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Planning staff unveils final "Expanding Housing Choice" rezoning map as packed hearing erupts in support and protest
Summary
Planning staff presented the final zoning map for the "Expanding Housing Choice" proposal, outlining a two'tier height structure and an optional local program; commissioners heard hours of public testimony divided between calls to preserve neighborhood character and arguments that the rezoning is necessary to meet the city's RHNA obligations and avoid the builder's remedy.
Planning Department staff presented the final zoning map for the "Expanding Housing Choice" rezoning at the San Francisco Planning Commission on Feb. 1, saying the proposal is intended to help the city meet state housing mandates and the housing element's targets.
"We have been planning for a minimum of 36,000 housing units throughout the housing opportunity areas," Lisa Chen, planning staff, told the commission during the informational presentation. Chen described a two'tier structure that would set a lower base height for projects using state programs and an identical "local program" height for developments that opt into a city alternative, and she outlined an optional local program intended to deliver more predictable urban form while preserving local code standards.
Why it matters: The proposal is one of the largest rezoning efforts San Francisco has considered in decades. Proponents say spreading growth into…
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