AMENDED IN COMMITTEE
FILE NO. 230855
9/11/2023
ORDINANCE NO. 201-23
[Planning, Administrative Codes - Development Impact Fee Reductions]
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to: 1) reduce lnclusionary Housing Program
requirements of the Planning CoEle, for projects, including requirements for projects
approved under the Housing Opportunities Means Equity- San Francisco (HOME-SF)
program, exceeEling a stateEI unit size for projects that have been approved prior to
November 1, 2023 and that receive a first construction document within a specified
period; 2) adopt a process for those projects to request a modification to conditions of
approval related to development impact fees, subject to delegation by the Planning
Commission; 3) reduce Article 4 development impact fees, including lnclusionary
Affordable Housing fees for projects exceeding a stated unit size, for projects
approved before November 1, 2026 that receive a first construction document within 30
months of entitlement; and, 4) modify the lnclusionary Housing Program Ordinance
effective November 1, 2026 to reduce applicable fees, and on-site or off-site unit
requirements, for projects that exceed a stated unit size; amending the Administrative
Code to update the lnclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee member
requirements; affirming the Planning Department's determination under the California
Environmental Quality Act; making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings
under Planning Code, Section 302; and making findings of consistency with the
General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.
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Be it ordained by the People of the City and County of San Francisco:
Section 1.
(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. 230769 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Board affirms
this determination.
(b) On July 13, 2023, the Planning Commission, in Resolution No. 21353, 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. 230769, and is incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Pursuant to Planning Code Section 302, this Board finds that these Planning Code
amendments will serve the public necessity, convenience, and welfare for the reasons set
forth in in Planning Commission Resolution No. 21353, and the Board adopts such reasons as
its own. A copy of said resolution is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File
No. 230769 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2. General Findings.
(a) San Francisco's lnclusionary Affordable Housing Program is intended to help
address the demonstrated need for affordable housing in San Francisco. As rents and sales
prices for housing outpace what is affordable to the typical San Francisco family, the City
faces a continuing shortage of affordable housing for all but households with the highest
incomes. The California Association of Realtor's "California Housing Affordability Update," for
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the first quarter of 2023, reported that the median home price in San Francisco was
$1,550,000, requiring a minimum qualifying income of $384,000 to purchase such a home.
San Francisco's median home prices are over twice the State of California's median of
$619,900, and over four times the national median home price of $371,200. The majority of
market-rate homes for sale in San Francisco are priced out of the reach of low- and moderate-
income households.
(b) San Francisco is facing a shortage of all types of housing. To meet San
Francisco's share of the regional need for housing between 2023-2031, the City must
accommodate over 82,000 units, including 32,881 46,598 units for extremely low, very-low
aoo low- and moderate- income households, and 49,188 units f:or moderate and above
moderate income households. The lnclusionary Housing Program is an important part of the
City's overall strategy for providing affordable housing to very-low, low- moderate-, and
middle-income households, and has created more than 3,300 units since its inception. But the
success of the lnclusionary Housing Program is contingent on the overall feasibility of
residential development. For that reason, Planning Code Section 415.10 requires periodic
review of the program's requirements.
(c) From October 2022 through April 2023, consistent with Planning Code Section
415.10, the Controller and the Affordable Housing Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) met
to conduct and review the feasibility of the City's inclusionary affordable housing obligations.
The Controller and the TAC studied five condominium prototypes and five rental apartment
prototypes, and considered key economic parameters, such as: interest rates, capitalization
rates, land prices, construction costs, use of the State Density Bonus law, rents and sale
prices.
(d) The Controller and TAC found that none of the development prototypes studied
were financially feasible at the current inclusionary housing rates in the Planning Code. Most
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prototypes studied had significant negative land value, indicating that the prototype would not
be financially feasible, even setting aside the cost of land. The prototypes, which were studied
because they represent the types of residential development that are common in San
Francisco, account for a majority of the housing production in San Francisco. The finding that
these two prototypes are not feasible suggests that residential development is, broadly
speaking, not financially feasible under current economic conditions at current inclusionary
housing rates.
(e) Economic conditions that render residential development infeasible threaten
several important policy priorities of the City, including the expansion of the City's housing
supply, the production of inclusionary affordable housing units, as well as the creation of jobs
and growth in tax revenue.
(f) On June 30, 2023, the Controller will submit submitted a report to the Board of
Supervisors that summarizes the residential development feasibility analysis and the
recommendations developed by the Controller, with TAC agreement, between October 2022
and April 2023. +Rat The report will recommend recommended that the City's inclusionary
housing rates be reduced from the current rates of 22% - 33%, to a range of 12% to 16%.
(g) The City's inclusionary housing requirements are an important policy lever, that, if
optimized, can facilitate robust and ongoing production of both market rate housing and
inclusionary housing. The Controller and the TAC found that the current citywide rates of 22%
to 33% directly contribute to the economic infeasibility of residential development. By reducing
the rates in line with the Controller and TAC's recommendation, the City will stimulate
residential development, increase production of inclusionary affordable housing, create jobs,
and grow tax revenue.
(h) In addition to reducing the inclusionary obligations for new projects seeking
entitlement from the City, the TAC discussed and recommended reducing inclusionary
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obligations for projects that already have been approved, but have not been constructed.
These "pipeline projects" represent tens of thousands of units that could quickly move into the
construction phase of development should the project's economics improve. The sponsors of
these pipeline projects have likely spent considerable money securing land, pursuing
entitlements, and advancing design, but have also been subject to significant construction
cost escalation and rising interest rates during the time between project conception and today.
By reducing their inclusionary obligation below that of new projects seeking entitlement over
the next three years, the City will incentivize these projects to advance into the construction
phase, and swiftly provide much needed market rate and inclusionary units.
(i) This ordinance amends the lnclusionary Housing Ordinance to create a temporary
program to reduce the inclusionary obligations for projects approved before November 1,
2023; and (2) a temporary program to reducing inclusionary housing obligations for projects
that are approved between November 1, 2023 and November 1, 2026, so long as they obtain
a first construction document within 30 months. The ordinance requires the TAC to convene
again, no later than January 1, 2026, to review the economic feasibility of the City's
inclusionary housing obligations and sets the requirements for projects approved after
November 1, 2026, unless the City amends the requirements before that date. The ordinance
creates a temporary program to reduce other development impact fees for projects that get a
first construction document within 30 months of project approval, thereby providing an
incentive for projects to advance to the construction stage.
Section 3. Article 4 of the Planning Code is hereby amended by adding new Section
415A, to read as follows:
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SECTION 415A. TEMPORARY REDUCTION OF INCLUSIONARY REQUIREMENTS FOR
RESIDENTIAL AND LWEIWORK DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS APPROVED PRIOR TO
NOVEMBER 1, 2023.
SEC. 415A.J. PURPOSE.
In order to encourage the construction o(residential and live/work development proiects that
have been Finally Approved prior to November 1, 2023, but have not procured a First Construction
Document, the City hereby establishes a temporary program to: (]) reduce certain inclusionary
affordable housing fees and obligations,· (2) extend the time such developments have to obtain a site
permit after proiect approval,· and (3) allow the modification o(certain findings required by Planning
Code Section 206. 6 ("State Density Bonus Program: Individually Requested. ")
SEC. 415A.2. DEFINITIONS.
The following terms shall have the following definitions:
"Pipeline Proiect" means a residential or live/work proiect that (]) is subiect to the
Inclusionary Affordable Housing Ordinance, Planning Code Section 415.1 et seq., and (2) was Finally
Approved prior to November 1, 2023, and (3) has not been issued a First Construction Document prior
to November 1, 2023.
"Finally Approved" or "Final Approval" shall mean(]) approval of a proiect's first
Development Application, unless such approval is appealed; or (2) i[a proiect only requires a building
permit, issuance of the first site or building permit, unless such permit is appealed.· or (3) i(the first
Development Application or first site or building permit is appealed, then the final decision upholding
the Development Application, or first site or building permit, on the appeal by the relevant City Board
or Commission. "Finally Approved" or "Final Approval" shall not include any modification of the
approval under Section 415A. 5.
SEC 415A.3. APPLICATION.
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This Section 415A shall apply to Pipeline Pro;ects. This Section 415A shall not apply to (]) any
mixed-use pro;ect that has entered into a development agreement executed pursuant to Chapter 56 of
the Administrative Code or other similar binding agreement with the City on or before November 1,
2023, or (2) pro;ects that have chosen to comply with affordable housing requirements by dedicating
land, including but not limited to pro;ects meeting the requirements set forth in Sections 419.5(a)(2) or
249. 33(b)(l 6), or (3) pro;ects that have paid development impact fees, including inclusionary impact
fees, on or before November 1, 2023.
