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Board advances revised ADU ordinance to streamline accessory‑dwelling construction
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on July 17 advanced changes to the city's accessory dwelling unit rules, approving the ordinance on first reading with amendments intended to speed permitting and address neighborhood concerns.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on July 17 advanced changes to the city's accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules, approving the ordinance on first reading with several amendments intended to speed permitting and address neighborhood concerns.
Supervisor Catherine Carranza Tang, the ordinance sponsor, told the board the changes aim "to figure out how it is that we could better streamline our city's processes to allow people to build more accessory dwelling units," saying ADUs are "a more affordable way to add more housing units to San Francisco." Tang described a package of amendments the board adopted, including limiting the number of unauthorized units that can be legalized to one, mandating certain pre-application…
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