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Planning Commission allows 2338 19th Avenue developer to satisfy inclusionary obligation with in‑lieu fee
Summary
The commission approved a discretionary review to allow a developer to substitute payment of an in‑lieu fee for an on‑site below‑market‑rate unit at 2338 19th Avenue, citing marketing and timing issues; staff estimated the fee including interest at about $1,000,000. Vote: 4–2.
The San Francisco Planning Commission voted 4–2 on Dec. 18 to let the applicant for 2338 19th Avenue modify how it satisfies its inclusionary housing obligation, allowing payment of an in‑lieu fee instead of delivering the originally required on‑site below‑market‑rate (BMR) unit.
Planning staff said the building originally was required to provide one on‑site below‑market‑rate unit; the sponsor seeks to switch the elected method of compliance to an in‑lieu fee because the designated BMR unit is unusually large (the sponsor described it in the record as nearly 2,000 square feet and functionally three bedrooms) and difficult to market as an…
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