Item HA 03 - Update to the Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan

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Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 Page 17-30 17-II.H. SITE SELECTION STANDARDS Compliance with PBV Goals, Civil Rights Requirements, and Site and Neighborhood Standards [24 CFR 983.55(b)] The PHA may not select a project or proposal for existing, newly constructed, or rehabilitated PBV housing on a site or enter into an AHAP or HAP contract for units on the site, unless the PHA has determined that PBV assistance for housing at the selected site is consistent with the goal of deconcentrating poverty and expanding housing and economic opportunities. The standard for deconcentrating poverty and expanding housing and economic opportunities must be consistent with the PHA Plan under 24 CFR 903 and the PHA administrative plan. In addition, prior to selecting a proposal, the PHA must determine that the site is suitable from the standpoint of facilitating and furthering full compliance with the applicable Civil Rights Laws, regulations, and Executive Orders, and that the site meets the housing quality standards and neighborhood standards at 24 CFR 5.703. SAHA Policy It is SAHA goal to select sites for PBV housing that provide for deconcentrating poverty and expanding housing and economic opportunities. In complying with this goal SAHA will seek to limit approval of sites for PBV housing in census tracts that have poverty concentrations of 20 percent or less. However, SAHA will grant exceptions to the 20 percent standard where SAHA determines that the PBV assistance will complement other local redevelopment activities designed to deconcentrate poverty and expand housing and economic opportunities in census tracts with poverty concentrations greater than 20 percent, such as sites in: A census tract in which the proposed PBV development will be located in a HUD- designated Enterprise Zone, Economic Community, Choice Neighborhood, or Renewal Community; A census tract where the concentration of assisted units will be or has decreased as a result of public housing demolition and HOPE VI redevelopment; A census tract in which the proposed PBV development will be located is undergoing significant revitalization as a result of state, local, or federal dollars invested in the area; A census tract where new market rate units are being developed where such market rate units will positively impact the poverty rate in the area; A census tract where there has been an overall decline in the poverty rate within the past five years; or A census tract where there are meaningful opportunities for educational and economic advancement. EXHIBIT 1