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Harris County Community Services Department <br /> Affordable Housing Project Design Standards <br /> <br />forfederallyassistedunitsforelderlyandformerlyhomelessindividualsonly.Federally <br />assistedprojectsservingformerlyhomelessfamiliesmustmeetthelargerminimumsquare <br />footagerequirements. <br />MinimumAcceptableStandards <br />Formoreinformation,seetheMinimumPropertyStandardssectioninTabIV. <br />SingleFamilyHousing <br />Thefollowingdiscussestherequirementfornewconstructionandinsomecasesrehabilitation. <br />UnitSize <br />Thesquarefootageandbathroomrequirementsforeachunittypemustbeatminimum: <br />NumberofBedroomsMinimumSquareFootageMinimumNumber <br />Bathrooms <br />TwoBedroom1,000squarefeetOnefullbathroom <br />ThreeBedroom1,200squarefeetOneandhalfbathrooms <br />FourBedroom1,400squarefeetTwofullbathrooms <br />MinimumAcceptableStandards <br />Formoreinformation,seetheMinimumPropertyStandardssectioninTabIV. <br />3.4SPECIALNEEDSHOUSING <br />TransitionalHousing <br />Transitionalhousingmaybeanytypeofrentalhousing,includingSROhousingandgroup <br />homes,thatisdesignedtoprovidehousingandappropriatesupportiveservicestopersons <br />(including,amongothers,deinstitutionalizedindividualswithdisabilities,homelessindividuals <br />withdisabilities,andhomelessfamilieswithchildren),andhasasitspurposefacilitatingthe <br />transitionofindividualsandfamiliestoindependentlivingwithinatimeperiodsetbythe <br />participatingjurisdictionorprojectownerbeforeoccupancy.Eligibletransitionalhousing <br />projectsforHCCSDfundingincluderehabilitationofexistingtransitionalhousingunitsand <br />conversionofexistingbuildingstotransitionalhousing.Newconstructionoftransitional <br />housingwillonlybefundedbyHCCSDwhennewunitsarereplacingexistingunitsin <br />substandardcondition. <br />Transitionalhousingisgovernedbytheprogramrulesthatapplytothetypeofhousingunit <br />assisted(i.e.,SROunit,grouphousingunit,ortraditionalhousingunit).However,unlike <br />permanenthousing,tenancymayterminateuponcompletionofthetransitionalperiod,which <br />islimitedto24months.Atleast30daysbeforetheendofthetransitionalhousingtenancy <br />Harris County Community Services Department 29 <br />Affordable Housing Project Design Standards <br />Revised May 2011 <br /> <br />