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Centre County Affordable Housing Needs Assessment: A Blueprint for Action -G-1- Glossary Accessory Unit A secondary dwelling unit established in conjunction with and clearly subordinate to a primary dwelling unit, whether a part of the same structure as the primary dwelling or a detached dwelling unit on the same lot. (Source: A Glossary of Zoning, Development, and Planning Terms, American Planning Association, Planning Advisory Service, Report Number 491/492) Adaptive Reuse Rehabilitation or renovation of existing building(s) or structures for any use(s) other than the present use(s). (Source: A Glossary of Zoning, Development, and Planning Terms, American Planning Association, Planning Advisory Service, Report Number 491/492) Affordable Housing Housing in which the total costs do not exceed 30% of the household’s total income. (Source: HUD) Assisted Housing Housing that is subsidized with public funds to reduce the cost of development or to make the rent or mortgage more affordable to the tenants or buyers. (Source: Diana T. Myers and Associates, Inc.) Bridge Housing Short-term housing with access to appropriate supportive services such as health care, social services, education and job training to enable homeless households to achieve self-sufficiency. (Source: PA Dept. of Public Welfare) Complete Kitchen Facilities A sink with piped water; A range or cook top and oven; A refrigerator. All kitchen facilities must be located in the house, apartment, or mobile home, but they need not be in the same room. A housing unit having only a microwave or portable heating equipment, such as a hot plate or camping stove, should not be considered as having complete kitchen facilities. (Source: US Census) Complete Plumbing Facilities Hot and cold piped water, a bathtub or shower, and a flush toilet in the housing unit for the residents of that unit. (Source: US Census) Cost Burden Cost burden is the fraction of a household's total gross income spent on housing costs. For renters, housing costs include rent paid by the tenant plus utilities. For owners, housing costs include mortgage payment, taxes, insurance, and utilities. (Source: CHAS) Density The number of dwelling units per acre of land. (Source: A Glossary of Zoning, Development, and Planning Terms, American Planning Association, Planning Advisory Service, Report Number 491/492) Disability Federal laws define a person with a disability as "Any person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; has a record of such impairment; or is regarded as having such an impairment.” (Source: HUD) ---PAGE BREAK--- Centre County Affordable Housing Needs Assessment: A Blueprint for Action -G-2- Employer Assisted Housing Employer-assisted housing is an employee benefit that is used to reduce the cost of housing. It can be used for downpayment assistance, closing costs, or to reduce payments. (Source: Diana T. Myers and Associates) Family A family includes a householder and one or more other people living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth, marriage or adoption. All people in a household who are related to the householder are regarded as members of his or her family. (Source: US Census) Homeless A person is considered homeless when he/she resides in one of the following: places not meant for human habitation, such as cars, parks, sidewalks, and abandoned buildings; an emergency shelter; or transitional housing for homeless persons and who originally came from the streets or emergency shelter. (Source: HUD) Household A person or group of people who occupy a housing unit as their usual place of residence. The number of households equals the number of occupied housing units in a census. (Source: US Census) Housing Unit A single-family house, townhouse, mobile home or trailer, apartment, group of rooms, or single room that is occupied as a separate living quarters or, if vacant, is intended for occupancy as a separate living quarters. (Source: US Census) Infill Development or redevelopment of land that has been bypassed, remained vacant, and/or is underused as a result of the continuing development process. Generally, the areas and/or sites are not particularly of prime quality, however they are usually served by or are readily accessible to the infrastructure (services and facilities) provided by the applicable local governmental entity. Use of such lands for new housing and/or other development is considered a more desirable alternative than to continue to extend the outer development pattern laterally and horizontally thus necessitating a higher expenditure for capital improvements that would be required for infill development. The use of infill development, among others, promotes the best use of resources and also will tend to have a positive impact upon the tax and other fiscal policies. (Source: A Glossary of Zoning, Development, and Planning Terms, American Planning Association, Planning Advisory Service, Report Number 491/492) Low Income Household A household whose income does not exceed 80 percent of the median income for the area, as determined by HUD, with adjustments for smaller or larger families. (Source: HUD) Mean The arithmetic average of a set of numbers. (Source: US Census) Median The middle value in a set of numbers. (Source: US Census) ---PAGE BREAK--- Centre County Affordable Housing Needs Assessment: A Blueprint for Action -G-3- McKinney Continuum of Care A collaborative funding approach that helps communities plan for and provide a full range of emergency, transitional, and permanent housing and service resources to address the various needs of homeless persons. (Source: HUD) Moderate Income Household Households whose incomes are between 81 percent and 95 percent of the median income for the area, as determined by HUD, with adjustments for smaller or larger families. (Source: HUD) Overcrowded The condition of having more than one person per room in a residence. Severe Overcrowding the condition of having 1.51 persons or more per room. (Source: HUD) Poverty Money income below a threshold adjusted by family size and composition set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to determine who is poor. (Source: U.S. Census) Seasonal Housing A housing unit held for occupancy only during limited portions of the year, such as a beach cottage, ski cabin, or time-share condominium. (Source: US Census) Supportive Housing Program A HUD-funded program that provides funding for the development of transitional and permanent supportive housing and services that help homeless persons transition from homelessness to living as independently as possible. It is funded through the McKinney Continuum of Care. (Source: HUD) Vacancy Rate: Homeowner The homeowner vacancy rate is the proportion of the homeowner housing inventory that is vacant “for sale.” It is computed by dividing the number of vacant units “for sale only” by the sum of owner-occupied units and vacant units that are “for sale only,” and then multiplying by 100. This measure is rounded to the nearest tenth. (Source: US Census) Rental The rental vacancy rate is the proportion of the rental inventory that is vacant “for rent.” It is computed by dividing the number of vacant units “for rent” by the sum of renter-occupied units and vacant units that are “for rent” and then multiplying by 100. This measure is rounded to the nearest tenth. (Source: US Census) Very low Income Households Households whose incomes do not exceed 50 percent of the median area income for the area, as determined by HUD, with adjustments for smaller and larger families and for areas with unusually high or low incomes or where needed because of facility, college, or other training facility; prevailing levels of construction costs; or fair market rents. (Source: HUD) ---PAGE BREAK--- Centre County Affordable Housing Needs Assessment: A Blueprint for Action -G-4- Visitability "Visitability" refers to single-family housing designed in such a way that it can be lived in or visited by people with disabilities. A house is visitable when it meets three basic requirements: • at least one no-step entrance • doors and hallways wide enough to navigate through • a bathroom on the first floor big enough to get into in a wheelchair, and close the door. (Source: Concrete Change) Workforce Housing Housing affordable to the typical worker. (Source: Housing Alliance of