The League believes that all people have a right to safe, decent, and adequate housing. LWVSM supports a variety of housing types, which maintain the quality of neighborhoods and which promote economic and social diversity within the community while preserving contiguous open space, environmental resource protection, and efficient use of land.

So that visual impact is complementary to the surrounding neighborhoods, consideration should be given to the aesthetic appearance of a development.

The League supports measures to provide affordable housing to the community which assist with meeting and maintaining all state requirements and which address local needs. LWVSM advocates affordable housing types which address the changing space and economic needs, whether through ownership or rent for: the elderly, handicapped and disabled, families with children, couples without children, and singles.

LWVSM supports deed restricted affordable housing distributed in appropriately zoned areas throughout the city. We support rent control with the understanding that landlords and tenants share the costs of administration. New housing should have adequate off street parking, minimal impact on traffic with attention to access to public transportation, walking and bicycle paths. All housing expansion should consider adequate infrastructure support.