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If approved, Ordinance 250966 would update the General Plan, Urban Design Element, Commerce and Industry Element, Transportation Element, and several Area Plans to implement the Family Housing Zoning Program.

If approved, Ordinance 250892 would modify the codes for ADU units to align with State Law requirements.

This ordinance would require that some Planning Department fees be paid at the time of submittal instead of at issuance.

This ordinance would allow parking of two operable vehicles in front yard driveways within front, side, and rear yard setbacks.

This ordinance would expand uses allowed in Historic Buildings citywide and eliminate Conditional Use requirements in historic buildings in some Eastern Neighborhood Areas where PDR uses, Institutional Community uses, and Arts Activities uses are removed.

This ordinance would reduce restrictions on Formula Retail uses to permit more retail uses throughout the city.

This ordinance would waive the inclusionary Housing fee outside of the Priority Equity Geographies SUD in exchange for owner's agreement to subject all units to rent control.

This ordinance would allow affordable housing projects to defer payment of administrative fees to the permit issuance.

This ordinance would allow Medical Cannabis Dispensaries to be converted to Cannabis Retail uses without conditional use or mandatory discretionary review.

This ordinance would require conditional use when a legacy business is replaced with another commercial use in most NCD / Commercial Districts and within the Chinatown Mixed Use District.

This ordinance would reduce mechanical requirements for projects within Article 38 air quality zones. This is part of the PermitSF initiative program.

This ordinance would allow larger commercial uses within North Beach, Polk Street, Pacific Avenue, Castro, and RCD districts.

This ordinance would require project applicants to disclose the presence of any unauthorized dwelling units and would impose steep penalties to parties found to have submitted misleading plans.

This ordinance would eliminate limitations on the number of unrelated people living together previously limited to 5 people.

This ordinance would allow certain administrative fees for ADU projects to be deferred until the issuance of the Certificate of Final Completion (CFC), or within 24 months of permit approval.

This ordinance would allow automotive stations in the Geary NCD to install car washes and detailing services.

This ordinance would increase heights and densities along major corridors, primarily on the West Side of the City in order to meet State Housing Production goals.

This ordinance would allow projects providing 100% rent controlled units to take advantage of bonuses for height, density, unit mix, setbacks, open space, and exposure.

This ordinance would allow larger commercial uses within North Beach, Polk Street, Pacific Avenue, and Nob Hill.

This ordinance would postpone the collection of development impact fees for residential development projects until the issuance of either a Certificate of Final Completion (CFC), or Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO).

This ordinance is part of the Mayor's PermitSF initiative, intended to streamline permitting and to help small businesses. The ordinance, tied to approval of Ordinance 250541, would eliminate DPW fees for cafe table/chairs, merchandise displays, and various projections from the face of the building into the right of way.

This ordinance relaxes limits on commercial use sizes in some NCD zones, eliminating the need for Conditional Use for larger businesses. It would also allow large spaces to be subdivided in all zones without conditional use, even if the reduced spaces exceed sf limits in that zone.

This ordinance is part of the Mayor's PermitSF initiative, intended to streamline permitting and to help small businesses. The ordinance includes streamlining of reviews for Entertainment and Amplified Noise Permits.

This ordinance is part of the Mayor's PermitSF initiative, intended to streamline permitting and to help small businesses. The ordinance includes streamlining of reviews for Conditional Use applications and a reduced fee for these filings.