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<br />Condition Inventory and Assessment; Housing Needs Analysis; Aesthetic Conditions <br />and Buffering Between Residential and Commercial or Industrial Areas, and a <br />revised copy of the statistical report of 1992 with a map showing possible focus <br />areas which was presented prior to this meeting (Existing Land Use Inventory <br />1992). After these have been covered they will begin a study of how to prepare to <br />identify focus areas. In reference to the Building Condition Inventory, there <br />were three surveys done: one for residential, single family, two family and three <br />family; one for multifamily; and one for commercial structures. He clarified that <br />an Improvement Target Area (I.T.A.) survey had been done previous to this study <br />for the Cuyahoga County Community Development Department to identify substandard <br />builclings; and since North 0]msted was one of several comrm,ni ties surveyed, this <br />information has been included at no cost to the City. Certain criteria had been <br />set for the exterior condition of each category. This survey showed that there <br />were 292 substandard one to three family residences in the City, and any area <br />with 20 or more substandard structures within a 50 acre land area would be <br />considered an I.T.A. Since these buildings were disbursed throughout the City, <br />only 2 target areas could be identified. One was on the eastern end of the City, <br />south of Lorain Road, and bordered by Clague and other residential streets and <br />were either single family homes.or duplexes; the second I.T.A. was in the center <br />of town on Lorain Road near pover Center and consisted mainly of commercial <br />structures with only 4 single family homes on Butternut Ridge included. Only <br />.? substandard structures were considered, there were no ratings as to fair, good, <br />'q--- etc. He quoted table number 2 which showed that the percentage of substandard <br />units is very low; commercial is 5.3%; 1 to 3 family homes is 2.9%; and <br />multi-family is less than lo. He advised that this was a reasonable to good <br />,?4-% level, most of the City is in standard range, and pointed out that 65% of all <br />r{ residential structures were built after 1960 thus keeping the substandard figures <br />low. He presented the Housing Needs Assessment which is a general overview of the <br />` housing stock in the City at present and indicated that the City had a good <br />(?? variety of housing, single family (76%), both detached and attached, and multi <br />family (23.5%), but had few duplex or 2 family units. In reference to the table <br />, he explained that the 79 units shown under the classification "other", could <br />. V possibly be the result of people listing travel trailers or.vans for the census. <br />, There was no comparison made in this category between North Olmsted and other <br />? commmn-ities, however this could be done if necessary. Mr. Bowen helieved that a <br />comparison might be helpful since 23% multifamily might be high. Mr. Schultz <br />will present these figures. He further suggested that some area, accessible to <br />commun-ity facilities and shopping, should be allocated for senior housing. Mr. <br />Gorris clarified that the new codes provides for a senior housing tmder the Mixed <br />Use District, and though no particular area has been rezoned for it, the <br />Commission ha.d discussed the area west of Stearns Road. Mr. Skoulis questioned if <br />County Planning had determined how many senior units would be needed. Mr. Schultz <br />responded that this had not been done as yet, since this study is just an <br />overview, but the rnunber of units would be determined by what the land area that <br />is set aside for this use will support. Even though the over 65 population is <br />growing, all seniors do not want to leave their homes. He observed that even <br />though the Zoning Codes provides for Single Family, Cluster, there are no cluster <br />developments in the City. Mro Gorris advised that such a proposal has been <br />approved and the land has been rezoned. To eontinue to maintain the housing <br />stock, Mr. Schultz concluded that the City must continue to enforce the Zoning <br />Codes; should offer some type of tax incentives for home improvement (this is <br />being proposed by the Mayor at this time); might consider providi.ng home <br />ma.intenance workshops; and give older residents some help in maintaining their <br />property. Later on in the study they wi:ll go into the need to improve the <br />2