Shall housing developments located downtown or
along the central waterfront be
subject to less-restrictive density and height rules than
other housing developments
if the developer builds and sells additional
below-market rate housing?
Measure J is an ordinance that would provide
new rules for certain housing developments with 10 or
more
units that are located downtown or along the central
waterfront
(see map on page 220). A development would be
subject to less restrictive
density and height rules, and its building permit
application
could get rapid review, if the developer:
- builds the housing under environmental standards to
be
defined by the City;
- complies with the requirements described in The Way
It Is Now;
- sells an additional 27% or 29% of the units at a price
that is
affordable to households with income at or below
110% of the
Bay Area's median; and
- limits sale and resale of these additional units to
households
with income at or below 120% of the median.
Developers would have to build the additional 27% or
29% of units
sold to households with income at or below 120% of
the median
on site.
In addition, Measure J would require the City to:
- prepare environmental impact reports on these
developments;
- appropriate $2 million to pay for these reports; and
- charge a fee to developers who use the
less-restrictive density
and height rules.
The Board of Supervisors could amend this ordinance
under certain
circumstances without voter approval.
- A YES vote of this measure means:
- If you vote "yes," you want to make
these changes to the City's housing development rules.
- A NO vote of this measure means:
- If you vote "no," you do not want to make
these changes to the City's housing development rules.
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