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Legislative Updates
Legislative Summaries
Legislative Summaries
What you need to know about Mayor Lurie's PermitSF Initiative
Mayor Lurie recently introduced 7 new pieces of legislation geared toward cutting red tape for building permits in San Francisco, especially for small businesses.
Jun 18
Hot Legislation
Hot Legislation
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
HOT: Ordinance 240803: Illegal Dwelling Units
If approved, this ordinance would penalize design professionals for failure to report illegal dwelling units.
Oct 17, 2024
HOT: Ord 240637: 3,000 GSF Home Limitations
This San Francisco Ordinance would expand the Central Neighborhoods Large Residence SUD into Corona Heights. Single family homes would be limited to 3,000 gsf within this district.
Oct 17, 2024
HOT: AB 2216: Tenancy Pets
UPDATE: This legislation was approved by the Committee on Judiciary on 4-9-24. AB-2216 was introduced by Assembly Member Haney on...
Apr 12, 2024

Board of Supervisor Legislation
BOS Legislation
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
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
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
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

CA State Legislation
CA State Legislation
HOT: AB 2216: Tenancy Pets
UPDATE: This legislation was approved by the Committee on Judiciary on 4-9-24. AB-2216 was introduced by Assembly Member Haney on...
Apr 12, 2024
Suspended: AB 2202: Short-Term Rental Disclosures
UPDATE: This legislation was approved by the Committee on Business and Professions on 4-2-24 and routed to the Committee on...
Apr 12, 2024
AB 2187: Office of Tenants' Rights and Protections
UPDATE: This legislation was referred to the Committees on Judiciary on 4-1-24. The first hearing was cancelled at the request of the...
Apr 12, 2024
AB 2087: CEQA Identity Disclosure
UPDATE: This legislation was referred to the Committees on Judiciary and Natural Resources on 2-26-24. AB-2087 was introduced by Assembly...
Apr 12, 2024
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Ordinance 250259: Business Fees Waived
This ordinance would waive permit, license, and registration fees for new small businesses opening a commercial business in San Francisco. It also waives fees for small businesses expanding into a new location.
Jun 6
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Ordinance 250257: 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.
Jun 6
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Ordinance 250191: Violation Amnesty
If approved, this ordinance would provide limited amnesty for violations on properties impacted by the fraudulent actions of Rodrigo Santos and Bernie Curran.
Jun 6
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On HOLD: Ordinance 241069: ADU's Sold Separately
If approved, this ordinance would allow ADU units to be sold separately as condominiums.
Nov 15, 2024
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Ordinance 240845: Gas Appliances in New Construction
This ordinance would allow new construction projects to include natural gas infrastructure for gas appliances.
Oct 17, 2024
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HOT: Ordinance 240803: Illegal Dwelling Units
If approved, this ordinance would penalize design professionals for failure to report illegal dwelling units.
Oct 17, 2024
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Ordinance 240796: Ban on Automated Rent Pricing
If approved, this ordinance would prohibit landlords from using software to set rents or occupancy levels for residential rental units.
Oct 17, 2024
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Ordinance 240641: Laboratory Uses in UMU Districts
If approved, Ordinance 240641 would prohibit Laboratory uses in the UMU Zoning District.
Oct 17, 2024
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HOT: Ord 240637: 3,000 GSF Home Limitations
This San Francisco Ordinance would expand the Central Neighborhoods Large Residence SUD into Corona Heights. Single family homes would be limited to 3,000 gsf within this district.
Oct 17, 2024
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HOT: AB 2216: Tenancy Pets
UPDATE: This legislation was approved by the Committee on Judiciary on 4-9-24. AB-2216 was introduced by Assembly Member Haney on...
Apr 12, 2024
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Suspended: AB 2202: Short-Term Rental Disclosures
UPDATE: This legislation was approved by the Committee on Business and Professions on 4-2-24 and routed to the Committee on...
Apr 12, 2024
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AB 2187: Office of Tenants' Rights and Protections
UPDATE: This legislation was referred to the Committees on Judiciary on 4-1-24. The first hearing was cancelled at the request of the...
Apr 12, 2024
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AB 2087: CEQA Identity Disclosure
UPDATE: This legislation was referred to the Committees on Judiciary and Natural Resources on 2-26-24. AB-2087 was introduced by Assembly...
Apr 12, 2024
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AB 2059: Obligations of Landlords: Repairs
UPDATE: This legislation was referred to the Committee on Judiciary on 2-12-24. AB-2059 was introduced by Assembly Member Flora on...
Apr 12, 2024
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Suspended: AB 1992: Coastal Development Permits: Blue Carbon
UPDATE: This legislation was approved by the Committee on Natural Resources on 3-20-24 and routed to the Committee on Appropriations...
Apr 12, 2024
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