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Planning Commission backs 10‑year restriction on approving demolitions, mergers or conversions after no‑fault evictions
Summary
The Planning Commission voted 6–1 on Oct. 24, 2013, to recommend approval of Supervisor John Avalos’ amendment to Planning Code Section 317 with modifications including a 10‑year prohibition on approving demolitions, mergers or conversions in buildings that experienced a no‑fault eviction; staff had recommended a 5‑year limit.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Oct. 24 recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt an amendment to planning‑code review criteria that would prohibit the commission from approving demolitions, unit mergers or conversions in buildings that experienced a no‑fault eviction within the previous 10 years.
Planning staff described the substitute ordinance introduced by Supervisor John Avalos and told commissioners the draft consolidates criteria for evaluating loss of dwelling units into Section 317 of the Planning Code and would add language tied to no‑fault evictions. Sophie Hayward of planning staff said the department supports discouraging no‑fault evictions but recommended reducing the proposed 10‑year prohibition to five years and clarified the ordinance should specify the date the prohibition is triggered so landlords are not penalized for past evictions.
Jeremy Pollack, a legislative aide in Supervisor Avalos’ office, said the supervisor supports…
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