DATE:
June 24, 2026
05
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING:
Title
ADOPTION OF THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO INCLUSIONARY HOUSING ORDINANCE, RELATED IN LIEU FEE ORDINANCE, AND CEQA EXEMPTION (DISTRICTS: ALL)
Body
OVERVIEW
The County of San Diego (County) is committed to advancing housing initiatives that produce Housing for All, prevent displacement, and promote equity and inclusion. Today's action proposes adoption of an ordinance amending the County's Zoning Ordinance to establish an Inclusionary Housing Program in the unincorporated area (herein referred to as the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance or Draft Ordinance). This ordinance would require certain new market-rate housing projects to either include a portion of affordable units within the project or support affordable housing elsewhere. This action advances prior Board of Supervisors (Board) direction from February 10, 2021 (4), August 31, 2021 (7), and August 24, 2024 (11), which directed staff to develop an Inclusionary Housing Ordinance that ensures overall housing production is not negatively impacted and to return with additional information and policy options aligned with County housing goals after hearing items on the Development Feasibility Analysis (DFA) and Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT).
Establishing an Inclusionary Housing Ordinance supports several State and County housing objectives and implements an action item in the County's Housing Element, which outlines how the County will meet its Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) for the 2021-2029 planning period. While the County has met its RHNA for Above Moderate-, Moderate-, and Low-Income households, there remains a significant shortfall in housing affordable to Very Low-Income households. For the 2021-2029 planning period, the County has permitted 516 Very Low-Income units, representing 28% of its total obligation of 1,834 units. Based on discretionary market-rate housing projects approved in the unincorporated area...
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