Roots to Roofs Pilot Program: Verification Form for "Qualifying Community Development Organization" and "Equitable Development Use"

1. Verification Process
   1.1. Purpose

To be eligible for the alternative standards provided in the Roots to Roofs Pilot Program, a project must be a qualifying development, which is a development located on a site in which a qualifying community development organization, alone or in combination with other qualifying community development organizations, has at least a 51 percent ownership interest. Pilot projects can include equitable development uses, a use that is allowed outright in Neighborhood Residential zones and is exempt from the applicable floor area ratio (FAR) limit to a certain degree in Multifamily (Chapter 23.45) and Commercial (Chapter 23.47A) zones.

This verification form allows applicants to the Roots to Roofs Pilot Program to verify their status as a qualifying community development organization and, if applicable, verify that a proposed use constitutes an equitable development use.

1.2. Process

Following submittal of a complete application, materials will be reviewed, and Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) staff will make a recommendation to the OPCD Director.

The OPCD Director will issue a determination that either a) the applicant is verified as a qualifying community development organization, or b) the applicant is not verified as a community development organization accompanied by stated reasons the applicant does not meet the definition. The determination will be sent concurrently to the applicant and to the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI) in the form of a letter or email from the OPCD Director.

This Determination constitutes the applicant’s approval as a qualifying community development organization for the purposes of the Roots to Roofs Pilot Program.

Applications for verification are accepted and reviewed continuously. Nothing in this verification process constitutes a formal RFP.

2. Applicant Information

Prepare your response as follows. Use the following format and provide all attachments. Failure to provide all information below on proper forms and in the order requested, may cause the City to reject your response. Items marked with an asterisk require a response.

1. Organization Information
   1.1. Organization name*
   Response required
   1.2. Organization type and legal status
   Nonprofit organization registered with the Washington Secretary of State
   Public Development Authority created pursuant to RCW 35.21.730
   Public Housing Authority created pursuant to RCW 35.82.030
   Other (explain in following question)
   *Response required
   1.3. Organization type (other)

Please explain why your organization is not one of the options provided. 

2. Role in Proposed Development

To be eligible for the alternative standards provided in the Roots to Roofs Pilot Program, a project must be a qualifying development, which is a development located on a site in which a qualifying community development organization, alone or in combination with other qualifying community development organizations, has at least a 51 percent ownership interest.

2.1. Site address and location*
Response required
2.2. Council District
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
*Response required
2.3. Governing document

Upload a document showing the organization's mission statement, charter, or other foundational document. 

Alternatively, you can enter a written description in question 2.3 below. 

2.4. Governing document*

If you do not upload a document in question 2.2, provide a response to this question indicating the organization mission statement, charter, or other foundational documentation to demonstrate that its purpose is the creation or preservation of affordable housing, affordable commercial space, affordable arts space, community gathering spaces, or equitable development uses.

If you uploaded a document in the previous question, enter "N/A" in this response. 

Response required
2.5. General description of proposed project and program

Provide a short description of the proposed project and program (e.g., proposed uses in the development). 

Response required
2.6. Role in project

Description of the organization’s role in the project (sole applicant, partnership with one or more other qualifying community development organization, or partnership with a for-profit development entity, partnership or limited liability company) and evidence that the organization serves as the controlling general partner or managing member

*Response required
3. Equitable Development Use

Respond to the following questions if your development includes a proposed equitable development use, as defined in SMC Section 23.40.091. 

3.1. Equitable Development Use*

Does the development include a proposed equitable development use, as defined in SMC Section 23.40.091? 

If responding "yes," continue and respond to the following questions. 

Yes
No
*Response required
3.2. Size of proposed equitable development use (square feet)
3.3. Location within project
3.4. Description of intended uses and activities
3.5. Short narrative explaining how this use mitigates displacement pressure for a community at risk of displacement

Your response should indicate: 

Description of how the proposed use and/or activities mitigate displacement pressure
Identification of community at risk of displacement
Data describing or quantifying displacement risk, as applicable
3.6. Attachment (optional)

If applicable, you may upload an attachment that provides information related to the proposed equitable development use.

Attached documents:
• Roots_to_Roofs_Pilot_Program:Verification_Form_for"Qualifying_Community_Development_Organization"and"Equitable_Development_Use".pdf