Ordinance amending the Planning Code to exempt 100% affordable housing developments from active use and ground floor commercial use requirements, expand temporary use authorizations to 100% affordable housing developments that have not submitted a development application, and facilitate the conversion of Residential Care Facilities to 100% affordable housing developments by exempting such adaptive reuse projects from certain residential use and development standards; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.

This ordinance amends the Planning Code to streamline the development of 100% affordable housing projects. Key changes include exempting these projects from active use and ground floor commercial requirements, expanding temporary use authorizations for sites awaiting development applications, and facilitating the conversion of Residential Care Facilities into affordable housing by exempting them from certain development standards. These measures aim to remove governmental constraints and accelerate the creation of affordable housing to meet the City's Regional Housing Needs Allocation goals. The ordinance also affirms compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and consistency with the General Plan and priority policies.

This ordinance will increase the supply of affordable housing by making it easier and faster to build new projects and convert existing facilities, while also allowing temporary uses on future affordable housing sites.

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