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Planning Commission approves merger at 246–250 Alma Street with ADU permit condition; 4–3 vote

San Francisco Planning Commission · June 9, 2022
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Summary

The commission approved, 4–3, a conditional-use merger to remove a second-floor flat at 246–250 Alma Street and require that a detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) permit be issued before the dwelling-unit merger permit is executed; commissioners split over residential-flat policy and unit-size equivalency.

The San Francisco Planning Commission on June 9 approved a conditional-use authorization to merge dwelling units at 246–250 Alma Street and to convert a rear structure to an accessory dwelling unit (ADU), but amended the approval to require that the ADU permit be issued before the dwelling-unit merger can be finalized. The motion passed 4–3, with Commissioners Ruiz, Imperial and Moore voting no.

Planning staff described the proposal as a merger that would remove the second-floor flat in a three-flat building and convert a detached accessory structure in the rear yard into an ADU; the housing-crisis law requires replacement in bedrooms, and the department found the ADU would provide an equivalent number of bedrooms and new universal-design accessibility features. Matt Ditto,…

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