city of griffin georgia initative for community housing 2010 junior class report back
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Providing Homebuyer Education through Community Partnerships
Sponsored four (4) homebuyer education workshops between February 2009 and June 2010
110 individuals completed the homebuyer training Partners included:
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
Closed on (4) Community HOME Investment Program (CHIP) assisted houses
Benefiting 13 low/moderate income persons
4 Potential new homebuyers to close within a month
CHIP Program extended for 12 additional months
Housing Initiatives Griffin NSP
Managed by Griffin Spalding Land Bank Authority Closed in 17 Single family Homes Rehabilitating homes for resale and lease
Community Tax Incentive Program Increase the millage rate on blighted properties Fund code enforcement activities with taxes
HUD Sustainable Communities Regional Grant 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
Transportation Overlay District
Foster dense, walkable development
Promote mixed use Provide user
friendly, legally defensible regulations
New Codes or Ordinances Implemented
New Codes or Ordinances Implemented
Unified Development Codes
Easy to use source for all phases of development
Uses Trees Creating New Lots Building
Uniform terminology Avoid regulatory conflicts Updates include graphics to
assist users