Seek
adequate sites for housing in Mono County and the Eastern
Sierra through coordination with other public agencies (i.e.,
Town of Mammoth Lakes, Inyo County, USFS, BLM, Caltrans,
LADWP, DFG, State Parks and Marine Corps), private concerns,
nonprofit entities and tribal governments.
Identify
potential housing sites, including seasonal housing units
on public lands, agency employee housing (USFS, BLM, Caltrans,
LADWP and Mono County), and under-utilized sites.
Pursue
land exchanges of existing seasonal housing units on public
lands into private ownership so those units may become available
for local year-round housing.
Inventory
existing and/or potential agency housing areas (Mono County,
Town of Mammoth Lakes, Southern Mono Hospital District,
Mammoth Unified School District, USFS, BLM, Caltrans, LADWP,
etc.) and work with agencies to assess where additional
housing might be made available.
Work
with public agencies (USFS, BLM, Caltrans, LADWP, etc.)
to consolidate services and land uses (e.g., road shops)
in order to free up land for housing, particularly affordable
housing. Consistent with land use policies, encourage agencies
to locate their housing within or adjacent to existing communities
to facilitate sustainable community growth.
Study
the possibility of acquiring/exchanging public lands surrounding
existing community areas for community expansion purposes
and/or related infrastructure development, particularly
in those areas designated in the Land Use Element for community
expansion. Based on the results of these studies, take necessary
actions to promote the exchange of lands and encourage the
development of a variety of housing types, including multifamily
for lower-income households in the acquisition/exchange
of public lands.
Pursue
a master land adjustment planning program to expand the
private land base within or immediately adjacent to existing
communities lacking a sufficient private land base for housing.
The land adjustment program, which is coordinated through
the Collaborative Planning Team, also seeks to reduce private
in-holdings in open space or resource management areas outside
community areas.
