Affordable Housing

Accomplishments

COMM22, Southeastern, 200 affordable units

2020

• Code Updates Aimed at Boosting Affordability Receive Unanimous City Council Approval (Oct. 13, 2020)

• City of San Diego Awarded State Grant to Expand Housing Opportunities Through Community Plan Updates (Feb. 26, 2020)

• City of San Diego Seeks Bids to Build Permanent Supportive Housing at Five Locations (Feb. 13, 2020)

• HUD Secretary Recognizes City of San Diego’s Progress in Reducing Barriers to Affordable Housing (Feb. 12, 2020)

• Mayor Faulconer Pushes for More Housing & Homeless Solutions, Lays Out Ambitious 2020 Agenda (Jan. 15, 2020)

• Mayor Waives City Fees for Sidewalk Repairs to Spur Neighborhood Investment (Jan. 14, 2020)

2019

• City Council Unanimously Adopts Mayor’s YIGBY Housing Reforms (Dec. 17, 2019) 

• City of San Diego Seeking Comments on Future Housing Policies (Dec. 2, 2019)

• City of San Diego Starts Accepting Pre-Approved Granny Flat Building Plans (Nov. 19, 2019)

• City of San Diego Continues to Gather Public Input to Update Housing Policies (Sept. 20, 2019)

• Mayor Vetoes Controversial Ordinance That Leading Economists Say Will Slow Affordable Housing Production (Sept. 20, 2019)

• Mayor Meets HUD Secretary to Discuss Housing and Homelessness (Sept. 19, 2019)

• Community Plan Update Calls for Major Infrastructure Improvements and an Additional 28,000 Homes to be Built in Mission Valley Over Next Few Decades (Sept. 10, 2019)

• City of San Diego Continues to Gather Public Input to Update Housing Policies (Sept. 9, 2019)

• Mayor Endorses Senate Bill 5, Would Create a Key Funding Source for Affordable Housing in Cities Across the State (Aug. 23, 2019)

• Mayor’s Latest “Housing SD” Reform Receives Unanimous Council Approval - 12th Code Update (Aug. 12, 2019)

• Mayor’s Latest ‘Housing SD’ Reform Wins City Council Approval - Moderate-Income Program (July 31, 2019)

• City Council Supermajority Adopts Mayor’s FY2020 Budget to Deliver Largest Infrastructure Investment in City History (June 10, 2019)

• Mayor’s Budget Revision Bolsters Funding for Parks, Housing, Public Safety & Mobility Upgrades (May 14, 2019)

• Mayor Faulconer Makes Eight City-Owned Properties Available to Build Housing for Most Vulnerable Residents (May 7, 2019)

• Mayor Faulconer Proposes Largest Infrastructure Investment in City History for Second Year in a Row (April 11, 2019)

• Mayor Faulconer's Parking Reforms Win City Council Approval (March 4, 2019)
• City Launches New Digital Tool to Encourage More Public Engagement in Community Planning Process (Feb. 13, 2019)
• Mayor Faulconer Calls on City to Say ‘Yes’ to More Homeless Solutions, New Housing and Community Choice Energy (Jan. 15, 2019)

2018

• Mayor Faulconer Proposes New Parking Requirements to Lower Housing Costs, Spur Development Near Transit (Nov. 9, 2018)
• Council Approves Mayor’s Plan to Double Housing Capacity, Add Infrastructure to Midway Area (Sept. 17, 2018)
• City Council Approves Another of Mayor's 'Housing SD' Reforms by Increasing Use of Live/Work Spaces (July 31, 2018)
• City Council Waives Fees to Accelerate Construction of Granny Flats (April 30, 2018)
• City Council Approves Mayor’s ‘Housing SD’ Strategies to Increase Housing Supply & Boost Affordability (March 6, 2018)
• Mayor Faulconer’s ‘Housing SD’ Plan Moves Forward with Strategies to Increase Supply & Boost Affordability (Feb. 28, 2018)

2017

• City Kicks Off ‘Housing America Month’ by Approving Over 500 Units of Affordable Housing (Oct. 11, 2017)
• Financing for 621 Affordable Units Approved Amid Housing Crisis (Aug. 1, 2017)
• First Phase of Mayor Faulconer’s Housing Affordability Plan Approved by City Council (July 24, 2017)
• Mayor Faulconer, Civic Leaders Kick Off S.D. Housing Commission’s $80M Plan to House Homeless San Diegans (July 5, 2017)
• Mayor Faulconer, Councilmembers Unveil Plan to Increase Housing Supply, Boost Affordability for San Diegans (June 21, 2017)

2015

• Mayor Faulconer Opens Doors at New Affordable Housing Apartment Building for Low-Income San Diegans (Nov. 18, 2015)

Information for Developers

• San Diego Housing Commission Guide for Developers  - Information for developers regarding affordable housing financing. The Housing Commission provides low-interest loans and other incentives to help developers acquire, rehabilitate and build affordable housing. (San Diego Housing Commission)
• Inclusionary Housing (San Diego Housing Commission)
• Affordable Housing Requirements and Expedite Program (Development Services Department)

Housing Project Information

• Downtown Affordable Housing: Identifies affordable projects planned or constructed Downtown. (Civic San Diego)
• Affordable Housing Map: Provides more comprehensive information about all projects planned or constructed in San Diego County, including affordable housing. (San Diego Housing Commission Affordable Housing Program)
• Practice Fair Housing Program: The City's Practice Fair Housing program offers free services to the community to promote equal housing opportunities.