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(a) Any subdivision that would contain 35 or more market dwelling units, and that would be located in a zone with a maximum permitted residential density at or above 40 dwelling units per acre and in a Metro Station Policy Area, may include a number of workforce housing units under Chapter 25B.
(b) A site plan is required under Division 59-D-3 for any project that includes a workforce housing unit.
(c) To allow the construction of workforce housing units on site, the Planning Board must permit:
(1) any residential density or residential FAR limit of the applicable zone to be exceeded to the extent required for the number of workforce housing units that are constructed, but not by more than 10 percent of the total FAR or number of dwelling units;
(2) any residential density or residential FAR limit established in a master or sector plan to be exceeded to the extent required for the number of workforce housing units that are constructed, but not to more than the maximum density and FAR of the zone, except as provided in paragraph (1); and
(3) any building height limit established in a master or sector plan to be exceeded to the extent required for the number of workforce housing units that are constructed, but not to more than the maximum height of the zone.