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Supervisor Wiener’s Castro ADU pilot draws support and calls for stronger anti-displacement protections
Summary
A proposed Castro-area ordinance to allow accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in a half-mile buffer drew strong support as a modest, low-impact way to add housing; commissioners approved a recommendation backing the pilot with staff modifications including a monitoring program and consultation with the city attorney on data privacy and dissemination.
The Planning Commission considered an ordinance March 6 sponsored by Supervisor Wiener to permit accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in the Castro neighborhood and a roughly half‑mile buffer, aiming to add small, typically ground‑floor units without changing building envelopes.
Supervisor Wiener told the commission the ordinance would "allow adding new units in a way that doesn't expand the envelope" and argued the measure could create modest, affordable units without large new construction. Planning staff framed the ordinance as a pilot and recommended three modifications: develop a monitoring system for rents, revisit the…
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