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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ZONING AND <br />LIHTC ALLOCATION CRITERIA <br />Simply put, zoning controls the permissible <br />locations and forms of new development. <br />As noted above, all state -level QAPs include <br />location factors that determine, in part, a <br />project's eligibility for LIHTCs. When local <br />zoning is out of sync with its state QAP, <br />developers interested in low-income housing <br />projects face an uphill climb. <br />QAP Location Factors <br />Federal law stipulates that QAPs must con- <br />sider project location, but does not specify <br />any location criteria. In practice, most QAPs <br />prioritize density and access to amenities <br />LOCATION EFFICIENCY FACTORS IN CALIFORNIA'S 2017 QAP <br />Measure <br />Projects with mass transit within 1/3 mile and a density of 25 units per acre <br />Projects within 1/2 mile ofa public park <br />Projects within 1/2 mile ofa library <br />Projects within 1/2 mile of a full-scale grocery store <br />Projects in varying degrees of proximity to accessible public schools <br />Projects within 1/2 mile of a qualifying clinic <br />Projects within 1/2 mile ofa pharmacy <br />LOCATION EFFICIENCY FACTORS IN TEXAS'S 2017 QAP <br />Measure <br />Projectwithin 1/2 mile ofa public park <br />Projectwithin 1/2 mile of public transportation <br />Project within 1 mile of a full -service grocery store or pharmacy <br />Projectwithin 3 miles ofa health -related facility <br />Projectwithin 2 miles ofa center that provides child care programs <br />Project located in a census tract with a property crime rate of less than 26 per 1,000 <br />Project within 1 mile ofa public library <br />Project within 5 miles of a university or community college campus <br />Project in a census tract with high educational attainment <br />Projectwithin 2 miles ofa museum <br />Project within 1 mile of an indoor recreation facility available to the public <br />Projectwithin 1 mile of an outdoor recreation facility available to the public <br />Project within 1 mile of community, civic, or service organizations <br />Project within the attendance zone of high -performing schools <br />LOCATION EFFICIENCY FACTORS IN NEW JERSEY'S 2017 QAP <br />Measure <br />Low -density buildings where 25% of tax credit units are large family units <br />Project located within a TOD where at least 5% of units are large family units <br />Projectwithin 1/2 mile of positive land uses (grocery, pharmacy, bank, etc.) <br />Projectwithin i mile of negative land uses (land fill, dumps, superfund site, etc.) <br />Rehab ofa historic building/adaptive reuse ofa nonresidential building <br />Project located within 1/2 mile of public transportation <br />Project within a school district where students are meeting or exceeding expectations <br />Project located within a municipality with as many public and private sector jobs as units <br />Project that satisfies state affordable housing obligation <br />such as mass transit, open space, civic uses, <br />sources of fresh foods, schools, and health <br />assets. Additionally, many states allocate <br />tax credits by geographic region to distribute <br />affordable housing more equitably through- <br />out. Some states hold one round of tax credit <br />applications for urban areas and another <br />round for suburban and rural areas. <br />Points <br />7 <br />3 <br />3 <br />5 <br />3 <br />3 <br />2 <br />Points <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />Points <br />5 <br />6 <br />3 <br />1 <br />2 <br />2 <br />2 <br />1 <br />ZONINGPRACTICE 9.17 <br />AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION Ipage 4 <br />