(a) Definitions. In this division:
(1) AFFORDABLE RENT means affordable rent as defined in Section 20A- 24(2).
(2) AFFIRMATIVE FAIR HOUSING MARKETING means a marketing strategy designed to attract renters of all majority and minority groups, regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, or other protected class under Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and all related regulations, executive orders, and directives.
(3) AREA MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME (“AMFI”) means the median income for the Dallas Area Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area, adjusted for family size, as determined annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(4) ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS means households with an income within the required income band or voucher holders regardless of income.
(5) EXISTING BUILDING means a building constructed on or before December 31, 2021.
(6) INCOME means income as defined by 24 CFR §5.609.
(7) INCOME BAND means the range of household incomes between a pre-determined upper limit and a pre-determined lower limit generally stated in terms of a percentage of area median family income adjusted for family size (income bands descriptions are located in Chapter 20A).
(8) MARKET VALUE ANALYSIS ("MVA") means the official study that was commissioned by and prepared for the City of Dallas to assist residents and policy-makers in understanding the elements of their local residential real estate markets.
(9) MIXED INCOME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT BONUS program (MIHDB) means the Mixed Income Housing Development Bonus program as described in the Comprehensive Housing Policy.
(10) MIXED-INCOME RESTRICTIVE COVENANT means a covenant running with the land that meets the requirements of this division and Chapter 20A.
(11) OWNER means the entity or person using the development bonus as well as all other owners or operators of the development during the rental affordability period.
(12) PASSENGER LOADING ZONE means a space that is reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers. A passenger loading zone is not a taxicab stand for purposes of Section 28-101, "Restricted Use of Bus Stops and Taxicab Stands."
(13) PEDESTRIAN SCALE LIGHTING means lighting that emanates from a source that is no more than 14 feet above the grade of the sidewalk or an equivalent pedestrian light fixture approved by the director of transportation.
(14) RENTAL AFFORDABILITY PERIOD means the 20 year period that the reserved dwelling units may only be leased to and occupied by eligible households or voucher holders.
(15) RESERVED DWELLING UNIT means the rental units within a development available to be occupied or currently occupied by eligible families or voucher holders and are leased at affordable rents set according to this division.
(16) STOOP means a small porch leading to the entrance of a residence.
(17) TRANSIT PROXIMITY means development within one-half mile, measured radially, of a transit station, including trolley stops, train stations, transfer centers, transfer locations, transit centers, and any transit stop with a climate-controlled waiting area. Transit agencies served include Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Trinity Railway Express, and trolley service.
(18) VOUCHER HOLDER means a holder of a housing voucher, including vouchers directly or indirectly funded by the federal government.