Lancaster County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

6A-4-l. The base density permitted shall be four dwelling units per acre.

6A-4-2. The base density may be increased by one additional unit per acre (total of five per acre) if ten percent of the total number of dwelling units are built and priced, for purchase or rental or subsequent rental after purchase, in a range that is affordable to residents with incomes between SO and 120 percent of the median family income as determined by the most recent U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development estimate for Lancaster County.

6A-4-3. The base density may be increased by two additional units per acre {total of six per acre) if 20 percent of the total number of dwelling units are built and priced, for purchase or rental or subsequent rental after purchase, in a range that is affordable to residents with incomes between SO and 120 percent of the median family income as determined by the most recent U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development estimate for Lancaster County.

6A-4-4. The affordable dwelling units used as the basis for approving the preceding density bonuses shall be subject to a deed restriction to ensure that newly constructed sales and rental units remain affordable for a period of 15 years after the initial sale or rental transaction. During that 15-year period, subsequent sales or rental prices of these affordable units must not exceed the original sales or rental price plus the value of documented improvements plus the annual rate of inflation, as calculated by referring to the Consumer Price Index as reported by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics or the Marshall and Swift Building Cost Index. During that 15-year period, any transfer of these affordable units shall require approval of the zoning administrator, either on the deed or by separate certificate filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Lancaster County and transfer without that approval shall constitute a violation of the Lancaster County Zoning Ordinance punishable as a Class I misdemeanor. Appeals of the zoning administrator's decision shall be in accordance with article 14 of the Lancaster County Zoning Ordinance. The deed restriction shall be approved by the county attorney and/or zoning administrator and shall be enforceable through legal and equitable remedies, to include recovery of excess consideration above the controlled price to be placed in a fund to further promote the county's workforce housing goals.

(Ord. of 4-30-09; Ord. of 5-26-11(1); Ord. of 10-27-16(2); Ord. of 1-25-24(1); Ord. of 7-25-2024(5))