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Deep debate on inclusionary-housing changes: committee amends language and pauses for further review
Summary
Supervisors debated an ordinance to raise inclusionary housing requirements, set temporary 25% thresholds, and implement tiered grandfathering for pipeline projects; planning staff outlined grandfathering tiers and the committee approved a technical amendment and voted to continue the item for one week to allow further review.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee on April 18 conducted a lengthy, contested hearing on trailing legislation to implement the inclusionary-housing changes tied to Proposition C. Sponsors Supervisors Jane Kim and Aaron Peskin described the ordinance as "grandmothering" or "grandfathering" trailing legislation that would apply higher inclusionary percentages to future projects while giving graduated increases to projects already in the pipeline based on filing date.
Kim said the ordinance seeks to capture more affordable units from market-rate development, while Peskin described a negotiated compromise with the mayor's office,…
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