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PREPAR ED BY 
GEORGIA STATE OFFICE OF HOUS ING ~ 
BERDIE R. HARDON~ HOUSING DIRECTOR AREA DEVELOPMENT DIVISION 
ED ADAMS~ ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER 
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS 'f--~ v( 
HENRY M, HUCKABY ~ COMM ISSIONER 
HUD APPROVAL EFFECT IVE JUNE ?9~ 1978 
THE PREPARATION OF THIS SEPORT WAS FINANCED IN PART THR OUGH A COMPREHENSIVE ~LA NNING GRANT FROM THE U, S, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. 
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 AB STRACT 
The Housing El emen t, Part II serves two distin ct requ i r ements : The Geor gia General Assemb l y requires a n Annua l Housing Goal Report wh ich det a ils St ate hou sing n eeds , ac comp l i s hmen ts and recommendat i ons. Thi s document wi l l add r e s s each of these ar eas; An appr oved Sta te Hous ing Element is a pr e-requis it e for the State t o r ec eive addi t i ona l f und i ng und e r th e Comprehens ive Plann i n g As s is tanc e (701 ) Pro gram . The t hr e e k ey f ac t ors in t he Hous i n g Eleme n t a re: Housing Pol i cy Development Housing Pr ogr ams a nd Implementat ion Tool s Coordina tion Mec ha n i sms 
This document addresses thes e three f a ctors and complements Part I. Part II wi l l sp e cify st a te housing goa l s , po licies a nd implement i ng strat egies which c ur r en t ly impact or wi l l i mpact on St at e hou sing issues i dentifi ed in Par t I. 
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 ACKNOWLED GEMENT 
The State Office of Housing, though mandated to develop a sound and progressive State Housing Policy, could not have done so without the commitment and dedication of so many Georgians concerned with t h e improvement of housing conditions across the State. We acknowledge the many individuals and organizations who have been significant in the evolution and development of a state housing policy. 
Acknowledgement is also extended to the members of the State Housing Element Technical Advisory Committee for their contribution to the State's Housing Element . Members of the Committee are listed on the following page. 
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 STATE HOUSING ELEMENT TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
 
Jimmy Bennett , Urb an Leag u e 
Arthur C . Campb e ll, Hous ing As s ist a nc e Council , Inc. 
Ros emary B. Har t e, Geor gia As s ociation o f Realtors, In c. 
James Ho l land, Geor gia Association of County Comm issioners 
Alex C. Kelley State Building Administrative Board 
Eleanor Lane League of Women Vot ers 
Tucker Macon Geor gia Association of Mort gage Bankers 
Hugh Lee Mc Da n iel l Home Builders Association of Georgi a 
Matthew Smith/Ed Walker Geor gia Community Action Association 
David Smotherman Geor gia As sociation of Housing an d Redevelopme nt Officials 
Elisabeth Youngerman/Jim Martin Geor gi a Hou sin g Coalit ion 
Keith Waldrop Georgia Residential Finance Authority 
 
STATE OFFICE OF HOUSING STAFF 
 
Be r d i e R . Har d o n , W. Ma s o n Adams , Lee Ca s h , 
Leroy F l o urnoy , 
San d r a Y. Holt, 
 
Dir ect or Ass ist ant Dire ctor Consultant Consultant Secretary 
 
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 
Abs tr a c t 
 
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Acknowl e dg ement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. iii 
 
List of Tabl e s... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. v ii 
 
List of I l l us t r a t i ons 
 
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I. St a t e Ho u sing Goals, Po l i cies and I mplementing Stra tegies ... .. . . ..... .... . .... 3 
 
II . Exi sting Stat e Housing Programs 
 
and Ac tivit i es . ... . . ... 
 
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A. St a te Bu i l di ng Adminis t r ati v e Board. ..... . . . 22 1 . Codes Dev elopment a n d Adop t ion..... . . .. . 2 2 2. Code Enforcement Training . . .... . . . .. . .. . 22 3 . Approval - Factory-Built Hou s i ng . . .. .. . . 24 4. Mandatory Thermal and Lighting Effic iency Standards . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 
 
B. Sta t e Office o f Hous in g .. . . ... .... ... . . . .. .. 26 1. Stat e Hous ing Plann ing.. . . . .... .. .. .... . 26 2. Housing Document Re view - APDCs and Lo cali ties .. ... ........ .. ... .. . .. . 29 3. Tr a ining and Te chni cal Assistance . ... .. . 31 4. SOH jFmHA Housing Outr each Pro gr am .. .... . 31 5 . State Disaste r Assi s tance. . .. . . ..... .... 35 
 
C. Geo rgi a Res id e ntia l F i n ance Au thori t y.... . .. 37 
 
1. Homeowne rship Loan P r og ram. 
 
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2. Section 8 Existing , Rental 
 
Assi stance Pro gram... . . . . . . .. . .. .. .... 39 
 
3 . App alachi an Housin g Fund .. .. ... . .. ... . . . 42 
 
III. Proj ected Sta te Housi ng Act i vi ties - A work 
 
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IV. The Ho usi ng Allocation 
 
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A. Pu rpose s . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 B. Me t ho do l o g y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 72 C . St a te an d Re g ional Summari es.. . . ......... . . . 77 
 
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App endi x  .  ..  . . ..  ... .. . . . . ........... .. . 98 
 
A. Def init i ons and Acr onyms 
 
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B. Abst r act s and Summary f or Sta te of 
 
Georg i a Hous i ng Elemen t , Part I 
 
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C. Coor di nat ion Sta tement 
 
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D. Ci t i zen Par t i ci pat i on 
 
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E. Land Use and Housing El ement 
 
Cons i ste ncy Sta tement 
 
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F. Historic Preservati on and Envi ronmental 
 
Impact As sessment s. . . .. . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 115 
 
G. National His to r ic Regis t er Sites 
 
in Georgi a 
 
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H. Land Us e El ement - En vironment al and 
 
Hi st or ic Prese rvat ion Assessment 
 
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 LI ST OF TABLES 
1. Sta t e Housing Go a l s , Pol ici es a nd I mp l e men t i n g Mechani sm s 
2. P r o b l e m/ P o l i c y Matrix 3. Jur i sd i c tio n s wit h Ado p t ed St a t e Codes 4 . S t a t e Of fic e o f Hou sin g Pub lic a t ion s 5. 701 Hou si ng Eleme nt Re v iew S t a t u s 6 . Hou sin g a n d Housi ng P rog ram Develop - 
ment - Tec h n ical As s istance Examples 
 
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATI ONS 
1. Loc atio n and S erv i c e Area f o r SOH/ FmHA Hou s ing Co u nse l ors 
2 . Ho me o wn e r sh i p Lo an P r ogram 3 . Ren tal Ass istance Program 4 . Appalachian Housing Fund 
 
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  STATE HOUSING GOALS , POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES 
 
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STATE HOUSING GOALS, POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES 
A Decent Home and a Suitable Li ving Environment f or All Georgians is the State 's housing goal endorsed by the Georgia General Assembly in 1970. 
This goal statement addresses two major concerns: (1) a housing system under which all citizens can 
acquir~ and maintain decent homes, and (2) a support system which favorably augments housing 
to afford all citizens a quality living environment. This chapter proposes sub-goals, policies and implementing s trategies designed to promote the attainment of the State's housing goal. These policy statements integrate housing into existing policy directions as r e f l e c t e d in the Annual Governor 's Policy Statement. In addition to the policy statements, this chapter presents in a summary t ab l e the existing and projected mechanisms for implementing policies (Table 1) and the relationship of policy statements t o problems identified in Part I of the Housing Element (Table 2). To assist in understanding this chapter, the reader is referred to the Appendix which includes definition of terms and acronyms and the summary of problems identified in Part I of the Housing Element. 
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 Sub-Goal I: 
 
To increase and preserve th e supply of adequate housing available at a f f or dab le costs for low and mo d e r a t e income famili e s . 
 
POLICIES 
A. Increase Housin g Awar eness. Th e e x te n t of ho using problems an d the avai l abi lity of resources are not known b y man y Georgian s includ ing ser vice pro v iders and potential p articip ants in t he housing de l ivery system. The Stat e wi l l in cre a s e awar e ness o f p r o g r ams as a means o f i n creasin g their use. 
B . Encour age Maximum Pri v ate Sector Participatio n. Thp. role of f e de r al, stat e and local governments pa r t i c i pating in the housing de l i ve r y system is to suppo r t and f a c il i t at e privat e sector activity. The St a t e wi l l en c our a g e t he pr i vate secto r to p arti ci p a t e i n the subsi dized hou s ing programs , work towards reducing unnecessary red tape , and support priva te ventures which att empt to prov i de lower-priced housin g wh i l e maintaining quality s t andards . 
C. Encourage Homeownersh i p. To the maximum ext ent economica l l y f e a s i b l e , t he St ate wi ll e n co u rage h ome own ers h ip a s a means to in c rease ne i ghborhood and c ommunity stability. The State wi l l co n t i n ue to s u p po r t GRFA ' s Homeownership Loan Program which is designed to increase o p p o rt u n i t i e s f or homeownership for mod erate income f amilies by providing below-market mort gage interest rates; and by expanding the availabil ity of low down payment on mortgages insured or guaranteed by the FHA or VA. Additi onally, as public and pr ivate resources are availabl e to increase ho meowners hip opportunities, the State will e nco u r ag e p rogra~ utilization. 
D. Provide Rental Assistance to Eligible Families . Recog nizin g tha t homeownership may not be f e as ible or desirable for many f a mi l i e s , p articularl y s enior c i t i zen s a nd lower i n c o me families , th e Homeow nersh ip Loan Program will b e a pp rop r iate l y b a l a nc ed b y expanded p articipation o f the GRFA in the federally funded Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Progr am for Exist i ng Ho us in g . Th i s will enabl e lower i n c ome f ami lies to obtain a dequ a t e rental housing on t he open market . 
 
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 E. Improve Quality of Existing Housinq. The Sect ion 8 Program will utilize its built-in i ncent i ves for owners of marginally habitable rental hous ing to make t he added investments in improvements necessary to enabl e the housing to meet t he program's housing quality standards. The State will encourage support of GRFA in the design and impl ementation of a Home Improvement Loan Program to assist low and moderate i ncome families (who already own or are buying a home) obtain loans at favorable in t er est rates and terms to enable them to effect repairs and/or impro vements to their homes. Such State level programs wil l favorably complement the limited federal housing rehabilitation programs. 
F. Stimulate Multi-unit New Construction. In those housing markets where there is a demonstrated need and demand for newly constructed multi-unit ho using, the State will encourage GRFA to examine the legal , financial and other feasible mea ns available to meet the need. Such study may include a determination of t he most practical mean s for max imizing t he federal assis tance programs available to sponsors of new rental hous i ng projects. 
G. Provide Financial Assistance for Water and Sewer Improvement s . The shortage of sites suitabl e for development and the high cost of l and development are two major i mpedi ment s to housing production. The site devel opment loan fund, although only applicable to Appal achi an Georgia, will be supported as a means to develop ecenomically feasib l e housi ng. Th e State encourages additional optio ns available to local governments for water and sewer improvemen ts through its Community Development Strategies. 
H. Provide Technical Assistance to Local Area s. Through technical assistance, the State will help i ocal government s strengthen their own local capabilit ies to obtain standard housing. 
I. Encourage Equitable Distrib ution of Housing Resources. Housing Allocation Planning i s designed to promote a more equitable distribution of housing subsidies among different geographical areas. By worki ng with areawide planning agencies and through direct local technical assistance, the State will encourage a more equitable distribution of resources. 
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 J. Support FmHA Outre ach P rogr am . FmHA pr o vides majo r hou s ing r esources i n Geo rgi a . Limited s t a f f a n d incr e a sed wo r k l oad ha v e r e d uc e d t he ability of FmIIA t o pr ocess a nd s e rvice hous ing loans. The State wi l l e n c o u rage sup p o r t of th e FmHA Outreach Pro gram a s a means t o ensur e f ull u til i z a t i o n of FmHA housi n g dollars . 
K. Support State Buil ding an d Hous ing Codes. State codes wh i c h are c u r r e n tl y p ermissiv e will be encourag e d lo c a l adoption as a mean s to reduce unn e c e s s a r y bu i l ding cos ts and to assure qua l i t y of hous i ng construct ion. 
L. Support Bui l d i n g and Hou sing Cod e En forc eme nt . Th e pro duction a n d ma in t e nanc e o f standard ho u s i n g must be built under code spe c i fi ca t i ons f o r t he prot ection of the consumer' s s a f e t y a n d health and the communi t y ' s e c o n omi c stabilit y. Hou sing unit s, regardless o f cost, should mee t c ode standar ds. Codes should be ado pte d , upda t ed a nd locally en f orc ed to e ns ur e qualit y hous i ng . 
M. Support Housing Co u ns e l i n g . Housing c o un s e l i ng a s s i s t s n e w home o wners in budg e t ing and maintenance. Coun s e l ing a c t i v i t ies of designated public agencies and finan cial institut ions are supported. The State will provide t echnical assistance in support of these couns e l ing efforts a s r eque s t ed . 
N. En c o u r a g e Cos t Efficient and Ener gy Efficient Lan d Use Re g u l a t i o ns . Land Us e r estrictio ns have te nde d t o result in i nefficient l a nd use . The high cost of energy and the need to conser ve e ne r gy di c t a t e a need fo r more efficient land us e po l i c i e s . The State, i n cooperat i o n with regiona l, l o c a l a n d p ri vate agenc ies s ho u l d d e ve l o p mo d e l land u s e r e g u l a t i o n s a nd enco ur a ge the i r local adopt i on . 
O. Ev a l u a t e Policies on Sys temmatic Bas i s . The Sta t e wi l l c ontinu ousl y mo n i to r and ev aluate polici e s t o de t e r mi n e impact a nd / o r n e e d for changes . 
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 Sub-Go al II 
 
To promo te equ a l a ccess t o housing o pport uni t ies . 
 
POLIC IES 
A. Su p port F air Housin g Le g ~s l at ~o~. Th e St a t e wil l s uppo r t f a i r housing and its e n f o r c e me n t by t he Geor gia Real Estate Bo a r d . Ad di t i o n al fai r hou s i n g typ e l egi slat i o n t o prov i de r ights to both l andlords and tenants will be e nc ou r a ged . 
B . Su p p o r t Equi table Distribution of Hou sin g Resources. A more equitable distribution of resources, through ho u s i n g a l l o c a t i o n plan n i n ~ wi l l r ed u c e d is c rim i n ~t i on rel a ted to geographY,ra c e a n d ag e .  The St a t e encour a ge s s uppor t o f the concept a s a means to i nc r e a s e hous i ng cho i ce s. 
C . P r o v i d e Technical Assist ance on a Non-dis crimina tory Ba s i s. The State's rol e in workin g wi t h l oc a l areas i s t o provide t e c h n i c a l k no wl e d g e not a vailable t o t he lo c a l communit y. Te chn ic a l assi s t ance wi l l b e pr ovi de d without regard t o race , creed , national or i g i n, sex or age. 
D. Prov i d e St a t e Hou s in g Fi n an ci al Assi stance on a No n d i s c r i mi n a t o r y Basis. Elig ibilit y r equirements for Sta t e housing program wi ll he de s ign e d wit ho ut r ega r d to race, creed , s ex or ethnic origin. 
E. Eva l ua t e Polic ies on Syst emmatic Basis. The State will mon i tor a n d eval uat e p olic ies to d et erm in e t h e i r impact on r a ci al a nd other socio-economic groups. 
 
Sub-Go al III 
 
To e ncour age a deq uat e sup port ser vi c es f o r housin g deve lopmen ts. 
 
POLIC IES 
A. I mp r o v e Gov ernme nt a l Coord inatio n . Ma ny problems are r el a t e d to hous ing but not exc l usively . I t i s the r efor e ne c es s a r y f or the St ate t o coor dinate i t s effor ts with app r opr i a t e f e de r a l, s tat e an d r e gional o f fi cials . The A- 9 5 review process is a k ey co ordinati v e mechan ism. Ad d i t i o n a l l y , coordinati v e acti vities between and wit h i n departments are e ncouraged. 
 
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 B . Increase Local Gove rnme n t Ca p abilities f o r Exp anded Serv i c e s. Through techn i c a l assistan c e , t he St ate Wl I I h e l p l o c al gove r nmen ts s t re ng t he n t he i r own local capab ilit i e s f or expanded serv i ce s. 
C . Prov i de F i n ancial As s i s t a n c e f o r Wa t e r and Sewer Improvements . The insuf f ic i e n t a va il abi l ity o f wa t e r a n d s e wer f a c i l i t i e s i s a maj o r i mpediment t o ho u s i ng pro duc tio n . The St a t e ~i ll e nc ou rage i nc rease d opt io n s t o l o c a l go ve r nme n t s f or wa ter a n d s e wer i mpro v e me nts. 
D. Encourage Orderl y Growt h and Development. Th e State h as d ev elope d a St a t e I nv e s t me n t Plan wh i c h p r e s cribes a str at e g y fo r t he inv es t me n t o f fe de ral doll a r s p rovi de d b y App al ach i a n Re g ion al Commissi on a n d Coast al P l ain s Comm i s s i o n . Su c h str a t egi es wi l l e n c o u r a g e ma x i miz ing f e de r a l dol l a r s a nd i mpr o v in g se rvi c es to Georg i a c i tizens. Simi l a r l y the St a te thro u gh its g r owt h management p ol i c ie s can determi n e and p r o j e c t serv ice s ne eded . 
 
Sub-Goal IV 
 
To promot e ho u s i n g developments whi ch do not adver s e l y af f e c t the environment or areas o f hist oric s i gnif i c ance. 
 
POLI CI ES 
A. Preserv e Areas of Historical Significance. Th e State wi l l e ncou r age speci al a n a l y s i s and plannin g f o r new and rehab i lit ated hous i ng in areas of histori c signific a n ce . Th e Nati onal Re gister o f Histori c Pla c e s now l ists o ve r 4 0 0 his tori c sit es in Georg ia . Add i tionall y, a c ompre hen s iv e b ase f o r re v i e wing th e histor ic al s i gni f i cance o f si t es s hou l d b e estab lished. 
B. Encour a ge Dev e l o pme n t in En vironment ally Soun d Ar e a s . Re s i den tia l d e v el o pmen t in e nv i ro nme n t a l ly s o u n d areas wi l l be enc ou r age d t hro ug h l an d use p la ns, p er f o rman c e s t anda rds a n d g r o wt h ma n a g eh1 e nt policies . Addi tionall y , the State wi ll e nco u rag e su p p o r t o f e nv i r o nment a l r e gul a ti on s , which includes no ise abatement, flood disast er cont r o l , water poll utio n con t r o l , cl ean air control , Coastal Zon e Manag eme n t and Fi s h and Wildli fe Coordin at ion. Whe n s uc h c o nt ro ls a r e u n n e c e s s a r i l y r es tri ct i ve f o r a part icular site , a p r oc e ss should be establ ished a nd activ ated t o ma k e app r o p r i a t e r e c ommend a t i o n s. 
 
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 c. Su pp o r t Energy Efficiency. A key to the continued 
e c o no mi c development of Ge o r g i a and the maintenance of a quality and safe environment is the wise manageme n t of energy resources . Towards this end, the State will support th erm al ef f i c ie ncy ~ tand ards for n e w ho u s i n g and encourage we atheri zation/insulation of e x i s t i n g housing. The p roposed Home Improvement Loan P r o g r a m of GRFA could assist homeowners with insulation f i na nc i ng . D. En c o u r a ge Efficient Lan d Use Development. Many existi ng land use and subdivi sion regulations tend to encour a ge inefficiency and wasteful land development practices. The State , i n cooperation with regional, local and private agencies should develop model land de v e l o pme n t ordinances t hat would assist local governme n t s in encouraging more appropriate and efficient us e of land and public r esources. 
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SUB-(jOAL ~: To i nc rea se and pres e r ve th e suppl y of ad e qua te hous i n g a t 
a ffo r da ble co st s f or low and mo derate i n come fami l i es . 
 
POLICIES: 
I -A 
 
IMPLEMENTING MECHAN ISMS <AGENCy/ PROGRAMS) 
 
I nc r eas e ho using awareness of availabl e housing r esources. 
 
(1 ) SOH Hous i ng Awa r ene s s 
 
I-B 
 
Enc ou rag e maximum priv ate sector par ticipation in assist ed housin g a nd in low and mode ra t e pr i ced una s s i st ed housing. 
I- C 
 
(l) SOH - Tr a i n i ng and Tec hnica l Assist ance to builders (2) OPB - Mod el Land Us e Or dinan ces (Proposed ) ( 3 ) SBAB - Cert i f i c a tion o f Fac t oryBui l t Hous ing (4) GRFA - Horne Owne r ship Loa n Progr am through pr i v a te lending i ns t i tutions (5) GRFA - Rental Assista nc e Program (S ec. 8 ) through pr i va t e owne r s a nd /o r renta l agent s . 
 
Encoura ge homeowner ship t o maximum ex ten t economically f ea s i b l e . 
 
( 1) GRFA - Homeowne r s h i p Loa n Pr og ram (2) SOH - Hous i ng Awa reness , Tra in i ng and Te chnic al As sis tan ce on Homeowne r ship Pr ograms 
(3) SBAB - Certification of FactoryBuilt Hous in g 
 
I-D 
 
Provid e rental as s i s tance fo r eligible famil ies . 
 
( 1) GRFA - Sec t i on 8 , Exist ing Progr am. 
 
I -E 
 
I mpr ove qu a l it y of exist ing housi ng stock. 
 
(1) GRFA - Section 8 , Exi st ing 
( 2) GRFA - Horne Impr ov ement Loan Progr am (Pro pos ed) 
(3) SOH - Hou sing Awaren es s, Tra ining and Technica l As si s tance on Hou s i ng !Rehabilitation . ( 4) SBAB - Training and Technical As sis ~ancefor code en forcemen t p er s onne l . 
 
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 TABLE 1 CONTINUATION . STATe ROUS ING GOAhSJ 
POLICIES &IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS 
 
POLICIES: 
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IMPLEMENTING MEC~ANISMS (AGENCy/PROGRAMS) 
 
Support bu i l di ng and housing code enforcement. 
 
( 1) SBAB - Codes Development ( 2) SBAB - Training and Technical Assistance to building inspectors. 
 
1-M 
 
Support housing counseling. 
 
(1) SOH - Technical Assistance to counselors as requested. 
 
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Encourage cost efficient and energy efficient land use regula~ tions. 
 
( 1) OPB - Model Land Use Ordinances (Proposed) ( 2) OPB - Growth Management Policies. : 
 
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Evaluate policies on systemmatic basis. 
 
( 1) SOH - Policy Analysis/Pro gram Development. 
 
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SUB-(jOAL ~: To promote equal acc e s s to housing oppor tunities . 
 
POLICIE S: 
II-A 
 
IMPLEMENTING 1YTEC~AN ISMS (AGENCy/PROGRAMS) 
 
Support fair housing legisl at ion. II-B 
Suppo r t equitable distribution o f housing resourc es. 
II- C 
 
(1) Geor g ia Real Est ate Commiss ion. (2) Georgia Legal Services (3) SOH - Policy Analysis 
(1) SOH - Housin g Allocation Planning . (2) GRFA - Homeownership Loa n (Metro/ Non-Metro Requirement) 
 
Provide technical a s s i s t a nce on a non-d iscrimina tory ba sis . 
II-D 
 
(1) SOH - Technical Assis tance. (2) SBAB - Technical Assi st ance for Building Inspectors. 
 
Es t a blis h hous ing el ig ibility requ i r ements on a non-d isc r imina t or y ba s i s . 
II-E 
 
(1) GRFA - Homeownership Pro gr am. (2) GRFA - Section 8, Exi st i ng . (3 ) GRFA - Home Impr ov emen t Loan (Proposed ) 
(4) GRFA - Mul t i -Fami ly Con struction (Proposed) 
 
Evaluat e polic ies on systemmatic . (1) SOH - Policy Analysis/P ro gram 
 
basis. 
 
Development. 
 
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 TABLE 1 CONTIN UATION . STATe HOUS ING GOAhSJ 
POLICIES &IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS 
 
POLICIES : 
I-F Stimulate multi-family unit construction. 
I-G Provide f i nanci a l assistance for water and sewer improvements. 
 
IMPLEMENTING MEC~ANISMS (AGENCy/ PROGRAMS) 
(4) SOH - Policy Analysis-Incentives for housing rehabilitation. 
( 1) GRFA/Financing for multi-unit housing (Proposed) (2) SOH/Training and Technical Assistance on Multi-family assistan ce programs. 
( 1) GRFA - Site Development Loan Fund : (ARC) . (2) OPB - Community Development Str ate g) 
 
I-H 
 
Provide t echn i ca l assistanc e to local areas. 
I-I 
 
(1 ) SOH - Training and Technical ~ssistance on available housing r esources. 
( 2) SBAB - Training and Technical ~ssistance to building inspectors on housing and building codes. 
 
Encourage equitable distribution of housing resources. 
I-J 
 
( 1) SOH and APDCs - Housing Allocation Planning ( 2) SOH - Technical Assistan ce 
 
Support FmHA Housing Outreach Program. 
I-K 
 
( 1) SOH/FmHA Housin g Counselor s und ed by CETA. 
 
Support st ate building and housing (1) SBAB - Codes Development . codes. 
 
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 TABLE _1 
 
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,POLI CI ESST. A&TEIMHPLOEUMSIENNGTINGGOA,MLESC) HA.NI SMS , 
 
SUB -(jOALIQ...: To encourage adequat e public support services f or housing 
devel opmen t s . 
 
POL ICIES: 
III-A 
 
IMPLEMENTING MEC~ ANISM S (AGENCy/PROGR AM S) 
 
Improve gov e rnmen tal coord i nation. 
 
(1) Gov e r nor ' s I nt e r - Agency CQunc i l an d Agency Head Lunch eo n. (2) DCA/ AII Funct ional Uni t s - Formal and Informal Coordination. (3) Sta t e /APDC Advisory Council (4) A-95 Review Process. 
 
III-B 
 
Increase local government capabilities f or expanded services. 
III-C 
 
(1) DCA/All Funct ional Unit s . (2) APDCs - Techn ical Ass is t ance Activities. 
 
Provide financial a s s i s t a nc e to l oca l gov e r nmen t s f or wat er and sewer i mpr ov emen t s . 
 
(l)OP B - Community Devel opment Strategy . ( 2) GRFA- Sit e Deve l opmen t Fund 
 
III-D 
 
Encourage order l y gr owt h and dev e lopmen t . 
 
(1) OPB - Growt h Ma nag emen t Policy. (2) OPB - State I nvestment Pl a n . (3) APDC -Area .Dev el opmen t Pl a ns 
and Land Use Element. 
 
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TABLE 1 
 
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STAT~ HOUS.I NGGOAI-.S.I . 
 
POL ICIES &IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS , 
 
-SuB-boAL I V . To promo t e housing dev e lo pment s which do no t a dv er sely 
afrect the en;ironment or a reas o f historic significance. 
 
PO LICIES : 
I V- A 
 
l MPLEMENI-ING MECHANISMS (AGENCy/PROGRAMS) 
 
Preserve ar ea s of Hi s t or ic a l Significan ce. 
IV-B 
 
(1 ) Dep t . of Nat ur al Res our e s , Hi s t or ic Pr eservat ion Section. 
 
Discoura ge d ev e l opmen t i n environmentally s ensitive areas. 
 
(1) Dept. of Na t ur al Re s our ces , Env i ronmen t al Protect ion Divis ion (Coa s ta l Har s hl and Prot ection Act , Georg i a Er osion and Sedimentation Act.) ( 2) APDCs - Areawid e Land Use Plans. (3 ) Dept . of Human Resources, Env i r onmen t a l Health Division. (4 ) OPB - Growt h Ma nag emen t Policies. 
 
I V- C 
 
Encourag e ene r gy e fficiency and conservation . 
I V- D 
 
(1 ) SBAB - Thermal Efficiency St a nda r ds 
( 2) SEOO/SOER Weatherization Program. (3) GRFA/Home I mprovement Loa n Pro gram (Proposed) 
 
Encourage ef f i ci ent land use. 
 
(1 ) OPB/Model Land Us e Ordinance. (2 ) OPB Growth Management Policy. 
 
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 TABL E 2 
 
PROBLEM/POLICY ~ATRI X 
 
.PBOt3 LEM STATEMENT ;, 
 
.n.PPLICABLE POLICY ** 
 
PRIMAR Y PROBLEMS: 
Re nters in su b standard housin g ( De cline in mu l t i unit production ) 
 
I-A, I- B, I-C, I-D, I - E , I-F, I-G I - H, I -I , I - J , I- K, I- L , I- N, I-a III-A, III-B 
 
Few h o u s i n g alternatives and und erus ed re sources in rura l a r e a s . 
 
I-A, I-B, I-C, I-D, I -E, I -F, I-G I-H, I- I, I-J, I- K, I-L , I-M, I-a II-A, I II-A, III-D 
 
Senior citizens in sub standard housin g/fixed income limit options and abilit y to maintain housin g . 
 
I-D, I-E, I -F, III-A, I V-C 
 
Mi n o r i t i e s in substandar d hous in g discrimination . 
 
I-A, I-B, I -C, I-D, I-E , I-F, I-G I-H, I-J, I-M, II - A, I I - B , II-C, II-D, II -E 
 
Hi gh cost o f housing/ own er s i n subst and ard ho usi ng . 
 
I- A, I - B , I-C , I -E , I- G , I - H, I-J I- K, IV-D , I- M, I - N, I - a, I II -B IV-C 
 
Var ying concentratio ns of units suitable for rehab . 
 
I-A, I -B, I -E, I-H, I- J, I -a 
 
Continued deterioration of e xistin g stock. 
 
I-A , I -E, I-H, I- K, I -L , I-M, I -a III-B 
 
Inefficien t Land Use / Cost -B enefits o f Regulatory Controls . 
 
I-N, III -A, I I I - C, IV-C, IV -D 
 
Loc alism a nd variation in co d e pro gr a ms . 
 
I-K , I-L 
 
Potentia l n e g a tiv e i mpact of hous i n g de v e lop me n t on envir o nm e nt a nd histori c sites. 
 
IV-A, I V- B , IV-C, IV- D 
 
La c k o f dev e loped land/ hi gh co s t o f site d e v e lo p men t. 
 
I-G, III-B, III-D 
 
. 
 
I 
 
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 TA BL E 2 
 
PROBLEM/POL -CY ~ATRIX 
 
.PBO)3LEM STATEMENT 
 
~.P PL ICABLE POll CY 
 
Publi c suppor t se rv i c e s 
 
III -A, III-B , I I I - C, III - D 
 
needed f or housing . 
 
- 
 
SECONDAR Y PROBLEMS : 
 
( Prob lem s re la ted t o c u r re n t p rog rams ) 
 
Sec t ion 8 exi st i ng - l a c k 
of s ta nd a rd re n ta l units . 
 
I - F , I- H 
 
Cu r r e nt ut i l i t y c o s t s ex i s t i ng homeow n e r s. 
 
I V-C 
 
Su bsi d i z e d mul ti - family 
 
I -F 
 
housi ng p r o g r a ms re qu i re 
 
f i nan ci n g me c h a n i s m. 
 
Au tho rized FmHA st a f f 
 
I- J 
 
t o o s ma l l. 
 
Lack o f build er and lende r i n t e r e st in subs id i zed p r o g r ams . 
 
I - A , I -B , I -G , I -K 
 
Re hab p r og r a ms r es t r i ct ed b y f u ndi n g, i n te r es t r at e a nd ge o g r aph ic a r e a . 
 
I- E 
 
Lack o f a wa r e n e s s o f a va ilab l e h ousi n g r e s our ces . 
 
I - A , I -H 
 
oJ: The n a ture a n d ex te nt of st a t e h ou s i n g p r ob l ems are d oc um e n ted I 
in Pa rt I of t h e Housi n g Elem e n t . A b r ie f n a r r ativ e d e s c r i p t i on o f housin g p rob lem s are i n c l u d e d in t h e Append i x . 
** Nu mb e rs and a lph abets corre sp o nd t o sub -g oals and po lic ie s 
which a r e l i s ted on pag e s 4 - 7 
 
, 
 
, 
 
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  EXISTING STATE HOUSING PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES 
 
  II 
EXISTING STATE HOUSING PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES Prior to creation of the State Office of Housing by Executive Order in 1972, the State of Georgia had no clearly defined state level housing function. Since that time , state interest and involvement in housing activities has evolved, increasing state level activities to now include: 
State Office of Housing State Building Administrative Board Georgia Residential Finance Authority This chapter describes each of the above entities and their activities to date. 
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 STATE BUILD I NG ADM I NI STRAT I VE BOARD 
Th e St a t e Bu i l d i ng Adm i nis trat i v e Bo a rd (SBAB) h a s respons ibility fo r : 
The de velopment and p r omu lgat io n o f a un if o r m system o f p e rm i s si ve c o d e s; Tec hnical Assistance to those local juris d i c t ions a dopt i ng un i form St ate Codes ; The developmen t of a tra inin g pro g ram f o r Bu i l d i n g Co des Inspecto rs; The development of procedures and c ont r o l mechanisms for Fa ctory Built Ho u s i ng; The development o f t h e r ma l efficienc y s t an dards. 
Codes De v elopmen t and Ado p t io n Regul at io n s ha ve b e e n a ppr ove d for the f o l l owin g codes: Bui lding Electr ica l Pl u mbi ng Hou sing Gas Hea t i ng Ai r Condit ionin g 
Although on ly 35 c ommu n i t i e s have adopt ed the St a t e Standard Codes (See Table__3_ ) SBAB has targe ted 60 a dditional communities to have adopted c o d e s by the end of FY'7 8 . As of De cember 1977 , requests f or sets of codes had be en re c e ived from and s upp l ied to 109 c i t i e s and 77 c ounties. These c ommunitie s are at variou s st ages in the process o f cons idering code adoption s , but o f t h i s number , 60 appe a r s to b e a realist ic an d a chievab l e n umb e r. 
Code En forcem en t Train in g Train i n g o f Code Enf o r ceme nt Personnel wa s exten d e d 
duri n g 1977. S i x s emi n a rs were co n du c t e d f o r v ari o u s t ype building inspect ors . 
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 TABLE 3 
 
Jurisdictions Wi t h Adopt ed State Codes 
 
JURISDICTION 
City or County 
Attapulgus Andersonville Americus Athens Bogart Bowman Butts Bu ena Vis ta C a r r o l l t on Clarke Co. Clayton Co. Cobb Co. Colbert Dahlonega Dallas DeKalb Co. Douglas Eatonton Effingham Fairburn Ful t on Co. Gwinnett Co . Hogansville Irwinton Jackson J en kins Lawrenceville Thomaston Snellvill e Springfield Tift Co. Tunnell Hill Tyrone Wa t k i ns ville Waynesboro 
 
Housing 
x 
x 
x x 
x x 
 
Building 
x 
x 
x x 
x x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
Electric 
x x x 
x x 
x x 
x 
x x x 
x x 
x x x 
x x x x x x 
x x x 
 
Plumbing 
x x x x x x 
x x x x 
x x x x 
x x x x x x x 
x x x x x x 
x x x 
 
H & AC Gas 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
 
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 Type Seminar Bui ld ing Inspector s Hous ing I nspectors Plumb ing Insp ect ors 
 
Nu mb e r 3 2 
1 
 
Certif icate s f o r p ass in g th e f i n a l e x a minatio n s we re issued t o 135 i ndividuals. 
The SBAB Tr ainin g Progr am wa s initiated in 1976 in coop eration wi th Southern Bu ildin g Code Con g ress a n d Univers it y of Ge orgia 's I ns t i t u t e of Go ve rnment, o n a pilo t basis. 
 
