| (iii) twice monthly arts, crafts, and other recreational
activities (e.g. Book Clubs and creative writing classes) (1 point);
(iv) twice monthly on-site social events (i.e. potluck
dinners, game night, sing-a-longs, movie nights, birthday parties,
holiday celebrations, etc.) (1 point);
(v) specific service coordination services offered
by a qualified Owner or Developer, qualified provider or through external,
contracted parties for seniors, Persons with Disabilities or Supportive
Housing (3 points);
(vi) weekly home chore services (such as valet trash
removal, assistance with recycling, furniture movement, etc., and
quarterly preventative maintenance including light bulb replacement)
for Elderly Developments or Developments where the service is provided
for Persons with Disabilities and documentation to that effect can
be provided for monitoring purposes (2 points);
(vii) any of the programs described under Title IV-A
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §§601, et seq.) which
enables children to be cared for in their homes or the homes of relatives;
ends the dependence of needy families on government benefits by promoting
job preparation, work and marriage; prevents and reduces the incidence
of unplanned pregnancies; and encourages the formation and maintenance
of two-parent families (1 point);
(viii) a part-time resident services coordinator with
a dedicated office space at the Development or a contract with a third-party
to provide the equivalent of 15 hours or more of weekly resident supportive
services at the Development (2 points); and
(ix) provision, by either the Development Owner or
a community partner, of an education tuition- or savings-match program
or scholarships to residents who may attend college (2 points).
(8) Development Accessibility Requirements. All Developments
must meet all specifications and accessibility requirements as identified
in subparagraphs (A) - (F) of this paragraph and any other applicable
state or federal rules and requirements. The accessibility requirements
are further identified in the Certification of Development Owner as
provided in the Application.
(A) The Development shall comply with the accessibility
requirements under Federal law and as further defined in Chapter 1,
Subchapter B of this title (relating to Accessibility Requirements).
(§§2306.6722; 2306.6730).
(B) Regardless of building type, all Units accessed
by the ground floor or by elevator (affected units) must comply with
the visitability requirements in clauses (i) - (iii) of this subparagraph.
Design specifications for each item must comply with the standards
of the Fair Housing Act Design Manual. Buildings occupied for residential
use on or before March 13, 1991 are exempt from this requirement.
If the townhome Units of a Rehabilitation Development do not have
a bathroom on the ground floor, the Applicant will not be required
to add a bathroom to meet the requirements of clause (iii) of this
subparagraph. Visitability requirements include:
(i) All common use facilities must be in compliance
with the Fair Housing Design Act Manual;
(ii) To the extent required by the Fair Housing Design
Act Manual, there must be an accessible or exempt route from common
use facilities to the affected units; and
(iii) Each affected unit must include the features
in subclauses (I) - (V) of this clause:
(I) At least one zero-step, accessible entrance;
(II) At least one bathroom or half-bath with toilet
and sink on the entry level. The layout of this bathroom or half-bath
must comply with one of the specifications set forth in the Fair Housing
Act Design Manual;
(III) The bathroom or half-bath must have the appropriate
blocking relative to the toilet for the later installation of a grab
bar, if ever requested by the tenant of that Unit;
(IV) There must be an accessible route from the entrance
to the bathroom or half-bath, and the entrance and bathroom must provide
usable width; and
(V) Light switches, electrical outlets, and thermostats
on the entry level must be at accessible heights.
(C) The Development Owner is and will remain in compliance
with state and federal laws, including but not limited to, fair housing
laws, including Chapter 301, Property Code, Title VIII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. §§3601 et seq.), the Fair
Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. §§3601 et seq.);
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. §§2000a et seq.);
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. §§12101
et seq.); the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. §§701
et seq.); Fair Housing Accessibility; the Texas Fair Housing Act;
and that the Development is designed consistent with the Fair Housing
Act Design Manual produced by HUD, and the Texas Accessibility Standards.
(§2306.257; §2306.6705(7))
(D) All Applications proposing Rehabilitation (including
Reconstruction) will be treated as substantial alteration, in accordance
with Chapter 1, Subchapter B of this title (relating to Section 504
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Fair Housing Act).
(E) For all Developments other than Direct Loan Developments,
for the purposes of determining the appropriate distribution of accessible
Units across Unit Types, assuming all the Units have similar features
only the number of Bedrooms and full bathrooms will be used to define
the Unit Type, but accessible Units must have an equal or greater
square footage than the square footage offered in the smallest non-accessible
Unit with the same number of Bedrooms and full bathrooms. For Direct
Loan Developments, for purposes of determining the appropriate distribution
of accessible Units across Unit Types, the definition of Unit Type
will be used. However, a single story Unit may be substituted for
a townhome Unit, if the single story Unit contains the same number
of Bedrooms and bathrooms and has an equal or greater square footage.
(F) Alternative methods of calculating the number of
accessible Units required in a Development must be approved by the
Department prior to award or allocation.
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