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Planning Department previews Affordable Housing Bonus Program and pledges stronger tenant protections after vocal public response
Summary
Planning staff outlined a citywide Affordable Housing Bonus Program (AHBP) that would allow height/density increases in targeted commercial corridors in exchange for higher on‑site affordability, and promised to refine tenant protections and outreach after extensive public comment on displacement and lot‑merger risks.
Planning Department staff presented a multi‑part briefing on a proposed Affordable Housing Bonus Program that would give developers limited additional height and density on underutilized parcels in exchange for substantially more affordable units on‑site or via a state/local hybrid bonus. "For the purposes of this program, we define that as 120% AMI for rental and 140% AMI for ownership," Planning staff said in summarizing program definitions.
The proposal creates two tracks: a local program (a stronger local affordability requirement with an incentive of two additional stories) and an implementation of the state density bonus (where projects can secure bonuses under state law). Staff said they have identified roughly 240…
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