Philadelphia Code 14-702(7) Mixed Income Housing Bonus offers floor area, height, and density increases up to 25 percent for projects providing on-site affordable units, in-lieu fees, or off-site units. Applies citywide in CMX-3, CMX-4, CMX-5, and several RM districts.
Philadelphia Code 14-702(7), enacted by Bill 170678 (2018) and refined by subsequent amendments, allows projects in eligible districts (CMX-3, CMX-4, CMX-5, RM-2, RM-3, RM-4, IRMX) to earn floor area ratio, height, and unit density bonuses up to 25 percent in exchange for on-site affordable units (20 percent at 60 percent AMI rentals or 80 percent AMI for-sale), an off-site set-aside, or payment to the Housing Trust Fund. The bonus stacks with the green-building bonus, mixed-use bonus, and Civic Design Review framework. Council strengthened the program in 2021 to require deeper income targeting in TOD areas. Compliance is monitored by the Division of Housing and Community Development.
Failing to deliver affordable units, missing in-lieu fees, or converting to market-rate violates the recorded covenant and Code 14-702(7). L&I revokes the bonus, claws back floor area, and imposes fines up to 25,000 dollars per unit.
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