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Supervisors debate accessory dwelling unit rules as state law limits local rent-control authority

3006461 · April 16, 2025
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At the March 12 board meeting, President Aaron Peskin and several supervisors debated changes to the city’s accessory dwelling unit approval process and said state law and HCD limit San Francisco’s ability to require rent control for ADUs created under the state pathway.

At the March 12 board meeting, President Aaron Peskin and several supervisors discussed proposed amendments to San Francisco’s accessory dwelling unit (ADU) approval process and the limits imposed by state law and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).

"This ordinance updates our state mandated accessory dwelling unit program to conform to changes in state law," President Aaron Peskin said. He described three approval pathways under state law — a state program, a hybrid program, and a local program — and said the city's local program historically subjects ADUs to San Francisco's rent-stabilization rules.

Peskin said he and other supervisors drafted amendments to…

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