FILE NO. 210868
SUBSTITUTED
10/05/2021
ORDINANCE NO. 210-21
[Planning Code - lnclusionary Housing Program Updates]
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to update inclusionary housing program
requirements; affirming the Planning Department's determination under the California
Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan,
and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and findings of
necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.
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Be it ordained by the People of the City and County of San Francisco:
Section 1. Environmental and Land Use Findings.
(a) The Planning Department has determined that the actions contemplated in this
ordinance comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources
Code Sections 21000 et seq.). Said determination is on file with the Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors in File No. 210868 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Board affirms
this determination.
(b) On October 14, 2021, the Planning Commission, in Resolution No. 21013, adopted
findings that the actions contemplated in this ordinance are consistent, on balance, with the
City's General Plan and eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. The Board
adopts these findings as its own. A copy of said Resolution is on file with the Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors in File No. 210868, and is incorporated herein by reference.
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(c) Pursuant to Planning Code Section 302, the Board of Supervisors find that this
ordinance will serve the public necessity, convenience, and welfare for the reasons set forth in
Planning Commission Resolution No. 21013, and incorporates such reasons by this reference
thereto. A copy of said resolution is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File
No. 210868.
Section 2. The Planning Code is hereby amended by revising Sections 207, 401,
413.6, 413.9, 415, 415.2, 415.3, 415.5, 415.6, 415.7, 415.8, 415.9, 415.10, 416, 416.3, 416.5,
417, 417.5, 419, 419.1, 419.2, 419.4, 419.5, 419.6, 424, 424.4, 428.3, and 428.5 to read as
follows:
SEC. 207. DWELLING UNIT DENSITY LIMITS.
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(c) Exceptions to Dwelling Unit Density Limits. An exception to the
calculations under this Section 207 shall be made in the following circumstances:
(1) Affordable Units in Projects with 20% Percent or More Affordable
Units. For projects that are not located in any RH-1 or RH-2 zoning district, or are not seeking
and receiving a density bonus under the provisions of California Government Code Section
65915, where 20%percent or more of the Dwelling Units on-site are "Affordable Units," the on-
site Affordable Units shall not count towards the calculation of dwelling unit density. This
Planning Code Section does not provide exceptions to any other Planning Code requirements
such as height or bulk. For purposes of this Section 207, "Affordable Units" shall be defined
as meeting (A) the criteria of Section 406(b); (B) the requirements of Section 415 et seq. for
on-site units; or (C) restricted units in a project using California Debt Limit Allocation
Committee (CDLAC) tax-exempt bond financing and 4% percent tax credits under the Tax
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Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC). If a project sponsor proposes to provide "Affordable
Units" that are not restricted by any other program, in order to receive the benefit of the
additional density permitted under this Subsection (c)(1) or Subsection (c)(2), the project
sponsor shall elect and the Planning Department and MOHCD shall be authorized to enforce,
restricting the units as affordable under Planning Code Section 415.6 up to a maximum of
25% percent of the units in the principalproject Principal Project. The project sponsor shall
make such election through the procedures described in Section 415.5(g) including submitting
an Affidavit of Compliance indicating the project sponsor's election to pursue the benefits of
Subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2) and committing to up to 25% percent on-site units restricted under
Section 415.6 prior to approval by the Planning Commission or Planning Department staff. If a
project sponsor obtains the exemption from the density calculation for Affordable Units
provided ih this subsection, the exemption shall be documented and recorded against the
property under the terms ofa RegulatorvAgreement as defined under Section 206.2 and consistent
with the provisions set forth in Section 206. 6(1)(4). Any later request to decrease the number of
Affordable Units shall require the project to go back to the Planning Commission or Planning
Department, whichever entity approved the project as a whole.
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SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS.
In addition to the specific definitions set forth in Section 102 and elsewhere in this
Article 1_, the following definitions shall govern interpretation of this Article:
"Affordable unit-Unit" or "affordable housing unit. A[{ordable Housing Unit." A unit that is
Affordable to Qualifj;ing Households restricted as affordable under Section 415 et seq.
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"Affordable to qualifying households Qualifying Households."
(A) With respect tommed units Owned Units, the average purchase price on the
initial sale of all affordable owned units Owned Units in a housing project shall not exceed the
allowable average purchase price. Each unit shall be sold:
(i) Only to first-time homebuyer households, as defined in this Section;
(ii) Only to households with an annual gross income equal to or less than
the qualifying income limits for a household of moderate income, adjusted for household size,
except for the exceptions set forth in Section 415.8(a)(4)(C), (D)L and (E);
(iii) Only to households that meet the household size requirements, as
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defined in the Procedures Manual;
(iv) On the initial sale, at or below the maximum purchase price, as
defined in this Section;
(v) On subsequent sales at or below the prices to be determined
according to the formula specified in the Procedures Manual in place at the time of the
ajferdable unit armer's purchase ofthe Owned Unit, as amended from time to time, such that the
units remain affordable to qualifying households for the life o[the project. The formula in the
Procedures Manual shall permit the seller to include certain allowable capital improvements in
the new maximum purchase price. The formula shall include a per unit cap on capital
improvements of 10% of the resale price in order to maintain affordability. Special
Assessments shall be added to the resale price at an uncapped rate. Capital improvement
requests shall be evaluated by the Mayor's Office of Housing according to the formula
specified in the Procedures Manual.
(B) With respect to Rental Units rental units in an affordable housingproject, the average
annual rent shall not exceed the allowable average annual rent. Each unit shall be rented:
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(i) Only to households with an annual gross income equal to or less than
qualifying limits for a household of lower income adjusted for household size, as defined in
this Section, except for the exceptions set forth in Section 415.8(a)(4)(A) and (B);
(ii) Only to households that meet the household size requirements, as defined in
the Procedures Manual;
(iii) At or less than the maximum annual rent.
"Allowable average purchase price." A price for all affordable mvned units Owned Units of
the size indicated below that are affordable to a household of median income as defined in
this Section, adjusted for the household size indicated below as of the date of the close of
escrow, except for Single Room Occupancy units and Group Housing units that are less than
350 square feet (both as defined in Section 102), which shall be 75% of the maximum
purchase price level for studio units, and, where applicable, adjusted to reflect the
Department's policy on unbundled parking for affordable housing units as specified in the
Procedures Manual and amended from time to time:
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"Allowable average annual rent." Annual rent for a Rental Unit an affordable rental unit of
the size indicated below that is 30% percent of the annual gross income of a household of low
income as defined in this Section, adjusted for the household size indicated below except for
Single Room Occupancy units and Group Housing units that are less than 350 square feet
(both as defined in Section 102), which shall be 75% of the maximum rent level for studio
units, and, where applicable, adjusted to reflect the Department's policy on unbundled parking
for affordable housing units as specified in the Procedures Manual and amended from time to
time:
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At no time can a rent increase, or can multiple rent increases within one year, exceed
the percentage change in Maximum Monthly Rent levels as published by MOHCD from the
previous calendar year to the current calendar year.
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"Annual gross income." Gross income as defined in CCR Title 25, Section 6914, as
amended from time to time, except that MOHCD may, in order to promote consistency with
the procedures of the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, develop an asset test that
differs from the State definition if it publishes that test in the Procedures Manual.
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"Average annual rent." The total annual rent for the calendar year charged by a
housing project for all affordable rental units Rental Units in the project of an equal number of
bedrooms divided by the total number of affordable units Affordable Units in the project with that
number of bedrooms.
"Average purchase price." The purchase price for all Owned Units qfferdable m'med units
in an affordable housing project of an equal number of bedrooms divided by the total number
of affordable units Affordable Units in the project with that number of bedrooms.
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"Maximum annual rent." The maximum rent that a housing developer may charge any
tenant occupying an affordable unit for the calendar year. The maximum annual rent for an
affordable housing unit of the size indicated below shall be no more than 30% percent of the
annual gross income for a household of low income as defined in this Section, as adjusted for
the household size indicated below, except in the case of Single Room Occupancy units and
Group Housing units that are less than 350 square feet (both as defined in Section 102),
which shall be 75% of the maximum rent level for studio units, as of the first date of the
tenancy:
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At no time can a rent increase, or can multiple rent increases within one year, exceed
the percentage change in Maximum Monthly Rent levels as published by MOHCD from the
previous calendar year to the current calendar year.
"Maximum purchase price." The maximum purchase price for an Owned Unit affordable
m+·ned unit of the size indicated below except in the case of Single Room Occupancy units and
Group Housing units that are less than 350 square feet (both as defined in Section 102),
which shall be 75% of the maximum purchase price level for studio units, that is affordable to
a household of moderate income, adjusted for the household size indicated below, assuming
an annual payment for all housing costs of 33 percent of the combined household annual
gross income, a down payment recommended by MOHCD and set forth in the Procedures
Manual, and available financing:
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"Mayor's Office of Housing" or "MOH." The Mayor's Office of Housing and Community
Development or its successor.
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"MOH." The Mayor's Office of Housing, or the Mayor's Office o[Housing and Community
Development, or its successor.
"MOHCD. " The Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development, or its successor.
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"Off-site U-unit." A unit affordable to qualifying households Affordable to Qualifj;ing
Households constructed pursuant to this Article on a site other than the site of the principal
projectPrincipal Project. Jfa Housing Project is constructed in multiple phases or consists of multiple
buildings, Affgrdable Units may be constructed in one building or phase.
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"On-site Uunit." A unit affordable to qualifjdng households A(fordable to Qualifying
Households constructed pursuant to this Article on the site of the principal project. If a Housing
Project is constructed in multiple phases or consists of multiple buildings, Affordable Units shall be
distributed proportionally throughout the building or phase.
"Owned Unit '/;ff/;#." A unit Affordable to Qualifying Households that affordable to qualifying
households -which is a condominium, stock cooperative, community apartment, or detached
single-family home. The owner or owners of an owned unit Owned Unit must occupy the unit as
their primary residence.
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"Procedures Manual." The City and County of San Francisco lnclusionary Affordable
Housing Program Monitoring Procedures Manual issued by the Mayor's Ofjice ofHousing and
Community Development, San Francisco Department of City Planning, as amended from time to
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"Rental Unit '/;ff/;#." A unit Affordable to Qualifying Households that ajjOrdable to qualifying
households v;hich is not a condominium, stock cooperative, or community apartment.
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SEC. 413.6. COMPLIANCE BY LAND DEDICATION.
(a) Controls. Projects may satisfy all or a portion of the requirements of Section 413.1
et seq. via dedication of land to the City for the purpose of constructing units A(fordable to
Qualifying Households affordable to qualifjdng households. Projects may receive a credit against
such requirements up to the value of the land donated, calculated pursuant to subsection (b)
below.