Ap~roval - F ac t o r y Built Housi n g 
 
The SBAB ha s also estab lished minimum s tandar ds f o r 
 
c er ti f ication o f man ufa ct u r ed hou s i ng for install a t i on in 
 
Geor gi a. Suc h ho u s i ng is now being f u r n i s he d b y s i x 
 
approved plants: MANU F ACTURER 
 
PLANT LOCATION 
 
NUMBER OF APPROVED MODELS 
 
Ar a b i Home s , I n c . 
 
Arabi , Georgi a 
 
17 
 
Boise Cascade (Kingsberry Homes) 
 
Ft. Payne , Alabama 4 
 
Bend ix Home Sys t ems 
 
Rome, Georgia 
 
5 
 
C. O . Smith I n du stries 
 
Moultrie, Georgia 
 
1 
 
Georgia Int erna t ional Hous ing Corpora t ion 
 
Suwanee , Georgia 
 
4 
 
Na t io nal Home s Mfg . Co .* 
 
Th o ms o n , Ge org ia 
 
* Approve d fo r i n t e r i o r a nd ex te rior wa l l s e ctio n s com p o ne nts o nly. 
 
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 The f ol l owi ng independent t hird party inspection a gent s 
 
have been approved: AGENCY 
 
LOCAL INSPECTOR 
 
INSPECTOR'S HEADQUARTERS 
 
Product Fabrication Services 
 
Art Mallehan 
 
Atlant a , Ga. 
 
T . R. Arno l d & Assoc. 
Inco rpor ate d 
 
Chas-Robt Pearson 
 
Ma r i et t a, Ga. 
 
Hillborn, Werner, 
Carter & Assoc ., I nc. 
 
Clark Durden 
 
Do u gl a s , Ga. 
 
United St a t e s Test ing Steve Kusen 
 
Ft . Payne, Ala . 
 
Applied Technical Services, Inc. 
 
Hugh S . Pearson 
 
Marietta , Ga . 
 
Mand a t o ry Thermal and Lighting Ef f i c i e n c y St a n d a r d s Th e 1977 Georgia Ge nera l As s e mbl y pass e d l egi slation whic h 
dir ected t h e State Buil di ng Admin ist ra tive Boar d ( SBAB) to develop a nd recommend statewide thermal and lighting efficiency s tandards to the 1978 General Assembly. Su c h standards are to reduce e ne r gy consumption and dollars spent for energy in building an d must compl y wit h n a t io n a l s tan dards. 
Th e Board is continuing work towar d implementation o f standa rds of construction for energy conservation . Public he aring s and developmental activities during 1977 produced thermal codes. The next step will be t o provide training and t echnical a ssistance t o lo ca l g o v e r nme n t s t o facil itat e local re gulation to ensur e energy conserv ing dwellings and buildings . 
 
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 STATE OFFICE OF HOUSING 
The State Of f i c e of Hous i ng (SOH) was estab lish e d by Executive Order in Sept ember of 1972 . Its mission: t o ass ist a ll Ge or gi a fam il i e s in obtai r..ing the b e s t ho usin g a v ailabl e un der e x is ting hous i ng p r og rams . Or i gi n all y l ocated organ i za ti o n ally wi t hin t h e Dep artmen t of Human Res ourc es , SOH became a part of the Depar tment of Commun ity Affairs i n July , 1 9 76 . As the housing pl anning and t e chnical assistanc e arm o f t he Depart men t , SOH is c u r r e n t l y inv o l v e d in the f o l l owi ng pro g rammat ic a c t i v i ti e s : 
Statewide housing p l anning Regio nal a n d Lo c al Hou s i ng Eleme nt a n d 
Docume nt Re vi e ws Training and Technical Ass istance FmHA Outreach Di saster Assistance 
State Housing Planning State hous ing planning and research activ ities a r e under- 
taken in order to : 1) provide supportive data and technical information to housing 
operatives t hroughout the State ; 2) identify areas which requ ire stat e involvement; 3 ) satisfy specific Comprehensive Planning Assistance 
(701) an d /or s tate requirements . 
A listing a nd s ummar y o f SOH publications a r e pro vided in Tabl e 4 . 
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 TABLE 4 STATE OFF ICE OF HOUSING 
 
Publications 
 
January , 1978 
 
A Checklist f o r Sponsoring FmHA 515 Rura l Rental Housing Field Service Manual #1 - A July 1974 
A Community Non - p r o f i t Hous i ng Development Co rporation Handbook January, 1974 
A general purpose guide for setting up and operating an HDC. 
A Guide to Housing Program Resources in Ge o r g i a , 1976. A brief description of hou s i ng programs and agencies in Georgia which can assist in the development of low and moderate income housing activities. 
A Planned System for Housing Development in Appalachian Georgia Dec. 1975. 
A five year development p l a n for housing production in Appalachian Georgia. 
A Ref eren ce Guide to Housing a n d Housing Re l a t e d Legislation Enact e d in Georgia 1970 ~ 197 6, April, 1976. 
A summary of housing and housing related bills enacted by t he Georgia General Assembly since 1970. 
Descr iption of the Mortgage F inanc~ng Proc~ss, 1975. Summa r i z e s the guidelines and operat ional practices of t he mortgage lenders. 
Georgia's Annual Housing Goal Report, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976 and 1 977 
Summa t i o n of housing activities and d e v e l o p me n t for the p r e c e di ng year prepared f or presentation to the Governor a n d members of the Georg ia General Assembly. (Numbering s e q u e n c e changed for 1976 General As sembly to reflect current year.) 
Georg i a Ho u s i n g Resource Direc tory , 1975. Comp l e t e listing of natio nal, state , reg ional and local a g e n c i e s involved in low a n d moderate cost housing in Georgia , containing over 900 listings. 
Georg i a Statewide Housing Need s Anal ysi s 1 9 70 - 1980, No v . 1975. Designed to provide estimates of the nu mb e r , characteristics a nd geographic distribut i on of housing units needed to e radi c a t e the stock of oc cupied subst andard housing and provide housing for an expanding populat ion. 
 
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 Housing Preferences in Ru ral Areas: Appalachia Georgia, 1975 . An a tt i t ud ina l s urve y of app roximately 500 app a l a c h i a n house ho lds to de te rm ine hous ing preference s i n rural areas. 
HUn Foreclosed and Defau l ted Properties: An Overview, 1975. 
A s t at i s ti c al summar y of HUD properties in Georgia by county. 
Mob i l e Homes in Georgia - A General Overview, Sep t. 1973. A l ook at whe re mobi le homes are located in Georgia ; the industry, the product , financing and t h e hou s e ho l d . 
Mult i-Juri sdi ctiona l Code s - An Alternative for Rural Georgia , 1 975. 
Examines t he methodologies and rationale for multi-jurisdictional codes . 
Review of APDC" Housing Ac tivities, June , 1976. Provi des a comp i lati o n of APDC housing objectives, identifie d hous i ng p roblems and housing studies and activities . 
Review of State Housing Ac tivities and Se lected Alternatives fo r Georgia, J une , 1976 . 
Ref le cts major housi n g activities in Georgi a , other states and al t e r na t ive housing strategies for consideration in Georgia. 
State of Georgia, Housing Element, Part I, December, 1977 . Provides background dat a on the nature and extent of state housing proble ms and de t a i l s the implications of these problems on Stat e hou sing pol icies and programs. 
St ate of Georg ia, Housing El e me n t , Part II, February, 1978. Specifie s state hous i ng goals, objectives and implementing strategies whi c h impact on identified St ate housing problems 
Status Report: Se"ction 8 Ho u s i n g Assistance Payments Program in Georgia, Dec. 1 975 . 
The Geographic Distribution of Federally Assisted Hous~ng in Geo rgia , F e b . 1 9 7 3 . 
A break-out of the number and type of federal ly assisted hous ing by individual count y . 
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 Planni ng and r esear ch act i vit i es of SOH can be di rect ly l i nked to many on-going hous i ng act iv it i es such as t he GRFA Sect i on 8 Progr am, FmHA/S OH Hous i ng Counsel i ng Program and th e Ap pala chi an Housing Fun d. 
Ho us i ng Document Revi ewAPDCs and Loca l i t i es Sinc e 1974, the SOH had had res po nsib i li ty for the review 
and approval of ho us i ng documents . Act iviti es associated with t hi s SOH f unction i ncl ude technic al assis tan ce t o APDCs , consult ants and local it ies in hous i ng pla nn in g t echni ques , data sources and progra mmatic r equi r ement s . An est imated 50 document s have been reviewed by SOH f rom FY'75 t hrough Fy 177. 
The review function has an added dimensio n for FY'78. Any r ecipient of 701 fu nds mus t have an app roved housi ng element and l and use elemen t as a condition for addi tional funding after August 22, 1977 . Review reso pnsibili t y for t he l and use elemen t i s vested with the Of fi ce of Pla nni ng Assista nce (OPA). It i s extremel y crucia l tha t bi t h SOH and OPA coordinate t heir r evi ew effo r ts in worki ng wit h each APDC . 
Table 5 is a status repor t f rfl ect in g APDCs and localities t hat have certified hous i ng el ements. 
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 TABLE 5 
 
Non-Metropoli t an Areawide Plannin~ Organizations 
and Localit i es in Georgi a t hat have received approval of t hei r La nd Us e and Housing Elements i n accordance wi th HU D 701 Regulations 
 
Area Planning and Devel opment Commissio ns (Non- Metro Areawi de) 
 
Altamaha Georgia Sout hern Central Savann ah Ri ver Chattahoochee Fl i nt Coas tal Coosa Va lley Georgi a ~10 u n ta in s Heart of Georgi a McIntosh Trail Mi ddl e Flint North Georgia 
Northeast Georgia Oco nee South Georgia 
Southeast Georgia Southwes t Georgia 
 
Localit ies (APDCs ) 
 
Athens (N. E. Ga.) Ball Ground (N. Ga. ) Brantley (S .E. Ga. ) Cami l la (S.W . Ga.) Ca ndler Co. (AGS )* Canton (N. Ga. ) Chatswor th (N. Ga.) 
Chattahoochee Co. (Lower Chat. ) Chero kee Co. (N. Ga.) 
Clar ke Co. (tLE. Ga.) Columbia Co. (CSRA ) Dahlone~a (Ga. Mtn s.) Eton (N: Ga.) Fort Valley (Md. Ga.) Glenville (AGS) Glynn Co. (Coastal) Harris Co. (Lower Chat.) 
 
Hazl ehur st (AGS ) Hen ry Co. (Mc. Tr. ) Holl y Spri ngs (N. Ga . ) Jones Co . (r1d. Ga . ) Laurens Co. (HOG) t1i 11 edgevi 11 e (Oconee) Murray Co. (No. Ga . ) 
Newt on Co. (Mc. Tr. ) 
Oconee Co. (N.E. Ga. ) Swainsboro (CSRA) 
Tattnall Co. (AGS) *+ Thomaston (Mc. Tr.) Toombs Co. (AGS)+ 
Valdosta (S. Ga.) Waleska (No. Ga.) Woodstock (No. Ga.) 
 
* Not 701 funded for FY 79 + never pr evi ou sly been a reci pient of a 701 grant 
 
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 Tr a in in g a n d Te chni cal Assist ari c e 
Dire c t t e chn i c a l a s sis t an c e i s b eing pr ovided to a l i mite d numb e r of c ommu n i t i e s o n a r e qu e s t b a si s. Pr oj e c t ed SOH a ctivi ti e s wi lI e x p a n d t his activ i ty. Th e st at us a n d t.y p o or a s s i stan c e SOH i s cur r entl y p r o v id in g to localiti es is summariz ed b y t h e e x a~ p l es i n T abl e __6_, 
Stat ewid e t ra i ni ng wo r k s hops o n sp e ci fi c h ou sin g pr o grams ar e condu ct ed b y SOH fo r pl ann ers , h ous in g pro f es si onals , i n te re s te d p ers on s , e tc. The e mp ha s i s on s uc h t r a i n i n g is t o provide informati on a n d ma t er i al s d e si gn ed to fur ther a partic u l a r hou s in g pro gr am' s usag e in Ge or gi a. 
SOH! FmIIA Hou s in g Ou t r ea c h P rografYl 
The 1975 Gen e r a l Assemb l y pass ed l e g i s l at i on wh ic h recog n i z ed th e un d e ru t i l i z a t l on of FmHA prog rams i n Geo r gia a n d instru ct ed the SOH t o pr ovide staff a s s i s t a nc e to FmHA in order to increase the number of housin g and housin g r el at ed loan s for Geor gian s li v in g in rur al a re as. In a n e f fo rt to co n fo r m t o pro v i s i on s oI' Lh i s lc T:i sl aL i( )n , SOH s cc ll rc ~ d (:1<'1'/\ tu nd -: totaling $264 , 34 5 fo r pl a c eme n t of twenty- s e v en ( 2 7 ) h ou sin g outr ea ch worker s i n FmHA off ices lo c ated a cro ss th e Stat e. The purpo s e o f t h i s a ct i vi t y i s to provide a s s i s t a n ce t o FmHA in packaging and pro c e s sing rural housing l oans ; ensure that a l l moni es a l locat e d for h ousin g expe n d i t u res f or Ge or gi a through FmHA ar e f ull y u t i l i z e d ; a n d in cr e as e the s u p p l y of adequat e hou s in g av ailabl e to low-i n come ru r al Ge or g i an s. 
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 TABLE 6 
 
HOUSING AND HOUSING PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EXAMPLES 
 
STATE OFFICE OF HOUSING 
 
Locality & Assist anc e 
Recipient 
 
Technical Assistance Provided 
 
St atus or Ou t c ome o f Technic al As si s ta nce Ef f or t 
 
Assisted the Mayor of Cave Spring and the 
 
Executive Director of the Housing Authority of 
 
Cave Spring review the housing n eeds of the Com- 
 
munity including the delineation of various pro- 
 
Cave Spring, Georgia 
 
grammatic, governmental policies and development 
 
~he FmHA has responded 
 
options and opportuniti es which mi ght be pursued 
 
t o the preliminary 
 
--City of Cave Spring 
 
in response to the identified housing needs . In 
 
proposal with a 
 
--Housing Authority of 
 
addition to th e ahove, assisted th e Ex ecutive 
 
f avorable review. 
 
the City of Cave 
 
Director of th e Housing Authority prepare and sub- 
 
W 
 
Spring . 
 
tv 
 
mit to the Farmers Horne Administrati on a n a pp l ic a tion for financial assis tance to develop 32 units 
 
of low and moderate income multi-family rental 
 
housing. 
 
Hinesville, Georgia 
--Housing Authority of the City of Hinesville 
 
Assisted the Executive Direct or and the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority of the City of Hinesville review the broad options facing the Housing Authority related to the enormous demand for low and moderat e in come rental housin g created by the Milit ary bu i l du p a t For t St e- 
wart. Assisted the government throu gh an option selection process which result ed in the Authority preparing and submitting a proposa l t o th e Farmers Horne Administration (FmHA) for financial assistance to develop 100 multi-family rental units . 
 
Prelimiary application was submitt ed to FmHA i n November. No response f r om FmHA has been r eported t o da te . 
 
 HOUSI NG A.~D HOUSING PROGRAH DEVELOP~lE NT TECHNIC AL ASS I STANCE 
STATE OFFICE OF HOUSING 
 
Locality & Assist ance 
Recip ient 
~1i l a n , Ge or gia -- Ci t y of ~!i l a n 
 
Technical Assistance Provided 
As s is t e d th e Ma y or Pro -t ern r e v i ew s ome a s pe c t s of a n d t h e p r o gr e ss b e i n g mad e b y th e Hou si n g Au t h o r i t y o f th e Ci t y o f McR a e o n b e h alf o f Mi la n , t o secu r e 50 u ni t s o f f e d e r a lly ass isted r enta l hous ing t o be built a nd opera ted in Mi la n by t h e McR a e Au t h o r i t y . Th e dec i s i o n wa s ma d e to c oo pe r at e wi t h an d ass i s t t h e McRa e Housing Auth o r ity mov e a s q u i ck ly as po s s i b le on t h e p ro p osed dev el o pme nt pr oje c t. 
 
Statu s o r Out come of Technical As s i s tan c e Ef f ort 
Th e app l i ca t i on wa s r ej e c t e d du e t o un a c c ept a b l e ma n a g emen t . Th e Ma y o r Pro - t e rn p ref e r r ed no t t o pu rsu e th e ma tt e r a ny f u r t he r a t t h i s t im e . 
 
Br i efe d p r i v a t e bu sin e s s man o n some o p t i o n s 
 
Su spe nded a t t hi s t i me 
 
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Swa i n s b u r o , Ge o r g i a 
 
ava i l a b le to him i n h is ef fo r t s t o r e hab il i t at e a 4- u n it apa r t ment b u ild i n~ for eld er l y . 
 
du e t o indiv idual ' s de s i r e t o pos t pone his ac t i v i t i e s in conne ct io n wi t h t his 
 
He wa s u r g e d t o us e a Farme r s Home Admin i - 
 
r eha b a nd const r uct ion o f 
 
-- P r i v a t e Bu s in e s s man 
 
s tr a t i on l o an in c on j un c tio n wi t h t h e HUD 
 
t he se s ub j e ct uni ts . 
 
Se ct i o n 8 Pr o g r am t o r eha b th e 4 -unit a pa r t men t 
 
a nd build abou t 10 un i t s of r en t al hous in g . 
 
J e s u p , Geo r g i a 
-- Hou s i n g Au t h o r i ty of t h e City of J esup 
 
Co nsult ed wi th t h e Ex ec u t i v e Di re c t o r o f t h e Hou sin g Autho r it y . Ag r e ement was r e a c h e d th a t th e Au tho ri t y would p ur su e th e d e ve l o pmen t o f a low- i n c ome r e n t a l pr o j e c t o f a bo u t 4 0 u n it s for th e e l d e r l y a n d t h at t h e Dir e c tor wi ll initiat e a sea r c h f or a s u itabl e si t e . 
 
Du ri n g th e s e a r c h f or a sit e f o r t h e pr op o s e d e lde r l y r e n t al pr oj e c t , the Di r e c t o r r e signed, a nd a s o f t he l a s t o f f i c ia l c o n t a c t b etwe en th i s off i ce a nd t h e Ho usin g Au t ho rit y, t he Dir e ct o r h ad n ot b e e n rep lac ed . 
 
 HOUSI NG AND HOUSI NG PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT TECHNI CAL ASSI STANCE 
STATE OFFI CE OF HOUSING 
 
Locality &Assis t ance 
Recipient 
Pembr oke, Geor g i a - -Hous ing Author ity of 
th e Cit y o f Cl ax to n 
 
Technica l Assistanc e Provid ed 
Worked with th e Ex ecutive Direct or of th e Housin g Authorit y o f Claxt on - th e Auth or it y who will s po n so r and build th e units in Pembroke. The project had go tt en side - tracked be cause th e Farmers Home Administr ation had not re ceiv ed all the n ec essary exh i bi t s on t h e s o i l cond it i ons . The soil c ons ervat ion a genc y was cont act ed a nd th e repo rt was provid ed. Drainage probl ems wer e c i te d . 
 
Status or Outcome of Technical Assistance Effort 
No furth er pro gr ess a ppea r s to h ave be en made by the Housing Authority and t he a r chi tec t since t he draina ge probl ems on th e s ite wer e r ep orted by t he Soil Cons ervat i on Servi ce. 
 
Cl axton, Geor gia 
 
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Met with privat e busine ssman a nd d i sc us sed programmatic options (Feder a l housing a ssistance programs) ava i l able to assist with the development of a ppr ox i mat e l y 36 un it s of el der ly r ent al hou s ing. The Farmers Home Administration Rural Ren tal Loan Pr ogram was sele ct ed. 
 
An a pplica t i on fo r 36 units of elderly rental housing was fil ed with the FmHA . Rej e ct ed becaus e of si t e pro blems. Appl i ca n t has reportedly withdrawn applica t i on and is report ed t o be secur ing f i na ncing f r om a private source. 
 
Mont e zuma, Georg i a 
--Int er-racial Committee (Private Citi zens a nd e lec t ed o f f ic i a l s ) 
Camd en Count y Ki ng s Bay 
Coast al APDC 
 
Att ended meetings of inter-racial c ommi t t ee and hous ing sub committee to assist the commun i ty in obtaining a housin g c ounse l or . Compl et ed a pp l i ca t i on f or CETA slo t, j ob descript i on, outline for counsel ing activities . 
 
CETA slot a ppr oved a s of Feb. 1, 1978. 
 
Providing continuing t echnical as sis tance on housing to Ki ng s Bay Coordinator a nd other ag en c ies and officials . 
 
On- goi ng 
 
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s how s t h e l o cati on o f SOH/ FmHA h ou s i n g 
 
c o u ns e lor s a n d t h e co unt i e s s e r ve d . Co un s e lo r s we r e as s ig ne d 
 
base d o n a combi na t i on o f f a c t ors su ch as ne e d, av a i l a b i l i t y 
 
o f' s p a e e wi t h i n FmllA o f' f'i c. cs ,an d abi l ity t o -]o c a Lo a p p l I c.a n tx 
 
wh i c h c.om p I i o d wi Lh b o Lh Do pn r t.rn o n L 0 I' La b o r a n d Frn IlA r( ;(j u i r (; - 
 
men t s. 
 
P i lot p r oj e c t e x per ien c e i n vo lving u s e o f t hr e e (3) s u c h co u ns el o r s in North Ge or g i a s hows t h a t th e pla c e me n t o f c o u n s e lors in lo c a l FmHA off ices r e s ult s i n s i g n i f i c a n t i n c re a ses in n ew ho usin g l o a n s plus im p r o v ed se rv ic i n g o f e x i s t i n g l o an s. If s uccessf u l i n l a r g e r sca le ap p l i c a ti o n , thi s pro gr am wi l l b e a c o st- e f f e c t i v e wa y to i n c r e a s e pro d u c t io n and im pro v e me nt o f' l o w a nd mod e r a t e in co me h o u s i .ng i n FmH A- se. 'v e d a r e a s 0[' Ce o f' gj a . 
 
Sta t e' D1 s a s t er As si s t a nc e; 
 
Un d er Geo r g i a' s Eme r g e n c y and Di s a st e r Op er a t i o n s P la n , SOH i s r e sp on si b l e for pr o v i di n g e me r g e n c y a n d t e mpo rar y h o u si n g as s i s t a n c e t o disa ster v ic t i ms . - Th e To c c o a F alls 
Dibl e Co ll e g e dam failur e disa st er o f 1977 wa s t h e f i r s t time SOH fo rm a l l y pa r ti cipat e d i n a Sta t e d i s a st e r r e c o v er y ope ratio n. 
 
Th e S h e lt e r a n d Te mpo r a ry Ho u si n g An n ex o f t h e S t a te 1':m e r g c n c y a nd Di sas t. o r Op e r a t ion s P I an o u t 1 .i n e s s u b s t a n ti v o a n d s pe c if i c r o l e s f or t h e SOH . T h e e a r l y d e c la r a t i o n o f To c c o a a s a f e d e r a l di sas t e r ar ea redu ced t he State 's r o le but p o in t e d o ut s o me d e f i c i en c i e s wi t h th e S t a t e ' s ro l e in pro vi d in g t e mpor a r y h o u s in g in t h e e v e n t of a di sas t er . E ff o r t s ar e un d e r wa y to c o u n t e r a c t i d en ti fi ed d e fi ci e n c ies . 
 
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The Georgia Residential Finance Authority (GRFA) was c reate d in 1974 by the Georgia General Assembly. The Author ity r e c ei v ed state start-up funds in 1975 and became operational and economically self-sustaining with the sale of its first bonds i n 1976 . 
The GRFA is currently administering three programs : Home Ownership Loan Program Rental Assistance Program Appalachian Housing Fund 
The description and status of GRFA programs are extract ed f' r o rn t h e GRFA F ir s t Annu al Report . 'I'h o inf ormati on is i n c l ud od a s a part of this r eport in order to r eflect a comp le te pi ctur e of state housing activities. Horn e Ownership Loan Program 
The Homeownership Loan Program addresses the probl em of de clining opportun ities f or moderate income Georgia families to buy th eir f i r s t home. Th e Pro gram reduces homeownership cost s by making a va i l ab l e low downpayment, long term mortgage l oans at lower int er est rat es. To f i n a n ce the Program, the Auth ority sold $50 million of bonds in November 1976. These bonds , rated double-A by both major bond rating services, are obligations o nl y 
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 o f GRFA a n d a re b a ck ed by th e fe d era lly in sur ed o r g u a r a n te e d mor t g a g es f i n a nce d with bond p r ocee ds . 
The mort ga g e-back ed bond s we re so l d a t s uff ic ie n t ly l o w in t er e st r at es t o p ermit th e Au t ho r i ty t u offe r it s mort g a g e s a t a 7% r at e. This rat e i s 2% b el ow conve n t i o n a l mort g a g e rat e s a n d r epr es ents a sav i n gs of n e arl y $3 0 . 0 0 o n eac h monthly payment o n a typic al $2 8,000 FHA o r VA 30- y ear l oan , e n a b l i ng a f a mily to qu ali fy f o r a GRFA l o an wi th a n in c ome of $ 1, 5 0 0 l es s t ha n th at n e ed ed t o qu al i f y fo r a mark et-rat e FHA or VA mor t g a g e. 
T he P r o gram is r e s t r i c t ed to hou s eh o 1 d s h a v i n g a.dj u s t o d annual g r o s s incomes und er $ 1 4, 5 0 0 . Th e max imum sa l e s pri c e of a home to b e fin an c ed may n ot e xce e d $3 6 , 0 0 0. Ne wly co ns t r uc te d o r e x i s t i ng properties may qu alify. Loan appli cants contac t a nyone of 55 privat e l endin g institutions which originate a nd s er v i c e l oans f o r GRFA. Th es e l end ers take the applicat i on s, ()btai n c re d i t r ep ort s a n d a p p r a isa l s, and pr o c e s s th e a p p l ica ti o ns t h ro ug h FIl A o r VA. A c o p y 0 f th e a pp l ic a tio n i s s u b mi tt ed to GRFA fo r und erwritin g a n d approval b y Au t h o r i ty s taff . I f a p p ro ve d by GRFA a n d FHA o r VA , th e l o an is c l o se d and s u b s e q u e n t l y so l d t o GRFA a s soo n as th e d e ed h a s b e en r e c orded and the fe der a l insuran c e o r guar a nt y is ob ta i ned . Monthly mort gag e paym en t s a re submitt ed by th e h ome own er t o th e l endin g in sti tut i on r e sp on sibl e fo r se rv i c i ng th e lo an. Th e s e p a ymen t s ar c th en fo r wa r d e d t o GRFA' s Tru st e e wher e t h ey a r c i nve ste d unt il n e ed ed t o mak e t he s c h e d ule d payme n t s o n Authority bonds. 
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 By law, at least one-third of the homes financed by GRFA must be in counties outside of Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas. The actual distribution of loans financed by the initial bond issue is expected to closely approximate the population distribution within the State. About 40% of the homes will be in the Atlanta metro area , about 20% will be in other metropolitan areas, while the remaining 40% will be located in rural counties. Forty percent will have been newly-constructed. 
The status and impact of the Program are reflected in Illustration 2 
Section 8 Existing Rental Assistan ce Program In the f a l l of 1976, the Authority began Statewide implementation of the Section 8 Rental Assistance Program which provides federal funds in the form of rental assistance payments made to owners of rental housing on behalf of eligible lower income renter families. The objective of the Program is to limit lower income family's total shelter cost (rent plus utilities) to no more than 25% of its income. Families whose income does not exceed 80% of the median income for their locality may qualify for assistance. In Georgia, for example, income eligibility limits for a family of four vary between $5,100 and $12,000, depending upon the county of residence. Under a 3,500-unit Annual Contributions Contract with HUD, GRFA is paid an administrative fee to operate the program through a network of 15 Area Administrators hired from local 
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 ILLUSTRATION 2 
HOMEOWNERS HIP LOAN PROGRAM 
 
Co unties in which GRFA mortgage lending activity has taken place. 
 
STATUS 
A s o f December 1. 1977. the Authority had p urchased or approved for purchase 1430 mortgage loans in 77 counties aggregating over $40 million . The o verall av erage loan amount was $28 . 150. with loans o n new homes averaging $31.200 and loans for re sale prop ert ies averaging $26 .500 . The m ort- 
gages were about equally d ivided between FHA and VA . 
IMPACT OF THE AUTHORITY'S INITIAL MORT GA GE INVEST MENT 
T he $50 m illion o f 1976 Ser ies A bon ds attr acted at least $40 m illion in out -of -stat e capital and will result in about 1.570 new m ort gage loan s aggr egati ng $43 .9 m illion . O f th ese tota ls. $ 16 m illi on will be used 10 fin an ce approximately SOD newly- co n str ucti ! uni ts. TIll' ('COII<Hllic benefit s il rising fro m th is l 'ro!.l ra m are estimated to he as foll o ws: 
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JOBS 
-450 man-years of employment 
TAX REVENUES GENERATED 
- $350 ,000 in state and local taxes 
FEES 
- $ 700,000 in professional fees 
RECEIPTS 
-To general contractors- $14 .1 million -To special trade 
contra ctor s-$12.4 milli on -To suppliers of building mat erials and 
app lia nc es - $6 .5 milli on 
 
 communities to staff offices provided by Area Planning and Development Commissions or local governments. 
Upon the request of local elected officials, GRFA commences marketing the program using radio, T.V., newspapers and contacts with local community agencies to create an awareness of the Program's availability. Applications for assistance are taken , eligibility is confirmed and the level of assistance is determined. Qualified families then seek modest rental housing that meets specified housing quality standards, subject to HUD-established Fair Market Rent limits. Most any type housing may be used in the Program, including single homes , apartments, duplexes or mobile homes. In many cases, the family may receive assistance without moving as long as their current unit meets the quality standards and rent limitations. However, in about 40% of all cases, families desire to live in housing units which require that the owner make certain repairs or improvements to bring the property up to standard before a lease may be signed. The extent of repairs varies greatly from simple "cosmetic improvements" such as painting to major structural repairs or improvements such as new roofs, porches , bathrooms, plumbing, wiring , etc . Thus, while improving the quality of housing for the family, the overall appearance of the property and neighborhood is enhanced . 
Once the home is inspected and found to be satisfactory, t he tenant and landlord enter into a lease providing for the payment of the tenant's share of the rent, and a Housing Assis- 
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 ta nc e Contr a ct is ex e c ut ed bet wee n GRFA a n d t he owne r to pr ov i d e f or paymen t o f t he b a l an c e of th e r en t b y t he Aut ho r ity . Th e a gr e ed- up on r en t, wh i ch re fl ects lo c al r enta l market co n d i tions , may oft e n re s u l t i n a n incre ase in r e nta l in com e for t he own e r s ufficient to enabl e him to proper l y mai n ta i n t h e home a n d p r e vent a r e c u r re n ce o f t he de terio rat i o n wh ich ma y have t a ke n p l a c e before a s a result o f t he fam i ly ' s i nab i l it y t o pay a hi g h e r r en t . On a n annu al b asis, proper t ies a re r e i nspe ct ed a nd i ncome s a r e r e c erti f i e d . 
Th e ge o grap hi c ar eas ser ved by GRFA 's r e n t al assis ta n c e p ro gr am a nd th e s tat u s of th e program are s h own in I l l ustration 3 
AQa la chi an Hou s i n g Fund Th e Appa lac h ian Regiona l Commissi on ( ARC) was c rea te d by th e Ap pa l ac h i a n Reg ion al De vel opme nt Act of 1965 i n r e sp on s e t o a nee d fo r maj or a s s i stance i n t h e mount a i n o u s r e gi on e x t e nd i ng fro m New York t o Mississipp i . P ro b lems o f r ug ge d t er r ain, iso la tion , non-r e s iden t i a l owner s h i p of lan d a n d limi t ed lo c al reso ur ces l e a d to t he d e v elopme nt o f pro g rams t o a ssi s t t he Re g i on . S ec t i o n 2 0 7 of t h e Ac t pr o vi des fo r fe dera l f u ndi n g of state- adm in i ste r ed hou sing p ro g rams d e si gn ed t o im p r ove th e qua ntit y and qu a lity o f hou sing in the Re g i o n. In November , 1976 , the Aut ho rit y a ssumed the respo ns i bi l ity o f stat e a dmi n i stering a g e nc y for t h e Ge o r g i a Ap p a l ac h i a n Hou s in g Fund wh ic h was cr eated purs u ant t o S e ctio n 207 a n d i n i t ia lly 
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 ILLUSTRATION 3 
RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
 
Cou nties targeted fo r Secti on 8 Program 
im p le me nta tion by G RFA. 
 
STATUS 
As of December I, 1977, 130 of 149 target being served. GRFA had issued 1937 Cercounties had requested GRFA Program im- tificates of Eligibility and 1459 households ple mentation assistance, of which 96 were were receiving assistance. 
 
PROFILE OF ASSISTED HOUSEHOLDS 
 70% rural; 30% urban 
 40% elderly/handicapped/ disabled  30% minority 
 80% with incomes less than half of area med ian 20% with incomes between 50% and 80% of 
area median 
 
ECONOMIC BENEFITS 
 
 Federal funds $6.0 million annually for 
 
S30 .0 million 
 
5 years, renewable for 
 
2 subsequent 5-year terms 
 
Rehab expenditures 
 
SO .7 million 
 
S500 average cost of improvement to 1,400 dwellings 
 
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 funded to a l e v e l of $ 344, 000 . Wit h t he add i t i on o f $ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 in 1977, t he fun d ha s g rown t o a tot a l of almos t $ 60 0, 0 0 0 . With 10% of th es e moni e s e a r ma r k e d fo r GRFA a dmi n i s t r a t i v e c o s t s , th e balance o f the mon i e s ar e a vai l a b l e for 
1) pro j ect p lan nin g l o a n s whic h may pro vid e u p to 80% of mort ga ga bl e pre-c onstruc tion e xp e ns e s ass oci a ted with pr odu cti on o r r e h ab ilitatio n o f l ow a nd mod e r ate in c ome h ou s in g ; 
2) sit e developmen t and o f f- si t e improv ement g r a n t s a n d a dvances co ve r i ng up t o 10% of the t o tal proj ect cost for n ew constructi on o r 10% o f t h e re a s o n a b l e valu e o f r ehabilitat ion hou s i ng ; a nd , 
3) technical assistanc e grants t o strengt he n or develop the expertise necessary t o s timu l ate housing production in th e Region. 
An example of the us e o f t h es e ARC f u n ds i s provided by a case involving the development o f a small single- f amily subdivi sio n wi t h homes f i na n ce d u n de r t he Far mers Home Administra tion Se c tion 502 i n t e r e s t c r edit p r o g r am . The non-pro fit spo nsor of this development p ro v id e d l ow c os t skill ed labor and so licit ed t he do na tio n of a ddit ional s ervices by local contractors i n order t o reduce t he cos t of hous i ng . Pa r t of the development cost s we r e offs et b y an ARC S i t e Dev e l o pme nt Gran t . Th e r esultin g home s , wi th a ma r k e t v al ue o f $2 6 , 0 0 0 e a c h , wer e s o ld to low in c ome fami l i es for $ 1 8 , 0 0 0 . Wit ho u t th e comb i n a ti o n o f l o w c o s t labo r , d ev e l o pmen t g r a n t s , a nd l o w c o s t finan c i n g, t he s e f a mi l ie s c ou l d no t h a v e a f f o r d e d t o b u y t h e homes . 
The ge o g r ap h ic ar ea s s e r v e d by the App a l ac h i a n pro gram, s t a t u s a n d i mpac t ar e sho wn in Il lust r at i on 4 
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 ILLUS TRATION 4 
APPALACHIAN HOUSI TG FUND 
 
C o un ties in w hi ch A RC H o using D evel op me nt f un ds m ay be utilized . 
 
STATUS 
A s o f D ecem ber 1. 1977 . the Authority had funded o ne Sit e 
Developm en t Gran t for a five-unit single-family project an d ha d five ot her lo an / gran t req uests in process. These projects represent 100 ho using units fo r the elderly and 21 fam ily units. 
 
