Property owners, renters and developers are invited to provide input on the City of San Luis Obispo’s Draft Inclusionary Housing Ordinance updates, which were released online.
To provide input, community members can create an account or log in to their existing account on Open City Hall, the City’s online civic engagement forum.
Community members may also provide comments directly to City staff ([email protected]) or during public comment at one or more of the following public meetings:
- Tentative Planning Commission Hearing – June 8, 2022
- Tentative Council Hearing – July 19, 2022
The City of San Luis Obispo first adopted its Inclusionary Housing Ordinance in 1999. Inclusionary housing policies ensure that development contributes to addressing the need for affordable housing in our community. Several changes to the City’s existing ordinance are being proposed, chief among them being an increase in the number of affordable units required with new housing development.
For example, the current ordinance requires developers set aside 3% of the units for low-income households, or 5% of the units for moderate income households. The proposed update would require that a total of 10% of the units are set aside – 5% for low-income households and 5% for moderation income households. Affordable housing requirements for rental projects are also increasing to address the affordability crisis.
Updating San Luis Obispo’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance is a significant effort tied to the City’s Housing and Homelessness Major City Goal. Specifically, this ordinance change is expected to increase production of affordable housing in all new residential development.
Submit comments online before June 8, 2022, by emailing [email protected]. For questions, please contact the City’s Housing Coordinator Kyle Bell at [email protected] or 805.781.7524.
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