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federal and state fund requirements. Monitoring of these developments will be done <br />through the appropriate federal or state programs. <br />Developers receiving assistance from both SHIP the Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) <br />program shall be required to comply with the income, affordability and other LIHTC <br />requirements. Similarly, any units receiving assistance from SHIP and other federal, <br />state or local programs shall be required to comply with any requirements specified <br />by the other program in addition to SHIP program requirements. In the event both <br />programs have restrictions on the same issue, the more restrictive regulation shall <br />take precedence. If one program is silent on an issue, the program with a regulation <br />on the issue shall apply. 67-37.007(12) F.A.C. <br />g. For additional information please see the Indian River County Guidelines and <br />Procedures for Implementing Strategies of Local Housing Assistance Plan <br />document. <br />III. LHAP Incentive Strategies <br />In addition to the required Incentive Strategy A and Strategy B, include all adopted incentives <br />with the policies and procedures used for implementation as provided in Section 420.9076, F.S.: <br />A. Name of the Strategy: Expedited Permitting <br />Permits as defined in s. 163.3177 (6) (f) (3) for affordable housing projects are expedited to <br />a greater degree than other projects (Housing Element policies 1.5 and 1.6) <br />- Housing Element Policy 1.5 <br />POLICY 1.5: By 2000, the county shall assess its existing permit processing procedure and, if warranted, <br />establish a full one-stop permitting process. <br />- Housing Element Policy 1.6 <br />POLICY 1.6: The County shall take all necessary steps to eliminate delays in the review of affordable <br />housing development projects. In order to define delay, the county hereby establishes the following <br />maximum timeframes for approval of projects when an applicant provides needed information in a timely <br />manner: <br />- Administrative approval - 5 days; <br />- Minor site plan - 5 weeks; <br />- Major site plan - 6 weeks; and <br />- Special exception approval - 13 weeks. <br />Whenever these review times increase by 150% or more due to the work load of the review staff, the county <br />will begin prioritizing the review of affordable housing development project applications. In prioritizing <br />affordable housing development project applications, staff will schedule affordable housing project <br />applications for review before other types of project applications to ensure that maximum review timeframes <br />are not exceeded for affordable housing projects. <br />B. Name of the Strategy: Ongoing Review Process <br />An ongoing process for review of local policies, ordinances, regulations and plan provisions <br />that increase the cost of housing prior to their adoption (Housing Element Policy 1.7). <br />- 16 - <br />F:\Community Development\SHIP\LHAP\2018-2021 LHAP\2018-2021 LHAP - final submittal.doc <br />25 <br />