§ 11-2. Residential anti-displacement and relocation assistance plan.  


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  • (a)

    The police jury will replace all occupied and vacant (but suitable for occupancy) low/moderate income dwelling units demolished or converted to a use other than as low/moderate income housing as a direct result of activities with funds provided under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, as described in 24 CFR 570.606 (b)(1). The contact person for anti-displacement in Cameron Parish is Tina Horn, Administrator who can be reached at (318) 775-5718.

    (b)

    All replacement housing will be provided within three (3) years of the commencement of the demolition or rehabilitation relating to conversion. Before obligating or expending funds that will directly result in such demolition or conversion, the police jury will make public and submit to the state the following information in writing:

    (1)

    A description of the proposed assisted activity;

    (2)

    The general location on a map and approximate number of dwelling units by size (number of bedrooms) that will be demolished or converted to a use other than as low/moderate income dwelling units as a direct result of the assisted activity;

    (3)

    A time schedule for the commencement and completion of the demolition or conversion;

    (4)

    The general location on a map and approximate number of dwelling units by size (number of bedrooms that will be provided as replacement dwelling units;

    (5)

    The source of funding and a time schedule for the provision of replacement dwelling units; and

    (6)

    The basis for concluding that each replacement dwelling unit will remain a low/moderate income dwelling unit for at least ten (10) years from the date of initial occupancy.

    (c)

    The parish police jury will provide relocation assistance, as described in 570.606(b)(2), to each low/moderate income household displaced by the demolition of housing or by the conversion of a low/moderate income dwelling to another use as a direct result of assisted activities.

    (d)

    Consistent with the goals and objectives of activities assisted under the Act, the police jury will take the following steps to minimize the displacement of persons from their homes:

    (1)

    All public facilities projects (water, sewer, gas, et cetera) will be designed so that there will be no displacement of any residences or businesses;

    (2)

    No home will be demolished that can be rehabilitated;

    (3)

    There will be no displacement of any residential or business occupants on LCDBG projects.

(Res. of 2-2-99)