Amending Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code (The Building, Construction and Occupancy Code), by defining affordable housing projects and establishing specific application and permitting procedures for such projects, all under certain terms and conditions.

Amending Subcode “A” (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code (The Building, Construction and Occupancy Code), by defining affordable housing projects and establishing specific application and permitting procedures for such projects, all under certain terms and conditions. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: Section 1. Subcode “A” of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows: TITLE 4. THE PHILADELPHIA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND OCCUPANCY CODE * * * SUBCODE "A" (THE PHILADELPHIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE) CHAPTER 1 GENERAL * * * SECTION A-106 DEFINITIONS A-106.1 General. Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following words and terms shall, for the purposes of this code and the technical codes, have the meanings shown in this Section. AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT: A proposal for the development of one or more residential units that requires obtaining a Zoning Permit and includes any of the following: 1. The Mixed Income Housing density bonus requirements as set forth in subsection 14-702(7). 2. The /MIN. Mixed Income Neighborhoods Overlay District requirements as set forth in subsection 14-533 or the Affordable Housing Preservation Overlay as set forth in 14-534(3). 3. The terms of a City, state, or federal financing program that requires affordable housing be constructed or preserved pursuant to a restrictive covenant or regulatory agreement, including but not limited to those found in Section 7-202(1). 4. The…