Travis County CDBG - Request for a Resolution of No Objection (RONO)

This form must be completed in one session - it CANNOT be saved for completion at a later date. Please make sure that you have all required information prior to beginning, including maps and other attachments.


Maps required are:

  • Project Jurisdictions/Municipalities
  • Subject Property/Project Location
  • Area Schools
  • Transit Stops
  • 1-Mile, 3-Year Rule (if applicable)
  • Other Proposed Developments, 5-Mile Radius (if applicable)


These maps may be combined in one .pdf file for upload.

 

Part A: Application Instructions

*(Red Asterisk) indicates required information.


This section provides instructions for Applicants requesting resolutions required by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for 9% and 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credit applications.


Please note: All requests for resolutions are subject to 1) a fair housing screen conducted by the Travis County CDBG Office, and 2) approval by the Travis County Commissioners Court. Please review Travis County Code Chapter 277 regarding the fair housing screen methodology. Please ensure information submitted is accurate and complete. Revisions and changes may result in significant delays.


For a RONO request to be considered by the CDBG Office, the applicant must provide the following information:


A. A completed Fair Housing Screen Application for a Resolution of No Objection (RONO).


B. Information regarding the site’s suitability, including:

  1. Documentation identifying any Undesirable Site Features identified in 11 Tex. Admin. Code Section 11.101, of the site and how any such features will be mitigated.
  2. Evidence of zoning of the site as required by 11 Tex. Admin Code Section 11.204(11).
  3. The Site Design and Development Feasibility Report required by 11 Tex. Admin. Code Section 11.204(15).
  4. Information that demonstrates that the site is or will be located on a road accepted for maintenance by Travis County, the municipality in which the access road or site is located, or the Texas Department of Transportation.
  5. Information as to the safety of access to and exit from the site in times of flood or fire for ordinary and emergency vehicles demonstrating that access roads:
 
 
 
 

C. Information about the Applicant’s experience and development background.

By submitting this online form, Travis County CDBG Office will receive your electronic application and attachments. Ten (10) attachments of up to 30MB each may be uploaded at the end of the form prior to submission.


If your files exceed those limits, you may e-mail staff at cdbg@traviscountytx.gov and staff will provide other options to transmit the supplemental documents.

 
 

By signing below, the Applicant represents that:

  • The information provided in this application is true, correct, and complete;
  • The individual signing this application is an authorized representative of the Applicant;
  • The Applicant is responsible for submitting development applications in accordance with all applicable regulatory requirements, including paying all applicable fees and complying with all of its financial obligations; and
  • This application does not constitute and is not to be construed to be a part of any development application.
 
 
 

Part B: Fair Housing Screen Application for a Resolution of No Objection (RONO)

 

1. APPLICANT & GENERAL INFORMATION

 
 
 
 
 
Phone
 

2. Partner Information

 
 
 

3. Bond Issuer Information

 
 
 
 
 
Phone
 
 

4. General and Jurisdictional Information

 
 
 
 

Jurisdiction Map is REQUIRED. The applicant may develop one map that shows project boundary, the census tract, block group, and jurisdiction(s), as applicable.

 

Part C: DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION

 

5. General Project Information

 
 
mm/dd/yyyy
 
 
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Evidence of Ownership or Authorization to submit a RONO application is required.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

*The applicant may develop one map that shows project boundary, the census tract, block group. and jurisdiction(s), as applicable.

 

6. School Information

 
 

School Map is REQUIRED.

 
 
 

Schools that will serve the development and their TEA Grades:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

7. Census Data

 
 
 
 
 

If the project covers more than two (2) block groups, please use the area below to provide more information or upload a map showing the area with block groups labeled clearly.

 
 

8. Undesirable Site Features

 

11 Texas Admin Code Section 11.101

 

NOTE: If the Applicant intends to refer staff to the feasibility study, the page number of such reference and the section title containing the information requested shall be provided and highlighted for staff’s reference and review. Enter applicable references in the space provided above. For example: “See Ingress/Egress on page 5 under Access Management.”

 

9. Platting and Permitting

 
 
 
 
 

Status of Other Required Permits:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

10. Summary of Units by household Median Family Income MFI)

 
 

# of units:

 

# of units:

 

# of units:

 

# of units:

 

# of units:

 

# of units:

 

Please use "Other" spaces provided below for different MFI ranges not specified and specify the number of units. For example, "At >120 and up to 150% MFI: 3 Units; At > 150% MFI: 1 Unit."

 

Please use "Other" spaces provided below for different MFI ranges not specified and specify the number of units. For example, "At >120 and up to 150% MFI: 3 Units; At > 150% MFI: 1 Unit."

 

11.Distribution of Units by Type, Size and Rent (numerical values only)

 

Units, Bedrooms, Bathrooms, Unit Size (sq ft), Estimated Monthly Rent.

In lieu of filing this section, a separate 1-page document may be submitted with the information requested in a table format. Upload this page at the end of the form in tool provided.

 

Select ALL that apply to the proposed development (multiple selections allowed). Additional fields for specific unit mix details will appear when box is checked. Please answer questions in the spaces provided for all unit types.

 

12. Populations

 

If any of the following populations will be served with greater than 5% of the total unit count, check the corresponding box and complete any additional fields that appear on the form. Multiple selections are allowed.

 

13. Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) or Housing First Populations to be Served*

Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH): Permanent Supportive Housing provides participants with an ongoing rental subsidy and with intensive supportive services. PSH programs are prioritized for households who are chronically homeless and who are the most vulnerable.


Housing First: Using a Housing First model, a national best practice, ensures housing programs don’t set requirements or barriers for people to access housing.

 
 

14. Public Transit

 
 

Transit Map is REQUIRED. The applicant may develop one map that shows the project boundary and local transit stops or centers, as applicable.

 

15. Percentage of Housing Tax Credit Units

 

TDHCA Application Support Web Page

 

16. 1-Mile, 3-Year Rule*

 
  1. Serves the same type of household as the new development, regardless of whether the developments serve families, elderly individuals, or another type of household;
  2. Has received an allocation of housing tax credits for new construction at any time during the 3-year period preceding the date the application round begins; and
  3. Has not been withdrawn or terminated from the low-income housing tax credit program?
 
 

17. Apartment Community Attributes

 
 
 

18. Technology Access

 
 
 
 

19. Onsite Tutoring

 
 

20. Shuttle Service

 
 
 

21. Other Community Attributes

 
 

Map of other developments is REQUIRED.

 

Select all that apply to the proposed development. Additional fields for specific amenity details will appear when box is checked. Please answer questions in the spaces provided for all amenity types.

 
 

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