Keys to the Valley Tenets

• Regional Planning Commissions have a duty to plan for and promote housing for all income levels.
• Having residents with diverse income levels makes a community stronger.
• Having employees live in or near the town they work makes families, communities, and businesses stronger.
• Having many residents in central core areas makes them more vibrant centers.
• A home’s location, energy use, price, and access to services all serve to make the home functional for its tenant.
• Access to transit near homes is essential to making them suitable for independent living.
• Homes shall not be segregated by public action based on their occupants.

 

Principles for Future Homes

• People should be able to afford to live in the town in which they work.
• To meet the needs of residents at all stages in their lives, communities should have a mix of home sizes and types.
• The environmental quality and safety of homes shall not be compromised for affordability.
• Homes must be energy efficient.
• Municipalities have a duty to plan for and promote housing for all.
• Every community should foster an adaptable housing stock and regulatory system that may shift with changing desires, demographics, and environmental and health concerns.