Official:Amending Title 7 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Housing Code," by adding a new Chapter establishing inclusionary affordable housing requirements, by requiring that certain developments, consisting of a certain number of dwelling units, provide a certain percentage of those units for affordable housing or provide other options for affordable housing, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Clarke
Introduced: November 15, 2007
Signed: December 13, 2007
: Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and The Homeless
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill requires new developments in Philadelphia to set aside a certain percentage of units for affordable housing, starting at 5% and increasing over time.
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