The purpose of the Housing and Land Use Study is to look at housing issues in the City. The study focuses on several key issues including:

• affordable housing needs;
• the City’s Below Market Rate (BMR) housing program;
• maximum residential densities and density bonus regulations;
• and residential development on commercially zoned properties in the City of San Mateo.

Final Housing and Land Use Report
Introduction memo to Council, Planning Commission and Housing and Land Use Study TAC

• Table of Contents
• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• San Mateo's Housing Supply
• Overview of Existing City Regulations & Density Bonus Law
• Residential Density
• Affordable Housing
• Residential Development in Non-Residential Land Use Areas
• Summary
  • Apendix A: Technical Advisory Committe Comments on Housing and Land Use Study Report & Summaries of Public Workshops
  • Appendix B: Residential Density - Specific Areas of the City
  • Appendix C: Measure P
  • Appendix D: Below Market Rate Housing Policy Alternatives, by Economic & Planning Systems
  • Appendix E, F, G: Executive Summary of Jobs Housing Nexus Analysis, Peer Reivew of Commercial Linkage Fee, Bay Area Commercial Linkage Fee Survey