Salon: Housing Density Bonus

Salons are small informal group discussions on matters of import.

Wednesday, July 22, 2026
12:00 noon - 1:00 pm

In person at Forell | Elsesser, 351 California St., #500, San Francisco OR virtual via Zoom (please choose one when you register)

$15 - attendance limited to 20

Bring your own lunch

California’s Density Bonus Law requires local governments to grant density increases and regulatory incentives to affordable or senior housing developers. It also provides significant protections from local agency denials, requirements for replacing rental units, and reduced parking requirements.

The bonuses apply to developments with five or more residential units and can be up to 100% additional density depending on the percentage of affordable units. But how do they work?

Join Kate Conner, Deputy Director of Housing, SF Planning Department; Mark Rhoades, FAICP, President and CEO, Rhoades Planning Group; and Gregg Miller and Ashley Weinstein-Carnes, both Partners at Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass, LLP, for a discussion of how density bonuses work and some of the current issues surrounding them.

Please bring your own lunch.

Attendance is limited to 20.

Membership dues must be current to attend. To pay your dues, please visit lai.org/membership-dues/, and select "Golden Gate" chapter.