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Harris County Community Services Department <br /> Affordable Housing Project Design Standards <br /> <br />Publicnotificationmustinclude,ataminimum,allofthefollowing: <br />TheApplicant'sname,address,individualcontactnameandphonenumber <br />Thedevelopmentname,address,cityandcounty <br />AstatementinformingtheentityorindividualbeingnotifiedthattheApplicantis <br />submittingarequestforHarrisCountyHOMEorCDBG <br />Statementthatthedeveloperproposesnewconstruction <br />Thetypeofdevelopmentbeingproposed(multifamily,seniorhousing,duplexes, <br />apartments,townhomes,highriseetc.)andthetotalnumberofunits <br />Theexpectedcompletiondateifapplicationisawardedgrantentitlementfunds. <br />Ifthenumberofneighborhoodorganizationsislimitedwithinthetwomileradiusofthe <br />5;Ý;Œš¦’;“·x­proposedlocation,theApplicantmustattesttothatfact. <br />PublicHearing <br />InordertoqualifyforfederalfundingthroughHarrisCounty,anapplicantmust: <br />1.Holdapublichearingforthesubjectproject;regardlessofwhethersuchahearingwas <br />requiredbyanystateagencyorprogram.NoticemustbeprovidedtoHCCSDatleast <br />twoweekspriortopublichearing.Ifpublichearingoccurspriortoapplication,provide <br />copyofnoticeandmeetingminutestoHCCSDattimeofapplicationsubmission. <br />2.Noticesmusthavebeensentatleasttwoweeksinadvanceofthepublichearingtoall <br />communitygroupswithinatwomileradiusoftheproposedprojectsite.. <br />3.Theprojectmustbeproperlycharacterizedinallpublicnotices.Forexample,ifa <br />projectisdescribedasa{­;“zš©affordablehousing¦©š†;-·r|itmuststatesointhe <br />notices. <br />4.Applicantshouldreceiveatleasttwolettersofsupportfromthecommunityinfavorof <br />development.Ifunabletodoso,adetailedexplanationmustbeprovidedwithspecific <br />reasonsforwhythiswasnotpossible. <br />ToberecommendedtoCommissionersCourtforprojectapproval,anapplicantmustsubmit <br />appropriatedocumentationevidencingthatithasperformedtherequiredstepsenumerated <br />above. <br />Harris County Community Services Department 23 <br />Affordable Housing Project Design Standards <br />Revised May 2011 <br /> <br />