Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Steve Monowitz, Director of Planning and Building
Subject: An ordinance amending the County Ordinance Code, Title 8, Article 1 (Zoning Districts, Overlay, and Combining Districts) Chapters 8.29 (R3-MD Zoning District), 8.115 (PC-HD Zoning District), and 8.116 (TS-MU Zoning District) to modify the inclusionary housing requirements applicable in these districts.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Public hearing to consider adoption of an ordinance amending the County Ordinance Code, Title 8, Article 1 (Zoning Districts, Overlay, and Combining Districts) Chapters 8.29 (R3-MD Zoning District), 8.115 (PC-HD Zoning District), and 8.116 (TS-MU Zoning District) to modify the inclusionary housing requirements applicable in these districts:
A) Open the public hearing
B) Close the public hearing
Adopt an ordinance amending the County Ordinance Code, Title 8, Article 1 (Zoning Districts, Overlay, and Combining Districts) Chapters 8.29 (R3-MD Zoning District), 8.115 (PC-HD Zoning District), and 8.116 (TS-MU Zoning District) to modify the inclusionary housing requirements applicable in these districts, previously introduced to the Planning Commission on September 9, 2026, and waive reading of the ordinance in its entirety.
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BACKGROUND:
On April 21, 2026, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors adopted three new zoning districts, the R3-MD, PC-HD, and TS-MU districts, implementing the Rezoning Program, Program HE 11.2, of the County’s Housing Element. All of these districts allow high-density multifamily residential development and are intended to facilitate new residential development opportunities sufficient to meet the County’s assigned share of regional housing need and to bring the County’s Housing Element into compliance with the requirements of State law.
The County’s current Inclusionary Housing Ordinance requires that all multifamily residential develo...
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