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Committee advances rent‑control charter amendment for new up‑zone units, directs further analysis
Summary
The Rules Committee adopted amendments and continued Supervisor Peskin’s charter amendment to require rent control for new units created when the planning code is changed to allow greater density or height, while adding a potential phase‑in of 0–15 years; opponents warned it would block mixed‑income development without a feasibility study.
Supervisor Aaron Peskin introduced a first‑draft charter amendment intended to extend rent control to new residential units created when the City amends the planning code to allow additional residential density or height. The author circulated an amendment giving the Board of Supervisors authority to enact a phase‑in or stabilization period between 0 and 15 years for units created under such up‑zones.
Tenant organizations, anti‑displacement advocates and the San Francisco Tenants Union strongly supported the measure,…
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