18.25 SBA St. Bernard Avenue Overlay District

Ord. No. 27,459, §1, July 20, 2017, Zoning Docket 35/17

18.25.A Applicability   

The SBA St. Bernard Avenue Overlay District is intended to create density allowances for sites maintaining frontage along St. Bernard Avenue while also reducing the parking requirement for Residential Care Facilities.

1. The SBA St. Bernard Avenue Overlay District applies to all properties that allow multi-family development and Residential Care Facilities on blocks with frontage on St. Bernard Avenue from the I-10 overpass/North Claiborne Avenue to North Dorgenois Street that require Article 4, Section 4.5 Development and Design Review approval.

Adopted by Ord. No. 27,459, §1, July 20, 2017, Zoning Docket 35/17

18.25.B Density Bonus for SBA St. Bernard Avenue Overlay District   

In the establishment and authorization of a development in the SBA St. Bernard Avenue Overlay District, the following provides the baseline for determining whether a project qualifies for a development bonus.  The project may be awarded a maximum of thirty percent (30%) reduction in the minimum lot area per dwelling unit requirements.

1. The development provides an affordable housing component on-site.  Affordable housing shall be evenly distributed throughout the project, and shall be comparable to market-rate units in size, bedroom mix, and exterior finishes.  A qualifying project is entitled to a development bonus if it meets one (1) of the following thresholds and maintains affordability for a period of at least fifty (50) years:
   1. Five percent (5%) of units aside at thirty percent (30%) AMI should yield a fifteen percent (15%) reduction in the minimum lot area per dwelling unit requirements.
   2. Five percent (5%) of units aside at fifty percent (50%) AMI should yield a ten percent (10%) reduction in the minimum lot area per dwelling unit requirements.
   3. Five percent (5%) of units aside at eighty percent (80%) AMI should yield a five percent (5%) reduction in the minimum lot area per dwelling unit requirements. 

The development bonuses provided in items a., b., and c. above may be combined to provide a total bonus of up to 30%.  All affordable housing provided pursuant to this section shall comply with the Affordable Housing Standards and Guidelines provided in Section 17.5.H.2, except where such standards conflict with the provisions of this section.

Adopted by Ord. No. 27,459, §1, July 20, 2017, Zoning Docket 35/17

18.25.C Additional Density Bonus for SBA St. Bernard Overlay District   

Residential Care Facility projects providing affordable senior housing located within the SBA St. Bernard Overlay District and exceeding the baseline density bonus as stated above in Section 18.25.B, may be awarded an additional thirty percent (30%) reduction for a maximum of sixty percent (60%) reduction in the minimum lot area per dwelling unit requirements and may also receive a maximum height allowance of fifty-five feet (55').

1. The development provides an affordable senior housing component in a Residential Care Facility on-site.  Affordable senior housing shall be evenly distributed throughout the project, and shall be comparable to market-rate units in size, bedroom mix, and exterior finishes.  A qualifying project is entitled to a development bonus if it meets the thresholds in Section 18.25.B, the following threshold, and maintains affordability for a period of at least fifty (50) years.
   1. Projects providing more than fifty percent (50%) of units aside at sixty percent (60%) or less AMI should yield a sixty percent (60%) reduction in the minimum lot area per dwelling unit requirements and a maximum height allowance of fifty-five feet (55').

Adopted by Ord. No. 27,459, §1, July 20, 2017, Zoning Docket 35/17

18.25.D Reduced Off-Street Parking Allowance   

Residential Care Facility projects providing affordable senior housing and meeting the Density Bonus thresholds outlined in sections 18.25.B and 18.25.C shall be required to provide a minimum of .25 off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit.

Adopted by Ord. No. 27,459, §1, July 20, 2017, Zoning Docket 35/17