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Supervisors agree to continue building-code change on efficiency dwelling units to July amid concerns about conversions

3005975 · April 16, 2025
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The board continued consideration of an ordinance to reduce minimum square footage for efficiency dwelling units and limited the measure to new construction; supervisors voted to continue to July 10 to give time for revised language and public comment.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on June 12 moved to continue consideration of a proposed building-code amendment that would reduce the square footage requirement for efficiency dwelling units, pending revised language limiting the change to new construction.

Supervisor Scott Wiener, who introduced the proposal, said the amendment would align local rules with the statewide definition in the California Health and Safety Code and with changes made in other cities. "This is a great example of affordability by design," Wiener said,…

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