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Historic Preservation Commission approves ordinance aligning ADU rules with state law, clarifies preservation limits
Summary
The commission voted unanimously to approve a Planning Department–recommended ordinance to align San Francisco ADU rules with state law, including a staff modification to allow up to two detached ADUs in required rear yards (16-foot height, 4-foot setbacks); staff and the city attorney warned ministerial rules limit local rent-control and discretionary preservation review.
The San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission on Sept. 1 approved a Planning Department recommendation to amend local code so it aligns with recent state mandates for accessory dwelling units (ADUs), voting unanimously to adopt the ordinance with a staff modification.
Veronica Flores, Planning Department staff, told the commission the ordinance clarifies ministerial review for state-mandated ADUs and junior ADUs, adopts an explicit 16-foot height limit where required by state law, reduces the maximum permissible size for some detached ADUs, and clarifies how height is measured for rear-yard detached ADUs. Flores said the ordinance incorporates changes required by state law and retains objective architectural review standards recommended previously by the commission.
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