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Amending Chapter 19-4400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Development Impact Tax,” to clarify the exemption for rental housing projects, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended as follows:
TITLE 19. FINANCE, TAXES AND COLLECTIONS
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CHAPTER 19-4400. DEVELOPMENT IMPACT TAX
§ 19-4401. Imposition of Tax.
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(3) Exemptions. No tax required by this Chapter shall be imposed upon the following improvements:
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(d) Improvements that the Department of Planning has certified are either:
(.1) made in connection with a rental-housing project funded in whole or part by a loan or grant from the City, which project will be bound by either a restrictive covenant or a regulatory agreement with the City that provides [requires that] that all units must [satisfy] meet the [standards for] definition of Moderate Income rental housing set forth in Section 14-702(7)(a)(.1)(.a) of the Code; or
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SECTION 2. Section 1 of this Ordinance shall be retroactive to June 13, 2025.
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