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Lurie Proposes Local Housing Bonus Program as Alternative to State’s
As part of a legislative package that seeks to rezone parts of San Francisco to facilitate more housing development, Mayor Daniel Lurie introduced Housing Choice San Francisco, a new local housing bonus program. An optional alternative to the state’s density bonus program, the local housing bonus program provides market-rate developers with a variety of options to include affordable units as part of their projects.
Among the options are onsite affordable housing, paying an affordable housing fee, dedicating land or units off-site, or providing 100% rent-controlled buildings.
Lurie’s rezoning package, called the Family Zoning plan, proposes updated height and bulk zoning rules to support more housing and a wider range of building types. It also would establish new policies to encourage the creation of housing near public transit, including changes to parking and density standards.
The Family Zoning Plan is intended to allow the city to control its own destiny by meeting state thresholds while directing and shaping growth in ways that preserve its unique neighborhoods, according to Lurie’s office.
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