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Committee advances Supervisor Tang’s HomeSF bonus program with amendments and continuation
Summary
Supervisor Katie Tang outlined HomeSF, an optional local density bonus offering incentives (including up to 20 feet of additional height) for projects that provide 30% on-site affordable units; the committee adopted amendments and continued the item for further discussion.
Supervisor Katie Tang introduced HomeSF, a local affordable‑housing bonus program intended to incentivize developers to deliver 30% on‑site affordable units in new construction of three or more units, while offering zoning bonuses and protections against tenant displacement.
Tang told the committee the program is optional and aims to produce up to 5,000 permanently affordable units over 20 years on market‑rate projects that meet affordability requirements. She described key features: up to 20 feet of additional height as a bonus; 40% of required affordable units must be two‑bedroom or larger to encourage family housing; projects using HomeSF must go through a conditional‑use permit process; lots may not be merged to exceed 125 feet of frontage in neighborhood commercial districts; and the program excludes RH1/RH2 districts and certain area plans. Tang also set out income targets for Below‑Market‑Rate (BMR) units (rental at 55%, 80%, and 110% AMI; ownership at 90%, 120%, 140% AMI) and said the ordinance includes provisions to protect commercial tenants with early notice requirements.
A lengthy public comment period included labor representatives, neighborhood groups, housing advocates (SPUR, Housing Action Coalition), renters, artists and business owners. Supporters urged the Board to address middle‑income and family housing shortages; some neighborhood speakers urged geographic limits, stronger small‑business relocation protections and more clarity on timing relative to the city’s urban design guidelines.
Supervisor Tang circulated a summary of proposed amendments and moved to adopt them and continue the item to the call of the chair for further public discussion; Supervisor Peskin seconded and the motion was taken without objection. The committee filed the amendments for the record and will return to a more extensive policy discussion in a future Land Use hearing.
Next steps: the item was continued for additional hearings and evaluation updates will be provided every five years as described in the legislation. Specific development projects and the final form of urban design standards were not decided at the committee meeting.
