198A.025 State policy on housing.

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The General Assembly hereby finds and declares it to be in the public interest to establish a state policy on housing. The objectives of a Kentucky housing policy shall be to:

(1)Encourage the availability of decent and affordable housing for all Kentucky

residents;

(2)Identify the basic housing needs of all Kentuckians, including the elderly, persons

of low and very low income, the disabled, the homeless, and single-parent

households;

(3)Coordinate housing activities and services among state departments and agencies to

ensure program flexibility and comprehensive housing production;

(4)Remove administrative and regulatory guidelines to ensure compatibility in the

development of affordable housing for all Kentuckians;

(5)Inventory state owned lands and buildings to evaluate utilization for both public and

private housing development;

(6)Encourage and strengthen collaborative planning and partnerships among social

service providers, all levels of government, and the public and private sectors,

including for-profit and nonprofit organizations, in the production of affordable

housing;

(7)Reevaluate housing and housing-related programs and policies to ensure proper

coordination of those programs and policies;

(8)Coordinate housing into comprehensive community and economic development

strategies at the state and local levels;

(9)Encourage local planning commissions to include a housing element in the five

year comprehensive plan; and

(10)Discourage housing policies or strategies which concentrate affordable housing in

limited sections of metropolitan areas and county jurisdiction.