Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) An
application for assistance from the HELP program is subject to the department's
evaluation and approval or disapproval according to criteria in the
solicitation documents or otherwise that may include, but are not limited to
the following:
(a) The amount of available
funds in the HELP program;
(b) The
availability of other sources of assistance;
(c) The applicant's efforts to leverage other
public or private funds;
(d)
Whether the project is financially feasible and the financial strength and
history of the prospective recipient;
(e) The location of the project site,
including its proximity to transportation, shopping, social, commercial and
recreational facilities, medical services and such other facilities and
services that best serve the residents;
(f) Availability of street, sewer, water,
utilities and other public services;
(g) Architectural design, including aesthetic
quality, soundness of construction, energy efficiency, and suitability to the
needs of the residents to be served;
(h) Whether or not the project will include
fee ownership of the real property;
(i) Compliance with applicable local
comprehensive plan and land use regulations, housing codes and other applicable
standards;
(j) Market demand;
(k) The target population to be
served;
(l) The experience of the
developer, contractors, architects, consultants and management agent in
developing, constructing and operating housing projects;
(m) The department's experience with and the
reputation, experience, capacity, legal history and status of the applicant and
its agents, representatives, employees and contractors;
(n) Whether the project in comparison to
others best achieves the purposes of the HELP program; and
(o) Other factors that the department
determines to be relevant including, but not limited to any evaluation criteria
in the solicitation documents, HELP Manual, General Manual, or otherwise.
(2) If the department
approves an application in whole or in part and if the amount of the HELP
assistance or any other department funding approved by the department that was
considered by the department in setting the amount of HELP assistance to be
provided ("Complementary Funding") meets or exceeds the threshold amount
established in OAR 813-001-0007(1) for review by the State Housing Council, the
approval of HELP assistance by the department is subject to review and approval
by the council of such HELP funding and any such complementary funding. The
council may approve, deny, modify or further condition funding subject to its
review. Based upon any relevant council determination, including with respect
to complementary funding, approval of HELP funding may be deemed revoked, or be
modified and further conditioned.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
456.555
Stats. Implemented: ORS
456.555,
456.559,
456.625
