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Supervisors vote to allow 25% of off-site inclusionary units outside one-mile radius; mayor's office and planning department raised concerns
Summary
The Board approved an amendment to the inclusionary housing rules allowing up to 25% of required off-site affordable units to be built beyond the current one-mile radius; the mayor's office and Planning Department warned of risks to integrated neighborhoods and enforcement challenges.
San Francisco — The Board of Supervisors on Aug. 5 approved on first reading an ordinance that allows up to 25% of off-site inclusionary housing units required from market-rate projects to be constructed outside the current one-mile radius from the principal development, with restrictions that the units not be in industrial zones or within a quarter mile of large publicly owned affordable developments.
Supervisor Sandoval, the item’s sponsor, said the change would give small but meaningful flexibility to locate affordable housing where land and financing make projects feasible, and to disperse affordable homes…
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