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Planning staff: 2011 housing inventory shows net gain but warns of low production since 2008 downturn
Summary
The planning department presented the 2011 Housing Inventory showing a net citywide gain of roughly 269 units and 218 new affordable units in 2011, while noting the 2011 count is the lowest since 1993 and that about 4,200 units were under construction.
Planning staff presented the 2011 Housing Inventory to the Planning Commission on May 10, summarizing citywide changes to housing stock, production trends and the role the inventory plays in setting RHNA reporting figures.
Teresa Ojeda, senior planner, explained methodology and headline figures: the inventory uses the decennial census baseline and tracks additions from new construction and legalization and subtractions from demolitions and mergers. As of February 2011, the city’s housing stock was about 372,800 units. In 2011 the inventory reports a net gain of 269 units, with 418 new units added through construction and legalization, 65 merged/removed, and 84 demolitions. The Department of Building Inspection permitted over 2,000 units in 2011, a 61% increase over 2010. The quarterly pipeline showed approximately 4,200 units under construction, with several large entitlement projects (Treasure Island, Park Merced, Candlestick Point) driving entitlements in recent years.
Affordable housing figures: 218 new affordable units were added in 2011, comprising more than half of that year’s new production; 140 units were affordable to very low‑income households, 21 to low‑income and 57 to moderate income households. Inclusionary fees collected in 2011 totaled $1,173,628.
Staff noted that SROs remain a significant part of the city’s affordable housing stock and that vacancy reporting is based partially on owner self-reporting, which requires further verification. Commissioners and public commenters asked for more granular data (vacancy verification, RHNA template and targets, cost-per-square-foot measures) and a proposed quarterly reporting format that would be integrated into project approvals.
Next steps: staff said the inventory will be bundled with RHNA reporting in future presentations, the department plans to resume quarterly pipeline reporting, and staff will provide data on vacancy verification and clarifications of RHNA target derivation on request.