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SEC. 413.9. CITYWIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND.
(a) Use of Fees. All monies contributed pursuant to the Jobs Housing Linkage Fee
Program in Section 413.1 et seq. shall be deposited in the Citywide Affordable Housing Fund
("Fund"), established in Administrative Code Section 10.100-49. The receipts in the Fund
collected under Section 413.1 et seq. shall be used solely to increase the supply of housing
Affordable to Qualifying Households afferdable to qualif)'ing households subject to the conditions of
this Section 413.9. The fees collected under this Section may not be used, by way of loan or
otherwise, to pay any administrative, general overhead, or similar expense of any entity.
MOHCD shall develop procedures such that, for all projects funded by the Citywide Affordable
Housing Fund, MOHCD requires the project sponsor or its successor in interest to give
preference in occupying units as provided for in Administrative Code Chapter 47.
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SEC. 415. HOUSING REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND LIVE/WORK
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
Sections415.1 through415.11, hereafterSection415.1 et seq., set forth the
requirements and procedures for the lnclusionary Affordable Housing Program ("Program" or
"lnclusionary Housing Program").
The Planning Department and MOHCD shall periodically publish a Procedures Manual
containing procedures for monitoring and enforcement of the policies and procedures for
implementation of this Program. The Procedures Manual must be made available on the
Department's web site. The Procedures Manual shall not be amended, except for an annual
update of the affordability housing guidelines, which reflect updated income limits, prices, and
rents, without approval of the Commission or as otherwise specified herein.
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The Procedures Manual in effect at the time of initial purchase or initial rental of an
Affordable Unit a-unit shall govern the regulation of that unit until it is sold or re-rented unless
an owner or current tenant chooses to be governed by all of the more up-to-date provisions of
the then-current Procedures Manual. In that case, the owner or tenant must agree to be
governed by the totality of the new regulations - an owner or tenant may not pick some
provisions from the Procedures Manual in effect at the time of initial purchase or initial rental
and some in effect in the then-current Procedures Manual. If the owner or tenant chooses to
be governed by the then-current Procedures Manual he or she shall sign an agreement with
the City to that effect, and the Department and MOH CD shall apply all of the rules and
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regulations in the then-current Procedures Manual to the unit.
SEC. 415.2. DEFINITIONS.
See Section 401 of this Article.
"Owned Unit" shall mean a dwelling unit that is a condominium, stock cooperative, community
apartment or detached single family home. The mmer or mvners of an mnwd unit must occupy the unit
as their primary residence.
"Rental Housing Project" shall mean a housing project consisting solely o.fRental [Jnits, as
defined in Section 401, v;hich meets the following requirements:
(1) The units shall be rental housing for not less than 30 years from the issuance of the
certificate of occupancy pursuant to an agreement between the developer and the City. This agreement
shall be in accordance ·with applicable State law governing rental housing. All such agreements
entered into with the City must be re-viewed and appro-ved by the Planning Director and the City
Attorney's Office, and may be executed by the Planning Director,·
(2) The agreement shall be recorded against the property prior to issuance of the
certificate ofoccupancy.
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"Ownership Housing Project" shall mean a housing project consisting solely of units that are
condominiums, stock cooperatives, community apartments, or detached single-family homes.
Ownership Housing Projects include all of the units in a housing development including A(fordable
Units and Market Rate Housing.
"Rental Housing Project" shall mean a housing project consisting solely of units owned by a
single entity and rented to individual tenants. Rental Housing Projects include all o[the units in a
housing development including Affordable and Market Rate Housing.
SEC. 415.3. APPLICATION.
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(b) Except as provided in subsection (3) below, any development project that has
submitted a complete Environmental Evaluation application prior to January 12, 2016 shall
comply with the Affordable Housing Fee requirements, the on-site affordable housing
requirements or the off-site affordable housing requirements, and all other provisions of
Section 415.1 et seq., as applicable, in effect on January 12, 2016. For development projects
that have submitted a complete Environmental Evaluation application on or after January 1,
2013, the requirements set forth in Planning Code Sections 415.5, 415.6, and 415.7 shall
apply to certain development projects consisting of 25 dwelling units or more during a limited
period of time as follows.
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(2) If a development project pays the Affordable Housing Fee or elects to
provide off-site affordable housing, the development project shall provide the following fee
amount or amounts of off-site affordable housing during the limited periods of time set forth
below.
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(F) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in subsections (b )(2)(A), (B)
and (C) of this Section 415.3, if a development project is located in a UMU Zoning District or
in the South of Market Youth and Family Zoning District, and pays the Affordable Housing Fee
or elects fo provide off-site affordable housing pursuant to Section 415.5(g), or elects to
comply with a land dedication alternative Land Dedication Alternative, such development project
shall comply with the fee, off-site or land dedication requirements applicable within such
Zoning Districts, as they existed on January 12, 2016, plus the following additional amounts
for the Affordable Housing Fee or for land dedication or off-site affordable units: (i) if the
development project has submitted a complete Environmental Evaluation application prior to
January 1, 2014, the Project Sponsor shall pay an additional fee, or provide additional land
dedication or off-site affordable units, in an amount equivalent to 5% of the number of units
constructed on-site; (ii) if the development project has submitted a complete Environmental
Evaluation application prior to January 1, 2015, the Project Sponsor shall pay an additional
fee, or provide additional land dedication or off-site affordable units, in an amount equivalent
to 7.5% of the number of units constructed on-site; or (iii) if the development project has
submitted a complete Environmental Evaluation application on or prior to January 12, 2016,
the Project Sponsor shall pay an additional fee, or provide additional land dedication or off-site
affordable units, in an amount equivalent to 10% of the number of units constructed on-site.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a development project shall not pay a fee or provide off-site
units in a total amount greater than the equivalent of 30% of the number of units constructed
on-site.
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(d) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in Section 415.3(b), or the inclusionary
affordable housing requirements contained in Sections 415.5, 415.6, and 415. 7, such
requirements shall not apply to any project, consisting of 25 dwelling units or more, that has
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not submitted a complete Environmental Evaluation Application on or before January 12,
2016, if the project is located within the Eastern Neighborhoods Mission Planning Area, the
North of Market Residential Special Use District Subarea 1 or Subarea 2, or the SOMA
Neighborhood Commercial Transit District, because inclusionary affordable housing levels for
those areas will be addressed in forthcoming area plan processes or an equivalent community
planning process. Until such planning processes are complete and new inclusionary housing
requirements for projects in those areas are adopted, projects consisting of 25 dv,·elling units
or more shall (1) pay a fee or provide off-site housing in an amount equivalent to 30% if the
principal housingproject Principal Project is a Rental Housing Project, or 33% if the principal
housingprojeet Proposed Project is an Ownership Housing Project consists of Owned Units, or (2)
provide cifferdable units Affordable Units in the amount of 25% of the number of Rental Units
units constructed on-site in a Rental Housing Project, or 27% of the number of Owned Units units
constructed on-site in an Ownership Housing Project. For Rental Housing Projects tJn#.s, 15% of
the on-site affordable units A(fordable Units shall be affordable to low-income households, 5%
shall be affordable to moderate-income households and 5% shall be affordable to middle-
income households. For Ownership Housing Projects Owned Units, 15% of the on-site affordable
units Affordable Units shall be affordable to low-income households, 6% shall be affordable to
moderate- income households and 6% shall be affordable to middle-income households.
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(f) Section 415.1 et seq., the lnclusionary Housing Program, shall not apply to:
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(5) A Student Housing project that meets all of the following criteria:
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(C) MOHCD Tlw },fayer 's Office ofHousing and Community Development
(MDHCD) is authorized to monitor the Student Housing program described in this subsection
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(f)(5) and shall develop a monitoring form. An annual monitoring fee of $792 per building
exempted from the lnclusionary Housing Program pursuant to this Section 415.3(f)(5) shall be
paid to MOHCD by the owner of the real property or the Post-Secondary Educational
Institution or Religious Institutions, as defined in Section 102 of this Code. Beginning with the
setting of fees for fiscal year 2018-2019, the Controller shall annually adjust the base
monitoring fee amount referenced in this subsection (f)(5)(C) without further action by the
Board of Supervisors, to reflect changes in the two-year average Consumer Price Index (CPI)
change for the San Francisco/San Jose Primary Metropolitan Area (PMSA). This process
shall occur as follows:
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SEC. 415.5. AFFORDABLE HOUSING FEE.
The fees set forth in this Section 415.5 will be reviewed when the City completes an
Economic Feasibility Study. Except as provided in Section 415.5(g), all development projects
subject to this Program shall be required to pay an Affordable Housing Fee subject to the
following requirements:
(a) Timing of Fee Payments. The fee shall be paid to DBI for deposit into the
Citywide Affordable Housing Fund at the time required by Section 402(d).
(b) Amount of Fee. The amount of the fee that may be paid by the project sponsor
subject to this Program shall be determined by MOHCD utilizing the following factors:
(1) The number of units equivalent to the applicable off-site percentage of the
number of units in the principal housingprojectPrincipal Project.
(A) For housing development projects consisting of 10 dwelling units or
more, but less than 25 dwelling units, the applicable percentage shall be 20%.
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(B) For development projects consisting of 25 dwelling units or more, the
applicable percentage shall be 33% if such units are Owned Units.
(C) For development projects consisting of 25 d~welling units or more, the
applicable percentage shall be 30% if such units are Rental Units in the development project is a
Rental Housing Project. In the event one or more o,fthe Rental Units in the principal g_Rental
Housing Project becomes an Ownership Housing Project ownership units, for each Rental Unit or
for the principal Rental Housing Project in its entirety, as applicable, the Project Sponsor shall
either (A) reimburse the City the proportional amount of the lnclusionary Affordable Housing
Fee, which would be equivalent to the current lnclusionary Affordable Housing Fee
requirement for Ownership Housing Projects Ovmed Units, or (B) provide additional on-site or off-
site affordable units Affordable Units equivalent to the current inclusionary requirements for
Ownership Housing Projects Owned Units, apportioned among the required number of units at
various income levels in compliance with the requirements in effect at the time of conversion.
Any additional Affordable Units provided on-site or off-site shall comply with Section 415 and the
Procedures Manual.
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(f) Use of Fees. All monies contributed pursuant to the lnclusionary Affordable
Housing Program shall be deposited in the Citywide Affordable Housing Fund ("Fund"),
established in Administrative Code Section 10.100-49, except as specified below. MOHCD
shall use the funds collected under this Section 415.5 in the following manner:
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) below, the funds collected under this
Section shall be used to:
(A) increase the supply of housing afferdable to qualijjiing households
Affordable to Quali&ing Households subject to the conditions of this Section; and
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(g) Alternatives to Payment of Affordable Housing Fee.
