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Planning Department warns state housing bills could reshape city rules; calls for equity analysis
Summary
Planning staff gave a broad briefing on dozens of pending California housing bills, telling the Planning Commission that changes to ministerial approvals, density bonuses and RHNA calculations could interact with San Francisco’s code in complex ways and urging deeper racial and social equity study before positions are taken.
Planning Department staff gave the Planning Commission an extensive briefing on July 23 about dozens of pending California housing bills that could alter how San Francisco regulates and approves development. Ann Marie Rogers, standing in for Director Hillis, said the bills fall into categories including changes to the state density bonus, proposals to expand ministerial approvals, rezoning and RHNA site counting, litigation streamlining, and a COVID‑era tenant protection bill.
Rogers said the state density bonus reforms in multiple bills would increase potential bonuses and could reduce some local tools, including fees. “The state density bonus is a vehicle intended to encourage affordable housing,” Rogers said, describing bills that could raise the maximum…
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