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Appendix "A" Comprehensive Plan Housing Element Escambia County bond program) in order to provide below market rate loans to very low, low, and moderate income households for home purchases. The county shall inform financial institutions of the availability of the bond programs. POLICY 1.5: By 2012, the county shall, establish a web based permitting process. POLICY 1.6: The county shall take all necessary steps to eliminate delays in the review of affordable housing development projects. In order to define delay, the county hereby establishes the following maximum timeframes for approval of projects when an applicant provides needed information in a timely manner: • Administrative approval - 5 days; • Minor site plan - 5 weeks; • Major site plan - 6 weeks; • Special exception approval - 13 weeks. Whenever these review times increase by 150% or more due to the work load of the review staff, the county will begin prioritizing the review of affordable housing development project applications. In prioritizing affordable housing development project applications, staff will schedule affordable housing project applications for review before other types of project applications to ensure that maximum review timeframes are not exceeded for affordable housing projects. POLICY 1.7: As part of the adoption process for any county regulation which could affect housing development, county planning staff shall prepare a Financial Impact Statement to assess the anticipated impact of the proposed regulation on the cost of housing. When proposed regulatory activities are anticipated to increase the estimated cost per unit for the development of housing, the Financial Impact Statement shall include an estimated increased cost per unit projection. The financial impact statement then will be reviewed by the D a Ser -v ees n dvisofy Committee, the Planning and Zoning Commission and, if possible, the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. Those groups shall consider the regulation's effect on housing cost in making their recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners. The Board of County Commissioners will consider the financial impact statement in making its final decision on the adoption of any proposed regulations. POLICY 1.8: The county shall expedite permits for housing projects utilizing new construction technologies, including green building programs and Energy STAR® Program. POLICY 1.9: The county shall support housing developments near transportation hubs, major employment centers, and mixed use development by expediting the permit process for these types of housing projects. 48 Community Development Department Indian River County