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The State of Recovery in New Orleans

The State of Recovery in New Orleans. NAHLFA Annual Educational Conference – April 4, 2013 Brian E. Lawlor, Director of Housing Policy and Community Development. State of Recovery in New Orleans. Major Issues Strategy Initiatives. Major Issues. Crime Blight and Vacant Properties

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The State of Recovery in New Orleans

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  1. The State of Recovery in New Orleans NAHLFA Annual Educational Conference – April 4, 2013 Brian E. Lawlor, Director of Housing Policy and Community Development

  2. State of Recovery in New Orleans Major Issues Strategy Initiatives

  3. Major Issues • Crime • Blight and Vacant Properties • Occupied Substandard Housing • Diminishing Federal Resources

  4. Crime • Compared to other U.S. cities: • one of the highest violent crime rates • one of the highest homicide rates • one of the highest motor vehicle theft rates • above average chance of property theft • http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/la/new-orleans/crime/#description • 394 reported crimes from 3/26/13 - 4/1/13 • www.crimemapping.com

  5. Blight and Vacant Properties September 2010 – 43,755 blighted properties March 2012 – estimated 35,700 blighted properties

  6. Substandard Housing • % Housing Problems - Owner Occupied • (households with one of the listed needs)

  7. Substandard Housing • % Housing Problems - Renters • (households with one of the listed needs) The poorer a family is, the more likely the family is to live in substandard housing, experience overcrowding, and be severely cost burdened. The lower a family falls on the income spectrum, the more likely they are to experience more than one housing problem.

  8. Diminishing Federal Resources

  9. Diminishing Federal Resources -11.89% -75.88% 9

  10. Strategy • Facilitate, Link, Leverage • Revitalize Neighborhoods • Place-Based Development • Provide Housing Choices

  11. “Facilitate, Link, and Leverage”

  12. Neighborhood Revitalization Goals PEOPLE • Quality early childhood education • Educated workforce • Children are ready to enter school • Children are succeeding in school • Employment and entrepreneurship opportunities • Children and families are healthy • Residents are safe in their community NEIGHBORHOOD • Infrastructure and revitalization • Blight removal • Green space • Improved public spaces • Expand Access to amenities • Fresh foods • Neighborhood services/retail • Business / job opportunities • Support Cultural Assets

  13. Place-Based Development Areas

  14. Provide Housing Choices • Soft Second Mortgages through February 2013

  15. Initiatives Choice Neighborhood Initiative (CNI) First Time Homebuyer Assistance Land Disposition Crime Reduction / Neighborhood Revitalization Claiborne Corridor Study Community Development Investments New Code Enforcement Ordinance

  16. Choice Neighborhood Initiative (CNI)

  17. First Time Homebuyer Assistance • Affordable Homeownership Development Program • November 2012 Awards • NORA-owned lots • Privately-owned lots

  18. Land Disposition • GOAL: reduce blighted properties by 10,000 by end of 2014 • NORA Inventory Movement 2013 • Properties Returned to Commerce in • 2013 by Program • Total Properties Returned to Commerce by Program since 2006 (2,441/5,147)

  19. Crime Reduction / Neighborhood Investment

  20. Claiborne Corridor • Current Land Use

  21. Claiborne Corridor • Current Land Use

  22. Community Development Investments

  23. New Code Enforcement Ordinance • Eliminate a post-Katrina City Code (Post Disaster Recovery Relief) • Revise two chapters regarding “blight” and “public nuisance” procedures • Introduce important minimum health/safety maintenance standards for all properties • Revisions will: • Improve blight initiatives • Increase efficiency throughout adjudication process • Create stronger and more flexible enforcement options for residential and commercial property

  24. New Code Enforcement Ordinance • Occupied property must meet the following requirements: • Basic light, ventilation, and occupancy limits • Basic plumbing and fixture requirements • Basic mechanical and electrical requirements • In an emergency situation, the City can abate any threat to public health or safety.

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