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Article 4 — DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES AND PROJECT REQUIREMENTS THAT AUTHORIZE THE PAYMENT OF IN-LIEU FEES›SEC. 417. EASTERN NEIGHBORHOODS AREA PLAN AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENT.

San Francisco Planning Code § 417.3 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 § 417.3 · Text as of 2026-09-23

(a) Application. The alternate Affordable Housing Fee described in this Section shall only apply to development projects that are subject to the Eastern Neighborhood Controls, consist of 20 units or less or less than 25,000 gross square

feet, and are subject to the requirements of Sections 415 through 415.9 and 419, and any stated exceptions elsewhere in this Code, including the specific provisions in Section 419.

(b) Amount of Fee. Any sponsor of a development projects subject to this Section may choose to pay an alternate fee equal to $40.00 per gross square foot of net new residential development instead of the standard Affordable Housing Fee requirements set forth in Section 415.5 as follows.

(c) Calculation of Gross Square Feet of Residential Area. The calculation of gross square feet shall not include nonresidential uses, including any retail, commercial, or PDR uses, and all other space used only for storage and services necessary to the operation or maintenance of the building itself.

(d) Timing of Fee Payments. The Eastern Neighborhoods Alternate 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. 312-10, File No. 100046, App. 12/23/2010; Ord. 50-15 , File No. 150149, App. 4/24/2015, Eff. 5/24/2015; Ord. 63-20, File No. 200077, App. 4/24/2020, Eff.

5/25/2020)

AMENDMENT HISTORY Division (d) amended; Ord. 50-15 , Eff. 5/24/2015. Division (d) amended; Ord. 63-20, Eff. 5/25/2020.

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