Icon for Comprehensive Housing Incentive Toolkit The Comprehensive Housing Incentive Toolkit is a resource for those interested in developing housing within the City of San Diego. This resource summarizes and provides links to regulations and other resources that are needed in order to…
Icon for Housing Accessibility It is important that all San Diegans have housing choices available to meet their individual needs. The population of older adults is growing, and it is imperative to prepare for this demographic shift through housing options that help seniors live closer to…
Icon for Process Improvements and Streamlining The City regularly updates the San Diego Municipal Code to simplify and streamline the permitting process, ensure compliance with State and Federal regulations, and to eliminate unnecessary barriers to development. These updates help address the…
Icon for Accessory Dwelling Units Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior ADUs play a key role in increasing housing affordability and supply citywide. ADUs can be built on lots zoned to allow single-family or multifamily dwelling residential uses. A lot zoned for single family with an…
Icon for Inclusionary Housing The Inclusionary Housing Regulations apply to all developments proposing ten or more dwelling units as well as condo conversion development of two or more dwelling units. The regulations require a minimum of 10-percent of the total dwelling units to be rented to very…
Icon for Micro-unit Density Bonus Developments providing affordable housing within Transit Priority Areas may be eligible for a bonus up to 100-percent of the allowed density if they are providing micro-units. To qualify as micro-units the average unit size is no more than 600 square feet with no…
Icon for Student Housing Density Bonus A density bonus is available for developments providing a minimum of 20-percent of the pre-bonus units as affordable to lower income students at a rate not to exceed 30-percent of 65-percent of the area median income. Students experiencing homelessness…
Icon for Foster Youth, Disabled Veterans, and Homelessness Housing Developments providing qualifying housing for transitional foster youth, disabled veterans, or those experiencing homelessness is eligible for a density bonus in exchange for affordable housing units. A minimum of 10-percent of…
Icon for 100-Percent Affordable Density Bonus The City offers two affordable housing density bonus incentives for 100-percent affordable projects., 100% Affordable (Pre-Density Bonus Units), To be eligible under this program a development must set aside 100-percent of the pre-density bonus units…
Icon for Mixed Income Density Bonus For sites where the current zoning allows five or more dwelling units, a density bonus may be available to both rental and for-sale housing developments in exchange for affordable dwelling units. The percentage of affordable units provided correlates to a…
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