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Planning Commission hears months-long debate over Affordable Housing Bonus Program; continues item for revisions
Summary
The Planning Commission held a lengthy Jan. 28 hearing on the Affordable Housing Bonus Program (AHBP), hearing hours of public testimony and dozens of questions from commissioners. Staff said the program would require 30% on-site permanently affordable units and aims to create thousands of units over 20 years; the commission continued the item for further work and amendments.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Jan. 28 took up the mayor’s proposed Affordable Housing Bonus Program, a sweeping local alternative to the state density‑bonus law intended to spur new permanently affordable and middle‑income housing through targeted zoning relief and incentives. Planning Director Gil Kelly told the commission the AHBP was one tool among many to increase housing supply and affordability across the city.
Staff said the program would require a minimum 30 percent of units on‑site to be permanently affordable for qualifying income levels, and that 40 percent of the affordable units should be two‑bedroom units to better serve families. Over a 20‑year horizon, planners projected roughly 2,000 low‑ and moderate‑income permanently affordable units and up to 3,000 middle‑income units could be produced under the proposal. Staff and the Mayor’s Office said projects using the program would still undergo…
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