Mahmoud introduces Shared Housing Reform Act to modernize 'family' definition in planning code
Jul 1, 2025
Jul 1, 2025
Supervisor Mahmoud introduced an ordinance to replace the planning code's term “family” with “household,” remove numeric limits on unrelated residents, set a nine-lease threshold to distinguish shared households from group housing, and align local rules with state mandates for small care facilities.
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Supervisor Mahmoud introduced the Shared Housing Reform Act on July 1, an ordinance intended to modernize the city’s planning code definition of family and expand access to shared housing.
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