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<br /> <br />PUBLIC HEARING DRAFT SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 <br /> <br />The City can greatly enhance the quality of life for its citizen <br />ordinances and incentives to protect and enhance the integrity o <br />neighborhoods. Mechanisms to improve the quality of neighborhood <br />include ordinances focused on neighborhood conservation; provisi <br />improved or updated public facilities and services such as stree <br />trails, neighborhood parks, street lighting, drainage systems, p <br />amenities, traffic control, neighborhood policing and fire prote <br />enforcement of codes and ordinances; providing support for the c <br />the organization of qualified neighborhood organizations by providing <br />technical assistance with private restrictions and/or conducting special <br />neighborhood studies (including redevelopment and/or revitalizat <br />providing funds for neighborhood improvements, and, generally in <br /> <br /> <br />Actions and Initiatives <br />1)Consider an annual registration of neighborhood, home-owner, and <br />tenant associations so that updated contact information can be <br />maintained and used to disseminate important community-wide <br />information (including such things as nearby development applica <br />or rezonings, capital improvement projects, and applicable ordin <br />changes). <br />2)Consider formalizing a neighborhood-oriented planning program to <br />a)Assist developers in their preparation of covenants and restrict <br />for new development. <br />b)Ensure private common areas and amenities are adequately <br />maintained in perpetuity. <br />c)Implement neighborhood watch programs; this may be done in <br />Representative (PAR) program. <br />d)Help older communities develop neighborhood plans, which may <br />include elements that would normally be required for a <br />housing grant submittal and could, thus, be very <br /> <br />effective as a grant administration tool. Such a plan <br />would highlight potential development/redevelopment <br />sites, infrastructure improvements, increased buffering <br />(to mitigate such things as noise from increased truck <br />traffic), links to important off-site amenities, etc. <br />e)Establish and facilitate an annual city-wide <br />neighborhood, home-owner, and tenant association <br />meeting to gather input on how to better coordinate <br /> <br />efforts and develop partnerships while seeking mutual <br />An example of an existing street calming <br />benefit. <br />project in La Porte. <br />3)Expand and promote increased awareness of <br /> <br />Source: Kendig Keast Collaborative. <br />notifying the neighborhood, homeowner, and tenant <br />2.10 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />