Legislative Updates

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

If approved, this ordinance would provide limited amnesty for violations on properties impacted by the fraudulent actions of Rodrigo Santos and Bernie Curran.

If approved, this ordinance would allow ADU units to be sold separately as condominiums.

This ordinance would allow new construction projects to include natural gas infrastructure for gas appliances.

If approved, this ordinance would penalize design professionals for failure to report illegal dwelling units.

If approved, this ordinance would prohibit landlords from using software to set rents or occupancy levels for residential rental units.

If approved, Ordinance 240641 would prohibit Laboratory uses in the UMU Zoning District.

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.

UPDATE: This legislation was approved by the Committee on Judiciary on 4-9-24. AB-2216 was introduced by Assembly Member Haney on...

UPDATE: This legislation was approved by the Committee on Business and Professions on 4-2-24 and routed to the Committee on...

UPDATE: This legislation was referred to the Committees on Judiciary on 4-1-24. The first hearing was cancelled at the request of the...

UPDATE: This legislation was referred to the Committees on Judiciary and Natural Resources on 2-26-24. AB-2087 was introduced by Assembly...

UPDATE: This legislation was referred to the Committee on Judiciary on 2-12-24. AB-2059 was introduced by Assembly Member Flora on...

UPDATE: This legislation was approved by the Committee on Natural Resources on 3-20-24 and routed to the Committee on Appropriations...