Land Use Committee introduces amendments to inclusionary housing ordinance; material change sent back to Planning Commission

Acting Chair Aaron Peskin introduced a set of amendments to the city’s inclusionary affordable housing ordinance and moved the package forward to the full Board while referring a material modification back to the Planning Commission.

The amendments—read into the record by Deputy City Attorney Kate Stacy and summarized by Jacob Bentley of the Planning Department—cover allocation of on‑site units by income tier in certain eastern neighborhoods, updates to fee‑setting procedures, changes to unit‑size standards, new rules for replacement of demolished affordable units, and Transbay‑specific provisions requiring on‑site units and AMI caps.

Why it matters: the committee’s action keeps most of the negotiated changes on track for Board consideration while pausing a disputed subsection so the Planning Commission can review technical material modifications. That matters to developers, affordable‑housing advocates and neighborhood stakeholders who have sought clarity on how fees, unit mixes and geographic rules apply to new projects.

The committee heard recommendations from the Planning Commission, as presented by Jacob Bentley of the Planning Department. Bentley said the commission identified six material modifications and multiple technical clarifications. Key commission suggestions included embedding a dwelling‑unit mix requirement (for example, ensuring a…