"But the city is limited in what changes it can make. The state requires San Francisco to introduce the capacity for an additional 36,000 units of housing - and has warned that while the proposed plan currently complies with the mandate, San Francisco doesn't have much wiggle room. "Don't introduce "potential constraints on development," Paul McDougall, a senior program manager at the California Department of Housing, warned San Francisco."
"McDougall gave several examples, some of which supervisors are contemplating: Labor provisions that would require certain wages or union participation, taking sites out of the plan, affordability requirements, adding permit procedures, and more. If San Francisco fails to rezone, it could face the "builder's remedy," where the city loses its ability to approve and reject new housing developments. The state-mandated upzoning has split San Franciscans."
San Francisco's mayor has proposed upzoning to allow taller, denser buildings in the city's north and west. Supervisors at the Land Use and Transportation Committee are considering amendments including incentives for two-plus bedroom units, removing lower-income areas, and exempting rent-controlled housing. State law requires creating capacity for an additional 36,000 housing units and leaves little flexibility. California housing officials warned against introducing constraints such as labor rules, removing sites, affordability mandates, or extra permitting. Failure to rezone could trigger the builder's remedy, eliminating local control over housing approvals. Public opinion is split between growth proponents and displacement concerns.
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