AREA MEDIAN INCOME (AMI): That income level in which half of the Blaine County population makes less and the other half makes more. The Blaine County AMI is issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on an annual basis and can be found in the Blaine County Community Housing Guidelines.
AVERAGE INCOME CATEGORY: The average household income level, according to the categories established in the Community Housing Guidelines, which will be provided by the developer according to the community housing plan.
BASE DENSITY: The unit of measurement used to determine the number of possible free market units in a CH-PUD, provided all applicable standards of this chapter are met. If more than one subdistrict is involved, base density for the CH-PUD is the sum total of multiplying the number of acres within each subdistrict by the base density specified for each subdistrict.
BLAINE COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY (BCHA): The local governmental body which administers, monitors, and manages the community housing applicant database, the community housing stock and the inventory of deed restricted community housing in Blaine County. The term BCHA, for purposes of this chapter, includes all successor associations or entities that perform or assume the same, or similar, duties and functions as the BCHA in its present form.
COMMERCIAL UNIT: For the purpose of calculating community housing only, equivalent to two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet of nonresidential (commercial) gross floor area, which accounts for one unit of developable density.
COMMON OPEN SPACE: An area held for the use and benefit of the owners of dwelling units or lots in a CH-PUD and which is devoid of streets, parking areas, and buildings not intended for recreational or community purposes. Common open space does not include any land within the required setback from State Highway 75 or within individual single-family or duplex lots.
COMMUNITY HOUSING (CH): Ownership and rental residential housing that is price restricted to remain affordable to persons working in Blaine County, retired from working in Blaine County, or other groups of eligible persons according to BCHA guidelines or other recognized affordable housing guidelines approved by BCHA.
COMMUNITY HOUSING GUIDELINES (CH GUIDELINES): The current regulations adopted by the BCHA and amended from time to time outlining the requirements and parameters related to the development, pricing, eligibility, and other administrative standards for all community housing projects that come under the purview of BCHA.
COMMUNITY HOUSING PLAN (CH PLAN): Documents submitted pursuant to Community Housing Guidelines, section 6.3, as amended, which describe the calculations and method of meeting the community housing obligation in a CH-PUD.
COMMUNITY HOUSING PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (CH-PUD): An area of land developed primarily for residential use or a mixture of residential and nonresidential (commercial) uses, in which restriction of density, lot sizes, setbacks, and other bulk regulations may be adjusted in return for the provision of community housing units along with free market units and/or lots.
COMMUNITY HOUSING UNIT (CHU): A residential housing unit that is subject to a deed covenant as a long term rental unit or as a unit for sale to eligible persons and households, based on applicable income and residency requirements.
FREE MARKET UNIT: A unit permitted through the CH-PUD process, created for sale, rent or lease at free market rates and not restricted as a community housing unit or lot.
GROSS FLOOR AREA: The total of all floor areas as measured from the exterior face of the exterior walls. Exterior stairs that are not enclosed, unenclosed decks, and underground parking areas shall be excluded from the square footage calculation. When an attic roof truss system creates an unusable and inaccessible attic space between the interior and exterior wall, the floor area measurement shall be taken from the outside of the interior wall.
HUD: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION: An organization formed of the owners of a subdivision or planned unit development.
IHFA: Idaho Housing and Finance Association.
MASTER PLAN: Map(s) and supporting documents that set forth approximate locations of and requirements for master planned infrastructure within the Community Housing Overlay District. See exhibit B attached to the ordinance codified herein.
MASTER PLANNED RIGHT-OF-WAY (MP ROW): An area reserved for public access and functioning as the thoroughfare for vehicular or nonvehicular traffic to external outlets in agreement with the master plan. (Ord. 2013-01, 3-19-2013)