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Harris County Community Services Department <br /> Affordable Housing Project Design Standards <br /> <br />ensurelongtermfinancialbenefits,asreflectedinloweroperatingexpenditures.Atminimum, <br />newbuildingmaterialsvisiblefromthepublicstreetsshallbeofequalqualityorbetterthan <br />materialsonexistingbuildingsintheneighborhoodorontheexistingbuilding.Finalexterior <br />buildingelevationsshallhaveexteriordetailsofqualityanddimensionequaltoorbetterthan <br />existingbuildingsintheneighborhood.Damagedexteriordetailsshallberebuiltorreplaced.In <br />thedesignofnewunits,exteriordetailsshallcarefullyconsiderfunctionandmaterials <br />consistentorbetterthanthecharacterandqualityoftheexistingareaandmaintenancecostto <br />theresident.Whereapplicable,exteriordesignandmaterialsshouldbewindstormresistant <br />pertheTexasDepartmentofInsuranceWindstormResistantConstructionCode(See <br />www.tdi.state.tx.us). <br />3.3InteriorDesignandLivability <br />Layoutofbuildingsandunitsshouldmeetthefollowinggeneralprinciples: <br />Circulationspaceshallbedesignedefficientlyandkepttoaminimum. <br />Avoidplumbingonexteriorwalls. <br />Bathroomsshallnotopenontoliving/diningspaces. <br />Coatclosetsshallbelocatedneardwellingentrances. <br />Accesstoroomsshallbefromcirculationspacesandnotdirectlythroughthekitchen. <br />Windowlocationshallprovideforcrossventilationinrooms(wherepossible)and <br />throughunits. <br />Buildingshallprovidevisualandnoisebarriersbetweenpublicandprivatespaces. <br />Storagespaceshallbeadequate. <br />MultifamilyHousing <br />Thefollowingdiscussestherequirementfornewconstructionandinsomecasesrehabilitation <br />andconversionofmultifamilyhousing. <br />MinimumUnitSize <br />Thesquarefootageofalloftheunitsinthedevelopment,foreachtypeofunit,mustbeat <br />minimum: <br />HousingUnitTypeMinimumSquareFootage <br />SRO400squarefeet <br />Efficiency500squarefeet <br />OneBedroom650squarefeet/*550squarefeet <br />TwoBedroom900squarefeet/*750squarefeet <br />ThreeBedroom1000squarefeet <br />(*)Pertainstofederallyassistedunitsfortheelderlyandformerlyhomelessindividuals <br />ForSROandEfficiencyunittypesquarefootage,occupanciesisfortwoorlesspersons.For <br />oneandtwobedroomunits,550and750squarefeetperunit,respectively,isacceptable <br />Harris County Community Services Department 28 <br />Affordable Housing Project Design Standards <br />Revised May 2011 <br /> <br />