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| 3.__Conditions for approval.__Designation of an affordable | housing development district is subject to the following | conditions. |
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| A.__At least 25%, by area, of the real property within an | affordable housing development district must: |
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| (1)__Be suitable for residential use; |
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| (2)__Be a blighted area; or |
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| (3)__Be in need of rehabilitation or redevelopment. |
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| B.__The affordable housing development district is subject | to the area cap established in section 5223, subsection 3, | paragraph B. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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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