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Supervisor Kim unveils charter amendment to raise on‑site inclusionary housing standard from 12% to 25%
Summary
Supervisor Jane Kim introduced a charter amendment to remove the city charter cap of 12% on-site affordable housing and raise the on-site inclusionary requirement to 25%, with higher off-site and fee‑in‑lieu options.
Supervisor Jane Kim introduced a charter amendment proposal intended to change San Francisco’s inclusionary housing rules for new development. The amendment seeks to remove the charter’s current cap setting a 12 percent maximum on-site affordable housing requirement and increase the on-site requirement to 25 percent.
Kim told the board that the proposal would also raise off-site and fee‑in‑lieu options, saying it would increase the off-site and fee‑in‑lieu percentages “from 20% to 33% for off-site and 33% for fees in lieu of units.” She framed the change as a way to remove a charter‑imposed barrier on the board’s ability to require higher inclusionary levels through ordinance in the future.
Kim described housing affordability as the city’s “number one issue” and said the charter amendment would be placed on the June 2016 ballot; she asked the board to sit as a committee of the whole to consider the measure. The introduction drew agreement from Supervisor Aaron Peskin as a co‑sponsor; Kim said the measure would give the board legislative flexibility to set inclusionary standards that respond to changing market conditions.
At the January 12 meeting the item was introduced and submitted for further committee and ballot procedures; no final vote adopting the charter amendment occurred that day.
