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Committee backs two Mills Act contracts after debate on enforcement and term limits
Summary
The GAO Committee recommended moving two Mills Act historic-property contracts forward — for Woods Hall (215 & 229 Haight) and the Wilson Building (973 Market) — while supervisors pressed staff on enforcement histories, short-term rental fines and whether credits should reward rehabilitation done before approval; the committee directed staff and the Historic Preservation Commission to review policy tweaks and forwarded both items with a 10-year limitation.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee on Dec. 6 recommended approval of two Mills Act historic property contracts after a substantive policy exchange over enforcement history, program integrity and the proper length of tax‑credit agreements.
What the committee considered: Planning staff described the two applications: Woods Hall (215 & 229 Haight Street) and the Wilson Building (973 Market Street). The department's review noted applicable rehabilitation and maintenance plans, landmark designations (Woods Hall is San Francisco landmark numbers 257 and 258), and, in the case of 973 Market, prior short‑term rental enforcement. Staff reported the Office of Short Term Rentals had assessed a penalty of approximately $191,664 on Raintree (owner of 973 Market) for illegally…
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