1. City of Griffin GEORGIA INITATIVE FOR COMMUNITY HOUSING 2010 Junior Class Report Back

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. West Griffin LCI Study Area and TAD

8. Transportation Overlay District Foster dense, walkable development Promote mixed use Provide user friendly, legally defensible regulations New Codes or Ordinances Implemented

9. 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

10. Questions