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San Francisco planning staff outlines limits and streamlining under SB 35, AB 2011 and SB 330
Summary
Planning Department staff told the Board of Appeals that state laws including the density bonus (SB 35), AB 2011 and the Housing Crisis Act (SB 330) give the city limited discretion, create ministerial review paths for qualifying housing, and have already produced more than 2,300 deed-restricted units in SF since 2018.
Kate Connor, a planning department housing-implementation manager, told the San Francisco Board of Appeals on Jan. 4 that state housing laws substantially limit local discretion while offering streamlined approvals for qualifying projects.
"The city is incredibly limited in its discretion," Connor said, describing how the state density bonus law allows incentives, concessions and waivers to accommodate extra units and restricts the circumstances under which the city can deny them.
Connor walked the board through three state programs. Under SB 35 (effective 2018) qualifying projects can proceed on a ministerial path with no discretionary entitlements or CEQA review if…
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