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Board adopts six-month interim controls on demolition, exempting pending appeals

3005745 · April 16, 2025
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Summary

The Board approved interim zoning controls requiring conditional-use authorization for demolition of residential structures for up to six months or until permanent legislation is passed, with exemptions for projects that already had planning action or appeals pending.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors adopted interim zoning controls that temporarily require conditional-use authorization before a residential structure can be demolished. The measure was passed on first reading with an amendment setting a six-month limit or a shorter period if the Board adopts permanent legislation sooner.

Supervisor Michela (as recorded: Maxwell) introduced the ordinance and said it would codify the Planning Department’s discretionary-review practice and give residents and the department breathing room while a permanent ordinance is finalized. “We have been working together and trying to put these two pieces of legislation together,” Maxwell said, adding that the…

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