SEC. 415A.4. MODIFICATION OF PIPELINE PROJECTS.
On or before November 1, 2026, pro;ect sponsors of Pipeline Pro;ects shall be entitled to
request a modification under Section 415A.5 to that pro;ect 's conditions of approval, conditions on a
pro;ect permit, notice of special restrictions, or other requirements related to: (1) specified
requirements o(the Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program, Planning Code Section 415.1 et seq., or
other applicable inclusionary housing requirement; (2) conditions that require a pro;ect sponsor to
obtain a site permit within a certain time{rame after pro;ect approval,· and (3) findings required by
Planning Code Section 206. 6. Except as specifically set forth herein, or as modified under the
procedure set forth in subsection 415A.5, Pipeline Pro;ects shall comply with all other conditions of
approval, conditions on a proiect permit, or notice of special restrictions and any applicable
requirements of the Planning Code, including the requirements set forth in Sections 415.1 through
415.11. Pro;ect sponsors may request the following modifications:
(a) Affordable Housing Fee. If a pro;ect sponsor of a Pipeline Pro;ect elected to pay
the inclusionary housing fee pursuant to Section 415. 5, the pro;ect shall be entitled to a modification of
the inclusionary housing requirements set forth in Section 415.5(b)(1 )(A). 415. 5(b)(l )(B) or
415.5(b)(l)(C), or ifapplicable 415.3(b)(2)(A) through (2)(C), as follows:
(1) For Ownership or Rental Housing Pipeline Pro;ects consisting of:J:a 10 units
or more. the applicable percentage shall be 16. 4%.
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(2) For any Pipeline Proiect consisting of:J.!a 10 units or more located in an
area with a specific affordable housing requirement set forth in a Special Use District, Area Plan. or in
any other section ofthe Code, including 415.3(d), 419, or 428, the applicable percentage shall be
54.5% ofthe rate for Rental Housing Proiects in the specific area, rounded to the nearest tenth of one
percent. This reduction shall not apply to fees subiect to the Temporary Fee Reduction Program set
forth in Section 403.
(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), in no case shall a Pipeline Proiect
be entitled to a modification of an affordable housing fee that would result in an applicable percentage
lower than 16. 4%.
(b) On-site Affordable Housing Alternative. If a proiect sponsor of a Pipeline Proiect
elected to provide on-site affordable units pursuant to Section 415. 5 (g), the development proiect shall
be entitled to the following modifications to the on-site percentages in Sections 415.6(a)(1 ).
415. 6(a)(2).. or 415.6(a)(3), or if applicable, the on-site percentages set forth in Sections
415.3(b)(l)(A) to (b)(l)(D), or Section 206.3:
(1) For Pipeline Projects consisting of 10 units or more, but less than 25
units, the applicable percentage shall be 12%.
f,B.<2l For Pipeline Proiects consisting of 25 units or more. the number of
Affordable Units constructed on-site shall be 12% of all units constructed on the proiect site. Such
proiects shall ensure that a minimum of8% of the units are affordable to low-income households, 2%
are affordable to moderate-income households, and 2% are affordable to middle-income households.
~ill For any Pipeline Proiect consisting of:J.!a 10 units or more that is located
in an area with a specific affordable housing on-site requirement set forth in a Special Use District,
Area Plan, or in any other section of the Code, including Sections 415.3(b)(l )(E), 415. 3(d), 419, or
428, the applicable percentage shall be 54. 5% of the rate for Rental Housing Proiects in that specific
area, rounded to the nearest tenth of one percent. For any Pipeline Project consisting of 10 units
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or more that was approved pursuant to Section 206.3, the applicable percentage shall be
54.5% of the rate in Section 206.3(f}.
,(Jf.(4} Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2)(3). in no case shall a Pipeline
Proiect be entitled to a modification of an on-site affordable housing obligation that would result in an
applicable percentage lower than 12%.
(c) Off-Site Affordable Housing Alternative. !fa proiect sponsor ofa Pipeline Proiect
elected to provide off-site units pursuant to Section 415. 5 (g). the development proiect shall be entitled
to a modification ofthe requirements in Section 415. 7 (a) as follows:
(1) For Pipeline Projects consisting of 10 units or more, but less than 25
units, the applicable percentage shall be 16.4%.
f-1-t.(21 For Pipeline Proiects consisting of 25 units or more. the applicable
percentage shall be 16. 4%. Such proiects shall ensure that a minimum of 9. 4% of the units are
affordable to low-income households. 4% are affordable to moderate-income households. and 3% are
affordable to middle-income households.
~.Q} For any Pipeline Proiect consisting of~ 10 units or more located in an
area or Special Use District or in any other section of the Code, including Sections 415. 3 (d). 419. and
428 with a specific affordable housing requirement. the applicable percentage shall 54. 5% o(the rate
.for Rental Housing Proiects in the specific area. rounded to the nearest tenth of one percent.
~{4} Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2).Q}. in no case shall a Pipeline
Proiect be entitled to a modification of the off.site affordable housing alternative that would result in a
percentage lower than 16. 4%.
(d) Site Permit and First Construction Document Timing Requirements; Conditions of
Approval.
(I) Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this Code, proiect sponsors of
Pipeline Proiects shall be entitled to a modification under Section 415A. 5 of any conditions of approval
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or conditions on a proiect permit, requiring procurement of a site permit within a specified time, but in
no event may such a deadline be extended past May 1, 2029.
(2) Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this Code, any modification under
Section 415A. 5 shall require as a condition that the proiect sponsor procure a First Construction
Document on or before May 1, 2029. Failure to meet this condition shall invalidate the modification.
Pipeline Proiects that fail to procure a First Construction Document on or before May l, 2029 shall be
subiect to the Inclusionary Affordable Housing requirements in effect on May 1, 2029 that are
applicable to a proiect at the same location, size, and tenure.
(e) Densitv Bonus Projects: Affordabilitv Levels, Concessions, Incentives and
Waivers.
!fa Pipeline Proiect elected to proceed under the State Density Bonus law, Government Code
section 65915 and/or Planning Code section 206. 6. (State Density Bonus Program: Individually
Requested), the proiect sponsor may request the following modifications to a condition of approval or
regulatory agreement pursuant to Section 415A.5, provided that the proiect continues to meet the
requirements of the State Density Bonus law and/or Section 206. 6:
(]) the number of units to be restricted as affordable units and the affordability levels of
those units,·
(2) the number and type of concessions, incentives, and waivers granted under 206. 6(e).
SEC. 415A.5,. PROCESS FOR MODIFICATION OF INCLUSIONARY AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
The purpose of this Section 415A. 5 is to provide for the efficient review and approval of
requests for modifications to conditions of approval, conditions on a proiect permit, or notice of special
restrictions, for proiects eligible for such modifications under Section 415A. The Planning Commission
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shall be responsible for reviewing and approving such requests, or may delegate those functions to the
Planning Director.
(a) Planning Commission Review. Notwithstanding Section 415A.5(b), any
modification o(the conditions of approval, conditions on a proiect permit, or notice of special
restrictions consistent with Section 415A that would result in the significant modification o(approved
plans shall require review and approval by the Planning Commission under the modification process
otherwise applicable to the proiect, including but not limited to Planning Code Sections 303(e), 309(i)
or 3 29(0(7)). All modifications pursuant to this subsection 415A. 5 (a), including any appeal of such
modifications, shall be granted prior to November 1, 2026. A significant modification shall include, but
is not limited to:
(]) a change in the number of Residential or Group Housing units by more than
20%, or a change of more than 10% in Gross Floor Area: or,
(2) a change of use from Dwelling Units to Group Housing.
(b) Administrative Modifications. Notwithstanding Section 415A.5(a), i(the Planning
Commission has delegated its authority to the Planning Department to review and approve requests for
modifications consistent with Section 415A. 5, the following modifications shall be reviewed and
approved by the Director o(the Planning Department, and the Planning Commission shall not hold a
public hearing for discretionary review. Modifications under this subsection 415A.5(b) shall not be
subiect to review under Planning Code sections 303(e), 309(/), 309(i) or 329(0(7). Any modifications
pursuant to this Section 415A. 5(b) must be granted prior to November 1, 2026. !(so delegated, the
Planning Director shall be authorized to modify:
(]) the applicable inclusionary fee required consistent with Section 415A. 4(a).
