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In plain English

This legislation speeds up the review and approval process for 100% affordable housing projects, educator housing projects, and certain market-rate projects that offer significant affordability. It also requires the Planning Department to handle these approvals directly, bypassing some city boards and commissions, and mandates an annual report on affordable housing as part of the city budget discussions.

Charter Amendment (Fourth Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to provide for accelerated review and approval of eligible 100% affordable housing projects, educator housing projects, and market-rate projects that provide significant increased affordability, and providing for Planning Department ministerial review in lieu of approvals by or certain appeals to City boards and commissions; to make corresponding amendments to the Planning Code and the Business and Tax Regulations Code; to amend the Administrative Code to provide for an Annual Affordable Housing Allocation Report as part of the City’s budget deliberation process; and to declare as City policy the need to accelerate approval of 100% affordable housing projects, educator housing projects, and market-rate projects that provide significant increased affordability; to make findings of compliance with the General Plan and Planning Code, Section 101.1 and findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; at an election to be held on November 8, 2022.

Introduced: May 24, 2022
Final action:
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How it got here

Document trail
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Leg Dig Ver1
Official legislation text
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CEQA Referral 053122
Environmental review (CEQA)
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Referral Planning
SF Planning Department
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CEQA Determination 060622
Environmental review (CEQA)
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Leg dig ver2
Official legislation text
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Referral CEQA 070122
Environmental review (CEQA)
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CEQA Determination 070122
Environmental review (CEQA)
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Leg dig ver3 draft
Official legislation text
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Leg Dig Ver4
Official legislation text
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Referral CEQA 071322
Environmental review (CEQA)
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CEQA Determination 071422
Environmental review (CEQA)
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PLN Memo 072122
SF Planning Department
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Transmitted to Elections 072922
Departmental transmittal
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How they voted

ORDERED SUBMITTED
Board of Supervisors · Jul 26, 2022Pass
2-3
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE
Board of Supervisors · Jul 12, 2022Pass
5-0
CONTINUED AS AMENDED
Board of Supervisors · Jul 12, 2022Pass
5-0
RECOMMENDED
Rules Committee · Jul 6, 2022Pass
1-1
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE
Rules Committee · Jun 29, 2022Pass
2-0
CONTINUED AS AMENDED
Rules Committee · Jun 29, 2022Pass
2-0

Legislative journey

PresidentMay 24, 2022
ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE
Clerk of the BoardJun 1, 2022
REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
Planning DepartmentJun 23, 2022
·RESPONSE RECEIVED
Rules CommitteeJun 29, 2022
CONTINUED AS AMENDEDPass
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass
Clerk of the BoardJul 1, 2022
REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
Rules CommitteeJul 6, 2022
RECOMMENDEDPass
City AttorneyJul 7, 2022
·SUBSTITUTED
Board of SupervisorsJul 12, 2022 – Jul 26, 2022
CONTINUED AS AMENDEDPass
AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass
CONTINUEDPass
·ORDERED SUBMITTEDPass