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DBI Commission asks for more review of ordinance to limit removal of residential units
Summary
The Building Inspection Commission continued action on a supervisor‑sponsored ordinance that would require Planning Commission conditional‑use approval before owners could remove any residential unit and would require owners to legalize many unauthorized units unless removal is approved. Commissioners asked staff and the code advisory committee to refine exemptions, cost safeguards and NOV procedures and continued the item to Feb. 17.
President McCarthy opened the discussion of a proposed ordinance the Board of Supervisors introduced that, as read into the record, would amend the Planning Code and Building Code to require conditional use authorization for the removal of any residential unit and to link notice‑of‑violation (NOV) remedies for unauthorized units to a requirement to legalize the unit unless the Planning Commission approves removal.
Jeremy Pollack, legislative aide to Supervisor John Avalos, told the commission the ordinance aims to preserve rent‑controlled and affordable housing by closing loopholes that let units be removed without tenant notice or recourse. Pollack said the measure would also require conditional‑use review for conversions of spaces long used as residences back to commercial use, a practice advocacy groups say has driven evictions in areas such as mid‑Market.
Kimia Herrera of the Planning Department explained the two main code changes: make removal rules consistent across zoning and unit counts by subjecting removals to conditional‑use review, and add a broad…
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