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COMMUN)TY DEVELOPHiENT PLAN SUMMARY (SWEMENT OF NEEDS) 3. NAME OF APPLICANT 2. APPLICATION NUMBER 3. ORIGINAL AMENDMFNT Indian River County, Florida 4. PROGRAM YEAR iEntit/ementAppIkontsOntyl FROM: 7/1/77 TO: 6/30/78 A• 1 Need for basic street and drainage improvements essential to the conservation -of the housing stock in low and moderate income areas of the County. Residential substandardness and blight are most prevalent in ED's 3,4,5,6,1; & 49 comprising,the areas commonly known'as Gifford, Wabasso and Oslo. The prevalence of unsurfaced, potholed, dirt streets and poor drainage condi- tions in the above areas are particularly detrimental to the expansion, or con- -servation and upgrading of existing, low or moderate income housing. The conditions tend to inhibit normal maintenance efforts and limit private incen- tive to upgrade housing and neighborhood environs. . All of the above ED's, but parti^ularly ED's 4,5 and 6 (Gifford) contain very. -high concentrations of minority group members, housing substandardness, inade- quate public facilities and blight. These areas are all known to be primarily populated by low and moderate income persons. Dsta&ourao: Neighborhood Analysis, Indian River County, 1972 A- 2 Need for removal of vacant, dilapidated residential structures'. There exist, throughout the'County, but particularly in ED's.3,4,5,6, 11 and 49, a number of dwelling units which are unsafe for human habitation. Due to the low incomes of many of the owners of these units, the cost of demolition would be an economic hardship. There is the need to assist these persons in the demolition of those structures that are presently vacant, or as they become vacant, in order to prevent their further occupancy and eliminate these blight- ing influences. D,u s,ut,,: Neighborhood Analysis, Indian River County, 1972 A 3 Need for rehabilitation of substandard dwellings in low and moderate income area At the present time it is estimated that approximately 19% of the housing units in the unincorporated portions of the County are structurally substandard. The 1972 Structural Conditions Windshield Survey revealed that the greatest concen- trations of substandardness are located in ED's 4 and 5 in which were located 43% of all such designated units. Substandard units accounted for greater than 50% of the housing inventory of ED's 3,4,5,6, and 11. Uatasource: CD Application, 1976/77; Neighborhood Analysis, 1972 page -1 of I Pages MAR 2 1977 F 29 •_ 1?9