Legislation Details

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4689 City and County of San Francisco Legislation Details File #: Version: 5 250926 Name: Planning, Administrative Codes - Tenant Protections
Related to Residential Demolitions and Renovations Status: Type: Ordinance Passed File created: In control: 10/7/2025 Clerk of the Board On agenda: Final action: 1/8/2026 Enactment date: 1/8/2026 003-26 Enactment #: Title: Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) require property owners seeking to demolish residential units to replace all units that are being demolished; 2) prohibit demolition permits for five years if a tenant vacated a unit in the building to be demolished due to harassment or under an improper buyout agreement, subject to certain conditions; 3) require relocation assistance to affected occupants of units being demolished and to former occupants of those units who vacated due to certain buyout agreements, owner move-ins, pursuant to the Ellis Act, or due to serious and imminent hazards, with additional assistance and protections for lower-income tenants; 4) modify the Planning Code definition of demolition; 5) modify the conditional use criteria that apply to projects to demolish residential units; amending the Administrative Code to 6) require landlords to provide additional relocation assistance to lower-income tenants who are being required to vacate temporarily due to capital improvements or rehabilitation work; 7) update the standards and procedures for hearings related to tenant harassment; 8) require additional disclosures in buyout agreements; 9) require an additional disclosure in notice of intent to withdraw units under the Ellis Act; 10) making various non-substantive changes and clarifications; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. Sponsors: Chyanne Chen, Jackie Fielder, Shamann Walton, Connie Chan, Matt Dorsey, Danny Sauter, Stephen
Sherrill, Myrna Melgar, Bilal Mahmood, Rafael Mandelman, Alan Wong Attachments: 1. Leg Ver1, 2. Leg Dig Ver1, 3. Referral CEQA PC 091825, 4. CEQA Det 100325, 5. Leg Ver2, 6. Leg
Dig Ver2, 7. PC Transmittal 111325, 8. Comm Pkt 111725, 9. PLN Present 111725, 10. Leg Ver3, 11.
Leg Dig Ver3, 12. Comm Pkt 120125, 13. Leg Ver4, 14. Leg Dig Ver4, 15. Comm Pkt 120825, 16.
Comment Ltrs, 17. Leg Ver5, 18. Leg Dig Ver5, 19. Comm Rpt Rqst Memo 121025, 20. Comm Pkt
121525, 21. Board Pkt 121625, 22. Board Pkt 010626, 23. Leg Final

Action By Date Action Result Ver. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE President 9/9/2025 1 REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT Clerk of the Board 9/18/2025 1 RESPONSE RECEIVED Planning Department 10/3/2025 1 SUBSTITUTED AND ASSIGNED UNDER
30 DAY RULE President 10/7/2025 2 RESPONSE RECEIVED Planning Commission 11/13/2025 2 Land Use and Transportation
Committee 11/17/2025 3 Land Use and Transportation
Committee 11/17/2025 2 AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE
WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE Land Use and Transportation
Committee 12/1/2025 3 Pass CONTINUED AS AMENDED Land Use and Transportation
Committee 12/1/2025 4 Pass DUPLICATED Land Use and Transportation
Committee 12/8/2025 4 AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE
WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE Land Use and Transportation
Committee 12/8/2025 4 Pass