JOBS 
-1 87 man year s of em ploy ment 
TAX REVENUES GENERAT ED 
 
IM PACT O F FEDERAL HOUSING DEVELO PM ENT FUND S 
A ssu m ing th e $4 96 .000 available lor Site D evelopment G ran ts is full y utilized and th at such funding represents 10 % of each project's total rep lacem en t cost the applicable new con str uc tio n activity would approximate S5.000,OOO. T h e estimated di rect p ositive im p acts on the state econ om y associated excl usively with this new construction (assum ing an equal m ix of singl e-fam ily and rnulti-Iarnih, housing and assum ing n o " multipli er eff ect" ) w ill be: 
 
-$95,000 in state and local taxes 
 
FEES 
- $2 million in professiona l fees 
 
RECEI PTS 
 
- De velopment costs - To suppliers of building 
materials an d applianc es - To general c ontract ors - To special trade contractors 
 
$5 million $1 million 
$4 million $3 million 
 
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  PROJECTED STATE HOUSING ACTIVITIESA WORK PLAN 
 
  III PROJECTED STATE HOUSING ACTIVITIES 
A viORK PLAN 
This chapter assumes the existing s t ate- l ev e l hous ing a gencies are adequate in number t o carry out a comprehens i ve housing effort in Georgia. Through management by objective formats, the programs of each entity, SOH, SBAB and GRFA are projected for a time line of five years. This format identif i e s what is to be done , b y whom, when and how . Performance indicators are provided in order to evaluate program e f fe c tiveness. 
App licable policies are specified to show their rel ationship to implementing mechanisms . The reader is referred to Chapter I for a listing o f policies which correspond to alphabets and numbers . 
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HOUS I NG AHARENESS (PROGRAM TIT LE) 
 
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devot ed t o it s res pons ibil it y f or pre pari ng a nd diss eminatin g i n f ormation on hous in g a ssi s ta nce progr ams a va i l a b le in t he St a t e o f Geo r gi a . Th i s wi l l in c lude pub l i c i n f or ma t i on e ff o r ts a nd a l s o effo rts t o ge ner a t e and s u pport pot en t i a l l ocal operatives f or deliv ery of as s ist ance. 
 
(3 ) OBJ ECTIVECS) : 
To pr e pa re a nd dis s emina t e i n f or mat i on on hou s in g as si s tan ce pr og r ams fo r co n s umer s a nd ho us i ng i nd ustry repres en t a tiv e s. 
 
1~~Mr79 ~S2 (4) ACT IVITIE S: 
 
1. Pr e pare d is t r ibu t ion mat eria l 
 
I 
 
fo r ge ne r a l pu bl ic in f orm at io n c on- 
 
ce r n i ng Fm l~ a nd HUD ass is ta nce , 
 
di s s emina t in g t o state as a who l e 
 
but pl a c in g s p ec i a l empha si s on 
 
target gr oups . 
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X 
 
XX 
 
(5) P E ~FORMANC E INDICATO RS : 
 
I 
 
(a ) Or gan iz a ti on of " l i br a r y " pe r tin en t t o e ac h pr ogr a m, a nd c ons e- 
 
qu en t pr e para tion of s i mp l e , ea s i ly un de r s to od br oc hur e s on ea ch for 
 
c i t i z en i n fo r mati on. 
 
(b) Pr e pa red t wo i n f o r mationa l b roc hur e s ann ua l l y . 
 
( c) Estab l i s hmen t o f n e t wor k f o r di stri buti on on a c on t i nu i ng 
 
bas i s - c i ty hall s , c ount y co ur t house s , se nio r ci t i z en cen t pr s , 
 
civ i c or gan iza t ion s , DF/\ Cs , ro s , fai r ho using g r o up s , rea l to rs to 
 
name sev e r a l p r es e nt pos s i b le dis t r i bu ti on poi n t s. 
 
I 2. Organize and p rese nt tra in i ng wo r ks hops on prog rams to co mpon en ts of hous i ng deliv er y sy s tem to i n- 
I c rease aware ness a nd u s e o f X p rogr a m~ 
 
I 3 . Participate in conf erences , 
 
X 
 
wor ks hops a nd c ommun i t y mee ting s 
 
t o a dd re ss sp e c ific hou s i ng need s 
 
and ava i l able l ocal r es our ces. 
 
XX XX 
 
(a) Dev el opment of s tanda rd pre sentatio n fo r bus iness -oriented com- 
 
pone n ts of hous in g system (b u ilders, lenders , o "~ers) to address 
 
. 
 
pot en t i als f o r them i n federal ho using prof!ra !l! s ; conseq ue nt ly 
 
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i n t iat e c on tac ::s wi t il th es e i ndus try groups. (Cl': T & TA). Spo nso r e d 
 
a min imum o f th re e wor ks hops a nnually . 
 
(a) Coo rd inate workshops with f eder a l t e ch n i ci a ns a nd poten t i al l oc a l op e r a t i v e s - - lo ca l hou s in g aut horiti e s , llo usin g r ed ev e l opmen t orga n iza tio n s a s well a s pr i va te owner /dev el op e r s. Resp ond t o r eque st s a s wor kl oad per mi t s. 
 
(6) RE SOURCES NEED ED: ( 1) Staff time fo r de v e l opmen t o f libr ar y , br oc hures, d ist ribution ne twork; pr ep a r a t i on of 
wor ks hop forma t a nd i den ti f ica t ion of pa r t i c ipan ts ; de ve lo pment of da ta bas e on fe de r al fundi ng levels and c ompa r i s on 
mec hani sm; ( 2) Suppo rt re qu i r ed f rom DCA a r t i st , Public i n f ormati on of f ic er ; ( 3 ) Fun ds for s t af f t r a v e l invo lved ; (4) Fund s fo r pr i n ti ng ne c ess ar y mat e rials . 
 
 SOH 
(1) ApPLICABLE POLICY: 
 
MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES FOR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (PFOGRAM TITLE) I-B, -I-C, I-E , I-F, I-H, I-I. I-M, II-C, III-C 
 
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, (2) ApPROACH: SOH assistance is to provide the connecting 
link in the f ederal/state/local cha i n for a ssessing f ed era l housing pro gr ams a nd r elat ed fin anci al as sistan ce to lo c al communities. This is to a ugmen t efforts by local go v e r nmen t s: 
 
C3} OBJ ECTIVECSl : 
To as s ist local gov ernment s in usin g avail able housing pr o gr ams; To assist housing industry representatives interested in participating in low and moderat e inc ome housing pro grams. 
 
[(4) ACTIVITIES: 
1. Prep are commun i ty profil e format which will assist SOH st aff in recommending appropriat e programs f or local housing activities. 
 
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(5) PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: 
Community Pro file c ompleted and ev i dence of staff use available . 
 
(2) Initiate contacts with l ocal 
 
IX 
 
~I government organizations and offi~ c ial s t o discus s and determine 
 
needs f or housing assistance. Pro- 
 
vid e technical assistance by: 
* assessing needs and identify- 
 
ing c o r r e s pond i ng fed eral 
 
program(s) 
* assisting in applications as 
 
needed. 
 
Assist a minimum of 12 communities in such efforts. 
 
(3) Prepare a nd diss eminat e information for (1) lenders and (2) builders describing areas of interest to each segment provided by federal pro grams. 
 
Xx 
 
SOH will prepare one technical brochure annually or distr ibut e such info provided by other appropriat e s our ces . 
 
(6) RESOURCES NEEDED: Staff time for development of administrative "tools" and in formation al materials; funds 
for sta ff travel involved and funds for any printing necessary. 
 
 co n t inued : 
 
SOH 
 
CONTINUATION SHEET MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES FOR 
 
TRAINI NG AND TECHNICAL AS SISTANCE 
 
(PROGRAM TITL E) 
 
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(4) ACTIVITIES: 
 
TI M -I T'JF ( PERFORMANCE INDICAT OR S : 
 
(4) I nitiat e c on ta c t s wi th ab ov e 
 
78 79 82 
 
indust r y gr oups t o en cour a ge parti- X X cipa t ion in efforts toward: 
* rehab i litating dilapida- 
 
X Numb e r o f meet ings conduc ted fo r o r wh ic h inc l udes lenders a nd builders will be indic ative of cont a c ts ini ti ated . 
 
ted and preserving exi s t - 
 
i ng st andard housing 
 
stock; 
* co ns t r uc t i on of new uni ts 
 
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(6) RESOURCES NEEDED: 
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 SOH 
 
MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES FOR APPLIED HOUS I NG RESEARCH 
 
( PROGRAM TITLE) 
 
(1) ApPLICABLE POLICY: I - B, I-C , I- E, I-F , I -H, I - I . I -M, II-C, III- C, 
 
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(~PPROACH: This pr ogr am co nsolida tes s ev e ral r e l a t e d 
activities that (1) produce compliance reports or (2) provide essential information for other SOH pro grams. The 
consolidation of these activities improves coor dination a nd increases the efficiency of a chieving re s ults. 
 
(3) OBJECTIVECS): 
To prepar e information nec essary to support t e chni ca l assistance act ivities; To pr epare repor ts requi red for various fundin g sources . 
 
(4)1. 
 
ACTIVITIES: 
Provide statistical 
 
a nd 
 
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t i ca l suppor t services for SOH 
 
technical a ssistance staff and other 
 
housing operatives in the Sta te . 
 
X 
 
XX 
 
(5) PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: 
1 . Da t a provided as requested. 
 
2 . Prepare field manuals and mainen t a i n inventory of existing fie ld CJJ manuals. 
 
XX 
 
2a. Secured from HUD , FmHA al l handb ooks on available ho using programs . 
b . develop one how-to guide annually. 
 
3. Pr e pa r e training materials to 
co mplement T & TA effort. 
 
XX 
 
3 . In conjunction wit h T & TA, deve l op mater ials on one to two specific programs annually . 
 
4. Res pon d to hou s i ng informa tio nal 
 
4 . Requ e s t ed i nformatio n pr ovid ed . 
 
r equest s . 
 
I X I X IX 
 
5. Maintain information r equest lo~ X I X IX 5 . Analysis of request l og t o project future request levels . 
6. Prepar e Housing Element upda t e I I X IX 6 . Report completed and di s tributed . 
i ncludi ng Housing Allocation Plan 
 
(6) RESOURCES NEEDED: (1) Comput er t i me th r ou gh a DOAS contract -- terminal not n e ed ed t his fiscal year; (2 ) Statis 
tic a l calculator; (3 ) staff time to comp i l e data and co mplete statistical or co mpute r iz ed analys is, (4) Funds for computer us e . 
 
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SOH 
(1) ApPLICABLE POLICY: 
 
MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES FOR FmHA OUTREACH PROGRAM 
(PROGRAM TI TLE) I ..::J 
 
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r(2) ApPROACH: SOH ob ta i ned a co nt rac t fo r 27 CETA 
pos ition s that were ou t s ta ti oned in FmHA Count y Of f i c e s. The s e pos i t i on s wi l l be r e spon s i b l e f or processing hou s ing r elat ed work in order t o as s ure maximum util i zat ion o f FmHA ho using r esources. 
 
(3) OBJECTIVECS): 
To proc e s s i n creased hous ing l oa ns t h ro ugh FmHA ; To r educ e ho using de l i n que nc ies wi th FmHA . 
 
(4) ACTIVITIES: 
A SOH/FmHA Counsel or Activi ties 1. Servic e delinquen t a cco un t s . 
 
I IS2 17~ME79 I N 
 
X 
 
XX 
 
(5) PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: 
To r educe FmHA d e l inqu en c i es by 20 - 30% b e l ow t he l eve l pr i or t o Counselor's placement. 
 
2 . Pr ocess hou sing loan a ppl ic a- 
 
t i ons f or n ew, ex i s t i ng a nd r e ha b . 
 
l oans. 
 
X 
 
oi 
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3 . Rep ort work on SOH Work Me asur e- 
 
ment f or m f or evaluation. 
 
IX 
 
XX XX 
 
Of f i c es with CETA workers should show a gr ea t e r in crease in l oans mad e co mpa r ed to th e same pe rio d l as t ye a r than offic es wi t hou t CETA workers. To in c r ea s e lo a n level by 8 - 10% in FmHA o f f i c e s wit h Couns el or s. 
Timely submission of SOH Wor k mea s uremen t fo r ms. 
 
B Relat ed SOH Act i v i t i e s 
 
1. Admi n is t ra t iv e support -- a l l 
 
supporting ac t i v i t i es (e. g ., pay- 
 
roll , travel, e t c . ) 
 
X 
 
XX 
 
2. Adm in i s t e r the Title VI CETA contra ct with the Dept. of Labor. 
 
X XX 
 
Evide n ce of SOH' s a dmi n i s t ra t i ve sup po rt o f co un s elo r ' s pro gr am. 
 
3. St a ff t r a i n i ng a nd dev elopment 
 
(a) prov id e t e chnical/in formati on 
 
support a nd (b) dev elop a hou s ing 
 
counsel ing program in cooperation 
 
with HUD. 
 
X 
 
XX 
 
Conduct two workshops in c oope ra tio n wi th FmHA f or housing co unsel or s . 
 
(6) RESOURCES NEEDED: (l) Staff time to coll e c t and compile the data ne ed ed to co nduc t th e e va l ua t i on (2) Compu- 
t er t i me a nd funds to a na ly ze th e co mp i l ed data (3) Staff time to pr ov i de ad mi ni st r a t ive suppor t t o housing cou n s e l or s . 
 
 SOH 
cont inued : 
(4) ACTIVITIES: 
4. Conduct evaluation of FmHA co unselors program 
 
CONTINUATION SHEET MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES FOR 
 
FmHA OUTREACH PROGRAN (PROCRAM TITLE) 
 
TTM -I T IF 
78 79 82 
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(5) PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: 
Evaluation of SOH/FmHA Counselors completed. 
 
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(6) RESOURCES NEEDED: 
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 SOH 
(1) ApPLICABLE POLIC Y: 
 
MANAGEMENT BYOBJECTIVES FOR POLICY ANALYSI S/ PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT (PFOGRAM TITLE) 1- 0, II-E 
 
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(2) ApPROACH: This p r ogr am a na lyzes housing l egisl ation, 
pro grams a nd pol i cies to det ermin e ne gativ e, pos itive or 
no_o f" impact s on client gr oups a nd on stat e ho using probl ems . 
 
(3) OBJECTIVE (S) : 
To d ev elop policie s , progr a ms a nd l e g isla t i on tha t ident i f i ed hous in g probl ems; To monit or housin g progr ams us ed in th e s ta te . 
 
~d d r e s s 
 
-04) ACTI VITIES: 
A. Conduct f undi ng anal ys is that s hows the leve l, distribution a n d 
obli ga t io n o f va r io us hou sing pr ogram f und s . 
 
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X 
 
XX 
 
B. Condu c t po lic y analysis on 
 
i dent i f i ed i s su e a rea s which r equ ir e eCnl1 or would be facilitated by state 
involvement. Examples in clude tax 
 
inc entives for rehabil i t ation, op en 
 
hous ing, mobile horne taxation. 
 
IX 
 
XX 
 
(5) PE RFORMANCE INDICATOR S: 
A. (1) Regul ar funding status rep orts . ( 2) Regul ar a na l y s i s o f the d istr ibution of funds among va rio us gr oups of Georgians ( r ep ort fr equ en c i e s to be d et ermined). 
B. Po licy a na lys i s co mp le ted a s n e ed ed or a t l ea st on e a nnua l l y . 
 
C. Monitor f ed eral and state hous- 
 
ing programs t o determine usage 
 
and problems associat ed with the 
 
progr am's usa g e. 
 
IX 
 
XX 
 
C. Periodic pro gress rep orts on di s tribution a nd usa ge of p r og rams in the state . 
 
D. Ma i n ta i n liaison with federal, 
 
state, local and private agencies 
 
to id entify and work toward resolu- 
 
t i on of id ent i fi ed probl ems . 
 
IX 
 
XX 
 
D. Strategies developed to res olve or co un terac t a prob l em. 
 
E. Develop l e g islative r e c omme nda - 
 
t i on . 
 
IX 
 
XX 
 
E. Provide d ep artmental input f or a leg i s l a tive package. 
 
(6) RESOURCES NEEDED : (a) St af f time to compile a nd a na l y z e dat a needed in processing each r eq uest; (b) compu t e r - 
i z ed da t a anal ysi s - when i nd i c a t e d - will be c ondu c t ed under the Housing Res ear ch Pro gr am. 
 
 SOH 
c onti nu e d: 
 
CONT INUATION SHEET 
r1ANAGENEtn BY OBJECT IVES FOR P~LICY ANALYSIS/PROGRAM DEVELOPHENT 
- (PR OCRAM TITLE ) 
 
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OF 
 
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(4) ACTIVITIES : 
 
~ (5) PER FORMANCE INDICATORS: 
 
IF. F. Design or complete applications 78 I 79 I82 
 
(1) Complet ion of a feasibili t y / impact an al ysis of ea ch 
 
for ho using demonstr ation projects 
 
proposal . 
 
when fu ndin g sources can be i denti- 
 
(2) On feasi ble prog rams a n applica tion will be prepared. 
 
fied . Applications can be completed 
 
for other housing a genci es when 
 
indicated . 
 
xx x 
 
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(6) RESOURCES NEEDED: 
 
 -SOH 
 
MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES FOR 
 
STATE DISASTER ASSISTANCE (PROGRAM TITLE ) 
 
I-A, -T - B, I-C, I-D, I -E, (Ac t i v it i e s directed t o ai d i ng dis aster vi ctims ) 
(1) ApPLICABLE POLICY: 
 
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CU ApPROACH: As th e emer gency coord ina tor f or DCA, th e 
SOH upon request fro m Dept. of Defens e wi l l wor k in a 
dis aster ar ea t o assist victims i n obt ain i ng shel ter. Activit ies ne eded t o unde rtake the respons i bility will be es ta bl i s he d through Standard Operating Procedur es . 
 
(3) OBJECTIVE(S) : 
To pr ovide direct t e chnical a s s i s ta nce t o disas te r v ic t i ms in securing shel t er . 
 
(4) ACT IVIT I ES : 
1 . Es t a b l i s h proc e dure f or a c t i v atin g Stat e 's emergen cy fu nd for hou sing a ss i s tan c e in the ev ent of disaster. 
2. Develop i nven tory of available housing f acilities acros s the Stat e 
I ~ i n conjunction wi th local civi l 
00 de f ense . 
3. Maintain lia i son wit h State De p t . o f De f ense . 
4 . Prov i de on-s i te assis tance t o disaster v ictims in obta i ning shelter . 
 
4. Evidence of act ivi ties and a s s i s t a n c e rendered a f te r th e 
disaster . 
 
(6) RESOURCES NEEDED : 
 
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GRFA 
 
MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES FOR 
 
(1) ApPLl CABLE POll CY : I-B, I-C, II-B, II-D 
 
HOMEOWNERSHI P LOAN (PROGRAM TITL E) 
 
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1(2) Ap PROACH : Thro ugh pa r ticip ati ng lend i ng i nstit u tions 
l o ca t ed thr oughout th e s ta te , t h e Auth ority off ers 7% 
mort gages to eligible families to obtain new o r exis ting sing l e- f amily hou s i ng. GRFA approved loans mus t be FHA or VA loan . 
 
(3) OBJECTIVE(S}: 
To provide low-intere s t r at e homeowne rs hip loa ns fo r 
mod erat e income Geor gi ans . 
 
(4) ACT I VIT I ES : 
 
l~gMr79 I ~S2 
 
(1 ) GRFA comm i t t e e proceeds f rom a 
 
$5 0 mi l l i on bond sale in November 
 
19 76 t o lend i ng i ns titution s accor d- 
 
ing to indiv i dua l commitmen t agree- 
 
men t s . Duri ng th e one -year t e r m 
 
comme n c ing Decemb e r, 197 6 , the Au- 
 
CJl thor i ty planned t o purchase mort ga ge s CJ totaling roughly $43.9 millio n (n et 
 
pr oc e ed s of sal e) or approximately 
 
1500 mo rt ga ges. The r e has b e en s ome 
 
del ay i n ac tually pl ac i ng a ll the 
 
loans; therefore, carry-over ac t ivi- 
 
t i e s goes i n to 197 8 . 
 
x 
 
(5) PER FORMANCE INDICATORS: 
(a) Approximately 1500 loans purchas ed (b) Approximately 43 .9 million do llars inv ested in mor t ga ge s . 
 
(2) Loans a r e t o be provided t o families making not more than $14 ,5 00 annua l ly (on e wage ea r ne r ) or $ 17, 000 (more than one wage 
 
(a) pro f i l e of fam i lies approved by annual income - with spec ial foc us on average amount . 
(b ) a ctua l geograph ic d i s t r ibution st a t i s t i cs. 
 
ea rn e r ) . Geog raph ic distr i bu t ion of 
 
l oan s is to be 1/3 of tota l i n SMSA 
 
areas and th e r emaind er mi x ed . 
 
xxx 
 
(6) RESOURCES NEEDED: St a f f time r equired t o moni to r pu r c ha s e of port folios by Bond Trustee; i nit i a l marketing ' 
of Progr am a nd buil t- i n admi nis t rative me ch an i s ms of Bond Resolution were accomplished prior to bond sale . 
 
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GRFA 
 
MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES FOR QRrTTnu Q (EX~STING ) ~.t'IH)lj t'-AM II.l i.: I 
 
(1) ApPLICABLE POLICY : I -B, I-D, I-E, II-D 
 
mAp PROACH: GRFA is c urre n t ly ad min i s t e ring t he 
Se ct i on 8 Existing Pro gr am on a stat ewide basis, wi t h Ar e a Administrators s erving multi-c ount y areas and ex ec ut ing c ontr a cts betwe en l andlord/tenant/ GRFA f or assist ance . 
 
(3) OBJECTIVECS): 
( 1) To provid e Section 8 Prog ram assis tance t o thos e area s of s ta te whic h would not o t llcrwise be served . (2) To encourage mar ginal housing improv ements whe r e needed and fea sible . 
 
(If) ACTIV ITI ES: 
 
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(1) Under Annual Contributions Con- 
 
t r a c t wi t h HUD, a ppr ov a l for admini - 
 
s t r a t i on t o be granted annually for a 
 
period up to five yea rs (c ommen c ed 
 
(5) PERFORMANCE IND ICATORS: 
I n acc orda nc e wi th s uc h ACC , GRFA is to have 350 0 housing un i t s und er co n t r a c t by June 30 , 197 8 . As of De cember 31 , 197 7, t he re were 1,459 contracts exec ut ed . 
 
i n 19 77) , GRFA is re s po nsible for 
 
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a dmi ni s t ra t i on e i Ization or throu gh 
 
t 
 
her co n t 
 
by that organira cts with 
 
local operatives . 
 
xxx 
 
( 2) Through GRFA Area Administra t or 
 
ne go t i a t i ons wit h land lord, encourage 
 
The i nterna l monit ori ng of Program activi ties should provide a 
 
th e improvement of marginal unit s to 
 
bring them up to Program standard s . 
 
x 
 
x 
 
numb e r of imp roved uni t s unde r co n tr acts, wi t h obvious eff e ct on assist ed tenant a nd co mmunity . 
x 
 
( 3) Through providing Ce rt i f i ca t es 
 
of Participation to famili es cur- 
 
r en t l y in s ubstandard hou s i ng/ 
 
economically impacted a rea, Program encour ages r edu c t i on of s uch co ncent r a t i ons by offering f i nancial 
 
Measurable numbe r o f famili es under Pro gram who ultimately move t o i mpr ov ed n e i gh b or hood s. 
 
~s s is tance needed for moving in t o 
 
pther areas . 
 
xx x 
 
(4) Empha s i z i ng Prog ram Opportuni t y 
 
o a s s i s t sen ior c iti zens in s ub - 
 
Accordin g to Annual Contr i bu t i ons Contra ct, 30 % o f t he assist ed un i ts 
 
~t an d a rd ho using . 
 
x 
 
x 
 
x a re re quired t o be occ upied by s en i or c i t i z e ns . 
 
(6) RESOURCES ,NEEDED: (1) Staff t i me f or proce ssing applicants and i nspections o f un its (2) Funds for tr avel 
asso cia ted with Program, as wel l as admin istrative ov e r he a d for maintaini ng field offices, e t c . 
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GnFA 
 
MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES FOR 
 
(1) ApPLICAB LE POLICY : I-G, III-C 
 
APPALACH IAN. HOUSI NG FUND (PROGRAM TITLE) 
 
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ICLJApPROACH: 
Admini st er Se c t i on 207 of t h e Appal a c hi a n Re gi on a l Deve l opmen t Act o f 19 65 t o prov i d e f unding f or pr ojec t p l a nnin g , s it e d ev e lopmen t a nd t echn ic al assist an c e to improv e t h e housing qualit y a nd qua n t i t y in the 35-co un ty ARC are a . 
 
(3) OBJECTIVE(S): 
To provid e fin ancial as sis tanc e in th e Appa l a ch i a n co untie s t o i mprove hou sin g cond it i on s . 
 
1 7SMr7~ rS2 (4) ACTIVITIES : 
 
A. Finaliz e th e a ppl i ca t io n pr oce- 
 
I 
 
dur e s and proc ess fo r obt a ining an 
 
ARC gr an t. 
 
x 
 
B. Conduct ma r ke t ing campai gn to in- 
 
crease public awar e n e s s . 
 
x 
 
C. Pr oc e s s appli cat io ns t o ( 1) pro~ I vide f or up to 80% of mo r t ga gabl e 
 
pr e- cons tru ct i on e xpens es th r ough 
 
pro j ect plann ing loans , (2) prov i de 
 
sit e deve lopment grants and ( 3) pr o- 
 
vide technical ass i s tance . 
 
XI X 
 
(5) PE RFORMANCE INDICATORS : 
A. Compl e t ed pr oc edur e s manua l . 
B. Distrib u ti on of market ing materia l s . C. Process applications tha t wi l l f ull y uti liz e th e $600,000 i n f unds 
 
(6) RESOURCES NEEDED: Staff t i me , travel, pr i n ting. 
 
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GRFA 
 
MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES FOR 
 
(1) ApPLICABLE POLICY : I-E, II-D, IV-C 
 
HOME IMPROVEHENT LOAN (PROGRAM TITLE) 
 
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'CZTApPROA CH: Whil e GRFA does not hav e th e a u t hor ity 
to make repair loans, i t is s eeki ng enabling le gislation tha t will allow i t to make low in terest repair loans to low income homeowners tha t wou l d not be served by t h e private s ect or. 
 
(3) OBJEC TIV~(S): 
To enact e na b l i ng l egislati on which wi ll all ow GRFA to prov i de low co st loans t o low a nd moderate income homeowners who n eed home r epair a nd improvement l oans. 
 
1(4) ACT IVITIES: 
A. Seek enabling legisla t ion and authorizat ion to begin program implementa tion. 
B. If au t horiza t ion received, procedures for impleme nta tion wil l be developed. m 
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xI X 
 
(5) ~ERFORMANCE INDICATORS: 
A. Legislation enacted . 
B. Implementation procedures developed . 
 
(6) RESOURCES NEEDED: 
 
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G~FA 
 
MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTI VES FOR 
 
(1) ApP LICABLE PO LICY: I-F , II-D 
 
SECTION 8 NEW CONSTRUCTI ON (PROGRAM TITLE) 
 
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(2) ApPROA CH: 
A major i mp ed iment t o mul t i - fam i ly const ruc ti on i s th e ava il abi l i t y o f f inan cing . Th e sta l e ha s a t r emen dous n eed for mul t i - f a mi ly un i t s and GRFA could off er a fi nan c i ng al terna tiv e . 
 
(3)Ui3JEC: TIVE-CS) : 
To d e t ermi ne GRFA' s po te n ti al ro le i n providin g cons t r uct i on and pe r mane n t f i na nc i ng f or multi- f ami l y housing uni t s. 
 
1(4) ACTIVITIE S : 
 
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1 . Con du c t a fe a s ibi lit y s tud y of 
 
th e possibi l it y of pr ovidin g r elat ed 
 
fina nc i a l services for th e Se ction 8 
 
New Const ru ct ion Pro gr am. 
 
x 
 
(5) PER FORMANCE INDICATORS: 
1 . Pr e l i min ar y l e gis l a t i v e a nd GRFA boa r d invo lvement in a de c ision a bout GRFA' s r ol e in th e Se ction 8 New Constr uc tion Progra m. 
 
2. If f easib le, proc e ed wi t h pr omuu j gram impl ementa ti on . 
 
x X I 2 . Evidence o f program ac t i vati on . 
 
(6) RESOURCES NEEDED: Sta f f time. 
 
 SBAB 
 
MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES FOR 
 
(1) ApPLl CABLE POll CY: I-H, I-L, II-C 
 
T & TA ENFORCEHENT (PROGRAM TITLE) 
 
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I(nAp PROACH: The or i gi na l l aw cr ea t i ng SBAB s et for t h 
r eview cri te r ia by whic h l ocal contro l s can be eval ua ted by SBAB s taf f in a n effo r t t o ac hieve st and ar di za t i on. SBAB will provide copies of p erm i s s ive st ate co des a nd ne c e s s ar y technical ass i s tanc e fo r adop t ion a nd en f o rc eme n t. 
 
(3) OBJECTIVE(S): 
To a s s i st local c od e enfor cement personnel in using pe rmis s ive state codes . 
 
!7g r79rS2 -(4) ACTIVITIES: (1 ) Since standard c od es have now 
 
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b een deve lo ped fo r t he state, SBAB i~ 
 
to fo c us it s effo r t s on re s po nding 
 
t o req uests o f l oca l co mmun i t i e s by : 
* hol ding training sessions for local 
 
official s a s t o co de prov isions; 
 
xxx 
 
~ I * renderi ng technical ass i s t ance i n 
 
development of appr opriate local 
 
co de s. 
 
xxx 
 
(5) PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: 
SBAB has t a r get ed 60 cities and communiti es to ha v e a dop t ed cod es by the end of Fy ' 78 
Si x t ra inin g ses sions for co d e enforc ement per sonnel held annua l ly . 
 
(2) Asses s men t and eva l ua tion of co des util ization by a dop t i v e co mmunit i es. 
 
I nte r na l evalua tion s yst em develo ped . 
x 
 
\ (6) RESOURCES NEEDED: 
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Staff for technical a s s i s t ance ; funds for associa t ed travel. 
 
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SBAB 
 
(1) ApPLICABLE POLICY: 
 
MA NA GE~'1 E N T BY OBJ ECT IV ES FOR CERTIFICATION OF HAJ.,\'UFACTURED HOUSING PAGE 1 
 
( PR OGRAM TITLE) 
 
OF 1 
 
I-B , I -C 
 
1(2)~PPROACH: Est ablish ed procedur e fo r cer tif ying 
manu f ac t ur e r s of factor y-bui lt housing is t o b e s tressed 
with t h e a im of pr ovid i ng standa r d qua l i t y in a l l pa rt s o f 
th e s t a te a nd to i nc r e a s e op t ions ava i l a b l e t o Ge or gi a ns for s t a nda rd ho us i ng at affordab le c os t s . 
 
(3) OBJECTIVE(S) : 
To cert i fy ma nuf a ct ur e r s o f factory-built housing t o i nc r e a s e awar en e s s o f ce rt i f ic a tion proc e s s. 
 
' (4 ) ACTIVITIE S: 
 
IIIMF:lIN~ ... 
 
1. Of the six manu fa cturers a ppr ov e d 
 
t hus far, determine which ones are 
 
ac tually s el l i ng i n Georgia and 
 
amoun t o f sa les . 
 
x 
 
(5) PERFORMANCE IND ICATORS : 
1 . Anal ysis o f informa tio n comp le t ed an d d i s t r i bu t e d . 
 
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2. Provid e i n f or ma t ion a nd a s s i s - 
 
n 
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tanc e t o ot h e r ma nu f a c t ur e r s. 
 
(C. F . : T & TA) 
 
2 . Numb er of certi f ied man uf ac t urers i nc r e a s e d accordi ng t o vo l.umne i n state . 
xxx 
 
3. Di s semina t e c onsume r- orie n t ed in- 
 
3 . Incre a s e d pub lic awareness of minimum stand a rds i. e . , numb er of 
 
for ma t i on r e app rov ed manu f a ct ur e d 
 
inq u i r i e s to Stat e a ge ncies r eg a rding facto ry-bui l t hou s i n g . 
 
hous i ng ane r elated benefits. 
 
xxx 
 
(6) RESOUR CES NE ED ED: 
 
St a f f r el at ed tr a vel expens e. 
 
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(1) ApPLl CABLE POll CY: IV-C 
 
MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES FOR THERMAL EFFI CIENCY STANDARDS (PROGRAM TITLE) 
 
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(2) ApPROACH: As mandated by t he Georgia General Assemb ly 
in 19 77 , SBAB ha s deve loped mi n i mum st andards f or th e rmal e f f i c i en t bui l d i ng s. Ef fo r t s underway to enco urag e a doption a nd usa ge by l ocal governmen ts . 
 
(3) OBJECTIVECS): 
To prov i de t h erm al eff ic i e ncy s t a nd ards f or l oc a l a do p tio n . 
 
(4) ACTIVITIES: 
1. Pr e s en t s tandar d s to St ate for r ev i e w a nd a pprova l . 
 
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(5) PERFORMANCE IND ICATORS: 
 
1* Thermal cod es adopted by the State. 
 
x 
 
2 . Ass umi ng s t a ndards a re adop ted , 
pr es ent t o l oca l c ommun i ti e s as 
(j) perm i ssive co des . (C.F. Act i vities, 
(j) T & TA/ En f or c emen t ) . 
 
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2* Numb er of l ocal gove r nment s rend ered trai n i ng a nd t e chn i cal a s s i s t a nce on t he r ma l s t an da r ds . 
X 
 
3. Determine feasibilit y o f subs equ ent inclusion of thermal efficienc y 
 
3* Numb er of l o ca l gove r nme n t s ad opting st andards. 
 
co de a s part of overa l l State ~BAde 
 
~ bu ilding c od e pa ckage. 
 
IX X X 
 
(6) RESOURCES NEEDED: 
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St a ff a s s oc ia ted tr a vel exp ense. 
 
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(1) ApPLI CABLE POll CY: I-K 
 
MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES FOR MM-.,TDATORY CODES (PROG RAM TI TLE) 
 
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(2) ApPROACH: SBAB should evalua te ma t e ria l and i nfor- 
mat i on ga i ne d fr om hearings he ld i n developing st and a rd cod es to d e t erm ine a ppr opr i a te ne s s of mand at ory cod e s . 
 
(3) OBJECTIVECS): 
To det ermi ne fea s ibili ty of st at e mand at or y cod e s . 
 
T4l--AcT IVITIES: 
1. Develop es t i mat e s for co s t of administering ma nda t ory codes. 
 
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I 2 . Prepare . . c~ tat~ons 0 f sp ec~. f ~ c 
 
0) b en e f i t s de r i v e d by manda t o r y code s. 
 
X 
 
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3. Work with GMA and ACCG to con- 
 
struct appropriat e methodolo gy to 
 
determine project f easibility . 
 
X 
 
(5) PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: 
Compilat ion of the specified info rmation within the given time-fr ame providin g ba s i s for de t ermi na t i on of fea sibili ty for mandatory co des in Georgia at a state level. 
 
r (6) RESOURCES NEEDED: 
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Staff to pe rf orm t e chni ca l fu nction s r equi r ed . 
 
