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City staff warn landmark demolition bill could slow routine repairs and raise costs; sponsor says fixes welcome
Summary
At a June 20 joint hearing, Planning and DBI staff described a draft ordinance that would redefine residential demolition, require structural plans at submittal and expand neighborhood notice; commissioners, builders and tenant advocates debated enforcement, costs and the 7‑year tenant look‑back.
San Francisco planners and building inspectors told a joint commission hearing on June 20 that a proposed ordinance by Supervisor Aaron Peskin to tighten controls on residential demolition, mergers and conversions would change how many routine repairs and additions are processed.
"This is a very complicated piece of legislation," Audrey Marloney of the Planning Department said during the informational presentation. Staff said the draft would expand neighborhood notice packets, require licensed architects and structural drawings at initial submittal, and cross‑reference demolition calculations in the building code — changes they said would increase application costs and processing time.
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