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Board of Supervisors adopts Central SoMa area plan, directs $940 million for affordable housing
Summary
After years of planning, the Board of Supervisors voted to adopt the Central South of Market (Central SoMa) area plan, approving zoning, financing and incentives to allow up to roughly 8,800 new housing units, substantial public benefits and new standards for production, distribution and repair (PDR) space.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Nov. 13 adopted the long‑delayed Central South of Market area plan, clearing a package of resolutions and ordinances to guide growth in a roughly 230‑acre area of downtown. The board passed the measure as amended after several rounds of committee review and public hearings.
Supervisor Matt Haney (note: transcript uses Supervisor Kim as the speaker introducing the plan) described the plan as a response to eight years of interagency and community work to create a framework for increased housing and jobs while protecting local businesses and industrial uses. "The Central SoMa area plan will also net roughly $2,100,000,000 in public benefits. Almost a billion of this will be set aside for affordable housing," Kim said during the hearing.
Why it matters: The plan is designed to steer a large share of regionally available growth into a transit-rich core while…
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