(2) the applicable percentage of off-site units required consistent with Section
415A.4(b).
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(3) the applicable percentage of on-site units required, consistent with Section
415A.4(c).
(4) for proiects that elected to develop using the State Density Bonus Law,
Government Code section 65915 or State Density Bonus Program: Individually Requested, under
Planning Code section 206. 6, the number o(on-site Affordable Units, and the affordability levels of
those units if such levels require modification for the proiect to continue to qualify for the same amount
of density bonus previously approved, and findings required by Section 206. 6(e) related to eligibility
for a density bonus, concessions and incentives and/or waivers of development standards, consistent
with Section 415A. 4(e). Notwithstanding the previous sentence, modifications to a density bonus proiect
that are significant as set forth in subsection (a), shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission.
(5) performance standards consistent with Section 415A. 4(d), including the time
of validity, expiration and renewal.
(c) Additional Conditions. Any modification to conditions of approval under this
Section 415A. 5 shall include a condition that a proiect must secure a First Construction Document on
or before May I, 2029 and if a proiect sponsor fails to secure a First Construction Document on or
before May I, 2029, the inclusionary requirements applicable to the proiect shall be those
requirements in place at the time a First Construction Document is secured applicable to a proiect of
the same size, location, and tenure.
SEC. 415A.6~ SUNSET PROVISION
This sSection 415A shall expire by operation oflaw on May I, 2029, unless extended by an
ordinance effective on or before that date. Upon expiration of this Section 415A, the City Attorney shall
cause the section to be removed from the Planning Code.
Section 4. Article 4 of the Planning Code is hereby amended by adding new Section
415B, to read as follows:
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SEC. 415B. TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW
RESIDENTIAL AND LIVE/WORK DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
In order to encourage construction of residential and live/work development proiects subiect to
the Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program, Planning Code Sections 415.1 et seq, this Section 415B
shall apply to housing and live/work development proiects that are Finally Approved, as defined in
Planning Code Section 415A.2, between November 1, 2023 and November 1. 2026, provided that such
proiects receive a First Construction Document within 30 months from Final Approval. Such deadline
shall be extended in the event of any litigation seeking to invalidate the City's approval of such proiect,
for the duration of the litigation. Housing development proiects that fail to obtain a First Construction
Document within 30 months of Final Approval shall be subiect to the requirements of Section 415.1 et
seq. in effect on the date a First Construction Document is finally obtained. Except as specifically set
.forth herein, all other Inclusionary Affordable Housing requirements in Sections 415.1 et seq shall
continue to apply.
SEC. 41 SB.1. AFFORDABLE HOUSING FEE. If a proiect sponsor elects to pay the
a/fordable housing fee under Section 415. 5, the proiect shall comply the requirements set forth in
Section 415. e5(b)(I ), except as follows:
(a) For any housing development consisting of25 units or more, the applicable
percentage shall be 20. 5%.
(b) For any housing development located in an area with a specific affordable housing
requirement set forth in a Special Use District, Area Plan, or in any other section of the Code,
including 415.3(d), 419, or 428, the percentage shall be 68% o[the rate applicable to Rental Housing
Proiects, rounded to the nearest tenth of one percent. This section shall not apply to fees subiect to the
Temporary Fee Reduction Program set forth in Section 403.
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SEC. 415B.2. ON-SITE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALTERNATIVE. !fa proiect sponsor
elects to provide on-site Affordable Units pursuant to Section 415. 5 (g), the housing development shall
be subiect to the following required percentages rather than the percentage of units set forth in Section
415.6(a):
(a) For any housing development consisting of25 or more units, the number of
Affordable Units constructed on-site shall be 15% of all units constructed on the proiect site. Proiect
sponsors shall ensure that a minimum of] 0% of the Affordable Units shall be affordable to low-income
households, 2. 5% of the Affordable Units shall be affordable to moderate-income households, and
2. 5% of the Affordable Units shall be affordable to middle-income households.
(b) For any housing development located in an area with a specific affordable housing
requirement set forth in a Special Use District, Area Plan, or in any other section of the Code such as
Section 415.3(d), 419, or 428, the percentage shall be 68% ofthe rate applicable to Rental Housing
Proiects in such area, rounded to the nearest tenth of one percent.
SEC. 415B.3. OFF-SITE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALTERNATIVE.
If a proiect sponsor elects to provide off-site units to satis-/j; the requirements of Section 415.1 et
seq. pursuant to 415.5(g)(l)(B), the housing development proiect shall be subiect to the requirements of
Section 415. 7(a), except as follows:
(a) For any housing development consisting of25 units or more, the applicable
percentage shall be 20.5%. Proiect sponsors shall ensure that a minimum off 1.5% ofthe Affordable
Units shall be affordable to low-income households, 5% of the Affordable Units shall be affordable to
moderate-income households, and 4% of the Affordable Units shall be affordable to middle-income
households.
(b) For any housing development that is located in an area with a specific off-site
affordable housing requirement set forth in a Special Use District, Area Plan, or in any other section of
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the Code including Section 415.J(d), 419, or 428, the percentage shall be tl=le 68% ofthe applicable
rate for Rental Housing Projects in the area, rounded to the nearest tenth of one percent.
SEC. 415B.4. INCLUSIONARY FEE ANNUAL FEE UPDATES.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Code, during the period that this Section 415B
applies:
(a) the amount o[the inclusionary housing fee shall be adjusted consistent with the
factors set forth in Sections 415.5(b)(2) and 415.5(b)(3), but in no case shall the fee be increased by
more than 2% annually; and
(b) the provisions of 415. 6(a)(5) shall not apply.
SEC. 415B.5. SUNSET PROVISION. This section 415B shall expire by operation o[law on
November 1, 2026, unless extended by an ordinance on or effective before that date. Upon expiration of
this Section 415B, the City Attorney shall cause the section to be removed from the Planning Code.
Section 5. Article 4 of the Planning Code is hereby amended by revising Sections 403
and 415.10, to read as follows:
SEC. 403. PAYMENT OF DEVELOPMENT FEE(S) OR SATISFACTION OF
DEVELOPMENT IMPACT REQUIREMENT(S) AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL
PLA1VNING C0111Af!SS!ONREVIEW; TEMPORARY FEE REDUCTION PROGRAM
RECOAl11IENDATION C01VCERNLVG EFFECTIVENESS OF FEE DEFERRAL PROGRAAI.
(a) Centlititm efAppf'fJvHl. In addition to any other condition of approval that may
otherwise be applicable, the Department or Commission shall require as a condition of
approval of a development project subject to a development fee or development impact
requirement under this Article that such development fee or fees be paid prior to the issuance
of the first construction document for any building or buildings within the development project,
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in proportion to the amount required for each building if there are multiple buildings, with an
option for the project sponsor to defer payment of 85 percent of the fees, or 80 percent of the
fees if the project is subject to a neighborhood infrastructure impact development fee, to prior
to issuance of the first certificate of occupancy upon agreeing to pay a Development Fee
Deferral Surcharge on the amount owed, as provided by Section 107 A.13.3 of the San
Francisco Building Code ("Fee Deferral Program"). The Department or Commission shall also
require as a condition of approval that any development impact requirement imposed on a
development project under this Article shall be satisfied prior to issuance of the first certificate
of occupancy for any building or buildings within the development project, in proportion to the
amount required for each building if there are multiple buildings.