(1) Eligibility: A project sponsor must pay the Affordable Housing Fee unless it
chooses to meet the requirements of the Program though an Alternative provided in this
subsection (g). The project sponsor may choose one of the following Alternatives:
(A) Alternative #1: On-Site Units. Project sponsors may elect to
construct units Affordable to Qualifj;ing Households afferdable to qualifying households on-site of
the principalproject Principal Project pursuant to the requirements of Section 415.6.
(8) Alternative #2: Off-Site Units. Project sponsors may elect to
construct units Affordable to Qualifj;ing Households aj]Ordable to qual&ljiing households at an
alternative site within the City and County of San Francisco pursuant to the requirements of
Section 415.7.
(C) Alternative #3: Small Sites. Qualifying project sponsors may elect
to fund buildings as set forth in Section 415.7-1.
(D) Alternative #4: Combination. Project sponsors may elect any
combination of payment of the Affordable Housing Fee as provided in Section 415.5,
construction of on-site units as provided in Section 415.6, or construction of off-site units as
provided in Section 415. 7, provided that the project applicant constructs or pays the fee at the
appropriate percentage or fee level required for that option. Development Projects that are
providing on-site units under Section 415.6 and that qualify for and receive additional density
under California Government Code Sections 65915 et seq. shall use Alternative #4 to pay the
Affordable Housing Fee on any additional units or square footage authorized under Section
65915.
(2) A project sponsor who elects to satisfj; Section 415.1 et seq through one ofthe
alternatives described in Section 415. 5 (g)(l ), must provide written notice of their election 3 0 days prior
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to project approval bv the Planning Commission or Department, as applicable. The Planning
Commission or the Department may not require a project sponsor to select a specific
Alternative. If a project sponsor elects to meet the Program requirements through one of the
Alternatives described in subsection (g)(l), they must choose it 30 days prior to anyproject apprm'als
from the Planning Commission or Department. The Alternative will be a condition of project
approval and recorded against the property in a Notice of Special Restrictions. an 1'1SR. Any
subsequent change by a project sponsor that results in the reduction in the number of on site units shall
require public notice for a hearing and approvalfrom the Planning Commission.
(3) Jfat any time, the project sponsor eliminates the on site or a.ff site affordable units,
then the project sponsor must immediately inform the Department and A10HCD andpay the applicable
Affordable Housing Fee plus interest and any applicable penalties provided for under this Code. If a
project sponsor requests a modification to its conditions of approval for the sole purpose of complying
'rvith this Section, the Planning Commission shall be limited to considering issues related to Section 415
et seq. in considering the request for modification.
(3) Modification of Elected Alternative. Except as specified below, after project
approval, any proposed change in the alternative elected by a project sponsor under Section
415.S(g)(l), or any proposed change from an Ownership Project to a Rental Project, or from a Rental
Project to an Ownership Project, shall require public notice for a hearing and approval from the
Planning Commission to amend the conditions of approval. Public notice shall be as required by the
original entitlement.
(4) Notwithstanding subsection (g)(3), if such modification is requested prior to
issuance ofa first construction document, the Zoning Administrator or the Zoning Administrator's
designee may modify conditions of approval to allow a project that had elected to pay the Affordable
Housing Fee to change from an Ownership Project to a Rental Project or a Rental Project to an
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Ownership Project, or to allow a project that had elected to pay the Affordable Housing Fee to provide
on-site units under Section 415. 6.
(5) !fa project sponsor requests a modification to its conditions of approval for the sole
purpose of complying with this Section 415.5(g){3), the Planning Commission shall be limited to
considering issues related to Section 415 et seq. in considering the request for modification. The
Planning Commission shall approve such modification ifit finds all of the following:
(A) The project sponsor complied with the applicable requirements for
modification set forth in the Procedures Manual including protections for current occupants, if any, of
Rental Units or Owned Units,·
(BJ The modification will not result in a delay in marketing any On-Site Units at
the same time as the market-rate housing in the project,·
(C) If a Rental Housing Project was granted a density bonus pursuant to Section
206, the change tram a Rental Housing Project to an Ownership Housing Project provides On-Site
Units in an amount such that the Ownership Housing Project qualifies for the same density bonus,
waivers, and/or incentives and concessions that were granted to the Rental Housing Project;
(D) !fa Rental Housing Project is converting to an Ownership Housing Project,
the amount ofAffordable Housing Fee or number of On-Site Units complies with Section 415.6(a)0):
(E) For projects that chose to provide On-site or Otfsite units and seek a
modification oft he conditions of approval to pay the Affordable Housing Fee prior to the issuance of
the first construction permit, the project sponsor shall pay the Affordable Housing Fee equivalent to the
loss of On-site or Otfsite Affordable Housing units that were approved in the original conditions of
approval; and
(F) For projects that chose to provide On-site or Off site units and seek a
modification ofthe conditions of approval to pay the Affordable Housing Fee after the issuance oft he
first construction document, the project sponsor or its successor shall pay the Affordable Housing Fee
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equivalent to the loss of On-site or Off-site A[fordable Housing units that were approved in the original
conditions of approval, plus interest and anv applicable penalties provided for under this Code.
SEC. 415.6. ON-SITE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALTERNATIVE.
If a project sponsor elects to provide on-site units pursuant to Section 415.5(g), the
development project shall meet the following requirements:
(a) Number of Units. The number of units constructed on-site shall be as follows:
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(2) For any Ownership Housing Project housing development project consisting of
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25 or more units O,vned Units, the number of Affordable Units affordable units constructed on-site
shall generally be 20% of all units constructed on the project site. A minimum of 10% of the
units shall be affordable to low-income households, 5% of the units shall be affordable to
moderate-income households, and 5% of the units shall be affordable to middle-income
households. In no case shall the total number of A[fordable Units afferdable units required
exceed the number required as determined by the application of the applicable on-site
requirement rate to the total project units. Owned Units for low-income households shall have
an affordable purchase price set at 80% of Area Median Income or less, with households
earning up to 100% of Area Median Income eligible to apply for low-income units. Owned
Units for moderate-income households shall have an affordable purchase price set at 105% of
Area Median Income or less, with households earning from 95% to 120% of Area Median
Income eligible to apply for moderate-income units. Owned Units for middle-income
households shall have an affordable purchase price set at 130% of Area Median Income or
less, with households earning from 120% to 150% of Area Median Income eligible to apply for
middle-income units. For any A[fordable Units affordable units with purchase prices set at
130% of Area Median Income, the units shall have a minimum occupancy of two persons.
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This unit requirement shall be outlined within the Mayor's Office of Housing Preferences and
Lottery Procedures Manual no later than February 26, 2018. 6 months follorving tlw effective date
&jthe Ordinance contained in Board ofSupervisor.s I"ile }lo. 161351. MOHCD may reduce Area
Median Income pricing and the minimum income required for eligibility in each ownership
category.
(3) For any Rental Housing Project consisting of 25 or more units Rental Units,
the number of Affordable Units affordable units constructed on-site shall generally be 18% of all
units constructed on the project site, with a minimum of 10% of the units affordable to low-
income households, 4% of the units affordable to moderate-income households, and 4% of
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the units affordable to middle-income households. In no case shall the total number of
Affordable Units affordable units required exceed the number required as determined by the
application of the applicable on-site requirement rate to the total project units. Rental Units for
low-income households shall have an affordable rent set at 55% of Area Median Income or
less, with households earning up to 65% of Area Median Income eligible to apply for low-
income units. Rental Units for moderate-income households shall have an affordable rent set
at 80% of Area Median Income or less, with households earning from 65% to 90% of Area
Median Income eligible to apply for moderate-income units. Rental Units for middle-income
households shall have an affordable rent set at 110% of Area Median Income or less, with
households earning from 90% to 130% of Area Median Income eligible to apply for middle-
income units. For any Affordable Units affordable units with rental rates set at 110% of Area
Median Income, the units shall have a minimum occupancy of two persons. This unit
requirement shall be outlined within the Mayor's Office of Housing Preferences and Lottery
Procedures Manual no later than February 26, 2018. 6 monthsfollov,·ing the effective date o,fthe
Ordinance contained in Board ofSupenisors -F'ile No. 161351. MOH CD may reduce Area Median
Income pricing and the minimum income required for eligibility in each rental category.
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(5) Starting on January 1, 2018, and no later than January 1 of each year
thereafter, MOHCD shall increase the percentage of units required on-site for projects
consisting of 10 - 24 units, as set forth in Section 415.6(a)(1 ), by increments of 0.5% each
year, until such requirement is 15%. For all development projects with 25 or more units Owned
or Rental Units, the required on-site affordable ownership housing to satisfy this Section 415.6
shall increase by 1:4% annually for two consecutive years starting January 1, 2018. The
increase shall be apportioned to units affordable to low-income households, as defined above
in subsection 415.6(a)(3). Starting January 1, 2020, the increase to on-site rental and
ownership housing developments with 25 or more units shall increase by 0.5% annually, with
such increases allocated equally for rental and ovmership units to moderate and middle income
households, as defined above in subsection 415.6(a)(3). The total on-site inclusionary
affordable housing requirement shall not exceed 26% for Ownership Housing Projects
developmentprojects consisting o.fOwned Units or 24% for Rental Housing Projects development
projects consisting o.fRental Units, and the increases shall cease at such time as these limits are
reached. MOHCD shall provide the Planning Department, DBI, and the Controller with
information on the adjustment to the on-site percentage so that it can be included in the
Planning Department's and DBl's website notice of the fee adjustments and the Controller's
Citywide Development Fee and Development Impact Requirements Report described in
Section 409(a).
(6) The Department shall require as a condition of Department approval of a
project's building permit, or as a condition of approval of a Conditional Use Authorization or
Planned Unit Development or as a condition of Department approval of a live/work project,
that 12%, 18%, or 20%, as applicable, or such percentage that has been adjusted annually by
MOH CD, of all units constructed on the project site shall be Affordable to Qualifj;ing Households
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affordable to qualifying households so that a project sponsor must construct .12, .18, or .20
times, or such current number as adjusted annually by MOHCD, as applicable, the total
number of units produced in the principalprojectPrincipal Project. If the total number of units is
not a whole number, the project sponsor shall round up to the nearest whole number for any
portion of .5 or above. In no case shall the total number of Affordable Units qfj-0rdable units
required exceed the number required as determined by the application of the applicable on-
site requirement rate to the total project units.
