City and County of San Francisco - File #: 250701

• File #: 250701
• Version: 15
• Name: Planning, Business and Tax Regulations Codes - Family Zoning Plan
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Introduced: 9/30/2025
• In control: Clerk of the Board
• Final action: 12/12/2025
• Enactment date: 12/12/2025
• Enactment #: 245-25
• Title: Ordinance amending the Planning Code to: 1) create the Housing Choice-San Francisco Program to incent housing development through a local bonus program and by adopting a Housing Sustainability District, 2) modify height and bulk limits to provide for additional capacity in well-resourced neighborhoods, and to allow additional height and bulk for projects using the local bonus program, 3) require only buildings taller than 85 feet in certain Districts to reduce ground level wind currents, 4) make conforming changes to the RH (Residential, House), RM (Residential, Mixed), and RC (Residential-Commercial) District zoning tables to reflect the changes to density controls, and parking requirements made in this Ordinance, 5) create the RTO-C (Residential Transit Oriented-Commercial) District, 6) implement the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s Transit-Oriented Communities Policy by making changes to parking requirements, minimum residential densities, and minimum office intensities, and requiring maximum dwelling unit sizes, 7) revise off-street parking and curb cut obligations citywide, 8) create the Non-contiguous San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Sites Special Use District, 9) permit businesses displaced by new construction to relocate without a conditional use authorization and waive development impact fees for those businesses, 10) make technical amendments to the Code to implement the above changes, 11) make conforming changes to zoning tables in various Districts, including the Neighborhood Commercial District and Mixed Use Districts, 12) prohibit Lot mergers on Lots with Historic Buildings, subject to certain preservation obligations, and 13) reduce usable open space and bicycle parking requirements for senior housing; amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code regarding the Board of Appeals’ review of permits in the Housing Choice Program Housing Sustainability District; also, amending the Local Coastal Program to implement the Housing Choice-San Francisco Program and other associated changes in the City’s Coastal Zone, and directing the Planning Director to transmit the Ordinance to the Coastal Commission upon enactment; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302.
• Sponsors: Mayor
• Related files: 251073, 251072, 230001, 250700, 250985, 251071, 250966

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/12/2025	15	Mayor	APPROVED
12/9/2025	15	Board of Supervisors	FINALLY PASSED	Pass
12/4/2025	15	Youth Commission	RESPONSE RECEIVED
12/2/2025	15	Board of Supervisors	PASSED ON FIRST READING	Pass
12/2/2025	15	Board of Supervisors	AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE	Fail
12/1/2025	14	Land Use and Transportation Committee	AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE	Pass
12/1/2025	15	Land Use and Transportation Committee	REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED	Fail
12/1/2025	15	Land Use and Transportation Committee	RECOMMENDED AS AMENDED AS A COMMITTEE REPORT	Pass
11/17/2025	12	Land Use and Transportation Committee
11/17/2025	13	Land Use and Transportation Committee
11/17/2025	14	Land Use and Transportation Committee
11/17/2025	14	Land Use and Transportation Committee
11/3/2025	4	Land Use and Transportation Committee	AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE	Pass
11/3/2025	5	Land Use and Transportation Committee	AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE	Pass
11/3/2025	6	Land Use and Transportation Committee	AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE	Pass
11/3/2025	7	Land Use and Transportation Committee	AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE	Pass
11/3/2025	8	Land Use and Transportation Committee	AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE	Pass
11/3/2025	9	Land Use and Transportation Committee	AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE	Pass
11/3/2025	10	Land Use and Transportation Committee	AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE	Pass
11/3/2025	11	Land Use and Transportation Committee	AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE	Pass
11/3/2025	12	Land Use and Transportation Committee	CONTINUED AS AMENDED	Pass
10/20/2025	3	Land Use and Transportation Committee	AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE	Pass
10/20/2025	4	Land Use and Transportation Committee	DUPLICATED AS AMENDED
10/20/2025	4	Land Use and Transportation Committee	DUPLICATED AS AMENDED
10/20/2025	4	Land Use and Transportation Committee	CONTINUED AS AMENDED	Pass
10/6/2025	3	Clerk of the Board	REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
10/3/2025	3	Clerk of the Board	NOTICED
9/30/2025	3	President	SUBSTITUTED AND ASSIGNED
9/18/2025	2	Planning Commission	RESPONSE RECEIVED
9/11/2025	2	Planning Department	RESPONSE RECEIVED
8/27/2025	2	Small Business Commission	RESPONSE RECEIVED
8/7/2025	2	Clerk of the Board	REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
7/29/2025	2	President	SUBSTITUTED AND ASSIGNED
7/3/2025	1	Clerk of the Board	REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
6/24/2025	1	President	ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE