§ 23A.3. PURPOSE.

The purposes of this ordinance are to:

(a) Prioritize surplus and underutilized public land in San Francisco that is suitable for the construction of housing in order to maximize the creation of deed-restricted affordable housing citywide, including ground floor retail and community facilities and open space;

(b) Establish policy that the portfolio of housing built on public lands in San Francisco should maximize the amount of permanently affordable housing at extremely low, very low, low, moderate and middle income affordability levels, taking into account available subsidy sources for such affordable housing;

(c) Establish policy to encourage state and special-district agencies (other than the City and County of San Francisco) that own surplus and underutilized public lands in San Francisco to prioritize permanently affordable housing for disposition and development of their sites;

(d) Establish policy that any City department process for planning the disposition and development of any public lands should assume the standards of this ordinance;

(e) Establish policy that the first priority use of surplus City-owned property shall be for the purpose of providing housing, shelter, and other services for people who are homeless;

(f) Help relieve the crisis of homelessness in the City and County of San Francisco;

(g) Potentially provide low or no cost facilities for agencies serving homeless people;

(h) Potentially provide "sweat-equity" opportunities for homeless people to create permanent housing opportunities through rehabilitation and repair of the units; and

(i) Create a centralized mechanism to responsibly dispose of surplus City property in a manner that will help ensure that the property or its proceeds will be used for purposes consistent with this Chapter 23A.

(Added by Ord. 227-02, File No. 011498, App. 11/26/2002; amended by , App. 11/3/2016)