Exhibit A-3 to Subpart D of Part 1944 - Labor Housing Construction Guidelines

I. Introduction:

This exhibit provides the Farmers Home Administration or its successor agency under Public Law 103-354's (FmHA's) general guidelines and policies concerning the planning, location, and construction of housing for farmworkers. The type of housing should be in accordance with the needs of the prospective tenants. Multi-family type units are encouraged whenever possible; however, when planning units for farmworker families, lower density building design and layout is normally desirable. Housing should be designed in such a manner that it will be decent, safe, sanitary, and modest in size and cost. Actual plans, specifications, and contract documents should be prepared in accordance with subpart A of part 1924.

II. Types of housing and appropriate standards

a. Single-family type housing is defined as an individual or a group of individual single family detached dwelling units. These type units should meet the following standards:

1. All sites shall be planned and constructed in accordance with subpart C of part 1924 of this chapter.

2. All planning and construction other than seasonal farm labor housing and housing to be occupied more than six months but less than year-round shall be in conformance with the applicable development standard as required by § 1924.5(d)(1) of subpart A of part 1924 of this chapter and applicable state and local codes.

b. Multi-family type housing is defined as a project or a number of projects encompassing a building or buildings containing more than one dwelling unit and may include mixtures of detached and multi-unit structures in a project. These type units should meet the following standards:

1. All housing designed for year-round occupancy will be planned in compliance with the applicable development standard and will be compatible with conventional rental type housing.

2. Housing for seasonal occupancy (less than six months) shall be designed and constructed in accordance with exhibit I to subpart A of part 1924 of this chapter.

3. Housing to be occupied more than six months but less than year-round shall be designed and constructed in substantial conformance with and be easily converted to the applicable development standard requirements for year-round housing.

4. All planning and construction should be in conformance with applicable State and local codes.