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Harris County Community Services Department <br /> Affordable Housing Project Design Standards <br /> <br />TABI:GENERALGUIDINGPRINCIPLESANDPROJECTREQUIREMENTS <br />WhendevelopingaffordablehousinginconjunctionwithHarrisCounty,itisimportantto <br />reviewthisdocumentanddiscusstheproposedprojectwithHCCSDpriortofinalizingdetailsto <br />ensurecompliancewithallfederal,stateandcountyrequirements.Thistabdiscusses <br />overarchingfederal,state,andlocalregulatoryandprogramrequirementsforapplicantsof <br />HCCSDfundingforhousingrelatedprojects.Failuretocomplywiththeserequirementsmay <br />causetheprojecttobeoutofcomplianceandmayleadtotermination.Applicantsare <br />encouragedtoreviewtheserequirementsandmeetwithHCCSDstaffpriortothestartofthe <br />projecttoensurethattheirprojectatminimummeettheserequirements. <br />1.1SiteControl <br />ProjectapplicantsmusthavecontrolofanysitethatwillreceiveHCCSDfundingforacquisition, <br />rehabilitationandnewconstructionactivities.Sitecontrolmustbedocumentedatthetimeof <br />application.Todocumentsitecontrol,oneofthefollowingmustbesubmitted:adeedorother <br />proofofownership;anexecutedleaseagreement;anexecutedcontractofsale;oranexecuted <br />optiontopurchaseorlease. <br />1.2Appraisal <br />ApropertyappraisalisrequiredforprojectsthatwillreceiveHCCSDfundingforacquisition, <br />rehabilitationandnewconstructionactivities.Theappraisalmustbeprovidedduringthe <br />RequestforProposalprocessandcannotbeolderthan6months.Anappraisalpreparedfor <br />HCCSDmustconformtotheUniformStandardsofProfessionalAppraisalPractice(USPAP)as <br />adoptedbytheAppraisalStandardsBoardoftheAppraisalFoundation.Atminimum,aqualified <br />appraisermustbeappropriatelycertifiedorlicensedbytheTexasAppraiserLicensingand <br />CertificationBoard.HCCSDreservestherighttorequireanappraisaloncompletedactivities. <br />1.3MarketAnalysis <br />AmarketanalysisorstudyisrequiredforprojectsthatwillreceiveHCCSDfundingfor <br />acquisition,rehabilitationandnewconstructionactivities.Amarketanalysisisanevaluationof <br />theeconomicconditionsofsupply,demandandrentalratesorsalespricingconductedona <br />specificdevelopment.Theanalysismustdeterminethefeasibilityofthesubjectpropertyrental <br />ratesorsalespriceandstateconclusionsastotheimpactofthepropertywithrespecttothe <br />determinedhousingneeds.Alldatapresentedshouldreflectthemostcurrentinformation <br />availableandthereportmustprovideaparenthetical(intext)citationorfootnotedescribing <br />thedatasource.Theanalysismustclearlyleadthereadertothesameorsimilarconclusions <br />Harris County Community Services Department 7 <br />Affordable Housing Project Design Standards <br />Revised May 2011 <br /> <br />