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Committee amends, continues SUD consolidation and 3,000‑sq‑ft cap proposal to address 'monster homes'
Summary
Supervisor Rafael Mandelman presented an ordinance to consolidate Corona Heights and Central Neighborhoods large residence SUDs, expand coverage to include Coal Valley, and rely on a hard cap of 3,000 sq ft per unit (with a limited carve‑out); the committee accepted Planning Commission modifications, heard public support, then amended and continued the item to the call of the chair (3‑0).
The committee on Sept. 16 considered an ordinance to amend the planning code to expand and consolidate Special Use District (SUD) controls intended to limit construction of so‑called “monster homes.”
Sponsor Supervisor Rafael Mandelman said the measure brings Coal Valley into the Central Neighborhoods Large Residence SUD, deletes and merges the Corona Heights SUD into the Central Neighborhoods SUD, and notes that conditional‑use (CU) requirements formerly used to police large residences may be unenforceable following recent…
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