Temporary Fee Reduction Program. The following development fees assessed on or before
November 1, 2026 shall be reduced by 33% for (I) proiects that receive a First Construction
Document, as defined in Building Code Section 107 A.13.1. within 30 months of Final Approval, as
defined in Section 415A.2; and (2) for Pipeline Proiects, as defined in Section 415A.2, modified
under Section 415.A..5, i{such Pipeline Proiects receive a First Construction Document on or before
May 1, 2029. Proiects approved pursuant to a development agreement under Chapter 56 of the
Administrative Code shall not be eligible for a fee reduction under this Section 403. Upon receipt ofa
First Construction Document, the Planning Department shall determine whether the proiect is eligible
for the Temporary Fee Reduction Program, and update the fees assessment as applicable. !{the
proiect is found eligible, the following fees shall be reduced:
(])
(2)
(3)
The Transportation Sustainability Fee (Section 411A),·
The Downtown Park Fee (Section 412),·
The Jobs Housing Linkage Program (Section 413),·
(4)
The Childcare Requirement for Office and Hotel Development Proiects (Section
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(5)
The Childcare Requirements for Residential Proiects (Section 414A),·
(6)
Market and Octavia Area Plan and Upper Market Neighborhood Commercial
District Affordable Housing Fee (Section 416),·
(7)
Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plan Affordable Housing Requirement (Section
(8)
Rincon Hill Community Improvements Fund and SOMA Community Stabilization
Fund (Section 418),·
(9)
Visitation Valley Community Facilities and Infrastructure Fee and Fund (Section
(g.10) The Market and Octavia Community Improvements Fund (Section 421 ),·
(4-011) Balboa Park Community Improvements Fund (Section 422),·
(44-12) Eastern Neighborhood Impact Fees and Public Benefits Fund (Section 423),·
(~13) Van Ness & Market Affordable Housing and Neighborhood Infrastructure Fee
and Program (Section 424),·
(~14) Transit Center District Open Space Impact Fee and Fund (Section 424. 6) and
Transportation and Street Improvement Impact Fee (Section 424. 7);
(4415.) Van Ness and Market Community Facilities Fee and Fund (Section 425),·
(4616) Open Space requirements (Sections 426 and 427);
(4817) Public Art Fee (Section 429);
(4+18) Bicycle Parking fee (Section 430),·
(48-19) Central SOMA Community Services Facilities Fees and Fund (Section 432),·
(4-Q.20) Central SOMA Infrastructure Fee and Fund (Section 433):
(~21) Union Square Park, Recreation, and Open Space Fee (Section 435);
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Fees eligible for reduction under this section, including the amount with a reduction, shall be
included in the Controller's Citywide Development Fee and Development Impact Requirements Report
described in Section 409(a).
(b) HeRring 18 Re•ikw Effectir'e.'less &/Fee Deferr-(l[ Pr-egrt1»1. Under 107A. l3. 3 r>Jthe San
FfflRcisco BHikiing Cede, the option to defer the ptlymel"lt ofdc,;dopmeRtfees expires on JMly 1, 2013
bll9less the Boerd o:f&,pervisors exteRds the Fee Defcrrel Progrem. Prior to the JMly 1, 2013 expiretio,q
date, the PlanniRg Commission shell hokl: fl pHhlic heeriRg to re1,;iew the cffecti1,;e1wss of the Fee
DcfcrrRl Progrem, the ecoRonqy Rt large, find whether the sin9HH:ltive effects afthe Fee Dcfcrrnl
PregrRm fire stil/ 1qecessE1ry. FollowiRg the pHhlic heRring, the Comnqissiol"l shRll forwRrd fl
recommendRtion to the BoRrd &/Supervisors €IS to whether the F'ee Defcrml ProgrRm shoHld be
coRtinbled, nwdified, or terminRted.
SEC. 415.10. REPORTING TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
(a) Findings.
San Francisco continues to experience a housing crisis that requires a broad spectrum
of land use and financing tools to address. The 2022 Housing Element Update of the City's
General Plan calls for 40% ~
of all new housing production to be affordable for lower
income households below 80% of area median income and .J...{).% 17% of new housing
affordable to be built for moderate/middle income households up to 120% of area median
income. San Francisco's inclusionary housing program, which requires housing developers to
provide affordable units as part of their projects, is a critical component of the City's programs
to expand affordable housing options. The lnclusionary Housing program is one of the City's
tools for increasing affordable housing dedicated to lower income San Franciscans without
using public subsidies, and in particular it is a useful tool for creating any affordable housing to
meet the growing need of moderate/middle income households.
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The City adopted an lnclusionary Housing ordinance in 2002 that set requirements on
market rate development to include affordable units at 12% of the total for the first time. The
inclusionary program has successfully resulted in more than .J;-()00 3,330 units of below-market,
permanently affordable housing since its adoption. The City prepared a Nexus Study in 2007
in support of the program, which was updated in 2016. The repo~ demonstrated the necessary
affordable housing in order to mitigate the impacts of market rate housing, end the inclusionery
reqMirenw1qts were increesed to 15% oftotf:ll units. The City's inclusionary housing requirements,_
which have been set at various levels since 2002 in response to changing economic conditions, are
codified in Section 415 of the Planning Code. The City is now in the process ofbtf)deting thet nexus
enelysis.
In 2011, Governor Jerry Brown dissolved the Slete Redc;elopmentAgency, which ~f€lS the
City's pri;nery perme1qent funding streem /er efferdeble housing. In 2012, in response to this loss, the
-voters emended the SeH Frencisco Cherter to creete the Ajferdeble Housing Trust Fw1d, which
included e provision to lower the on site il'lclusionttry requirement to 12%. In ]Vmember 201 4, in
respo,qse to en esceleting afferdeble housing crisis, tlw ·;oters pessed Proposition K, which set forth e
policy directive to the City to ensure thet edditionel t1:fferdeble housing is e minin1um of33% of its
owrell housing productiol'l to low end moderete/middk incoN'le households up to 120% of the Arce
A1edien Inco>"lw e1'ld et leest enother 17% afferdeble to households from 120% to 150% of the Arce
},1edien Income.
The Boerd ofSbtJ3ervisors hes proposed to the voters e Cherter €lfnendmel'lt thet will aptJeer on
the June 7, 2016 bellot. The Cherter emendment woul:d euthorize the City to el'lect by ordinence
subsequeNt changes to the iNchtsion€H'y' hobtSiNg requi,"'C>"IWnts, including changes to the ,'11i,1'lin1um or
meximum il'lclusionary or t1:fferdeble housing obligetions €tf3pliceble to merket rate housing projects.
OH Afarch 1, 2016, the Boerd a/Supervisors unm'limeusly edopted Resolution ]'lo. 79 16
declering thet (1) it shell be Citypelicy to meximi:z;e the ecenomicelly/eesible percentege o}E1fferdeble
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inclusionery hmtsing in m€1:rket r€1:te housing developnient to cre€1:te housing for lower €1:mi
moder€1:te-/n1iddle income hoitseholds; (2) if the 11oters €1:dopt the proposed Ch€1:rter €1:mendment on J1;me
7, the Bo€1:rd inte1'lds to €1:dopt tJ future ordi11tJnce requiring the Controller tJnd other City dep€1:rtments to
conduct €1:periodic economic study to n1€1:xin1ize efferdahility in the City's inclusion€1:ry housing
requireN1e11ts; €1:nd (3) the futbtre ordintJrwe would cre€1:te €1:n €1:dvisory committee to ensure th€1:t the
economic study is the resull oftJ tr€1:nsptJrent tJnd inclusiw public process.
The purpose of this Section 415.10 is to provide for the ongoing study Q[_how to set
inclusionary housing obligations in San Francisco at the maximum economically feasible
amount in market rate housing development to create housing for low and moderate/middle
income households, at the income levels set forth in Section 415.1 O(d), and with guidance
from the City's Nexus Study, which should shall be periodically updated.
* * * *
Section 6. Article XXIX of Chapter 5 of the Administrative Code Chapter is hereby
amended to revise Sections 5.29-1, 5.29-4, and 5.29-6 to read as follows:
ARTICLE XXIX:
INCLUSIONARY HOUSING TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
SEC. 5. 29-1. CREATION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
The Board of Supervisors hereby establishes the lnclusionary Housing Technical
Advisory Committee (the "Advisory Committee") of the City and County of San Francisco.
* * * *
SEC. 5. 29-4. ORGANIZATION AND TERMS OF OFFICE.
(a) Each member shall serve at the pleasure of the member's appointing authority, and
may be removed by their appointing officer at any time for any reason. Each member appointed to
the Advisory Committee shall serve for an unlimited term. in 2016 sh€1:ll sen,e until three nwr1ths
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aficr the dete the ControlJcr produces the first economic feesibility enelysis required by P kmning Code
Section 415.10, et which point the member's term shell expire. The Boerd ofSttper;isors end the Afayor
shell trppoint monbers to #w Ad·;isory· Committee in enticipetion ofeech subsequent econornic
fcesibility' enelysis by the Controller, end those members' terms shell simiktrly expire three nwnths
after the dete the ControUerprodbtces the eco1qomic.fcesibility enelysis required by Pl-tuming Code
Section 415.10. },/embers shelJ not may hoM o·;er aficr the expiretion &/their tern9s.
* * * *
SEC. 5. 29-6. MEETINGS AND PROCEDURES.
