Housing

The City of Pittsburgh is committed to implementing policies that promote, produce, and preserve affordable housing options throughout the City that are safe, healthy and let all residents thrive.

Policy

Inclusionary Zoning

Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) ensures that neighborhoods can offer new housing units by tying the construction of affordable housing to that of market-rate housing. It is used in a variety of cities across the country, and was identified by the City’s Affordable Housing Task Force (AHTF, 2016) as a tool that could work here in Pittsburgh to address the shortage of affordable units.

• Inclusionary Zoning applies to new construction or major renovation of projects that include 20 or more residential units for sale or for rent
• Projects that meet the size threshold would need to price 10% of units affordably (rounding up if a fraction)
• Currently, the Inclusionary Zoning ordinance is applicable in Lawrenceville, Bloomfield, Polish Hill, and Oakland (excluding the EMI Zoning District).

2023 Inclusionary Units Occupancy and Rent Table

U.S. Department of HUD 2023 adjusted home income limits

AMI	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	Studio / Eff	1 Bedroom	2 Bedroom	3 Bedroom
30%	$21,100	$24,100	$27,100	$30,100	$528	$603	$678	$753
50%	$35,150	$40,200	$45,200	$50,200	$879	$779	$1,130	$1,255
60%	$42,180	$48,240	$54,240	$60,240	$1,055	$1,206	$1,356	$1,506
80%	$56,250	$64,250	$72,300	$80,300	$1,406	$1,606	$1,808	$2,008

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