(7) A project seeking to convert from a Rental Housing Project to an Ownership
Housing Project, or from an Ownership Housing Project to a Rental Housing Project, shall require
public notice for a hearing and approval from the Planning Commission to amend the conditions of
approval for the Principal Project.
fl)@ In the event that a Rental Housing Project converts to an Ownership Housing
Project, one or more of the Rental []nits in the principal Rental Housing Project becmne ownership
units, for each converted Rental Unit, or for the principal Rental Housing Project in its entirety, as
applicable, the project sponsor shall either (A) reimburse the City the proportional amount of
the inclusionary affordable housing fee, which would be equivalent to the then-current
inclusionary affordable fee requirement for Owned Units Ownership Housing Projects, or (B)
provide additional on-site or off-site Affordable Units aiferdable units equivalent to the then-
current inclusionary requirements for Owned Units Ownership Housing Projects, apportioned
among the required number of units at various income levels in compliance with the
requirements in effect at the time of conversion.
(9) Notwithstanding subsection 415. 6(a)(l 0) below, Affordable Units in Rental Housing
Projects shall be Rental Units, and Affprdable Units in Ownership Housing Projects shall be Owned
Units. In the event an Ownership Housing Project converts to a Rental Housing Project, or more than
50% o[the total units in the Principal Project operate as a Rental Housing Project, on-site Affordable
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Units shall be offered as Rental Units. Affordable Units may only be sold as Owned Units ifmore than
50% of the units in the building shall be sold to unaffiliated third-party homebuyers and are operated
as an Ownership Housing Project.
(I 0) A development project consisting of multiple buildings may include both a Rental
Housing Project and an Ownership Housing Project with vvritten notice to the Department and
MOHCD, at least 30 days prior to approval ofthe project by the Planning Commission or the Planning
Department.
(811) Specific Geographic Areas. For any housing development that is
located in an area with a specific affordable housing requirement set forth in a Special Use
District or in any other section of the Code such as Section 419, the higher housing
requirement shall apply. The Planning Department, in consultation with the Controller, shall
undertake a study of areas greater than ~five acres in size, where an Area Plan, Special Use
District, or other re-zoning is being considered for adoption or has been adopted after January
1, 2015, to determine whether a higher on-site inclusionary affordable housing requirement is
feasible on sites that have received a 20% or greater increase in developable residential
gross floor area or a 35% or greater increase in residential density over prior zoning, and shall
submit such information to the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors.
f9Hl11 If the principal project Principal Project has resulted in demolition,
conversion, or removal of affordable housing units that are subject to a recorded covenant,
ordinance, or law that restricts rents to levels affordable to persons and families of moderate-,
low- or very-low-income, or housing that is subject to any form of rent or price control through
a public entity's valid exercise of its police power and determined to be affordable housing, the
Commission or the Department shall require that the project sponsor replace the number of
Affordable Units affordable units removed with units of a comparable number of bedrooms and
sales prices or rents, in addition to compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section.
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(MJ3) The applicable amount of the percentage required for the on-site housing
units shall be determined based upon the date that the project sponsor has submitted a
complete Environmental Evaluation application. Any development project that constructs on-
site affordable housing units as set forth in this Section 415.6 shall diligently pursue
completion of such units. In the event the project sponsor does not procure a building permit
or site permit for construction of the principal project Principal Project within 30 months of the
project's approval, the development project shall comply with the inclusionary affordable
housing requirements applicable thereafter at the time when the project sponsor procures a
building permit. Such deadline shall be extended in the event of any litigation seeking to
invalidate the City's approval of such project, for the duration of the litigation.
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(e) Timing of Construction. On-site affordable housing required by this Section 415.6
shall be constructed, completed, ready for occupancy, and marketed no later than the market
rate units in the principalproject Principal Project. A project shall not receive its first certificate of
occupancy until MOHCD has approved the marketing plan.
(f) Type of Housing.
(1) Equivalency of Units. In general, Affordable Units affordable units
constructed under this Section 415.6 shall be comparable in number of bedrooms, exterior
appearanceL and overall quality of construction to market rate units in the principalpr€fject
Principal Project. A Notice of Special Restrictions shall be recorded prior to issuance of the
first construction document architectural addendum to the Site Permit for the project or building
permit for the project, whichever is earlier and shall specify the number, locationL and sizes for all
Affordable Units affordable units required under this subsection (f). The Affordable Units
afferdable units shall be evenly distributed throughout the building. For buildings over 120 feet
in height, as measured under the requirements set forth in the Planning Code, the Affprdable
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Units affordable units may be distributed throughout the lower 2/3 of the building, as measured
by the number of residential floors. The interior features in A[fordable Units afferdable units
should be generally the same as those of the market rate units in the principal project Principal
Project, but need not be the same make, model or type of such item as long as they are of
good and new quality and are consistent with then-current standards for new housing. Where
applicable, parking shall be offered to the Affprdable Units affordable units subject to the terms
and conditions of the Department's policy on unbundled parking for affordable housing units
as specified in the Procedures Manual and amended from time to time.
(2) Minimum Size of Affordable Units. The A(fordable Units affordable units are
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not required to be the same size as the market rate units. For buildings over 120 feet in
height, as measured under the requirements set forth in the Planning Code, the average size
of the unit type may be calculated for the lower 2/3 of the building, as measured by the
number of residential floors. All units shall be no smaller than the minimum unit sizes set forth
by the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee as of May 16, 2017 as indicated in the table
below, and no smaller than 300 square feet for studios.
Unit Tyzz_e
One-bedroom
Two-bedroom
Three-bedroom
Four-bedroom
Minimum Unit Size (jn gross square f§et2
1,000
The total residential floor area devoted to the affordable units shall not be less than the
applicable percentage applied to the total residential floor area of the principal project Principal
Project, provided that a 10% variation in floor area is permitted.
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(g) Marketing the Units. The A1ayor 's Office ofHousing and Community Development
pMOHCD~ shall be responsible for overseeing and monitoring the marketing of Affordable
Units by the Project Sponsor qfferdable units under this Section 415.6. In general, the marketing
requirements and procedures shall be contained in the Procedures Manual as amended from
time to time and shall apply to the Affordable Units affordable units in the project. MOHCD may
develop occupancy standards for units of different bedroom sizes in the Procedures Manual in
order to promote an efficient allocation of Affordable Units affordable units. MOHCD may require
in the Procedures Manual that prospective purchasers complete homebuyer education
training or fulfill other requirements. MOHCD shall develop a list of minimum qualifications for
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marketing firms that market Affordable Units affordable units under Section 415.6 et seq.,
referred to in the Procedures Manual as Below Market Rate (BMR units). Developers marketing
Affordable Unit under Section 415. 6 shall market the Affordable Units through a marketing firm
meeting all o[the minimum qualifications. ,Vo developer marketing units under the Program shall be
able to market affordable units except through afirm meeting all (}f tlw minimum qualifications. The
Notice of Special Restrictions or conditions of approval shall specify that the marketing
requirements and procedures contained in the Procedures Manual as amended from time to
time, shall apply to the Affordable Units affordable units in the project.
(1) The Notice of Special Restrictions ('NSR ")required pursuant to Section 415. 6 shall
be completed and recorded by the project sponsor no later than the issuance o[the architectural
addendum for the site permit and at least 12 months prior to the first certificate of occupancy.
(2) The project sponsor shall submit a request for a pricing determination tram
MOH CD at least 8 months prior to issuance ofa first certificate of occupancy.
(3) After the project has been approved by the Planning Commission or Department,
the project sponsor must submit an update to the Department and MOHCD which includes an
estimated timeline for the construction ofthe project. The estimated construction timeline must assume
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the requirements of subsections (1) and (2) above. Failure to finalize the NSR or initiate marketing
within the time frames set forth in this Section 415. 6(g), or to submit an estimated construction timeline
will be deemed a violation of the Planning Code subject to enforcement and penalties.
(-1-2__) Lottery. At the initial offering of affordable units Affordable Units in a housing
project and when mmer~hip units Affordable Units become available for re-sale or re-rent in any
housing project subject to this Program after the initial offering, MOHCD must require the use
of a public lottery approved by MOHCD to select purchasers or tenants.
(-2-J) Preferences. MOHCD shall create a lottery system that gives preference
according to the provisions of Administrative Code Chapter 47. MOHCD shall propose policies
and procedures for implementing these preferences to the Planning Commission for inclusion
as an addendum to the Procedures Manual. Otherwise, it is the policy of the City to treat all
households equally in allocating affordable units under this Program.
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SEC. 415.7. OFF-SITE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALTERNATIVE.
If the project sponsor elects pursuant to Section 415.5(g) to provide off-site units to
satisfy the requirements of Sections 415.1 et seq., the project sponsor shall notify the
Planning Department and MOHCD the klayor 's Office afHousing and Community Development
("J,10HCD") of its intent as early aspossible prior to approval ofthe project by the Planning
Commission or Department. The Planning Department and MOHCD shall provide an evaluation
of the project's compliance with this Section 415.7 prior to approval by the Planning
Commission or Planning Department. The development project shall meet the following
requirements:
(a) Number of Units: The number of units constructed off-site shall be as follows:
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(2) For housing development projects consisting of 10 dwelling units or more but
less than 25 units, the number of Affordable Units afferdable units constructed off-site shall be
20%, so that a project applicant shall construct .20 times the total number of units produced in
the principalpr(}ject Principal Protect. If the total number of units is not a whole number, the
project applicant shall round up to the nearest whole number for any portion of .5 or above. In
no case shall the total number of Affordable Units affordable units required exceed the number
required as determined by the application of the applicable off-site requirement rate to the
total project units. Owned Units shall be affordable to households earning up to 100% of Area
Median Income, with an affordable sales price set at 80% of Area Median Income or less.
Rental Units shall be affordable to households earning up to 65% of Area Median Income,
with an affordable rent set at 55% of Area Median Income or less.
(3) For any Ownership Housing Project housing de·velopmentproject consisting of
25 or more units Owned Units, the number of Affordable Units affordable units constructed off-site
shall be 33% of all units constructed on the project site, with a minimum of 18% of the units
affordable to low-income households, 8% of the units affordable to moderate-income
households, and 7% of the units affordable to middle income households. In no case shall the
total number of Affordable Units affordable units required exceed the number required as
determined by the application of the applicable off-site requirement rate to the total project
units. Owned Units for low-income households shall have an affordable purchase price set at
80% of Area Median Income or less, with households earning up to 100% of Area Median
Income eligible to apply for low-income units. Owned Units for moderate-income households
shall have an affordable purchase price set at 105% of Area Median Income or less, with
households earning from 95% to 120% of Area Median Income eligible to apply for moderate-
income units. Owned Units for middle-income households shall have an affordable purchase
price set at 130% of Area Median Income or less, with households earning from 120% to
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150% of Area Median Income eligible to apply for middle-income units. For any Affordable
Units affordable units with purchase prices set at 100% of Area Median Income or above, the
units shall have a minimum occupancy of two persons. This unit requirement shall be outlined
within the Mayor's Office of Housing Preferences and Lottery Procedures Manual no later
than February 26, 2018. 6 months follortdng the effective date of the Ordinance contained in Board of
Supervisors F'ile l'lo. 161351. MOHCD may reduce Area Median Income pricing and the
minimum income required for eligibility in each rental category.
