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Planning Department outlines 351‑page overhaul of San Francisco planning code
Summary
Planning Department staff briefed the Board of Appeals on a proposed 351‑page package of planning‑code amendments — including parking reductions in RC districts, expanded transfer‑of‑development rights in C3 districts, sign‑control changes and incentives for affordable housing — and asked for the board's feedback before further outreach and Planning Commission hearings.
Aaron Starr, legislative affairs staff for the San Francisco Planning Department, gave the Board of Appeals an informational briefing Nov. 16 on a proposed, 351‑page package of planning‑code amendments introduced earlier this year by Supervisor David Chiu. The presentation, delivered to the board by Starr and introduced by Scott Sanchez, the city's zoning administrator, distilled the proposal into nine topic areas and asked for feedback from the appeals board.
Why it matters: The package touches multiple parts of the planning code that routinely come before the Board of Appeals — from rules governing limited commercial uses to how the city treats conversions of historic buildings and how off‑street parking is calculated. Changes to those rules could alter future appeals and the way permit review is…
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