Any development shall be subject to the requirement that no zoning permit shall be issued unless an applicant has met with Registered Community Organizations (“RCOs”) whose boundaries include the applicant's property to present a Marketing and Occupancy Plan and an Economic Opportunity Plan, in accordance with subsections (a) through (c), below; has subsequently filed the Plans with either a division of the Department of Commerce responsible for monitoring participation by minority, women, and disabled-owned businesses or any other City agency designated by the Mayor; and has subsequently made available a copy of the Plans to the RCOs.
(a) A Marketing and Occupancy Plan shall describe how the permit applicant will market and occupy affordable and market-rate units within the development.
(b) An Economic Opportunity Plan shall include a description of all efforts to be taken to foster meaningful and representative opportunities for participation by M/W/DSBEs and an appropriately diverse workforce in connection with the project. Such description shall include certification and documentation of any and all actions taken with respect to solicitation and other activities as set forth in subsections (1)(d)(.3)(.a) through (.c) of Section 17-1603 of the Code (“Economic Opportunity Plan: Contents”); a statement of past practices to develop diversity at any and all levels of the organization, as described in subsection (1)(f) of Section 17-1603; and a statement of equity ownership, as described in subsection 17-1603(1)(g)(.2); provided that the requirements of Chapter 17-1600 shall not otherwise apply to this § 14-533.
(c) The applicant must meet the applicable requirements of § 14-303(12) (Neighborhood Notice and Meetings), regardless of whether those provisions would otherwise apply. The applicant may fulfill the requirement of meeting with RCOs in this subsection (c) by presenting such Plans at the Neighborhood Meeting required under § 14-303(12).
(d) L&I and the Commission are authorized to promulgate such regulations as are necessary and appropriate to implement the provisions of this section.