LD 858
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Page 3 of 13 An Act To Establish a Municipal Affordable Housing Development District Tax Inc... Page 5 of 13
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LR 787
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3.__Conditions for approval.__Designation of an affordable
housing development district is subject to the following
conditions.

 
A.__At least 25%, by area, of the real property within an
affordable housing development district must:

 
(1)__Be suitable for residential use;

 
(2)__Be a blighted area; or

 
(3)__Be in need of rehabilitation or redevelopment.

 
B.__The affordable housing development district is subject
to the area cap established in section 5223, subsection 3,
paragraph B.

 
C.__The original assessed value of a proposed affordable
housing development district plus the original assessed
value of all existing affordable housing development
districts within the municipality may not exceed 5% of the
total value of taxable property within the municipality as
of April 1st preceding the date of the director's approval
of the designation of the proposed affordable housing
development district.

 
D.__The aggregate value of municipal general obligation
indebtedness financed by the proceeds from affordable
housing development districts within any county may not
exceed $50,000,000 adjusted by a factor equal to the
percentage change in the United States Bureau of Labor
Statistics Consumer Price Index, United States City
Average from January 1, 2002 to the date of calculation.

 
E.__The affordable housing development program must show
that the development meets an identified community housing
need.__The affordable housing development program must
provide a mechanism to ensure the ongoing affordability
for a period of at least 5 years.

 
F.__Acquisition, construction and installment of all
property improvements, buildings, structures, fixtures and
equipment included within the affordable housing
development program and financed through municipal bonded
indebtedness must be completed within 5 years of the
director's approval of the designation of the affordable
housing development district.


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