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Harris County Community Services Department <br /> Affordable Housing Project Design Standards <br /> <br />AirportClearZones <br />Proposalproperty/projectsitelocationshouldnotbeinRunwayClearZone/ClearZoneAreas <br />immediatelybeyondtheendsofarunwayofacivilormilitaryairportorinanAccident <br />Potentialzone. <br />Sound/NoiseAbatement <br />Projectswherethesiteislocatedwithin1,000feetofahighway,freewayoramajorarterial <br />mustprovideaplanofstepstakentomitigateforhighway,freewayormajorarterialnoise. <br />Projectswherethesiteislocatedwithin3,000feetofarailroadmustprovideaplanofsteps <br />takentomitigateforrailroadnoise. <br />Floodplain <br />Proposeddevelopmentofnewaffordablehousingconstructionmaynotbelocatedwithinthe <br />100yearfloodplainasidentifiedbytheFederalEmergencyManagementAgency(FEMA)Flood <br />InsuranceRateMaps.HCCSDDirectormayreviewindividualrequestsonacasebycasebasis <br />andapplyawaivertothepolicywhentheprojectservestoimproveexistinghousingconditions <br />inadefinedarea,particularlyinresponsetonaturaldisastersandareasofslumandblight.In <br />thiscase,thedevelopmentmustdesignthesitesothatallfinishedgroundfloorelevationsare <br />atleastonefootabovethebasefloodelevationandparkinganddriveareasarenolowerthan <br />sixinchesbelowthebasefloodelevation,subjecttomorestringentlocalrequirements.Ifno <br />FEMAFloodInsuranceRateMapsareavailablefortheproposeddevelopment,floodzone <br />documentationmustbeprovidedfromthelocalgovernmentwithjurisdictionidentifyingthe <br />100yearfloodplain. <br />2.2AffordableMultiunitFamilyandSeniorHousingConcentrationPolicy <br />AffordablehousingopportunitiesshouldbeavailabletoresidentsthroughoutHarrisCounty. <br />Theseopportunitiesshouldbeviableandselfsupportingprojectsthateffectivelysuppliesthe <br />localcommunitiesdemandforaffordablemultifamily/seniorunits.Tothatend,HCCSDshall <br />utilizecriteriadesignedtoevaluatethedispersalofsubsidizedmultiunithousingthroughout <br />the-šÒ“·äx­servicearea. <br />Theprimaryobjectiveofthe/šÒ“·äx­ConcentrationPolicyistoensuretheviabilityofproposed <br />affordablehousingprojectsandthesustainabilityofexistingFederallySubsidizedandRent <br />12 <br />Regulated›{C{ww|œ,Section42,andothergovernmentallyfinancedpropertiesconstructed <br />orrenovatedwithinthepast10years.Asecondaryobjectiveistoencouragecompetitionthat <br />1 <br /> Properties that have been funded with federal funds and have defined affordable rent structures according to U.S. <br />Department of Housing and Urban Development’s income levels. <br />2 <br /> Tax Credit funded properties <br />Harris County Community Services Department 18 <br />Affordable Housing Project Design Standards <br />Revised May 2011 <br /> <br />