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Commission backs proposal to limit large hotel‑to‑condo conversions, staff suggests tighter definitions
Summary
Planning staff and advocacy groups urged limiting condominium or fractional ownership of large tourist hotel rooms to protect the city’s pool of committable rooms for conventions; staff recommended clarifying definitions, unit‑merger loopholes and an adopted hotel room inventory; the commission endorsed staff changes and will forward recommendations to the Board of Supervisors.
Staff presented an ordinance proposed by Supervisor Aaron Peskin to restrict conversions of large tourist hotels to condominiums or timeshares to preserve a stock of committable hotel rooms needed to attract large conventions.
The draft ordinance would limit conversions by requiring commission review and capping the initial two‑year conversions at 500 rooms…
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