6.6.3 Suburban and Urban Tiers

1. The bonus program can be utilized in any zoning district where residences are permitted.

2. The program shall not permit housing types not already permitted within the zoning district.

Projects must commit to providing affordable housing dwelling units in the amount of at least 15% of the maximum number of units permitted with the base density.

Example #2: If the zoning of a five-acre project allows 60 units/acre, then 300 dwelling units are permitted. To qualify for a density bonus, at least 45 of the 300 dwelling units shall qualify as affordable housing dwelling units.

1. For the purpose of calculating the bonus residential density within projects utilizing the affordable housing bonus, the “base density” is the maximum density allowed in the zoning district prior to applying any potential bonuses, and multiplied by the gross acreage of the tract of land, including all areas typically excluded from density calculations in Article 8, Environmental Protection. The resulting number shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number.

2. For each affordable housing dwelling unit that is constructed, a bonus of two additional dwelling units can be constructed beyond the base density.

Example #3: The project is in the Urban Tier, and 15% (i.e., 45 units) of the 300 maximum units qualify as affordable housing dwelling units affordable. Thus, an additional 90 dwelling units are allowed above the maximum 300 units, totaling 390 dwelling units.

When the affordable housing bonus is utilized, an additional one story or 15 feet of height, whichever is less, shall be allowed.