HB-1-3555
Paragraph 12.4 Site Requirements
12-4
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Site size. There is no specific limitation to the size/acreage of the site. The
appraiser must provide an explanation in the addendum of the appraisal to explain
adjustments to comparable properties, how the subject compares to other single
family sites in the area, etc.
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Income-Producing Buildings. The property must not include buildings
principally used for income-producing purposes. Barns, silos, commercial
greenhouses, or livestock facilities used primarily for the production of
agricultural, farming, or commercial enterprise are ineligible. However, barns,
silos, livestock facilities, or greenhouses no longer in use for a commercial
operation, which will be used for storage, do not render the property ineligible.
Outbuildings such as storage sheds and non-commercial workshops are permitted
if they are not used primarily for an income producing, agricultural, farming, or
commercial enterprise. A minimal income-producing activity, such as maintaining
a garden that generates a small amount of additional income, does not violate this
requirement. Home-based operations such as childcare, product sales, or craft
production that do not require specific commercial real estate features are not
restricted.
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Accessory Dwelling Unit. An Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) refers to a
habitable living unit, within, or detached from a single family dwelling, which
together constitute a single interest in real estate. The presence of a single ADU
does not automatically render the property ineligible. Design features such as
converted portions of existing homes that include a kitchenette or additional
attached living area (e.g., bedroom and/or bathroom) without a separate address or
independent utilities (e.g., water, gas, electricity) are not restricted, provided they
function in support of only the household members. ADUs which function in
support of the household members, such as multigenerational households are
consistent with the objective of this program, however those designed to create a
potential rental income stream are not. The appraiser will determine if the ADU
represents a second single family housing dwelling unit. The appraiser must
document the highest and best use considering all property characteristics,
including the status of the utilities if they are separate, when making this
determination. The appraiser will include their evaluation in the site analysis and
highest and best use section of the appraisal report, as applicable.
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Income-Producing Land. The site must not have income-producing land that
will be used principally for income producing purposes. Vacant land or properties
used primarily for agricultural, farming, or commercial enterprise are ineligible. A
residential site that houses a minimal income producing feature such as a
windmill, billboard, cell phone tower, etc. located on the property, does not render
the site income producing. These features are typically maintained with a legal