Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Supervisors advance Mandelman ordinance to extend alleyway protections and ease ADU rules, with amendments
Summary
A planning‑code amendment to apply narrow‑street and alley protections to residential RH districts and to allow rear‑yard accessory dwelling units (ADUs) was amended and continued for a week after committee discussion on rent‑stabilization conditions and nonconforming‑structure rules.
An ordinance from Supervisor Rafael Mandelman that would extend height and bulk limits to alleyways and narrow streets in low‑density residential (RH) zoning and ease rules for rear‑yard accessory dwelling units was presented July 8 to the Land Use & Transportation Committee and advanced as amended.
Mandelman told the committee the measure grew from a contested Glen Park project in which the planning commission required modest changes that were later rolled back on appeal. He said the ordinance would apply existing alleyway protections now used in transit‑oriented and neighborhood commercial districts to residential RH1, RH1D, RH1S, RH2 and RH3 districts, and would allow second…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
