§ 21-1101. Scope. 30

   (1)   The goals, policies, requirements, and procedures prescribed by this Chapter shall apply to funds which the City receives under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, and all other federal funds received by the City covered by the annual Consolidated Plan pursuant to 24 C.F.R. § 91.2(a), and funds from other sources to the extent required by federal law and local Ordinance.

   (2)   The Department of Planning and Development – Division of Housing and Community Development or any other successor entity (hereafter referred to as "DHCD"), acting on behalf of the City, shall be responsible for preparing and submitting to City Council, for review and approval, an annual Consolidated Plan covering all funds, activities and programs as provided in subsection 21-1101(1).

 

Notes

30	Amended, Bill No. 220186 (approved May 24, 2022), effective July 23, 2022.

§ 21-1102. Annual Consolidated Plan.

   (1)   The annual Consolidated Plan shall be prepared by DHCD for the City of Philadelphia, shall be consistent with 24 C.F.R. Part 91, as amended, and shall include the following elements:  31

      (a)   An Action Plan that describes all anticipated resources and the specific activities and programs the City intends to carry out under the Consolidated Plan to address the documented needs, the geographic distribution of the proposed activities and programs and the populations to be served, including homeless persons and those with special needs, including persons with disabilities and persons with HIV/AIDS;

      (b)   A detailed Budget that documents, by Budget Category, Subcategory and Line Item all sources of revenue and proposed expenditures for all activities, programs and administrative costs, including a comparison with the prior year's budget.

   (2)   Expenditure of funds shall be made only as specified in each year's Final Consolidated Plan, or in any Final Consolidated Plan amendments, properly adopted by City Council in compliance with the requirements of Section 21-1105.

 

Notes

31	Amended, Bill No. 220186 (approved May 24, 2022), effective July 23, 2022.

§ 21-1103. Very Low, Low and Moderate Income Beneficiaries.

   (1)   The activities and programs contained in the Consolidated Plan shall primarily benefit very low, low and moderate income persons residing in the City, given the nature and relative severity of their needs, in a manner not inconsistent with federal, state and local laws and regulations. All activities and programs contained in the Consolidated Plan shall be consistent with the policies herein set forth and shall be suitable to meeting the respective needs of very low, low and moderate income residents.

   (2)   For the purposes of this Chapter:

      (a)   A very low income person or resident is a person residing in the City having an annual income of not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the area median income for the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area of Philadelphia for a family of similar size, as determined under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended;

      (b)   A low income person or resident is a person residing in the City having an annual income of not more than fifty percent (50%) of the area median income for the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area of Philadelphia for a family of similar size, as determined under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended;

      (c)   A moderate income person or resident is a person residing in the City having an annual income of not more than eighty percent (80%) of the area median income for the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area of Philadelphia for a family of similar size, as determined under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended;

      (d)   A direct beneficiary is the social or public service recipient, employee in a newly created job, employee in a job retained through the use of funds contained within each year's Final Consolidated Plan, purchaser, recipient or owner occupant of real property, occupant of rental housing, or resident of the block that receives public improvements.

   (3)   To insure that funds used under each year's Final Consolidated Plan comply with the City policies and goals set forth in subsection (1):

      (a)   The funds contained within each year's Final Consolidated Plan, exclusive of administration and program management costs, will not be considered to primarily benefit very low, low and moderate income persons or give maximum priority to very and low income persons unless:

         (.1)   Seventy-five percent (75%) of the funds within each year's Final Consolidated Plan, exclusive of administration and program management costs, directly benefit very low, low and moderate income persons; and

         (.2)   Priority is given to developing and implementing projects and activities that directly benefit very and low income persons.

   (4)   No less than fifty percent (50%) of the funds contained within each year's Final Consolidated Plan, exclusive of administration and program management costs, shall be allocated and spent directly on housing projects or activities which directly relate to providing or maintaining housing.