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Supervisors debate quadplex/6‑plex upzoning and affordability; committee adopts amendments and continues files to May 9
Summary
Supervisors debated three competing rezoning/density‑exception proposals for RH zoning districts, trading off unit production, affordability controls, and anti‑speculation measures. The committee accepted multiple amendments, triplicated files for separate amendment tracks, and continued the duplicated and original files to May 9 for further analysis. (350 characters max)
The Land Use and Transportation Committee spent the bulk of its April 25 meeting debating three overlapping proposals to increase small‑scale housing capacity in low‑density neighborhoods and to set rules for so‑called "missing middle" development.
The proposals included an approach from Supervisor Rafael Mandelman to rezone RH1 districts to RH2 and create a density exception to allow more units; Supervisor Mar (Marr) and Supervisor Safai offered alternative drafts with affordability controls, owner‑occupancy/look‑back requirements and different demolition/review rules. Planning department staff and Century Urban…
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