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044 3 overcrowded and lacking plumbing facilities. Overcrowdness is defined as a dwelling with more than one person per room, and lacking plumbh9factlities are defined as a dwelling that does not have safe running water, a private flush toilet and a bathroom with tub or shower with hot and cold running water, all located within the dwelling unit. The windshield survey was accomplished by driving into the target areas which was identified in the 1982 study. The conditions of each target area were observed and tabulated. The housing condition was determined by ob_strving_ae structural appearance of the dwelling. This survey consisted of ranking all housing units as either (1) standard; (2) deteriorating; or C31 dilapidated. Standard 11 housing is a dwelling unit that Ca) is in compliance with the Orange County Community Development Department Property Rehabilitation Standards and is in good sound structural condition. Deteriorated housing is a dwelling that is substandard but can be repaired, altered, or improved to comply with all of the minimum standards, established by County Property Rehabilitation Standards. Dilapidated housing is a dwelling that is unfit for human habitation and cannot be repaired, altered or improved to comply with all of :the minimum standards established by County Property Rehabilitation Standards. Dwelling units ranked as dilapidated should be demolished, Substandard housing are those units which were ranked either deteriorated and dilapidated. Also, other community development problems were observed such as malfunctioning septic systems, refuse dumping, privies, unpaved roads, and unsafe and unsanitary environments. SURVEY RESULTS The following is a breakdown of the Census data and the windshield survey results on a Township - by - Township basis (See Figure 1 and 2).