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Commission split on expanding inclusionary housing to three-unit projects; small builders warn of production impacts
Summary
Planning staff recommended adding 3‑ and 4‑unit projects to San Francisco’s inclusionary program (10% requirement); staff estimated modest revenue, but small builders and commissioners warned the proposal could discourage small-scale housing production. The Commission took no formal recommendation and sent the ordinance forward for further review.
San Francisco — Planning staff outlined a proposal to extend San Francisco’s inclusionary affordable‑housing requirement to projects of three or more units, introducing a 10 percent obligation for three‑ and four‑unit buildings and an in‑lieu fee option.
Sue Eckstein of the Planning Department described staff and controller analyses showing the new fees would raise modest revenue (staff estimated about $15 million…
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