City Planning Department

Affordable Housing

Accomplishments

COMM22, Southeastern, 200 affordable units

2022

Mayor Gloria Signs Landmark ‘Homes For All of Us’ Ordinance into Law (March 14, 2022)

2021

Mayor Gloria’s ‘Homes For All of Us’ Housing Package Moving Forward (Dec. 14, 2021)
New City of San Diego Development Code Updates Provide Neighborhood Improvements (Dec. 13, 2021)
State OKs Mayor Gloria’s Housing Plan (Sept. 16, 2021)
City of San Diego Seeks Public Input on ‘Homes for All of Us’ Housing Package (Aug. 3, 2021)
Mayor Gloria Announces ‘Homes For All of Us’ Housing Package (July 19, 2021)
City of San Diego Wins Multiple Awards for Innovative Housing and Mobility Plans (July 9, 2021)
New City of San Diego Code Updates Will Facilitate Faster Housing and Streamline Permitting Process (Jan. 12, 2021)

2020

Mayor: Updated ‘Complete Communities’ Plan Bolsters Neighborhood Investments and Lifts Up Underserved Communities (Nov. 9, 2020)
Code Updates Aimed at Boosting Affordability Receive Unanimous City Council Approval (Oct. 13, 2020)
City of San Diego Report Highlights Progress in Housing Production (July 28, 2020)
City of San Diego’s Complete Communities Initiative Advances to Full City Council (June 24, 2020)
City Council Adopts the General Plan Housing Element (June 16, 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.