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4 <br /> PLAN OUTLINE <br /> I. Summary of Plan Development and Citizen Participation Process <br /> II. Housing and Homeless Needs Assessment <br /> A. Housing Needs <br /> B. Homeless Needs <br /> C. Other Special Needs <br /> D. Lead-Based Paint <br /> III. Housing Market Analysis <br /> A. Housing and race <br /> B. Public and Assisted Housing <br /> C. Homeless Facilities <br /> D. Special Needs Facilities <br /> E. Barriers to Affordable Housing <br /> IV. Strategic Plan <br /> A. Affordable Housing <br /> Priority LA: Provide rehabilitation assistance for very <br /> low and low income homeowners and rental housing serving <br /> very low and low income tenants. <br /> Priority 1B: To reduce the number of owner-occupied and <br /> rental housing units without indoor plumbing. <br /> Priority 1C: Provide assistance to households at less <br /> than 80% of median income to connect to existing public <br /> water/sewer systems. <br /> Priority 1D: Facilitate the construction of new or <br /> substantially rehabilitated housing units that are <br /> affordable to families below 80% of the area median. <br /> Projects that provide homeownership opportunities for <br /> families below 60% of the area median income. <br /> Priority 1E: Facilitate the construction of up to 50 <br /> new units of rental housing affordable to very low and <br /> low income families. The Chapel Hill Comprehensive Plan <br /> states a goal of 35 new rental units each year affordable <br /> to very low and low income families. Priority will be <br /> given to projects with projected rents at or below those <br /> established for the Low Income Housing Tax Program, <br /> affordable to families with incomes below 60% of the area <br /> median, with at least three bedrooms. <br />