SEC. 206. 3 HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES MEAN EQUITY- SAN FRANCISCO
PROGRAM
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(e) Implementation.
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(1) Application. An application to participate in the HOME-SF Program shall be
submitted with the first application for approval of a Housing Project and processed
concurrently with all other applications required for the Housing Project. The application shall
be submitted on a form prescribed by the City and shall include at least the following
information:
(A) A full plan set, including a site plan, elevations, sections, and floor
plans, showing total number of units, number of and location of HOME-SF Units; and a draft
Regulatory Agreement;
(B) The requested development bonuses and/or zoning modifications
from those listed in subsection (d).
(C) A list of all on-site family friendly amenities. Family friendly
shall include, but are not limited to, dedicated cargo bicycle parking, dedicated stroller
storage, open space and yards designed for use by children.
(D) Documentation that the applicant has provided written notification to
all existing commercial or residential tenants that the applicant intends to develop the property
pursuant to this section 206.3 and has provided any existing commercial tenants with a copy
of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development's Guide to Small Business Retention
and Relocation Support. Any affected commercial tenants shall be given priority processing
similar to the Department's Community Business Priority Processing Program, as adopted by
the Planning Commission on February 12, 2015, under Resolution Number 19323, to support
relocation of such business in concert with access to relevant local business support
programs.
(2) Procedures Manual. The Planning Department and MOHCD shall amend
the Procedures Manual, authorized in Section 415, to include policies and procedures for the
implementation, including monitoring and enforcement, of HOME-SF Units. As an
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to the Procedures Manual, such policies and procedures are subject to review and approval
by the Planning Commission under Section 415. Amendments to the Procedures Manual shall
include a requirement that project sponsors in specified areas complete a market survey of
the area before marketing HOME-SF Units.
(3) Notice and Hearing. HOME-SF Projects shall comply with Section 306 for
review and approval.
(4) Controls. HOME-SF Projects shall be governed by the procedures and
timelines in Section 328. A HOME-SF Project shall be exempt {Yom any other discretionary
approval process by the Planning Commission, including but not limited to a conditional use
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authorization, unless that conditional use authorization requirement or other discretionary approval
process was adopted by the voters o(San Francisco. !(a HOME-SF Project would otherwise require a
conditional use authorization due to the type o[use or use size, or to provide parking in excess of
what is principally permitted. then the Planning Commission shall make any findings or comply with
any criteria required by such conditional use in its HOME-SF authorization under Section 328.
(5) Regulatory Agreements. Recipients of development bonuses under this
Section 206.3 shall enter into a Regulatory Agreement with the City, as follows.
(A) The terms of the agreement shall be acceptable in form and content
to the Planning Director, the Director of MOHCD, and the City Attorney. The Planning Director
shall have the authority to execute such agreements.
(B) Following execution of the agreement by all parties, the completed
Regulatory Agreement, or memorandum thereof, shall be recorded and the conditions filed
and recorded on the Housing Project.
(C) The approval and recordation of the Regulatory Agreement shall
take place prior to the issuance of the First Construction Document. The Regulatory
Agreement shall be binding to all future owners and successors in interest.
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(D) The Regulatory Agreement shall be consistent with the guidelines of
the City's lnclusionary Housing Program and shall include at a minimum the following:
(i) The total number of dwelling units approved for the Housing
Project, including the number of HOME-SF Units or other restricted units;
(ii) A description of the household income group to be
accommodated by the HOME-SF Units, and the standards for determining the corresponding
Affordable Rent or Affordable Sales Price. If required by the Procedures Manual, the project
sponsor must commit to completing a market survey of the area before marketing HOME-SF
Units;
(iii) The location, dwelling unit sizes (in square feet), and number
of bedrooms of the HOME-SF Units;
(iv) Term of use restrictions for the life of the project;t
(v) A schedule for completion and occupancy of HOME-SF Units;
(vi) A description of any Concession, Incentive, waiver, or
modification, if any, being provided by the City;
(vii) A description of remedies for breach of the agreement (the
City may identify tenants or qualified purchasers as third party beneficiaries under the
agreement); and
(viii) Other provisions to ensure implementation and compliance
with this Section.
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(f) Temporary provisions,., for projects v1ith complete Environmental Evaluation
Applications submitted prior to January 1, 2020. To facilitate the construction of HOME-SF
projects, and based on information from the inclusionary housing study prepared for the
Divisadero and Fillmore Neighborhood Commercial Transit District, in Board of Supervisors
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File No. 151258, and the Office of the Controller's lnclusionary Housing Working Group final
report (February 2016), the HOME-SF program shall include development incentives as
specified in this subsection (f) based on the amount and level of affordability provided in this
subsection (f). projects vvith complete Environmental Evaluation Applications submitted
through December 31, 2019. For any development project that has submitted a complete
development application Development Application Environmental Evaluation Application prior
to January 1, 2020, subsections (c)(1) and (d)(1 ), (d)(2), and (d)(3) shall not apply, and the
provisions in this subsection (f) shall apply. For any development project that submits a
complete development application Development Application Environmental Evaluation
Application on or after January 1, 2020, this subsection (f) shall Ret-apply until such time as it
may be amended based on the Triennial Economic Feasibility Analysis established in Section
415.1 0 .. , and such projects shall comply with subsections (c)(1 ), (d)(1 ), (d)(2), and (d)(3).
