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Committee amends and continues sweeping housing‑production code package after hours of testimony
Summary
After extensive debate and more than 100 public speakers on Oct. 2, the Land Use and Transportation Committee accepted textual amendments to an omnibus housing production and planning‑code ordinance but continued the item to Oct. 16 for further work on demolition, rent‑control protections and notice requirements.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee spent much of its Oct. 2 meeting debating a broad mayoral planning‑code package intended to implement parts of the city's housing element by streamlining review for many housing projects, expanding ministerial approvals, and changing conditional‑use and notice requirements in defined areas.
Sponsors and staff said the changes aim to accelerate housing production and preserve San Francisco’s eligibility for state housing‑element grants. Chair Mirna Melgar framed her amendments as efforts to balance tenant protections and streamlined approvals: "I think we are doing our jobs . . . to legislate and come up with things that make sense for our city…
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