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Controller's feasibility study proposes higher inclusionary targets, triggers heated local debate
Summary
The San Francisco Controller's Office presented an economic feasibility study recommending higher inclusionary housing requirements and fee options; community groups and commissioners pressed for stronger low-income protections, clearer fee calculations and neighborhood-sensitive rules. The commission set hearings on March 9 and March 23 for further review.
The San Francisco Planning Commission heard a full presentation from the Controller's Office on Feb. 23 about an economic feasibility study that lays out options for raising inclusionary housing requirements and changing how the city charges in-lieu fees.
Ted Egan, an analyst with the Controller's Office, told commissioners the consultants modeled higher on-site shares for ownership projects (roughly 17—20 percent) and for rental projects (roughly 14—18 percent) and supplied equivalent in-lieu fee percentages (ownership roughly 25—28 percent; rental roughly 18—23 percent). The report also recommends an annual, modest ramp-up in requirements (about 0.5 percentage point per year) and a three-year reexamination of how many projects take the state density…
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