Bill 190859
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Zoning and Planning,” to revise certain provisions of Chapter 14-702, entitled “Floor Area, Height, and Housing Unit Density Bonuses,” by amending the provisions for Mixed Income Housing; all under certain terms and conditions.
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How members voted
Vote on Dec 12, 2019 · CITY COUNCIL
Aye (17)
Council President ClarkeCouncilmember SquillaCouncilmember JohnsonCouncilmember BlackwellCouncilmember JonesCouncilmember HenonCouncilmember Quiñones SánchezCouncilmember BassCouncilmember ParkerCouncilmember O'NeillCouncilmember DombCouncilmember GreenCouncilmember GreenleeCouncilmember GymCouncilmember OhCouncilmember Reynolds BrownCouncilmember Taubenberger
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“Hi. Greetings. My name is Marissa Johnson-Valenzuela and I am a professor at Community College of Philadelphia. I am here today because the faculty and staff union at CCP is a member of the Philadelphia Coalition for Affordable Communities, and we -- thank you; lots of folks in the house -- and we appreciate you standing with us and supporting Bill 190859, the commercial density bill. I've also got some holiday cards…”
Ms. Johnson-Valenzuela · Stated Meeting, December 12, 2019 · Dec 12, 2019 · official transcript, this passage
“Hello. My name is Dominique Howell. I am an independent living specialist with Liberty Resources, the Leading Center for the Independent Living in Philadelphia. Liberty Resources is also a member organization of the Philadelphia Coalition for Affordable Housing. I'm here to speak on Bill No. 190859, the commercial density bill. Our coalition and -- sorry. We have been working on making the Housing Trust Fund Stated M…”
Ms. Howell · Stated Meeting, December 12, 2019 · Dec 12, 2019 · official transcript, this passage
“190853, entitled "An Stated Meeting December 12, 2019 the eighth amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Point Breeze Urban Renewal Area, being the area generally bounded by Washington Avenue, South Twenty-Fifth Street, Reed Street, the rear property lines of the 1400 and 1500 blocks of South Taylor Street, Tasker Street, South 25th Street, Moore Street and South Broad Street"; and Bill No. 190859, entitled "…”
Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, December 12, 2019 · Dec 12, 2019 · official transcript, this passage
“The Committee on Rules, which is referred Bill No. 190553, entitled "An ordinance establishing a new Chapter 17-2300 of The Philadelphia Code entitled 'Community Benefits Agreements,' and requiring community Stated Meeting December 5, 2019 benefits agreement for certain high impact projects or development projects to receive City support for financial assistance;" and Bill No. 190853, entitled "An ordinance approving…”
Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, December 5, 2019 · Dec 5, 2019 · official transcript, this passage
Status timeline
- Oct 31, 2019Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL
- Dec 4, 2019HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Rules
- Dec 4, 2019HEARING HELD · Committee on Rules
- Dec 4, 2019REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Rules
- Dec 5, 2019SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
- Dec 5, 2019READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
- Dec 5, 2019ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
- Dec 12, 2019READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
- Dec 30, 2019SIGNED · MAYOR
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..Title Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to revise certain provisions of Chapter 14-702, entitled "Floor Area, Height, and Housing Unit Density Bonuses," by amending the provisions for Mixed Income Housing; all under certain terms and conditions. ..Body THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows: TITLE 14. ZONING AND PLANNING * * * CHAPTER 14-700. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS * * * � 14-702. Floor Area, Height, and Housing Unit Density Bonuses. * * * (7) Mixed Income Housing * * * (b) Criteria. A floor area, height, or housing unit density bonus, as applicable, may be earned for developments where at least 50% of the gross floor area will be in residential use (i) by providing affordable housing, provided that the project meets the standards set forth in subparagraphs (.1) through (.5), below; or (ii) if the owner of the property enters into a payment-in-lieu agreement that meets the standards set forth in subparagraph (.6), below. For developments where less than 50% of gross floor area will be in residential use, these bonuses may be earned, as applicable, if the owner of the property enters into a payment-in-lieu agreement that meets the standards set forth in subparagraph (.6), below. This bonus provided for in this subsection (7) ("Mixed Income Housing") is not available for developments of subsidized housing where 51% or more of the dwelling units will be affordable under any of the definitions set forth in subsection (a) ("Affordability"), above. [above, and is not available for developments where less than 50% of gross floor area will be in residential use except for property located in the area bounded by 20th Street, Arch Street, Cuthbert Street, a line parallel to 20th Street that extends north 32 feet from a point located on Cuthbert Street 282.5 feet from the northwest corner of 20th Street and Cuthbert Street, a line beginning at the foregoing point and extending 68.54 feet to the east parallel to Arch Street to a point and a line parallel to 20th Street beginning at the foregoing point and extending north 114.5 feet to the south side of Arch Street.] * * * (.6) The applicable bonus shall be available to a property if the owner enters into a binding agreement with the Department of Planning and Development pursuant to which the owner has tendered to the City, prior to the issuance of a building permit, a payment in lieu of providing affordable housing; and the Department of Planning and Development has [agreed] agreed, for any development where at least 50% of the gross floor area will be in residential use, to use such money for the purposes set forth in � 21-1605 ("Trust Fund Assets Held in the Non-Recording Fee [Sub-Fund").] Sub-Fund"), and, for any development where less than 50% of the gross floor area will be in residential use, for the purposes set forth in � 21-1603 ("Creation, Distribution and Use of the Trust Fund's Assets"). ___________________________________ Explanation: [Brackets] indicate matter deleted. Italics indicate new matter added. ..End