Article 4 — DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES AND PROJECT REQUIREMENTS THAT AUTHORIZE THE PAYMENT OF IN-LIEU FEES›SEC. 416. MARKET AND OCTAVIA AREA PLAN AND UPPER MARKET NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AFFORDABLE HOUSING FEE.
San Francisco Planning Code § 416.3 Application of Affordable Housing Fee Requirement
San Francisco Planning Code · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-09-23 · San Francisco
Cite as: San Francisco Planning Code § 416.3 · Text as of 2026-09-23
The requirements of Sections 415.1 through 415.9 shall apply in the Market and Octavia Plan Area and the entirety of the Upper Market NCT District in addition to the following affordable housing requirement:
(a) Amount of Fee. Development projects that are subject to the Residential Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program shall pay an additional affordable housing fee per the fee schedule in Table 416.3A, except as provided under Section 406(k).
TABLE 416.3A
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FEE SCHEDULE IN THE MARKET AND OCTAVIA PROGRAM AREA
| Van Ness and Market Special Use District |
NCT | RTO | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net addition of residential use or change of use to residential use | $7.20/gross square foot | $3.60/gross square foot | $0.00/gross square foot |
| Replacement of, or change of use from, non-residential to residential use |
$3.80/gross square foot | $0.20/gross square foot | $0.00/gross square foot |
| Replacement of, or change of use from, PDR to residential use | $5.50/gross square foot | $1.90/gross square foot | $0.00/gross square foot |
(b) Other Fee Provisions. This additional affordable housing fee shall be subject to the inflation adjustment provisions of Section 409 and the waiver and reduction provisions of Section 406. This additional affordable housing fee may not be met through the in-kind provision of community improvements or Community Facilities (Mello Roos) financing options of Sections 421.3(d) and (e). Pursuant to Section 249.33, in the Van Ness & Market Residential Special Use District this fee may be paid in any of the Alternatives set forth in Section 415.5(g).
(c) Exemption for Affordable Housing. A project applicant shall not pay a supplemental affordable housing fee for any square foot of space designated as a below market rate unit under Section 415.1 et seq. , the Citywide Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program, or any other residential unit that is designated as an affordable housing unit under a Federal, State, or local restriction in a manner that maintains affordability for a term no less than 50 years.
(d) Timing of Fee Payments. The Market and Octavia Plan Area and Upper Market NCD Affordable Housing Fee shall be paid to DBI for deposit into the Citywide Affordable Housing Fund at the time required by Section 402(d). (Added by Ord. 108-10, File No. 091275, App. 5/25/2010; amended by Ord. 270-10, File No. 100917, App. 11/5/2010; Ord. 312-10, File No. 100046, App. 12/23/2010; Ord. 25-11, File No. 101464, App. 2/24/2011; Ord. 55-11, File No. 101523, App. 3/23/2011; Ord. 56-13 , File No. 130062, App. 3/28/2013, Eff. 4/27/2013; Ord. 50-15 , File No. 150149, App. 4/24/2015, Eff. 5/24/2015; Ord. 83-17, File No. 170003, App. 3/24/2017, Eff. 4/23/2017; Ord. 63-20, File No. 200077, App. 4/24/2020, Eff. 5/25/2020; Ord. 126-20, File No. 200559, App. 7/31/2020, Eff. 8/31/2020; Ord. 210-21, File No. 210868, App. 11/19/2021, Eff. 12/20/2021; Ord. 188-25, File No. 250680, App. 10/6/2025, Eff. 11/6/2025) AMENDMENT HISTORY
Table 416.3A amended; Ord. 56-13 , Eff. 4/27/2013. Division (d) amended; Ord. 50-15 , Eff. 5/24/2015. Introductory paragraph amended; Ord. 83-17, Eff. 4/23/2017. Division (d) amended; Ord. 63-20, Eff. 5/25/2020. Division (b) amended; Ord. 126-20, Eff. 8/31/2020. Division (b) amended; Ord. 210-21, Eff. 12/20/2021. Introductory paragraph and division (a) amended; Ord. 188-25, Eff. 11/6/2025.
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