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S G AL OCATION A 
 
  IV 
THE HOUSING AL LOCAT I0N 
Housing Allocation Planning i s de signed to promot e a more 
equitable distribution of housin g sub si d ie s a mo n g d iffe re n t 
geographic areas. The co ncep t has be en pursu ed because i t 
provides a means to broaden housin g choic es. 
Purposes 
The Housin g Allo cation Plan fo r the Stat e o f Geor gi a is 
designed to s erve the fo l l owi ng p u r poses : 
to satisfy the 701 Hous in g Elemen t re quirement which specifies that states develop a policy or plan for the geogr ap h i c a l allocation of stat e controlled housing assistance; 
to provide a basis for the St at e to work with HUD and FmHA in formulating p ro g r a ms and distributin g assistance throughout the State. The breakdown of the potential market by programmat ic requirements f or the total as we l l as elderl y populati ons p r ov i de s a data base f o r SOH to recommend chan g e s to both t he federal housing agenc ies a nd congressional delegations; 
to provide a basis for a st ate housing technical assistance program. As the St ate becomes more involved in housin g and a s current housing cost trends c ontinue, it is realisti c t o exp ec t mor e r eque st s fo r t e chnica l as sistan c e i n ho us i ng produ ction . Th e Housin g Allocation Plan will a ssist wi t h needs assessment and programmati c recommendations; 
t o provide a model f o r APDC us e in completin g th eir housin g all ocation plans. SOH's experience with the Housin g Needs Analys is, Appalachian Plan , Ge ogr ap hi c Distribution of Fe der a l l y Assisted Units and other r eports shows t ha t many of the Planning Commi s s i o n s are in corp or atin g State data a nd approaches in t he i r reports; 
to serve as a f ou nda t ion f or a State data base. The need f o r truly curren t housing data has long been r eco gniz ed as a pr obl em. Thi s plan lends itsel f to 
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 establishment of a dat a base. As we monitor and evaluate progress in housing, the data base can then serve as a guide for r efining and for evaluating State policies. 
Methodology 
Th e methodolo g y f o r th e Housin g All o ca tion Plan in vol ves 
geogr ap h ic boundaries , allo cat abl e housing, de finitions , 
data sources, operational assumptions and mod eling techniques . 
Geographic Boundaries 
The Plan uses data obtained at the county level and summarizes this data fo r t h e APDC level. This approach offers regional planning age nc i e s t he benefit o f the State's approach and data , but provides the flexibility regional planning agencies need to reflect local distinctions and nuances such as absorption capacity and environmental constraints . 
Allocatable Housing 
Th e Housing Allocation Plan is to apply to all low and moderate income housing programs funded by State or federal agencies. The geogr ap h i c boundaries and a l l o c a table housing fo r the State's plan take into consideration t hat: 
1. f e de r a l housing r esources are the major resources available to assist low and moderate income households ; available state programs currently "p i ggy_ back" on f ederal programs; 
2. r e gional areas can reflect local distinctions and nuances in their regional plans and work with the var i ou s local governments t o implement t he plans , and 
3 . t he State's major role is to work with feder al funding agencies to increase funding levels with in t he State , increase programmatic effectiveness, r educ e red tape, determine major gaps in the existing programs and provide technical assistance to communities int erested in ob t a i n i ng subsidized housing. 
De finitions and Da t a Sour ces 
Su b st a nd a r d Housin g Uni t - Th e c ondit ion of a hou s ing unit which ei ther lacks all or some p l u mb i ng faci lities or has all plumbing fa cil ities but is in a dilapidated 
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 condition. The Censu s inf ormation did not provide a count of units i n a dilapidat ed condition as was availabl e from t he 1960 Census . The numb er of dilapid ated units in 1970 was d eri ved by the Bureau of Census by applying probabi lit y value s to five .f a c t o r s ( in decreas ing or der ) whi ch t end to contribute to dilapidation. These fiv e factors are: 
1. Rental o r value cu t - of f of unit 2. Singl e or mul ti- f amily unit 3 . Educat i on of Head o f Hou s ehold 4. More than 1.01 p erson s p er r o om 5. Incomplet e heating facil ities 
The numb er o f subs tandard housin g units f o r ea ch c ounty and Area Plannin g and Developm ent Commission was obtained from Geor gia Stat ewid e Housin g Needs Analysis . (204,535) 
Populati on Hous ehold Gr owth a s an indi cator o f housing n eed was derived by a three st ep process . First , population proj e ctions fo r the Stat e of Georgia for 1975 and 1980 b y county we re obtain ed from the State of Geor gi a, Of fice o f Pl anning and Budg et. Thi s population wa s then convert ed t o e s t i mate d numb er of households on the basis of demographi c t r ends r e garding the number of persons per household in e a ch count y. These forecast dat a wer e then c omp a re d with the number of hous eholds pr es ent at 1970 , wi t h t h e diffe renc e being the increment (or decrement) t o need arising f r om such c ha nges . Dat a Source - Georgia Stat ewide Housing Needs Analysis. 
In com e Eli gibility is a n o t he r f a ctor considered in assessing need and is based on maximum income limits of the various subsidized housing programs. 
For purpose o f the a l loca t ion plan , income categories 
ar e defined as follows: 
Very low In c ome = 50% Med i a n 
Low In c ome = 80% Medi an 
Moderat e in c ome = 120% Medi an o r %1 5 , 0 0 0 whiche ver is 
larger. 
The median income limits us ed f o r ea ch c o u n ty wer e thos e es t a b l i s he d by t he U . S. Depar tment o f Housin g and Urban De v el o pmen t i n J anu a r y , 1977 . 
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 Income c a tego r i e s and p ercentage of households fa l l i ng within th ese cat e gories was c o mp u te d for e a c h c o u nty wh i c h allowed fo r t he wid e v aria ti o ns i n income a cr o s s th e s t a te . 
Housing Re s o u r c e s are de fined in this report as fe deral a nd state housing assistance p rograms whi ch a ctually result in an in cr eased supply of standard a f f o r d a b l e hou s i n g . At th e time th e data were compil e d the programs o f the Georg ia Resi d ential Finance Aut hority wer e no t ope rat io n 1. The d a t a is t herefo re r e f l e c t i ve of t he programmatic activities of : 
De p a r tm en t o f Hou s i n g a n d Ur b an De v el opm en t HUD Pu bl ic Hou sin g , Sec . 8, Se c. 2 3 5 , S e c. 2 36 , Sec. 202, Sec. 221d ( 3 ) an d Sec. 221d ( 4 ) 
Farme rs Home Administration - FmHA 502 a n d 515 
Ope rational Assumptions 
I n order to mat hematically state these concepts so ~hat they can be processe d consiste ntly u s i ng the stat e's I BM comput er, it was n e c essary f or SOH t o mak e some op e rational ass umpt io ns: 
1 . it was assumed that all changes in population occurred at an arithmetic rate -- this assumption tends to y ield a conservative estimate of the growt h rate; 
2. t he relat ive di s t r i but i on of s ub s tandard househo l ds acros s t he i ncome gro ups ha s no t c ha nge d s ubstant ial ly s in c e 1970 -- an as sumpt i on that is s uppor t ed by h ist oric a l cens us dat a , i.e., the in c ome of lowest eco no mic secto r wou ld ha v e i n c re ase d but in r e l a tion to t he r ema ind e r of th e po pu l a t i on t he i r inc ome is st i l l low; 
3. t he ave rage f a mi l y siz e h a s d e c l in ed si nce 1 9 7 0; 
4. the i ncome of t he lowest income strata and elderly i ncreases at a lower r a t e than t he remainder of the population. 
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 Modeling Te chniqu e 
The f oll ow ing mod e l in g p ro cess wa s appl i ed on a co u nty by c o u n t y b as i s a cross Georg i a's 159 c o u n t i e s to produce the Hou sin g As s i s tan c e Pl an s : 
A. Th e 197 0 di s tr i bu tion of s ubs t a n d a r d housin g wa s obtain ed f r o m th e Hous in g Ne e ds Anal ysis. Usin g 1970 med ian i n come f or eac h c o u n t y, 50%, 80%, and 120% o f median was d et ermin ed . Th ese in c ome intervals a long with i nc ome int ervals in the Needs Analys is provid ed the b a s i s for e s t i ma t i ng house holds i n substandard housing units eligible for housing a s s istance . 
B. The hous ehold in cr e a s e from 1970 to 1977 was esti mated bas ed on OPB ' s p opulation e s t i ma te s a n d c u r r ent d emo graphi c tr end s r e gardin g household si z e . 
C. The 1977 in com e b y decil e for the t o t a l population 
was estimated bas ed on increases in the count y ' s median in com e f ro m 1970 t o 1977 . In come by decile in 1970 was obtained f rom t he Census Bureau and th e Georgia St at ewid e Housing Needs Analysis . 50% 80% and 120% o f median income was also determined . 
D. Based on income c a teg o r i e s id enti fied in C, e l ig i - 
ble households resulting from population increases were determined and a d d e d to A. 
E. Elderly households in substandard housing and 
g r owt h o f elderl y p opu lat ion were e s t i ma t e d using s tep s A through C with s ome modifications. In addit ion to OPB's population estimates, A Data Book on Agin g s erv ed a s a primary source for pro jecting elderly population as a percentage of the total population fo r 1977 . Addition ally , elderly income for 1977 wa s es t im ated based on the relationship of eld erly income to the t o t a l p opulation in 1970. Data Sour ce s - Ce n s us of Popul ation , Detail ed Characteristic s, Tabl e 198. 
F. Assisted housing uni ts f or HUD and FmHA programs from 1 9 7 0 to 1977 (J an.) wer e dedu cted from the total market - Pr o gram s in clud ed FmHA 502 , FmHA 51 5, HUD Section 235, 236, 221(d)(4), 221(d)(3) , 202 and Section 8. Pro grams wer e g r o u p e d a s v ery low, low an d mod er a t e b a s ed o n maximum e l ig i b le in come allowed and a c tual oc cupancy exper i e nc e s based on agency report s a n d ag ency person ne l~ . Pr o gr ams specifically design ed f or the e l de r ly were substracted f r om the elderly market . 
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 G. Th e n e t marke t fo r b o t h t he t o t al an d t he el de r l y pop u lati o n in e ac h co u nty wa s th en d isp layed by programmati c r equ i r e men t . 
 
H. The tot al s for e ac h county wer e th en summed f or each APDC and for the state. 1977 figures were projected to reflect the 1980 need f or housing as sist ance. 
 
I. 
 
Mat hmetic~l ly t he f ormu~~ used in the allo ca tion 
 
pl an is r~( S - I) + ) P - I ) / - HR = Fair Shar e , wher e 
 
S = Households in subst andard housing 
P Population/Household Growth 
I Ineligible households 
HR = Housing Res our c es. 
 
J. Pr o-ra ta share o f r e sour c es is e qual to the per cent age of th e Stat e ' s ne ed i n t he area. 
 
Feedback 
Comments r e ceived dur in g t he year wil l he lp to i mpr ove e s t imates whe n the p lan i s u pdat ed. Al l commen ts o r s uggest i o ns f o r i mpro v ement s ho u l d b e s en t t o: 
State Office of Housing Geor gia Department o f Community Affairs 618 Pon c e d e Le on Av enue, N. E. Atlant a, Ge or gia 30308 
 
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 STATE OF GEORG IA 
 
Housing Allocation Plan , 1977 - 1980 
 
APDC NAME ALTAMAHA 
ATLANTA REGION 
CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER 
 
NET 1977 HO USING MARKE T 
1084 5 266 7 
65110 5940 
1 61 2 4 5401 
 
PROJECTED 1980 HOUSING MA RKE T 
1171 87 422 7 
103184 9414 
25553 8559 
 
CHATTAHOOCHEE- FL INT COAST AL COASTAL PLAIN COOSA VALLEY GA MOUNTAI NS HEART OF GEORGIA LOWER CHATTAHOOCHEE 
VALLEY 
 
1 64 8 7 3749 
12782 26 33 
15793 3503 
22 6 93 4528 
166 73 4 109 
934 2 3118 
10901 2506 
 
2 6 12 8 5941 
202 56 4 173 
250 28 5551 
35963 71 7 6 
2 642 3 651 2 
14805 4941 
17276 3971 
 
MIDDLE FLI NT Mc INTOSH TRAIL MIDDLE GEORGIA NORTHEAST GEORGIA NORTH GEORGIA OCO NEE SOUTHE AST SOUTHWE ST TOTAL S 
T tot al 
E = elde r l y 
 
8 757 2 6 42 
165 46 351 2 
15762 32 81 
16705 43 2 8 
1 26 20 2445 
81 8 8 2552 
7 244 193 4 
2 5 188 6 5 63 3 0 77 6 0 65 41 6 
 
1387 8 4187 
26 22 2 5566 
24 9 7 9 5 200 
26474 6859 
20000 38 75 
12 97 6 4 0 44 
11480 30 65 
39 9 17 10401 48 7729 10 366 2 
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PRO-RATA SHARE SUBSIDIZED HOUSI NG RESOURCES 
3. 5 2 0 . 87 
2 1. 16 1 . 93 
5. 24 1. 75 
5 . 36 1. 22 
4 . 15 0. 8 6 
5 . 13 1. 14 
7.37 1. 47 
5.4 2 1. 34 
3.04 1. 01 
3 .54 
o. 81 
2 . 85 0.86 
5.83 1.14 
5. 12 1 .02 
5.43 1. 41 
4 . 10 0. 79 
2.66 0.89 
2. 35 0. 6 9 
8 . 18 2 . 13 100. 00 21. 26 
 
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ALT AMA HA AT LANTA REGIO N CE NT RAL SAV ANNAH 
RI VER CHATTAHOOCHEE - 
FLI NT 
COAS TAL COAS TAL P LAI NS COOSA VA LL EY 
GA HOU NTAI NS HEART OF 
GEORGIA 
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MI DDLE FLINT Hc I NTOS H T RAIL HIDDLE GA NO RT HEAS T GA NORTH GEORGI A 
OCONEE SOUTHEAST SOUTHWE S T 
TOTALS 
T = t o t al 
E = elderly 
 
1970 
 
7 YEAR 
 
GROSS 1977 
 
S UBSTi\ ~D ARD POPULAT I ON HOl' S I NG 
 
HOUS I NC 
 
I NCREASE MARKET 
 
T 7~ ,. E 2080 
~ ~~~i4 
 
- f41DL 1 625 
i ~ ~ ~ 67 
 
I' 1 2 1 2 7 1 27 0 5 
1i ~ gi 
 
T 15 450 E 479 1 
 
' ! b 776 
1 749 
 
1 '2 2 2 2 6 I 55 4 0 
 
T 96 9 0 E 2784 
~ ; ~; ~1 
 
! 8172 1 1111 
I;; ~ 6 
 
1 17862 3895 
I ;~ j ~ 7 
 
'1' E 2636 
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E 32 1 2 
 
T 8854 E 3 0 53 
 
T 8135 E 2 71 5 
 
T 7332 E 2 03 9 
 
!ET 7 5 5 6 2380 
r T '87i 4 
IE 24 11 
IT 10040 
IE 2289 
 
I~ 
 
T E 
 
8681 34 24 
 
: 'l' 6081 I E 1622 I T 7251 
 
! E 22 2 0 
 
I9672 1169 
. i 2801 
1429 ' 
I 5 0 16 
467 
 
: 3 0 5{j 1430 
I 94 20 1 1 7 6' 
 
: 10 249 1 1057 
 
1I 
 
10629 1249 
 
I 7543 895 
1 529 
1.3242 
 
I 18526 4 222 
'I 10 936 , 1144 
 
\ 12348 2506 
I 10612 
2810 
I 18 144 358 7 
 
1 20289 3346 
 
\ 1 931 0 . 4673 ' 
 
I 136'24 
 
1I 
 
2517 9 77 5 
 
! 2562 
 
STATE TOTALS 
 
, ~HNTJS 
 
NET 1977 ' NET 1977 NEED BY INCOMB 
 
ASSISTED ' HOUS I NG " ~ VERY I , LOW , MODERA'l'E I 
 
UN I TS 
 
MARKET 
 
I. L OW : 
 
r 
 
, I 282 
 
I I 0 84 5 
 
11 4 b 9 L 
 
i r bb8 / 4485 
 
1 38 
li~ ~ ~ I 
 
: 2667 
t; ~ ~ a 
 
16 74 ! 696 
 
297' 
 
I t~ ~ ~ 4 i ~; ~~) I~r~ TO 
 
\, 6 1 0 2 1 39 
 
' I 16124 : 5401 
 
118 5 13 1 3435 , 
 
8 10 14 21 
 
l' o 80 T 
54 5 
 
1 1375 146 
I~ ~ ~ 5 
118 5 3 113 
I 1594 
126 \ 144 7 
0 
 
1 16487 I 3 74 9 
I ;~ ~ ~ 2 
 
]11 6 8 4 6 2684 
I ~ ;~ ~ 
 
1 6 4 38 
 
3 5 03 
 
2219 
 
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9 
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42 
40 
 
4 
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I 16b73 
 
II6'2 1 0 
 
I 4109 
 
2584 
 
i 93 42 " 
I 3118 
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' 2506 
 
114 3 3 0 1908 
11 43 8 9 
14 7 5 
 
1"'29 7 0" \-6 0 7 1 
 
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392 ~12 
 
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I28 0 6 
 
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11 2 2 3 827 
1165 7 638 
 
1m7 3 13 
I7657 606 
I3 78 9 38 3 
1 4855 393 
 
118 55 1 63 
115 9~ 
75 4527 
1' 
65 
\.2 6 0 5 345 
 
I 8757 2642 
I' 1 6 5 4 6 3512 
1, 1 5 7 6 2 3 281 
\ 1 6705 4328 
 
113 9 7 8 1665 
 
11 0 7 0 6 18 
 
11 6 9 4 2 
 
1 2886 , 
 
2'6 4 '6 ' 6 1 6 
 
' 11'8118 
 
1 1 28 1 
 
24~D' ' . 57 4 ' 
 
11 6 4 5 6 2 7 ' 1 '2 
 
I z571 
I 83 7 ' 
 
13 70 9 364 ' 
1 6 71 8 250 
16363 24 7 
17678 77 9 ' 
 
1 1004 
1' 7152 8 7 
 
I 1 2620 
1-.;;82:.T4l .48...;5;;.8----1 ~++~- -+-.......ft---+-~....... 
 
10 ' 
 
I 2552 
 
, r~ 1 7 374 E 5245 
T 1809 7 2 
i E 525 3 2 
 
: 1 2089 : 1384 
, 1 944 98 : 2 0 3 77 
 
i '2 94 63 
6629 
3 7 54 7 0 7 2 909 
 
i427 5 
I 66 
'677 10 74 93 
 
25 188 6563 
T 
' 30 7 7 60 ' 65416 
 
~ 1 1 02 1 ::3 9 9 5 
 
I 3134 I1761 : 
 
7 ':1 2 9 6 06 3 7 4 1 
1, 4 5 77 3 I 1 2 2 84 
 
I 1 1033 
 
!8 0 7 
 
I 
 
14 068 3 I 
 
7 35 9 
 
~ 
 
 APDC NAME: ALTAMAHA 
 
COUNTY NAMES 
 
1970 
 
App lin g Bullo ch Candl er Evans Jeff Davi s 
--:) 
CD Tat t n all Toombs Wayne 
TOTALS FOR APDC 
T = total 
E = elderly 
 
- - - 
 
- ~ -_ . 
 
T 713 E 200 T 2025 E 504 
 
T 508 E 149 
 
T 519 E 168 
 
T 568 E 179 
 
T 889 E 28 2 T 1265 
 
E 349 T 938 E 249 
 
T 
 
E 
 
T 
 
E 
 
T 
 
E 
 
T 
 
E 
 
T 
 
E 
 
T 
 
E 
 
T 7425 E 2080 
 
STATE OFFICE OF HOUSING 1977 HOUSING ALLOCATION PLAN 
 
HOUSEHOLD GROSS 1977 
 
--- . ~ 
675 90 1 380 169 
93 20 461 75 620 77 251 30 476 67 746 97 
 
1388 290 3405 673 
601 169 980 243 1188 256 1140 312 1741 416 1684 346 
 
MINUS 
- _. - 
60 0 317 0 
88 0 11 7 22 120 0 285 16 204 0 91 0 
 
NET 1977 
1328 290 3088 673 513 169 863 221 1068 256 855 296 1537 416 1593 346 
 
NET 1977 NEED BY INCOME VERY LOW . MODERATE LOW 
 
516 
 
266 
 
546 . 
 
165 
 
81 
 
4 II 
 
1389 
 
37 2 
 
13 27 
 
45 2 
 
165 
 
56 
 
217 
 
1 21 
 
175 
 
93 
 
53 
 
23 
 
362 
 
156 
 
345 
 
122 
 
63 
 
36 
 
438 
 
182 
 
448 
 
161 
 
70 
 
25 
 
356 
 
150 
 
349 
 
175 
 
80 
 
41 
 
719 
 
182 
 
636 
 
263 
 
106 
 
47 
 
695 
 
239 
 
659 
 
243 
 
78 
 
25 
 
4702 625 
 
12127 2705 
 
1282 38 
 
10845 2667 
 
4692 1674 
 
1668 696 
 
4485 297 
 
 STATE OFFICE OF HOUSING 1977 HOUSING ALLOCATIO N PLAN 
 
APDC NAME : ATLANTA REGIO NAL 
 
COVNTY NAMES 
 
1970 
 
HOUSEHOLD GROSS 19 77 
 
MINUS NET 197 7 
 
-- _. - ~ 
 
.- 
 
CLAYTON COBB DEKAL B DOUGLAS FULT ON 
00 
.:::J G1H NNETT ROCKD ALE 
 
T 997 
E 1 06 '1' 2 4 6 5 E 38 7 T 284 2 
E 41 2 
T 76 5 E 208 T 10 , 9 47 E 3549 T 2 611 E 617 T 82 7 E 172 
T E T 
E 
T E T E T E T E T E 
 
TOTALS FOR APDC 
T = total 
E = elderly 
 
T 2 1 ,6 54 
E 5451 
 
10 , 292 413 13 , 955 9 15 2 1,4 0 2 17 11 4 3 13 400 493 9 6 74 11,386 8 87 21 9 0 170 
 
11 , 28 9 51g 
1 6 , 4 20 130 2 , 24 , 2 4 4 212 3 52 7 8 6 08 15 , 886 4223 13 ,9 9 7 15 04 3017 342 
 
68 ,477 5170 
 
90,131 10 , 6 21 
 
34 81 0 21 61 14 7 3 134 1167 45 0 16,019 3 3 22 
66 0 11 5 45 
 
78 0 8 519 14 , 259 115 5 21,110 95 6 5 23 3 608 (13 3 ) 901 13 ,93 1 1504 29 0 2 29 7 
 
2 5 , 02 1 4681 
 
65,11 0 594 0 
 
NET 197 7 NEED BY INCOME 
VERY LOW . MODERATE LOW 
 
261 8 1')8 
45 7 4 80 3 6894 128 7 18 31 44 1 
~598 
1 793 4 58 1 1196 8 88 222 
 
5 1 ') g 
15 0 2 34 0 2705 (350) 1 3 04 16 1 (44 9 4 ) (1 3 76) 3717 288 661 69 
 
5 185 2 818 3 12 1 1,5 1 1 19 2 098 6 2 763 48 4 5633 20 135 3 6 
 
22 ,98 4 54 0 0 3 6, 72 6 
 
6100 
 
(70 9 ) 54 9 
 
 STATE OFFICE OF HOUSING 
 
APDC NAME: 
 
1977 HOUSING ALLOCATION PLAN 
CEN TRAL SAVANNAH RI VER 
 
COUNTY NAMES 
 
BURKE 
 
COL UH B I A 
 
EMA NU EL 
 
GLAS COCK 
 
J EF F ER S ON 
 
JE NKI NS 
 
00 I-' 
 
LI NCOL N 
 
Mc DUF F I E 
 
RI CHMOND 
 
S CRE VEN 
 
TALI AF ER RO 
 
WAR R E N 
 
WIL KES 
 
1970 SUBSTANDARD 
HOUSING 
T LUI ~ 
E 7 60 T 050 E 14 2 T 1 h 1. 4 E ')'i h T 23 5 E 74 T 1651 
E 600 T 11 U 1 
E 395 T 51 8 E 170 T 10 51 E 30 2 T 3145 E 653 'r 1331 
E 449 
T 1 68 
E 78 I T ot)'j E 226 
T 1 Ujj 
E 386 T E 
 
HOUSEHOLD GROSS 1977 
I NCREASE 1 HOUSI NG 1970-19'1 MARKET 
 
4~~ 
59 
10' , 
99 
 
[L)' , 
81 9 
IL) 1 5 
24 1 
 
685 
q ') 
21 5 378 58 
~j 
12 
313 44 367 57 2 12 3 20 9 195 35 J7 8 
I~ 
13 
j LU 
55 
 
22 9 9 
h ') 1 
125 6 79 
2 02 ~ 
65 8 
11 ~ 4 
407 
8 31 2 14 14 18 359 5 268 86 2 15 2 6 48 4 205 86 I oI 23 9 
lj)j 
4 41 
 
TOTALS FOR :\PDC 
T = total E = elderly 
 
T 15,450 
E 4791 
 
677 6 7 49 
 
22 ,22 6 55 4 0 
 
MINUS ASSISTED 
UNITS 
4 L~ 
14 
51 
0 
22 1 0 18 0 J 16 0 
LL L 
0 
158 0 4 14 0 35 48 125 10 9 0 
jL 
0 
jo ' 
0 
L j~ 
0 
 
NET 1977 HOUSING MARKET 
L 14 ~ 
8 05 
L 4 ~L 
24 1 
2 078 65 1 
L j~ 
79 
1I 1j 
658 
'jbL 
40 7 673 2 14 100 4 35 9 17 20 737 1417 484 
1, j 
86 
4 UU 
239 
1 1 1 :J 
44 1 
 
6 102 13.9 
 
16,1 24 5401 
 
NET 1977 NEED BY INCOME VERY LOW . MODERATE LOW 
 
~0 4 
40 6 
 
4V5 
301 
 
O OL 
98 
 
1V1L 
 
) 11 
 
':J:J':J 
 
190 
 
36 
 
15 
 
9 47 4 10 
lU I 
46 
1~4 ~ 
40 3 14 /L 238 
336 1 38 16 4 2 283 1177 2 597 15 6 1 25 0 
,0 
45 
Ij LU 
14 4 
IJ JU 
285 
 
3 49 17g 
)L 
26 LJ 6 190 
l bU 
130 
93 56 
J~ 
49 (1 61 6 ) 71 JU6 160 
j~ 
34 
~o 
73 
l'f J 
116 
 
78 2 62 
I 'j 
7 
bL'j 
65 
j jV 
39 
244 20 
jL 3 
27 
1::>b 4 
69 
)44 
74 
)'j 
7 
~ 10) 
22 
4 LL 
40 
 
8 51 3 34 3 5 
 
810 14 21 
 
6801 545 
 
 APDC NAME : CHATTAHOOCHEE-FLIN T 
 
STATE OFFICE OF HOUSING 1977 HOUSING ALLOCATION PLAN 
 
COUNTY NAMES 
 
1970 
 
HO USEHOLD GROSS 19 77 
 
MINUS NET 1977 
 
Carr ol l Co we ta H2 ard Ne ri we t her Tr oup 
CIJ 
t-' 
TOTALS FOR APDC 
T = tot a l 
E = e l de r l y 
 
T 222 7 E 565 T 1 91 4 E 565 T 54 7 E 178 T 1~4 j E 58 6 T jD '} E 89 0 
T E T E T E T E T E T 
E. 
T E T E T E 
T 96 9 0 E 2 784 
 
2868 
 
5 095 
 
37 9 
 
471 6 
 
33 9 
 
90 f+ 
 
78 
 
8 26 
 
3377 
 
5 29 1 
 
43 3 
 
48 58 
 
484 
 
1 049 
 
28 
 
1021 
 
159 
 
706 
 
14 
 
692 
 
28 
 
206 
 
0 
 
20 6 
 
662 
 
2 505 
 
95 
 
2410 
 
83 
 
66 9 
 
0 
 
669 
 
11 U b 
 
4Zb) 
 
4) 4 
 
38 1 1 
 
177 
 
106 7 
 
40 
 
1027 
 
8 172 11 1 1 
 
1 7 8 62 38 95 
 
1375 146 
 
1648 7 3 749 
 
NET 1 9 7 7 NEED BY INCOME VE RY LOW . MODERATE LOW 
 
178 8 608 1 9 17 7 34 31 9 145 1 002 440 
l ~ZO 
75 7 
 
879 1 71 810 173 12 4 40 431 153 72 6 16 9 
 
2049 47 
2131 114 2 fl 9 21 9 77 76 126 5 1 01 
 
6846 26 84 
 
297 0 706 
 
66 71 359 
 
 APDC NAME: CHATTAHOOCHEE-FLINT 
 
STATE OFFICE OF HOUSING 
1977 HOUSING ALLOCATION PLAN 
 
COUNTY NAMES 
Carroll Coweta Heard Meriweth er co Troup 
w 
TOTALS FOR APDC 
T = total E = elderly 
 
19 70 SUBSTANDARD 
HOUSING 
T 22 2 7 E 565 T 1 91 4 E 56 5 
T 54 7 
E 178 
T 1~43 
E 58 6 
T "3159 
E 890 
T 
E 
T 
E 
T 
E 
T 
E 
T 
E 
T 
E, 
T 
E 
T 
E 
T 
E 
 
HOUS EHOLD GROSS 1977 INCREASE . HOUSING 1970-1977 MARKET 
 
2868 339 3377 484 159 28 662 83 11U6 177 
 
5095 90 4 5291 1049 706 206 2505 669 426) 1067 
 
. 
 
T 9690 
E 2784 
 
8172 1'111 
 
17862 ' 3895 
 
MINUS  ASSISTED 
UNITS 
379 78 43 3 28 14 0 95 0 4)4 40 
" 
1375 146 
 
NET 1977 HO USING MARKET 
4716 826 4858 102 1 692 206 2410 669 3811 1027 
16487 3749 
 
NET 1977 NEED BY INCOME VERY LOW . MODERATE LOW 
 
1788 
 
879 
 
204 9 
 
608 
 
1 71 
 
47 
 
1917 
 
810 
 
213 1 
 
734 
 
173 
 
1 14 
 
319 
 
1 24 
 
249 
 
145 
 
40 
 
21 
 
TU1J2' 
 
431 
 
977 
 
440 
 
153 
 
76 
 
1820 
 
7 26 
 
f265 
 
757 
 
169 
 
101 
 
6846 2684 
 
2970 706 
 
6671 359 
 
 APDC NAME: COAS TAL 
 
COUNTY NAMES 
 
19 70 
 
Bry a n Ca md e n Ch ath am Effin g h am Gly nn 
o: 
I~ L i b e r t y Lon g McInt osh 
TOTA LS FOR APDC T = t ot a l 
E = el de r l y 
 
- - - 
 
-- - 
 
T 458 E 1 20 T 5 37 E 135 T 535 1 
E 1362 T 807 
E 215 T LL44 
E 28 7 T ~ 6.'J 
!E 222 iT .5 U ';I lEI 01 T b .5U E 196 
T E T E T E 
I~ 
 
T E T E 
 
T 10,2 01 E 2638 
 
STATE OFFICE OF HOUSING 1977 HOUSING ALLOCATION PLAN 
 
HOUSEHOLD GROSS 1 97 7 
 
482 65 402 41 2 26 0 30 3 996 10 4 1331. 153 If 75 31 
IV 
1 
.5.1.U 
35 
 
940 
 
185 
 
93 9 
 
1 76 7 6 11 1665 1803 
 
3 19 
 
2575 
 
- 
 
440 
-~ 
 
253 
 
.51':! 
102 
 
':!4U 
231 
 
MINUS 
 
_. - 
 
-- ~ - 
 
23 
 
6 
 
18 
 
0 
 
2788 
 
714 
 
43 
 
0 
 
666 
 
0 
I nJ- 
 
18 
 
16 
 
- 
 
0 
 
L1 
0 
 
NET 197 7 
 
NET 1977 NEED BY INCOME VERY LOW . MODERATE LOW 
 
917 
 
387 
 
179 
 
11 8 
 
921 
 
414 
 
176 
 
144 
 
4823 
 
3 5LtJ 
 
951 
 
10 12 
 
176 0 
 
8 10 
 
319 
 
248 
 
19 09 
 
10 24 
 
4 40 LL3U 
 
. _ - --- 
 
332 -49 ""4- 
 
235 
 
150 
 
J UJ 
 
1 .5.5 
 
102 
 
60 
 
':!i':! 
 
.5.5 ) 
 
2 31 
 
1 37 
 
192 48 
171 21 (1 0 23 ) (195 ) 
L':!4 
53 (96) 69 
'-7 1 6 
58 54 29 
l bb 
61 
 
33 8 13 3 36 11 2 303 134 656 18 981 39 .'J2U 27 11 6 13 
4i b 
33 
 
6 266 7 33 
 
16, 467 33 71 
 
36 8 5 738 
 
12 ,78 2  2 63 3 
 
71 4 0 2201 
 
( 24) 1 44 
 
566 0 2 88 
 
 APDC NAME : COASTAL PLAINS 
 
COUNTY NAMES 
 
1970 
 
Ben Hill 
Berrien Brooks Coo k Echols 
00 
CJ1 Irwin Lani er Lownd es Tift Turner 
TOTALS FOR APDC 
T = total E = elderly 
 
T 8 28 E 279 
T 623 
E 1'5'7 
T 1258 E 457 T 70 2 E 215 T 174' E 52 . , T 618 E 198 T 364 ' E 1 14 T 25 78 E 6 11 T 1549 E 367 T 600 E 186 T E IT iE 
I~ 
IT 
I 
IE 
!T 9 294 
IE 2636 
 
STATE OFFICE OF HOUSING 1977 HOUSING ALLOCATION PLAN 
 
HOUSEHOLD GROSS 1977 
 
MINUS 
 
1042 170 . 350 , 5 7, ' 185 36 339 42 . 47 6 .'. 353 68 202 26 4445 4'25 1469 149 262 37 
'.' 
 
1870 449' 
973 ' 
214 ' 1443 
493 1041 257 221 58 971 266 5 66 140 7023 103'6 3018 5i6 862 2 23 
 
53 0 
136 
o 
208 32 92 0 8 0 66 0 14 0 10 60 
io 
4 13 52 1 45 55 
 
NET 1977 
1817 449 837 
?1L. 
1235 4fi1 949 2S7 213 58 905 266 552 140 5963 1026 26 05 464 717 168 
 
NET 1977 NEED BY INCOME VERY LOW , !MODERATE 
LOW 
 
662 28" 337 
l1.n 
390 
??l,. 
472 
1R7 
89 37 374 
148 2 0 6 '; 
86 2551 711 1068 318 289 93 
 
315 
1?" 129 
r; 7' 
238 
1 r; 1 
147 
r;;; 
40 1S 195 78 
., 
37 575 167 339 74 129 44 
 
840 , 
1Q 
3 71 
?7 
607 .Q;; 
330 
1 L. 
84 lfi 336 40 2 42 " 17 283 7 148 1198 72 299 31 
 
8694 1016 
 
17 ,988 365 2 
 
2195 149 
 
15,793 3503 
 
6438 2219 
 
2211 864 
 
7144 480 
 
 APDC NAME : COOSA VALL EY 
 
COUNTY NAMES 
 
1970 
 
Barto w Catoos a Ch a to og a Dad e F l oyd 
()Q 
m Go rdon Har a ls o n Pau ld i n g P ol k Ha lker 
TOTALS FOR APDC 
T = total E = elderly 
 
T 174 3 E 431 T 497 E 12 1 T 985 E 31 3 T 51 8 
E 161 T 1988 
E 511 T 1046 E 2 79 T 783 
E 232 T 947 E 240 T 17 20 E 508 T 1484 E 416 T E T E T E T E 
T 1 1,711 E 3212 
 
STATE OFFICE OF HOUSING 1977 HOUSING ALLOCATION PLAN 
 
HOUSEHOLD GROSS 1977 
 
2442 304 1395 144 616 91 610 72 279 2 
399 1409 15 9 699 8') 
1460 185 1491 219 1783 228 
 
4 18 5 735 189 2 265 1601 40 4 1128 233 4 780 
9 10 2455 438 1 4 82 
117 24 0 7 4 25 3211 727 3267 644 
 
MIN US D 
266 83 455 16 22 7 6 98 0 914 
2 12 477 50 2 72 ')R 
137 20 223 100 64 6 25 
 
NET 1977 HOU S ING MARKET 
3919 652 1437 249 1374 398 1030 233 3866 
698_ 1978 388 1 210 
? e; Q 
22 7 0 
fine; 
2988 627 2621 619 
 
NET 1977 NEED BY INCOME 
VERY LOW . MODERATE LOW 
 
157 5 
 
963 
 
138~ 
 
497 
 
109 
 
46 
 
608 
 
3 85 
 
44 4 
 
18 4 
 
59 
 
6 
 
660 
 
2 01 
 
5 13 
 
30 5 
 
67 
 
26 
 
42 6 
 
217 
 
387 
 
159 
 
58 
 
16 
 
1630 
 
488 
 
17 48 
 
54 8 
 
83 
 
67 
 
809 
 
299 
 
870 
 
293 
 
73 
 
22 
 
407 
 
197 
 
606 
 
lAQ 
 
L. A 
 
I? ? 
 
