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| 3.__Conditions for approval.__Designation of an affordable | | housing development district is subject to the following | | conditions. |
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| | | A.__At least 25%, by area, of the real property within an | | affordable housing development district must: |
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| | | (1)__Be suitable for residential use; |
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| | | (2)__Be a blighted area; or |
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| | | (3)__Be in need of rehabilitation or redevelopment. |
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| | | B.__The affordable housing development district is subject | | to the area cap established in section 5223, subsection 3, | | paragraph B. |
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| | | C.__The original assessed value of a proposed affordable | | housing development district plus the original assessed | | value of all existing affordable housing development | | districts within the municipality may not exceed 5% of the | | total value of taxable property within the municipality as | | of April 1st preceding the date of the director's approval | | of the designation of the proposed affordable housing | | development district. |
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| | | D.__The aggregate value of municipal general obligation | | indebtedness financed by the proceeds from affordable | | housing development districts within any county may not | | exceed $50,000,000 adjusted by a factor equal to the | | percentage change in the United States Bureau of Labor | | Statistics Consumer Price Index, United States City | | Average from January 1, 2002 to the date of calculation. |
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| | | E.__The affordable housing development program must show | | that the development meets an identified community housing | | need.__The affordable housing development program must | | provide a mechanism to ensure the ongoing affordability | | for a period of at least 5 years. |
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| | | F.__Acquisition, construction and installment of all | | property improvements, buildings, structures, fixtures and | | equipment included within the affordable housing | | development program and financed through municipal bonded | | indebtedness must be completed within 5 years of the | | director's approval of the designation of the affordable | | housing development district. |
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