The Advisory Committee shall hold a regular meeting not less than once every four
months until the sunset date set forth in Section 5.29-7. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Section 5. 29 or Planning Code section 415.10, the Advisory Committee shall convene no later than
January 1, 2026.
* * * *
Section 7. Article 4 of the Planning Code is hereby amended to revise Sections 415.3,
415.5, 415.6, 415.7, 419.3, 419.5, 428, and 428.3, to read as follows:
SECTION 415.3 APPLICATION.
* * * *
(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
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apply to certain development projects consisting of 25 dwelling units or more during a limited
period of time as follows.
(1) If a development project is eligible and elects to provide on-site affordable
housing, the development project shall provide the following amounts of on-site affordable
housing.
* * * *
(F-) ,foy devel,opl'IW19tproject thet hes subl'l9itted e compkte Ew.rironnw1qtel
Eveluetion €lpplicetion on or before Januery 12, 2016 end seeks to utiliw e density bonus u1qdcr Sff:lte
Lew shell use its best efforts to provide on site efferdable units in the enqount &}25% of the number of
units crmstructed on site end shell consult with the Pfenning Dcpertment ebout how to echiew this
enwunt o.finclusionery efferdeble housing. A1q €lpp!icent seeking e density bonus under the prmisions
ofStete Lew shellprm·ide reesonebk Glocumentetion to esteblish eligibility/ore requested density
bo;qus, incentir1es or concessions, end weivers or reductions &j dcvel,opment stenderti8.
(2) If a development project pays the Affordable Housing Fee or elects to provide
off-site affordable housing, and such requirements have not been amended on or before November I,
2026, 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.
(A) Any development project that has submitted a complete Environmental
Evaluation application prior to January 1, 2014, shall pay a fee or provide off-site housing in
an amount equivalent to ~
20. 5% of the number of units constructed on-site.
(B) Any development project that has submitted a complete Environmental
Evaluation application prior to January 1, 2015, shall pay a fee or provide off-site housing in
an amount equivalent to 27.5% 22.5% of the number of units constructed on-site.
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(C) Any development project that has submitted a complete Environmental
Evaluation application on or prior to January 12, 2016 shall pay a fee or provide off-site
housing in an amount equivalent to~ 24.5% of the number of units constructed on-site.
(D) Any development project that submits an Environmental Evaluation
application after January 12, 2016 shall comply with the requirements set forth in Sections
415.5, 415.6, and 415.7, as applicable.
(E) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in subsections (b )(2)(A), (B) and
(C) of this Section 415.3, for development projects proposing buildings over 120 feet in height,
as measured under the requirements set forth in the Planning Code, except for buildings up to
130 feet in height located both within a special use district and within a height and bulk district
that allows a maximum building height of 130 feet, such development projects shall pay a fee
or provide off-site housing in an amount equivalent to~ 24.5% of the number of units
constructed on-site. Any buildings up to 130 feet in height located both within a special use
district and within a height and bulk district that allows a maximum building height of 130 feet
shall comply with the provisions of subsections (b )(2)(A), (B) and (C) of this Section 415.3
during the limited periods of time set forth therein.
(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 to provide off-site affordable housing pursuant to Section 415.5(9), or elects to comply
with a 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
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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 .JO.% 24.5% of the number of units constructed on-site.
* * * *
(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
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 units or more
shall (1) pay a fee or provide off-site housing in an amount equivalent to .JO.% 24.5% if the
Principal Project is a Rental Housing Project, or .J.J% 27% if the Proposed Project is an
Ownership Housing Project, or (2) provide Affordable Units in the amount of 8% 20.5% of the
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number of units constructed on-site in a Rental Housing Project, or .J.l..!#, 22.1% of the number
of units constructed on-site in an Ownership Housing Project. For Rental Housing Projects,
15.5% of the on-site Affordable Units shall be affordable to low-income households, J% 2.5%
shall be affordable to moderate-income households and J% 2. 5% shall be affordable to
middle-income households. For Ownership Housing Projects, .J-J%16.1% of the on-site
Affordable Units shall be affordable to low-income households, 6% 3% shall be affordable to
moderate-income households and 6% 3% shall be affordable to middle-income households.
* * * *
SEC. 415.5. AFFORDABLE HOUSING FEE.
The fees set forth in this Section 415. 5 wiU he rc,1ie,Fed when the City col'npletes Em Economic
Feasibility StHcly. 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 Project.
(A) For housing development projects consisting of 10 units or more, but
less than 25 units, the applicable percentage shall be 20%.
(B) For development projects consisting of 25 units or more, the
applicable percentage shall be 27%J.:J-% if such units are Owned Units.
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(C) For development projects consisting of 25 units or more, the
applicable percentage shall be 24.5o/oJ.f)!#, if the development project is a Rental Housing
Project. In the event a Rental Housing Project becomes an Ownership Housing Project, 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, or (B) provide additional on-site or
off-site Affordable Units equivalent to the current inclusionary requirements for Ownership
Housing 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.
(2) The affordability gap, using data on MOHCD's cost of construction of
affordable residential housing. ,Vo klter #um .!al'rble1y 31, 2018, the Controller, with, the support of
consblltents es J'lecessery·, end in consblltetion with #w !rtelblsionery· Hobtsing Technicel Advisory
Committee (TAC) estflblished in Pklnnin,g Code Section 415.10, shell conduct e stbldy to develop en
BpprOf)riete Hwthodology .for celeuklting, indexing, e1qd BfJplying the Bppropriete emount of the
!nclblsionery Afferd&ble Housi19g Fee. To SUJ3!30rt the Controlkr 's stHdy, end ennuelly thereajier,
},{()}{CD shell provide the .fellowi19g documentetion: (1) schedules 0:fsources e1qd uses of.fimds end
independc1qt euditor 's reports ("Cost Certificetions ") .for ell A«JHCD :fomded developnwnts completed
·within three yeers o_fthe dete ofrCfJorting to tlw Controlkr; e19d, (2) .for eny· },«JHCD funded
develO[Jment thflt coHunenced construction within three yeers of the reporting dB:te to tlw Controller but
.for ,,vhich no Cost Certificetion is yet coHiplete, the sources end uses offunds BpprMed ey ,\«JHCD
end the construction lender €lS <:rfthe da:te of the dc,,eletHnent 's construction ken elosi,'-9:g. Gest
Certificetions compkted in yeers prior to the yeer of reporting to the C011trol-ler mBy be increesed or
decreesed By' the BfJplicebk ennuel Construction Cost Index percentflge(s) .for resideRtiel co1qstruction
.for Sen Frencisco reJ3orted in the E19gineeri19g l'k-ws Record },«JHCD, together with the Controlkr
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€Ind TAC, sh€lll ev€ll1,1€lk! the cost to crmstr1,1ct d€lf€l, incl1,1ding €lct1,1€ll €Ind €lf3JJr€lised ltmd costs, st€lk!
€lnd/.er feder€ll ptthlic s1,1bsidies €l','€liltJble to ,~fOHCD fz,mded pr&jects, €Ind dek!rmine },fOHCD 's
€l'lCr€lge costs. Following co,npletion efthis st1,1dy, the Bo€lrd efS1;1J3en;isors, in its sole €Ind €lbsolttk!
discretion, €Ind within the leg€ll €lll-ow€lnces ofthe Residenti€ll Nex1,1s An€llysis, will re,;iew the €ln€llyses,
methodology, f-ee flfJf)lic€ltion, €Ind the prOJ3osedfee sched1,1le; €Ind l'11ey consider €ldopting legisltJti011 to
revise #w I11cl1,1sion€lry1 Afferdttble Housing fees. The method of c€lk1,1/t:,ting, indexing, €Ind €lfJf)lying the
fee sh€lll be p1,1blished in the Proce8:l;{;res A!an1,1€ll. The Dep€lrtment €Ind },fOHCD sh€lll upd€lte the fee
methodology €Ind technic€ll report every' three ye€lrs, ·with €ln€llysisfrom the Technic€ll Advisory
Committee, i11 order to ens1,1re th,€lt the efferdttbility gep rem€lins c1,1rrent, consistent with the
req1,1irnnents set forth below in Section 415. 5(b) (3) €Ind Section 415.10.
* * * *
(5) The applicable amount of the inclusionary housing fee shall be determined
based upon the date that the project sponsor has submitted a complete Proiect Application
Environmenf€ll E1r€ll1,1€ltion €lf3plic€ltion. In the event the project sponsor does not procure a
building permit or site permit for construction of the 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 does
proceed with pursuing a building permit. Such time period 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.
