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KILLED: Ordinance 250718: Deferred fees for ADU Projects
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.
Aug 14, 2025
APPROVED: Ordinance 250716: Car Washes
This ordinance would allow automotive stations in the Geary NCD to install car washes and detailing services.
Aug 14, 2025
APPROVED: Ordinance 250700: Family Zoning Plan; City Re-Zoning
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.
Aug 14, 2025
APPROVED: HOT: Ordinance 250701: Local Housing Bonus Program
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.
Aug 14, 2025
Ordinance 250682: Commercial Use Expansions
This ordinance would allow larger commercial uses within North Beach, Polk Street, Pacific Avenue, and Nob Hill.
Aug 14, 2025
APPROVED: Ordinance 250657: Development Impact Fee postponement
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).
Aug 14, 2025
APPROVED: Ordinance 250608: Public Works Fees
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.
Jun 9, 2025
APPROVED: Ordinance 250634: Commercial Use Sizes
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.
Jun 9, 2025
APPROVED: Ordinance 250537: Place of Entertainment Permits and Amplified Sound 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 Entertainment and Amplified Noise Permits.
Jun 9, 2025
APPROVED: Ordinance 250538: Conditional Use Streamlining
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.
Jun 9, 2025
APPROVED: Ordinance 250539: Awnings, Signs, and Gates
This ordinance is part of the Mayor's PermitSF initiative, intended to streamline permitting and to help small businesses. The ordinance includes expansion of the Awning Amnesty program to include existing signs and gates.
Jun 9, 2025
APPROVED: Ordinance 250540: Temporary Use Permits
This ordinance is part of the Mayor's PermitSF initiative, intended to streamline permitting and to help small businesses. The ordinance includes various Planning Code changes related to temporary use permits.
Jun 9, 2025
APPROVED: Ordinance 250541: Public Works Permit Revisions
This ordinance is part of the Mayor's PermitSF initiative, intended to streamline permitting and to help small businesses. The ordinance includes various Public Works (DPW) changes including elimination of permits for cafe tables/chairs, sidewalk merchandise displays, and Minor Street Encroachments for many building elements.
Jun 9, 2025
APPROVED: Ordinance 250542: Various Planning Code Changes
This ordinance is part of the Mayor's PermitSF initiative, intended to streamline permitting and to help small businesses. The ordinance includes various Planning Code changes related to non-retail uses, glazing requirements for storefronts, sign requirements, and impact fees.
Jun 9, 2025
APPROVED: Ordinance 250284: Rear Yard Structures
This ordinance would allow rear yard structures of up to 120 sf and 10' in height to be constructed within the rear yard setback. It also includes amnesty for nonconforming rear-yard structures constructed prior to 2003.
Jun 6, 2025
APPROVED: Ordinance 241069: ADU's Sold Separately
If approved, this ordinance would allow ADU units to be sold separately as condominiums.
Nov 15, 2024
APPROVED: Ordinance 241067: Tourist Hotels
This ordinance allows tourist hotel and motel rooms to be used for Interim Housing for people experiencing homelessness, or at risk of homelessness, without loss of the hotel use classification.
Nov 15, 2024
APPROVED: HOT: Ordinance 241021: Residential Window Replacement
If approved, window sizes, materials, design, and operations would no longer be regulated by the Planning Department.
Oct 17, 2024
SB 312: CEQA Exemption: University Housing Developments
UPDATE: This legislation was approved by the Senate on 1-25-24 and routed to the Assembly where it has been held since 1-25-24. SB-312 ...
Apr 11, 2024
APPROVED: Ord 230924: Non-Profit Arts Education SUD
UPDATE: This ordinance was approved and signed by the Mayor on 12-20-23. Ordinance 230924 was introduced on 9-5-23 by Supervisor Peskin....
Jan 15, 2024
APPROVED: Ord 230701: Citywide expansion of commercial, restaurant, and retail uses
UPDATE: This ordinance was approved and signed by the Mayor on 12-14-23. Ordinance 230701 was introduced on 6-6-23 by the Mayor and is...
Jan 15, 2024
APPROVED: Ord 230732: Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse
UPDATE: This ordinance was approved and signed by the Mayor on 7-28-23. Ordinance 230732 was introduced on 6-12-23 by the Mayor and...
Jan 15, 2024
APPROVED: Ord 220340 Changes to NCD and Mixed-Use Zoning Controls
UPDATE: This legislation was approved and signed by the Mayor on 5-3-23. Ordinance 220340 was introduced on 4-5-22 by Supervisor Dorsey....
Jul 1, 2022
Conditional Use for Parcel Delivery Services
UPDATE: This legislation was approved and went into effect on 4-1-22. Resolution 220159 was introduced on 2-15-22 by Supervisor Walton...
Jun 29, 2022
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