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[[File:1965-Market-Street-Rendering-2017-85-feet.jpg|thumb|right|500px|85-feet height 1965 Market St, San Francisco]]

'''SB 827''' (Senate Bill 827, "Transit-rich Housing Bonus") is proposed [[California_legislation_2018|2018 California state legislation]] that would '''encourage high-density housing development in locations served by regular transit service'''. It would grant a "transit-rich housing bonus" to residential developments in such areas, allowing exemption from certain typical zoning limitations such as a) maximum density or b) provision of parking or c) height limits below the specified minimums in the bill. It was introduced by San Francisco State Senator Scott Wiener on January 3, 2018, and a major revision introduced March 1. See: [https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB827 Bill text]. '''Allows 45-85 feet building height''' : SB827 would require local governments to allow:

'''SB 827''' (Senate Bill 827, "Transit-rich Housing Bonus") is proposed [[California_legislation_2018|2018 California state legislation]] that would '''encourage high-density housing development in locations served by regular transit service'''. It would grant a "transit-rich housing bonus" to residential developments in such areas, allowing exemption from certain typical zoning limitations such as a) maximum density or b) provision of parking or c) height limits below the specified minimums in the bill. It was introduced by San Francisco State Senator Scott Wiener on January 3, 2018, and a major revision introduced March 1. See: [https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB827 Bill text]. '''Allows 45-85 feet building height''' SB827 would require local governments to allow:

#85 feet buildings, on streets within 1/4 mile of a major transit stop, or stop on a high quality transit corridors, that are wider (70' or more between property lines). 