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San Francisco planning staff lay out SB 50 impacts as hundreds of residents testify for and against
Summary
Planning staff presented an analysis of Senate Bill 50 and its likely effects in San Francisco; a marathon public-comment period followed with residents, neighborhood groups, tenant advocates and housing and environmental organizations sharply divided over whether the bill would help produce housing near transit or accelerate displacement and speculation.
Paolo Ickesoy, a citywide planner with the San Francisco Planning Department, told the Planning Commission on March 14 that Senate Bill 50 (SB 50), introduced by state Sen. Scott Wiener, would lift many local density and parking limits near frequent transit and in newly-defined “jobs‑rich” areas if it becomes law. "SB 50 was introduced by Senator Scott Wiener in December of last year," Ickesoy said during a staff presentation that outlined where the bill would exempt projects from local density controls, set minimum floor‑area ratios and raise allowable heights in some transit geographies.
Why it matters: The department’s mapping shows that because of San Francisco’s extensive transit network, much of the city could fall into SB 50…
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