Title 27 allows limited density and parking incentives for projects that include affordable housing, redevelopment district benefits, or proximity to high-capacity transit corridors served by StarTran.
Lincoln's Title 27 Zoning Code provides density adjustments, reduced parking ratios, and expedited review for qualifying mixed-income developments, particularly in the Downtown Mixed Use and B-4 districts and within adopted redevelopment areas such as West Haymarket. Tax-increment financing (TIF) is the more common affordability lever, but density and height bonuses appear in specific subdistricts. Projects must demonstrate affordability covenants, typically recorded against title for 15 to 30 years.
Failure to maintain affordability covenants can trigger TIF clawbacks, denial of certificate of occupancy, or, for zoning violations, daily fines under Title 27 enforcement and possible loss of nonconforming status.
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