968 
?Q e; 
1 187 4')') 
1154 478 
 
422 
 
880 
 
AQ 
 
I? 1 
 
530 
 
1271 
 
1 21 14q 
 
22 0 
 
1247 
 
1 01 
 
I1R 
 
14,697 1886 
 
26 ,4 08 5098 
 
3715 570 
 
22 , 6 9 3 4 52 8 
 
9424 34 03 
 
3 922 812 
 
934 7 313 
 
 APDC NAME: GEORGIA MOUNTA INS 
 
CO UNTY NAMES 
 
1970 
 
Ban k s 
Da ws o n Fo rsyth Fr ank li n Hab ersh a m 
C'J -J 
Ha l l Ha r t Lum p k i n Rabu n St ephens To wn s Union 
Wh i t e 
TOTALS FOR APDC 
T = t ot al 
E = e lderly 
 
T 505 E ?? 1 T 24 9 E 79 T 777 E 167 T 637 E 3 16 T 9 70 E 2 77 T 199 5 E 6 70 T 800 E 33 2 T 49 9 E 1 15 T 5 45 E 1 90 T 70 9 E 29 2 
IT 258 E 97 
' T 469 E 16 8 
[1'4 41 
' E 1 29 
IT 
iE 
T 8 85 4 
E 1 0 ')1 
 
STATE OFFICE OF HOUSING 1977 HOUSING ALLOCAT ION PLAN 
 
HOUSEHOLD GROS S 1977 
 
MINUS 
 
NET 1977 
 
10 1 29 0 33 1625 194 63 7 94 469 55 351 2 368 563 62 326 30 66 2 99 74 0 100 207 39 2 79 47 
:33 2 47 
 
515 
?? ? 
539 11 2 24 02 361 1 27 4 4 10 1 4 39 3 32 5 5 07 103 8 1363 394 8 25 145 1 20 7 2 89 1 449 392 46 5 136 748 2 15 
79 3 1 76 
 
37 
?n 
8 0 
52 0 164 15 152 48 489 0 217 0 19 0 53 30 3 01 0 18 5 0 1267 0 
9 0 
 
4 78 
') ()') 
53 1 1 1? 
2350 1fi1 1110 395 128 7 28 4 50 18 
10 3 ~ 
114 6 3 94 80 6 14 5 1154 259 1148 392 380 136 48 1 2 15 
78 4 17 6 
 
96 72 1 1 fi q 
 
18, 5 2 6 LL ? ? ? 
 
1 853 11 1 1 
 
16 , 673 
1, 1 n a 
 
NET 1977 NEED BY I NCOME 
 
VERY 
 
LOW  MOD ERATE 
 
LO W 
 
168 1 0 fi 
186 
7 I. 
9 20 ? C; 1 
4 04 22 LL 506 208 1720 684 461 2 32 308 99 393 16 3 449 24 7 169 74 25 3 I II 
2 73 1 09 
 
81 !, 1 
95 
?n 
5 37 q1 
17 3 qLL 
233 4q 
8 29 18 0 15 6 85 147 34 209 70 63 83 67 42 59 72 
15 7 46 
 
22 9 
0c; c; - 
25 0 
~ 
893 
1 c; 
533 
.77 
54 8 !? 7 246 9 17 4 529 77 351 12 552 26 6 36 62 1 44 20 16 9 32 
3 54 21 
 
621 0 
? <; ~ I , 
 
2806 
0' 0 
 
765 7 c.. {) c.. 
 
 APDC NAME: HEART OF GEORGIA 
 
COUNTY NAMES 
 
19 70 
 
STATE OFFICE OF HOUSI NG 1977 HOU SING ALLOCATION PLAN 
 
HOUSEHOLD GROSS 1977 
 
MINUS NET 1977 
 
Bl e c kl ey Dodge La u r e ns Mont gom e ry Pul a s k i co 
00 
Tel f a ir Tr eutlen Whe eler Wil co x 
TOTALS FOR APDC 
T = to tal 
E = elderly 
 
T 683 
E 231 
T 1229 
E 440 T 2361 
E 731 
T 536 
E 172 
T 667 E 204 T 9 81 E 338 T 591 
E 202 
T 444 
E 1 75 
T 643 E 22 7 
T E T E T 
E 
T E T E 
T 8135 
E 2 71 5 
 
110 
 
79 3 
 
91 
 
702 
 
13 
 
244 
 
0 
 
76.6. 
 
582 
 
1811 
 
390 
 
1421 
 
92 
 
532 
 
10 
 
')77 
 
897 
 
3258 
 
490 
 
2768 
 
119 
 
85 0 
 
0 
 
850 
 
226 
 
762 
 
169 
 
593 
 
35 
 
2 07 
 
0 
 
207 
 
14 0 
 
807 
 
76 
 
731 
 
22 
 
226 
 
0 
 
2 26 
 
416 
 
1397 
 
151 
 
12 46 
 
69 
 
4 07 
 
10 
 
397 
 
96 
 
687 
 
109 
 
578 
 
18 
 
220 
 
0 
 
220 
 
174 
 
618 
 
73 
 
54 5 
 
31 
 
2 06 
 
6 
 
200 
 
16U 
 
BU3 
 
45 
 
758 
 
30 
 
252 
 
0 
 
25 2 
 
2801 429 
 
10,936 314 4 
 
1594 26 
 
934 2 3118 
 
NET 1977 NEED BY INCOME VEny LOW . !MODERATE 
LOW 
 
3 82 
1 7 I, 
672 
10R 
1332 
') 70 
301 122 358 146 502 225 262 1 19 219 108 3 02 136 
 
1 10 
1.7 
96 
1 L. 1 
198 
1 Qf. 
37 
')R 
120 54 241 115 123 70 119 64 179 80 
 
210 
71 
653 
71 
12 38 
RL. 
2 55 
77 
253 26 503 57 193 31 207 28 277 36 
 
4 330 1908 
 
1223 8 27 
 
3789 383 
 
 STATE OFFICE OF HOUSING 
 
1977 HOUSING ALLOCATION PLAN 
 
APDC NAME : LOWER CHATT AHOOCHEE VAL LEY 
 
COUNTY NAMES 
 
1970 
 
HOUSEHOLD GROSS 1977 
 
MI NUS NE T 1977 
 
Ch a t t a h o o c h e e Cl a y Ha r r i s Mus c o g e e Quitma n 
C:J 
CD Ra n d o l p h S t e wa r t Ta l b o t 
TOTALS FOR APDC '1' = t otal 
E = elde r l y 
 
'1' 179 E 11 '1' 3 9 2 
E 2 01 
T 10 4 3 
E 342 
'1' 2 9 45 
E 501 
'1' 2 5 1 
E 97 
'1' ':1 0 4 E 385 
T IU E 24 7 '1' ti 4 b 
E 255 
T 
E 
'1' 
E 
'1' 
E 
''1' 
IE 
'1' 
E T E 
T 7332 
E 2 03 9 
 
339 
 
5 18 
 
0 
 
518 
 
2 
 
1i 
 
n 
 
1i 
 
23 
 
415 
 
23 
 
392 
 
6 
 
2 07 
 
O. 
 
2 07 
 
478 
 
152 1 
 
73 
 
1448 
 
65 
 
407 
 
0 
 
407 
 
3 884 
 
68 2 9 
 
9 91 
 
583 8 
 
33 6 
 
837 
 
0 
 
83 7 
 
32 
 
28 3 
 
58 
 
225 
 
4 
 
10 1 
 
0 
 
101 
 
lb ti 
 
l lJZ 
 
89 
 
10 4 3 
 
40 
 
425 
 
0 
 
425 
 
ZZ 
 
734 
 
144 
 
5 90 
 
4 
 
251 
 
0 
 
2 51 
 
IU 
 
':lI b 
 
6':1 
 
ti47 
 
10 
 
265 
 
0 
 
26 5 
 
5 0 16 46 7 
 
12 , 348 2 5 06 
 
1 447 0 
 
10 ,901 2506 
 
NET 1977 NEE D BY I NCOME VERY LOW . IMODERATE LOW 
 
1 81 
11 
95 63 635 27 6 2 453 6 15 88 43 366 1 91 263 128 JOB 148 
 
119 
1 
73 71 234 72 677 128 50 40 236 164 10 1 84 16 7 78 
 
21 8 
1 
224 73 579 59 2 7 08 94 87 18 441 70 22 6 39 J/L. 39 
 
4 389 14 75 
 
1657 63 8 
 
48 5 5 3 93 
 
 APDC NAME: McINTOSH TRAIL 
 
COUNTY NAMES 
 
1970 
 
Butts Fayette Henry La mar Newton 
(.0 
o Pike Spau lding Upson 
TOTALS FOR APDC 
T = total 
E = elderly 
 
T 747 E 228 T 671 E 157 T 12 27 E 318 T 704 E 210 T 1578 E 391 T 755 E 269 T 1564 E 405 T 1478 E 433 T E T E T E T E T E T E 
T 87 24 E ? 6. 1 1 
 
STATE OFFICE OF HOUSING . 1977 HOUSING ALLOCATION PLAN 
 
HOUSEHOLD GROSS 1977 
 
726 
12 q 
2533 259 1553 179 73 10 1707 216 232 30 1472 204 1124 149 
 
1473 
Vi7 
3204 416 2780 497 777 220 3285 607 987 299 3036 609 2602 582 
 
MINUS ASSISTED 
UNITS 
58 
0 
6 0 151 0 127 25 159 0 82 0 620 0 395 50 
 
NET 1977 HOUSI NG MA RKET 
1415 
,')7 
3198 4Hi 2629 497 650 195 3126 607 905 299 2416 609 2207 532 
 
NET 1977 NEED BY INCOME 
VERY LOW . !MODERATE LOW 
 
605 
? I. Q 
 
304 
Q7 
 
506 
?? 
 
1162 , ns:~ 
 
807 
1 n') 
 
,12 29 
 
1108 
 
537 
 
984 
 
38fl 
 
71 
 
40 
 
295 
 
98 
 
257 
 
150 
 
2/1 
 
1q 
 
1313 
 
604 
 
1210 
 
458 
 
94 
 
55 
 
391 
 
153 
 
360 
 
211 
 
61 
 
27 
 
1251 
 
93 
 
1072 
 
474 
 
86 
 
49 
 
817 
 
290 
 
1100 
 
411 
 
86 
 
35 
 
9420 
1 17h 
 
18,144 . '')~8 7 
 
1598 
17 c; 
 
16,546 
,'i 1 ? 
 
6942 
') c. I , c.. 
 
2886 
t: , c: 
 
6718 
') <:: 1"1 
 
 APDC NAME: MIDDLE FLINT 
 
COUNTY NAMES 
 
1970 
 
Crisp Do ol y Ma c on Marion Schl e y 
(,0 
~ 
Sumt e r Taylor Webst e r 
TOTALS FOR APDC T = total E = elderly 
 
-- 
 
- 
 
T 1149 E 1?q 
 
T 1036 
 
E 345 
 
T 1326 
 
E 457 
 
T 60 2 
 
E 211 
 
T 311 
 
E 95 
 
T 2038 
 
E 5 96 
 
T 813 
 
E 275 
 
T 281 
 
E 72 
 
T 
 
E 
 
T 
 
E 
 
T 
 
E 
 
T 
 
E 
 
T 
 
E 
 
T 
 
E 
 
T 7556 E 2380 
 
STATE OFFICE OF HOUSING 1977 HOUSING ALLOCATION PLAN 
 
HOUSEHOLD GROSS 1977 
 
MI NUS 
 
1 207 
1 ') 1 
265 
50 307 45 97 12 22 3 959 136 55 8 144 25 
 
23 5 6 4 RO 
130 1 395 163 3 50 2 699 2 23 333 98 2997 73 2 868 283 
4 L) 
97 
 
- -. -- - 
3 14 nO 
15 9 29 202 6 41 8 59 0 89 4 60 174 0 12 0 
 
NET 1977 
2 042 L.? O 114 2 3 66 1431 496 658 2 15 2 74 98 2 10 3 6 72 6 94 283 413 97 
 
NET 1977 NEED BY INCOME 
 
VERY 
 
LOW . ~ODERATE 
 
LOW 
 
822 
?7? 
44 7 1 91 62 8 290 270 133 1 38 61 1178 4 96 345 175 150 47 
 
23 2 
 
988 
 
11? 
 
1n 
 
23 1 
 
464 
 
1 1 'i 
 
60 
 
253 
 
5 50 
 
1 39 
 
67 
 
122 
 
266 
 
52 
 
30 
 
45 
 
91 
 
25 
 
12 
 
(19 ) 94 4 
 
70 
 
106 
 
116 
 
2 33 
 
73 
 
35 
 
90 
 
17 3 
 
32 
 
18 
 
30 56 430 
 
10, 612 2810 
 
185 5 163 
 
8757 2 6 47 
 
3978 1 6 65 
 
1070 61 8 
 
3709 364 
 
 APDC NAME : MI DDLE GEORGIA 
 
COUNTY NAMES 
 
1970 
 
Bibb 
Cr awford 
Hou s t o n 
Jon es 
Monr o e 
(0 
t\:J 
Pe ac h 
Twig gs 
 
T 434 0 
E 10 2 7 
T 5 92 E 1 72 T 15 1 0 E 166 T 79 4 E 187 T 88 6 E 223 T 9 50 E 210 T 968 
E 30 4 
T 
E 
T E T 
E 
T E T 
E 
T 
E 
T 
E 
 
TOTALS FOR APDC 
T = total E = elderly 
 
T 1 0, 04 0 E ?? RQ 
 
STATE OFFICE OF HOUSING 1977 HOUSING ALLOCATION PLAN 
 
HOUSEHOLD GROSS 1977 
 
MINUS 
 
3 77 9 52 1 195 26 3668 2 11 8 02 79 524 73 
1 zi 0 
1 29 1 21 18 
 
8 119 1 'i 4 8 78 7 1 98 5128 377 1596 266 14 10 2 96 2160 339 10 89 322 
 
3 073 0 57 0 887 65 38 0 125 0 308 0 39 0 
 
NET 197 7 
5046 1 I) L.R 73 0 1 98 4241 312 1558 266 1285 2 96 185 2 339 105 0 322 
 
NET 19 7 7 NEED BY I NCOME VERY LOW . MODERATE LOW 
 
33 86 1 ? 01 
288 10 7 1 6 99 2 71 712 2 09 663 230 9 26 255 44 4 18 7 
 
( 532) 
? C; Q 
14 5 62 7 21 35 2 88 34 172 39 28 5 51 2 02 94 
 
2192 RR 
297 2Q 
1 821 6 558 23 45 0 27 6 41 33 4 04 41 
 
10 ,249 
101)7 
 
2 0,289 
11L.f) 
 
452 7 If) I) 
 
15,762 
':l ? .Ql 
 
8118 ? /, h n 
 
1 28 1 
C; 7 /, 
 
6363 
!? /. 7 
 
 APDC NAME : NORTHEAST GEORGIA 
 
STATE OFFICE OF HOUSING 1977 HOUSING ALLOCATION PLAN 
 
COUNTY NAMES 
 
1970 
 
HOUSEHOLD GROSS 1 97 7 
 
MI NUS NET 197 7 
 
Barr ow Cl a r ke El b e r t Gr e e ne J a ckson 
CD W 
Ma d i s o n Mo r gan Oco n e e Ogl et ho rp e Walt on 
TOTALS FOR APDC T = total E = elderly 
 
T 84 2 E 364 T 110 2 
E 274 
T 982 E 459 T 933 E 470 T 1010 E 39 6 T 698 
E 28 7 
T 659 E 30 8 T 383 E 151 T 628 E 314 T 14 4 4 E 401 T 
E 
T E T 
E 
T E 
T 8681 E 3424 
 
117 4 15 5 315 8 273 529 79 415 70 13 39 149 1018 94 
3~ ~ 
61 5 LO 49 4 28 55 1 650 2 64 
 
2016 519 42 60 5 47 1511 538 1348 540 2 34 9 545 1716 381 
1051 
369 
~03 
200 1056 369 
30 ~ 4 
665 
 
144 46 954 269 19 3 0 25 7 0 168 0 150 0 
1~ 4 
0 
~4 
0 65 0 40 6 30 
 
187 2 473 3 3 06 278 1 318 53 8 1091 540 
Ll~l 
545 1566 38 1 
~/j 
369 
~ 1 'J 
200 
'J'Jl 
! 3 69 
L b ~~ 
63 5 
 
10,629 1 249 
 
19,310 467 3 
 
2 60 5 345 
 
16,705 4 328 
 
NET 1977 NEED BY I NCOME 
 
VERY 
 
LOW . IMODERATE 
 
LOW 
 
61 4 289 1393 268 5 34 305 
46~ 
287 
I~ ~ 
344 
~36 
234 
jb U 
188 
L~) 
12 4 
j) l 
1 99 
Il b U 
4 74 
 
323 107 591 (67) 1 50 1 21 14 1 1 27 -2 9 9 117 21L 84 
'J 1 
89 
IjO 
43 1 63 87 
4b 5 
129 
 
9 35 77 1322 77 6 34 11 2 485 126 1124 84 
~1~ 
63 4 16 92 LilJ 4 33 4 77 83 l U6 3 32 
 
6456 2 71 2 
 
2 5 71 837 
 
767 8 779 
 
 STATE OFFICE OF HOUSING 
 
1977 HOUSING ALLOCATION PLAN 
 
APDC NAME : NORT H GEORGIA 
 
COUNTY NAMES 
Cherok ee Fann in Gilm er Mu rr a y P i ck e ns en ..,. Whit fi eld 
TOTALS FOR APDC 
T = total E = elderly 
 
1970 SUB STANDARD 
HOUSING 
 
T 1374 E 1 2') 
T 87 8 E 2 92 T 697 
E 217 
T 7 25 E 22 3 T 819 
IE 2 4 1 
T 1588 
E 324 
T E T 
E 
T E T IE IT 
 
IE 
 
IT 
 
!E 
T 
 
E 
 
T- 
 
I 
 
IE 
 
- 
 
I 
iT 6081 
IE 1622 
 
HOUS EHOLD GRO SS 19 77 
INCREASE HOUS I NG 197 0- 1 9 77 MARKET 
 
2434 771 
689 103 499 72 841 97 57 2 90 2508 260 
 
3808 ')QA 
1567 395 1196 289 1566 320 1391 33 1 4096 584 
 
7543 895 
 
13,6 24 2517 
 
MI NUS ASS ISTED 
UNITS 
39 
0 
14 2 0 10 0 178 0 93 12 54 2 60 
100 4 72 
 
NET 19 7 7 HOUS I NG MAR KE T 
3769 
C;QA 
14 2 5 1Q,) 11 86 289 1 388 320 1 298 319 3554 524 
1 2 , 6 20 2445 
 
NET 197 7 NEED BY INCOME VERY LOW . 1\10DERATE LOW 
 
1 479 
I , I, A 
532 
7Lt 1 
418 177 607 246 540 237 1289 404 
 
809 
1?':l 
237 
lflA 
234 
7P. 
299 ')7 255 60 76 5 79 
 
1481 
?7 
656 
LtLt 
5 34 
l Lt 
482 17 5 03 22 1 500 41 
 
48 65 1755 
 
25 9 9 50 5 
 
51 5 6 185 
 
 STATE OFF ICE OF HOUSING 
 
APDC NAME : OCONEE 
 
1977 HOUSING AL LOCATI ON PLAN 
 
COUNTY NAMES 
Ba l dwin Ha n c o c k J as pe r J ohn s o n Put nam 
(0 
CJ1 Wa sh lngt o n Wi lk inson 
TOTALS FOR APDC l' == total E == el derly 
 
197 0 SU BSTANDA RD 
HOUSI NG 
l' 1309 
E 28 5 
l' 1159 
E 3 99 
l' 5 91 
E 2 0~ 
l' 726 
E 2 58 
l' 594 
E 160 
l' 1911 I E 62 5 
IT 96 1 
E 284 
IT 
IE l' 
E 
,I TE 
I~ 
' 'T' 
I- 
IE 
. 1' ,E 
T E 
' 1' 72 5 1 E 2 220 
 
HOUSEHOLD GROSS 1977 I NCREASE HOUSI NG 1970-19 77 MARKET 
 
9 03 
 
22 12 
 
10 7 
 
392 
 
246 
 
140 5 
 
34 
 
43 3 
 
33 8 
 
929 
 
65 
 
274 
 
86 
 
81 2 
 
13 
 
2 71 
 
3 46 
 
9 40 
 
42 
 
2 02 
 
139 
 
2050 
 
22 
 
64 7 
 
46 6 
 
1427 
 
59 
 
343 
 
25 29 342 
 
9775 2 5 62 
 
MINUS ASS ISTED 
UNI TS 
3 60 10 632 0 10 6 0 61 0 1 75 0 22 7 0 26 0 
 
NE T 1977 HO USING MARKET 
185 2 
1 R? 
77 3 43 3 823 274 7 51 2 71 765 2 02 182 3 647 1401 343 
 
1587 10 
 
8188 2 5 52 
 
NET 197 7 NEED BY I NCOME VE RY LOW . MODERATE LOW 
 
98 1 
1 nt. 
 
167 
t. h 
 
704 
<? 
 
4 34 
 
(13 5) 47 4 
 
22t. 
 
1 t. 7 
 
(, ? 
 
41 3 
 
137 
 
273 
 
175 
 
72 
 
27 
 
327 
 
168 
 
2 56 
 
15 7 
 
78 
 
36 
 
480 
 
93 
 
19 2 
 
163 
 
22 
 
17 
 
8 70 
 
208 
 
2 45 
 
3 94 
 
1 71 
 
82 
 
60 6 
 
2 52 
 
543 
 
234 
 
78 
 
31 
 
411 1 
 
8 90 
 
3 18 7 
 
1 651 
 
6 14 
 
28 7 
 
 APDC NAME : SOUTHEAST GEORGI A 
 
COUNTY NAMES 
 
19 70 
 
Atki nso n Baco n Brantl ey Charlt o n Cl in c h 
<e.nD 
Co f fee Pi er c e . Wa r e 
 
T 573 E 15 5 T 415 E 128 T 35 3 E 102 
T 3 67 E 83 T 5 25 E 153 T 1 2 27 E 343 T 478 E 1 54 T 1581 E 424 
T E 
T E T E 
Ii 
T E T E 
 
TOTA LS FOR APDC 
T == tota l E == e l d e r l y 
 
T 5519 E 1542 
 
STATE OFFICE OF HOUSING 1977 HOUSING ALLOCATION PLAN 
 
HOUSEHOLD QROSS 1977 
 
MINUS NET 1977 
 
85 13 230 33 496 67 207 26 147 17 1238 150 45 1 60 861 12 3 
 
658 168 64 5 161 8 49 169 574 109 672 170 2465 493 929 2 14 244 2 547 
 
12 0 191 34 37 0 14 0 74 4 1326 15 82 0 254 44 
 
64 6 16R 
45 4 127 812 169 56 0 109 59 8 166 1139 4 78 847 214 LT8lr 5 03 
 
371 5 489 
 
9234 2031 
 
1990 97 
 
7 24 4 1934 
 
NET 19 77 NEED BY INCOME VERY LOW . [MODERATE LOW 
 
223 Rn 
 
153 
f.? 
 
270 . 
? f. 
 
1 66 
 
75 
 
21 3 
 
67 
 
3R 
 
22 
 
3 18 
 
164 
 
330 
 
108 
 
48 
 
11 
 
189 
 
1 20 
 
25 1 
 
62 
 
30 
 
17 
 
234 
 
11 4 
 
250 
 
10 4 
 
41 
 
21 
 
770 
 
(671) 10 8 0 
 
293 
 
1 23 
 
62 
 
329 
 
153 
 
3 65 
 
136 
 
56 
 
22 
 
9 20 
 
2139 
 
979 
 
356 
 
10 3 
 
44 
 
3 14 9 
 
39 7 
 
3 698 
 
1 20 f. 
 
')01 
 
2 27 
 
 APDC NAME : SOUTHWEST 
 
COUNTY NAMES 
 
1970 
 
Baker Ca l houn Colquitt Decatur 
so Doughert y 
-.:J 
Earl y Gr ady Le e Miller Mit chell Seminol e Terrell Th om as Wo rt h 
TOTALS FOR APDC 
T = total 
E = elderly 
 
-- - 
 
- -- . 
 
T 350 E 145 T 755 E 306 T 2150 E 621 T 1707 E 550 
 
T 2787 E 508 T 1 20 7 
E 411 
T 1227 
E 472 
T 491 E 137 T 460 E 166 T 122 1 E 387 T 5 24 
E 17 3 
IT i zzz 
, E 42 3 
IT 2088 
I E 6 08 
 
i T 1 18 5 ' E 338 
 
T 17,374 
E 5245 
 
STATE OFFICE OF HOUSING 1977 HOUSI NG ALLOCATION PLAN 
 
HOUSEHOLD GROSS 1977 
 
MINUS 
 
19 2 93 16 1080 136 570 91 
487 4 424 147 25 42 4 69 72 9 73 84 17 713 107 482 68 11 2 20 19 83 22 7 77 9 109 
 
369 147 848 322 3230 7 57 2277 64 1 
766 1 932 135 4 436 1651 5 41 122 0 2 10 544 183 1934 49 4 1006 241 1334 443 4071 835 19 6 4 44 7 
 
- - . --- 
76 0 51 0 482 22 99 0 
1223 0 124 0 22 2 0 1 87 0 1 66 16 379 18 395 0 112 3 0 14 6 2 0 12 8 6 10 
 
12,089 138 4 
 
29, 463 6629 
 
4 275 66 
 
NET 19 7 7 
2 93 1 47 7 97 322 2748 73 5 2 178 64 1 6438 932 1230 436 1429 5 41 1 033 2 10 3 78 167 15 55 476 611 241 1 2 11 4 43 3 6 09 8 35 16/8 43 7 
 
NET 1977 NEED BY I NCOME VERY LOW . MODERATE LO W 
 
11 9 
 
70 
 
104 
 
63 
 
61 
 
23 
 
257 
 
159 
 
381 
 
144 
 
124 
 
54 
 
11 9 4 
 
239 
 
13 15 
 
468 
 
18 7 
 
80 
 
848 
 
4 18 
 
91 2 
 
376 
 
1 79 
 
86 
 
3039 68 '1 444 22 8 619 3 15 49 0 140 153 73 65 9 2 82 414 161 55 7 259 IS 1 2 548 7 16 253 
 
554 
 
2845 
 
1'1 2 
 
q C; 
 
195 
 
591 
 
14 1 
 
(, 7 
 
251 
 
559 
 
152 
 
74 
 
179 
 
36 4 
 
56 
 
14 
 
76 
 
149 
 
63 
 
31 
 
18 7 
 
70 9 
 
1 23 
 
71 
 
38 
 
159 
 
61 
 
19 
 
1 98 
 
4 56 
 
125 
 
59 
 
333 
 
11 7 6 4 
 
217 
 
70 
 
237 
 
172 5 
 
120 
 
64 
 
25 , 188 6 563 
 
11,0 2 1 3134 
 
39 9 5 
 
1 7 61 
 
11 , 0 3 3 807 
 
  APPENDIX 
 
  DEFI NITIONS AND ACRONYMS 
De fini ti ons 
For pur poses of c o ns i s tency a nd c l a r i f ica t i on t erms a re de fin ed in this r eport a s foll ows: GOAL - Stateme nt of ideal e n d towar d wh ic h p l ann i ng or 
r e l a t ed act ions are d irected. IMPLEMENTI NG STRATEGI ES - Actions that need to be t a ke n in 
order to impl ement the plan to achieve specific objectives. POLICY - A d e f ini t e cou rse o r met ho d o f a ction s ele ct ed f rom 
a mon g a l t ern at i v e s a n d in lig h t of giv en c o nd itio ns t o guide and determin e pres e nt and f ut ure de cisions an d a c tions. PROGRAM - A pl an o r s ystem und er whi ch actions may be t a ke n toward a g o a l . As d e fined , a pr o gram may b e s e en as an operating policy. OBJECTIVES - A conci se d es cr ip tion o f a n e nd produ ct o r e n d s t a t e sought a t a s pe cif ied f ut ure date. Objectives must be understandabl e , measurabl e and feasible. RESOURCES - Materials , manpower , money needed to achi eve a specific obj e ct ive . PERFORMANCE I NDICATORS Cri t e r ia f or a s s e s s i ng a chievement of obj ect ive s . I t ans wers the que stion, " we re obj ec ti ve s me t " ? APPROACH - A s ta temen t of how a n obj e c tiv e wi l l be me t in narr a tive f or m. 
ACRONYMS 
APDC - Ar ea Pl annin g and De vel opm ent Comm i s s i o n 
CETA - Co mpr eh en s i v e Empl o ymen t Train ing Act DCA - Geo rg ia Depa rtme nt of Commun it y Af fairs DHR - Ge orgi a Dep a r tm en t of Hum an Resour ces DNR - Ge orgi a Dep artment o f Na tural Resources 
101 
 
 FmHA - Farmers Home Administrati on , U. S. Department of Agri cu l ture 
GRFA - Geor gia Residential Finan c e Authority HUD - U. S . Department o f Housin g and Urban De vel o pment OPB - Office of Planning and Budget SBAB - Sta t e Building Admini strati v e Board SOH - Stat e Office of Housin g SEOO - S tate Ec onomic Opportunit y Office SOER - State Office of En er gy Resources 
102 
 
 ABSTRACT AND SUMMARY 
for 
STATE OF GEOHGI A I10 USI [\! G ELJo:m:NT PART I 
ABST RA CT 
Part I of t he Hou sin g E l( ~m( ~ n t for t h o SL at e of Cl :c)) ' gia provid es b u c k g r o u n d d a t a f or t h o S C O I J( l a nd n n t u r o o r t.h o State's hou sin g pr obl ems which s hou ) d be ud d r e s -s c.d by a comprehensiv e hou sin g p o l i cy s t a temu n t . A c o mpre he ns i v e hou sing poli c y will fa c i l itat e t h e Sta t o t s cffo r t s t.o a c h ie ve the go a l of "a c!l'e en t h o rne- n n d ;1 s LJ i t. a h I , > I i v i rq '; cn v i I'o nment fo r all Ge o r gi an s " . Fin dT n gs l -:-C:LiTiid- [ c)'-T)r'()\)-f(:iil ar e a s wh i c h are app lic abl e to t he e nt i re Stat e o r a la r ge po r t ion t he r eo f and which ha v e a r e a s on a b l e r e l a t i o n sll i p t o t h e attain men t of the State housing goa l a r e s ummariz ed on t h e f ol l ow i n g p a ges. 
103 
 
 SmfMARY 
The Need for Housing Assi s t an ce 
The need for standard hou sin g unit s i n an a r o a i s (~ <l ual to the number of standard units th at must b e mltd e a v ai lable (through new construction, rehabilit at ion of s u bst a nda r d un i t s o r conversion from non-res ident i al u s e s) in order t o a d e q uate l y house all hous eholds residin~ in th e a rea. An estima te d 695,000 units are n eeded by 1980 t o r e p l a c e s ubstandard units, provide fo~ po pulation g ro wt h and r ep La c r: p r oj e c t e d losse s . 
Geographically, t he gr e at e s t r e La t i v u n e-r-d e x is ts in the more spars ely populated rur al ar eas of t h e s l a t l~ wlr i IE: th e g re a t e s t absolute need e x is t s in th e u rb ani z e d r ~ g i on s . Fo r e x a mp l e , 5.1% of the housin g units wi thin t he At la nta r e gio n are substandard while almost 34 % of t he ho u s i n g u n i t s i n M'i d d L o-cE'l Ln t and Oconee are sub standard. On th e ot h e l" han d, t he Atlanta region contains more than 11% o f al l subst a ndard ho us ing in the state . 
According to 1970 Census d a t a , a p rofil e of th e oc cupant s of substandard housing indicat ed: 
89% of all s u bs ta n da r d housing wa s s j ng l e family d etach e d s t r u c t u r -e s wh i 1 <:.:  tw r emainin g 11% was multi- f a mil y r o n t u I ho u x in g , In terms of t enur e 6 1 ~r) a f s u bs t u n d u r d ho u s in g was occupi ed b y r e nt e r s and 3~)I,{. b v own ers . 
71 % of hous eho lds in substa n dard hOll sing h ad a~ a n nu a l in c ome of l e ss 'than $ 7,O l ) in l ~ .O. Tho s e househ o lds i n t his lo we st .i n como r ange gen erally hav e the f owo s t a I t e r n at L vo s of whi ch to ava i 1 .t he rn s e l v es. 
26 % of the s u bs t a n da rd IW llS i n >~ wa s o c c u p i e d by s eni or c i t i z en s , a rlla r l;" t. [!'l' CJI1l' r l'Clllir ing s pec i f ic d e s j g n at ; o n IH :l ',~1 1 1 :-; C: () I" I.I Il' ir S !>C) C i a I ne eds. 
~ 7% o f a l l in adeq u a t e ho u ::>ing wa::> o ('c u p i e d by blacks whi l e b lac ks oc cupi e d 2~ ~';, u r a 11 housin g. This in e qu it y i::; a f u nction uf b ot h inadequate i ncome lln d hi s t or i c a l hou s ing discriminat i on. 
Th e 1977 potential mark et f or h ou sin g a s ~ ;i s L.lll l: ( (tll :\\, c o n s t r u c t ion and s u b s t a n d a r d r eh abi 1 i t at i on) i ,s (~ sti rn a t o d t o be approximately 307,000 uni ts. Thi s e s ti mate c o n st d c.r s th a t s ome hous ehold s n e edin g hou sin g wil l h e ab l e to o h t ai 11 t h e hou sing thro ugh th e pri vat e sec tor w it.h o u t h o u x i n u a : ;:-;i st:a nee and that some hous in g assistan ce has he en p ro v i d orl in a reas which reduc e s t he n eed. 
104 
 
