Sec. 2304.042. CONTENTS OF AREA PLAN

A housing rehabilitation area plan must contain relevant information about the area, including:

(1) a description of the physical, social, and economic characteristics of the area;

(2) a description of the housing conditions in the area;

(3) an assessment of the need for housing rehabilitation loans in the area, including:

(A) the number and characteristics of households in the area; and

(B) the average and total loan amounts needed;

(4) a description of the methods by which the local government preparing the plan will determine whether the rehabilitation of housing in the area is economically feasible;

(5) a description of the methods by which:

(A) rehabilitation work will be supervised; and

(B) compliance with departmental regulations governing materials, fixtures, and rehabilitation contracts will be ensured;

(6) a description of the methods and procedures that will be used to enforce:

(A) local housing, building, fire, and related codes; or

(B) the standards adopted by the department under Section 2304.005, if codes of those types have not been enacted;

(7) an assessment of the need for additional public improvements and public services in the area and a description of the specific means by which the improvements and services will be provided; and

(8) a description of the methods by which private investment to improve conditions in the area will be encouraged.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.