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DBI outlines Chapter 41 conversion process as tenants and advocates warn of SRO losses
Summary
DBI staff explained how Chapter 41 governs conversions of certified residential guestrooms and the permit‑to‑convert workflow; advocates and residents told the commission rapid market changes, weak tracking, and outdated in‑lieu fee calculations are accelerating loss of affordable SRO housing.
Rosemarie Bosque, chief housing inspector for the Department of Building Inspection, gave a step‑by‑step briefing to the Building Inspection Commission on Wednesday on the city’s permit‑to‑convert process under Chapter 41 of the San Francisco Administrative Code, which protects certified residential guestrooms created before Sept. 23, 1979.
Bosque said DBI’s role is to check permit applications for completeness, transmit them to the Planning Department and other city agencies as required by the chosen replacement method, and condition final approval on meeting planning and building requirements. She explained that owners can comply by paying in‑lieu fees, siting replacement units in an eligible building, or constructing new replacement units, and that some methods require two‑stage approvals…
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