Section 7208 - General Requirements(a) Matching Share. Before the Department will make a firm commitment for a grant or a loan, an applicant must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Department that it can and will provide for the housing development a matching share at least equal to the offered grant or loan; or in the case of an application for not more than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), the applicant demonstrates to the department's satisfaction its inability to secure adequate financing from other sources.(b) Architectural and Engineering Requirements. Housing developments not involving a public lender or insurer of loans shall be subject to a Departmental review of the architectural and engineering aspects of the project.(c) Non-Discrimination and Affirmative Action. Recipients must agree not to discriminate on account of race, sex, age, marital status, physical disability, creed, religion, or national origin and to abide by all local, state and federal regulations precluding such discrimination. Moreover, recipients must agree to adopt and implement affirmative action programs to cover all aspects of the construction, rehabilitation, marketing, and management of the housing developed with the assistance of the Fund.(1) Recipients will be required to execute certificates of nondiscrimination.(2) Recipients will be required to adopt and implement affirmative action programs approved by the Department.(d) Local, State or Federal Requirements. Recipients are required to abide by such local, state or federal rules and regulations as are applicable to the proposed housing development. These may include but are not limited to: zoning ordinances, building and housing codes; planning; historical preservation, environmental, tenant occupancy, and relocation regulations; and applicable federal requirements.(e) Reports. Recipients are required to provide the Department with periodic reports on the progress of the housing development and the expenditure of grant and/or loan funds from the date of grant and/or loan approval to date of completion of the housing development and occupancy by agricultural households. Recipients are also required to provide the Department with reports on the characteristics of the housing development and its occupants.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 25, § 7208
1. Amendment filed 2-10-83; designated effective 3-4-83 pursuant to Government Code Section 11346.2(d) (Register 83, No. 7).
2. Amendment of section heading and section filed 4-2-2008; operative 5-2-2008 (Register 2008, No. 14). Note: Authority cited: Sections 50402 and 50406, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 50517.5, Health and Safety Code.
1. Amendment filed 2-10-83; designated effective 3-4-83 pursuant to Government Code Section 11346.2(d) (Register 83, No. 7).
2. Amendment of section heading and section filed 4-2-2008; operative 5-2-2008 (Register 2008, No. 14).