Planning commission backs removing 'strategy 4' on single‑room occupancy from moderate‑income housing element

The Sunset City Planning Commission on Sept. 11 voted to recommend that the City Council remove “strategy number 4,” which would have amended land‑use regulations to allow single‑room‑occupancy developments, from section 4.6 (moderate‑income housing element) of the General Plan.

Commissioners opened a public hearing on the item but recorded no public comments before moving to action. A commissioner moved that the commission recommend removal; a second followed and the motion passed on a voice vote with no recorded opposition. The commission noted the recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council for final action.

Planning staff described the item as a proposed amendment to the moderate‑income housing element; the commission added the recommendation to the agenda as action item 2.5 before deliberating. Commissioners did not identify specific replacement strategies at the meeting. The hearing was described as a solicitation of resident input but no speakers signed up.

The recommendation does not itself change zoning or code; it asks the council to remove the strategy from the General Plan element. Any subsequent code changes would require separate public hearings and formal council action.

The commission approved a procedural motion to table draft minutes earlier in the meeting; members said the minutes would be finalized at a future session and that the strategy removal would be transmitted to council as a standalone recommendation.