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Planning staff proposes replacing complex 'tantamount to demolition' test with a 3,000 sq. ft. unit threshold
Summary
Planning staff recommended scrapping the intricate 'tantamount to demolition' calculation in Planning Code §3.17 and replacing it with a simpler residential expansion threshold: projects creating units larger than 3,000 square feet would require a new commission-level design hearing; stakeholders urged refinements and context sensitivity.
Planning Department staff told the commission they believe the current "tantamount to demolition" calculations (Planning Code §3.17) are unworkable and do not achieve intended policy goals of preserving relatively affordable housing. Staff proposed to replace that multifactor test with a new "residential expansion threshold" code section that routes projects with units larger than 3,000 square feet to a new planning commission…
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