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Supervisors continue debate on "intermediate-length occupancy" ordinance after heated public comment
Summary
Supervisors heard hours of public comment on proposed legislation to define and regulate intermediate-length-occupancy (ILO) or "corporate rentals." The sponsor proposed a two-year legalization window limited to 1,000 units, conditional-use permitting for existing conversions, removal of a 501(c)(4) exemption, and a required Controller study; the committee adopted amendments and continued the item for further work.
A broad and contentious hearing on an ordinance to define and regulate "intermediate-length occupancy" (ILO) housing — commonly described as corporate rentals or furnished intermediate-term units — consumed much of the committee's Feb. 24 meeting.
Sponsor Aaron Peskin framed the measure as an effort to preserve long-term housing while recognizing legitimate short-term needs (relocating workers, medical families, visiting artists). The ordinance would create a new residential-use characteristic for ILOs, amend the administrative code to limit non-tenant use of rental units for temporary occupancies, require a Controller study of impacts and nexus fees, and include an initial cap that Peskin said would legalize up to 1,000…
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