In the Zone with Clementa Amazan – Episode 4

On June 24th, 2021, District Councilmembers Maria Quiñones Sánchez, Jamie R. Gauthier, and Kenyatta Johnson introduced Bill number 210633 to establish the Mixed-Income Neighborhoods Overlay District, which requires new multi-unit developments in targeted Philadelphia areas to include affordable housing or make payments to the Housing Trust Fund.

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Overlay District Boundaries

On June 24th, 2021, District Councilmembers Maria Quiñones Sánchez, Jamie R. Gauthier, and Kenyatta Johnson introduced Bill number 210633, which creates the mixed-income neighborhoods overlay district. The Mixed-Income Neighborhoods Overlay District applies to Residential Housing Projects on lots located in the following areas:

• The area bounded by Haverford Avenue, 31st Street, Spring Garden Street, the Schuylkill River, Grays Ferry Avenue, 47th Street, Larchwood Avenue, 53rd Street, Chestnut Street, 54th Street, Race Street, and 50th Street, as shown on the following map. It also covers the area located within the TOD overlay district and the 7th council district,

• The area bounded by Westmoreland Street, Kensington Avenue, Hagert Street, Emerald Street, Boston Street, Coral Street, Front Street, Norris Street, Frankford Avenue, Oxford Street, 6th Street, Dauphin Street (extended), 4th Street (extended), Lehigh Avenue, 5th Street, Allegheny Avenue, and B Street, as shown on the following map,

• The area bounded by Cheltenham Avenue, Charles Street, Pratt Street, Valley Street, Harrison Street, Tookany Creek Parkway, Orthodox Street, Griscom Street, Wakeling Street, Castor Avenue, and Oxford Circle, as shown on the following map,

• The area bounded by Roosevelt Boulevard, a former Conrail Right-of-Way, Annsbury Street, 6th Street, and Wingohocking Street, as shown on the following map.

Affordability Requirements

New real estate development projects in this overlay with ten (10) or more units must provide at least twenty percent (20%) affordability within the overlay boundaries, with ten percent (10%) of the total units on-site and the remaining ten percent (10%) either on a property within a half mile or replaced by a payment to the Housing Trust Fund.

The on-site units must be affordable for rental households earning up to forty percent (40%) of area median income (AMI) and for owner-occupied households earning up to sixty percent (60%) of AMI.

Payment in Lieu Calculations

The cost of the payment in lieu varies by zoning district and development size:

• RM-2, RM-3, RM-4, RMX-1, RMX-2, RMX-3, IRMX, CMX-3, CMX-4, CMX-5: Maximum total gross floor area × $18 per sq. ft.
• RM-1, CMX-1, CMX-2, CMX-2.5: Maximum total number of dwelling units × $21,800 per unit.
• All other districts: (⎡sleeping units ÷ 2⎤ + dwelling units) × $21,800.

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