(a) AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

(i) Benefit units consisting of rental housing permanently priced to serve nonsenior citizen low-income households (i.e., no greater than 30 percent of gross income for households at or below 50 percent of the City of Covington median income, adjusted for household size). A covenant on the site that specifies the income level being served, rent levels and requirements for reporting to the City of Covington shall be recorded at final approval.

1.5 bonus units per benefit unit, up to a maximum of 30 low-income units per five acres of site area; projects on sites of less than five acres shall be limited to 30 low-income units.

(ii) Benefit units consisting of rental housing designed and permanently priced to serve low-income senior citizens (i.e., no greater than 30 percent of gross income for one- or two-person households, one member of which is 62 years of age or older, with incomes at or below 50 percent of the City of Covington median income, adjusted for household size). A covenant on the site that specifies the income level being served, rent levels and requirements for reporting to the City of Covington shall be recorded at final approval.

1.5 bonus units per benefit unit, up to a maximum of 60 low-income units per five acres of site area; projects on sites of less than five acres shall be limited to 60 low-income units.

(iii) Benefit units consisting of senior citizen assisted housing units 600 square feet or less.

1 bonus unit per benefit unit.

(iv) Benefit units consisting of moderate income housing reserved for income- and asset-qualified home buyers (total household income at or below 80 percent of the City of Covington median, adjusted for household size). Benefit units shall be limited to owner-occupied housing with prices restricted based on typical underwriting ratios and other lending standards, and with no restriction placed on resale. Final approval conditions shall specify requirements for reporting to the City of Covington on both buyer eligibility and housing prices.

0.75 bonus unit per benefit unit.

(v) Benefit units consisting of moderate income housing reserved for income- and asset-qualified home buyers (total household income at or below 80 percent of the City of Covington median, adjusted for household size). Benefit units shall be limited to owner-occupied housing with prices restricted based on typical underwriting ratios and other lending standards, and with a 15-year restriction binding prices and eligibility on resale to qualified moderate income purchasers. Final approval conditions shall specify requirements for reporting to the City of Covington on both buyer eligibility and housing prices.

1 bonus unit per benefit unit.

(vi) Benefit units consisting of moderate income housing reserved for income- and asset-qualified home buyers (total household income at or below 80 percent of the City of Covington median, adjusted for household size). Benefit units shall be limited to owner-occupied housing, with prices restricted to same income group, based on current underwriting ratios and other lending standards for 30 years from date of first sale. A covenant on the site that specifies the income level and other aspects of buyer eligibility, price levels and requirements for reporting to the City of Covington shall be recorded at final approval.

1.5 bonus units per benefit unit.

(vii) Projects in which 100 percent of the units are reserved for moderate income- and asset-qualified buyers (total household income at or below 80 percent of the City of Covington median, adjusted for household size). All units shall be limited to owner-occupied housing with prices restricted based on current underwriting ratios and other lending standards, and with prices restricted to same income group, for 15 years from date of first sale. Final approval conditions shall specify requirements for reporting to the City of Covington on both buyer eligibility and housing prices.

200 percent of the base density of the underlying zone. Limited to parcels five acres or less in size and located in the R-4 through R-8 zones. Housing types in the R-4 or R-6 zone shall be limited to structures containing four or less units, except for townhouses. Such RDI proposals shall not be eligible to utilize other RDI bonus density incentives listed in this section.

(viii) Benefit units consisting of mobile home park space or pad reserved for the relocation of an insignia or non-insignia mobile home, that has been or will be displaced due to closure of a mobile home park located in the City of Covington.

1.0 bonus unit per benefit unit.

(b) OPEN SPACE, TRAILS AND PARKS.

(i) Dedication of park site or trail right-of-way meeting the City of Covington location and size standards for neighborhood, community or regional park, or trail, and accepted by the Parks Department.

0.5 bonus unit per acre of park area or quarter-mile of trail exceeding the minimum requirement of Chapter 18.35 CMC for on-site recreation space or trail corridors, computed on the number of dwelling units permitted by the site’s base density.

(ii) Improvement of dedicated park site to the City of Covington standards for developed parks.

0.75 bonus unit per acre of park improvement. If the applicant is dedicating the site of the improvements, the bonus units earned by improvements shall be added to the bonus units earned by the dedication.

(iii) Improvement of dedicated trail segment to the City of Covington standards.

1.8 bonus units per quarter-mile of trail constructed to City standard for pedestrian trails; or

2.5 bonus units per quarter-mile of constructed to City standard for multi-purpose trails (pedestrian/bicycle/ equestrian).

Shorter segments shall be awarded bonus units on a pro rata basis. If the applicant is dedicating the site of the improvements, the bonus units earned by improvements shall be added to the bonus units earned by the dedication.

(iv) Dedication of open space, meeting the City of Covington acquisition standards to the City or a qualified public or private organization such as a nature conservancy.

0.5 bonus unit per acre of open space.

(c) HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

(i) Dedication of a site containing an historic landmark in accordance with Chapter 18.47 CMC to the City of Covington or a qualifying nonprofit organization capable of restoring and/or maintaining the premises to standards set by the City Historian.

0.5 bonus unit per acre of historic site.

(ii) Restoration of a site or structure designated as an historic landmark in accordance with Chapter 18.47 CMC to a specific architectural or site plan approved by the City Historian.

0.5 bonus unit per acre of site or 1,000 square feet of floor area of building restored.

(d) ENERGY CONSERVATION.

(i) Benefit units that incorporate conservation features in the construction of all on-site dwelling units heated by electricity that save at least 20 percent of space heat energy use from the maximum permitted by the Northwest Energy Code, as amended. No more than 50 percent of the required savings may result from the installation of heat pumps. None of the required savings shall be achieved by reduction of glazing area below 15 percent of floor area. Energy use shall be expressed as allowable energy load per square foot or as total transmittance (UA).

0.15 bonus unit per benefit unit that achieves the required savings.

(ii) Benefit units that incorporate conservation features in the construction of all on-site dwelling units heated by natural gas, or other nonelectric heat source, that save at least 25 percent of space heat energy use from the maximum permitted by the Northwest Energy Code, as amended. None of the required savings shall be achieved by reduction of glazing area below 15 percent of floor area. Energy use shall be expressed as allowable energy load per square foot or as total transmittance (UA).

0.10 bonus unit per benefit unit that achieves the required savings.

(iii) Developments located within one-quarter mile of transit routes served on at least a half-hourly basis during the peak hours and hourly during the daytime nonpeak hours.

10 percent increase above the base density of the zone.

(e) PUBLIC ART.

(i) Devoting one percent of the project budget to public art on-site.

5 percent increase above the base density of the zone.

(ii) Contributing one percent of the project budget to the City of Covington public art fund for development of art projects. The contribution shall be used for projects located within a one mile radius of the development project.

5 percent increase above the base density of the zone.

NOTE: If proposed energy conservation bonus units of this section are reviewed in conjunction with a subdivision or a short subdivision, the applicant shall provide data and calculations for a typical house of the type to be built in the development that demonstrates to the Department’s satisfaction how the required savings will be achieved. A condition of approval shall be recorded with the plat and shown on the title of each lot specifying the required energy savings that must be achieved in the construction of the dwelling unit. The plat notation shall also specify that the savings shall be based on the energy code in effect at the time of preliminary plat application.