| (XII) Development Site is within 2 miles of an outdoor,
dedicated, and permanent recreation facility available to the public.
Examples include, but are not limited to, swimming pools or splash
pads, tennis courts, golf courses, softball fields, or basketball
courts. (1 point).
(XIII) Development Site is within 2 miles of community,
civic or service organizations that provide regular and recurring
substantive services, beyond exclusively congregational or member-affiliated
activities, available to the entire community (this could include
religious organizations or organizations like the Kiwanis or Rotary
Club as long as they make services available without regard to affiliation
or membership). (1 point).
(XIV) Development Site is in the current service area
of Meals on Wheels or similar nonprofit service that provides regular
visits and meals to individuals in their homes. (1 point).
(XV) Development Site is located in the attendance
zone of a general enrollment public school rated A or B by TEA for
the most recently available rating. (1 point).
(XVI) If at Application, the Development is located
in a county with a population of 1.2 million or more, but less than
4 million, and is located not more than two miles from a veteran's
hospital, veteran's affairs medical center, or veteran's affairs health
care center, (which include all providers listed under the Veteran's
Health Administration categories, excluding Benefits Administration
offices, listed at this link https://www.va.gov/directory/guide/fac_list_by_state.cfm?State=TX&dnum=ALL),
and has federal or state financing that requires or allows preference
for leasing units in the Development to low income veterans, and agrees
to provide that preference. (1 point).
(ii) For Developments located in a Rural Area and any
Application qualifying under the USDA set- aside, an Application may
qualify to receive points through a combination of requirements in
subclauses (I) - (XIV) of this clause.
(I) The Development Site is located within 5 miles
of a full-service grocery store. A full service grocery store is a
store of sufficient size and volume to provide for the needs of the
surrounding neighborhood including the proposed Development; offering
a wide variety of fresh, frozen, canned and prepared foods, including
but not limited to a variety of fresh meats, poultry, and seafood;
a wide selection of fresh produce including a selection of different
fruits and vegetables; a selection of baked goods and a wide array
of dairy products including cheeses, and a wide variety of household
goods, paper goods and toiletry items. (2 point).
(II) The Development Site is located within 5 miles
of a pharmacy. For the purposes of this menu item only, the pharmacy
may be claimed if it is within the same building as a grocery store.
(2 point).
(III) The Development Site is located within 5 miles
of health-related facility, such as a full service hospital, community
health center, minor emergency center, or a doctor with a general
practice that takes walk-in patients. Physician specialty offices
are not considered in this category. (1 point).
(IV) The Development Site is located within 5 miles
of a center that is licensed by the Department of Family and Protective
Services (DFPS) specifically to provide a school-age program or to
provide a child care program for infants, toddlers, or pre-kindergarten.
The Application must include evidence from DFPS that the center meets
the above requirements. (1 point).
(V) The Development Site is located in a census tract
with a property crime rate 26 per 1,000 or less, as defined by neighborhoodscout.com,
or local law enforcement data sources. If employing the latter source,
the formula for determining the crime rate will include only data
relevant to the census tract in which the Development Site is located.
(1 point).
(VI) The Development Site is located within 5 miles
of a public library that has indoor meeting space, physical books
that can be checked out and that are of a general and wide-ranging
subject matter, computers and internet access, and that is open 40
hours or more per week. The library must not be age or subject-restricted
and must be at least partially funded with government funding. (1
point).
(VII) The Development Site is located within 5 miles
of a public park with a playground. (1 point).
(VIII) The Development Site is located within 15 miles
of an accredited university or community college, as confirmed by
the Texas Higher Education Coordination Board (THECB). To be considered
a university for these purposes, the provider of higher education
must have the authority to confer bachelor's degrees. Two-year colleges
are considered community colleges, and to be considered for these
purposes must confer at least associate's degrees. The university
or community college must have a physical campus, where classes are
regularly held for students pursuing their degrees, within the required
distance; online-only institutions do not qualify under this item.
(1 point).
(IX) Development Site is located in a census tract
where 27% or more of adults age 25 and older has an Associate's Degree
or higher as tabulated by the American Community Survey 5-year Estimate.
(1 point).
(X) Development Site is within 4 miles of an indoor
recreation facility available to the public. Examples include, but
are not limited to, a gym, health club, a bowling alley, a theater,
or a municipal or county community center. A facility that is primarily
a restaurant or bar with recreational facilities is not eligible.
(1 point).
(XI) Development Site is within 4 miles of an outdoor,
dedicated, and permanent recreation facility available to the public.
Examples include, but are not limited to, swimming pools or splash
pads, tennis courts, golf courses, softball fields, or basketball
courts. (1 point).
(XII) Development Site is within 4 miles of community,
civic or service organizations that provide regular and recurring
substantive services, beyond exclusively congregational or member-affiliated
activities, available to the entire community (this could include
religious organizations or organizations like the Kiwanis or Rotary
Club as long as they make services available without regard to affiliation
or membership). (1 point).
(XIII) Development Site is in the current service area
of Meals on Wheels or similar nonprofit service that provides regular
visits and meals to individuals in their homes. (1 point).
(XIV) Development Site is located in the attendance
zone of a general enrollment public school rated A or B by TEA for
the most recently available rating. (1 point).
(6) Underserved Area. (§§2306.6725(a)(4)
and (b)(2); 2306.127(3), 42(m)(1)(C)(i) and (ii)). Points are not
cumulative and an Applicant is therefore limited to selecting one
subparagraph. If an Application qualifies for points under paragraph
(5) of this subsection, then the Application is not eligible for points
under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph. Years are measured
in whole years, and are calculated by deducting the year of the award
from the "Board Approval" column of the property inventory of the
Site Demographic Characteristics Report from the current year. The
specific month and date of the award are disregarded for this analysis.
The Application must include evidence that the Development Site meets
the requirements. An Application may qualify to receive up to five
(5) points if the Development Site meets any one of the criteria described
in subparagraphs (A) - (G) of this paragraph:
(A) (§2306.127(3)). The Development Site is located
wholly or partially within the boundaries of a colonia as such boundaries
are determined by the Office of the Attorney General and within 150
miles of the Rio Grande River border (5 points);
(B) (§2306.127(3)). The Development Site is located
entirely within the boundaries of an Economically Distressed Area
that has been awarded funds by the Texas Water Development Board in
the previous five years ending at the beginning of the Application
Acceptance Period (1 point);
(C) (§2306.6725(b)(2)). The Development Site is
located entirely within a census tract that does not have another
Development that was awarded 30 or fewer years ago that serves the
same Target Population as the proposed Development. Applications proposing
Rehabilitation shall not consider the Development's prior allocation(s)
as another development for the purposes of this scoring item (4 points);
(D) For areas not scoring points for subparagraph (C),
the Development Site is located entirely within a census tract that
does not have another Development that was awarded 15 or fewer years
ago according to the Department's property inventory tab of the Site
Demographic Characteristics Report (3 points);
(E) For areas not scoring points for subparagraphs
(C) or (D) of this paragraph, the Development Site is located entirely
within a census tract that does not have another Development that
was awarded 10 or fewer years ago according to the Department's property
inventory in the Site Demographic Characteristics Report (2 points);
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