* * * *
SEC. 415.6. ON-SITE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALTERNATIVE.
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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:
(1) For housing de 1;elopment prejects consisting of 1 (} dwelling units or more, but less
than 25 dwelling units, the number ofefferdable units constructed on site shall generatly be 12% &fall
units constructed on the project site. The efferdt1ble u11its shall all be ttfferdt1ble to lo,F incorne
households. Owned Units shall be efferdtlble to households eaming up to 1 (}(}% e>}Area },kdian
Income, with an efjordt1ble sales price set at 8(}% ofArea l,kdian Income or less. RentEll Units shall be
efferdt1ble to households earning Hp to 65% 0:fArea Akdia,1 Inconw, with an efferdt1ble rent set at 55%
ofArea l,kdian Income or less.
(2) For ar,y Ownership Housing Project co11sisting of25 or more u11its, the number e>f
Afferdtlble Units constructed on site shall generally be 2(}% &fall units constructed on the project site.
A 1ni11imurn of 1 (}% of the units shall be efferdtlble to low income households, 5% e>ftlw units shall be
efferdt1bk to moderate inconw households, and 5% of#w units shall be efferdtlble to middle income
households. In no case shal-l the total number e>}Afferdable Units required exceed the nwnber required
as determined by· tlw €tpplication o.fthe €tpplicable on site requirement rnte to tlw totEll pr&ject Hnits.
Owned Units for low incorne households shall have an efferdt1bk pHrchase price set at 8(}% &}Area
l,fedian IncoHw or less, with households earning blJ3 to 1 (}(}% 0:fArea l,kdian Income eligible to apply
for low income units. Owned Units fer Hwderate bwome households shall have an tifferdt1ble pHrchase
price set at 1 (}5% &}Area l,kdian Income or less, with households earnb1gfrom 95% to 12(}% e>fArrn
l,fedian Income eligible to apply fer H1oderate i,wome Hnits. Ovmed Units fer middle incoHw
hobtSeholds shall hm·e El,"l €t}ferdt1ble pl+reh€1Se price set at 13(}% ofArea J,{edia,"l I:wome or less, with
households earning from 12(}% to 15(}% &}Area l,kdian Income eligible to applJ,· for middle income
Hnits. F'or any Afferdtlble Units v,iith purchase prices set at 13(}% e>}Area },{edian IHcome, the l,1;}1its
shall ha,;e a :<11iniHutm occbtpancy of two persons. This unit requirement shall be outlined within the
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},{syor 's Office &/Housing Preferences trl'ld Lottery Procedures },{anual no leter than February 26,
2018. M:OHCD n1ey reduce Area ,Hedian Income prici11g and the n1inimhln1 income required fer
eligibility in each ownership category.
(3) F'or any Ren.tel Housing Project consisting &}25 or more units, the number of
Afferdable Units constructed on site shall generally be 18% &jall units constructed on the project site,
with a n1ininHm1 (}/10% &}the M11its efferd:€1:ble to low income hoMseholds, 4% &jthe units efferdable to
moderate income lwMseholds, and 4% of the Mn its afferd:€1:ble to n1iddle income hoMseholds. In no case
shall the total nun1ber &JA:fferdable Units reqMired exceed the nMmber reqMired as determined by the
epplication of the tifJplicable on site reqMirement rate to the total project M11its. Rental Units for low
income hoMseholds shall ha1,1e an €?!fordable rent set at 55% (}/Area }.fedian Inconw or less, with
hoMseholds earning up to 65% ofArea Afedia,1 b1col'lw eligible to epplJ,1.fer low iJwome Mnits. Re11tal
Units for moderate inconw hoMseholds shall have a,1 ejferdable re,1t set flt 80% &}Area },fedian b1conw
or less, 1,vith hoMseholds ean'lingfrom 65% to 90% ofArea },{edian Income eligible to fifJPO' for
moderate inconw Mnits. Rental Units fer n1iddle income households shall have an t1:f}ordable rent set at
110% ofArea },fedian Inconw or less, with hoMseholds eaming from 90% to 130% o,{Area Afedian
Income eligible to epply1for middle income Mnits. For any Affordable Units with remal rates set at
110% a/Area },fedian lnconw, the units shal-l have a minimwn occttpancy &}two persons. This Ml'lit
reqMiren'le11t shall be OMtlined within the },{syor 's Office ofHousing Preferences and Lottery
ProcedMres MGtJ'lMal no leter than F'ebrMary 26, 2018. MDHCD n1ey redMce Area },fedian Income
pricing a11d the minim Mm income reqMired for eligibility in each rrntal category.
(I) For housing development pro;ects consisting of IO dwelling units or more, but less
than 25 dwelling units, the number of affordable units constructed on-site shall generally be 15% of all
units constructed on the proiect site. The affordable units shall all be affordable to low-income
households. Owned Units shall be affordable to households earning up to I 00% of Area Median
Income, with an affordable sales price set at 80% of Area Median Income or less. Rental Units shall be
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affordable to households earning up to 65% of Area Median Income, with an affordable rent set at 55%
o(Area Median Income or less.
(2) For any Ownership Housing Proiect consisting of25 or more units, the number of
Affordable Units constructed on-site shall generally be 20% of all units constructed on the proiect site.
A minimum of I 0% 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 Affordable Units required exceed the number required
as determined by the application of the applicable on-site requirement rate to the total proiect 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 I 00% 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 I 05% o(Area Median Income or less, with households earning from 95% to I 20% o{Area
Median Income eligible to apply for moderate-income units. Owned Units for middle-income
households shall have an affordable purchase price set at I 30% of Area Median Income or less, with
households earning from I 20% to I 50% of Area Median Income eligible to apply for middle-income
units. For any Affordable Units with purchase prices set at I 30% 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. MOHCD may reduce Area Median Income pricing and the minimum income required for
eligibility in each ownership category.
(3) For any Rental Housing Proiect consisting of25 or more units, the number of
Affordable Units constructed on-site shall generally be I 8% of all units constructed on the proiect site,
with a minimum of I 0% o(the units affordable to low-income households, 4% of the units affordable to
moderate-income households, and 4% of the units affordable to middle-income households. In no case
shall the total number of Affordable Units required exceed the number required as determined by the
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application of the applicable on-site requirement rate to the total proiect 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 fi:om 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 with rental rates set at
110% of Area Median Income, the units shall have a minimum occupancy of two persons. MOH CD
may reduce Area Median Income pricing and the minimum income required for eligibility in each
rental category.
(4) Notwithstanding the foregoing Area Median Income limits for Rental Units
and Owned Units, the maximum affordable rents or sales price shall be no higher than 20%
below market rents or sales prices for the neighborhood within which the project is located,
which shall be defined in accordance with the American Community Survey Neighborhood
Profile Boundaries Map. MOHCD shall adjust the allowable rents and sales prices, and the
eligible households for such units, accordingly, and such potential readjustment shall be a
condition of approval upon project entitlement. The City shall review the updated data on
neighborhood rents and sales prices on an annual basis.
(5) Starting on January 1, ~2028, and no later than January 1 of each year
thereafter, MOHCD shall increase the percentage of units required on-site for projects
cel'lsisti,uzg e-/10 24 Mnits, as setferth il'l Sectien 415.6(a)(l), by· i,u,crements e-/0.5% each year, Mntil
such re€pbtirement is 15%. For all dcvdopmentpre-jccts with 25 or more units, the re€Jblired on site
@fferdeelc ownership hoHsing to satisfy this Section 415. 6 shall increase by. 5%1% annually for two
consecutive years starting January 1, ~2028. The increase shall be apportioned to units
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affordable to low-income households, as defined above in subsection 415.6(a)(3). Starting
January 1, ~2030, the increase to on-site housing developments with 25 or more units shall
increase by 0.5% annually, with such increases allocated equally 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 or 24%
for Rental Housing Projects, 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 DB l'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 .J.-2!.#,J 5%, 18%, or 20%, as applicable, or such percentage that has been adjusted
annually by MOHCD, of all units constructed on the project site shall be Affordable to
Qualifying Households so that a project sponsor must construct -c-J-J.15, .18, or .20 times, or
such current number as adjusted annually by MOHCD, as applicable, the total number of units
produced in the Principal 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 required exceed the number required as
determined by the application of the applicable on-site requirement rate to the total project
units.
