SEC. 803.8. LOW-INCOME AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE

(See Interpretations related to this Section.)

(a) Dwelling Units, Group Housing, and SRO units may be authorized in the SALI District as a Conditional Use pursuant to Section 303 of this Code, provided that such units shall be rented, leased or sold at rates or prices affordable to a household whose income is no greater than 80% of the median income for households in San Francisco (“lower income household”), as described by Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations Section 6932 and implemented by the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development. These units are subject to all provisions of this Section 803.8.

(b) “Affordable to a household” shall mean a purchase price that a lower income household can afford to pay based on annual payment for all housing costs of 33 percent of the combined household annual net income, a 10 percent down payment, and available financing, or a rent that a household can afford to pay, based on an annual payment for all housing costs of 30 percent of the combined annual net income.

(c) The size of the dwelling unit shall deter- mine the size of the household in order to calcu- late purchase price or rent affordable to a household, as follows:

(1) For a studio unit, a household of one person;

(2) For a one bedroom unit, a household of two persons;

(3) For a two bedroom unit, a household of three persons;

(4) For a three bedroom unit, a household of four persons;

(5) For a four bedroom unit, a household of five persons.

(d) No Conditional use permit will be approved pursuant to this Section 803.8 unless the applicant and City have agreed upon enforcement mechanisms for the provisions of this subsection which are acceptable to the City Attorney. Such enforcement mechanisms may include, but not be limited to, a right of first refusal in favor of the City, or a promissory note and deed of trust.

(e) The owner(s) of the units authorized pursuant to this Section 803.8 shall submit an annual enforcement report to the City, along with a fee whose amount shall be determined periodically by the Planning Commission to pay for the cost of enforcement of this Section 803.8. The fee shall not exceed the amount of such costs. The annual report shall provide information regarding rents, mortgage payments, sales price and other housing costs, annual household income, size of household in each dwelling unit, and any other information the City may require to fulfill the intent of this Section 803.8.

(Added by Ord. 47-21, File No. 201175, App. 4/16/2021, Eff. 5/17/2021; amended by Ord. 70-23, File No. 220340, App. 5/3/2023, Eff. 6/3/2023)

(Former Sec. 803.8 added by Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008; amended by Ord. 196-11, File No. 110786, App. 10/4/2011, Eff. 11/3/2011; Ord. 287-13, File No. 130041, App. 12/26/2013, Eff. 1/25/2014; Ord. 129-17, File No. 170203, App. 6/30/2017, Eff. 7/30/2017; Ord. 224-18, File No. 180364, App. 10/5/2018, Eff. 11/5/2018; Ord. 275-18, File No. 180910, App. 11/20/2018, Eff. 12/21/2018; repealed by Ord. 296-18, File No. 180184, App. 12/12/2018, Eff. 1/12/2019)

AMENDMENT HISTORY

Division (a) amended; Ord. 70-23, Eff. 6/3/2023.