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Q <br />..,'A i ` <br />COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN SUMMARY <br />(STATEMENT OF NEEDS) <br />+ f <br />9. <br />NAME OF APPLICANT <br />2NUMBER <br />. APPLICATIONf <br />3. ORIGINAL <br />k <br />AMENDMENT <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />a. PROGRAM YEAR !Entitlement Applicants Only) <br />FROM: 7/1 76 TO: 6/30177 <br />r` <br />k <br />A-1. NEED FOR MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF THE HOUSING STOCK. <br />a. At the present time, it is estimated that 12% or some 1300, of the housing units <br />in the unincorporated portions of Indian River County are substandard. <br />-b. Of these 1300, the majority (65%) were determined to be dilapidated and subject <br />to demolition, while 351 (400) are deteriorating but economically feasible of <br />rehabilitation. <br />C. The 1972 Structural Conditions Survey revealed that the greatest concentration o <br />structurally substandard dwellings .existed in Enumeration Districts 4 and 5, in <br />' <br />Which were located 43% of all such designated units in the Application Area. <br />Enumeration Districts which had greater than 50% of their housing inventory in <br />substandard condition included ED's 3, 4, 5, 6, 11 and 49. <br />1970 Census, Special Tabulations, DHUD <br />1970 Census of Housing, General and Detailed Housing Characteristics <br />r <br />Analysis of Neighborhood Study Areas, 1972 Vero Beach/IRC Planning Commission <br />Data Scarce: <br />A•2. 1.NEED TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF STANDARD UNITS AT COSTS WHICH LOWER INCOME <br />HOUSEHOLDS CAN AFFORD AND WHICH MEET THEIR HOUSEHOLD REQUIREMENTS. <br />a. At this time, it is estimated that there are as many as 1224 households in the <br />unincorporated County which cannot afford standard, non -luxury housing which <br />meets their household needs and are presently either living in_substandard hous- <br />ing which they may or may not be able to afford, or they are residing in sound <br />housing which costs are far beyond their ability to pay for shelter. <br />b. A substantial portion of these households belong to identifiable minority seg- <br />ments, including 590 Black households; 681 elderly or handicapped, 246 large <br />families, and 451 households with female heads. It should be noted that the <br />preceding estimates are not mutually exclusive. <br />Vero Beach/Indian River County Planning Department <br />1970 Census, General Housing Characteristics <br />1�970 Census, Special Tabulation by DHUD and General Housing Characteristics <br />_i <br />Date �u <br />A-3. NEED FOR ELIMINATION OF BLIGHTING INFLUENCES WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THE DECLINE OR. <br />DETERIORATION OF THE COMMUNITY'S NEIGHBORHOODS AND WHICH INHIBIT THE CONSERVA- <br />' <br />TION OR IMPROVEMENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO LONG-TERM SOUND CONDITION. <br />0 <br />a. The 1972 Neighborhood Analysis cited severe physical and social blighting in- <br />5 6, and moderate levels in Enumeration <br />'i <br />fluence in Enumeration Districts 4, and <br />District 3. These conditions are still prevalent 'and include: <br />Incompatible and mixed land use. <br />R1) <br />) Prevalence of junk and trash. <br />3) Deteriorating housing conditions. <br />4J Overcrowding of housing units. <br />r <br />5 Unpaved or otherwise deficient streets. <br />i <br />6 High levels of disease and crime. <br />Analysis of Neighborhood Study Areas, 1972, Vero Beach/IRC Planning Commission <br />"r. <br />° <br />Data Sourco: <br />HUD -7015.2 (11-75) <br />Po®®—Lof —LPog9a <br />i <br />r i <br />¢5QC7 <br />• <br />4R <br />P t , � <br />� `I p]r i r <br />T + 1 •.Y.. <br />4:�iL3 <br />u <br />1'' <br />