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San Francisco commissions weigh broader permit extensions to keep stalled projects viable
Summary
Planning and Building Inspection staff told a joint hearing they are proposing coordinated permit-extension procedures and software changes after developers and small builders reported loans pulled or projects dormant. DBI outlined valuation-based extension rules; planning staff said revocations require a public hearing.
Planning and Building Inspection staff told a joint hearing Thursday that they are taking steps to make permit extensions clearer and easier to process as many local projects stall amid the economic downturn.
Larry Badner, zoning administrator and assistant director in the Planning Department, summarized how planning approvals are governed by timing conditions and said the city attorney has advised that approvals cannot simply be declared expired. "Failure to commence construction within 18 months shall be grounds for revocation," he told commissioners, adding that revocation requires a new public hearing rather than an automatic expiration.
Vivian Day, director of the Department of Building Inspection, explained DBI's current…
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