Committee forwards group-housing definition and special-use district work after heavy public comment
The committee sent an ordinance revising the planning code definition of group housing to the full board and amended and continued a paired special-use-district ordinance after extensive public comment from SRO residents, neighborhood groups and industry representatives.
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The Land Use and Transportation Committee on March 7 considered two related ordinances to tighten the planning‑code definition of group housing and create a group‑housing special‑use district for Chinatown and the Tenderloin. Supervisor Aaron Peskin, sponsor of the items, said staff and outside analyses — including a large California College of the Arts report referenced in the staff packet — guided the proposed changes to communal‑space ratios and kitchen requirements.
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