| (IX) Sport Court or field (including, but not limited
to, Tennis, Basketball, Volleyball, Pickleball, Soccer, or Baseball
Field) (2 points).
(iv) Design / Landscaping amenities include:
(I) Full perimeter fencing that contains the parking
areas and all amenities (excludes guest or general public parking
areas) (2 points).
(II) Enclosed community sun porch or covered community
porch/patio (1 point).
(III) Dog Park area that is fully enclosed (the perimeter
fencing may be used for part of the enclosure) and intended for tenant
owned dogs to run off leash (requires that the Development allow dogs)
(2 points).
(IV) Shaded rooftop or structural viewing deck of at
least 500 square feet (2 points).
(V) Porte-cochere (1 point).
(VI) Lighted pathways along all accessible routes (1
point).
(VII) a resident-run community garden with annual soil
preparation and mulch provided by the Owner and access to water (which
may be subject to local water usage restrictions) (1 point).
(v) Community Resources amenities include:
(I) Community laundry room with at least one washer
and dryer for every 40 Units (2 points).
(II) Barbecue grill and picnic table with at least
one of each for every 50 Units (1 point). Grill must be permanently
installed (no portable grills).
(III) Business center with workstations and seating
internet access, 1 printer and at least one scanner which may be integrated
with the printer, and either 2 desktop computers or laptops available
to check-out upon request (2 points).
(IV) Furnished Community room (2 points).
(V) Library with an accessible sitting area (separate
from the community room) (1 point).
(VI) Activity Room stocked with supplies (Arts and
Crafts, board games, etc.) (2 points).
(VII) Community Dining Room with full or warming kitchen
furnished with adequate tables and seating (3 points).
(VIII) Community Theater Room equipped with a 52 inch
or larger screen or projection with surround sound equipment; DVD
player or a streaming service at no cost to residents; and seating
(3 points).
(IX) High-speed Wi-Fi with advanced telecommunications
capacity as determined under 47 U.S.C. 1302 or more with coverage
throughout the clubhouse or community building (1 point).
(X) High-speed Wi-Fi with advanced telecommunications
capacity as determined under 47 U.S.C. 1302 with coverage throughout
the Development (2 points).
(XI) Bicycle parking that allows for, at a minimum,
one bicycle for every five Units, within reasonable proximity to each
residential building that allows for bicycles to be secured with lock
(lock not required to be provided to tenant) (1 point).
(XII) Package Lockers or secure package room. Automated
Package Lockers or secure package room provided at a location within
the complex that can be accessed by residents 24/7 and at no charge
to the resident. To qualify, there would need to be at least one locker
for every eight residential units (2 points).
(XIII) Recycling Service (includes providing a storage
location and service for pick-up) (1 point).
(XIV) Community car vacuum station (1 point).
(XV) Access to onsite bike sharing services, provided
tenants have short-term, autonomous access to community-owned bicycles,
with at least one bicycle per 25 Units (1 point).
(6) Unit Requirements.
(A) Unit Sizes. Developments proposing New Construction
or Reconstruction will be required to meet the minimum sizes of Units
as provided in clauses (i) - (v) of this subparagraph. These minimum
requirements are not associated with any selection criteria. Developments
proposing Rehabilitation (excluding Reconstruction) or Supportive
Housing Developments will not be subject to the requirements of this
subparagraph. If the Development involves both Rehabilitation and
Reconstruction or New Construction, the Reconstruction or New Construction
Units must meet these requirements. The requirements are:
(i) four hundred fifty (450) square feet for an Efficiency
Unit;
(ii) five hundred fifty (550) square feet for a one
Bedroom Unit;
(iii) eight hundred (800) square feet for a two Bedroom
Unit;
(iv) one thousand (1,000) square feet for a three Bedroom
Unit; and
(v) one thousand, two-hundred (1,200) square feet for
a four Bedroom Unit.
(B) Unit, Development Construction, and Energy and
Water Efficiency Features. Housing Tax Credit Applicants may select
amenities for the score of an Application under this section, but
must maintain the points associated with those amenities by maintaining
the amenity selected or providing substitute amenities with equal
or higher point values. Tax-Exempt Bond Developments must include
enough amenities to meet a minimum of nine (9) points. Direct Loan
Applications not layered with Housing Tax Credits must include enough
amenities to meet a minimum of five (5) points. The amenity shall
be for every Unit at no extra charge to the tenant. The points selected
at Application and corresponding list of amenities will be required
to be identified in the LURA, and the points selected at Application
must be maintained throughout the Affordability Period. Applications
involving scattered site Developments must have a specific amenity
located within each Unit to count for points. Rehabilitation Developments
and Supportive Housing Developments will start with a base score of
five (5) points. At least two (2) points must be selected from clause
(iii), Energy and Water Efficiency Features, of this subparagraph.
(i) Unit Features include:
(I) Covered entries (0.5 point);
(II) Nine foot ceilings in living room and all Bedrooms
(at minimum) (1 point);
(III) Microwave ovens (0.5 point);
(IV) Self-cleaning or continuous cleaning ovens (0.5
point);
(V) Storage room or closet, of approximately 9 square
feet or greater, separate from and in addition to Bedroom, entryway
or linen closets and which does not need to be in the Unit but must
be on the Property site (0.5 point);
(VI) Covered patios or covered balconies (0.5 point);
(VII) High Speed Internet service to all Units (can
be wired or wireless; required equipment for either must be provided)
(1 point);
(VIII) Built-in (recessed into the wall) shelving unit
(0.5 point);
(IX) Breakfast Bar (a space, generally between the
kitchen and dining area, that includes an area for seating although
actual seating such as bar stools does not have to be provided) (0.5
point);
(X) Walk-in closet in at least one Bedroom (0.5 point);
(XI) 48-inch upper kitchen cabinets (1 point);
(XII) Kitchen island (0.5 points);
(XIII) Kitchen pantry with shelving (may include the
washer/dryer unit for Rehabilitation Developments only) (0.5 point);
(XIV) Natural stone or quartz countertops in kitchen
and bath (1 point);
(XV) Double vanity in at least one bathroom (0.5 point);
and
(XVI) Hard floor surfaces in over 50% of unit NRA (0.5
point).
(ii) Development Construction Features include:
(I) Covered parking (may be garages or carports, attached
or freestanding) and include at least one covered space per Unit (1.5
points);
(II) Thirty year roof (0.5 point);
(III) Greater than 30% stucco or masonry (includes
stone, cultured stone, and brick but excludes cementitious and metal
siding) on all building exteriors; the percentage calculation may
exclude exterior glass entirely (2 points);
(IV) Electric Vehicle Charging Station (0.5 points);
(V) An Impact Isolation Class (IIC) rating of at least
55 and a Sound Transmission Class (STC) rating of 60 or higher in
all Units, as certified by the architect or engineer of record (3
points); and
(VI) Green Building Features. Points under this item
are intended to promote energy and water conservation, operational
savings and sustainable building practices. Four (4) points may be
selected from only one of the categories described in items (-a-)
- (-d-) of this subclause. If the Development involves scattered sites,
there must be green building features incorporated into each site
in order to qualify for these points.
(-a-) Enterprise Green Communities. The Development
must incorporate all mandatory and optional items applicable to the
construction type (i.e. New Construction, Rehabilitation, etc.) as
provided in the most recent version of the Enterprise Green Communities
Criteria found at http://www.greencommunitiesonline.org.
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