SUPERVISOR DALY OFFERS UPDATED INCLUSIONARY HOUSING ZONING.

Supervisor Chris Daly today introduced legislation that would update the City's inclusionary housing laws to use more relevant income data and increase the number of units developers will have to deliver as a condition of project approval.

"Three years ago, I co-sponsored landmark legislation to create a new program to deliver housing to middle income earners," said Daly. "We've learned two lessons from this experience. Current income data is inadequate because it captures too broad of a geographic area. Developers can and will produce more units that meet the needs of working people. The proposal I've put forward takes those lessons to deliver more housing targeted to those most in need."

The proposal makes two substantive changes to exisiting law:

• Under the proposal, income eligibility would be based on the median income of San Francisco residents; currently, this figure is based on the metropolitan statistical area, which includes Marin and San Mateo counties as well as San Francisco. Homeownership would be available to those making no more than 100% of San Francisco median income; rental housing would be available to those making no more than 60% of San Francisco median income.
• Under the proposal, projects that can be built under existing zoning "as-ofright" would be required to provide 15% of units on-site or 20% of oof-site, compared to 10% on-site and 12% off-site under current law. Projects that require a conditional use approval would be required to provide 20% on-site or 25% off-site, compared to 15% on-site and 17% off-site under current law.

Under the City Charter, the ordinance will be referred to the Planning Commission for their consideration and recommendation, and would then come to the Board of Supervisors in about 3 months. Another pending proposal would keep income levels and number of units the same, but apply requirement to projects of five to ten units.