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Planning Commission backs changes to window-replacement rules after debate over preservation and affordability
Summary
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Feb. 27 voted 6–1 to recommend a Planning Code amendment that would narrow Planning Department review of replacement windows on non-historic buildings and allow a wider choice of framing materials, while preserving review for identified historic resources.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Feb. 27 voted 6–1 to recommend a Planning Code amendment that would narrow the department's review of replacement-window permits on non-historic buildings and allow more framing materials to be used, while preserving review for identified historic buildings.
The proposal, sponsored by Supervisor Yarona Melgar, would change how the Planning Department regulates replacement windows in non-historic buildings by removing restrictions on "size, location, arrangement, design, and materials" for replacement windows on non-historic buildings and expressly allowing a broader set of framing materials, including vinyl, subject to staff-proposed exceptions for conflicts with other code requirements.
Supporters said the change would lower costs and speed energy-efficiency upgrades. "Restricting…
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