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Commissions weigh demolition rules, serial permits and emergency orders
Summary
Commissioners and staff debated how to distinguish demolitions from substantial alterations, how to detect serial permitting, and when emergency demolition orders should bypass normal notifications; preservationists warned about post-disaster loss of rent‑controlled units.
The joint hearing’s second item examined how San Francisco differentiates demolition from substantial alteration and how the two departments can stop projects from being fragmented into serial permits that evade discretionary review.
DBI Deputy Director Carla Johnson described the demolition process: mandatory soundness reports, 300‑foot neighbor notification at filing and issuance, postings that allow appeals to the Board of Appeals, and a planning requirement to review replacement structures in many residential neighborhoods. Johnson said a full…
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