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Chapter 4 — EMERGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS.Article 4 — DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES AND PROJECT REQUIREMENTSSEC. 416. MARKET AND OCTAVIA AREA PLAN AND UPPER MARKET NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AFFORDABLE HOUSING FEE.

SEC. 416.3. APPLICATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FEE REQUIREMENT.

San Francisco County Planning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-10 · San Francisco County

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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  1. Chapter 10E — PLANNING MONITORING
  2. Chapter 10E — PLANNING MONITORING
  3. Chapter 24 — REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
  4. Chapter 24 — REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
  5. Chapter 29A — APPROVAL OF POWER PLANT; PLANNING CODE SEC. 303
  6. Chapter 29A — APPROVAL OF POWER PLANT; PLANNING CODE SEC. 303
  7. Chapter 31 — CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PROCEDURES
  8. Chapter 31 — CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PROCEDURES
  9. Chapter 44 — ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE PLANNING COUNCIL
  10. Chapter 44 — ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE PLANNING COUNCIL
  11. Chapter 56 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
  12. Chapter 56 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
  13. Chapter 61 — WATERFRONT LAND USE
  14. Chapter 61 — WATERFRONT LAND USE
  15. Chapter 2 — ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING ORDINANCE
  16. Chapter 2 — ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING ORDINANCE
  17. Chapter 4 — EMERGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS.
  18. Chapter 4 — EMERGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS.
    Overview
    1. Article 26 — COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL LEAD POISONING INVES
    2. Article 26 — COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL LEAD POISONING INVES
    3. Article 4 — DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES AND PROJECT REQUIREMENTS
    4. Article 4 — DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES AND PROJECT REQUIREMENTS
    5. Article 7 — REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORITY
    6. Article 7 — REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORITY
    7. Article 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
    8. Article 2 — DEFINITIONS
    9. Article 3 — GENERAL PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS
    10. Article 5 — SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENTS
    11. Article 6 — IMPROVEMENT REQUIREMENTS
    12. Article 7 — FINAL MAPS AND PARCEL MAPS
    13. Article 9 — CONVERSIONS
    14. Article 10 — CONSISTENCY WITH STATE LAW

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