Section 3. The Planning Code is hereby amended by revising Section 328, to read as
follows:
SECTION 328. HOME-SF PROJECT AUTHORIZATION
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(g) Other Required Findings. Pursuant to Section 206.3(e)(4), a HOME-SF Project shall be
exempt from any other discretionary approval process by the Planning Commission, including but not
limited to a conditional use authorization, unless that conditional use authorization requirement or
other discretionmy approval process was adopted by the voters o[San Francisco. ![a HOME-SF
Project would otherwise require a conditional use authorization due to the type o[use or use size, then
the Planning Commission shall make any findings or comply with any criteria required by such
conditional use requirement. If a HOME-SF Project would otherwise require a conditional use
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authorization to provide parking in excess of what is principally permitted, the Planning
Commission shall make the findings required by Section 151.1 (f) as part of the Section 328
HOME-SF Project Authorization.Ija HOME SF Project othenvise requires a conditional ,use
authorization due only to (1) a specific land use, (2) use size limit, or (3) requirement adopted by the
voters, then the Planning Commission shall make allfindings and consider all criteria required by this
Code for such use or use size as part oftllis HOkfE SF Project Authorization.
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Section 4. The Planning Code is hereby amended by revising Section 350, to read as
follows:
SECTION 350. FEES
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(b) Base Fees. The base fee to be charged and collected by the Department for each
class of application, permit, filing request, activity, or service processed or performed by the
Department are stated in Section 4 of Ordinance No. 149-16, available in Board of
Supervisors File No. 160632 and on the website of the Board of Supervisors. The base fees
stated in Section 4 of that ordinance are the fees in effect as of the date of introduction of the
ordinance. ![the Board o[Supervisors adopts a new base fee, or modifies or deletes an existing base
fee, the new or modified fee shall be included on the Planning Department Fee Schedule together with
the applicable ordinance number.
Section 5. This section is uncodified.
The Planning Department Fee Schedule for Affordable Housing Bonus Program
Projects shall be revised to read as follows:
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(o) 100% Affordable Housing Bonus Program (Section 206). This fee shall not apply to
projects approved under Section 206.4 or 206. 6. Projects approved under 206.6 shall comply with the
Fee Schedule [or Planning Department review covered under other sections o(the Fee Schedule. For
example, i[a project seeking review under Section 206.6 needs a Conditional Use authorization, the
project would pay the fee required [or review o[a Conditional Use authorization. The initial fee
amount is not to exceed 50% &jthe construction cost. A $120 surcharge shall be added to the fees
for a conditional use or planned unit development to compensate the City for the costs of
appeals to the Board of Supervisors [or Analyzed State Density Bonus Projects under Planning
Code Section 206.5.
Estimated Construction Cost
Initial Fee
"¥-e construction cost, exch1db'if5 extension e-fhours
$-I,on.oo
""'le construction cost, extension o:f·hotws
$7-2:4.00
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$5, OfJ!:. 00
$1.00 to $9,999.00
$724.00
$10,000.00 to $999,999.00
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$724.00 plus 0.328% of cost over $1 o,ooo.oq
$1,000,000.00 to $4,999,999.00
$4,033.00 plus 0.391% of cost over
$1,000,000.00
$5,000,000.00 to $9,999,999.00
$19,986.00 plus 0.328% of cost over
$5,000,000.00
$10,000,000.00 to $19,999,999.00
$36,701.00 plus 0.171% of cost over
$10,000,000.00
$20,000,000.00 or more
$54,120.00
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Section 6. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after
enactment. Enactment occurs when the Mayor signs the ordinance, the Mayor returns the
ordinance unsigned or does not sign the ordinance within ten days of receiving it, or the Board
of Supervisors overrides the Mayor's veto of the ordinance.
Section 7. Scope of Ordinance. In enacting this ordinance, the Board of Supervisors
intends to amend only those words, phrases, paragraphs, subsections, sections, articles,
numbers, punctuation marks, charts, diagrams, or any other constituent parts of the Municipal
Code that are explicitly shown in this ordinance as additions, deletions, Board amendment
additions, and Board amendment deletions in accordance with the "Note" that appears under
the official title of the ordinance.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DENNIS J. HER~ERA, City Attorney
By:
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AODREY WILLIAMS PEARSON
Deputy City Attorney
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City and County of San Francisco
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Ordinance
City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
File Number:
181046
Date Passed: January 29, 2019
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to require additional findings for HOME-SF project
authorizations; extending the application deadline for projects eligible for the HOME-SF temporary
provisions; amending the fee for Affordable Housing Bonus Program projects; affirming the Planning
Department's determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of
public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302; and making findings
of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 1 01.1.
December 10, 2018 Land Use and Transportation Committee- AMENDED, AN
AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE
December 10, 2018 Land Use and Transportation Committee- CONTINUED AS
AMENDED
January 07, 2019 Land Use and Transportation Committee- RECOMMENDED
January 15, 2019 Board of Supervisors- AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE
BEARING SAME TITLE
Ayes: 11 -Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani,
Walton and Yee
January 15, 2019 Board of Supervisors- PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED
Ayes: 11 -Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani,
Walton and Yee
January 29, 2019 Board of Supervisors- FINALLY PASSED
City and County of San Francisco
Ayes: 11 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani,
Walton and Yee
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File No. 181046
London N. Breed
Mayor
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I hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was FINALLY PASSED on
1/29/2019 by the Board of Supervisors of
the City and County of San Francisco.
Date Approved
Printed a/11:58 am onl/30/19