KRS 198A.025: State policy on housing.

The General Assembly hereby finds and declares it to be in the public interest to establish

a state policy on housing. The objectives of a Kentucky housing policy shall be to:

(1) Encourage the availability of decent and affordable housing for all Kentucky

residents;

(2) Identify the basic housing needs of all Kentuckians, including the elderly, persons

of low and very low income, the disabled, the homeless, and single -parent

households;

(3) Coordinate housing activities and services among state departments and agencies to

ensure program flexibility and comprehensive housing production;

(4) Remove administrative and regulatory guidelines to ensure compatibility in the

development of affordable housing for all Kentuckians;

(5) Inventory state owned lands and buildings to evaluate utilization for both public and

private housing development;

(6) Encourage and strengthen collaborative planning and partnerships among social

service providers, all levels of government, and the public and private sectors,

including for-profit and nonprofit organizations, in the production of affordable

housing;

(7) Reevaluate housing and housing -related programs and policies to ensure proper

coordination of those programs and policies;

(8) Coordinate housing into comprehensive commun ity and economic development

strategies at the state and local levels;

(9) Encourage local planning commissions to include a housing element in the five (5)

year comprehensive plan; and

(10) Discourage housing policies or strategies which concentrate affor dable housing in

limited sections of metropolitan areas and county jurisdiction.