* * * *
(5) In the event that a Rental Housing protect converts to an Ownership
Housing project one or more (}jthe Rental Units in the principal Rental Housing Project become
orvnership units, for each Rental Unit or for the principal Rental Housing Project in its entirety, as
applicable, the Project Sponsor shall either (A) reimburse the City the proportional amount of
the lnclusionary Affordable Housing Fee, which would be equivalent to the then-current
lnclusionary Affordable Housing Fee requirement for Ownership Housing Projects Owned Units,
or (B) provide additional on-site or off-site Affordable Units affordable units equivalent to the
then-current inclusionary requirements for Ownership Housing Projects Owned Units,
apportioned among the required number of units at various income levels in compliance with
the requirements in effect at the time of conversion.
* * * *
(e) Marketing the Units: The Project Sponsor shall submit a proposed marketing plan to
MOHCD to begin marketing the Affordable Units at least six months prior to the beginning of
marketing for any unit in the Principal Project. MOH CD shall approve the marketing plan for the
Affordable Units prior to the Project Sponsor marketing any unit in the Principal Project. Failure to
comply shall be deemed a violation o[the Planning Code subject to enforcement and penalties as set
.forth in Section 415.9. MOHCD shall be responsible for overseeing and monitoring the
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marketing of Affordable Units affordable units under this Section 415.7. In general, the
marketing requirements and procedures shall be contained in the Procedures Manual as
amended from time to time and shall apply to the Af!prdable Units affordable units in the project.
MOHCD may develop occupancy standards for units of different bedroom sizes in the
Procedures Manual in order to promote an efficient allocation of Affprdable Units afferdable
un#s. MOHCD may require in the Procedures Manual that prospective purchasers complete
homebuyer education training or fulfill other requirements. MOHCD shall develop a list of
minimum qualifications for marketing firms that market Affordable Units affordable units under
Section 415.1 et seq., referred to in the Procedures Manual as Below Market Rate (BMR
units). No project sponsor marketing units under the Program shall be able to market BMR
units except through a firm meeting all of the minimum qualifications. The Notice of Special
Restrictions or conditions of approval shall specify that the marketing requirements and
procedures contained in the Procedures Manual as amended from time to time, shall apply to
the Affordable Units affordable units in the project.
(1) Lottery: At the initial offering of affordable units in a housing project
and when Affordable Units ovmership units become available for resale or re-lease in any
housing project subject to this Program after the initial offering, MOHCD must require the use
of a public lottery approved by MOHCD to select purchasers or tenants.
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SEC. 415.8. DURATION AND MONITORING OF AFFORDABILITY.
(a) For any units permitted under the Program:
(1) All units constructed pursuant to Sections 415.6 (on site alternative On-site
Alternative) and 415.7 (affsite alternative Off-site Alternative) must be owner-occupied, as
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defined in the Procedures Manual, in the case of Owned Units mvrwrship units or occupied by
qualified households in the case of Rental Units rental units.
(2) Units shall not remain vacant for a period exceeding 60 days without the
written consent of MOHCD.
(3) All units constructed pursuant to Sections 415.6 and 415. 7 must remain
Affordable to Qualifj;ing Households afferdable to qualifying households for the life of the project.
(4) The income levels specified in the Notice of Special Restrictions and/or
conditions of approval for the project shall be the required income percentages for the life of
the project. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if approved by MOHCD and as provided in the
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Procedures Manual, an exception to the required income percentage may be made in the
following cases:
(A) a rental unit that converts to an Owned Unit ownership unit, up to a
maximum of 120% of AMI;
(8) where there is an existing tenant, the household income may
increase by up to 200% of the levels specified in the Notice of Special Restrictions or
conditions of approval;
(C) new Owned Units ownership units where the project sponsor has used
good faith efforts to secure a contract with a qualified buyer but is unable to secure such a
contract in a timely manner from the initiation of marketing;
(D) resale Owned Units mvnership units where the owner has used good
faith efforts to secure a contract with a qualified buyer but is unable to secure a buyer contract
at a maximum resale price specified by MOH in a timely manner; or
(E) the qualifying income level for new Owned Units ownership units may
be set at 10% above the income level stated in the Notice of Special Restrictions or conditions
of approval.
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(b) For any units permitted to be Owned Units o-wnership units under the Program, the
MOHCD },1ayor's Office o.fHousing shall:
( 1) establish Establish and implement a process for reselling an affordable unit in
the Procedures Manualf,_
(2) provide Provide that owners may not change title on the unit without review
and approval by MOHCD and according to guidelines published in the Procedures Manual.
(3) provide Provide that owners must comply with refinancing procedures and
limitations as published in the Procedures Manual.
(4) provide Provide that, in order to retain all units restricted as affordable under
this Program within the City's affordable housing stock, the specific procedures for passing an
affordable unit through inheritance are contained in the Procedures Manual. All transfers
through inheritance must be reviewed and approved by MOHCD and, in all cases, the heir
must acknowledge and agree to the provisions of the Program. The following households may
inherit the ability to occupy a unit restricted under this Program: (1) a spouse or registered
domestic partner, regardless of income; or (2) a child of the owner if the child is a qualifying
household for the unit. If the heir qualifies under one of these categories, the heir must occupy
the unit or the heir must market and sell the unit at the restricted price through a public lottery
process and retain the proceeds from the sale. If the heir does not qualify to occupy the unit,
the heir must market and sell the unit at the restricted price to a qualified buyer through a
public lottery process. The heir would retain the proceeds of such sale.
(5) Require that affordable Rental Units rental units permitted by the Commission
to be converted to Owned Units o-wnership units must satisfy the requirements of the
Procedures Manual, as amended from time to time, including that the units shall be sold at
restricted sales prices to households meeting the income qualifications specified in the Notice
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of Special Restrictions or conditions of approval, with a right of first refusal for the occupant(s)
of such units at the time of conversion. If the current tenant qualifies for and purchases the
unit, the unit shall be sold at a sales price corresponding to the affordability level required for
rental units or to the affordability level for the specific tenant household, whichever is higher,
with a maximum allowable qualifying income level up to 120% of AMI. If the unit is sold to
anyone else, the sales price shall correspond to the affordability level required for Owned Units
ownership units. Upon conversion to ownership, the units are subject to the resale and other
restrictions of this Program for the life of the project, as defined in the Notice of Special
Restrictions or conditions of approval for the Project.
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(6) For Owned Units or+·ner~hip units approved pursuant to Sections 415.6 or
415.7, the Notice of Special Restrictions or conditions of approval will include provisions
restricting resale prices and purchaser income levels according to the formula specified in the
Procedures Manual, as amended from time to time. In the case that subordination of the
Affordability Conditions contained in a recorded Notice of Special Restrictions may be
necessary to ensure the Project Applicant's receipt of adequate construction and/or
permanent financing for the project, or to enable first time home buyers to qualify for
mortgages, the project applicant may follow the procedures for subordination of affordability
restrictions as described in the principalproject's Principal Project's conditions of approval or in
the Procedures Manual. A release following foreclosure or other transfer in lieu of foreclosure
may be authorized if required as a condition to financing pursuant to the procedures set forth
in the Procedures Manual.
(7) Purchasers of Afferdable Units affordable units shall secure the obligations
contained in the Notice of Special Restrictions or conditions of approval by executing and
delivering to the City a promissory note secured by a deed of trust encumbering the applicable
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affordable unit as described in the Procedures Manual or by an alternative means if so
provided for in the Procedures Manual, as amended from time to time.
(8) Procedures For Units Unable To Resell. The Board of Supervisors finds
that certain requirements of this Program and the Procedures Manual may create hardship for
owners of Afferdable Units ajf{)rdable units restricted under this Program. However, the Board
also recognizes that the requirements of this Program are important to preserve the long-term
affordability of units restricted under the Program. In order to allow some relief for owners of
Affordable Units affordable units during a time of economic downturn, but to provide the
maximum protection for the long-term affordability of the units, the Board directs MOH CD to
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analyze the following issues and, if it deems appropriate, to propose amendments to the
Procedures Manual to address the issues:
(A) Waiver of Re-Sale Requirements and Maximum Qualifying
Income Level for New Buyers of Resale BMR Units. The Board recognizes that the risk to
low and moderate income homeowners during times of economic downturn can increase the
risk of default and foreclosure of units restricted under this Program. The Board directs
MOHCD to study ways to reduce such risks in the below market rate unit context and, if it
deems appropriate, to make recommendations to the Planning Commission to amend the
Procedures Manual to allow MOHCD discretion, in certain limited circumstances, to waive
requirements for owners of Affprdable Units affordable units who have used good faith efforts to
secure a contract with a qualified buyer but are unable to resell their unit in a timely manner.
Such amendments to the Procedures Manual may include, but are not limited to, authorizing
MOHCD to make one or more allowances for owners of Affordable Units affordable units unable
to resell such as: (1) a one-time waiver of the first-time homebuyer rule for the purchasing
household; (2) a one-time waiver of qualifying household size requirements for the purchasing
household; (3) and a one-time waiver of owner occupancy rules to allow a temporary rental;
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(4) a one-time modification of the asset test for the new buyer household and (5) allowing
MOHCD discretion to increase the qualifying income level for the unit by up to 20% above the
maximum income limit currently allowed by the Use Restrictions for the Unit but at no time
higher than 120% of AMI. MOHCD and the Commission shall set forth criteria for granting
such allowances such as establishing a minimum time that the units must have been
advertised by MOHCD without selling; establishing criteria related to unusual economic or
personal circumstances of the owner; providing a maximum percentage for the increase
above the maximum income limit currently allowed; providing that the increase may only be
granted on a one-time basis; and requiring the owner to clearly establish that the BMR unit is
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being resold at the original purchase price plus the current repricing mechanism under the
Program which calculates the percentage change in AMI from the time of purchase to resale
plus the commission and any eligible capital improvements or special assessments.
