(6) Affordability.

Affordable dwelling units required by § 14-528(3) shall be provided and maintained as affordable at the Low Income level of affordability as defined and regulated in § 14-702(7)(a) (Affordability) in the same manner as if a bonus was earned.

(a)   The standards of § 14-702(7)(b)(.2) through (.5) shall apply in the same manner as if a bonus was earned, except that:

(.1)   Off-site development pursuant to subsection of § 14-702(7)(b)(.3) shall be permitted without a showing of exceptional circumstances or a substantial public benefit; and

(.2)   The Department of Planning and Development may waive the requirements of § 14-702(7)(b)(.3) and § 14-702(7)(b)(.4) for any dwelling units that are provided pursuant to § 14-528(3)(b).

(b)   Compliance check, remedies, and regulations of § 14-702(7)(d) through (g) shall apply in the same manner as if a bonus was earned.