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Developers Now Voluntarily Building Affordable Housing Amid Revised City Incentive Program Guidelines

Official:Amending Chapter 7-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Inclusionary Affordable Housing;" Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Subcode A, entitled "The Philadelphia Administrative Code;" further amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning;" and making conforming amendments to other sections of The Philadelphia Code; by revising requirements, providing incentives for the voluntary development of projects that include affordable housing and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Council President Clarke

Introduced: March 7, 2013

: Committee on Public Property and Public Works

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No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2012–2015 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill would change the way developers are incentivized to build affordable housing in Philadelphia from a mandatory program to a voluntary one.

What This Bill Does

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This bill makes the following changes

The mandatory inclusionary affordable housing program is changed to a voluntary one, allowing developers to choose whether or not to include affordable housing units in their projects.
The bill provides incentives for developers who voluntarily include affordable housing units in their projects, although the specific incentives are not specified in the summary.
The bill revises requirements related to inclusionary affordable housing, although the specific changes are not specified in the summary.
The bill makes technical changes to various sections of The Philadelphia Code, including Titles 7-100, 4, and 14, and other sections, to conform to the changes made by the bill.