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(11) 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 Pl+mning DeperfJ99en.t, in consuhetion wilh the ControUer, shell, umierfeke e sfbtdy aferees
greefer fhenfive ecres in size, where en Arce Pkm, Specie! Use Disfrict, or ofher re zoning is beiJqg
considered/or edOJ3fion or hes bee,q edepfed efeer Janble11y· I, 2015, to defennine whefher e higl'ler on
site inclbtsionery &jjordable hob/sing requirement is feesible on sites 1:.",,ef heve received e 20% or
greefer increese in developeble residentiel gross floor eree ore 35% or greefer increese in residenfiel
density over prior zaning, end shell su!Jnqif sbtch infermetion to 1:.",,e P/en,qfng Commission end Boerd of·
Sbtpen;fsors.
(12) If the 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
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.
(13) 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 Proiect Application Environmentel Evelbtefion €IfJJ3licetion. 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 within 30 months of the project's
approval, the development project shall comply with the inclusionary affordable housing
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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.
* * * *
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 of its intent prior to approval of the 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:
(1) For any housing development that is located in an area or Special Use
District with a specific affordable housing requirement, or in any other Planning Code
provision, such as Section 419, the higher off-site housing requirement shall apply.
(2) For housing development projects consisting of 10 units or more but less
than 25 units, the number of Affordable Units constructed off-site shall be 20%, so that a
project applicant shall construct .20 times the total number of units produced in the Principal
Project. 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 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
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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 consisting of 25 or more units, the
number of Affordable Units constructed off-site shall be .JJ..%27% of all units constructed on the
project site, with a minimum of .J.-8%12% of the units affordable to low-income households,
8%7.5% of the units affordable to moderate-income households, and .::J.%7.5% of the units
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 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 150% of Area Median Income eligible to apply for
middle-income units. For any 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. MOHCD may reduce Area Median
Income pricing and the minimum income required for eligibility in each rental category.
(4) For any Rental Housing Project consisting of 25 or more Rental Units, the
number of affordable units constructed off-site shall generally be ~24. 5% of all units
constructed on the project site, with a minimum of .J.-8%12. 5% of the units affordable to low-
income households, 6% of the units affordable to moderate-income households, and 6% of
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the units 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 off-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 with rental rates set at 100% of Area Median Income or
above, the units shall have a minimum occupancy of two persons. This btHit reqMirement shEtll be
ObttliHed withiH the },/ayor 's Office ofHobtsing Preferences Etnd Lottery Procedbtres ,\fanbtEtl HO !Etter
thEtH 6 moHths followiHg the effective tfflte afthe OrdinEJ1qce coHte:iHed iH BoEtrd ofSufJer;isors File i'lo.
161351. MOHCD may reduce Area Median Income pricing and the minimum income required
for eligibility in each rental category. MOH CD shall set forth in the Procedures Manual the
administration of rental units within this range.
(5) In the event that a Rental Housing project converts to an Ownership
Housing project, 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, or
(B) provide additional on-site or off-site Affordable Units equivalent to the then-current
inclusionary requirements for 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.
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(6) The applicable amount of the percentage required for the off-site housing
units shall be determined based upon the date that the project sponsor has submitted a
complete Proiect Application El'lvirol'lnwl'ltfll Ev€fIHetio1'1 €lppliceti01q. Any development project that
constructs off-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 or the off-site affordable housing
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 the principal project or off-site
affordable housing project for the duration of the litigation.
* * * *
SEC. 419.3. APPLICATION OF UMU AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Section 419.1 et seq. shall apply to any housing project located in the UMU Zoning
District of the Eastern Neighborhoods, that is subject to the requirements of Sections 415 et
seq.
(b) Additional UMU Affordable Housing Requirements to the Section 415 lnclusionary
Affordable Housing Program Requirements. The requirements of Section 415 through 415.9
shall apply subject to the following exceptions:
(1) For all projects sites designated as Tier A, a minimum of 14. 4 percent 12. 3%
of the total units constructed shall be affordable to and occupied by qualifying persons and
families as defined elsewhere in this Code, so that a project sponsor must construct :-144 .123
times the total number of units produced in the principal project beginning with the
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construction of the tenth unit. If the total number of units is not a whole number, the sponsor
shall round up to the nearest whole number for any portion of .5 or above.
(A) If the project sponsor is eligible for and elects pursuant to Section
415.5(g) to build off-site units to satisfy the requirements of this program, the sponsor shall
construct 23 percent 18. 8% so that a sponsor must construct :-2.J. .188 times the total number of
units produced in the principal project beginning with the construction of the tenth unit. If the
total number of units is not a whole number, the sponsor shall round up to the nearest whole
number for any portion of .5 or above.
(B) If the project sponsor elects pursuant to Section 415.5 to pay the fee
to satisfy the requirements of this program, the sponsor shall meet the requirements of
Section 415 according to the number of units required above if the project applicant were to
elect to meet the requirements of this Section by off-site housing development. For the
purposes of this Section, the City shall calculate the fee using the direct fractional result of the
total number of units multiplied by the percentage of off-site housing required, rather than
rounding up the resulting figure.
(2) For all project sites designated Tier B, a minimum of 16percent 13.1% of the
total units constructed shall be affordable to and occupied by qualifying persons and families
as defined elsewhere in this Code, so that a project sponsor must construct -:--1-6 .131 times the
total number of units produced in the principal project beginning with the construction of the
tenth unit. If the total number of units is not a whole number, the sponsor shall round up to the
nearest whole number for any portion of .5 or above.
(A) If the project sponsor is eligible for and elects pursuant to Section
415.5(g) to build off-site units to satisfy the requirements of this program, the sponsor shall
construct 25 perce1qt 20. 5% so that a sponsor must construct c-2-5. 205 times the total number of
units produced in the principal project beginning with the construction of the tenth unit. If the
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total number of units is not a whole number, the sponsor shall round up to the nearest whole
number for any portion of .5 or above.
(B) If the project sponsor elects pursuant to Section 415.5(g) to pay the
fee to satisfy the requirements of this program, the sponsor shall meet the requirements of
Section 415 according to the number of units required above if the sponsor were to elect to
meet the requirements of this Section by off-site housing development. For the purposes of
this Section, the City shall calculate the fee using the direct fractional result of the total
number of units multiplied by the percentage of off-site housing required, rather than rounding
up the resulting figure.
(3) For all project sites designated Tier C, a minimum of 17.6percent 14.4% of
the total units constructed shall be affordable to and occupied by qualifying persons and
families as defined elsewhere in this Code, so that a project sponsor must construct~ .144
times the total number of units produced in the principal project beginning with the
construction of the tenth unit. If the total number of units is not a whole number, the sponsor
shall round up to the nearest whole number for any portion of .5 or above.
(A) If the project sponsor is eligible for and elects pursuant to Section
415.5(g) to build off-site units to satisfy the requirements of this program, the sponsor shall
construct :P. percent 22.1% so that a sponsor must construct :-J-7 .221 times the total number of
units produced in the principal project beginning with the construction of the tenth unit. If the
total number of units is not a whole number, the sponsor shall round up to the nearest whole
number for any portion of .5 or above.
(B) If the project sponsor elects pursuant to Section 415.5 to pay the fee
to satisfy the requirements of this program, the sponsor shall meet the requirements of
Section 415 according to the number of units required above if the sponsor were to elect to
meet the requirements of this Section by off-site housing development. For the purposes of
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this Section, the City shall calculate the fee using the direct fractional result of the total
number of units multiplied by the percentage of off-site housing required, rather than rounding
up the resulting figure.
(c) Timing of Fee Payments. Any fee required by Section 419.1 et seq. shall be paid to
DBI for deposit into the Citywide Affordable Housing Fund at the time required by Section
402(d).
SEC. 419.5. ALTERNATIVES TO THE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING COMPONENT.
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TABLE 419.5
HOUSING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE UMU DISTRICT
Tier
On-Site Housing Off-Site/In-
Requirement
Lieu
Requirement
A
N. 4% 12.3%
~18.8%
B
-1-6%13.1%
2-J-%20.5%
C
17.~%14.4%
Jl..%22.1%
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Income
Alternative*
J.().:}{;2 4. 5 %
:H-%28.6%
44%32. 7%
Land
Land
Dedication
Dedication
Alternative for
Alternative for
sites that have
sites that have
less than
at least 30,000
30,000 square
square feet of
feet of
developable
developable
area
area
35%
30%
40%
35%
45%
40%
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SEC. 428. DIVISADERO STREET NCT AFFORDABLE HOUSING FEE AND
REQUIREMENTS.
