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Affordable units in new housing (inclusionary) in Daly City

Daly City's own rules on affordable units in new housing (inclusionary), with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Daly City Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Daly City's code says

Daly City code What Daly City's code adds
Fee instead of units
  • In lieu fees follow the city's affordable housing fee schedule.
    Applies: Applies to residential developments with fewer than 20 rental units or 15 ownership units.
    § 17.47.070 · code text
    Residential developments with fewer than twenty rental units or fifteen ownership units will pay the required in lieu fees established in the city's affordable housing fee schedule.
Share of affordable units
  • 20% of units must be for households at or below moderate income.
    Applies: Applies to for-sale projects.
    § 17.47.070 · code text
    For-sale projects: Twenty percent of the dwelling units in the residential development shall be sold at an affordable sales price to households whose annual income does not exceed moderate income.
  • 10% of units must be for households at or below low income.
    Applies: Applies to rental projects.
    § 17.47.070 · code text
    Rental projects: Ten percent of the dwelling units in the residential development shall be made available for rent at an affordable rent to households whose annual income does not exceed low income.

Who this affects

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Frequently asked questions

Does Daly City require affordable units in new housing?

Daly City's code: In lieu fees follow the city's affordable housing fee schedule. (Applies to residential developments with fewer than 20 rental units or 15 ownership units.) (§ 17.47.070); 20% of units must be for households at or below moderate income. (Applies to for-sale projects.) (§ 17.47.070).

General information, not legal advice.

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