Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning" by clarifying certain provisions related to mixed income housing, revising the quality standards for affordable units within mixed income developments and making related technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.

Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Zoning and Planning” by clarifying certain provisions related to mixed income housing, revising the quality standards for affordable units within mixed income developments and making related technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions. WHEREAS, City Council has previously provided for a dwelling unit density bonus for developments that provide for affordable housing; and WHEREAS, this amendment is intended only to clarify and not change the existing requirements in the Code with respect to the dwelling unit density bonus; now, therefore THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows: * * * TITLE 14. ZONING AND PLANNING * * * CHAPTER 14-700. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. * * * § 14-702. Floor Area, Height, and Dwelling Unit Density Bonuses. * * * (7) Mixed Income Housing. * * * (b) Criteria. A floor area, height, or dwelling unit density bonus, as applicable, may be earned for developments where at least fifty percent (50%) of the gross floor area will be in residential use (i) by providing affordable housing, provided that the project meets the standards set forth in subsections (.1) through (.5), below; or (ii) if the owner of the property enters into a payment-in-lieu agreement that meets the standards set forth in subsection (.6), below, provided that no development with fewer than ten dwelling units may earn these bonuses …