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Planning commission advances revised four‑plex density‑bonus program after split vote
Summary
The commission voted 4–3 to send Supervisor Safaie’s revised fourplex density‑bonus ordinance to the Board with staff modifications, after extended debate over feasibility, tenant protections and affordable‑housing fees.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on July 21 advanced a revised four‑plex density‑bonus program by approving staff modifications and forwarding the ordinance to the Board of Supervisors on a 4–3 vote.
Supervisor Safaie, who introduced the legislation, told commissioners the version approved at the Board earlier that day had been vetoed and argued his revised ordinance would create new pathways for modest density in RH zoning districts while removing some eligibility limits. "We have to rezone. We have to create more vehicles for more density and more housing," Safaie said in his remarks.
The proposed density‑exception would allow up to four units on…
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