FY2025 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets

FY2025 Proposed Budget Organizational Budgets

Division of Housing

MODERATELY PRICED DWELLING UNIT PROGRAM (MPDU) The Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit Program supports affordable housing in the County by requiring every new development of 25 or more units on public water and sewer to build 12.5% of the units as affordable or make a Payment in Lieu (PIL) of $2.00 per square foot for each dwelling unit in the development. This change was adopted by the County Council in 2022. The PIL rate is based on the “affordability gap” calculation as outlined in the MPDU Ordinance and is updated triennially. DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAMS The Impact Fee Deferral Program provides non-profit and other developers of affordable housing units with exemptions from impact fees. The Deferred Loan Program (DLP) provides zero percent interest, deferred, and gap loans so developers can leverage other funding to create and preserve affordable housing in the county. The Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program (PILOT) provides a real property tax waiver of $520 per affordable unit for affordable housing developments. RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS The Division of Housing operates three rental assistance programs. The tenant based Housing Choice Voucher Programs provide rental assistance for nearly 550 very low income eligible households. The Moderate Rehabilitation Voucher Program provides unit-based rental assistance to very low income families at a 20-unit property in Emmitsburg. Bell Court Senior Apartments is a County-owned facility, comprised of 28 one bedroom, cottage style, one level townhomes with a community center for very low income seniors. (The development is named for the family of William Bell in thanks for his generous donation of land.) HOMELESS AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING GRANTS Two Memorandums of Understanding contribute funding to the Religious Coalition for Emergency Human Needs, Inc., toward the operation of a year round shelter and provision of homelessness prevention and rapid rehousing assistance to those experiencing or at risk of homelessness. LIVABILITY CODE ENFORCEMENT The Livability Code protects the health, safety and welfare in rental residential structures and premises by establishing minimum property maintenance standards; minimum requirements for egress, fire protection systems, and other fire safety devices; and e nforcing property owner’s and tenant’s responsibilities. Departmental Strategic Goals

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