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Wellington Council Meeting April 10, 2012 Page 258 of 384<br />

HOUSING ELEMENT<br />

that will be funded from annual appropriations of CDBG and HOME entitlement funds<br />

and program income.<br />

Objective 1.8 Wellington shall consider adoption of a senior housing policy that<br />

encourages a variety of housing options for existing and future senior residents of<br />

Wellington.<br />

Policy 1.8.1 Wellington shall consider policies that provide for the following: 1) an<br />

"aging in place" program to encourage residents to remain in their residences for an<br />

extended period of time; 2) senior housing options such as group homes, congregate<br />

living facilities, and assisted living facilities; and 3) use of recently adopted<br />

Comprehensive Plan policies and development regulations providing additional<br />

residential densities for senior residential facilities.<br />

Policy 1.8.2 Wellington shall consider support of senior housing projects seeking<br />

to utilize federal, state or county housing incentive, tax credit, etc., programs to provide<br />

affordable housing for seniors.<br />

Policy 1.8.3 Wellington shall consider support of housing construction techniques<br />

that assist with reducing the overall costs of providing senior housing.<br />

Objective 1.9 Wellington will address Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reduction<br />

Strategies as required by Paragraph (f) of subsection (6) of Section 163.3177, Florida<br />

Statutes, which requires that housing elements provide for GHG reduction and energy<br />

efficiency strategies that both address energy efficiency in the design and construction<br />

of new housing and address use of renewable energy resources in the design and<br />

construction of new housing.<br />

Many of Wellington’s GHG reduction strategies are contained within goals, objectives<br />

and policies throughout the Housing Element. These strategies are also intended to<br />

utilize Wellington Land Development Regulations and Building Code to promote GHG<br />

reduction strategies.<br />

Policy 1.9.1 Wellington shall continue to promote new housing development and<br />

redevelopment that utilizes compact building design principles, promotes pedestrian<br />

activity and support multi-modal transportation options by ensuring land use and zoning<br />

categories permit such development.<br />

Policy 1.9.2 Wellington shall continue to enforce the Florida Building Code,<br />

including Chapter 13 relating to energy efficiency.<br />

Policy 1.9.3 Wellington shall continue to encourage mixed-use development and<br />

concentrations of higher residential densities along major transportation corridors and<br />

nodes by adoption of mixed use land development regulations.<br />

Wellington<br />

Comprehensive Plan – Housing Element<br />

Update 2011<br />

H-10

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