CHAPTER 2. THE GENERAL PLAN MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Title I requires that an Urban Renewal Plan conform to a general plan for the development of the locality as a whole. This means that such a plan must be in effect by the time Part I of the Application for Loan and Grant is submitted. The minimum requirements with respect to a general plan are: (1) Plans and Programs (b) Thoroughfare Plan (c) Community Facilities Plan (2) Regulatory Measures (a) Zoning Ordinance and Map (b) Subdivision Regulations These planning requirements must be so interrelated that, taken together, they serve as a comprehensive guide for the physical development of the locality as a whole. They are described briefly as follows: Land Use Plan.-Projects future community land needs, showing, by location and extent, areas to be used for residential, commercial, industrial, and public purposes. Thoroughfare Plan.-Provides a system of major streets, existing and proposed, distinguishing between limited access, primary, and secondary thoroughfares. Community Facilities Plan.-Shows location and type of present and proposed schools, recreation areas, and other significant public facilities. Public Improvement Program.-Identifies and recommends priorities for future public improvements needed to meet objectives established in other plan elements. Zoning Ordinance and Map.-Establish regulations and zone districts which govern the use of land and the location, height, use, and land coverage of buildings. Subdivision Regulations.-Provide standards for land development by requiring adequate lot sizes and arrangement, utilities, and street improvements; guide development to conform with the comprehensive plan. REQUIREMENTS AT SURVEY AND PLANNING APPLICATION Before a Survey and Planning Application is approved, the HHFA Regional Office will ascertain the locality's ability to meet general plan requirements by the time Part I of the Application for Loan and Grant is submitted. The latest Workable Program submission will ordinarily provide the basis for this determination. Additional information may be required, however, if there is any doubt that the locality's schedule or progress to date might not permit it to fulfill these requirements by that time. (See Section 4-1-1, Checklist Code No. R 111.) REQUIREMENTS AT PART I OF APPLICATION FOR LOAN AND GRANT If, at the time the application is submitted, the latest Workable Program submission shows that general plan requirements have been met, no further documentation is needed unless significant amendments or changes have been made. If, however, the general plan did not meet minimum requirements at the time of the last Workable Program submission or if significant changes have since been made, the following must be submitted with Part I (see Section 4-2-1, Checklist Code No. R 211): (1) Evidence that any deficiencies or shortcomings have been corrected. (2) Copies of any newly approved or amended plan elements. 2 CHAPTER 3. COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF CODES AND ORDINANCES The intent of Section 101 (a) of Title I is to assure that localities, through their own efforts, obtain control over blight and slum conditions, and thus are able not only to protect urban renewal projects from deteriorating influences, but also to establish and maintain adequate minimum conditions on a community-wide basis. REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING ADOPTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF CODES The following requirements shall be met not later than the time of submission of Part I of an Application for Loan and Grant: (1) The locality shall have adopted a housing code or equivalent standards, together with zoning and subdivision regulations, building, plumbing, electrical, and fire prevention codes, or, in lieu of such local regulations and codes, comparable State and/or county codes and regulations or other locally recognized regulations shall be in effect locally. The standards and requirements in the local codes, in State or county laws and regulations, or in other locally recognized regulations, together with the scope and applicability of such standards and requirements, shall be adequate, when enforced, to minimize slum and blight conditions and to establish positive minimum conditions in dwellings and other buildings. (2) The locality shall have in effect an active program for the administration and enforcement of the required local codes or, in lieu of part or parts of such a local enforcement program, there shall be in effect locally an active program of administration and enforcement by State and/or county officials or other locally recognized personnel. EVIDENCE OF ADOPTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF CODES Requirements At Survey and Planning Application Before a Survey and Planning Application is approved, the HHFA Regional Office will review the available evidence concerning the locality's ability to meet the code adoption and enforcement program requirements given above at the time Part I of an Application for Loan and Grant is submitted. The latest submissions for certification or recertification of a Workable Program will ordinarily provide the basis for the review. The Regional Office, however, may require additional information from the locality if there is a doubt that the locality's program schedule will permit it to fulfill these requirements by the time Part I is submitted. CODES AND ORDINANCES Requirements At Part I of Application for Loan and Grant If, at the time the application is submitted, the most recent Workable Program submission indicates that the current status of the local code adoption and enforcement program is satisfactory with respect to the project requirements given above, no further documentation will be required. If, however, the status of the local code adoption and enforcement program was not satisfactory with respect to the project requirements at the time of the latest Workable Program submission, the LPA shall submit evidence that these project requirements have been satisfied. |