(B) Waiver of Maximum Qualifying Income Level For New Buyers of
Initial Sale BMR Units. The Board of Supervisors recognizes that the current Program
provides that the income of a new buyer of a below market rate household cannot exceed the
maximum income stated in the Planning Approval or Notice of Special Restrictions for the
BMR Unit. Due to a less desirable developments or geographic areas, a Project Sponsor is
sometimes unable to find a buyer for a BMR Unit within the maximum income stated in the
Planning Approval or Notice of Special Restrictions for the Unit. This situation makes it
difficult, if not impossible, for certain current owners of below market rate units to sell their
units. In order to minimize this situation, the Board of Supervisors directs MOHCD tlze A4ayor's
Office ofHousing to study ways to address this issue and, if it deems appropriate, to make
recommendations to the Planning Commission to amend the Procedures Manual to allow
MOHCD to assist Project Sponsors who have used good faith efforts to secure a contract with
a qualified buyer but who are unable to secure such a contract in a timely manner from the
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initiation of marketing. Such amendments may include allowing MOHCD discretion to increase
the qualifying income level for the unit by up to 20% above the maximum income limit
currently allowed by the Use Restrictions for the Unit but at no time higher than 120% of AMI.
MOHCD and the Planning Commission shall establish limits to this or a similar proposal such
as: providing a maximum percentage for the increase above the maximum income limit
currently allowed; requiring that a certain period without securing a buyer would pass before
such an allowance would be made; providing that the increase may only be granted on a one-
time basis.
(c) For any units permitted to be Rental Units rental units under the Program, MOHCD
shall establish:
( 1) restrictions on lease changes and propose such restrictions to the
Commission for inclusion in the Procedures Manual.
(2) additional eligibility criteria for subleasing and propose such restrictions to
the Commission for inclusion in the Procedures Manual.
(3) criteria for continued eligibility for occupied rental units and propose such
restrictions to the Commission for inclusion in the Procedures Manual.
(4) criteria for homeownership status and propose such restrictions to the
Commission for inclusion in the Procedures Manual.
(5) criteria for granting affordable rental households the right of first refusal in
purchasing an affordable unit Affordable Unit that is converted from a Rental Unit to an Owned
Unit rental to ovmership and propose such restrictions to the Commission for inclusion in the
Procedures Manual.
(6) that at no time shall an annual increase exceed the actual allowable
increase for that year. In cases where the rent has decreased, the tenant's rent must be
decreased. In cases where the annual adjustments have not been applied year to year, the
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Project Owner may not take advantage of any increases that were not applied until the Unit is
vacant and re-rented.
SEC. 415.9. ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS AND MONITORING OF PROGRAM.
(a) A first construction document or first Certificate of Occupancy, whichever applies,
shall not be issued by the Director of DBI to any unit in the prirwipalproject Principal Project
until all of the affordable housing requirements of Sections 415.1 et seq. are satisfied.
(b) If, after issuance of the first Certificate of Occupancy, the Commission or
Department determines that a project sponsor has failed to comply with any requirement in
Section 415.1 et seq. or any reporting requirements detailed in the Procedures Manual, or has
violated the Notice of Special Restrictions, the Commission, Department, or DBI may, until the
violation is cured, (el) revoke the Certificate of Occupancy for the principalproject Principal
Project or required Affordable Units affordable units, (l72..) impose a penalty on the project
pursuant to Section 176(c) of this Code, and/or (el) the Zoning Administrator may enforce the
provisions of Section 415.1 et seq. through any means provided for in Section 176 of this
Code.
(c) The Department shall notify MOHCD of any housing project subject to the
requirements of Section 415.1 et seq., including the name of the project sponsor and the
number and location of the Affordable Units afferdable units, within 30 days of the Department's
approval of a building, or site permit for the project. MOHCD shall provide all project sponsors
with information concerning the City's first-time home-buyer assistance programs and any
other related programs MOHCD shall deem relevant to the lnclusionary Affordable Housing
Program.
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(d) The Department shall, as part of the annual Housing Inventory, report to the Board
of Supervisors on the results of Section 415.1 et seq. including, but not limited to, a report on
the following items:
(1) The number of, location of, and project applicant for,_ housing projects which
came before the Commission for a Conditional Use Authorization or Planned Unit
Development, and the number of, location of, and project applicant for housing projects which
were subject to the requirements of Section 415.1 et seq.;
(2) The number of, location of, and project sponsor for,_ housing projects which
applied for a waiver, adjustment, or reduction from the requirements of Section 415.1 et tf£fr
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seq. pursuant to Section 406 of this Article, and the number of, location of, and project sponsor
for,_ housing projects which were granted such a waiver, adjustment, or reduction and, if a
reduction, to what percentage; and
(3) The number of, location of, and project sponsor for,_ every housing project to
which Section 415.1 et seq. applied and the number of market rate units and the number of
affordable on- and off-site units provided, including the location of all of the affordable unitsf
(e) A study is authorized to be undertaken under the direction of MOHCD
approximately every five years to update the requirements of Section 415.1 et seq. MOHCD
shall make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and the Commission regarding any
legislative changes. MOHCD shall specifically evaluate the different inclusionary housing
requirements for developments of over 120 feet approximately five years from the enactment
of the requirement or as deemed appropriate by MOHCD. MOHCD shall coordinate this report
with the five-year evaluation by the Director of Planning required by Section 410 of this Article.
(f) Annual or Bi-annual Monitoring+~
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(1) MOH CD shall monitor and require occupancy certification for Owned Units
and Rental Units affordable ovmership and rental units on an annual or bi-annual basis, as
outlined in the Procedures Manual.
(2) MOHCD may require the owner of an a Rental Unit, ajfordabfo rental unit, the
owner's designated representative, or the tenant in an affordable unit to verify the income
levels of the tenant on an annual or bi-annual basis, as outlined in the Procedures Manual.
SEC. 415.10. REPORTING TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
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(b) Triennial Economic Feasibility Analysis. With the support of independent
consultants as deemed appropriate by the Controller and with advice on setting qualifications
and criteria for consultant selection from the lnclusionary Housing Technical Advisory
Committee established in Administrative Code Chapter 5, Article XXIX, the Controller, in
consultation with relevant City Departments and the lnclusionary Housing Technical Advisory
Committee, shall conduct a feasibility study of the City's inclusionary affordable housing
obligations set forth in Planning Code Section 415 et seq., including but not limited to the
affordable housing fee and on site On-site and off site Off-site Alternatives alternatives, and shall
submit a report to the Board of Supervisors by July 31, 2016 and by October 31 for
subsequent years. Thereafter, the Controller, in consultation with the Department and the
lnclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee, shall repeat this process at least every
36 months, or more frequently as deemed necessary by the Controller in response to a
significant shift in economic or market conditions.
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(d) Report to Board of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors may review the
feasibility analyses, as well as the periodic updates to the City's Nexus Study evaluating the
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necessary affordable housing in order to mitigate the impacts of market rate housing. The
Board of Supervisors will review the feasibility analyses within three months of completion and
may consider legislative amendments to the City's lnclusionary Housing in-lieu fees, on site
On-site or, ajfsite Off-site or other altemati-ves Alternatives, and in so doing will seek consultation
from the Planning Commission, adjusting levels of inclusionary or affordable housing
obligations and income levels up to maximums as defined in Section 415.2, based on the
feasibility analyses, with the objective of maximizing affordable lnclusionary Housing in market
rate housing production, and with guidance from the City's Nexus Study. Any adjustment in
income levels shall be adjusted commensurate with the percentage of units required so that
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the obligation for inclusionary housing is not reduced by any change in income levels. The
Board of Supervisors may also utilize the Nexus Study in considering legislative amendments
to the lnclusionary Housing requirements. Updates to the City's lnclusionary Housing
requirements shall address affordable housing fees, on site On-site affordable housing and eff-
s#e Off-site affordable housing, as well as the provision of affordable housing available to low-
income households at or below 55% of Area Median Income for Rental Units rental units and up
to 80% of Area Median Income for Owned Units mFnership units, and moderate/middle-income
households from 80% to 120% of Area Median Income.
SEC. 416. MARKET AND OCTAVIA AREA PLAN AND UPPER MARKET
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AFFORDABLE HOUSING FEE.
Sections 416.1through416.5, hereafter referred to as Section 416.1 et seq., set forth
the requirements and procedures for the Market and Octavia Area Plan and Upper Market
Neighborhood Commercial District Affordable Housing Fee. The effective date of these
requirements shall be either May 30, 2008, which is the date that the requirements originally
became effective, or the date a subsequent modification, if any, became effective.
SEC. 416.3. APPLICATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FEE REQUIREMENT.
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(b) Other Fee Provisions. This additional affordable housing fee shall be subject to the
inflation adjustment provisions of Section 409 and the waiver and reduction provisions of
Section 406. This additional affordable housing fee may not be met through the in-kind
provision of community improvements or Community Facilities (Mello Roos) financing options
of Sections 421.3(d) and (e). Pursuant to Section 249.33, in the Van Ness & Market
Residential Special Use District this fee may be paid in any of the alternatives Alternatives set
forth in Section 415.5(g).
SEC. 416.5. USE OF FUNDS.
The additional affordable housing requirement specified in this Section 416.5 for the
Market and Octavia Plan Area and the Upper Market NCT District shall be paid into the
Citywide Affordable Housing Fund, established in Administrative Code Section 10.100-49, but
the funds shall be separately accounted for. MOHCD shall expend the funds according to the
following priorities: First, to increase the supply of housing afferdable to qualifying households
A-ffordable to Qualifying Households in the Market and Octavia Plan Area and the Upper Market
NCT District; second, to increase the supply of housing afferdable to qualifying households
Affgrdable to Qualifying Households within -J one mile of the boundaries of the Plan Area and the
Upper Market NCT District; third, to increase the supply of housing affordable to qualifying
households in the City and County of San Francisco. The funds may also be used for
monitoring and administrative expenses subject to the process described in Section 415.5(f).
SEC. 417. EASTERN NEIGHBORHOODS AREA PLAN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
REQUIREMENT.
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Sections 417.1 through 417.5, hereafter referred to as Section 417.1 et seq., set forth
the requirements and procedures for the Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plan Alternate
Affordable Housing Fee. The effective date of these requirements shall be either January 19,
2009, which is the date that the requirements originally became effective, or the date a
subsequent modification, if any, became effective.
SEC. 417.5. USE OF FUNDS.
The Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plan Alternate Affordable Housing Fee shall be paid
into the Citywide Affordable Housing Fund, but the funds shall be separately accounted for.
