For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ADJUSTED FOR FAMILY SIZE. Adjusted in a manner which results in an income eligibility level that is lower for households having fewer than four people, or higher for households having more than four people based upon a formula established by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME. Wages, income from assets, regular cash or non-cash contributions, and any other resources and benefits determined to be income by HUD, adjusted for family size, minus the deductions under Section 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. Those expenses directly related to implementation of the Local Housing Assistance Plan and Local Housing Assistance Program and shall not include the reimbursement of costs which were previously borne by another funding source which could continue to be available at the time the Local Housing Assistance Plan is submitted.
AFFORDABLE. Defined by two elements:
(1) Cost: that the total housing expense for a tenant or for a homeowner (including taxes and insurance) does not exceed 30% of the adjusted gross income for the household;
(2) Quality: that the housing is decent, safe and sanitary; meets the South Florida Building Code, Hollywood minimum Housing Code and Federal Section 8 standards; and meets occupancy standards pertaining to overcrowding conditions.
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION. A non-profit organization that has among its purposes the provision of affordable housing to persons who have special housing needs or are very low-income, low-income, or moderate-income within a designated area, which may include a municipality, a county, or more than one municipality or county and maintains, through at least one-third representation on the organization's governing board, accountability to housing program beneficiaries and residents of the designated area.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD (CDAB). A board comprised of city appointees charged with the purpose of monitoring the city's community development block grant program. The CDAB also simultaneously concerns itself with affordable housing and general community development issues.
SHIP ADMINISTRATOR. The SHIP Administrator will be the designated city employee whose responsibility will be the development and implementation of the city's Local Housing Assistance Plan and Program. The community development director is designated as the SHIP Administrator.
ELIGIBLE HOUSING. Any real and personal property located within the city that is intended for the primary purpose of providing decent, safe and sanitary residential units designed to meet the standards of the Florida Building Code in effect in Broward County, Florida, as revised from time to time, and F.S. Chapter 553, for home ownership or rental for eligible persons as designated by the city.
ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS. One or more natural persons or a family determined by the city to be of very low-income, low-income or moderate-income with adjustment made for family size. This term may be used interchangeably with the term ELIGIBLE PERSON.
ELIGIBLE SPONSOR. A person or a private or public for-profit or not-for-profit entity that applies for a loan under the Local Housing Assistance Program for the purpose of providing eligible housing for eligible persons.
HOME OWNERSHIP. A distribution of a portion of a local housing distribution to an eligible person or eligible sponsor for construction, rehabilitation, purchase, or lease-purchase financing for owner-occupied eligible housing.
GRANT. A distribution of a portion of a local housing distribution to an eligible sponsor or eligible person to assist in the construction or rehabilitation of eligible housing or to provide the costs of tenant or ownership qualification.
LOAN. A pledge of the local housing distribution monies to an eligible sponsor or eligible person to finance partially the construction or rehabilitation of eligible housing.
LOCAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN. A concise description of the local housing assistance program adopted by this chapter with an explanation of the way in which the program meets the requirements of this chapter and F.S. §§ 420.907 through 420.9079, and Rule 91-37, Florida Administrative Code.
LOW-INCOME PERSON. One or more natural persons or a family, not including students, having a total annual adjusted gross income that does not exceed 80% of the median annual adjusted gross income for households within the metropolitan statistical area. While occupying the rental unit, a low income person's annual income may increase to an amount not to exceed 140% of 80% of the median income adjusted for family size. This term may be used interchangeably with LOW-INCOME FAMILY or HOUSEHOLD.
MEDIAN INCOME. The middle income (adjusted gross household income) for the county. Fifty percent of the area households earn more than and 50% of the area households earn less than this income value.
MODERATE-INCOME PERSON. One or more natural persons or a family, not including students, having a total annual adjusted-gross household income that is less than 120% of the median annual adjusted gross income for households within the metropolitan statistical area. With respect to rental units, the moderate-income person's annual income at the time of initial occupancy may not exceed 120% of median income adjusted for family size. While occupying the rental unit, a moderate-income person's annual income may increase to an amount not to exceed 140% of 120% of median income adjusted for family size. This term may be used interchangeably with MODERATE INCOME FAMILY or HOUSEHOLD.
PERSONS WHO HAVE SPECIAL HOUSING NEEDS. Persons who have incomes not exceeding moderate-income and who because of particular social, economic, or health related circumstances have greater difficulty acquiring or maintaining affordable housing. Such persons may, for example, encounter resistance to their residing in particular communities, increased housing cost resulting from unique needs, and high risk of institutionalization. As set out in the State of Florida Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (1991) these individuals include: persons with developmental disabilities; persons with mental illness/chemical dependency; persons with AIDS and HIV disease; runaway and abandoned youth; single-parent families; public assistance recipients; migrant and seasonal farm workers; refugees and entrants; and the elderly and disabled adults.
VERY LOW-INCOME PERSON. One or more natural persons or a family, not including students, having a total annual adjusted gross household income that does not exceed 50% of the median annual adjusted gross income for households in the metropolitan statistical area. With respect to rental units, the very low-income person's annual income at the time of initial occupancy may not exceed 50% of median income adjusted for family size. While occupying the rental unit, a very low-income person's annual income may increase to an amount not to exceed 140% of 50% of median income adjusted for family size. This term may be used interchangeably with VERY LOW-INCOME FAMILY or HOUSEHOLD.
(Ord. O-92-68, passed 12-16-92; Am. Ord. O-93-14, passed 4-21-93; Am. Ord. O-2005-02, passed 3-2-05)