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Commission endorses ordinance to legalize existing in-law units, citing housing preservation
Summary
The commission unanimously backed legislation creating a voluntary pathway to legalize one existing in-law unit constructed before Jan. 2013, suspending certain NOV enforcement while units are being legalized and coordinating outreach and financing to protect affordable housing.
The Building Inspection Commission voted unanimously Feb. 19 to support proposed legislation that would allow property owners to legalize one existing in-law dwelling unit constructed before Jan. 2013, streamline DBI screening and planning review, waive some planning requirements such as open-space and parking limits for legalization cases, and temporarily suspend a notice of violation (NOV) while a good-faith legalization application is underway.
Amy Chan, a legislative aide to Supervisor David Chu, said the voluntary…
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