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Planning commission backs ordinance to require minimum density and limit discretionary reviews in select districts
Summary
The San Francisco Planning Commission voted unanimously July 20 to approve staff‑recommended amendments to the Planning Code that would impose objective minimum‑density standards in several residential districts and preserve conditional‑use review for projects that seek exceptions or demolition. The measure includes eligibility limits proposed by President Aaron Peskin to protect tenants.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on July 20 approved amendments to the Planning Code that seek to encourage multi‑family housing by setting objective minimum‑density standards and restricting discretionary review for certain new construction.
Audrey Maloney, planning department staff, told commissioners the ordinance would "amend the planning code to require conditional use authorization in residential mixed residential commercial residential transit‑oriented" districts for projects that do not maximize allowable density, while proposing objective minimum‑density standards for new construction. The staff report recommended replacing subjective conditional‑use review with clear thresholds: a 75 percent minimum of the maximum allowable density, unit…
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