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Planning Commission orders restrictions after neighbors say 278 Monticello became a student 'mini‑dorm'
Summary
Following months of enforcement actions and sustained neighborhood complaints, the San Francisco Planning Commission voted to take discretionary review of 278 Monticello Street and to limit habitable use: no sleeping rooms or bathrooms on the ground floor, a cap on bedrooms and a reduced bathroom count, to address safety, parking and nuisance concerns.
The San Francisco Planning Commission voted unanimously to take discretionary review of a disputed conversion at 278 Monticello Street after supervisors and a stream of neighbors described the property as an unpermitted high‑occupancy house that undermined street safety and livability. The commission’s action imposes restrictions on how the house may be inhabited while the owner completes the permit process.
Supervisor Asha Safai and Board President Malia Cohen told the commission the property had been converted into a multi‑room rental that functioned as a student dormitory and exceeded the…
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