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Planning Commission defers decision on inclusionary fee for state density bonus projects
Summary
Staff recommended disapproval of an ordinance that would retroactively apply an inclusionary housing fee to additional floor area generated by the State Density Bonus, saying it would mainly affect one project and create fairness and implementation problems. The commission continued the item to Feb. 14 for staff to publish clarity in procedural guidance; vote 5–0.
Jacob Bentley, planning department staff, presented an ordinance that would change grandfathering for one element of San Francisco’s inclusionary housing program: charging an additional inclusionary fee on floor area gained through the State Density Bonus that had previously been exempt for projects with environmental applications filed before Jan. 12, 2016. Bentley said staff’s review found roughly three dozen projects that had filed for the state density bonus; six pre‑dated the January 2016 cutoff and of those only one remains in a position where a site permit could be subject to a retroactive fee. Bentley cautioned that retroactive…
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