Construction and Repair

The Rural Housing and Community Development Service (RHCDS) is amending the regulation on Planning and Performing Site Development Work. RHCDS will no longer review or approve subdivisions, but will review and approve individual sites for its program. This action is consistent with similar actions being proposed or promulgated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This site approval authority will allow RHCDS to bring into the program many low cost homes in subdivisions that have already been developed. Many of these were not previously reached because the seller would not, or could not afford to furnish RHCDS with all the required data for a total subdivision approval. To assure that eligible individuals are afforded quality sites, subdivisions must meet the community standards and the sites must meet RHCDS site underwriting criteria. Environmental reviews will be required on a site by site basis and cumulative impact will be addressed when indicated.