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Commission backs Market/Octavia inclusionary land‑dedication option, asks supervisors to review 40% threshold

San Francisco Planning Commission · June 23, 2011
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Summary

Planning staff and housing officials described a Market/Octavia code amendment that would allow developers to satisfy inclusionary obligations by dedicating nearby land for affordable housing; the Commission approved the measure and asked that the 40% land/unit threshold be reviewed.

The Planning Commission on June 23 reviewed a proposed planning-code amendment to add a land-dedication alternative for inclusionary housing in the Market/Octavia plan area.

Kirsten Lissinger (Planning) explained the measure: a principal project in the plan area could dedicate a site within a specified radius (half‑mile inside the plan area, quarter‑mile outside) for affordable development rather than provide inclusionary units on-site or pay the fee. Under the draft…

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