 Housing Cost Ver su s Hou s e ho l d I n c o me 
Housing Cost h a s eme rge d a s t he num b e r o n e ho u s i .njr .i ~; ~~ll l ~ . T h e co st of s ingl e- f a mi l y ho u sin g i s in cr e a sin g a t a fa s t o r ra te th an hou sehold in come . The re s ult o f t h is t r e n d i s tha t f ew e r Georgians are abl e t o a ff o rd sing l e fami ly housin g o n t he ope n market. Simult a n eou sl y , produc t i on lev e ls fo r mul t i- f a mi l y housin g r emain very low wh i c h fu r t h er r e s t r i c t hou s i rur c ho i ( :I ~ S. 
By 1976 on l y 18% o f n ew s i ngl e- f ami ly d o t a c h o d ho u si Ilf.!: i n t h e south sold for l e s s t h a n $ 30,0 0 0 r e su I t i ru; i n a n av (~r a f.!: e a n d median sales pri c e of $43 , 8 00 a n d $4 0,50 0 r e s p e c t iv el y . F in an cial institutions and l o c al h ou sin g st ud ies Le n d t o s u pp ort t h e s e trends across the stat e f o r non-s ub sid i z e d ho using . 
By 1976 , 76% of h ou si n g whi ch s ol d f or $30, 0 00 o r l e s s was mobile housing. Mobil e home s a r e (l ma j o r c o n s u me r alte r n at iv e i n many of Georgia' s rur al a r eas . 
Consumer i n c o me h a s no t i n c r e a s e d at t he s arn(~ r a t o a s t h e i nc re a s in g cost of hou si n g. In c ome Lncr o a so d a bo u t 7 . 8~~ :t 1111 11:t 11 Y wh i l e cost of housin g in cr ea s e d ab out 15~{, a n n u a l ly ~; i n c o 1 !J7 0 . 
Increases in ho u s in g costs may b e) a t t r i bu t.e d Co i n fl a t i o n, p ro d u c tion fluctuat ions and const r uctio ns eos t s . 
Program Ut i liz atio n (An As s e s s me n t o f Ho usin g Produ cti o n a n d Assistanc e Pro gr ams 
Section 8 - Rent al As s i s t an c e P r o g r a m 
T h i s Ho usin g Pr o g r a m a d mi n is te re d b y HUn con s i s t s o f t h r e e p o r t i on s : ( 1 ) Ex i stin g , (2 ) Now Construt i o n , a n d ( 3) Su b st an t i al Reh abil i tati o n . Thus f a r , only t he fir s t two po r tion s ha ve he en usea bl e in o u r st a t e . For F Y 1 97 5 a n d FY 1 976, Georgia h ad a hi g h er p er c en t a g e o f t oL a l co mmitte d S ection 8 f u n ds t ha n n ei ghb or in g s t a t e s i n t h e so u t he a s t . As of Jun e 1 977 , a t ot al of 1 0, 4 9 5 u n it s we r e c omm i t t e d in t he st a t e . Of t h i s n umb er , o n ly 3,8 38 t e n a n t s were actu ally u nd e r cont r a c t a n d r e c e i v i n g program a s sis t anc e. Thi s i ncludes activ i t i es of a l l public housin g a ut hor iti e s (s t a te a n d l o c a l l e v e l ), "a s well a s n e w co n str u ct ion b y p r i v at e d e v e l o p e r s . 
The maj o r pr o bl e ms whi c h a r e Imp e d i. rur i mpl.cme rr t a t i.o n of t he Existi n g Pr o f.!:ram, p a r ti c u l a r l y in ru ra l a r e as , ar e t h e lac k o f h o u s in f.!: meet in f.!: HUn' s o c c u p a n c y s t a n da r ds , low r en tal vac an cies, a n d appJi ean ts i n s ubstan dar d h o u sin g wh i c h c a n ' t b e r e h a b i l i t a t e d because o f r e l u c t an c e o r eco nomi c s . 
The l ack o f s mooth i nt er i m a nd/or p0rm3n e nt f i nanc i n g v eh i cl es se e ms t o h e t h e ma j o r p ro bl em h a mp ering the Se c t i on 8 New Co n s t ru c ti o n Pro f.!: r am i n t h e stat e . 
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 Section 235(j )(4) - Singl e Famil y Homo o wn cr s h i p Subsidized Program 
Sinc e r e a c ti va t Lon of t h e p r o u r am i n .Ja nu a ry of 1976, o n l y 52 l o an s h a v e b e o n rn a d (~ in Geor gia. 
Whil e th e st igma a tta ch e d to t h o o l d S e ction 235 pro g r a m i s a p r o b L om , ot h ers in cl ud e th e low maximum i n c o me limits a n d mo rt g ag e limits. 
Section 520 Rural Sin gl e-Fam il y nc own e r s h Lp i ' r o g r a m and Section 515 - Rural Re n ta l ~l lIlti -F a lTl i l y Ho u s i n g Loans 
Al thou gh th e mos t S O\'\ ! l' \ ~ h o u ssin g n ot- d s a re in th e rur al ar e a s , t h o mu] 0 I' I' c s nll n :c s fo r rural housin g a r o b e in g un d o r u t i I i z o d i n t. h r- s t a t e . In a r ep or t p r e p a r od by t h o Ho u -s i n j; J ~ s sis t a n c e Coun c i l , Ge o rgi a r p. ('c~i \ ' \.. <1 tu n d in g 1'1'0111 FmHA whi c h a v e r a ged $168 Ill!!' suh s ! u nd u r d unit ve rs us th e n at io n a I aVl: J"; q ,'; \ ' () I' $ 56 5 , In addition to l o w f'u n d irur 1 t-' \' <: 1 , t h e d e p th of the as s is ta n c e d o c s n ot b e n e l' it l o w-in c ome s i g n if icant l y u n Lo s s i L i s c.omb i n e d w it h other assi s tan c e progr am s . 
To in cr ea s e u t ili z a ti on of' FIIl HA fu nd s in the stat e, a me thod f or a 11 10 I' e.' C' q Ll j L a b l c~ di s t r i buti on o f FrnHA fu n d ., amo n g t h o s t a t:(~ s i s needed, alon g wi t h s t a ff i n g n di us Luu. n t s a n d g re a t e r pUbli c in form a t i on ah out und er -us ed p rog rams in appropriat e are a s. 
GRFA Homeown ership Loan Pr o gram 
Sinc e th e init i a l s a le o f b u nds in t he amo u n t of $50,000,000 in Novembe r , 197R , 548 loan appli cation s hav e b e e n a p pr oved for a n average loan amount of $ 2 7,92 1 (as o f Ju l y , 1 977) . 
The d is tri b ut io n of GHFA l oa n u c t iv i t y h as gene r a l ly c oi nc i ded wi t h FHA or VA 1 \ 'I: (,1<.: l' S . If no FHA or VA l end er s ar c I ~ ' ; \kill g I o a n -, .i n a l.ocality, th e n th e GHFA Horne ow no-rx h i.p P ]' () I~ C Ll !l i s n ot b eing utiliz ed in the a r ea . 
Pr o gr am Ut i l i zati o n (An A ss essm(~nt of Ho u s i n g Hc::.b..;.0.l.i..l-i tat i o n Programs) 
The det erioration of t he stock o f sl_ dll:tr d ho ux i m; c ont i.nues to add to th e numb er of s uhstan da r d h o u s i.n u . If' tl l\ ' S l.a l e Housin g Goal is to b e ach i e v e d (a n d ma in t a i ncd ) !.lit '" ' ' i : : a n e ed t o abat e a n d addr ess t hi s p robl ~m. 
The 1974 Housin g and Commun i ty D e v e l o p mcut /I.e t. Il a ~, a majo r obj e ctive: t he p re se rvat io n o f t he c x i s t i n u h o u -s i n .: inve nt o r y . Hou sin g r e habi lit a t i o n p ro grams Ln c Luclc I!Pl) / FlI .'\ T i LIe I , S ec t ion 312 , S e ction 5 0 4 a nd S e c t i o n 5 0~ . 1I 01 1 sin ~': Pl' h a b i l i t a t i o n 
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 is a pr io r i t y of T i t l e I of t h e Housin g a n d Communi t y De v el o p ment Ac t as ev i d enc ed by t hei r f u n d i n g p r ior iti e s . 
Problems rela t e d to re hab di ffe r a cro ss the S t a t e . In s ome localit i es the c o nd it i o n of the h ousin g stoc k di c t a tt~ S t ha t too 
few uni ts a re feasible f or r e h a .bi Ot h e r p r oblems r e I : 1 ' (~ to 
availabili ty o f f undi ng, the a bility t o l everage ava i l a ble funds, 1. e. , a t t r a c t pri vate i n v e s t me n t a nd the h i gh Ln t .' res L rate s for non-subsid i z e d loans. 
Program Uti liza tion (An As s e s s me n t o f llou si n g Pro gr ams from th e Us er P e r s p e c t i v e 
Many builders and fina n c ial insti tutions ac r oss the state have chosen not to p ar ti c i p a t e i n t h e s u b s i d i z e d housin g p ro g rams . Reasons ci ted mo s t o f te n ar e: 
lack o f expert i s e low profit marg in g re atly in cr eas e d time d e mand s and r ed t a p e c omp le x it y of t he p ro gram s 
A survey conduct e d of pot e ntia l c l i e nt s an d s e r vi c e provide r s indicated that t he r e is a ge ner al lack of knowledge o f a v a i l ab l e housing pro g rams . 
Regu l at ory Con t r o l s as a Fa c t o r in Hou sin g De v e lo pme nt 
Zonin g a n d subd i v i s i o n r egulat i on s a r e t h e majo r c o n t r o l o v e r th e loc ation and typ e o f hou s i .n g d e v e Lopm o rr t . Th e spatia l distrib ut ion of zo n i ng an d s u b d ivi sion pr ac ti c es i n Geo rg ia indicate that a large port ion of the s tat e doe s no t have a ny control over specific land u s e s. The a reas th at a r e co nt r o l l e d by zon i n g a n d subdivisio n a r e, i n most i n st a n c es , mo r e heav i l y populat ed and co nt ai n a lar g e p e r c e n t a g e of Ge or g i a ' s to t a l populat ion. 
Ther e i s a growing co nt r oversy a l leg i ng that s ubd i vis ion st a ndards a nd d e s i g n c r ite r i a a r e e x c e s s i v e , Ex amp lo s e i Le d i n c l u d e ri ghts of ways , s i d e wa lk r e qu ir e me n t s , hl o c k l e ng t h s a n d widths , r esident i al set b a c k lines and s t o r m d r a i nage fac i li ti e s . 
Building c od e s provi d e t h e minimu m a l l owa bl e s t a n d a r ds b u i l d e r s must meet t h ro u g ho ut t he co nst ru ct i o n pro c ess. A SIll:t: i fie complain t o f h ome b ui lde r s co n c ern in g build in g c o d e s i s l: lck of s t a n d a r di zatio n f rom ar e a t o ar e a . Va r i a t i o n s in b u ildin g codes r equ ir e va r i at i o n s in st ru ct ura l d e si gn b e t we en co mmu n i t i e s in c l os e p r ox im ity who rar ely h a v e th e same S1nnd ard. This probl em is fr equ en t ly r e fer r ed  t o as loca l eli J mi z i n g . 
For cod e s to b e mea n i ng f u l , t h e y mus t b e e n f'o r c e d , Too of t e n enforceme nt c o n sists of i s suan c e of a b u ildi n g p o r mi t or t oken inspe ct ion . Many l o c a l i t i e s do n o t h a v e t h e f in an ci al r esou r c e s to hire a f ull - t i me or pa rt - time qua li fi e d in s p e c t o r . 
Mobile h o me s h a v e b e com e a maj o r c o n sumo r a I t e r n a t i v c: f o r l ow and mod erat e in c o me hous e hol ds , pa r t i c u l a r ly in r u r al ar e a s . 
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 Mob i 1 e hom e s t end t o p lac e d e man d son p u b 1 L c I <I c i I i l i l' S ~ I II d s e r vic e s disproportionate to the revenue they g en erat e. 
 
Environment al Conc erns Aff ecting Ho u s i ng D ev e l n p m ~ n t 
 
Environmental controls affectin g ho u s i ng d ev e l o p ment i n c l u d e floodplain controls, Coastal Marshlan d Pr ot e c tion Act, Er o sion an d S edim e n t a t i o n Control Act, Water Quality Stand a r ds, Sand Du n e Pr o t e cti o ll r egulations and the availability of wat er a nd sewer fac i li t i es . 
 
Environmental c d'nstraints such a s g e o l o g y , t opo gr aphy, v e g et ation and 
hydrology act as pot ential lim itations to n e w h ou sin g d ev e lopments. These constraints manifest thems elves dif ferentl y a c r o s s t h e state. 
(See map depicting environm ent al r egi on s, p a ge 144.) 
 
In the Highland Region, th e mo st se ve re c o n s t r a L n t is the availability of s u i t a b le s oils. Mu ch o f the region is covered by st eep s l o pes a n d thin s oil allowing few sites for int ensiv e construction . Placement of septic tan ks is a lso r estri ct ed i n the area. 
 
The b asic probl e ms in t he Pi ed mont Re gi o n li e in limited water suppli e s , s ew a g e disp o s al an d w a t ~ r pollu tion. 
 
Th e major constraints Coastal Plains r e gi on groundwat er pollution swampy flood plains. 
 
to housi n g d ev el op ment i n the ar e urb a n su r fa c e w at ~r pu l l u t i o n i n acq ui f er r e char g e area s a n d 
 
The Geor gia Coastal con tain s th e s ta te 's mo st f r ag i l e natural e n v i r o n me n t an d is s u b jec t t o num e rou s d evelopment constraints. Major ar eas o f c o nce r n ar e th e marshland areas, barrier isl ands and floodpl ains. 
 
The environment al assessment (pr ep ared for State's Land Use Elem ent) and hist oric pre s erv ation a s s e s sm ent were appended to the Housin g El em ent a n d a c c o mp ai n u d it through all the deliberations l eadin g to appr ov al a n d su b s e q ti e n t amendment. 
 
The env ironmental ass e ssment a n d hi st ori c pr e s e rv ation assessm ent were a v a i l a bl e t o t tl e publ i c o n a tim e l y basis and will be availabl e prior t o a ny p ubl i c h e aring s regardin g t h e Housing Elem ent. 
 
Support Services f o r Hous i n g Dev el opm ent 
The success of housing d ev elop ment see ms t o d ep e n o n ce r ta i n nonshelter factors. T he se f a cto r s a re : a c c e s s t u .j o b s , a c c cs s t o shopping, a sens e o f n e ighbor h o o d , support s l'r v i, ,  ~,/ p r() ll  , t :i () n and social services. T he a va ila b i l i ty and a UL'q u ;II' Y o f tll " ~ ; l' s u p p o r t fa c i l i t i e san d s e r vi c e s will d i c t at e t 11 e r e ;1 ~; i 1> i i i r Y and t It l' success of a housin g d ev el opm ent. 
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 Coordination Statement 
Coordination between state and regional plans has been promoted through workshops, agency interchange of information and the A-95 review process. 
The SOH sponsored a housing workshop entitled, The Housing Element from Planning to Implementation. The Workshop was designed to offer direction to the areawide planning agencies and to offer a forum for information exchange. 
Formal and informal exchange of information continued throughout the development of the State's Housing Element. The 701 Consultation Process provided a formalized meeting to discuss status, and ideas regarding the Housing Element. Interim status reports were sent to the APDCs to secure input and determine potential conflicts between the State and Areawide Plans. 
Through the 701 housing review function, SOH was continuously involved with APDCs in the formulation of the Areawide plans. The review function , therefore, provided an additional means to coordinate activities. 
Coordination of state and areawide housing activities is viewed as an on-going function. The A-95 review process affords SOH an opportunity to review housing developments to determine the consistency with areawide plans and local housing assistance plans. Additionally as 701 activities 
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 become more implementation oriented, opportunities for 
coordinative activities will actively be explored. 
Coordination of the State Housing Element with other 
functional areas within Stat e government was achieved by 
participation with the Inter-agency Task Forces concerned 
with Economic Development, Environmental Quality and Public 
Services. Agencies which participated on the Task Forces 
are listed below : 
Economic Development Task Force: 
Property Tax Unit, Department of Revenue Bureau of Industry and Trade Department of Agriculture Department o f Labor Office of Adult and Vocational Education Rural Development Center , University of Georgia Stat e Office of Housing, Department of Community Affairs Department of Human Resources Institute of Community and Area Development Department of Transportation Office of P lanning Assistance, DCA Center for Regional Studies, University of Georgia Engineering Experiment Station, Georgia Tech. Agriculture Extension Service , University of Georgia Office of Planning and Budget 
Environmental Quality Task Force: 
Office of Planning Assistance, DCA State Office of Housing, DCA Office of Planning and Research, Dept. of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division, DNR State Soi l and Water Conservation Committee Georgia Forestry Commission Institute o f Natural Resources, Univ. of Georgia En gineerin g Experiment Station, Georgia Tech. Agriculture Extension Service, Univ. of Georgia Institute of Community and Area Development Environmental Anal ysis Bureau, Dept. of Transportation Office of Planning and Budget 
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 Public Service Task Force: Division o f Physical Health , Dept . of Human Resourc es State Energy Of fice School of Urban Li f e, Georgia St ate Universit y Offi ce of Planning Assistan ce , DCA Stat e Of fi ce o f Housing , DCA Offi ce o f Planning and Research, DNR Institute of Community and Area Development Dept . of Transportation Division of Planning and Evaluation, Dept. of Education Institute of Ecology Research and Development Division, Dept . of Correct ions The input of these task forces culminated in three reports 
of the same name as the Task Forces. Information from t he s e reports we r e in corporated in th e State's Housing Element . 
Additionall y , the Governor i s s u e s his Annual Policy Statement whi c h enun ciates his p ol i cy on al l functi onal areas of state gov e r nme n t . The actua l po l icy statements i n c lu d e d in Part II incorporated ma ny of these statements from a housing perspective in such areas a s energy conservation , water and sewer facili ties, intergovernmental coordination, historic preservation and environmental protection. 
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 Citizen Participation Statement 
Citizen participation in the State of Georgia Housing Element has been accomplished through a variety of methods. 
The State Housing Element Advisory Committee was established to insure input throughout the development of the Housing Element. Specifically, the Advisory Committee was established to: 
1. assist in delineating the housing issues which a state agency should address; 
2. provide input regarding policy alternative for consideration by the Governor and General Assembly; 
3. assist in determining policies which are inconsistent with existing policies and programs; 
4. recommend policies for adoption by the Governor and legislation for the General Assembly. 
The Advisory Committee is comprised of representation from Georgia Association of County Commissioners, Georgia Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, Georgia Association of Mortgage Bankers, Georgia Association of Planning Officials, Georgia Community Action Association, Georgia Housing Coalition, Georgia Municipal Association, Georgia Savings and Loan League, Home Builders Association of Georgia, Housing Assistance Council, League of Women Voters of Georgia and the Urban League. 
The preparation of the State's Housing Element included a statewide survey of citizens and service providers who generally work with low-income clients. The survey was structured to gain 
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 Land Use -and Housing Element Consistency Statement 
To insure consistency between the State's Land Use Element and Housing Element , the planning process incorporated check-points at each phase of development of the Housing Element. Examples are cited below : 
1. The need for additional housing included population growth as the largest component. Also household projections included in the housing allocation plan are based on population projections compiled by 
OPB. (Part I & II). 
2. A !: a j o r problem for housing development is availability of developable land and environmental constraints to land development. Background information in the State's Land Use Element is incorporated in the analysis of this problem (Part I). 
3. The staff in charge of development of the Land Use Element was a member of the State Housing Element Advisory Committee and provided a continuous source for determining inconsistencies and potential conf l i ct s . 
4. The SOH worked with the inter-agency task forces of OPB. Participation on the task forces afforded SOH continuous opportunity to comment on the relationship of problem areas to housing. 
5. Policy recommendations which mutually effect Land Use and Housing have been identified and incorporated in both documents. This includes the community development strategy and model land use ordinances. 
6. Informal meetings were held between SOH and OPB as the need developed. 
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 additional input in identifying state housing problems and recommendations for alleviating the problems. Part I of the Housing Element provides a copy of the survey instruments and respondents. 
In addition to specific activities related to the Housing Element, the state's policy is to secure input when major plans and programs are being developed. For example, during 1977 the State Building Administrative Board conducted public hearings throughout the state to secure input in the development of Thermal Efficiency Standards (energy codes). During 1976 when GRFA was considering applying for the Section 8 Existing Program, there was a thorough effort to determine reaction across the State to GRFA's participation in that program. 
Since the policy formulation process is a continuous one , the state will continue to obtain input through its Housing Awareness efforts and its policy analysis activities. 
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 Historic Preservation and Environmental Impact Assessments 
Plan Summary The State of Georgia Housing Element establishes hous- 
ing goals and policies with accompanying implementation strategies directed to the attainment of the State housing goal. 
A major goal of the Housing Element is to promote housing developments which do not adversely affect the environment or areas of historic significance. The policies directed toward this goal are: Policies: 
Preserve Areas of Historical Significance. The State will support special analysis and planning for new and rehabilitated housing in areas of historic significance. The National Register of Historic Places now lists over 400 historic sites in Georgia. Additionally, a comprehensive base for reviewing the historical significance of sites should be established. Encourage Development in Environmentally Sound Areas. Residential development in environmentally sound areas will support special analysis and planning for new standards and growth management policies. Additionally, the State will support environmental regulations which includes noise abatement, -flood disaster control , water pollution control, clean air control , Coastal Zone Management and Fist and Wildlife Coordination. 
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 When such controls are unnecessarily restrictive for a particular site, a process should be established and activated to make appropriate recommendations. Support Energy Efficiency. A key to the continued economic development of Georgia and the maintenance of a quality and safe enVironment is the wise management of energy resources. Towards this end, the State Will support thermal e fficiency standards for n ew ~OUSing and encourage weatherization/insulation of 
~xisting housing. The proposed Home Improvement Loan 
Program of GRFA could assist homeowners with insulation financing. Encourage Efficient Land Use Development. Many existing land use and subdivision regulations tend to encourage inefficiency and wasteful land development practices . The State, in cooperation with regional, local and private agencies will develop model land development ordinances that would assist local governments in encouraging more appropriate and efficient use of land and public resources. 
Environmenta l Imp act a n d Applic able Contro ls Part I of the Housing Element provides an overview of 
regional env i ronmental const raints to housing development (pages 168 - 174) wit h the objective of delineating potential environmental concerns. Since generalized regional constraints may not apply to a specific site, an environmental impact 
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 statement will be required for a specific development Part I of the Housing Element discusses environmental 
controls which have been established to protect the physical environment from destructive building practices. These controls are summarized and analyzed in terms of their impact on housing development on pages 155 - 164, Part I. The environmental impact statement for the Land Use Element will be used to sat isfy the requirement for housing . .cSee page 128). 
Historical Preservation Assessment and Applicable Controls 1. The process which the state employs for historical preservation assessments of housing developments is the A-95 review process . Applicants for housing developments must determine if the proposed sites include areas listed on or nominated to the National Register of Historic Places. 
A list of historic sites in Georgia which are on the national register are on pages 118. Entries since March, 1978, and sites being surveyed may be obtained by contacting : 
Ms. Carole Griffith, Manager Survey and Planning Unit Office of Planning and Research, DNR 270 Washington Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30334 (404) 656-2840 
Information on Archaeological sites may be obtained from: 
Department of Anthropology University of Georgia Athens , Georgia 30602 
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 Historical Properties Historical Properties Act (Ga. Code Ann. ~ 40-801 to 
814a (1957) , as amended, (Supp. 1974) establishes Georgia Historical Commission with power to promote understanding of state history and to adopt and execute plans for preservation and marketing of objects, sites, areas, structures and ruins of historical or lengendary significance. The National Historic Preservation Act 
The National Historic Preservation Act provides for an expanded National Register of Historic Places to register districts , sites , buildings, structure and objects significant in American history , architecture, archeology, and culture. 
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 NATIONAL REGISTER SITES IN GEORGIA 
1 . Atkinson Hall, Georgia College Campus, Milledgeville, Baldwin Co. 
2. Old Governor's Mansion , ~20 South Clark St., Milledgeville, Baldwin Co. 
3. Old State Capitol, Greene St., Milledgeville, Baldwin Co . 4. Fort Yargo, Fort Yargo State Park, near Winder, Barrow Co. 5. Etowah Mounds, near Cartersville, Bartow, Co . 6. Anderson, Captain R.J., House, 1730 West End Ave., Macon, 
Bibb Co. 7. Anderson, Judge Clifford, House, 642 Orange St., Macon, 
Bibb Co. 8. Burke, Thomas C., House, 1085 Georgia Ave., Macon, Bibb Co. 9 . Cannonball House, 856 Mulberry St., Macon, Bibb Co. 10. Christ Episcopal Church, 538-566 Walnut St., Macon, Bibb Co. 11. Cowles, Jerry, Cottage, 4569 Rivoli Dr . , Macon, Bibb Co . 12. Cowles House (Stratford Academy), 988 Bond St., Macon, 
Bibb Co. 13. Domingos House, 1261 Jefferson Terr., Macon, Bibb Co. 14. Emerson-Holmes Building, 566 Mulberry St., Macon , Bibb Co. 15. Goodall House, 618 Orange St., Macon, Bibb Co. 16. Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry St., Macon, Bibb Co. 17. Green-Poe House, 841-845 Poplar St. , Macon, Bibb Co. 18. Hatcher-Groover-Schwartz House, 1144-1146 Georgia Ave., 
Macon, Bibb Co. 19. Holt House, 1129 Georgia Ave., Macon, Bibb Co. 20 . Johnston-Hay House , 934 Georgia Ave., Macon, Bibb Co . 21. Lee, W. G. , Alumni House, 1270 Ash (Coleman) St., Macon, 
Bibb Co . 22. Mercer University Administration Building, Coleman Ave. ,Macon 
Bibb Co. 23 . Monroe-Dunlap-Snow House, 920 High St., Macon, Bibb Co. 24 . Municipal Auditorium 415-435 First St. , Macon, Bibb Co. 25. Napier, LeroY ,Home, 2215 Napier Ave., Macon, Bibb Co. 26. Ocmulgee National Monument , Macon, Bibb Co. 27. Raines-Carmichael House, 1183 Georgia Ave., Macon , Bibb Co . 28. St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 812 Poplar St., Macon, Bibb Co. 29. Small House (Napier-Small House), 156 Rogers Ave., Macon, 
Bibb Co. 30 . Solomon-Curd House , 770 Mulberry St., Macon, Bibb Co. 31. Solomon-Smith-Martin House, 2619 Vineville Ave., Macon, 
Bibb Co. 32. Willi ngham- HilI-O 'Neal Cottage, 535 College St. , Macon, 
Bibb Co. 33. Fort McAllister , near Richmond Hill , Bryan Co. 34 . Bonner-Sharpe-Gunn House, West Georgia College Campus, 
Carrollton, Ca rro l l Co. 35 . Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, 
Fort Oglethorpe , Catoosa Co. 
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 36. Central o f Geo r gia Railway Company Shop Property, between 
 
West Jones St . and Louisville Rd., Savannah, Chatham Co. 
 
37. Lowe (Juliette Gordon), Birthplace, 10 Oglethorpe Ave. East, 
 
Savannah , Chatham Co . 
 
38. Savan nah Hi s t or i c District, bounded by East Broad , 
 
Gwi nnett, West Broad Streets and Savannah River, Savannah, 
 
Ch at h am Co. 
 
39. Scarbrough , William, House, 41 West Broad St., Savannah, 
 
Chatham Co. 
 
40. Sturges , Oliver , House, 27 Abercorn St., Savannah, 
 
Chatham Co . 
 
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41. Fort Jackson , I s lands Expressway, near Savannah, Chatham Co. 
 
42. Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, near Savannah, Chatham Co. 
 
43. Riverside , Fort Benning, near Columbus, Chattahoochee Co. 
 
44. Old North Campus, University of Georgia Campus, Athens , 
 
Clarke Co. 
 
45. Bishop House, Jackson St., Athens, Clarke Co. 
 
46. Old Lucy Cobb Institute Dormitory, University of Georgia 
 
Campus , Athens, Clarke Co. 
 
47. President 's House , 570 Prince St., Athens, Clarke Co. 
 
48. Wilkins House, 387 South Milledge Ave. , Athens, Clarke Co. 
 
49. Wilson Lump ki n House (Rock House), University of Georgia 
 
Campus , Athens, Clarke Co. 
 
50. Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield Park, Near Marietta, Cobb Co. 
 
51. Stallings Island, near Augusta, Columbia Co . 
 
52. Old DeKalb County Courthouse, Court Square, Decatur , 
 
DeKalb Co. 
 
53. Kolomo ki Moun d s, near Blakely, Early Co. 
 
54. Chief t ains, 80 Chatillon Rd., Rome, Floyd Co. 
 
55. Cyclorama , Grant Park, Cherokee Ave., Atlanta, Fulton Co. 
 
56. Harris, Joel Chandler, House 1050 Gordon St., Atlanta, 
 
Fulton Co. 
 
57. Smith , Tu llie, House , 3099 Andrews Dr., Atlanta, Fulton Co. 
 
58. State Capitol, Capitol Square, Atlanta, Fulton Co. 
 
59. Barrin gto n Ha ll, 60 Ma r i e t t a St., Roswell , Fulton Co. 
 
60. Bul loch Hall, Mimosa Blvd., Roswell, Fulton Co. 
 
61. Fort Frederica , near Brunswick, Glynn Co. 
 
62. Faith Chapel , Old Plantation Rd., Jekyll Island, Glynn Co. 
 
63. Horton-duBignon House , Brewery Ruins, duBignon Cemetery, 
 
Riverview Dr . , Jekyll Island, Glynn Co. 
 
64. Bo cke f el l er Cottage, 331 Riverview Dr., Jekyll Island, 
 
Glynn Co. 
 
65. New Ec hota , near Ca lhoun, Gordon Co. 
 
66. Susina Pl a nt at i on , near Beachton, Grady Co. 
 
67. Old Semi n a r y Bu ildin g, Perry 'St . , Lawrenceville, Gwinnett Co. 
 
68. Sh i ve r s- S i mp s o n House, n e a r Jewell , Hancock Co. 
 
69. Birdsv i lle Pl a ntation, near ' Millen, Jenkins Co. 
 
70. Fort Morri s, n e a r Mi dwa y, Liberty Co. 
 
71. St . Ca t he r i n es I sl a n d, near South Newport , Liberty Co. 
 
72. Dahlonega Courthouse, Cour thouse Square, Dahlonega, 
 
Lumpkin Co . 
 
73. Old Ro ck Hou se, near Thomson, Mc Du f f i e Co. 
 
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Fort King George , near Darien, McIntosh Co. Andersonville Prison Site, near Andersonville, Macon and 
Sumter Counties Cedar Lane Farm, near Madison, Morgan Co. Fort Mountain, near Chatsworth, Murray Co. Vann House, Spring Place, Murray Co. The Cedars, 2039 13th St., Columbus, Muscogee Co. Columbus Hi s t o r i c District, bounded by 9th St., Fourth St. , 
1st Ave . ,and Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee Co. Columbus Iron Wo r k s , 901 Front Ave., Columbus, Muscogee Co. Goetchius-Wellborn House, 405 Broadway, Columbus, 
Muscogee Co. Gunboats Muscogee and Chattahoochee, Fourth St ., Columbus, 
Muscogee Co. Joseph House, 828 Broadway, Columbus, Muscogee Co. Octagon House, 527 First Ave., Columbus, Muscogee Co. Pemberton House, 11 Seventh St., Columbus, Muscogee Co. St. Elmo, 2810St. Elmo Dr. Columbus, Muscogee Co. Springer Opera House, 105 10th St., Columbus, Muscogee Co. Walker-Peters-Langdon House, 716 Broadway, Columbus, 
Muscogee Co. Wells-Bagley House, 22 6th St., Columbus, Muscogee Co. Eagle Tavern, U.S. 129 and 441, Watkinsville, Oconee, Co. Augusta Canal, Augusta, Richmond Co. (Changed to Augusta 
Canal Industrial District) Mackay House, 1822 Broad St., Augusta, Richmond Co. Travelers Rest, near Toccoa, Stephens, Co. Liberty Hall, Alexander Stephens Park, Crawfordville, 
Taliaferro Co. Brandon (H ayes) House, 329 North Broad St., Thomasville, 
Thomas Co. Bryan-Davis House, 312 North Broad St., Thomasville, 
Thomas Co. Augustine Hansell House , 429 So. Hansell St., Thomasville, 
Thomas Co. Burch-Mitchell House , 737 Remington Ave., Thomasville, 
Thomas Co. Charles Hebard House, 711 So. Hansell St., Thomasville, 
Thomas Co. Ponder, Epraim, House, 324 Nor. Dawson St., Thomasville, 
Thomas Co. Lapham-Patterson (Scarbrough) House, 626 North Dawson St., 
Thomasvi lle, Thomas Co. Thomas County Courthouse North Broad St., Thomasville, 
Thomas Co. Wright House , 415 Fletcher St., Thomasville, Thomas Co. Old Wh it e Cou n ty Courthouse, Cleveland, White Co. Campbell-Jordan Ho u s e , 208 Liberty St., Washington, 
Wilkes Co. WaShington-Wilkes Historical Museum U.S. 78 and 378, 
Washington , Wi l k e s Co. 
Old U.S. Post Off ice & Federal Building, 475 Mulberry St., 
Macon, Bibb Co . 
 
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Monroe-Goolsb y Hous e , 159 Rogers Ave., Macon, Bibb Co. Findlay House, 785 Second St ., Macon, Bibb Co. Sidney Lanier Cottage, 935 High St., Macon, Bibb Co. Randolp h-Whittle House, 1231 Jefferson Terr., Macon, Bibb Co . Monroe St. Apa rtme n t s , 641 Monroe St., Ma c o n , Bibb Co. Central City Park Bandstand, Central City Park, Macon, 
Bibb Co. Rock Roger s Home , 337 College St., Macon, Bibb Co. Jonesboro Historic District, Jonesboro, Clayton Co. State ly Oa k s (Orr Hou s e ) Gordon-Banks House, Route 4, near Newnan, Coweta Co. Edward C. Peters House , 179 Ponce de Leon Ave., Atlanta, 
Fulton Co. Jekyl l Island Club , Jekyll Island, Glynn Co. Price Memori al Ha ll, North Georgia College Campus, 
Dahlonega , Lumpkin Co. Bonar Hall , Dixie Ave., Ma d i s o n , Morgan Co. Peabody-War ne Ho u s e , 14 45 Second Ave., Columbus, Muscogee Co. McGehee-Woodall House, 1534 Second Ave., Columbus , 
Muscogee Co. Lion House, 1316 Third Ave., Columbus, Muscogee Co. Hilton , 2505 Macon Rd., Columbus, Muscogee Co. Wynnwoo d , 1 84 6 Buena Vista Rd., Columbus , Muscogee Co. Wynn Hous e, 1240 Wynnton Rd., Columbus, Musco gee, Co. Dinglewood , 1429 Dinglewood, Columbus, Muscogee Co. Rankin Ho u s e , 1 4 4 0 Second Ave., Columbus, Muscogee Co. Col le ge Hill , 2216 Wrightsboro Rd ., Augusta, Richmond Co. (NHL.) Commandan t's House, Old Au~usta Arsenal, 2500 Walton Way, 
Augusta, Ric hmond Co. (NHL .) 
Sacred Heart Ca tho l i c Church, Greene & 13th, Augusta, 
Richmon d Co. Old Me d i cal Co l lege Bu ilding, Telfair and 6th, Augusta, 
Ric hmon d Co. F irst Baptist Church, Greene and 8th, Augusta, Richmond Co. Militia Headquarters Building, 552-564 Mulberry St., Macon, 
Bibb Co. 
Mary Wi lli s Library, E. Liberty & S. Jefferson, Washington, 
Wilkes Co. Holl y Court , 301 S. Alexander, Washington, Wilkes Co. 
Poplar Court , 210 W. Liberty, Washington, Wilkes Co. 
Peacewood , 120 Tignall Rd., Washington, Wilkes Co. Presbyter i a n Church, 206 E . Robert Toombs, Washington, 
Wilkes Co. The Cedars, 210 Sims St. , Washington , Wilkes Co. Arnold-Ca l l awa y P lan tation, Lexington-Washington Rd., 
Was hingto n , Wi l k e s Co. Gilbert-Alexander House, 116 Alexander, Washington, Wilkes Co. Robert Toom bs House , E. Robert Toombs Ave., Washington, 
Wi l kes Co. Lassi ter Hou s e, 315 College St., Macon, Bibb Co . East Robe rt To omb s District, Washington, Wilkes Co. 
 
