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Planning Commission backs supervisors'compromise on inclusionary housing but flags fee study
Summary
The Planning Commission voted to endorse a compromise inclusionary-housing ordinance that starts on-site requirements at 18% and raises some off-site fees above TAC feasibility levels, while asking for a technical study and clarifications on grandfathering, unit mix and minimum sizes.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on June 15 recommended approval of a revised inclusionary-housing ordinance that reconciles recommendations from the commission, a technical advisory committee and a compromise ordinance introduced at the Board of Supervisors.
Planning Department staff and Supervisor Ahsha Safaie told the commission the compromise keeps on-site requirements at 18% for rentals (20% for condominiums), phases in annual increases and retains a three-tier AMI structure to target low-, middle- and moderate-income households. Staff emphasized the ordinance needs technical clarifications on grandfathering, rounding rules for the three tiers and references to statewide minimum unit sizes.
The board-level compromise calls for an on-site emphasis and an in-lieu fee structure (identified in…
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