MOH shall expend the funds according to the following priorities: First, to increase the supply
of housing afferdable to qualifj!fng households Affordable to Qualifying Households in the Eastern
Neighborhoods Project Areas; second, to increase the supply of housing afferdable to
qualifying households Affgrdable to Qualifying Households within .Jone mile of the boundaries of
the Eastern Neighborhoods Project Areas; third, to increase the supply of housing afferdable to
qualifj·ing households Affordable to Qualifying Households in the City and County of San
Francisco. The funds may also be used for monitoring and administrative expenses subject to
the process described in Section 415.5(e). All monies contributed pursuant to the Eastern
Neighborhoods Area Plan Alternate Affordable Housing Fee and collected within the Central
SoMa Special Use District shall be paid into the Citywide Affordable Housing Fund, but the
funds shall be separately accounted for. Such funds shall be expended within the area
bounded by Market Street, the Embarcadero, King Street, Division Street, and South Van
Ness Avenue.
SEC. 419. HOUSING REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS IN THE UMU ZONING DISTRICTS OF THE EASTERN NEIGHBORHOODS
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AND THE LAND DEDICATION ALTERNATIVE IN THE UMU DISTRICT, MISSION NCT
DISTRICT, AND CENTRAL SOMA SPECIAL USE DISTRICT.
Sections 419.1 through 419.6, hereafter referred to as Section 419.1 et seq., set forth
the housing requirements for residential development projects in the UMU Zoning Districts of
the Eastern Neighborhoods and the Land Dedication Alternative in the UMU District, Mission
NCT District, and Central SoMa Special Use District. The effective date of these requirements
shall be either December 19, 2008, which is the date that the requirements originally became
effective, or the date a subsequent modification, if any, became effective.
SEC. 419.1. FINDINGS.
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(c) Requirements for New Development To Contribute Towards Housing
Objectives. A key policy goal of the Eastern Neighborhoods Plans is to provide a significant
amount of new housing affordable to low, moderateL and middle income families and
individuals, along with "complete neighborhoods" that provide appropriate amenities for these
new residents. The Plans obligate all new development within the Eastern Neighborhoods to
contribute towards these goals, by providing a contribution towards affordable housing needs
and by paying for a reasonable share of their impact on the neighborhood's infrastructure.
They further require new development in transitioning formerly industrial areas to contribute a
higher share towards the City's exponentially high affordability needs.
To address the full range of housing needs of all income categories, including low,
moderateL and middle income families and individuals, the Plans provide programs which
address all of these income levels, as follows:
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(1) Low: Current housing programs funded by federal and State funds, private
equity raised through Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, and local funds such as inclusionary
in-lieu and Jobs-Housing Linkage fees and run by MOHCD and the San Francisco
Redevelopment Agency fund affordable housing primarily at very low and low income levels,
to households making below 80% of the area median income; but due to the low supply and
high costs of land in the City, are at a disadvantage for sites upon which to provide such
housing. An alternative to the city's lnclusionary Housing Program will allow developers to
dedicate sites for very low and low income level units.
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SEC. 419.2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) In addition to the definitions set forth in Section 401 of this Article:
(1) "Rental Housing Project" shall mean a project consisting solely o.frental housing
units, as defined in Section /101 that meets the follor+iing requirements:
~4) The units shall be rental housing for not less than 30 yearsfrom the issuance
of the certificate of occupancy pursuant to an agreement between the developer and the City. This
agreement shall be in accordance ·with applicable State law governing rental housing;
(B) A }fotice a/Special Restrictions (NSR), ·with the City as a thirdparty
beneficiary and subject to ·written approval of the Director, shall be recorded on the title of the
property prior tofinal map approval containing the terms of the agreement described above in
subsection (1). Once the agreement is recorded against the property, the 1'1SR shall terminate.
(±1) "Tier A."
(i) All development on sites within the UMU District which received a
height increase of eight feet or less, or received a reduction in height, as part of the Eastern
Neighborhoods Plan (on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 081154),
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and all sites within the Mission NCT District utilizing the land dedication alternative specified in
Section 419.5(a)(2).
(ii) All changes of use within existing structures.
(J-2.) "Tier B." All development on sites within the UMU District which received a
height increase of nine to 28 feet as part of the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan (on file with the
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 081154).
(41) "Tier C." All development on sites within the UMU District which received a
height increase of 29 feet or more as part of the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan (on file with the
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in file No. 081154).
SEC. 419.4. IMPOSITION OF UMU AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS.
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(c) Sponsor's Choice to Fulfill Requirements. Prior to issuance of a building or site
permit for a development project subject to the requirements of Section 419.1et seq., the
sponsor of the development project shall select one of the options described in Section 419.3
above or the alterna#ves Alternatives described in Section 419.5 below to fulfill the affordable
housing requirements and notify the Department of their choice.
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SEC. 419.5. ALTERNATIVES TO THE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING COMPONENT.
(a) Alternatives to the lnclusionary Housing Component. In addition to the
alternatives Alternatives specified in Section 415.5(9g) the project sponsor may elect to satisfy
the requirements of Section 415.5 by one of the alternati'v'es Alternatives specified in this
Section. The project sponsor has the choice between the alternatives Alternatives and the
Planning Commission may not require a specific alterna#ve Alternative. The project sponsor
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must elect an alternative Alternative before it receives project approvals from the Planning
Commission or Planning Department and that alternative Alternative will be a condition of
project approval. The alternatives Alternatives are as follows:
(1) Middle Income Alternative. On sites with less than 50,000 square feet of
total developable area, applicants may provide units as affordable to qualifying "middle
income" households as follows:
(A) A minimum percent of the total units constructed shall be affordable
to and occupied affordable to qualifying "middle income" households upon initial sale,
according the schedule in Table 419.5. If the total number of units is not a whole number, the
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project applicant shall round up to the nearest whole number for any portion of .5 or above.
Units shall be affordable to households between 120% percent and 150% percent of the San
Francisco Area Median Income, with an average affordability level of 135% percent for all units
provided through this Alternative alternative.
(B) Where market rate sales prices exceed restricted sales prices, the
difference between the market rate sales prices and the restricted sales prices shall be held
by the Akryor's Office ofHousing MOHCD as a silent second mortgage according to the
Procedures Manual. The City shall hold a deed of trust and promissory note for the second
mortgage. MOHCD shall hold this mortgage and shall release it when the original note and
proportional share of the appreciation are paid in full to the City.
(C) Units shall initially be sold at or below prices to be determined by
MOHCD in the Conditions of Approval or Notice of Special Restrictions according to the
formula specified in the Procedures Manual to make them affordable to middle income
households. Upon resale, the seller shall be permitted to sell the units at their market price.
The City will waive its right of first refusal to the seller when the promissory note and deed of
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trust are paid, along with the City's share of the appreciation of the unit. The promissory note
shall accrue no interest and shall require no monthly payments.
(D) Upon first resale, the seller shall have a right to keep a percentage of
the total appreciation of the unit proportional to every year the original seller owns the unit as
an owner occupant. The remainder of the proceeds of the sale, after the first mortgage, the
second mortgage, and any other subordinate financing is paid off, shall be repaid to MOHCD.
Detailed resale procedures shall be specified in the Middle Income Housing Procedures
Manual published by MOHCD and approved by the Planning Commission. The Director of
MOHCD shall amend the Procedures Manual as needed with the Commission's approval.
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(E) The City shall monitor units provided under this option during the 2-
and 5-year Monitoring Report specified in Section 342 of this Code and in separate resolution.
Should this monitoring report indicate that units constructed under this program do not meet
the programs program's stated goals of providing affordable housing to Middle Income
Households, the Planning Department and MOHCD shall consider changes to this program,
including, but not limited to, legislative changes.
(F) If the project sponsor elects to satisfy the requirements of Section
415.5 and of this Section by the Alternative alternati'.i'e specified above, the dwelling unit mix
required by Section 207 .6 may be waived provided the minimum percent of total units
affordable to qualifying "middle income" households as required by Table 419.5 is increased by
10%.
(2) Land Dedication Alternative. Applicants may dedicate a portion of the total
developable area of the principal site to the City and County of San Francisco for the purpose
of constructing units A[{ordable to Qualifying Households afferdable to qualijj;ing households. A
minimum percentage of developable area, representing an equivalent percent of total
potential units to be constructed, shall be dedicated to the City according the schedule in
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Table 419.5. To meet the requirements of this Alternative alternative, the developer must
convey title to land in fee simple absolute to MOHCD according to the Procedures Manual,
provided the dedicated site is deemed of equivalent or greater value to the principal site per
those procedures and is in line with the following requirements:
(A) The dedicated site will result in a total amount of inclusionary units not less
thanfe¥t3t-{40} units. MOHCD may conditionally approve and accept dedicated sites which
result in no less than Aventyfive (25} units at its discretion.
(B) The dedicated site will result in a total amount of inclusionary units that is
equivalent or greater than the minimum percentage of the units that will be provided on the
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principal site, as required by Table 419.5. MOH CD may also accept dedicated sites that
represent the equivalent of or greater than the required percentage of units for all units that
could be provided on a collective of sites within a one-mile radius, provided the total amount
of inclusionary units provided on the dedicated site is equivalent to or greater than the total
requirements for all principal sites participating in the collective, according to the requirements
of Table 419.5.
(C) The dedicated site is suitable from the perspective of size, configuration,
physical characteristics, physical and environmental constraints, access, location, adjacent
use, and other relevant planning criteria. The site must allow development of affordable
housing that is sound, safeL and acceptable.
(D) The dedicated site includes infrastructure necessary to serve the
inclusionary units, including sewer, utilities, water, light, street accessL and sidewalks.
(E) The developer must submit full environmental clearance for the dedicated
site before the land can be considered for conveyance, and before a first site or building
permit may be conferred upon the principal project Principal Project.
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(F) The City may accept dedicated sites that vary from the minimum thresholdL
provided such a dedication is deemed generally equivalent to the original requirement by the
Mayor's Office &jHousingMOHCD.
(G) The City may accept dedicated sites that meet the above requirements in
accordance with the Procedures Manual, in combination with fees or on-site units, provided
such a combination is deemed generally equivalent by MOHCD to the original requirement.
(H) The project applicant has a letter from MOHCD verifying acceptance of site
before it receives project approvals from the Planning Commission or Planning Department,
which shall be used to verify dedication as a condition of approval.
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(I) If the project sponsor elects to satisfy the requirements of Section 415.5 and
of this Section by the Alternative alternative specified above, the dwelling unit mix required by
Section 207.6 may be waived.
(J) The Land Dedication Alternative may be satisfied through the dedication to
the City of air space above or adjacent to the project, upon the approval of MOHCD, or a
successor entity, and provided the other requirements of subsection (a)(2)(A)-(I) are otherwise
satisfied.
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SEC. 419.6. LAND DEDICATION ALTERNATIVE IN THE MISSION NCT DISTRICT
AND CENTRAL SOMA SPECIAL USE DISTRICT.