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Tupper-Barnett House, 101 W. Robert Toombs Ave., Washington, Wilkes Co. 
Wynnton School Library, 2303 Wynnton Rd., Columbus, Muscogee Co. 
St. Simons Lighthouse Keepers Building, 600 Beachview Dr., St. Simons, Glynn Co. 
Seven Mile Bend, E. of U.S. 17 at Richmond Hill, Bryan Co. Milledgeville Historic District, bounded by Irwin, Thomas, 
Warren St., and Fishing Creek, Milledgeville, Baldwin Co. Hutchinson Home, St. Route 109 and Pattillo Rd., LaGrange, 
Troup Co. First Presbyterian Church, 690 Mulberry St., Macon, Bibb Co. Davenport House, 324 E. State St., Savannah, Chatham Co. Fort Barrington, near Cox, McIntosh Co. Dasher-Stevens House, 904 Orange Terr., Macon, Bibb Co. Mills House, 406 No. Hill St., Griffin, Spalding Co. Bellevue , 204 Ben Hill St., LaGrange, Troup Co. Old Medical College Historical Area, E. Broadway and 5th St. , 
Griffin , Spalding Co. Roselawn (Sam Jones House), 224 Cherokee Ave., Cartersville, 
Bartow Co. Curry Hill Plantation, Route 84, E. of Bainbridge, Decatur Co. Orna Villa , 1008 N. Emory St., Oxford, Newton Co. North Washington District, Washington, Wilkes Co. West Robert Toombs District, Washington, Wilkes Co. Midway Historic District, Midway, Liberty Co. 
Hawkinsville City Hall-Auditorium, Lumpkin & Broad St., 
Hawkinsville, Pulaski Co. Double Cabins, Route 4, Griffin, Spalding Co. Goodrich Homeplace, 441 No. Hill St., Griffin, Spalding Co. Bailey (Sam) Building, E. Poplar and Fourth St., Griffin, 
Spalding Co. Hawkes Library, 210 S. Sixth St., Griffin, Spalding Co. Bailey-Tebault House, 633 Meriwether St., Griffin, Spalding Co. Hill-Kurtz House, 570 South Hill St., Griffin, Spalding Co. Hunt House , 232 S. Eighth St., Griffin, Spalding Co. Gertrude Herbert Art Institute (Ware 's Folly), 506 Telfair St., 
Augusta , Richmond Co. Academy of Richmond County (Augusta Museum), 540 Telfair St., 
Augusta, Richmond Co. Brahe _ House, 456 Telfair St., Augusta, Richmond Co. Swift-Kyle House, 303 12th St., Columbus, Muscogee Co. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Augusta, Richmond Co. Callanwolde, 980 Briarcliff Rd., Atlanta, DeKalb Co. Picket t's Mil l Battlefield Site, near Dallas, Paulding Co. Wormsloe Plantation, Isle of Hope, near Savannah, Chatham Co. Sope Creek Ruins, Paper Mill Rd., near Marietta, Cobb Co. Jarrell Plantation, East Juliette Vicinity, Jones Co. Harman-Watson-Matthews House, Greenville Vicinity, 
Meriwether Co. Garden Club of Georgia Museum, Athens, Clarke Co. 
 
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McIntosh Inn, Indian Springs, Butts Co. Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge, N of Woodburn, Meriwether Co. Mark Hall , Route 2, Greenville, Meriwether Co. Meriwether County Jail, Gresham St., Greenville, 
Meriwether Co. Soapstone Ridge , Atlanta, Dekalb Co. Towns (George Washington Bonaparte) House, State Hwy 208, 
Talbotton, Talbot Co. Meriwether County Courthouse, Greenville, Meriwether Co. Bedingfield Inn, Cotton Road, Lumpkin, Stewart Co. Orange Hall, 311 Osborne St., St. Marys, Camden Co. Old Gaissert Homeplace, Williamson, Spalding Co. LeConte-Woodmanston Site, Riceboro Vicinity , Liberty Co. 
The General, Kennesaw, Cobb Co. White Oak Creek Covered Bridge, Alvaton Vicinity, Meri~ 
wether Co. The Texas, Cyclorama Museum, Grant Park, Atlanta, Fulton Co. Illges House, 1428 Second Ave., Columbus, Muscogee Co. Johnston's Line, near Chattahoochee River and Nickajack 
Creek, Cobb Co. Great Hill Place, Bolingbroke, Monroe Co. Inman Park, Atlanta, Fulton Co. Davis-Edwards House, Broad St., Monroe, Walton Co. Bowman-P irkle House, Friendship Rd., Flowery Branch, Hall Co. Ambrose Baber House (Riverside Clinic), 577-587 Walnut St., 
Macon ,Bibb Co . Bethesda Home for Boys, Savannah, Chatham Co. Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Bibb Co. Ashland Farm, Chattanooga Valley Drive, Walker Co. Davis-Guttenberger-Rankin House, 134 Buford Place, Macon, 
Bibb Co. Guy White Building (Old Macon Library), 652-62 Mulberry St. , 
Macon , Bibb Co. Upson House , 1022 Prince Avenue, Athens, Clarke Co. 
Federal Building and Courthouse, 126 Washington St., Gainesville, Hall Co. 
Sledge House , 749 Cobb St., Athens, Clarke Co. 
Green-Meldrim House, Macon & Bull Streets, Savannah, 
Chatham Co. Slate Ho u s e , 931-945 Walnut St., Macon, Bibb Co. Calhoun Gold Mine, Lumpkin County, (NHL) 
John Ross House, Spring & Lake, Rossville, Walker County 
Rhodes Memorial Hall, 1516 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Fulton Co. DeWi tt Mc Cr a r y Home, 320 Hydrolia St., Macon, Bibb Co. Sparta Historic District, Sparta, Hancock County Martin Lu t h er King, Jr., Historic District, Atlanta, Fulton Co . Roswell Historic District, Roswell, Fulton Co. U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, 76 Forsyth Street, Atlanta, 
Fulton Co. Zion Episcopal Church, U.S. 80, Talbotton, Talbot Co. Valley View, Eu harlee Road near Stilesboro, Cartersville 
vicinity, Ba rtow Co. 
 
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Nutwood, Big Springs Road, LaGrange , Troup Co; Glen Mary, Linton Road , Sparta, Hancock Co. Tate House, Hwy. 53 east of Tate, Pickens Co. Villa Albicini, 150 Tucker Road, Macon, Bibb Co. Fox Theater, 660 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Fulton Co. United States Custom House, 1-3 East Bay Street, Savannah , 
Chatham Co. Haralson County Courthouse, Buchanan, Haralson County Federal Building and Un i t e d States Courthouse, Savannah, 
Chatham Co. Habersham Memorial Hall, 15th Street at Piedmont Ave, 
Atlanta, Fulton. The Old Jail, 103 Court Street, Washington, Wilkes Co . Municipal Auditorium, Albany, Dougherty County Clarkland Farms LaGrange Road, Greenville, Meriwether County Warm Springs Historic District, Warm Springs, Meriwether, Co. White Hall (Kendrick-Poer-Crawford-Graham Hs.), Hwy 29, 
West Point, Harris Co. Old Presbyterian Manse, (Albon Chase House), 185 North Hull 
Street, Athens, Clarke Co. Chattahoochee County Courthouse, Cusseta, Chattahoochee 
County (Removed) Old Clinton Historic District, Clinton, Jones County. Toney-Standley House, Fort Gaines vicinity, Clay County Usry House, Thomson, McDuffie County Singleton-McMillen House, Eatonton vicinity, Putnam County Fish Trap Cut, Dublin vicinity , Laurens County Madison Historic District , Madison, Morgan County First National Bank, Columbus, Muscogee County Staff Rowand Old Post Area, Fort McPherson, Atlanta, 
Fulton Co. Bridge House, 112 North Front St., Albany, Dougherty County Fieldcrest Mills, Front Ave., Columbus, Muscogee County Floyd Street Historic District, Covington, Newton County Ebenezer Townsite and Jerusalem Lutheran Church, Springfield, 
Effingham Co. Orkin Early Quartz Site, Clayton County Savannah Victorian Historic District, Chatham County. Franklin House, 464 East Broad St., Athens, Clarke County Eudora Plantation, South of Quitman, Brooks County . Fort Gaines Cemetery Site, Fort Gaines, Clay County Colonsay Plant ation, Crawfordsville, Taliaferro County. Bay Street Urban Renewal Area, Brunswick, Glynn County Camilla-Zack Community Center District, Mayfield, Hancock Co. Macon Hi st o r i c District , Macon, Bibb Co. Stone Hal l , Atlanta University, Atlanta, Fulton Co. Walter F. George Dam Mound , near Fort Gaines, Clay County Site of Gilgal Church Bat tle, Due West Community, Cobb Co. Union Depot, Albany, Dougherty County Church-Waddel-Brumby House, Athens, Clarke County Heard-Dall is House, LaGrange, Troup County Steele's Covered Bridge, Dawson County 
 
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S i te o f Ol d Fo rt Argyle , Fort St e wa r t , Liberty County Old Saint Teresa 's Catholi c Chu rc h , Albany , Doug h ert y Co u n t y Poo l 's Mill Co ve r e d Bridg e, Cummi n g , For s y th Count y Auc hu mp k e e Creek Cove r ed Br i d ge , Thomast on , Up s on Coun ty Druid Hills Parks a~d Parkways, Atlanta, Fu l to n a nd Dekal b 
Counties . Ki lgo r e 's Mi l l Covered Bridg e and Mill Site, n e ar Beth lehem, 
Barrow & Wa lt on Co. 
Liberty Hi ll, La Gr a n g e , Tro u p Coun ty Cab in e ss-Hu n t Ho u s e , Round Oa k , Jo nes Co u n t y Od d F e l l o ws Building and Auditorium, Atlanta , Fu l t on Coun t y Gay, Ma r y , Hou s e, Decatur, DeKa lb County The Dill Ho u s e , Fo r t Gain e s , Cl a y Count y United St a t e s P os t Of f i c e an d Cour tho use , Rome, Flo yd Coun ty San de r s Hi l l , Mo n t r o s e , Lauren s Co u n t y Carn egie L i b r ary , Dublin, La u re ns County 'Wi l l i a m All en Ho u s e (Bev er ly Plantati o n ), El ber ton, Elbe r t Co. Ox fo r d Hi s t ori c District, Oxford, Newt on Cou nt y New Salem Covered Bridg e, Commerce, Ban ks Co unt y Cu t hb ert Hi stori c Distr ic t , Cu t hbe rt, Randolph County Eaton ton Historic Dist r i c t , Ea tonton , Pu tn am Count y Northwes t Ma ri e t t a Hi st ori c Di s tr i c t , Mari etta, Cobb Coun t y Linton Historic District, Li nton , Hanc o ck Count y Kes le r Covered Bridge , Home r vicinit y , Banks-Franklin Counties Gatewo o d House , Eat ont on, Put n am Coun ty Ke t t l e Creek Battl efield (Wa r Hi ll) , Wa s h ing t on v i c i n ity , 
Wilke s County Jo seph He nry Lumpkin House, Athens , Clar ke County T . R. R . Cobb Ho u s e, Athens , Clarke County Howa r d ' s Co ve r e d Bridge (Big Cloud s Cr e ek ), Smit hsonia , 
Og l e t h o r p e Co u n ty Franc is P l a n tatio n , b et ween Davi sboro and Bar tow , Wa s h - 
ington Co u nt y 
Et owah Va l l ey Di s t r i c t, Cart er sv ill e v ic inity, Bartow & 
Floyd Counties The Camak Ho u s e, Athens, Clarke County Mul b e rry Grove , Mo n t e i t h, Chat ham Coun t y Fo r t Perry , Buena Vi st a Vicini ty , Marion Coun ty Singer- Mo y e Ar c hae ol o g i c a l S ite , n ear Lump ki n, S tewart Co . I s rael Causey House , Au s te l l, Cobb Co un ty Gree n St reet Distric t, Ga i nesvill e, Hall Co u n ty Rood s Landin g Site, Stewart Cou n t y Cannon Site , Crisp County De a r i n g Street Hi s t o r i c Dis tric t, At h en s , Clarke County Hi stor ic Th oma s v i l l e Dist r ic t , Thomasv i l le , Thom as Co: Montp~lier F ema l e I n s t i t u te , Mac o n Vicinity , Monroe Coun t y Casu lo n Plan ta t ion, Good Hope vi cinity , Wal t on Coun ty Navy Su p p l y Corp s Museum, Athen s, Cl a rke Co unty Emory Univ e r s it y Distric t, At lanta, DeKalb Co unty Thomas Carr Di s tr ict, Thomson vi cinity, McDuffi e County My rick ' s Mi l l, Fit zpatr i ck vicinity, Twigg s Coun ty 
 
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Woodlands-Blythewood Historic District, Clarkesville vicinit y , Ha b e r s h am Count y 
Cabiness-Hungerford-Hanberry House , Bradley vicinity, Jones County 
Freeman-Hurt-Evans House, Oakman vicinity, Gordon County Americus Historic District, Americus , Sumter County Cabbagetown District, Atlanta, Fulton County LeVert Hi s t o r i c District, Talbotton, Talbot County Penfield Historic District, Penfield vicinity, Greene Co . Ware-Lyndon House, Athens, Clarke County Gordon-Lee House, Chickamauga, Walker County Campbell Count y Courthouse , Fairburn , Fulton County English-American Building (Georgia Savings Bank Building) 
Atlanta , Fu l t on County Pharr-Callaway-Sethness House, Tignall vicinity, Wilkes Co . Atlanta and We s t Point Railroad Freight Depot, Atlanta, 
Fulton Count y Oakl and Ceme tery , Atlanta, Fulton County Cooheelee Creek Covered Bridge, Hilton, Early County The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Atlanta, Fulton Co. Piedmont Park , Atlanta, Fulton County Greenwood Plantation, Thomasville , Thomas County St. Marys Historic Dis trict, St. Marys, Camden County Long Cane Hi s t o r i c District, Troup County Baltimore Block, At lanta, Fulton County Techwood Home s Historic District, Atlanta, Fulton County Waycross Historic District, Waycross, Ware County McCranie's Turpentine Still, Willacoochee, Atkinson County Atlanta Un i v e r s i t y Center District, Atlanta, Fulton County Hofwyl-Broadf ield Plantation , Brunswick vicinity , Glynn co. Me a d ow Ga r de n , Aug usta , Richmond County Cromer's Mil l Covered Bridge , Franklin County Peachtree Southern Railway Station (Brookwood Station), 
Atlanta , Fulton County Anderson House, Danburg, Wilkes County Chennault House , Danburg vicinity , Lincoln County Ma t t h e ws Ho u s e , Danburg vicinity, Lincoln County Wil lis-Sale-Stennett House, Delhi vicinity, Wilkes County Carnegie Library of At lanta, Fulton County FitzSimons-Hampton House, Augusta, Richmond County Cheely-Coleman House, Jewell vicinity , Hancock County Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Atlanta, Fulton County Mi ll p on d P lan tation , Thomasville vicinity, Thomas County Callah a n , J . W. , House , Bainbridge , Decatur County Sc hae f e r- Mar ks House , Toccoa, Stephens County Strick land Hous e, LaGrange vicinity, Troup County Lane Hou s e, Walker County Tompk ins , Hen ry B., House, Atlanta, Fulton County Taylo r Gr ad y Ho u s e , Athens , Clarke County Owens-T homas Hous e, Sav annah , Chatham County Telfair Academy, Savannah, Chatham County 
 
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 363. Thomas E , Wat s on Hou s e, Th omp s o n , McDuffie County 364. Swee t Auburn Hist o r i c District, Atlanta, Fulton County 365. Na than Bennet t Ho u s e, Ma d i s o n , Morgan County 366. Hodgso n , W. B . Ha l l, Savannah, Chatham County 367. Ni c holson, Wi lli am P. , House, Atlanta , Fulton County 368. Glove r-Mc Leo d - Garr ison House, Marietta, Cobb County 369 . Hur t Bu il ding, Atlanta, Fulton County 370. Massi e Common School Ho u s e , Savannah , Chatham County 371. Lexington Historic District , Lexington, Oglethorpe County 372. Crawfo r d Depot Crawf ord , Og lethorpe Count y 373 . DeGive Op e r a Hou s e, Atlan ta, Fulton Co unty 374. Thomas Wynn Ho u s e , L i l bu rn vicinity, Gw innett County 375. J. R. Carm i c h ae l House, Jackson, Butts County 376. Dix ie Co ca-Cola Bott l i n g Company Plant, Atlanta, Fult on Co . 377. Bul l ard- Har t Ho u s e , Columbus, Muscogee County 378. Hil l ye r Trust Bu i l d in g , Atlanta , Fulton County 379. He aley Bu i l d i n g , Atlanta, Fulton County 380. Ci tizens and Sout hern Bank Building, Atlanta, Fulton Co. 381. Bruns Qu a rry , Car rollton , Carroll County 382. Rut ledge Ho u s e, " Re b e l Hal l", LaGrange vicinity, Troup Co. 383. Candl er Bui l ding , Atlanta , Fulton County 384. W. E . Smi t h Hou s e, Al b a n y , Dougherty County 385. Roe- Ha r p e r Hou s e, Devereux vicinity, Hancock County 386. Brumb y - L i t t l e (Arn o l du s ) Ho u s e , Marietta vicinity, Cobb Co. 387. Na than Van Boddi e Ho u s e , Mo u n t v i l l e vicinity, Troup Co. 388. Swan House, At lanta , Fulton County 389. Capit al City Club, Atlanta, Fulton County 390. Alexande r-C lev e land House, Ruckersville vicinity, Elbert Co. 391. Rufus M. Ro se Ho u s e, Atlanta, Fulton County 392. Wester n and Atl ant i c Ra i l r o a d Zero Milepost , Atlanta , 
Ful t o n Co . 393. Parro t t Insuranc e Bui l d in g, Athens, Clarke County 394. Whitma n- An d e rso n Ho u s e, Ringgold, Catoosa County 395. Ra l ph Ga in es Hous e, El b e rt o n vicini ty, Elbert House 396. Ranki n Sq u a re , Columbus, Muscogee County 397 . Seabo r n Goodall Hou s e , Sy lvania vicinity, Screven County 398. Thoma s M. Gilmer Ho u s e, Vesta vicinity, Oglethorpe County 399. ' Samue l Farkas Hous e, Albany , Dougherty County 400. Fort Hawkin s Archaeologic al Site, Macon, Bibb County 401. Swee t Wat er Manuf a c t u r i n g Site, vicinity o f Lithia Springs, 
Doug l a s County 402. Fort Mountain, Chat sworth vicinity , Murray County 403. Berr ie n County Courthou s e , Nashville, Berrien County 404 . Crawfo rd W. Long Chi ldhood Home , Danielsville, Madison County 405. Glen Echo, El l a v i l l a v i cin i t y , Bryan County 406. J o rdan -Bellew Ho u s e, Mo nt i c e l l o , Jasper County 407 . Wi ld Heron, Savannah vi c in it y , Chatham County 408. D' Ant i g n a c House, McI nt o s h County 409. East S i de Schoo l , Thomasville, Thomas County 
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 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 
The Environmental Assessment for the Georgia Development Policies Plan - 1978 is discussed below. This assessment is provided pursuant to 24 CFR 600.65 (b), ru les and regulations for Comprehensive Planning Assistance. 
(i) Summary or abstract of t he proposed plan (s) or policies; 
The Georgia Development Policies Plan - 1978, represents a major element in the State's effort to continue strong economic develo pment programs, balanced by equally strong concerns for environmental protect ion. 
Today the task confronting Georgia is to move ahead with plans for expanded economic development, yet to manage our human and natural resources so as to satisfy man's basic needs while preserv ing th e nat u ral environment for futu re generations. In the last decade, this country deve loped an awareness of environmental concerns that, ironically, now sometimes pits business and labor against t he environment. In most cases the conflicts are real - where the preoccupation with short-term profits or the narrow interests of public agencies can, for example, work aga inst the long-term conservation of the State's valued resources. Too often these conflicts are viewed as absolute-with no opportunity for compromise. Economic development is equally essential to the State's lo ng-ter m hea lth . The challenge is to support economic development, to seek new business enterprise with its resul tant new jobs, yet to do it through public policies that will assure the long-term health of the natura l environment which is, after all, the ultimate source of Geo rgia's econom ic we alth. 
"ine time fo r act ion is fas t app roaching ; we must choose how we will cope with the shortages. Although the sit ua t ion confront ing us is a new one, this State is fully capable of modifying its economic pr iorities so as to accommodate national interests. In a word, we must be more selective in our use of capital and more efficient in using our natural resources. It is suggested here that a more defin itive planning process is needed to assist the Executive Branch of State govern ment wit h def inin g and articulating goa ls: a mechanism to coordinate the programs in State govern ment and to provide a policy framework as the basis for evaluating the plans and progra ms of agencies and uni ts of State gove rnment. Guidelines must be established for functional plan ning, program coo rdinat ion, and resource allocation. 
This plan is on ly a beginning; it has few def in it ive answers and can only point the way. It is an attempt t o t ake stoc k, t o reco gnize problems and issues associated with development, to enunciate related pol icies now firm ly est ablished in State government, and to establish a process wherein other issues susce pt ible t o solut ion in the fo reseeable future may be addressed-always in keeping with the priori tie s of th e Execut ive Branc h. Th e plan has been prepared partially in response to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development "701" planning assistance program wherein the sta tes are enco uraged to prepare land use and housing elements. 
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 Land use planning at the State level encompasses social, economic and physical interests. It is broadly concerned with development patterns, transportation systems, housing resources, the location and nat ure of majo r public facilities and services, and the conservation of natural resources - espec ially as they relate to economic development activities. From the State viewpoint, the concern is not so much with limiting development ( or specifying where it must occur) as it is with coordinati ng it and specifying how or under what circumstances it should occur. At the presen t time, Georgia's land use planning initiatives are expressed largely through the coordinative powers of State government, capital improvements programming, and the resource protection laws of t he State. 
Incontrast, economic plan ning, a dominant interest of State government, traditionally has been associated with industrial development concerns. More recently, its focus has broadened in recognition that economic benefits are truly optimized when concern for the natural environment is also expressed. Now the State's role is more nearly envisioned as the coordinator of development, consistent with established social, economic, and environmental goals. 
The Georgia Development Policies Plan - 1978 is presented in six volumes which taken together, comprise the State's land use element. Volume one is the Introduction. Volumes two, three and four assess economic conditions, the environment and public facilities and services from a statewide perspective and identify basic problems and issues that need to be confronted. Volume five provides a genera l description of existing conditions within the State and projects land needs. Volume six outlines State growth-related policies, by program areas, and describes the State's program for growth management. Volume six also contains the following documentation: 
 
1. Public Involvement Statement I 2. Equal Opportu nity Statement 
3. Land Use Elemen t Update Statement 4. Consistency of Land Use Element with Housing Element 5. Consistency of Land Use Element with: 
Coastal Zone Management Prognm EPA, Section 208 Program (Water Quality) EPA, State Implementation Plan (Air Quality) State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) 6. Environmental Assessment 7. Hist oric Assessment 8. Evidence of Clearinghouse Notification 9. Evaluat ion Component 10. Checklist (HUD 701) 
 
The Plan d iscusses existi ng Sta te policies and programs which affect land development and 
 
growth and pro poses th e cre ation of certai n mechanisms designed to increase the effectiveness of 
 
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plann ing coordination, deve lopment monitoring and State investment programming. The plan 
 
builds upon a Statewide comprehe nsive developmen t planning system which is thought to 
 
\,...: possess sufficient aut hority to deal with pu blic policies affecting growth. Therefore, the Georgia 
 
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 Development Polic ies Plan is not propos ing wholesale legislat ive no r ad ministrative changes for State government. The Plan reflects the co nfiden ce of State government in the existing planning system; however, it also represen ts cert ain attempts t o fu rt her refine the State planning system to more effectively provid e planning services appropriate fo r contempo rary needs. 
 
(ii) The env ironmental impact (beneficial as well as adve rse) of the proposed plan(s) or 
 
policies if they are C<lrried out. 
 
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The balanced effort toward continu ing econom ic deve lopment with accompanying protection of the natu ral environ ment tem pers all land deve lopment-related State government activities. Federal and State laws man date environ men tal protection programs and requirements. Therefore, State growth -related policies reflec t these protection act ivit ies. 
 
The economic development po licies reflected in Volume 6: Growth Policies, are accompanied by an extensive compendium of environmental protection programs and policies. In addition, Volume 3: The Environment, and Volume 5 : Land Needs, focu s closely upon the environmental effects of continued growth and land development. 
 
The policies reported in t he Plan are all existing State pol icies - reflecting programs currently being carried out to meet the social, economic, and environmental needs of Georgians. No significantly new environmental impacts (beneficial o r adverse) will be realized from the completion of the Georgia Development Policies Plan. However, the proposed development monitoring process ( discussed in Volume 6, "Summary and Coordination of Land Use Element with Implementation Measu res ") will enable the Office of Planning and Budget to more efficiently analyze environmental problems and issues each year. The same segment of Volume 6 discusses the proposed State Community Development St rategy. This work activity for FY 1979-81 will more clearly define State investment policies in spatial (urban/rural) and in environmental (agricultu ral/urban uses, etc.) contexts. 
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 (iii) Any adverse enviro n men ta l imp acts which cannot be avoided sh ould the proposed plan(s) or pol icies be implement ed . 
 
The implemen ta t ion o f t he Georg ia Develo pment Policies Plan reflects no changes in State policy. Indeed, the plan contai ns Sta te policies which generally prov ide an uncommon ly outstanding environment al protect ion posture by a St ate in the so utheastern Un ited States. Moreover, it is be lieved th at th e impl ementa t ion o f t his plan , with its sta ted proposed implementation measures will further en hance t he ability of State govern ment to comprehensively plan for public invest ment and experience economic gro wth with out sac rificin g environmental quality. 
 
(iv) Alternatives to pro posed plan(s) or poli cies and an alysis of alternatives. 
 
Two alternatives were isolated as po tential fo rmats for the State land Use Element in Georgia. Prelimin ary desi gns fo r documents were co nstructed : (1) a report reflecting a geograph ically based, site-spec ific land use plan, more reflect ive of localized planning and zoning procedures; (2) a plan which reports t he ex istence of many State pol icies which influence growth and land development and ho w th ese policies relate to economic, environmental, and public facilit ies and serv ices fac tors. 
 
The latter approach was chosen for several reaso ns : 
 
(1) Many State policies address and are directed at these three areas of concern, and (2) The State of Georgia, due to its Executive Branch organizational structure (OPB 
as t he central coord inat ion agency) is pecu liarly able to utilize this approach, and (3) The existing Sta te po licies are appropriate for contemporary needs, and (4) Certain constitu t ional and ad minist rative rest raints prohibit detailed State involve- 
me nt in local plan ning matters such as land use plann ing (in a site-specific manner). 
 
(v ) Th e relat ionsh ip, und er t he proposed plan(s) o r po licies, between local short-term 
 
use o f man 's env ironment and t he main t enance and enhancement of long-term 
 
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GOALS 
 
An early produ ct of Georgia's efforts to prepare t his Development Policies Plan was the formu lat ion of a series o f goa ls statements. They enumerated broadly the goals that Georgia is attem pt ing to ach ieve t hro ugh its various develo pmental programs. They were drawn, in part, from t he Governor 's ann ua l Policy State men ts and the State Budget Report and t hen were modi fied by an intergovern men tal t ask force. The statements reflect current goals that have guided prep arat io n o f the Develo pment Pol icies Plan. 
 
The ro le of goal statem en ts in th e planning process is, first of all, to set directions for the ident ification and classificati on o f pro blems. Thus, if a goal is intended to preserve the environment, present en viro n men tal con dit io ns ca n be described and used as a baseline from which to evaluate ho w well t he en viro n ment is be ing preserved . As a development planning process is more firm ly established in Sta te gove rn ment, the goa ls will also serve to evaluate alternat ive po licies. It is anti cipated th at rea list ic policies will necessit ate tradeoffs among goals. One o f t he pu rpose s o f planning is to reso lve such conflicts; goa ls need no t be consistent, bu t po licies Shoul d be. 
 
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 In th e fo llowing d iscussio n each goal is expressed in a one sen tence statement. An explanatory par agraph describes t he implicat io ns of t he goal and how progress toward that goal might be determ ined. The int ent ion is that State developmental programs attempt to meet the follow ing goals: 
 
Coal 1: TO IMPROVE G EOR G IA'S OVERA LL ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE R ELATI V E TO THE NAT ION. 
 
One aim of Sta te government is to pro mo te grea ter invest ment within t he State; include the creation of more and better jo bs; raise skill levels and cit izen capabilities; and provide a better atmosphere fo r the cond uct of priva te business. This goal concerns the progress of. the State as a whole an d d oes not add ress t he distribution of econom ic growth to regions within t he State. Success in attaining this goal can be measured by trends in per capita income, wage rates, capital invest ments and productivity of the State compared to the nation. 
 
Goal 2: TO IMPROV E THE ECONOMIC BASE OF UNDERDEVELOPED AREAS WITHIN GEOR GIA. 
 
State govern ment attempts to direct economic growth. to all parts of the State through its efforts to strengthen and broaden t he employment base of individual co mm un ities and :::ounties where personal income is low and underemployment is known to exist. Consistent with this goal is the strengtheni ng of regional econom ies and local commun ities through investment of State and federal fu nds in education, health, transportation, public utilities, and other public services des igned to make them more economically viable. By monitoring county economic indicators such as per capita inco me, net migration, unemployment and capital investment, success in attain ing this goal ca n be measured . 
 
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TO PROVIDE FOR GROWTH WITH IN THE CONSTRAINTS OF THE NATURAL RESOURCE BASE, SUCH AS SUITABILITY OF LAND, AVAILABILITY OF WATER AND VULNERABILITY TO LOSS OF WATE R QUALITY. 
 
State government plays a majo r ro le in the preservation of natural resources through its resource pro tection programs . In effect , enforcement of these programs makes the State a determining factor in where growth takes place through influencing the outcome of investment decisions. This goal encourages selection of areas for investment according to their natural capability to accommodate growth. Thus, indirectly th e State encourages development in areas where the probab ility of environmental damage is low. However, it also establishes standards designed to protect t he natural environment - whenever development occurs. Measuring progress toward this goa l is more d iff icu lt t han the first two, bu t could be detected through normal monitoring of air and water quality and , poss ibly , by examining growth trends, identifying vulnerable areas and mon itor ing de velopment activit ies. 
 
Goal 4: TO RETA IN AND ENHANCE ESPE CIALLY VALUAB LE NATURAL, HISTOR ICA L AND AESTHETIC AREAS. 
 
This goal establ ishes th e des irabil ity of preserving selected areas with special natural, 
 
historic or scen ic attributes - no t solely because they are ecologically significant, but because 
 
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great public value is placed on them. Such significance has been accorded wild and scenic 
 
rivers, wilderness areas, historical sites, archaeologica l resou rces , wildlife habitats, barrier 
 
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 islands, and other similar resou rces. This goa l imp lies establ ishment of policies which would discourage the placement of pub lic facilities in locat ions where th e resu lt ant impact on deve lo pment wo uld thre aten the lon g-ter m preserva t ion of suc h sites. This goa l also impl ies public acquisition of sites where t ime and publ ic finan cial reso urces allow. Measur ing progress to ward the goal woul d nece ssitate keeping an invent o ry of such sites and routinely monitoring t heir status. 
Goal 5: TO PROMOTE DEVEL OPMEN T PATTE RNS WHICH CONSERVE PUBLIC AND PR IVAT E FINANCIA L AND TANGI BLE RESOURCES. 
The basic ide a of th is goal is t o plan public im provements so that resulting development does no t place unn ecessary burdens on pub lic and pr ivate service providers, includ ing energy requi rements. This is an en o rmo usly d iff icult goal to ach ieve and much more wo rk is needed to identify and underst and in a d iscrete sense wh ich development patterns are most efficient (such as " Th e Cost of Sprawl" ). es pecially fro m the regional viewpo int. To measure how well this goal is being served , resou rce consum ption ind icato rs must be developed and unit costs for services must be mon ito red . 
Goal 6 : TO ASSURE T HAT CITI Z ENS IN AL L AREA S OF THE STATE ARE PROVIDED WIT H ADEQ UAT E PUBLIC SERViCES. 
Thi s goal is basic t o public services and facilities programs which provide transportation , health care, education , rec reat ion and other services in which the State is involved. Generally, service delivery is accomplished through th e utilization of a systems approach to maximize cove rage and cost effec t iveness. Progress in meet ing this goal can be measured by establishing selectively minimum sta nd ards fo r services and faci lities that are known to have major impacts on growth and de ve lopment and by mo nito ring them on a routine basis. 
Goal 7: TO ASSURE T HAT PUBLIC SERV ICE FACILITIES ARE DISTRIBUTED TO BE REA DILY ACCESSI BLE TO ALL CITIZENS. 
This state men t co m plemen ts goal nu mber 6 by ad din g the concept of accessibility to adeq uacy of serv ices. It implies th at basic services sho uld be prov ided and distributed so that all citizens should be located where t heir service delivery can provide uniform coverage to the citizens of t he St ate. The most appropriate met hod fo r measuring goal attainment w ill be to develop, wit h service providers, reaso nable indicators of services effectiveness and to monitor t hem on a ro ut ine basis. 
The listinq of the broa d State development goals demonstrates the long-term concerns of the Sta te of Geo rgia fo r econo mic, environm en tal and public fac ilities issues. While economic issues domin ate th e first t wo goa ls, t he fo llowing t hree goa ls st ressing environmental protection are complementary and int er related. 
Th e policies an d program s in Volum e 6 are directed towa rd the broad State development goals. Th e sho rt -term use of the env iro nment is addressed by most of the policies and programs in Volume 6; however , the attainmen t of th e seven State Developmen t Goals is the overriding long -term facto r. Th us, eq ual emphasis is offered for enviro nmental protection, econom ic development, and t he prov ision of public facilit ies and services. Regarding environmental protection pol icies and pro grams, note t he co mprehensive nat ure of Vo lume 6, Part II. Similarly noti ce t he long-term co ncern fo r th e environ en t in Vol umes 3 and 5 of t he Plan. 
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(vi) Any irreversible and irre tr ievable commitments of resources which would be involved 
 
if the proposed plan(s ) or policies should be implemented. 
 
The State of Georg ia does not irreversibly or irretrievably commit any resources via the implementation o f t his plan. All the pol icies and programs reflected are ex isting and operable. These policies and programs are establ ished by legislation or Executive Order. Therefore, these policies and programs are subject t o alteration through decisions of the State's elected officials. 
 
The State's balanced program of economic growth and natural resource protection attempts to reduce the need for concern over irreversibly or irre trievably commiting resources. 
 
(vii)-A statement setti ng fo rt h appl icab le Federal, State and local environmental controls. . 
 
The Georg ia Development Policies Plan herein complies with the following federal environmental controls. 
 
a. Nationa l Environmental Policy Act of 1970 (PL 91-190). b. HUD Handbook 1390.2 Noise Abatement and Control 8/201. (See Volume 6, 
Part \I, Environmental Protection, Noise Control.) c. Flood Disaster Protection Act 1973. d. Waste Pollut ion Control Act 1972. e. Clean Air Act 1967 - 1970. f. Water Pollution Control Act 1974. g. CZM Act 1972. h. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act 1958. 
 
Additional applicable federal environmental controls: 
 
Water Protection 
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Drinking Water: 
 
P.L. 93-523, Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974. 
 
Federal Register, Vol. 40, No. 248, Wednesday, December 24, 1975; National Interim Primary Drinking Water Regulations. 
 
Land Protection 
 
Solid Waste Management : 
 
P.L. 94-580, The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976. 
 
Flood Protect ion : 
 
P. L. 84-1016, 1956 (The Federal Flood Insurance Act of 1956). 
 
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P.L. 90448, 19 68 (The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968). 
 
P.L. 91-152,1969 (The Housing and Urban Development Act of 1969). 
 
P.L. 93 -234, 1973 (The Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973). 
 
Federal Registe rI Vol. 41, No. 207, Tuesday, October 26, 1976, p. 46961. 
 
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Air Protect ion 
 
Federal Registe r, Vol. 36, p. 24877, Decem be r 23,1971. Fede ral Register, Vo l. 39, p. 9314, March 8, 1974. Federal Registe r, Vo l. 39, p. 13776, Apr il 17, 1974. Federal Register , Vol. 39, p. 15396, May 3, 1974. Fede ral Registe r, Vol. 39, p. 20790, June 14, 1974. Federal Registe r, Vo l. 40, p. 2803, January 16, 1975. Federal Register , Vo l. 40, p. 33156, August 6, 1975. Federal Registe r, Vol. 40, p. 46250, October 6, 1975. Feder al Register, Vol. 40, p. 59205, Dece mber 22 , 1975. redera l Register, Vol. 4 1, p. 3828, January 26, 1976. 
 
