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San Francisco County, CA March 2, 2004 Election
Measure J
Incentives to Build Below Market Rate Housing and Exceptions to Density Restrictions
City of San Francisco
Ordinance - Majority Approval Required

52,028 / 30.01% Yes votes ...... 121,352 / 69.99% No votes

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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?

Summary:
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.

Meaning of Voting Yes/No
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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