(a) Mission NCT District. The Land Dedication Alternative alternati;;e is available for any
project within the Mission NCT District under the same terms and conditions as provided for in
Section 419.5(a)(2)(A)-(J).
(b) Central SoMa Special Use District. The Land Dedication Alternative alternatt-ve is
available for projects within the Central SoMa Special Use District under the same terms and
conditions as provided for in Section 419.5(a)(2), except that in lieu of the Land Dedication
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Alternative requirements of Table 419.5, projects may satisfy the requirements of Section
415.5 by dedicating land for affordable housing if the dedicated site will result in a total
amount of dedicated Gross Floor Area that is equal to or greater than 45% of the potential
Gross Floor Area that could be provided on the principal site, as determined by the Planning
Department. Any dedicated land shall be within the area bounded by Market Street, the
Embarcadero, King Street, Division Street, and South Van Ness Avenue.
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SEC. 424. VAN NESS AND MARKET AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
NEIGHBORHOOD INFRASTRUCTURE FEE AND PROGRAM.
Sections 424.1 through 424.5, hereafter referred to as Section 424.1 et seq., set forth
the requirements and procedures for the Van Ness and Market Affordable Housing and
Neighborhood Infrastructure Program. The effective date of these requirements shall be either
May 30, 2008, which is the date that the requirements original became effective, or the date a
subsequent modification, if any, became effective.
SEC. 424.4. VAN NESS & MARKET RESIDENTIAL SPECIAL USE DISTRICT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND.
(a) That portion of gross floor area subject to the $30,..()g per gross square foot fee
referenced in Section 424.3(b)(1) above shall be deposited into the special fund maintained
by the Controller called the Citywide Affordable Housing Fund established by Section 413.9.
Except as specifically provided in this Section, collection, management, enforcement, and
expenditure of funds shall conform to the requirements related to in-lieu fees in Planning Code
Section 415.1 et seq., specifically including, but not limited to, the provisions of Section 415.7.
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(b) Priorities for SUD Affordable Housing Fees Implementation. In order to increase
the supply of housing affordable to qualifjJing households Affordable to Qualifj;ing Households in
the Market and Octavia Plan Area, the Upper Market NCT District, and to the City, the
following is the prioritization of the use of these fees;
(1) First, to increase the supply of housing affordable to qualifji'ing households in
Affordable to Qualifj;ing Households in the Van Ness & Market Residential Special Use District;
(2) Second, to increase the supply of housing A{[ordable to Qualifj;ing Households
affordable to qualifjdng households within -Jone mile of the boundaries of the Market and Octavia
Area Plan;
(3) Third, to increase the supply of housing Affgrdable to Qualifj;ing Households
affordable to qualifj>'ing households in the City and County of San Francisco.
SEC. 428.3. APPLICATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FEE REQUIREMENT.
(a) For any project for which a complete development application has been submitted
before October 1, 2018, the lnclusionary Affordable Housing Program set forth in Planning
Code Sections 415.1 et seq. shall apply in the Divisadero Street NCT, except the temporary
provisions of Planning Code Section 415.3(b) shall not apply and except as set forth in
Section 428.3(a). For any development site for which the Planning Department determines
that the residential development potential within the Divisadero Street NCT has been
increased through the adoption of the NCT rezoning set forth in Ordinance No. 127-15, as
detailed in Section 428.1(e) herein, the requirements of Sections 415.1 et seq of the Planning
Code shall apply, except as set forth in subsections (a)(1 ), (a)(2L and (a)(3), below, and the
temporary provisions of Planning Code Section 415.3(b) shall not apply.
(1) Fee. For a development project of 10 or more dwelling units that is subject
to the lnclusionary Affordable Housing Program, the development project shall pay an
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affordable housing fee equivalent to a requirement to provide 33% of the units in the principal
project Principal Project as affordable units if those units are Owned Units, or 30% of the units
if the project is a Rental Housing Project, using the method of fee calculation set forth in
Section 415.5(b).
(2) On-site. For a development project of 10 or more units that is subject to the
lnclusionary Affordable Housing Program that elects to construct units Affordable to Qualifying
Households affordable to qualif)·ing households on-site of the principal project Principal Project as
set forth in Planning Code Section 415.5(g), the development project shall comply with all
otherwise applicable requirements of Section 415.6, except that for all housing development
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projects consisting of 10 or more units, the following requirements shall apply.
(A) For a housing developmentproject consistiHg of Owned Units an
Ownership Housing Project, the number of affordable units constructed on site shall be 23% of
all units constructed on the site. A minimum of 12% of the units shall be affordable to low-
income households, 5.5% of the units shall be affordable to moderate-income households,
and 5.5% of the units shall be affordable to middle-income households. In no case shall the
total number of affordable units required exceed the number required as determined by the
application of the applicable on-site requirement rate to the total project units. Owned Units for
low-income households shall have an affordable purchase price set at 80% of Area Median
Income or less, with households earning up to 100% of Area Median Income eligible to apply
for low-income units. Owned Units for moderate-income households shall have an affordable
purchase price set at 105% of Area Median Income or less, with households earning from
95% to 120% of Area Median Income eligible to apply for moderate-income units. Owned
Units for middle-income households shall have an affordable purchase price set at 130% of
Area Median Income or less, with households earning from 120% to 150% of Area Median
Income eligible to apply for middle-income units.
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(3) Off-site. If the project sponsor of a housing development project of 10 or
more units that is subject to the lnclusionary Affordable Housing Program elects to provide
units afferdable to qualifj!ing households Affordable to Qualifying Households off-site of the
principalpr&ject Principal Project as set forth in Section 415.5(g), the project sponsor shall
construct or cause to be constructed affordable housing equal to 33% of all units constructed
on the principal project Principal Project site as affordable housing if the units in the principal
project Principal Project are owned units, and 30% if the project is a Rental Housing Project.
(b) For any project for which a complete development application has been submitted
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on or after October 1, 2018, the lnclusionary Affordable Housing Program set forth in Planning
Code Sections 415.1 et seq. shall apply in the Divisadero Street NCT except as set forth in
this subsection (b). For any development site for which the Planning Department has
determined that the residential development potential has been increased through the
adoption of the NCT rezoning set forth in Ordinance No. 127-15, as detailed in Section
428.1 (e) herein, the requirements of Planning Code Sections 415.1 et seq. shall apply, except
that the following affordable housing requirements shall be applied to residential development
on such sites:
(1) Fee. For a development project of 10 or more dwelling units that is subject
to the lnclusionary Affordable Housing Program, the development project shall pay an
affordable housing fee equivalent to a requirement to provide 33% of the units in the principal
project Principal Project as Affordable Units ciffordable units if those units are Owned Units, or
30% of the units if the project is a Rental Housing Project, using the method of fee calculation
set forth in Section 415.5(b).
(2) On-site. If the housing development project of 10 or more dwelling units that
is subject to the lnclusionary Affordable Housing Program elects to construct units Affordable
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to Qualifj;ing Households qfferdable to qualifjJing households on-site of the principalpr&ject
Principal Project as set forth in Planning Code Section 415.5(g), the project sponsor shall
comply with all otherwise applicable requirements of Section 415.6, except that for all housing
development projects consisting of 10 or more units, the number of Affordable Units affordable
units constructed on-site shall be provided as follows.
(A) A project that consists of Owned Units shall provide 23% of units as
Affordable Units affordable units at the following levels: 10% shall have an average affordable
purchase price set at 80% of Area Median Income; 8% shall have an average affordable
purchase price set at 105% of Area Median Income; and 5% shall have an average affordable
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purchase price set at 130% of Area Median Income.
(8) A project that consists of Rental Units shall provide 23% of units as
Affordable Units affordable units at the following levels: 10% shall have an average affordable
rent set at 55% of Area Median Income; 8% shall have an average affordable rent set at 80%
of Area Median Income; and 5% shall have an average affordable rent set at 110% of Area
Median Income.
(C) Notwithstanding subsections (b)(2)(A) and (b)(2)(8), the percentage
and affordability levels of Affordable Units affordable units constructed on-site as set forth in
subsections (b )(2)(A) and (b )(2)(8) shall be the same percentage and affordability levels as
set forth in Section 206.3(f)(2)(A), as it may be amended from time to time, and in no case
shall the percentage of Affordable Units affordable units constructed on-site pursuant to this
subsection (b)(2) be less than the percentage required by Section 415.6 for projects
consisting of 25 or more units. If the percentage of Affordable Units affordable units constructed
on-site pursuant to this subsection (b)(2) would be less than the percentage set forth in
Section 415.6 for projects consisting of 25 or more units, the percentage of Aff!Jrdable Units
afferdable units set forth in Section 415.6 for projects consisting of 25 or more units shall apply.
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(3) Off-site. If the project sponsor of a housing development project of 10 or
more units is eligible and elects to provide units Affgrdable to Qualifj;ing Households afferdabfo to
qualijjiing households off-site of the principalproject Principal Pro;ect as set forth in Section
415.5(g), the project sponsor shall construct or cause to be constructed affordable housing
equal to 33% of all units constructed on the principal project Principal Project site as affordable
housing if the units in the principal project Principal Project are owned units, and 30% if the
project is a Rental Housing Project.
SEC. 428.5. USE OF FUNDS.
The affordable housing fee specified in Sections 428.1 et seq. for the Divisadero Street
NCT shall be paid into the Citywide Affordable Housing Fund, established in Administrative
Code Section 10.100-49, and the funds shall be separately accounted for. The Mayor's Office
of Housing and Community Development shall expend the funds to increase the supply of
housing Affordable to Qualifj;ing Households afferdable to qualifying households in the City. The
funds may also be used for monitoring and administrative expenses subject to the process
described in Planning Code Section 415.5(f).
Section 3. 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 4. 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
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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. HERRERA, City Attorney
By:
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City and County of San Francisco
Tails
Ordinance
City Hall
I Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
File Number:
210868
Date Passed: November 09, 2021
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to update inclusionary housing program requirements;
affirming the Planning Department's determination under the California Environmental Quality Act;
and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning
Code, Section 101.1, and findings of necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code,
Section 302.
October 25, 2021 Land Use and Transportation Committee - RECOMMENDED
November 02, 2021 Board of Supervisors - PASSED ON FIRST READING
Ayes: 11 - Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai,
Stefani and Walton
November 09, 2021 Board of Supervisors - FINALLY PASSED
Ayes: 11 - Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai,
Stefani and Walton
File No. 210868
London N. Breed
Mayor
City and County of San Fmncisco
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I hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was FINALLY PASSED on
11/9/2021 by the Board of Supervisors of
the City and County of San Francisco.
Date Approved
Printed at 11:26 am 01111110121
