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Article 6 Density Bonuses
6-22 Activity Center Design
Wake County Unified Development Code
6-3
6-21-5 Sales Contracts
Approval of any plans or plats that include bonus density for providing “for
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sale” workfo
rce housing
units may not occur until there is a contract between the property owner and Wake County, which
must be binding on future owners of the designated workforce housing lots. The contract must be
administered by the Housing and Community Revitalization Division of the Wake County Human
Services Department, and include at least the following provisions:
(A)
All sales and resales must be approved by the Housing and Community Revitalization
Division of the Wake County Human Services Department to ensure ownership by
qualifying buyers in accordance with the following eligibility criteria:
(1)
Family income at the time of purchase may not exceed the limits set forth in Sec. 6-
21-2.
(2)
At least one member of a qualifying household must have lived or worked in Wake
County for the past 12 months.
(B)
The contract must apply to each of the designated workforce housing lots, and continue to
affect a particular lot for a minimum period of 15 years after the initial sale of that lot.
(C)
Designated workforce housing units may not be occupied prior to their sale to a qualifying
buyer.
(D)
The contract must include a schedule by which construction and sale of the reserved units
will be accomplished.
(E)
The resale price of any designated workforce housing unit may not, at any time during the
life of the contract, exceed maximum sale or resale prices established by the Housing and
Community Revitalization Division of the Wake County Human Services Department, in
accordance with HUD income guidelines, which take into account interest rates, percentage
of annual income allowed for housing, and amount of down payment among other factors.
(F)
Designated workforce housing units must be identified on the record plat.
6-22
Activity Center Design
6-22-1
Mixed-use projects (developments that include residential and nonresidential land uses)
within designated activity center locations are eligible for density bonuses of up to 20%,
subject to compliance with the standards of this section.
6-22-2
Projects for which activity center design density bonuses are requested must be located
with a mixed-use district and reviewed and approved as a mixed-use development, in
accordance with Sec. 3-53.
6-22-3
In order to approve requested density bonuses, review and approval bodies must determine
that the proposed project complies with the activity center guidelines from Chapter III of
the Wake County Land Use Plan. This determination must be based on whether the project
is in strict compliance with the following plan guidelines:
(A)
Proper access to thoroughfares;
(B)
Connectivity;
(C)
Building architecture and materials;