Sections 428.1 through 428.5, hereafter referred to as Sections 428.1 et seq., set forth
the requirements and procedures for the Divisadero Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit
District Affordable Housing Fee.
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)(2), 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
affordable housing fee equivalent to a requirement to provide J...J.SM, 27% of the units in the
Principal Project as affordable units if those units are Owned Units, or JfJ% 24. 5% 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 on-site of the Principal Project as set forth in Planning Code Section 415.5(g), the
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development project 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 following
requirements shall apply.
(A) For an Ownership Housing Project, the number of affordable units
constructed on site shall be .JJ% 18.8% of all units constructed on the site. A minimum of -1-2,%
10% of the units shall be affordable to low-income households, ~
5% of the units shall be
affordable to moderate-income households, and ~
4. 8% 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.
(B) For a Rental Housing Project, the number of affordable units
constructed on site shall be~ 16. 4% of all units constructed on the site. A minimum of -1-2,%
10% of the units shall be affordable to low-income households, 4% 3% of the units shall be
affordable to moderate-income households, and 4% 3. 4% 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. Rental Units for low-income households shall have
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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.
(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 Affordable to Qualifying Households off-site of the Principal Project as set forth in
Section 415.5(9), the project sponsor shall construct or cause to be constructed affordable
housing equal to~ 27% of all units constructed on the Principal Project site as affordable
housing if the units in the Principal Project are owned units, and -M}% 24.5% if the project is a
Rental Housing Project.
(b) For any project for which a complete development application has been submitted
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
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affordable housing fee equivalent to a requirement to provide JJ% 27% of the units in the
Principal Project as Affordable Units if those units are Owned Units, or~ 24.5% 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
to Qualifying Households on-site of the Principal Project as set forth in Planning Code Section
415.5(9), 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 constructed on-site shall be provided as follows.
(A) A project that consists of Owned Units shall provide~ 18.8% of
units as Affordable Units at the following levels: 10% shall have an average affordable
purchase price set at 80% of Area Median Income; 8-% 5% shall have an average affordable
purchase price set at 105% of Area Median Income; and J% 4. 8% shall have an average
affordable purchase price set at 130% of Area Median Income.
(B) A project that consists of Rental Units shall provide~ 18.8% of
units as Affordable Units at the following levels: 10% shall have an average affordable rent set
at 55% of Area Median Income; 8-% 5% shall have an average affordable rent set at 80% of
Area Median Income; and ~4. 8% shall have an average affordable rent set at 110% of Area
Median Income.
(C) Notwithstanding subsections (b)(2)(A) and (b)(2)(B), the percentage
and (ijfe,ce/ebility l-e,1els efAfferae!Jl-e Unils censtr'btcted en site as setferth in subsectiens ('3)(2)(.4) and
(b)(2)(B) shell be the 8&Hiepercentage andafferaebility l-ewls es set forth in Sectien 206.3(!)(2)(A), es
it nu1y be emendedfrem time te time, end in no case shall the percentage of Affordable Units
constructed on-site pursuant to this subsection (b)(2) be less than the percentage required by
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Section 415.6 for projects consisting of 25 or more units. If the percentage of 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 Affordable
Units set forth in Section 415.6 for projects consisting of 25 or more units shall apply.
(3) Off-site. If the project sponsor of a housing development project of 10 or
more units is eligible and elects to provide units Affordable to Qualifying Households off-site of
the Principal Project as set forth in Section 415.5(g), the project sponsor shall construct or
cause to be constructed affordable housing equal to .J.JJM, 27% of all units constructed on the
Principal Project site as affordable housing if the units in the Principal Project are owned units,
and ::UJ% 24. 5% if the project is a Rental Housing Project.
Section 8. Effective Date; Operative Dates.
(a) 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.
(b) Sections 1 through 6 of this ordinance, adding Planning Code Sections 415A and
415B, amending Planning Code Sections 403 and 415.10, and amending Administrative Code
Sections 5.29-1, 5.29-4 and 5.29-6, shall become operative on November 1, 2023.
(c) Section 7 of this ordinance, amending Planning Code Section 415.3, 415.5, 415.6,
415.7, 419.3, 428 and 428.3, shall become operative on November 21, 2026, unless the City
enacts legislation to change such operative date, or to otherwise revise or rescind the
amendments set forth in Section 7.
Section 9.
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ifil Scope of Ordinance. In enacting this ordinance, the Board of Supervisors intends
to amend only those words, phrases, paragraphs, subsections, sections, articles, numbers,
punctuation marks, charts, diagrams, or any other constituent parts of the Municipal Code that
are explicitly shown in this ordinance as additions, deletions, Board amendment additions,
and Board amendment deletions in accordance with the "Note" that appears under the official
title of the ordinance.
(b) On July 24. 2023. the Land Use and Transportation Committee of the Board of
Supervisors amended the ordinance in Board File No. 230769 to amend section (b) and (f) of
the General Findings in Section 2 of the ordinance; correct a reference in new Section 415B.1
of the Planning Code; and correct the numbering in amended Section 403. The Committee
then duplicated the file. creating Board File No. 230855. The original ordinance, in Board File
No. 230769. was then approved by the Board of Supervisors on first reading on July 25, 2023,
and approved by the Board on second reading on September 5, 2023. This ordinance, in the
duplicate file (Board File No. 230855), includes additional amendments to the ordinance.
which were adopted by the Land Use and Transportation Committee on September 11. 2023.
The additional amendments reduce the inclusionary requirements for projects, including
HOME-SF projects, with 10-24 units that are approved prior to November 1, 2023; and reduce
impact fees for Pipeline Projects, as defined. Because the ordinance in Board File No.
230769 is not yet effective, both sets of Committee amendments (those adopted by the
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Committee on July 24, 2023 in the ordinance in Board File No. 230769, and those adopted by
the Committee on September 11, 2023 in the ordinance in Board File No. 230855} are shown
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DAVID CHIU, City Attorney
By:
/s/ Audrey Pearson
AUDREY PEARSON
Deputy City Attorney
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City and County of San Francisco
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Ordinance
City Hall
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San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
File Number:
230855
Date Passed: October 03, 2023
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to: 1) reduce lnclusionary Housing Program requirements,
including requirements for projects approved under the Housing Opportunities Means Equity - San
Francisco (HOME-SF) program, for projects that have been approved prior to November 1, 2023 and
that receive a first construction document within a specified period; 2) adopt a process for those
projects to request a modification to conditions of approval related to development impact fees, subject
to delegation by the Planning Commission; 3) reduce Article 4 development impact fees, including
lnclusionary Affordable Housing fees for projects exceeding a stated unit size, for projects approved
before November 1, 2026 that receive a first construction document within 30 months of entitlement;
and, 4) modify the lnclusionary Housing Program Ordinance effective November 1, 2026 to reduce
applicable fees, and on-site or off-site unit requirements, for projects that exceed a stated unit size;
amending the Administrative Code to update the lnclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee
member requirements; affirming the Planning Department's determination under the California
Environmental Quality Act; making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning
Code, Section 302; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority
policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.
July 24, 2023 Land Use and Transportation Committee - NOT AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT
OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE
July 24, 2023 Land Use and Transportation Committee - CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE
CHAIR
September 11, 2023 Land Use and Transportation Committee - AMENDED, AN
AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE
September 11, 2023 Land Use and Transportation Committee - AMENDED, AN
AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE
September 11, 2023 Land Use and Transportation Committee - CONTINUED AS AMENDED
September 18, 2023 Land Use and Transportation Committee - REFERRED WITHOUT
RECOMMENDATION
September 26, 2023 Board of Supervisors - PASSED ON FIRST READING
Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandel man, Melgar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai,
Stefani and Walton
Noes: 1 - Preston
October 03, 2023 Board of Supervisors - Fl NALLY PASSED
City and Coullty of San Francisco
Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai,
Stefani and Walton
Noes: 1 - Preston
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Printed at 9:00 am 011 10/4/23
File No. 230855
London N. Breed
Mayor
City and County of San Francisco
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I hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was FINALLY PASSED on
10/3/2023 by the Board of Supervisors of the
City and County of San Francisco.
Angela Calvillo
Clerk of the Board
Date Approved
Printed at 9:00 am 011 I 0/4/23