The City of Prior Lake requires a wide variety of housing options to meet the needs of its residents.
FIVE-YEAR GOAL: Develop and implement a housing plan that provides opportunities for lifecycle housing.
TWO-YEAR OBJECTIVES:
n Implement joint effort with adjacent communities to facilitate meeting this objective.
FIVE-YEAR GOAL: Work with the Scott County Housing and Redevelopment Authority, other agencies, foundations and non-profit agencies to assist in meeting housing needs.
FIVE-YEAR GOAL: Identify and implement innovative strategies for meeting the needs of entry-level and median income house buyers.
TWO-YEAR OBJECTIVES:
n Work with Builders Association of the Twin Cities and other appropriate partners to identify the most effective way to integrate such housing into Prior Lake subdivisions.
n Evaluate PUD (Planned Unit Development) and other zoning strategies to provide incentives for starter housing.
FIVE-YEAR GOAL: Encourage mixed-use developments especially in the downtown area and planned unit developments. Develop a master plan to keep small-town feel.
TWO-YEAR OBJECTIVES:
n Assure that Jeffers Pond developers make various housing styles and price points available.
n Assure that Shepherd's Path developers make senior housing of various styles available.
FIVE-YEAR GOAL: Encourage mixed-use developments especially in the Downtown area and Planned Unit Developments throughout the community.
TWO-YEAR OBJECTIVES:
n Achieve diverse housing.
n Assure that the small town feel is retained in these developments.
FIVE-YEAR GOAL: Encourage the development of walkable neighborhoods where services needed by residents are immediately available to pedestrians.
n Modify zoning standards to encourage the walkable neighborhood concept in future subdivisions.
n Interconnect neighborhoods through the use of trail/sidewalk systems.