodAlive
<br />After completingdata collection and analysis,the following key findings were made:
<br />Trish Rooney, Lakewood Community Services Center
<br />Donnald Heckelmoser, LSC Service Corporation
<br />1.Lakewood is one of the top communities for property value appreciationin Cuyahoga County.
<br />The increased sales prices and resulting property values and taxes arethreatening housing
<br />ğŅŅƚƩķğĬźƌźƷǤ ΑƷŷĻ ķĻƒğƓķ ğƓķ ķĻƭźƩğĬźƌźƷǤ can push people out and limitwho can getin.
<br />2.There were 801 United States Department of Housing & Urban Development subsidized units in
<br />Lakewood in 2021, representing less than 3% of the total housing units in the City -down from
<br />1,526 subsidized units in 2012, or approximately 6% of all housing units.
<br />*Cover photo courtesy of Aerial Agents.
<br />3.Lakewood has a deficit of nearly 1,500 housing units for households earning less than 30% of the
<br />area median income and a deficit of over 4,700 housing units for households earning more than
<br />80% of the area median income.
<br />4.Lakewood has financial resources to address affordable housing (HOME, CDBG, and tax
<br />abatement for 100+ unit projects)and there are many community partners engaged in providing
<br />and supporting affordable housing in the community and region.
<br />5.Lakewood is landlocked so opportunities to create new affordable housing are more difficultand
<br />with an older housing stock entering its second century, the cost of historical rehabilitation can
<br />be expensive.
<br />6.Incentive and financial assistance programs are available and there is community support for
<br />maintaining these programs as well as developing new ones.
<br />7.As a bedroom community, changes in the housing market can drastically impact the community.
<br />8.The cost of construction hinders the opportunity for new construction & redevelopment of former
<br />buildings/sites.
<br />In January, a workshop,where a cross-section of Stakeholders that are leaders in supporting affordable
<br />housing in the community and surrounding areamet and developed the following vision for affordable
<br />housing in Lakewood:
<br />1.We are a community of income and social diversity.
<br />2.We have affordable housing opportunities for families, teachers, nurses, and safety forces.
<br />3.Our housing is safe, clean, of quality, and accessible.
<br />Ѝ͵hǒƩ ƌğƓķƌƚƩķƭ ğƩĻ ğĭĭƚǒƓƷğĬƌĻ ğƓķ źƓŅƚƩƒĻķ ΑǞĻƌĭƚƒźƓŭ ƚŅ ǝƚǒĭŷĻƩƭ ğƓķ ƚƷŷĻƩ ƦƩƚŭƩğƒƭ͵
<br />5.We have non-profit and for-profit developers furthering affordable housing opportunities.
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