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Planning Commission recommends combining mayor’s and supervisor’s density‑decontrol ordinances with staff modifications

San Francisco Planning Commission · October 26, 2023
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Summary

The commission voted to approve staff modifications and recommend both ordinances—one from Supervisor Safaee and one from the Mayor—aimed at replacing numerical residential density limits in neighborhood commercial districts with form‑based controls outside priority equity geographies; the Board of Supervisors will consider the consolidated package.

The Planning Commission on Oct. 26 voted to recommend two related ordinances that would remove numerical residential density limits across many neighborhood commercial zoning districts and replace them with form‑based controls. The proposals originated in Supervisor Safaee’s office and the Mayor’s office; staff and both offices told the commission they intend to combine the measures into one ordinance before the Board of Supervisors.

Why it matters: Proponents said numerical density controls are outdated, were historically exclusionary, and now hinder form‑based, mixed‑use…

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