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Planning Commission initiates general plan amendments for Affordable Housing Bonus Program
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The commission voted unanimously to initiate general plan amendments for a local Affordable Housing Bonus Program that offers state and local density-bonus options, aiming to increase affordable and middle-income housing; commissioners requested more detailed financial modeling, design guidance and neighborhood outreach before adoption.
The San Francisco Planning Commission voted unanimously Oct. 15 to initiate general plan amendments for the Affordable Housing Bonus Program, the department—s package that lays out both state density-bonus and a more incentivized local program intended to produce higher levels of affordable and middle-income housing.
Jeff Buckley, senior advisor to Mayor Ed Lee on housing policy, framed the program as part of a broader city commitment to housing. “By 2020 the mayor is committed to committing 10,000 units for low and moderate income housing,” Buckley said, and staff urged the…
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