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DBI details Chapter 41 updates to protect residential hotel units
Summary
DBI presented proposed updates to Administrative Code Chapter 41 to strengthen recordkeeping, reporting and enforcement for residential hotels and to clarify definitions and conversion procedures; the changes were described as unanimously approved at the Board of Supervisors and are intended to protect low‑income and SRO housing stock.
Rosemary Bosque, Chief Housing Inspector at DBI, briefed the commission on amendments to Administrative Code Chapter 41—San Francisco’s hotel conversion ordinance—that aim to protect approximately 497 residential hotels and more than 18,000 residential guest rooms. Bosque said the ordinance updates modernize reporting and enforcement tools, clarify "tourist" and "transient" use definitions and require improved annual unit‑usage reporting for for‑profit hotels, including a requirement to file a floor plan with annual reports.
Bosque said the ordinance addresses online advertising and seasonal short‑term use that can effectively convert residential rooms into tourist lodging. The amendments were discussed at the Land Use Committee and passed on first and second reading at the Board of Supervisors with unanimous approval; the item is now on its way to the mayor and would become effective 30 days after signature (or 10 days after receipt if unsigned).
Commissioners thanked staff and community partners; one amendment noted requires for‑profit hotels to provide a floor plan with usage reports. DBI staff offered to provide the commission with the final ordinance language.
