City and County of San Francisco - File #: 230446

• File #: 230446
• Version: 8
• Name: Planning and Subdivision Codes, Zoning Map - Housing Production
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Introduced: 6/27/2023
• In control: Clerk of the Board
• Final action: 12/14/2023
• Enactment date: 12/14/2023
• Enactment #: 248-23
• Title: Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by (1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the notice and review procedures of Section 311 and the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations; 2) removing the Conditional Use requirement for several types of housing projects, including housing developments on large lots in areas outside the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District, projects that build additional units in lower density zoning districts, and senior housing projects that seek to obtain double density; 3) amending rear yard, front setback, lot frontage, minimum lot size, and residential open space requirements in specified districts; 4) allowing additional uses on the ground floor in residential buildings, homeless shelters, and group housing in residential districts, and administrative review of reasonable accommodations; 5) expanding the eligibility for the Housing Opportunities Mean Equity - San Francisco (HOME - SF) program and density exceptions in residential districts; 6) exempting certain affordable housing projects from certain development fees; 7) authorizing the Planning Director to approve State Density Bonus projects, subject to delegation from the Planning Commission; 8) sunsetting the Conditional Use requirements established by the Corona Heights Large Residence and the Central Neighborhoods Large Residence Special Use Districts at the end of 2024, and thereafter limiting the size of any Dwelling Units resulting from residential development in those Special Use Districts to 3,000 square feet of Gross Floor Area; and 9) making conforming amendments to other sections of the Planning Code; amending the Zoning Map to create the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District; amending the Subdivision Code to update the condominium conversion requirements for projects utilizing residential density exceptions in RH Districts; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.
• Sponsors: Mayor, Joel Engardio, Matt Dorsey, Myrna Melgar, Ahsha Safai
• Related files: 231142, 231219, 231258, 240927

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/22/2023	8	Clerk of the Board	TRANSMITTED
12/14/2023	8	Mayor	APPROVED
12/12/2023	8	Board of Supervisors	FINALLY PASSED	Pass
12/5/2023	7	Board of Supervisors	AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE	Pass
12/5/2023	8	Board of Supervisors	PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED	Pass
11/28/2023	5	Board of Supervisors	CONTINUED ON FIRST READING	Pass
11/27/2023	5	Land Use and Transportation Committee	AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE	Pass
11/27/2023	6	Land Use and Transportation Committee	AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE	Pass
11/27/2023	6	Land Use and Transportation Committee	DUPLICATED AS AMENDED
11/27/2023	6	Land Use and Transportation Committee	REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED AS A COMMITTEE REPORT	Pass
10/30/2023	5	Land Use and Transportation Committee	DUPLICATED
10/30/2023	5	Land Use and Transportation Committee	CONTINUED	Pass
10/16/2023	5	Land Use and Transportation Committee	CONTINUED	Pass
10/2/2023	3	Land Use and Transportation Committee	AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE	Pass
10/2/2023	4	Land Use and Transportation Committee	AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE	Pass
10/2/2023	5	Land Use and Transportation Committee	CONTINUED AS AMENDED	Pass
9/25/2023	3	Clerk of the Board	REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
9/18/2023	3	Land Use and Transportation Committee	CONTINUED	Pass
9/8/2023	3	Clerk of the Board	NOTICED
7/20/2023	3	Planning Commission	RESPONSE RECEIVED
7/14/2023	3	Planning Department	RESPONSE RECEIVED
6/30/2023	3	Clerk of the Board	REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
6/27/2023	3	President	SUBSTITUTED AND ASSIGNED
6/13/2023	2	Clerk of the Board	REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
6/9/2023	2	Clerk of the Board	REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
6/6/2023	2	President	SUBSTITUTED AND ASSIGNED
5/17/2023	1	Planning Department	RESPONSE RECEIVED
4/26/2023	1	Clerk of the Board	REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
4/18/2023	1	President	ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE