Transcript City of Griffin

City of Griffin
GEORGIA INITATIVE FOR
COMMUNITY HOUSING
2010 Junior Class Report Back
Providing Homebuyer Education
through Community Partnerships
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Sponsored four (4) homebuyer education workshops
between February 2009 and June 2010
110 individuals completed the homebuyer training
Partners included:
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Affordable Housing Enterprises
First National Bank of Griffin
United Bank
Housing Authority of the City of Griffin
Regions Bank
Patricia Ogletree, Keller Williams
Increasing Homeownership
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Closed on (4) Community HOME
Investment Program (CHIP) assisted houses
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Benefiting 13 low/moderate income persons
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4 Potential new homebuyers to close within a month
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CHIP Program extended for 12 additional months
Housing Initiatives
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Griffin NSP
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Community Tax Incentive Program
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Managed by Griffin Spalding Land Bank Authority
Closed in 17 Single family Homes
Rehabilitating homes for resale and lease
Increase the millage rate on blighted properties
Fund code enforcement activities with taxes
HUD Sustainable Communities Regional Grant
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Partnership with the Atlanta Regional Commission
Promote Affordable Housing with Transit
Integrate transportation, housing, land use
Create a Housing Strategy Plan
Griffin’s Urban Redevelopment Area
1. Thomaston Mill Urban edevelopment Plan
2. Downtown Urban Redevelopment Plan
3. North Griffin Urban Redevelopment Plan
4. West Griffin Urban Redevelopment Plan
5. Southwest Griffin Urban Redevelopment
Plan
West Griffin LCI Study Area
and TAD
New Codes or Ordinances
Implemented
Transportation Overlay
District
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Foster dense,
walkable
development
Promote mixed use
Provide user friendly,
legally defensible
regulations
New Codes or Ordinances
Implemented
Unified Development
Codes
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Easy to use source for all
phases of development
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Uses
Trees
Creating New Lots
Building
Uniform terminology
Avoid regulatory conflicts
Updates include graphics to
assist users
Questions