P. L. 94 163, The Energy Policy and Conserva tion Act. P.L. 94385, Th e Energy Con servati on and Producti on Act. 
 
The followi ng St ate enviro nmental con trols are applicable:' 
 
Water Protection 
 
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Groundwater Use Act of 1972 (Act 147 8, p. 976), (1973 - Act 692, p. 1273) . 
 
Rules and Regulat ions for Gro un dwa ter Use. Department of Natural Resources, Environ- 
 
mental Protection Division . June 197 4 . 
 
Wat er Quality Cont ro l Act of 1964 (Act 87 0, p. 476), (1973 - Act 694, p. 1288) , (1974 - 
 
Act 1029, p. 59 9 ), (1977 - Act 232, p. 368). 
 
Geo rgia Safe Drinking Water Act of 1977 (Act 231 , p. 351). 
 
Rules and Regulat ions fo r Water Supply Quality Control , Department of Natural Resources 
 
Environ men tal Protection Division . October 4, 1970. 
 
Sect ion 88 - 26, Georg ia Cod e Annotated (Water Quality) . 
 
Land Protection 
 
Sections 5 - 18, 5 - 19 , 5 - 21, 5 - 22,5 - 22A, Georgia Code Annotated (Soil Conservation Erosion Control). 
Erosion and Sedimen tat ion Act of 1975 (Act 599, p. 724). Rules and Regulations fo r Erosion and Sedimentation Control (Draft), Department of 
Nat ural Resources , Enviro nmental Protecti on Division. February 9, 1977. So il and Water Conse rvat ion Dist ricts Act of 19 62 (Act 630, p. 116), (1973 - Act 564, 
p.929 ). Section 43 - 16, Geo rgia Code Ann otat ed (Solid Waste Management). Solid Waste Management Act of 1972 (Act 1486, p. 1002), (1973 - Act 691, p. 1269). Rules and Regulat ions for So lid Waste Management . Georgia Department of Natural 
Resources, Environmental Protection Division . October, 1974. Sect ion 4 3 - 14 , Georgia Code Annotated (Surf ace Mine Reclamation) . Surface Mining Act of 1968 (Act 670, p. 9), (1971 - Act 75, p. 200), (1972 - Act 1482, 
p.996l. Rules and Regulat ions for Land Reclamation. Department of Natural Resources, Environ- 
mental Protection Division. Revised 1974. 
 
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 Air Protection ~..-.".': 
 
Section 88 - 9; Georgia 'Cotfi!'Annotat"ed' (Ai'r biiality f{ . 
 
Air Quality Control Act of 1967 (Act 433, p. 581), (1971 - Act 67, p. 184), (1972 - Act ' 
 
1481, p. 994), (1975 - Act 716, p. 1522). 
 
RlJ1esand' Reg'vrations fo r 'Aii' CfUiJlity 'C(jj-itrol ; ' Depahnieht-OfWatural R'esou rce's~ Environ- 
 
mental' ProfeCtion\Oivisiofl! November; f915~ 
 
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Marshlands Protection 
 
Sectlo'n .43.''- '24';.G'eorgiiI'C6dit.'Annotate(f.(MarStlia'i1ds~PrOteCtion); . Coastal Marshlands Protection Act of 1970 (Act 1332, p. 939)~,~(1972 - - ' Act .1480'; p~ 991). 
 
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Section 88 - 1, Georgia Code Annotated (EnvironmentaH.fealtFl). Georgia Health Code (1964 - Act 936, p. 499), (1977 - Act 609, p. 669). Rules and Regulations for Individual Sewage Disposal Systems. Department of Human 
Resources, Division of Physical Health . Effective date - December 20, 1969. 
 
Radiological Monitoring 
 
Section 88 - 13, Georgia Code Annotated (Radiological Monitoring). 
 
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Radiation Control Act of 1964 (Act 936, p. 499), (1968 - Act 971, p. 546), (1973 - Act 540, p. 920). 
 
Noise Control 
 
Section 99 - 42, Georgia Code Annotated (Noise Control). State Noise Control Act of 1974 (Act 1278, p. 1185). 
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Fish and Wildlife Management 
 
Sections 45 - 8, 45 - 9, Georgia Code Annotated (Fish and Wildlife Management). 
 
Energy Conservation 
 
Section 40 - 4, Georgia Code Annotated (Energy). Georgia Council of Energy Resources Act of 1976 (Act 1445, p. 1740). Energy Emergency Powers Act of 1977 (Act 73, p. 192). Energy Efficiency Standards Act of 1977 (Act 328, p. 769). Energy Conservation Building Standards Act of 1978 (Signed by Governor 4/10n8 - No 
Act Number Assigned). 
 
No local environmental controls are applicable to the Georgia Development Policies Plan 1978, as the Plan has statewide application regardless of sub-State political boundaries. 
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(2) Be appended to the resulting proposed plan or policy and accompany the plan or 
 
policy through all local deliberations leading to approval and any subsequent amendment of the 
 
plan or policy; and 
 
The Environmental Assessment is contained within the Appendix of Volume 6: Growth Policies. It is a part of the overall Georgia Development Policies Plan - 1978, which has been approved by the Governor. The Governor is responsible for acceptance, endorsement and implementation of this plan. 
 
(3) Be available to the public on a timely bas is, including availability prior to any public hearing regarding the plan or pol icy. 
 
The Georqia Development Policies Plan - 1978 will be widely distributed throughout the State following HUD approval of the report. The Plan is merely a planning framework; however , citizen reaction and comment will be welcomed. 
 
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 HISTO RIC PR ESERVAT ION ASS ESSMENT 
 
The Historic Preservation Assessmen t fo r the Geo rgia Development Policies Plan - 1978 is discussed below. This assessme nt is pr ov ided pu rsuan t to 24 CFR 600.66(d), rules and regulations for Comprehens ive Plan n ing Assista nce. 
 
(i) A summary or abs tract o f the pr o posed p lans or po licies: 
 
The Georgia Development Pol icies Plan - 1978 re presents a major element in the State's effort to continue strong econo mic developmen t programs, balanced by equally strong concerns...for environmental p rotect ion, inclu ding historic preservation. 
 
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Today the t ask confront ing Georgia is to move ahead with plans for expanded economic development, yet to manage our hu man and na tu ral resources so as to satisfy man's basic needs while preserving t he natural e nviro n me nt for fu tur e generations. In the last decade, this country developed an awa reness of enviro n ment al concerns that , iron ically, now sometimes pits business and labor against t he env iron me nt . In most cases th e co nflicts are rea l - where the preoccupation with short-term p ro fits or the narrow interests of pu blic agencies can, for example, work against the long-term co nserv ation of t he State's valu ed resources. Too often these conflicts are viewed as absolute - with no op po rt u nity fo r comprom ise. Econo mic development is equally essential to the State's long-term heal t h. Th e challen ge is to su pport econom ic development, to seek new business enterprise with its res ultant ne w jo bs, ye t to do it throu gh publ ic pol icies that will assure the long-term health of the natu ral environment which is, after all, the ultimate source of Georgia's economic wealth. 
 
The ti me for ac t io n is fast ap p ro ach ing; we must ch o ose how we will cope with the shortages. Although the situ at ion con fro nting us is a new one, th is State is fully capable of modifying its economic priorities so as to accommodate national inte rests. In a word, we must be more selective in our use of capi tal and mo re efficien t in using our natural resources. It is suggested here that a more' definitive p lanning process is need ed to assist the Execu t ive Branch of State government and to provide a pol icy framework as t he basis fo r eva luating the plans and programs of agencies and un its of State governmen t . Gu ide line s mu st be est ablished for functional planning, program coordination, and resource allocation . 
 
This plan is on ly a beg inn ing; it has few defin it ive answers and can only point the way. It is an attempt to take stock, to recognize p roblems and issues associated with development, to enunciate related polic ies now firmly esta blished in St ate government, and to establish a process wherein other issues susceptible to solution in t he foreseeable future may be addressed - always in keeping with the pr io rit ies of t he Executive Branch . The plan has been prepared partially in response to the U. S. Department o f Housi ng and Urb an Development "701" planning assistance program wherein the states are encou raged to prepare land use and housing elements. 
 
Land use plann in g at the Sta te leve l e ncom passes soc ial, economic and physical interests. It 
 
is broadly conce rne d with deve lop me nt pa tterns, transp o rt at io n systems, housing resources, the 
 
location and natu re o f major public facil iti es and serv ices, and the conservation of natural 
 
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resources - espec ially as they relate to economic dev elopment activities. From the State view- 
 
point, the conce rn is not so much wit h lim iti ng development (o r specifying where it must occur) 
 
as it is with coord inating it an d specifyin g ho w or un der what ci rcumstances it should occur. 
 
At the present time, Georgia 's land use planni ng initi ati ves are expressed largely through the 
 
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 coordinative powers of State government, capital improvements programming, and the resource 
 
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protection laws of the State. 
 
In contrast, economic planning, a dominant interest of State government, traditionally has been associated with industrial development concerns. More recently, its focus has broadened in recognition that economic benefits are truly optimized when concern for the natural environment is also expressed. Now the State's role is more clearly envisioned as the coordinator of development, consistent with established social, economic, and environmental goals. 
 
The Georgia Development Policies Plan - 1978 is presented in six volumes which, taken together, comprise the State's land use element. Volume one is the Introduction. Volumes two, three and four assess economic conditions, the environment and public facilities and services from a statewide perspective and identify basic problems and issues that need to be confronted. Volume five provides a general description of existing conditions within the State and projects . land needs. Volume six outlines State growth-related policies, by program areas, and describes the State's program for growth management. Volume six also contains the following documentation: 
 
Appendix 
 
1. Public Involvement Statement 2. Equal Opportunity Statement 3. Land Use Element Update Statement 4. Consistency of Land Use Element with Housing Element 5. Consistency of Land Use Element with: 
Coastal Zone Management Program EPA, Section 208 Program (Water Quality) EPA, State Implementation Plan (Air Quality) State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCaRP) 6. Environmental Assessment I 7. Historic Assessment 8. Evidence of Clearinghouse Notification 9. Evaluation Component 10. Checklist (HUD 701) 
 
The Plan discusses existing State policies and programs which affect land development and growth and proposes the creation of certain mechanisms designed to increase the effectiveness of planning coordination, development monitoring and State investment programming. The Plan builds upon a statewide comprehensive development planning system which possesses sufficient authority to deal with public policies affecting growth. Therefore, the Georgia Development Policies Plan is not proposing wholesale legislative nor administrative changes for State government. The Plan reflects the confidence of State government in the existing planning system ; however, it also rep resents certain attempts to further refine the State planning system to more effectively provide planning services appropriate for contemporary needs. 
 
(ii) The impact (beneficial and adverse) of the proposed plans or policies if they are carried out. 
 
The balanced effort toward co ntinuing economic development with environmental protection tempers all land deve lopmen t-related Sta te governme nt activities. Federal and State 
 
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 Iaws man date enviro nmental p rotect ion p ro gram s an d requ irem ent s. Therefore , Stat e gro wt hrelated po licies ref lect the se pr otect ion act ivit ies. Specifi c h istoric preservat ion requi reme nts mus t be me t as a pa rt of the environmenta l review p rocess, operating th ro ugh the Cleari nghouse, disc ussed in (vi) below. 
 
The ec ono mic developmen t pol icies refl ected in Volu me 6 : Growth Policies, are accom panied by an extensive co m pend iu m of env ironmental p rotection programs and po licies. In additi on , Vo lume 3 : The Environ men t an d Volume 5 : Land Needs foc us closely upon t he en viro nm e nt al effects of cont inued growth an d lan d develop men t. Volu me 6 co nt ains a sum mary descripti o n of preserv ation policies and p rogram s. Ho weve r, a mo re de tai led de scrip t ion of th e h ist o ric preservation review process is p resented in (vi) below. 
 
The policies reported in th e Plan are all ex isting State policies - ref lecti ng pr ograms currently bei ng carried ou t t o me et t he soc ial ec onomic, and env iron men t al needs of Geo rgians. No signifi cant new im pacts (be ne ficial or adverse) will be realized from th e completion o f t he Georgia Develo p me nt Po licies Plan. Howeve r, th e proposed development mon itoring pro ce ss (discussed in Vo lu me 6 , " Summ ary and Co ordinat ion of Land Use Elemen t With Im plement ation Meas u res" ) w ill ena ble t he Off ice of Plan ning and Budge t t o mo re efficiently analy ze environmental and hist or ic p rese rvation p rob le ms and issue s eac h year. T he same segment of Vol u me 6 d iscusses the pr op osed Sta t e Commu n ity Develop ment Strat egy . Thi s wor k act ivity for FY 1979 - 81 will mo re cle arly define St at e invest ment pol icies in spat ial (ur ban/ rur al) and in environment al (agricult u ral/ u rban uses, etc.) contexts. 
 
(iii) Any adverse impacts whi ch cann ot be avo ided should th e proposed pla ns or poli cies be ca rr ied out . 
 
Th e imple me nt at io n of th e Georgia Developme nt Policies Plan enacts no chan ges in St at e policy . Indeed , th e plan contains State policies wh ich ge ner ally provide an unco mmo nly outstan di ng enviro n me nt al protect ion an d hist o ric p rese rvati on postu re by a State in t he southeast e rn United St at es. Mo reove r, it is be lieved t hat the implem e ntati on of t his plan, wit h its st ated proposed imple ment at ion mea su res will fu rt her enhance t he ability of Stat e gove rn ment to co mp re hensively plan fo r pub lic invest ment s and exp er ien ce economic growth with ou t sacr ificing en viron ment al qual ity or cu lt ural resources. 
 
(iv) Alte rn at ives to p ro po sed plans o r pol icies. 
 
Two alternatives we re isolated as potent ial fo rmats for th e St ate Land Use Element in Geo rgia. Prelimi nary docu ments were constru cted : (1) a rep ort reflectin g a geogr aph ically base d , site -specific land use plan, more refl ective of localized plan nin g an d zon ing procedures ; (2) a plan whi ch reports th e ex istence of many St at e policies wh ich influ ence growth and land deve lop men t and how t hese pol icies relate to ec on omic, environm en t al and pu blic facilit ies and se rvice fact o rs. 
 
Th e latter ap pr oa ch was chosen fo r several reasons: 
 
(1) Many Sta te policies add ress these th ree areas of co nce rn, an d 
 
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(2) The St ate of Geo rgia, due t o its Execu t ive Branc h o rganizationa l structure 
 
(OPB as the central coo rd inati on agency) is pecu lia rly able to uti lize th is 
 
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 (3) The ex ist ing State pol icies are appropr iate for contemporary needs, and (4) Certain con sti tu t iona l and admin ist rative restra ints proh ibit detailed State 
invol vement in local plan ning matte rs su ch as land use planning (in a sitespeci fic manner) . 
(v) The impact of proposed plans and polic ies on the long -term maintenance and enhancement of Nation al Registe r pr ope rti es: 
GOALS 
An early product of Geo rgia's effo rts to prepare t his Development Polic ies Plan was the formu lation o f a ser ies of goals state ments. They e numerated broadly the goals that Georgia is attempting to ach ieve through its va rious develop ment al programs. They were drawn, in part, from the Governor's annual Policy Statements and th e State Budget Report and then were modified by an in te rgovernm ental task fo rce . The sta tements reflect current goals that have guided preparation of t he Deve lo pmen t Po licies Plan. 
The role of goal statements in the pla nn ing p rocess is, first of all, to set directions for the ide nt ificat ion and classification of problems. Thus, if a goal is intended to preserve the environment, present environment al conditions can be desc ribed and used as a basel ine from which to evaluate how well the env ironment is bein g preserved. As a development planning process is more firmly established in State government, t he goals will also serve to evaluate alternative policies. It is anticipated that realistic policies will necessit ate tradeoffs among goals. One of the purposes of planning is t o resolve such conflicts; goals need not be consistent, but policies should be . 
In the following discussio n each goal is expressed in a one sentence statement. An explanatory pa ragraph describes th e implicati ons of the goal and how progress toward that goal might be determined. The inte ntion is th at State deve lop mental programs attempt to meet the following goals: 
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Goal 1 : TO IMPROVE GEORGIA'S OVERALL ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE RELATIVE TO TH E NATION . 
One aim of State government is t o promote greater investment within the State; include the creation of more and better jo bs; raise sk ill levels and citizen capabilities; and prov ide a better atmosp here for the con duc t of private bus iness. This goal concerns the progress of the State as a whole and does not address the distributi on of economic growth to regions within the State. Success in attaining this goal can be measured by trends in per capita income, wage rates, capital investments and productivity of the State compared to the nation. 
Goal 2 : TO IMP ROV E THE ECONOM IC BASE OF UNDERDEVELOPED AREAS WITHIN GEORG IA. 
State government attempts t o di rect economic growth to all parts of the State through its efforts to strengthen and broaden the em ployment base of individual communities and counties where personal inco me is low an d undere mploymen t is known to ex ist . Consistent with this goal is the strengthening of region al econo mies and local communities through investment of State and federal funds in educ at ion, health , t ranspor t at ion, publ ic utili ties, and other public services designed t o make them more econo mically viable. By mo nitoring county economic 
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 indicators such as per capita income, net migration, unemployment and capital investment, success in attaining this goal can be measured. 
 
Goal 3: 
 
TO PROVIDE FOR GROWTH WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF THE NATURAL RESOURCE BASE , SUCH AS SUITABILITY OF LAND, AVAILABILITY OF WArER AND VULNERABILITY TO LOSS OF WATER QUALITY. 
 
State government plays a major role in the preservation of natural resources through its resource protection programs. In effect, enforcement of these programs makes the State a determining fac tor in where growth takes place through influencing the outcome of investment decisions. This goal encourages selection of areas for investment according to their natural capability to accommodate growth . Thus, indirectly the State encourages development in areas where the pcobability of environmental damage is low. However, it also establishes standards designed to protect the natural environment - whenever development occurs. Measuring progress toward this goal is more difficult than the first two, but could be detected through normal monitoring of air and water quality and, possibly, by examining growth trends, identifying vulnerable areas and mon itoring development activities. 
 
Goal 4 : TO RETAIN AND ENHANCE ESPECIALLY VALUABLE NATURAL, HISTORICAL AND AESTHETIC AREAS. 
 
This goal establ ishes the desirability of preserving selected areas with special natural, 
 
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historic or scenic attributes - not solely because they are ecologically significant, but because great public value is placed on them. Such significance has been accorded wild and scenic 
 
rivers, wildemess areas, historical sites, archaeological resources, wildlife habitats, barrier 
 
islands, and other similar resources. This goal implies establishment of policies which would 
 
discourage the placement of public facilities in locations where the resultant impact on develop- 
 
ment would threaten the long-term preservation of such sites. This goal also implies public 
 
acquisition of sites where time and public financial resources allow. Measuring progress toward 
 
the goal would necessitate keeping an inventory of such sites and routinely monitoring their status. 
 
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Goal 5: TO PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS WHICH CONSERVE PUBLIC AND 
PRIVATE FINANCIAL AND TANGIBLE RESOURCES. 
 
The basic idea of this goal is to plan public improvements so that resulting development does not place unnecessary burdens on public and private service providers, including energy requirements. This is an enormously difficult goal to achieve and much more work is needed to identify and understand in a discrete sense which development patterns are most efficient (such as "The Cost of Sprawl"), especially from the regional viewpoint. To measure how well this goal is being served, resource consumption indicators must be developed and unit costs for services must be monitored. 
 
Goal 6 : TO ASSURE THAT CITIZENS IN ALL AREAS OF THE STATE ARE PROVIDED WITH ADEQUATE PUBLIC SERVICES. 
 
This goal is basic to public services and facilities programs which provide transportation, 
 
health care, education, recreation and other services in which the State is involved. Generally, 
 
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service delivery is accomplished through the utilization of a systems approach to maximize coverage and cost effectiveness. Progress in meeting this goal can be measured by establishing 
 
selectively minimum standards for services and facilities that are known to have major impacts 
 
on growth and development and by monitoring them on a routine basis. 
 
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Goal 7: TO ASSURE T HAT PUBLIC SERVICE FACILIT IES A RE DISTRIBUTED TO BE 
 
READILY ACC ESSIBLE TO A LL CITI Z ENS. 
 
This sta tement complemen ts goal nu mbe r 6 by adding the concept of accessibility to adequacy of services. It implies that basic serv ices should be provided and distributed so that all services shou ld be located where thei r service de live ry can provide un iform coverage to the citize ns of the State. The most appropriate met hod for measuring goal attainment will be to develop, wit h service providers, reasonable indi cato rs of services effectiveness and t o moni tor t hem on a rou ti ne basis. 
 
The list ing of the broad St ate development goals demonstrates t he long-term concerns of the Stateof Georgi a fo r economic, env ironmental and publ ic fac ilities issues. 
 
The policies and programs in Volume 6 are di recte d at the broad State development goals. The policies and proqrams providing protection an d preservat ion for natural and cultural resources (Part II) are reflective of th e State's de dication t oward attainment of Goa l 4: To Retain and Enhance Espec ially Valuable Natural, Histori ca l and Aesthet ic Areas. 
 
The coordination of comprehensive statewide planning by the Office of Planning and Budget prov ides OPB on oppo rt u nity to ensure that land use-related planning is consistent with and cognizant of the protection affor ded cultu ral resources. This consistency review is facilitated primarily through the A-95 revie w process, discussed at greater length in (vi), below. It should be stated here, however, that the review procedures of the State Historic Preservation Office are of such a deta iled and comprehensive nature so as to contribute significantly to the long-term maintenance and enhancement of National Registe r properties. 
 
(vi) A st atement setti ng fo rth applicable Fede ral, State and local controls or programs for conserving and enhancing hist orical p rope rt ies. 
In the sam e sense that wate r, air and earth are nonrenewable natural resources whose abuse and pollution can endanger the physical existence of man, the historical and archaeological remnants of human existence (hereby referred to as cultural resources) are nonrenewable manmade resources whose destruction can threaten the social and spiritual well-being of mankind. In the same manner in whic h a le gal framewo rk has been established in recent years on the national level to protect the natural environment, a similar framework has been established to provide a measure of pr otection to the nation's cultural resou rces. Governmental agencies at both the State and federal level have been charged with implementing legislation designed to protect the natural and cultural environmen t. In Georg ia, t his responsi bility rests with the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO ), located with in the Department of Natu ral Resources. 
The follow ing nar rat ive is provided in or der to summarize some of the applicable legislation relative to the preservation of cu ltural resources; an ou t line of the role of the St ate Historic Preservation Office in the implementation of federa l mandates; and, an overview of the current status of the State comprehensive histor ic site survey and preservat ion plan. 
 
Legislative Aut horization: 
 
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The State Histo ric Preservation Office in Geo rgia derives its authority primarily from 
 
the National Histor ic Prese rvatio n Act of 1966 (P.L. 89-66 5 ). This legislat ion authorized the 
 
Secretary of the Depa rt ment of Inter ior t o ex pand t he National Register of Hist o ric Places 
 
by, in part, granting funds to t he various st ates for the pu rpose of assisting them in preparing 
 
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 comprehensive statewide historic surveys and preservat ion plans. 
 
The Act also authorized the establishment of an Advisory Council on Historic Preservat ion. The Advisory Council, com posed of members of the President's Cabinet as well as presidential appointees, is charged with a review responsibility for cons idering the potential adverse effects on National Register properties as a result of any project involvin~ the use of federal funding assistance. 
 
Currently, there is no State legislation specifically related t o the State Historic Preservation Office . However, the Heritage Trust Act of 1975 (Georgia Act 596) authorizes the Department of National Resources to acquire "real property in Georgia because it exh ibits unique natural characteristics, special historical significance or particu lar recreational value." The Heritage Trust Program thus provides an implementation mechanism for historic preservation within the State. The Program in fiscal year 1979 will have two sub-program components. One component will continue the ongoing acquisition activities of the Department while the other component provides, for the first t ime, direct State grants to local governments for the purposes of assisting them in acquiring historically, culturally or environmentally significant sites. 
 
Role of the State Historic Preservation Office: 
 
The State Historic Preservation Office, with in the Department of Natural Resources, has the responsibi lity under the mandates of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 for implementing, maintaining and supplementing the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia. Part of this responsibility consists of develo ping and implementing a comprehensive state historic survey and preserva tio n plan. On the basis of this plan and survey activities, properties of cultural significance are identified, documented, researched and nominated by the Office to the National Register. Before submission to the Nat ional Register, however, all nominations must nave been approved by t he State Review Board. The Board is composed of professionals from the fields of architectu re, history, archaeology, u rban planning as well as at-large citizen members. 
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Another responsibility of the State Historic Preservat ion Office is to assist local project applicants in complying with the federal requirements outlined in regulations promulgated by the President's Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. This is principally accomplished by providing applicants for federal assistance with the written comments and opinions of the SHPO on the relationship between the proposed proje ct or planning activity to the cultural environment. This commenting process often takes place in two stages. 
 
First, the Historic Preservation Section com ments for the Office of Planning and 
 
Research, Department of Natural Resources, through the review process required by the Office 
 
of Management and Budget Circular A-95. These comments combined with comments offered 
 
by other offices in the department regard ing natural features, are then forwarded to the State 
 
Clearinghouse, Office of Planning and Budget, and incorporated in the State position on the 
 
proposal. Secondly, the Historic Preservation Off ice comments directly by letter to applicants 
 
at their request. Often these requests from applicants are follow-up to A-95 Review comments 
 
received from the office via the State Clearinghouse. 
 
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At both stages , whether through the A-95 process or in response to a direct request, 
 
the review authority of the Historic Preservation Section is predicated upon the requirements 
 
placed on applicants applying for federal assistance by the above cited federal mandates as 
 
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 \ outl ined by th e Advisory Council's procedu res. To reiterate, th ese procedures requi re the appl icant to acc o mplish , th rough consul ta t ion with the Sta te Hist oric Preserva ti on Off ice (which includes the Office of t he State Archaeo logist) the foll owin g: 
 
(1) Identify all pro pe rt ies included in or eligible for inclu sion in th e Nat iona l Register which are withi n the area o f th e project 's potential environmental impact. 
(2) Dete rmine the effec t t he proje ct may have on any such pro perties identified. (3) Exam ine, wit h the Advisory Cou ncil, means whe reby adverse effects to such 
prop erties can be avoided or mit igated. 
 
All proposa ls rece ived by th e St ate Histo ric Preservat ion Office must be submitted to two sim ilar yet te chnically diffe rent reviews; one fo r impa ct on histo ric structures and another for arch aeological resources. 
 
For all A-95 Reviews, th e h istoric stru ctural and archaeological find ings are combined 
 
into one statemen t to provide the app licant a com prehe nsive co mm ent covering cul tural resources. 
 
Gener ally, the findin gs of the Histor ic Preservat ion Secti on at this review stage permit the project 
 
to be classified into one of four broa d catego ries: 
 
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(1) The re is no co nce rn fo r cultural resources of either an archaeological or historic structu ral natu re. 
(2) The re is a concern for cu ltu ral resou rces of an archaeological nature but not of a hist or ic stru ctural na ture. 
(3) There is a concern for cult ur al resources of a hist or ic structural nature but not of an archaeological nature. 
(4) Th ere is a con cern for cu ltural resources of bo th an archaeological and historic st ruct u ral nat u re. 
 
I The de cisio n by reviewe rs to classify a project in one of these four categories is arrived at through pre dict ive modeli ng, th e accu racy of wh ich is largely dependent on the level of information prov ided in the ap plic ati on . Two major consi de rations de fine th is process: Does t he physical nature of the project site and current inf orm ati on on cult ural fea tures indicate that there is a likelihood of cult ur al resou rces being presen t in the project area? And, is the project of such a natu re that it has the po te nt ial for having pr imary o r secon dary e ffects to cu ltural resources? 
 
The secon d stage of review is in di rect resp onse to requests from project applicants. Although it is ofte n t he case, direct request for the opin ions of the Historic Preservation Section need not take place afte r t he rece ipt of t he A-95 co mments. 
 
Direct requests for th e com ments from th e Histori c Preservation Section allows the appl icant to supply spec ific info rmat ion necessary fo r a cultu ral resource review. At a minimum, the following info rmat ion is requ ired : 
 
(1) A project narrat ive that incl udes scope and nature of wo rk . (2 ) A de t ailed description of t he project site th at includes the extent and na ture of 
any su bsurface disturban ce t he site may have experienced. The site description must also contain info rmation o n co nt iguous land use . (3) A project site ide nti ficat ion map, preferably a topograph ic relief ma p if availa ble. 
 
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 (4) Whe re appropriate, represent ative and quality ph otographs of th e project site as well as struct u res th at are adjacent to or in close p rox imity to the site and which appear to be tw e nty -five years old o r olde r. 
 
Th is infor mati on pe rm its the Historic Preserv ation Secti on to make a mo re thorough review of the project an d to determ ine with greater assur ance wh ich of t he fou r categories has applicability to t he p roject. If t his mo re detailed review t akes place afte r th e A-95 review, and it is determined t hat A-95 co m ments should be ame nded t o reflect a new po sit ion, the Historic Preservation Section provides th e Sta te Clea rin ghou se with th e ame nde d co mments , via the Department of Natu ral Resou rces review p rocess. If, as a result of th is initial consultation process, a concern still exists for po ssib le p roject effects to archaeological resources, historic structural resources, o r both, it would t he n be necessa ry for th e p roject sponsor to undertake the appropriate cultural resou rce assessment in or de r to co mplete t he consu ltation process and to comply with t he Adv iso ry Council's proc ed ur es. 
 
Statewide Hi:;toric Su rvey and Preservat ion Plan. 
 
The National Historic Preserv at ion Act of 19 66 au thorized the Secretary of the Department of th e Inte rio r t o grant fu nds to states fo r t he purpose of p repa ring comprehensive statewide histo ric su rveys and prese rvat ion plans. Th e Act also established a program of matching grants-in-aid to states for p rojects having as th eir pur pose th e pr eservation of properties identified as being of h ist orical, arch ite ct u ral, archaeological o r cu ltural significance. The Act further stipu lated that these grants are t o be made on t he bas is o f an ap proved statewide historic preservation plan. 
 
In order to comply wit h t he mandate s of th e 1966 legislati on for p rogram funding, the Georgia State Office of Hist o ric Preservat ion h as, since 1974, conducted a program of county-by-coun ty field surveys us ing co nsu ltants un de r co ntract . The primary purpose of these surveys is to ident ify historically sign ifican t p roperties statewide t hat cou ld be eligible for inclusion on the Nati onal Registe r. As of June', 1977, su rvey s had been completed for 68 counties, 8 were in t he p rocess of co m ple t ion an d an ad di ti o nal 17 were under cont ract . Attached is a listi ng of those sites alread y designat ed as Nati o nal Registe r Prope rt ies in Georgia. Also attached is a list ing of properties that have been no minated t o the Register. Not included are the many thousands of sites t hat have been ide nt ifie d as el igible for nomination. 
 
Once surveys have bee n co mp leted fo r all 15 9 co unties in t he State and the resulting data compiled, it will serve as the basis fro m which a co mp rehensive statewide preservation plan can be prepared . Currently SHPO is requ ired to su bm it to t he Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service (HCRS) an up dat e on t he develop ment statu s of t he Plan. At co mpletion, the Plan will include an inventory and anal ys is of t he St at e 's h ist oric reso ur ces; a p rogram for their preservation; a classification system t hat prioritizes pro perties by degree of hist orical significance for preservation funding; a discussio n of possible p reservat ion mec han isms such as revolvi ng fu nds or property tax exemptions; and , suggest ed legislation designed t o implement associ ated preservation recommendations. The Plan, once approved by t he Heritage Con servat io n and Recreatio n Service, will be updated annua lly . 
 
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Coordi nat io n of the State Prese rvati on Plan with t he State Comp rehe nsive Outdoor 
 
Recreation Plan is mandated u nder terms of t he Nat io nal Histo ric Preservati on Act of 1966. "'- Acknowledgemen t of the co o rdination between the two plans is a pre requisite t o approval of the 
 
overall preservation plan by HCRS. Coo rdi nati on and consiste ncy be t ween the two plans is 
 
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provided primarily through an internal review process within the Office of Planning and Research 
 
(OPR), Department of Nat u ral Resources. OP R is the designated agency with in the 
 
State government fo r both ou td oor rec reati on and h istoric preservation plann ing. In December, 
 
1977, the Office of Plann ing and Research completed the State Comprehensive Outdoor Recrea- 
 
tion Plan and submitted it to HCRS for review and ap p roval. 
 
Other State plans and po licies are simi lar ly coordinated through the State Clearinghouse A-95 review process. All State plans t hat could potentially impact upon historic sites, such as the 701 land use element or the State Investment Plan, are routed through SHPO to insure compatability with that office's preservation efforts. Likewise, proposed projects o r plans of a local or regional nature are also reviewed by SHPO via A-95. Established State policies and programs relating to preservation are summarized in Volume 6, Growth Policies; Part II, Natural Resources, Program Category: 2.2 Preservation. 
 
SHPO activities authorized by the Nat ional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 were discussed above. However, it should also be noted th at the Georgia Development Policies Plan 1978 is in compliance with : 
 
(a) The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966; Executive Order 11953. (b) Historic and Arc haeological kt of 1974 . (c) Protection of Historic end Cultural Propert ies Reg. (1/25/74 ) 39 FR 3366. 
 
(2) Be appended to the resulting proposed plan or policy and accompany the plan or pol icy through all loc al de liberations leading to approval and any subsequent amendment of the plan or policy; 
 
The Historic Preservation Assessment is contained within the Appendix 
 
of Volume 6 : Growth Polic ies. It is a part of the overall Georgia Development 
 
Policies Plan - 1978, which has been approved by the Governor, who is responsible 
 
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for acceptance and endorsement of this plan. 
 
(3) Be available to the public on a timely basis, including availability prior to any public hearings regarding the plan o r po licy. 
 
The Geo rgia Development Polic ies Plan - 1978 will be widely distributed throughout t he State following HUD approval of the report. The Plan is merely a planning framework; however, citizen reactions and comments will be welcomed. 
 
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BIBLIOGRAPH Y 
 
1. Historic Preservation Handbook. Historic Preservation Secti on, Department of Natural 
 
Resou rces and Office of the State Archaeologist, West Georgia College, 1976. 
 
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2. Annual State Historic Preservation Plan for Fiscal Year 1978. Historic Preservation Section, Department of Natural Resources, June, 1977. 
 
3. Environmental Assessments of Historic and Archaeological Resources: Policies and Procedures of the Georgia State Historic Preservat ion Office . Historic Preservation Section, 
- Department of Natural Resources, December, 1976. 
 
4. National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, (Public Law 89-665) . 
 
5. State Heritage Trust Act of 1975 (Georgia Act 596). 
 
6. Interviews with State Historic Preservation Sta ff: (a) Dr. Elizabeth Lyon, Director, Historic Preservat ion Section (b) Mr. Don Klima, Historian for Environ mental Review, Historic Preservation Sect ion (c) Ms. Jenny Thurston, Survey and Planning Unit, Historic Preservation Section. 
 
7. The National Register. National Park Service, Department of the Interior, 1975. 
 
8. Executive Order 11593, Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment, 16 U.S.C. - 470 (Supp, 1, 1971). 
 
9. National Environmental Policy Act of 1970. (Pu blic Law 91- 190). 
 
10. I Report of Cultural Resource Management Plan Task Force Meeting, J anuary 11 - 13, 1978. 
 
11. List of National Register Sites in Georgia Federal Register, Vol. 43 , No. 26, Part II, p. 5,190, February 7, 1978. 
 
12. Update of Nati onal Register Prope rt ies Previously approved by State Historic Preservation Review Board. (For Action at Apr il 1978 Meeting). 
 
13. Facade and Conservati on Easement Act of 1976 (Act 1280 , p. 1181 ). 
 
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